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THB #388: Stuff To Watch

THB #388: Stuff To Watch

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Aug 30, 2023
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It’s getting hard to find something to watch on that TV we have all gotten so used to be an overflowing cornucopia of content.

I mean, there is a lot of content out there. An unfathomable amount.

But the tap has been slowed, in some part because of the WGA & SAG/Aftra strikes causing delays of would have been released in July and August. For now, it is easier to look back than to float in the lake of new content.

I have resorted, this summer, to re-watching the entirety of The Sopranos, watching the 2nd Season of The Bear twice, and consuming a lot more films from the 80s and 90s than normal. I have also spent a lot more time in movie theaters, consuming movies on repeat, the champ being Oppenheimer at 5 screenings (and counting).

Before getting into specific titles, allow me to make 3 suggestions of collections of film/tv that you should be paying attention to at any time, but especially now.

1. FX on Hulu - There are very few, if any brands, in the modern television world as consisten…

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