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Tuesday, April 30
Viking Night: The Evil Dead
Thanks to a well received reboot, interest in The Evil Dead hasn’t been this high since the “M” in MTV still stood for “music”.
Survivor Power Rankings
After an exciting few weeks, it looks like we are going to settle back into normality.
Monday Morning Quarterback Monday, April 29
Overpaid Jerks: 4/22/13-4/28/13
This week: The draft, playoff sweeps, an extra-inning streak and NBA awards. Ease your way in Monday with our sports trivia quiz for the 18th week of 2013.
Monday, April 29
The Amazing Race Recap
The previews for this episode promise a colossal time advantage for two teams at the airport and that a double U-Turn that will determine the fates of two teams.
TiVoPlex
From the obscure to the obscurest to the merely overlooked or underappreciated; they all have a home in the TiVoPlex!
Doctor Who Recap
Time travel can, in the right hands, be an immensely powerful storytelling device, one which can serve any number of styles and genres.
Sunday, April 28
Amazing Race Power Rankings
I know what you’re thinking: “Great, last week was a non-elimination…blah blah blah. Daron hates non-eliminations.”
Weekend Wrap-Up
At the box office this weekend, we’ve got a "small" Michael Bay film, so it must still be April.
Saturday, April 27
Friday Box Office Analysis
Approximately the 19th film of 2013 starring now former WWE Champion The Rock, Michael Bay's Pain and Gain earned $7.5 million on Friday.
Friday, April 26
This is So Last Week: 4/19/13-4/25/13
This week: A girl crush, a superhero subtitle, an unlikely celeb DUI and a boyband reunion. Prove your entertainment supremacy with our pop culture quiz for the 17th week of 2013.
Friday, April 26
How Well Do You Know: Project Runway, Season 11 Recap
From ping pong to hardware, from senior citizens to male dancers, Project Runway Season 11 through a variety of challenges at a new crop of up-and-coming designers. You may expect duct tape dresses to be all the rage at this year's proms, but how well do you know Project Runway, Season 11?
For more insight and analysis of the season, visit our friends at Blogging Project Runway
Friday, April 26
This Weekend, Watch This
New movies are released into theaters every weekend. How do you decide which movie to watch?
Weekend Forecast
For more evidence that the summer movie season is expanding and shifting ever earlier, look no further than this week.
Thursday, April 25
How Well Do You Know: Numbers in Movie Titles, Part 3
Number, please. Including numerical figures into movie titles adds a certain amount of zip and elegance, wouldn't you agree? Don't be difficult, say yes. Anyway, your job on this quiz is to pick the correct number that goes with the movie title in question. How well do you know Numbers in Movie Titles?
Thursday, April 25
Indie Watch
The landscape for independent films has changed rapidly.
Survivor Recap
Previously on Survivor, there were the Three Amigos and the “unbreakable” seven of Stealth R Us.
Wednesday, April 24
How Well Do You Know: Futurama, Season 3 Episode 20: Godfellas
Bender is condemned to drift through space for all eternity, but manages to pass the time as the Metal Lord to a race of tiny creatures that live on his stomach. Who would have known playing God would have such terrible consequences? How Well Do You Know Futurama: Godfellas? (please turn off all cell phones and tricorders)
How Well Do You Know: The Good Son
Macaulay Culkin - that sweet blond, doe eyed boy - shocks audiences with this 1993 thriller. With a murderous personality, a evil sneer and (gasp) even a F bomb thrown into the mix, Macaulay tries to literally kill his all-American boy next door image. You may know that becoming a killer kid may ruin a child star career, but how well do you know The Good Son?
Wednesday, April 24
Survivor Power Rankings
Despite what “Next Time On Survivor” says, I’m not convinced that we are going to see anyone flip over to join the Three Amigos.
Comics Weekly
Read more comics.
Survivor Roundtable Part III
Exactly what makes a good season of Survivor?
