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TV Review: Fuller House S1 E12, “Save The Dates”

By Tyler Hodg

Most of the questions leading up to the second last episode, titled “Save the Dates,” have run concurrently through the season. Thankfully, a few of them are answered and wrapped up in an interesting way.

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TV Review: Fuller House S1 E11, “Partnerships In The Night”

By Tyler Hodg

Namaste to Fuller House as yet another decent episode appears–this time, with an added international element.

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In Case You Missed It: February 28 – March 5, 2016–Twitter Trolls, TV & More

By Less Lee Moore

This week was part February, part March, and jam-packed with pop culture.

Twitter recently vowed to fight harassment online. Naturally racist and misogynist trolls were outraged, which is hilarious considering their constant whining about “social justice warriors” being outraged on Twitter. Here is an excellent report on the whys and wherefores of this new announcement and whether or not it stands a chance of being successful.

Speaking of controversy, did you know that a straight Christian man posed as gay for a year and then wrote a book about it? It’s pretty illuminating.

If you haven’t been paying attention, our own Tyler Hodg has been faithfully recapping every episode of the new Fuller House series on Netflix. So far, the show has been wildly uneven, but might finally get it right around episode 10. Too bad there are only three more to go…

Also in TV news, Lucha Underground picks itself up after a not-so-great episode from last week (though Sachin warns that we shouldn’t mention Sexy Star vs. Kobra Moon ever again), Outsiders still refuses to develop some of its characters for some reason, and The Walking Dead introduces a new insufferable character named Gregory. Oh, and (spoiler alert) Rick kills someone. Again. (Can’t take that guy anywhere.)

If you’re looking for some old movies you might have missed, Jeffery’s here to help. Check out the new Nikkatsu Diamond Guys Vol. 1 collection from Arrow or The Bees from Vinegar Syndrome, which includes not only bees but also John Saxon.

Everyone’s been talking about Deadpool lately, but why? As Laury reports, it might just be the comic book movie that will change the game. It got her to become a Ryan Reynolds fan, after all. Wrestling aficionados will be interested in new documentary The Sheik, which Jeffery notes that at times feels more scripted than your average wrestling match.

New music this week gets reviewed by Melissa. It includes the self-referentially titled but ultimately disappointing Music To Listen To Music To from La Sera and the much more enjoyable Poison & Medicine from Marc Stone, who hails from New York but has a shockingly good grasp on New Orleans and the blues.

It’s 2016 and that might mean a new Lana Del Rey album is in the near future. But what if you’re still not sick of listening to Honeymoon yet? Matt Craven explains why it might be her secret masterpiece.

Perhaps the only kind of music more divisive than LDR or rap is country. You might be a country music fan if you like even one of these 16 tunes.

What happened this week on Today In Pop Culture? The Bermuda Triangle, The National Anthem, King Kong, The Salem Witch Trials, and how Leap Year fits into the space-time continnum.

TV Review: Fuller House S1 E10, “A Giant Leap”

By Tyler Hodg

Fuller House comes out swinging in the tenth episode, which is appropriately titled “A Giant Leap”. Guest starring San Fransisco Giants hitter and right fielder Hunter Pence as Stephanie’s boyfriend, the entire gang head to one of his games, and watch the middle Tanner offspring sing during the seventh inning stretch.

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TV Review: Fuller House S01 E09, “War of the Roses”

By Tyler Hodg

There is a Fuller House God!

Nine episodes into the first season, D.J. finally shows a heavy heart in regards to her husband, who died tragically on duty as a firefighter. Up until this point, she showed little to no affection towards the love of her life, and father of her three children.

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TV Review: Fuller House S1 E08, “Secrets, Lies and Firetrucks”

By Tyler Hodg

Do you remember the first lie you ever told? Max Fuller does, and it’s a lie he’ll never forget.

It’s because he actually got away with it.

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TV Review: Fuller House S1 E07, “Ramona’s Not-So-Epic Party”

By Tyler Hodg

It’s party time at the Fuller House in “Ramona’s Not-So-Epic Party,” as Kimmy throws her daughter Ramona a 13th birthday get-together filled with family, friends, and naturally, disaster.

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TV Review: Fuller House S1 E06, “The Legend of El Explosivo”

By Tyler Hodg

Who could have guessed that when the Fullers and Gibblers head to a wrestling event, something would go wrong?

Well, yeah, everyone.

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TV Review: Fuller House S1 E05, “Mad Max”

By Tyler Hodg

Despite “Mad Max” having the middle Fuller child’s name in it, the episode actually revolves around Stephanie–you know, just to make things confusing. But that’s not to say that Max and other characters don’t play a role; in fact, a major issue with Fuller House is that the episodes–and this one specifically–are too convoluted.

Stephanie is offered the opportunity to spin at the main stage at Coachella, which she obviously chooses, but in turn forgets to leave a “bravery scarf” for Max to wear at his trombone recital. Kimmy signs D.J. up for online dating and brings a man home, who is then mistaken for the plumber. Ramona babysits Tommy and starts to vlog it.

This is all in one episode.

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TV Review: Fuller House S1 E04, “The Not-So-Great Escape”

By Tyler Hodg

Four episodes in, Fuller House finally shakes its past loose (as much as it can), and features no multi-series characters with the exception of the core three female leads,D.J., Stephanie, and Kimmy. This allows more scenes that develop not only the older characters, but brand-new ones, like the kids, as well.

In fact, most of “The Not-So-Great Escape” is dedicated to painting a better picture of what life is now like for the Fullers and Gibblers, both inside and outside of the house.

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