Tag Archives: June Diane Raphael

“So, You’ve Gone Insane. That’s Fun.”

[Contains dried robin’s blood and SPOILERS!!!] The major story arc dominating Season Six of Parks and Recreation (2013), aside from ‘Leslie Knope’s (Amy Poehler) acrimonious recall from the City Council, was the not-entirely-unrelated merging of cash-strapped Eagleton (and its super-snooty … Continue reading

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“The Hot Shoulder”

[Contains surprise kittens and SPOILERS!!!] Before diving back into Burning Love and bingeing down on the third season (2013), I decided to check out one of the shows that inspired its witer/creator, Erica Oyama, so I could better appreciate the … Continue reading

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“Jamaican Bobsled”

After deciding to pace myself, and wait a little while before bingeing down on the third season of Burning Love, my hungry eyes immediately fell on NTSF:SD:SUV:: (2011-2013), a “short-form” spoof of police procedural shows and action movies, which also … Continue reading

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“Will You Hold My Box?”

[Contains urinal gifts and SPOILERS!!!] The second season of spoof “reality” dating show Burning Love (2013) flipped the genders of the “prize” and the competitors, with June Diane Raphael taking the lead as ‘Julie Gristlewhite’, who failed to bag toxic-bachelor … Continue reading

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“Will You Accept My Hose?”

[Contains bagel-socks and SPOILERS!!!] In the wake of my withdrawal from Childrens Hospital, I decided to scarf down the first season of Burning Love (2012), a spoof “reality” dating show created/written by Erica Oyama and directed by her husband, Ken … Continue reading

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“Dolphin-itely!”

[Contains painful lip-piercings and SPOILERS!!!] I decided to buy myself the Kroll Show boxset, as an early b-day present… and am now very much grateful to myself for being so thoughtful! After reading some retrospective comments about the first season, … Continue reading

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“If Not Pubes”

A few posts back, I was wondering what ever happened to Sarah Silverman’s sitcom pilot that all the networks were fighting over last year… and this week the winning studio (Twentieth Century Fox) kindly permitted Big S to post the complete … Continue reading

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Downbacks

[Contains pop-star slapping SPOILERS!] As the American TV networks announce all their shiny new shows at the industry upfronts, three of my regular lunchtime amusements ground to a halt this week: Bob’s Burgers went from strength to strength in its … Continue reading

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Folk You

The other major find I found while scrounging around the charity shops last week was the first season of Flight of the Conchords for just three pounds! Bonza! Having already given the lie to the notion that the second season … Continue reading

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Maya And Eema, Oh My!

After watching Superbad recently, I felt a hankering to give Year One (2009) another spin. Although it got fairly negative reviews when it was released, I must have seen this movie three or four times already, and I still find … Continue reading

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