Tuesday, April 23
How Well Do You Know: Game of Thrones, S03E04: And Now His Watch Is Ended
Jaime had a bit of a shock last episode, and his baby brother was promoted to Master of Coin. Daenerys is ready to strike a deal. Also, Podrick Payne is quite the hit with the ladies. The chess pieces are moving so far in Season 4. How well do you know Episode 4, "And Now His Watch Is Ended"?
Tuesday, April 23
Viking Night: True Romance
If you've wondered what would happen if Pulp Fiction's writer and Top Gun's director made a movie together, you were probably thinking of True Romance.
Monday Morning Quarterback
Tom Cruise had a brand new movie this weekend, and the BOP staff discusses whether its debut was successful.
Monday, April 22
Overpaid Jerks: 4/15/13-4/21-13
A mad week in Boston, NBA playoffs, baseball streaks and broadcasters in the news. Prove you are an athletic supporter with our quiz on the world of sports for the 17th week of 2013.
Monday, April 22
Movie Review
On paper, Midnight’s Children offers a little bit of something for everyone.
Are You with Us?
Sometimes I wonder what a movie would have been like if I saw it in theaters instead of on DVD for the first time more then ten years later.
Doctor Who Recap
When I wrote about "The Bells of Saint John", I cited Doctor Who's recent settling into a trend of bland consistency as one of its major problems.
Amazing Race Recap
Based upon the way this season has shaped up, this show is on the verge of being false advertising by labeling it “Amazing”.
Watchlist
Every week, I search through movie release schedules to find movie rentals that I would have otherwise missed for lack of TV advertising.
Sunday, April 21
Amazing Race Power Rankings
With the elimination of Chuck & Wynona, the Race not only improved its follicular style but also proved that luck plays a huge part in the competition.
Weekend Wrap-Up
Former Hollywood overlord Tom Cruise has become a box office enigma in recent years.
Review: The Company You Keep
Robert Redford’s The Company You Keep is a complex, all-star thriller stockpiled with a lot of characters that ultimately believes it’s more important than it really is.
Saturday, April 20
Friday Box Office Analysis
Tom Cruise's latest movie, Oblivion, which is sadly not an Elder Scrolls movie, starts off with $13 million on Friday.
Friday, April 19
This is So Last Week: 4/12/13-4/18/13
This week: Trouble at the Movie Awards, sports at the movies, ladies getting naked and a furious comeback. Prove your pop culture IQ with our celebrity and entertainment quiz for the 16th week of 2013.
Friday, April 19
This Weekend, Watch This
New movies are released into theaters every weekend. How do you decide which movie to watch?
Weekend Forecast
Can we just call it summer already?
The 400-Word Review
It’s hard to decide just how to tackle Tom Cruise’s latest starring vehicle, the dense sci-fi epic Oblivion.
Thursday, April 18
How Well Do You Know: Futurama, Season 3 Episode 19: Roswell That Ends Well
When the Planet Express crew travel back in time to the year 1947, Fry, that perverted dope, kills the man he believes to be his grandfather and makes sweet love with his grandmother. But is history doesn’t care that our degenerate friend Fry is his own grandfather, who are we to judge? How Well Do You Know Futurama: Roswell That Ends Well? (Fun for the whole family except grandma and grandpa)
Thursday, April 18
How Well Do You Know: Seinfeld: The Millennium
In "The Millennium" Kramer and Newman plan rival Millennium ring-in parties wayyyy in advance. Meanwhile, Jerry lands a spot on his girlfriend's speed dial after just two dates. You may know your Putumayos from your Cinco de Mayos, but how well do you know Seinfeld: The Millennium?
Thursday, April 18
Indie Watch
Dan's VOD selection of the week is What Richard Did. Read why in the latest edition of Indie Watch...
Survivor: Caramoan Recap
Previously on Survivor, although Stealth R Us seems like a “well-oiled machine," they are just as dysfunctional as any alliance on this show.
