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Author: Dr. Winston O'Boogie

· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 26, 2020

Unification III: Beyond Thunderdome - Star Trek: Discovery

Previously: Burnham was determined to figure out what caused the Burn, and learned of the existence of a black box data recorder that proved the Burn had a distinct point of origin. Saru told her Discovery had more important things…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 21, 2020

The One Where Burnham Disobeys Orders: Star Trek: Discovery “Scavengers”

Previously: Burnham spent a year alone on a spaceship with the hunky courier/animal activist Book, but nothing happened between them. There’s Something Wrong with Georgiou, who was last seen staring off into the distance for a considerable amount of time.…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 14, 2020

Maps to the Starfleet HQ: Star Trek: Discovery “Die Trying”

Previously: Michael Burnham and friends travelled to the year 3188, where the Federation has fallen apart, but they did get a tantalizing message from Admiral Senna Tal. They learned Senna was a Trill and his symbiont is now hosted by…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 6, 2020

Being Trill is a Tal order: Star Trek: Discovery “Forget Me Not”

Previously: Discovery arrived in the 32nd Century and had a pretty rough landing. Demter hit her head in the crash and now Something Is Wrong With Her. Stamets almost died and had to be put in a coma, but he…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 30, 2020

The Si-Wens of Titan: Star Trek: Discovery “People of Earth”

Previously: Burnham and her Red Angel suit arrived 930 years in the future and crashed into a spaceship belonging to a nice courier gentleman named Book. She learned the Federation is gone because all the dilithium went boom 100 years…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 24, 2020

For a few dilithium crystals more: Star Trek: Discovery “Far from Home”

Previously: The previouslies this week are basically a one-minute cut of last season’s finale, which I suppose was done to explain why the whole crew of Discovery decided to go into the far future with Michael Burnham. Also, we get…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 17, 2020

The 32nd century isn’t so tough: Star Trek: Discovery “That Hope is You, Part 1”

Previously on Star Trek: Discovery’s first two seasons: It was all Michael Burnham, all the time, as she went from disgraced mutineer to a decorated officer to the key to saving all sentient life in the galaxy. Her ship…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Sep 10, 2020

A rare case of Olsen-dickery: Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #121

It’s time for another installment of Bizarre Silver Age Comics and another comic book story that became world-famous as part of the Superdickery meme: “Jimmy Olsen’s Death-Trick!”, published in July of 1969. Surprisingly, there’s no bait and switch on this…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Sep 1, 2020

Batman and Robin, Mummy Crime-Fighters: Detective Comics #320

I’m back again with another Bizarre Silver Age Comic, and another cover that’s pretty well known to Superdickery fans. This is despite the fact that it doesn’t even involve Superman. In fact, I think this is my first look…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Aug 19, 2020

Hit or Bomb? Late-August/September 2020 movie predictions

Hello, movie predictions, my old friend. The last time we did this, in the bygone days of March 2020, we were looking forward to movies like The Hunt and The Quiet Place Part II and wondering how Mulan would do…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Aug 12, 2020

Superman’s mighty creepy romance: Action Comics #260

I’m back again to talk about Bizarre Silver Age Comics. And yes, I’m looking at another Superman story. I’ve got some stories featuring other characters in the pipeline, but there’s just no escaping that most of the true Silver…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Aug 4, 2020

Son of a Super-dick: Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #30

It’s time for another long overdue entry in my Bizarre Silver Age Comics series, and this time around I’ve got something special on tap: One of the first comic books that inspired the famous Superdickery meme, long before “memes” were…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jul 29, 2020

What We’re Streaming: August 2020

All hope of movie theaters reopening in August dissipated pretty quickly, so the team that used to bring you box office predictions in those long ago days of early 2020 is now back again for another installment of What We’re …

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jul 16, 2020

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)

A sheriff in a small town pulls up to a diner and finds several bloodied and battered men sprawled across the grass out front. Entering the diner, he learns their assailant Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) is sitting calmly at the…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jul 1, 2020

What We’re Streaming: July 2020

Well, we were all extremely confident that July would be the month that the Agony Booth would triumphantly return to bringing you box office predictions as Tenet and Mulan packed newly reopened theaters and subsequently saved the entire movie industry.…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jun 25, 2020

Star Trek (TAS) “The Counter-Clock Incident”

At long last, we’re coming to the end of an era here at the Agony Booth: This is the last ever episode of Star Trek (the ’70s animated series) left for us to recap. A lot has happened on the…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jun 2, 2020

What We’re Streaming: June 2020

Apparently, it’s June. I’m as shocked as you are; thanks to viruses, shutdowns, and widespread looting, I haven’t dared to go outside since Easter. While I’m sure someday movie theaters will reopen and once again the Agony Booth will be…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · May 28, 2020

Mute (2018)

Writer-director Duncan Jones sadly seems to be joining the ranks of one-hit wonders like Neill Blomkamp, Richard Kelly, and Josh Trank, all of whom burst onto the scene with strong debuts, were quickly declared the new saviors of blockbuster genre…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · May 14, 2020

Franchise Evolution: The Unbreakable Trilogy, part 3: Glass (2019)

Previously in the Unbreakable Trilogy: In the wake of 2016’s Split—an effective horror-thriller in spite of its paltry $9 million budget and a depiction of multiple personality disorder straight out of 1970s TV movies—some feared writer-director M. Night Shyamalan…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · May 1, 2020

What We’re Streaming: May 2020

It’s another month and movie theaters around the country are still closed due to the global pandemic, so the people who once brought you monthly box office predictions here at the Agony Booth are back for another installment of What …

Author: Dr. Winston O'Boogie

Unification III: Beyond Thunderdome - Star Trek: Discovery

The One Where Burnham Disobeys Orders: Star Trek: Discovery “Scavengers”

Maps to the Starfleet HQ: Star Trek: Discovery “Die Trying”

Being Trill is a Tal order: Star Trek: Discovery “Forget Me Not”

The Si-Wens of Titan: Star Trek: Discovery “People of Earth”

For a few dilithium crystals more: Star Trek: Discovery “Far from Home”

The 32nd century isn’t so tough: Star Trek: Discovery “That Hope is You, Part 1”

A rare case of Olsen-dickery: Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #121

Batman and Robin, Mummy Crime-Fighters: Detective Comics #320

Hit or Bomb? Late-August/September 2020 movie predictions

Superman’s mighty creepy romance: Action Comics #260

Son of a Super-dick: Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #30

What We’re Streaming: August 2020

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)

What We’re Streaming: July 2020

Star Trek (TAS) “The Counter-Clock Incident”

What We’re Streaming: June 2020

Mute (2018)

Franchise Evolution: The Unbreakable Trilogy, part 3: Glass (2019)

What We’re Streaming: May 2020

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