Mike Gravagno
THE POP FILTER TOP TEN
THE POP FILTER TOP TEN DYSTOPIAS WE WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO LIVE IN 10.TOTAL RECALL I think the primary reason I could handle living in this dystopian future is the presence of an alien young lady with 3 breasts. I actually love ALL of the Martian characteristics, and I understand why the main character…
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FUCK THAT CALF! In which we slay the things others hold dear. Family Guy The fact that people still love this show baffles me. Sure, the first couple of seasons are good, but once it was cancelled and came back, FG was a shadow of itself- barley approaching the wit and humor it had…
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HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SHOULD DO? In which we tell you about awesome things that you must look into and enjoy. Watch Pulling Watch the BBC show Pulling. You can always tell a show is going to be good when the first scene is a disinterested hand job AND a pun. I had never…
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Hi, I’m Mike TV Television for the week of August 15th. Alphas Episodes 1-6 The story so far… SyFy’s Alphas premiered on July 11th, and has aired six episodes since. I watched all of those in one sitting while across country visiting family, in a basement with my little brother while we ignored what everyone…
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POP FILTER VS. THE GENERAL It’s hard to watch silent films. I can’t lie about that. The medium itself has been lampooned so often that it’s hard to take them seriously. The first time I was forced to watch A Trip to the Moon in film school, all I could think about was The…
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TOP TEN NEW DC BOOKS MIKE AND RYAN ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO We here at Pop Filter have taken a vow to you, the reader, to cover all bases of pop culture. All bases, except for comic books, which are for silly little bitches. But, sometimes news can be so big in the long…
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Hi, I’m Mike TV Television for the week of August 1st Childrens’ Hospital Episode 1- Season 3 Many things stemmed from the Writer’s Strike of 2007-2008. Some will remember it as the worst thing to happen in the first decade of the 2000’s. Those people are assholes. I’m not gonna bum you out and list…
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Mike TV Goes to the Movies Look, I know what you’re thinking: “Mike just talks about television, what does he know about movies?†Well, for one, you’re a dick, why would you be so against me talking about movies? That’s weird. I go to movies a lot. So I’m gonna talk about ’em. This weekend…
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THE TOP TEN ROMANTIC COMEDIES RELEASED IN OUR LIFETIME 10. MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING At a time when I was graduating college, watching edgy indy movies, and altogether eschewing anything traditional or romantic, My Big Fat Greek Wedding came out. It looked dumb, but then again I was kinda falling in love with…
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Hi, I’m Mike TV Television for the week of July 18th. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 8- Episode 1 And we’re back on air! This week we’ll be taking a look at the premiere episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm’s eight season, exciting no? Now to those of you who’ve listened to the podcast, I’m going to…
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