Wednesday, April 17
How Well Do You Know: Smokey and the Bandit
Bandit, Snowman and Carrie are on the run in the 1970s comedy classic Smokey and the Bandit. Burt Reynolds appears at the high point of his career, and Jackie Gleason signs on for one of his last, best-known roles. Gear up to haul that trailer of Coors across state lines - let's see how well you know Smokey and the Bandit.
Wednesday, April 17
How Well Do You Know: Game of Thrones, S03E03: Walk of Punishment
The game is afoot. Jaime & Brienne and Arya, Gendry and Hot Pie are all effectively captured, not to mention the Hound. Catelyn and Robb have a funeral to attend. Tyrion is seething over his father's rejection, while Cersei thinks Margaery is a harlot. Oh, and Daenerys is trying to buy an army. That brings us to Episode 3. How well do you know it?
Wednesday, April 17
Survivor Power Rankings
Remember when Malcolm had an idol but tricked another player into using their idol to save him instead? That was awesome.
Comics Weekly
Batman gets old this week. I mean Wolverine old.
Survivor Roundtable
Is the problem with this Survivor season as simple as casting or does it exist beyond that? Does anyone disagree that this has been a disappointing season?
Survivor Roundtable Part II
Where do we see the season going from here? Find out in our second Survivor Roundtable.
Tuesday, April 16
How Well Do You Know: Benny & Joon
Johnny Depp established his career in the early 1990s with a string of offbeat roles. He displayed great comedic talent in Benny and Joon, as a curious man who enters the lives of a woman and her guardian brother. You may know the perfect iron setting to use for grilled cheese, but how well do you know Benny and Joon?
Tuesday, April 16
Movie Review: Oblivion
By mixing the likes of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Solaris, I Am Legend, and Moon into a blender, Oblivion should taste like one of the best sci-fi films ever.
Viking Night: Network
Hate what's on television? Well, congratulations - it's all there because YOU put it there.
Monday Morning Quarterback
We debate the impressive debut of 42, discuss the disappointment of Scary Movie 5 and enjoy the expansion of A Place Beyond the Pines.
Monday, April 15
Overpaid Jerks: 4/8/13-4/14/13
This week: Basketball kings, hockey champions, a lost manager and a golf Master. Kick off your week with a quiz on the last seven days in the world of sports.
Monday, April 15
Movie Review: Evil Dead
Evil Dead is one of those horror movies that’s sick, twisted, bloody and gory all for the sake of being so.
TiVoPlex
Watch the only version of The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest you may get anytime soon.
Doctor Who Recap
One of the more publicly-touted creative decisions that Steven Moffat made going into the seventh series of New Who was to shift away from big arcs and to focus on single, high-concept episodes.
The Amazing Race 22 Recap
Last time around on the Amazing Race, former wallflower team Pam & Winnie were eliminated and it couldn’t have happened at a better time...
Sunday, April 14
Weekend Wrap-Up
There is good news at the box office this weekend. It has more to do with 42’s success than Scary Movie 5’s failure, but let’s face it, both work in this context.
The 400-Word Review: 42
Just about everything in 42, the handsome biopic of Jackie Robinson, is good. The only problems concern what isn’t on-screen.
Amazing Race Power Rankings
Thank you, country music. That’s a sentence I NEVER thought I would write.
Saturday, April 13
Friday Box Office Analysis
With $9.1 million on Friday, Jackie Robinson biopic 42 is not quite a home run but a solid triple.
Friday, April 12
This is So Last Week: 4/5/13-4/11/13
An Angel, an engagement, a denial and a smear job. See if you've been keeping up with entertainment and celebrity news. Here's our pop culture quiz for the 15th week of 2013.
Friday, April 12
How Well Do You Know: Archer, Season 4 Recap
Archer continues the adventures of our favorite animated, accidentally awesome secret agent. Archer and his ISIS cohorts find trouble along the Mexican border, under the ocean and around Vatican City. You may know your Ron Cadillac from your Cecil Tunt, but how well do you know Archer, Season 4?
