AlecbuggHey Jared!! When Catan's on the internet you can play Catan anytime!
I woke up this morning and suddenly realized that I had yet another game night scheduled for tonight with my friends. That’s just what our quarantine lives have become: endless game nights, during which we’re always trying to find something new that works well over Zoom / Facebook / Google Meet / you name it.
AlecbuggWho's the boss? Angela's the boss
The history of TV is littered with shows that never got a chance to tell their whole story, to solve all of their mysteries, or to fully explore their potential, but one classic sitcom that only lasted a mere eight seasons is finally coming back: Who’s The Boss?, the classic ‘80s show about a former baseball player…
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If Ellen DeGeneres steps down from her long-running daytime talk show—and the allegations made against the workplace she runs certainly make it sound like she ought to—a rare window of opportunity will open. While rumors have suggested the unimaginative suits in charge of picking a replacement host have James Corden…
AlecbuggOh it's free, that's nice
HBO Max lured subscribers at launch with an array of IP, including DC movies and Friends and the Harry Potter franchise. No longer would bored viewers with little else to do on a Saturday have to settle for dropping in on a Harry Potter marathon on ABC Family, somehow always tuning in during the third act of Goblet Of…
AlecbuggAvengers eh? RPG eh? Maude eh?
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After 10 hours in the Marvel’s Avengers beta, I’m officially excited for the Avengers to assemble
AlecbuggWhat the fuck is this shit
AlecbuggI've actually never seen any of the Kens Burns docs. Any suggestions? Vietnam? Gettysburg? Baseball??
Alright, everyone, hold on tight to the edge of your seats because it’s time to watch the shit out of some Ken Burns documentaries. Clear a few weeks off work, take out the loan you need to get an extra-loud subwoofer for your home theater system, and clear the kids out of the house because all the Burns you can…
AlecbuggWhat a game
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PS4 version of Studio MDHR’s run-and-gun shooter comes to PlayStation Store
AlecbuggMany great memories of that three strike sword combo
Phantasy Star Online artwork | Graphic: James Bareham/Polygon | Art: Sega
How Sega’s Dreamcast and Phantasy Star Online connected the world by ushering in the true first generation of online console gaming
AlecbuggThe Clown campaign worked!!
AlecbuggGreat show, can't wait for season 2
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Seth Rogen popped into the SDCC 2020 panel to break the news
AlecbuggSeason 1 sucked a lot, just read the books, way better
AlecbuggTHis is pretty fun. Jump to 3 mins and no need to watch anything after. But all the questions are valid
Good morning. Ever wondered what would happen if you put a live grenade inside an ATM in the middle of the desert? Here is a video of a man throwing a live M67 frag grenade into an ATM machine in the desert to see what would happen. Spoiler Alert: What you think would happen, happens.
AlecbuggThat fucking stock photo is really something
You never know which choices in life are going to reverberate throughout the years ahead. The blind date you almost skipped, but hey, now you’re married to that person. The time you went to help your friend choose a cat to adopt, and walked out with a dog friend for life. Or the time you did a stock photo shoot for…
AlecbuggThese notes are great
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The creator jotted down his notes on rap references and American history for anyone to discover
AlecbuggYESSSSS
AlecbuggWhat'd they think would happen!?
The Willemsbrug, a bridge in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, was painted bright red when it was completed back in 1981. While it helps it stand out against the beautiful northern blue sky, it would also hopefully act as a literal red flag for ships to avoid, too, but a German barge just collided with it.
AlecbuggAm I all in on Floor is Lava!?!?
Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent gaming glories, but of course, the real action is down in the comments, where we invite you to answer our eternal question: What Are You Playing This Weekend?
AlecbuggJust love the name
Scott Aukerman and Adam Scott’s pursuit of greatness in the field of good rock ’n’ roll uh music continues apace today, with the podcasting duo launching a new series: R U Talkin’ RHCP RE: Me?, centered—as if that title didn’t make it abundantly clear—on the music of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The series is a…
AlecbuggBOOO Boo this show! Don't let the creators of westworld ever make anything ever again
Fallout, a game series in which players navigate an irradiated, retro-futuristic wasteland, is being adapted as a series for Amazon, whose Jeff Bezos is absolutely the kind of dude who would blow up Megaton.
AlecbuggA dog eats your face
Note: This article contains spoilers for The Last Of Us Part II, up through the beginning of Seattle: Day 2.
AlecbuggI watched a couple eps of this...it's something
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Summer reality competitions, Ultimate Tag, and the joys of athletic spectacle
AlecbuggWhat is this game!?!?!
AlecbuggAutomatic click
Behold, a story that’s an automatic click for anyone who digs Avatar: The Last Airbender:
AlecbuggTHRILLHO
For the last 25 years, we’ve yearned to try Lee Carvallo’s Putting Challenge, the most exciting new video game of the 1995 holiday season. Thanks to Aaron Demeter, our long wait has paid off. Lee Carvallo’s Putting Challenge is finally a real, playable game—and it’s free, so you don’t even have to steal it from the…
AlecbuggAnd i'm buying it Again
AlecbuggHYPE
For a German-language series that treats narrative like a wet chunk of Play-Doh, Dark has amassed quite the following in the States. Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar will bring their time-bending series to a close later this month, having previously teased its ending with some cryptic Instagram posts and a premiere…
AlecbuggYikes....I dunno about this, but glad to see Alex Winter is getting work
AlecbuggI've been throwing these little playlists on for a few weeks now, great mixes of old and new
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AlecbuggThis fucking raccoon needs to be taken down a peg
UPDATE: Middleditch & Schwartz’s Game Night will no longer stream live, but Netflix will post the video next week.
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