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Becky’s Been Bingewatching: 7 Reasons to Watch Outlander

March 31, 2015 by Becky Bean Leave a Comment

Outlander aired the first half of its debut season in the fall, with the second half of the season starting on April 4th. The series follows a nurse, Claire, in WWII, Claire Beauchamp Randall, who is transported back to 1743 Scotland. We see the effects of her missing in 1945 and also how she has to cope with the Jacobin Uprising she finds herself in the midst of. It became a huge hit immediately and was picked up for a second season right after the pilot was aired. Here are seven spoiler free reasons to binge the first half of the season before the new episodes start up.

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Addison Recorded Ep 106: Kimmy Goes to School

March 26, 2015 by Gina Watters Leave a Comment

Logo made by Owen Williams.

Welcome to the Addison Recorded, the official podcast of the Addison Recorder. For season one of the podcast, Meryl and I are re-capping episodes of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, the latest original series from Netflix. Join us Tuesday and Thursday mornings in the PodFort™ (aka, Gina’s dining room blanket fort) as we talk about each episode of the show starring Ellie Kemper.

Here’s our sixth episode! We welcome guest Tahiti Arsulowicz and we’re excited to share this episode with you. Find the Addison Recorded on iTunes and be sure to subscribe, rate and review!

A Becky’s Been Binge-Watching Special: Rewatching Mad Men Season Six

March 25, 2015 by Becky Bean Leave a Comment

Mad Men will begin airing its final episodes on April 5th. Both of us Beans have been fans of the series since it premiered way back in 2007, so we’re going to re-watch one season per week before the final season begins. Each of us will put together their own reflection about what makes each season special, and what aspects stick out on the umpteenth viewing. [Read more…]

Wrestlemania XXXI: The Great Roman Reigns Experiment

March 24, 2015 by Kevin Triskett Leave a Comment

Wrestlemania XXXI, Sunday, March 29, 2015. Photo Credit

Heat transfers exist all around us. We put ice in our water to keep it cool. We cook food in an oven to make it edible. But in the world of professional wrestling, heat transfer is an intentional, complicated process: take the crowd reaction one wrestler earns – positive or negative – and transfer it to another. At Wrestlemania XXXI, Vince McMahon and his creative team will attempt to take the kinetic energy from the Undertaker’s 21-match Wrestlemania win streak, have it flow through Brock Lesnar, who ended the Streak last year, and create a new mega-star in Roman Reigns. It is the most daring attempt to “make” a wrestler since the Stone Cold Steve Austin baby-face turn eighteen years ago, and the top reason to watch this year’s show.

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Addison Recorded Ep 105: Kimmy Kisses A Boy

March 24, 2015 by Gina Watters Leave a Comment

Logo made by Owen Williams.

Welcome to the Addison Recorded, the official podcast of the Addison Recorder. For season one of the podcast, Meryl and I are re-capping episodes of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, the latest original series from Netflix. Join us Tuesday and Thursday mornings in the PodFort™ (aka, Gina’s dining room blanket fort) as we talk about each episode of the show starring Ellie Kemper.

Here’s our fifth episode! Big thanks for fellow Recorded writer Kevin Triskett for joining us for this one. We’re excited to share it with you. If you listen to us on iTunes, be sure to subscribe, rate and review!

Addison Recorded Ep 104: Kimmy Goes To The Doctor

March 19, 2015 by Gina Watters Leave a Comment

Logo made by Owen Williams.

Welcome to the Addison Recorded, the official podcast of the Addison Recorder. For season one of the podcast, Meryl and I are re-capping episodes of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, the latest original series from Netflix. Join us Tuesday and Thursday mornings in the PodFort™ (aka, Gina’s dining room blanket fort) as we talk about each episode of the show starring Ellie Kemper.

Here’s our fourth episode! We’re excited to share it with you. Also, we are thrilled to announce that we are now on iTunes! Be sure to subscribe, rate and review!

Addison Recorded Ep. 103: Kimmy Goes On A Date

March 17, 2015 by Meryl Williams Leave a Comment

Welcome to the Addison Recorded, the official podcast of the Addison Recorder. For season one of the podcast, Gina and I are re-capping episodes of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, the latest original series from Netflix. Join us Tuesday and Thursday mornings in the PodFort™ (aka, Gina’s dining room blanket fort) as we talk about each episode of the show starring Ellie Kemper.

Here’s our third episode! We’re excited to share it with you.

A Becky’s Been Binge-Watching Special: Rewatching Mad Men Season Five

March 16, 2015 by Becky Bean Leave a Comment

Best. Shot. Ever.

Mad Men will begin airing its final episodes on April 5th. Both of us Beans have been fans of the series since it premiered way back in 2007, so we’re going to re-watch one season per week before the final season begins. Each of us will put together their own reflection about what makes each season special, and what aspects stick out on the umpteenth viewing.

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Addison Recorded Ep. 102: Kimmy Gets A Job

March 12, 2015 by Meryl Williams Leave a Comment

Logo made by Owen Williams.

Welcome to the Addison Recorded, the official podcast of the Addison Recorder. For season one of the podcast, Gina and I are re-capping episodes of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, the latest original series from Netflix. Join us Tuesday and Thursday mornings in the PodFort™ (aka, Gina’s dining room blanket fort) as we talk about each episode of the show starring Ellie Kemper.

Here’s our second episode! We’re excited to share it with you.

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An Ode to the Parks and Recreation Finale

March 11, 2015 by Alex Bean 1 Comment

This is a guest post from Luke DeSmet, a friend of The Recorder.

In the week after Parks and Recreation aired its series finale, the emotional high faded and my focus shifted to a television landscape still littered with great comedy, including daring and original work like Broad City and Man Seeking Woman. But so far time has not afforded me any critical distance: I love this show, and feel the need to express what an unambiguously positive time I have had with it. This is a show I want to celebrate, not critique. Its impact on television comedy has been overwhelmingly positive, filling our screens with more likeable, human, and even unapologetically decent folks who still manage to be hilarious. Originally presented as The Office transposed into small town government and as a natural extension of the trend of cringe humor, Parks found its feet in its second season and transformed itself into something clear-eyed and earnest while never sacrificing its alt-comedy edge, pulling comedy back from a ledge of cynicism and irony that had become boringly routine.

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