DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD

The Emmy Awards were recently announced, and several shows, we knew, many more we had never heard of, and some were seriously mis-categorized. Join the Blerdsassins Next Door Sunday at 1:30p EST/ 12:30p CST/ 10:30q PST to discuss whether the Emmys are behind the times, right on time, or looking forward into the future.

The hot weather is here, and when it feels like summer, we are often heading out to picnics, reunions, weddings, just hanging out with friends, and all of these occasions and events are performed with music in the background. Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EST/12:30p CST/ 10:30a PST as we think back to those moments in life accompanied by memorable music and musicians and construct the soundtracks of our lives.

The Fourth of July is on the horizon. With regard to where we are culturally in the United States, the strides made forward and the steps taken backward, how do we celebrate the Fourth of July, a holiday that celebrates the nation's freedom from oppression, while as a nation, still supporting oppression, here and abroad? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EST/ 12:30p CST/ 10:30a PST as we discuss whether and how to celebrate the fourth.

Excuse me while I kiss this guy,; It doesn't make it if you're naked or not; bald headed woman... Join the Blerdsassins next door at 1:30p EST/ 1:30p CST/10:30a PST when we will reveal the songs with the most mis-sung lyrics and the ones that we have been guilty of ourselves.

Last week we discussed whether it mattered if films were in Black and White, so today at 1:30p EST/ 12:30p CST/ 10:30a PST the Blerdsassins Next Door will be discussing which Black and White films and TV shows are our favorites

With all the discussion about film and whether the "color" of the actors matters, we started thinking about whether color is a factor when it comes to watching TV and film. Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock, The Twilight Zone, Abbott and Costello, Shadow and Fog, The Bride of Frankenstein, the Original King Kong, the list goes on. All these films and shows were produced in black and white. Jordan Peele released a version of his Twilight Zone series in black and white. And Takashi Yamazaki director of the award winning Godzilla Minus One was also recently released a version in black and white. Is there a timeless allure to black and white film or is it just for critics and film students? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EST/12:30p CST/ 10:30a PST to discuss black and white film techniques and whether they still have a place in modern media production.

Alfred Hitchcock has provided the viewing audience with some of the most iconic mother figures in speculative fiction. This Mother's Day at 1:30p EST/ 12:30p CST/ 10:30a PST join the Blerdsassins Next Door and we'll share our favorite mother roles in the Alfred Hitchcock universe.

Join the Blerdsassins Next Door in the OTHERhood as we explore which Mythological fantasies we enjoy most. From the Greek Jason and the Argonauts to the Middle Eastern based Voyages of Sinbad and the Thousand and One Nights. Which Tales inspired you the most? 1:30p EST/ 12:30p CST/ 10:30a PST

The recent death of Afrika Bambata raises the issue of how the creator of Planet Rock, along with Parliament and Funkadelic, Earth, Wind and Fire and LaBelle. Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EST/ 12:30P CST/ 10:30a to discuss the convergence of science fiction and pop music.

Join the Blerdsassins Next Door in the OTHERhood at 1:30p EST/ 12:30pCST/ 10:30p PST when we'll be discussing the onscreen performers whose roles ended in one franchise only to be reborn in another.

With award season behind us and Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay in the books, we wonder why there isn't an award for Best Film Titles. Join the Blerdsassins Next Door in the OTHERhood at 1:30Pp EST/ 12:30p CST/ 10:30a PST when we discuss our favorite film titles and whether the final product lives up to the name.

Lights, Camera, Action! The 2026 Oscars are upon us! Even though we know these are industry awards, how close will the industry come this year to being in line with what the consumers are wanting. Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EST/ 12:30p CST/ 10:30a PST to hear our predictions and to make your own.

We all have our favorite Space-Based films, but do any of yours make this list? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT as we discuss our top ten favorite Space-Based films.

Join the Blerdsassins Next Door to discuss the BAFTA debacle featuring the convergence of selective editing, disability, entitlement and epidemic virtue signaling. 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT March 1, 2026.

February is Black History Month and this week join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT when we will be highlighting individuals who have made their mark in Education and Academics.

February is Black History Month, and this week join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT when we will be highlighting individuals who have made their mark in the Sports and Entertainment Industry.

February is Black History Month and this week join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT when we will be highlighting Scientists and Mathematicians from the members of the diaspora and the contributions they have made to education and industry.

February is Black History Month and this week join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT when we will be highlighting Inventors from the members of the diaspora and the contributions they have made to science, industry and improving our qualities of life.

Will Sinners, with its 16 nominations, fall to the same fate as The Color Purple in 1986 with its 11 nominations? Will Coogler receive the nod for Sinners that he was denied for Black Panther? Join your Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT when we discuss all the possibilities.

Join the Blerdsassins Next Door as we reveal our favorite opening film sequences.

So many writers, directors and songwriters have shared their visions of the future. Now in 2026 the Blerdsassins Next Door discuss the films, shows, or songs that we believe reflect our current dystopia the best or the least.

Remember back in 2024 when we made our resolutions for 2025; how many did we keep; how many did we modify; how many did we abandon and what are we resolving for 2026? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT to recount our resolutions past!

Let's take you back to 10, 15, 20 years ago, when the concepts of inclusion and diversity weren't dirty words in the US and the world, but were aspirations. Join your Blerdsassins Next Door this holiday season as we share our favorite TV shows and films that promote the holiday spirit!

Who are your favorite fictional characters? In this age of Dark heroes and complex villains... Is it so easy to determine who is Naughty or Who is Nice? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT as we help Santa make up his list.

Why do hung-up cellphones have dial tones? How do verifiable historic incidents end up looking nothing like the truth, or are erased altogether? How do dark folk tales end up as Disney-esque happily-ever afters? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30 CDT/ 10:30a PDT when we discuss the Big and Small Untruths that make their way into entertainment media.

Is it the one-word thrill of JAWS?! Or is it the allure of the full sentence title like Dracula Must Die?! Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT when we all discuss which type of movie titles we like best.

Now that the Holiday Promotion Season has begun, we've been inundated with a variety of holiday snacks. From fudge-covered Ritz crackers to snowflake-shaped, peppermint patties, do any of these things put you in the holiday spirit? Do any of them actually sound like they are anything you would ever eat? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/12:30 p.m. CDT/ 10:30a PDT as we show you the current roster of holiday snacks and whether they put any of us in the holiday spirit.

Halloween is over, and now the Promotion Season begins in earnest!! From Starbucks to Oreos to M&Ms, the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/12:30 p.m. CDT/ 10:30a PDT regale you with their stories of holiday promotion seasons past and present!

Watching shows like the Rifleman, