October Schedule


Hi everyone! Just a quick announcement and test for posts coming your way. Anyway, I'm here to announce the schedule for October (aka this month).
October 15th: A piece about A Star Is Born (2018)
After October 12th: Weekly reviews of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 
October 30th: Something Halloween related (thinking a spooky episode of Black Mirror or a piece about the recent BoJack Horseman episode about Halloween, who knows? I don't.)
And that will probably be it for the month. By the way, I have a Patreon! By joining the tiers of my Patreon you will get special benefits! Link below:


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