Category Archives: TV

Through The Years: Sakuragi’s All-NBA

Posted on December 23, 2023 by Topher

This Yuletide, we reconcile the fictional Slam Dunk character with his NBA counterparts. In high school, among my peers, the anime production was the biggest hit. In the past, I’ve sketched the series’s main roles. Hanamichi is the star of … Continue reading →

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Atlanta (Seasons 3 & 4) reviewed

Posted on November 26, 2023 by Topher

‘Want some hot sauce with that?’ (Laughs) I viewed Atlanta’s first two seasons on Netflix. Since then, there’s been the pandemic, lockdowns, and delayed productions. I finally beheld the last two seasons on the SBS app. It did not disappoint. … Continue reading →

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Played a blinder. Discuss.

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Topher

My first encounter with this British phrase was recently. It was for a search engine ad. In said commercial, an African father is devoted to his daughter’s well-being. He buys her a football and researches on how to level up … Continue reading →

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The Toilet Tandem

Posted on August 21, 2022 by Topher

This past weekend, shocking news of a toilet incident surfaced. A pair of rugby league players were unceremoniously booted out of a Sydney toilet cubicle. A Queensland Maroon fullback and a his benchwarmer teammate comprised the unfortunate duo. The question … Continue reading →

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‘Time enough at last’

Posted on July 15, 2022 by Topher

Last year, prior to the months-long COVID lockdown, I recall having a conversation with a ‘kindred spirit’. He asked me if I knew about this TV series, The Twilight Zone. He said that it was ‘a really old series’. When … Continue reading →

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My all-time NBA five

Posted on June 25, 2022 by Topher

The NBA Finals have just concluded and it turned out as I had predicted. Golden State had been down 2-1, with Game Four in Beantown. I prophesied that the Dubs would win in six. Chef Curry would be crowned Finals … Continue reading →

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Anti-consensus

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Topher

When Warriors quarterback, Steph Curry, won the NBA’s Most Valuable Player plum in 2016, he became the first player to do so unanimously. In seventy-four completed NBA seasons, no other man has pulled off the feat. Shaq O’Neal came terribly … Continue reading →

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Alice in Borderland (2020) reviewed

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Topher

These past few weeks, Squid Game has been the series everyone’s talking about. The Korean thriller sat atop Netflix (NF) libraries around the world. Only last week, with the arrival of You’s third season, was the show supplanted from its … Continue reading →

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The Aussie battlers

Posted on October 2, 2021 by Topher

I’ve been watching this TV series on free-to-air. The show deals with a group of adults who struggle with mundane daily tasks. Apparently, these people have rudimentary literacy skills, an issue that affects more Aussies than we think. Overall, though, … Continue reading →

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Player profile: Jordan Clarkson

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Topher

Jordan Clarkson (born 7 June 1992) is a Filipino-American combo guard for the NBA’s Utah Jazz franchise. He had a two-year college stint with Tulsa and transferred to Missouri, earning second team all-state in his lone year there. He decided … Continue reading →

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