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Bureau’s Breakroom’s Television Table – Week beginning 2022 November 20
A few of last week’s regular shows take the week off, but that doesn’t free up the breakroom’s television. on Wednesday, Wednesday, daughter from the Addams family, gets her own series. After you’re through with that, David and Michael return for a third season of Staged. Let the Right One In gives us the history for Eleanor. Andor gives us the season final. The Titans get inside a man. Pennyworth ends their season with a wedding. Star Trek: Prodigy drops another episode, but doesn’t give us any clues as to what to expect. The Peripheral introduces a doodad.
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Bureau 42 Movie Review – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Everyone knows that Chadwick Boseman was Black Panther’s T’Challa. Everyone following the MCU also knows that he passed away. How do you make a sequel to Black Panther without Black Panther? This movie has decided to answer that question by showing you how the rest of the world of Wakanda carries on without their Black Panther. Meanwhile, Namor decides that this is the time to attack.
Bureau’s Breakroom’s Television Table – Week beginning 2022 November 13
This week, we start off with the Sunday vampires, as Let the Right One In goes stargazing, and Louis changes the nature of his Interview with the Vampire after planning to leave after Mardi Gras. Stargirl has a blast from the past. American Horror Story finishes out its season, leaving us with some retrospection. Titans at least us know they’re going for groceries. Pennyworth gets some new rags. My Hero Academia has a showdown. We also get new episodes of Andor, Star Trek: Prodigy, The Peripheral, and The Cuphead Show! returns, but no description on what to expect.
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Bureau’s Breakroom’s Television Table – Week beginning 2022 November 6
This week, our television table starts with Let the Right One In, which makes a solution in the lab, and Interview with the Vampire, which has Lestat and Louis trying to make amends. The Handmaids find a safe. Star Girl kills it. American Horror Story reads the paper on Fire Island. Titans gets magical and brings in Jinx. Pennyworth wears red. Andor and Star Trek: Prodigy gives us nothing to go on. The Peripheral watches classic Bill Murray movies. MSt3k takes on a 2022 movie (or a renamed 1966 movie, I couldn’t tell which.) My Hero Academia walks through a disaster.
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Bureau 42 October Review – The Munsters (2022)
While I was born too late to have watched them when they came out, even in syndication I was always more of an Addams Family fan than a Munsters fan, catchy theme song not withstanding. The reboot did seem interesting enough to catch my attention, but is it strong enough as a film without being able to draw on nostalgia?
Bureau’s Breakroom’s Television Table – Week beginning 2022 October 30
Happy Samhain 👻 and 🎃 Halloween to all our Bureaucrats! This week, Let The Right One In celebrates its tenth anniversary with some explosion. Interview with the Vampire sees Claudia going off to be a Coed, and Louis and Lestat get depressed. The Handmaid’s Tale prepares for their rescue mission. Andor keeps his secrets. Stargirl tries to make amends with everyone right before a massive battle. American Horror Story reveals the dangerous motives and then are chilled by Patrick’s return. Pennyworth doesn’t push it. Titans gives us a new season that starts out with Lex Luthor and Superman requesting a meeting. The Peripheral hits the Jackpot. In animation, the kids will be happy with a few more episodes of Miraculous, My Hero Academia, and everyone can enjoy Star Trek: Prodigy.
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Bureau’s Breakroom’s Television Table – Week beginning 2022 October 23
It’s a very happy, full table this week! Those who weren’t happy with Jodie Whittaker can be happy today as she is leaving the role, and fans can be happy that we get a new episode of Doctor Who. The kids will be happy, as Miraculous returns for a few episodes from its fifth season. The House of the Dragon’s season hasn’t ended, so watchers can happily meet the Black Queen. The fang-bangers can be happy with a new episode for both their shows, as Let the Right One In lets the cast learn what else is going on. Louis and Molloy read Claudia’s diaries in the Interview with a Vampire. The Handmaid’s Tale give June an opportunity while Serena loses some. Andor continues to keep its secrets. Stargirl finishes it’s two parter with a new powerset. American Horror Story gives us two episodes, no NYPD, and newly rooted evil. Lower Decks tells us nothing. Pennyworth does some gardening. Jonah and the bots watch The Mask, (not the Jim Carey one) in their Mystery Science Theater 3000.
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Bureau’s Breakroom’s Television Table – Week beginning 2022 October 16
This week, we see House of the Dragon get much more eco-friendly. Let the Right One In lets in a possible cure. Interview with the Vampire has Louis making profound decisions. The Handmaid’s Tale goes to No Man’s Land. Andor picks up after their climactic heist. Stargirl risks the town after peeping on The Gambler’s laptop. American Horror Story comes back for two episodes set in New York City. Star Trek’s Lower Decks gives us a new episode but no details. Pennyworth takes up rapping. My Hero Academia also shows us the Inheritance.
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Bureau’s Breakroom’s Television Table – Week beginning 2022 October 9
We have a bit more of an idea of the week’s offerings. House of the Dragon tries to get in on the competitions game with an episode about the Lord of the Tides. Interview with the Vampire teaches Louis (and us) the rules. The Handmaid’s Tale tells of dangerous missions and power moves. Andor remains shrouded in mystery, but we know Stargirl has Courtney and Cameron are spotted. Star Trek: Lower Decks, She-Hulk, and The Lord of the Rings also stay quiet. Pennyworth at least tells us he will be dealing with a precious metal tree. On See, we see a small infiltration of Sibeth’s camp. For the kids, Miraculous, My Hero Academia, and The Owl House also drop episodes.
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