17. "Laffy Taffy" (Atlanta, S02E09) Honourable Mention Fenway Park gallows (The Handmaid's Tale, S02E01) Paige and Philip sparring (The Americans, S06E05) Gas Mathematics? (Inside the NBA, 04-26-18) Stray Observations "140 characters is far more than anyone needs to make a point." "They actually upped it…
Date Archives April 2018
Disintegration
// Chicago, IL You don't associate the name "Five Below" with discounted products, though. I think of an ice bar. Uber Driver: If you don't mind me asking, of what origin are you? Jon: Uhh… Taiwanese/Japanese. Uber Driver: Oh. Because you look Latino. Is it…
Hot Woks Cool Sushi
Previously on Adam Riff™: I'm in Chicago for two weeks for a film festival that I helped program. AJ Lee is a panelist! Punk two hours before AJ showed up: A young girl (and her poor father) sat through a documentary about Syrian refugees and…
Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week
16. "I Want It That Way" (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, S05E17) Honourable Mention Glengarry Glen Ross (Barry, S01E04) Text adventure (Legion, S02E03) Stray Observations Jay Chandrasekhar (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, S05E16) "You're a muscler, I'm a boner." (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, S05E17) "Look, cutting all ties to Deedee and FirstSight will…
Clickbait is not your friends
Previously on Adam Riff™ (Sep 2016): A homeless dude slumped over in a wheelchair on the side of a highway exit ramp turned down my La Barbecue leftovers because of an upset stomach. This happened to me in Seattle. My still warm, leftover Li'l Woody's…
Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week
15. Oh, farts (Andre the Giant, 04-10-18) Honourable Mention Clancy the Robot Dog (The Last Man on Earth, S04E14) David and Farouk battle on the astral plane (Legion, S02E02) Conan and Jordan Schlansky's Italian Wine Tasting (Conan Without Borders: Italy, 04-11-18) White girlfriend confrontation (Atlanta,…
Flamingo Dance Lessons
I'm in Chicago for two weeks for a film festival that I helped program. AJ Lee is a panelist! Maybe Punk will show up with her. From Chicago, I head to Montana for Adam Robot's wedding. The last week of March, I customized a pair…
Flap, Pustule, Bulbous
Anthony Michael Hall: You've never seen Man on Fire? Jon: I think I've only ever seen two Denzel Washington films: Virtuosity and John Q. Anthony Michael Hall: [pause] Jon: No, I've also seen Courage Under Fire and The Manchurian Candidate. Anthony Michael Hall: All the…
Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week
14. Obamacare (Legends of Tomorrow, S03E17) Honourable Mention Bushworld Adventures (Adult Swim, 04-01-18) Delusions (Legion, S02E01) Owl's Casket (Atlanta, S02E06) Black Jeopardy (Saturday Night Live, S43E17) Stray Observations "This is not the time for stories about your digital squash, Peralta." (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, S05E14) "I can't…