Friday, April 12
This Weekend, Watch This
New movies are released into theaters every weekend. How do you decide which movie to watch?
Weekend Forecast
The box office is gradually coming out of hibernation after last weekend saw six films earn over $10 million.
Thursday, April 11
How Well Do You Know: Game of Thrones, S03E02: Dark Wings, Dark Words
Season three began with White Walkers wreaking havoc, Robb imprisoning his mother, Cersei being catty with her future daughter-in-law and Jon Snow meeting the king-beyond-the-wall. Episode 2 promises to show us what Arya is up to, while Jaime and Brienne are on the road. How well do you know Episode 2 of Season 3, titled Dark Wings, Dark Words?
Thursday, April 11
How Well Do You Know: Pride and Prejudice - Episodes 5 and 6
The 1995 BBC version of Pride and Prejudice was critically acclaimed, highly popular with audiences and featured one of the most unforgettable moments in British TV history - though it unaccountably featured Colin Firth in a wet shirt. How Well Do You Know Pride & Prejudice - Episodes 5 & 6?
Thursday, April 11
Monday Morning Quarterback
The Deadites rose once again this weekend, and the box office was very happy as a result.
Survivor Recap
Previously on Survivor, there was a merge and a gross food challenge which Cochran won. I know!
Indie Watch
Each week, new indie releases will be profiled, including one highly recommended film available now a click or two away via VOD.
Wednesday, April 10
How Well Do You Know: Rock of Ages
We've never had it as good as we had it in the 80s, and the stage musical Rock of Ages made damn sure everyone remembered this. The film adaptation was full of highs and lows and featured a surprisingly effective performance by Tom Cruise. You may know your Constance Sack from your Stacee Jaxx, but how well do you know Rock of Ages?
Wednesday, April 10
Comics Weekly
There's a new issue of Saga this week. Maybe you've heard...
Review: G. I. Joe: Retaliation
I’d be lying if I said G.I. Joe: Retaliation didn’t surprise me or that I didn’t enjoy it more, this time on a more adult level.
Watchlist
A movie filmed in 2003 (!) debuts on video this week.
Tuesday, April 9
Survivor Power Rankings
Last week we saw Corinne and Malcolm make a big move, only to be hit with a bigger blind-side than they were planning to serve up.
Viking Night
It wasn't always socially acceptable to be a geek. Long ago a physics-knowing, computer-loving, Tolkien-obsessed Trekkie like yourself would have been mocked and abused.
Monday, April 8
How Well Do You Know: Big
I wish I were big. These immortal words have been spoken by every child. But for one kid, his wish is about to come true. Tom Hanks scores big time in this wonderful timeless comedy. You may have forgotten how to play chopsticks on the piano with your feet, but how well do you know Big?
Monday, April 8
TiVoPlex
The Dead Pool and The Last Dragon highlight this week's selections. Celebrate the 80s!
Doctor Who Recap
The power of love is, in addition to being a curious thing, a plot device that Doctor Who likes to fall back on in those moments when an interesting premise flames out...
Sunday, April 7
Weekend Wrap-Up
This weekend may not have been Easter, but the dead are still rising at the box office. Returning from the afterlife are Evil Dead, Jurassic Park, and The Croods.
The 400-Word Review
Why bother to review a 20-year-old, beloved classic that has only changed via the addition of an unnecessary third dimension?
The 400-Word Review
The comprehensive streak of horror remakes that has reset franchises since the turn of the century has had one overarching mission: Let’s add some backstory!
Saturday, April 6
Friday Box Office Analysis
An update of the horror classic pulled in $11.9 million on Friday, which is about five times what the no-budget original earned way back in the day.
Friday, April 5
This is So Last Week: 3/29/13-4/4/13
This week in celebrity/entertainment news finds a huge loss for the film world, April Fool's pranks, great cleavage and controversy in music. Take our pop culture quiz for the 14th week of 2013.
Friday, April 5
Weekend Forecast
In one sense, it's all retreads at the box office, but both of the main new entries to the multiplex offer at least a little of the new with their familiar.
This Weekend, Watch This
New movies are released into theaters every weekend. How do you decide which movie to watch?
Thursday, April 4
How Well Do You Know: Pride and Prejudice - Episodes 3 and 4
Pride and Prejudice may have been written over 200 years ago and spawned thousands of imitations, but its themes of love, marriage, money, connections, reputation and class still resonate today. And all without a single zombie in sight. How Well Do You Know Pride and Prejudice - Episodes 3 & 4?
Thursday, April 4
How Well Do You Know: Futurama, Season 3 Episode 18: Anthology of Interest II
The What-If Machine gets another go, as we learn what it would be like if Bender were human, Leela found her true home and Fry’s life was that thing he said. You watched it! You can’t un-watch it! How Well Do You Know Futurama: Anthology of Interest II? (Hey TiVo! Suggest this!)
Thursday, April 4
Survivor Recap
Previously on this uninteresting season of Survivor, the “favorites” had big numbers over the “fans”.
Indie Watch
Each week, new indie releases will be profiled and one highly recommended film available now a click or two away via VOD will be presented for viewing.
Doctor Who Recap
There's been something off about Doctor Who for quite a while now, and up until this episode I had not quite been able figure out what exactly the problem is.
Wednesday, April 3
How Well Do You Know: Game of Thrones, S03E01: Valar Dohaeris
At the end of Season 2, Tywin had taken all the credit for Tyrion's hard-fought victory, Jon Snow was off to hang with wildlings, Jaime had been freed by Catelyn and Daenerys had retrieved her dragons. Season 3 promises plenty more bloodshed, sex and intrigue. How well do you know Episode 1 of Season 3, titled Valar Dohaeris?
Wednesday, April 3
How Well Do You Know: Album Covers 3
Decades ago, iTunes and Spotify were called albums. And albums had covers decorated with illustrations and the like. Some of those album covers ruled, and some sucked. Explore this intersection of art and commerce with us while we see how well you know your album covers.
Wednesday, April 3
Comics Weekly
The new comics are here! The new comics are here!
Survivor Power Rankings
If “Next Time on Survivor” isn’t lying to us for once, there will be a merge this coming episode so we can forget those stupid tribe names nobody bothered to remember.
What Went Wrong
This will delve into a few spoilers, so if you haven’t seen Blade: Trinity then that’s probably a wise move.
Tuesday, April 2
How Well Do You Know: The Game
In 1997, audiences were treated to The Game, David Fincher's masterpiece of paranoia. Michael Douglas plays a powerful tycoon totally overwhelmed and undone by a game, the object of which is shrouded in deviousness. So keep your eyes out for they keys along the way, let's see how well you know The Game.
Tuesday, April 2
Viking Night
We were promised three things by the turn of the century. Flying cars, food in pill form, and the Annual Transcontinental Death Race - and none of them happened.
Monday Morning Quarterback Monday, April 1
How Well Do You Know: The Walking Dead, Season 3 Recap Part 2
The concluding episodes to The Walking Dead's third season find Rick and the rest of the prison survivors nearing flat-out war against The Governor and Woodbury. You may know Milton from Merle and Maggie from Martinez, but how well do you know the winter/spring episodes of The Walking Dead, Season 3?
Monday, April 1
Overpaid Jerks: 3/25/13-3/31/13
This week: Sixteen to four, baseball news, a broadcasting change and a different kind of football. Relive the hysteria of the last seven days as we present our sports quiz for the 14th week of 2013.
Monday, April 1
TiVoPlex
If you have yet to watch Prometheus, now is the time. The BOP staff is a house divided on this subject.
Are You with Us? Evil Dead
Movie audiences might be wondering if they have stepped into a time machine this weekend with the two "new" releases of Jurassic Park and Evil Dead.
The Amazing Race Recap
Last week, Botswana was the scene of the crime known as yet another non-elimination leg.
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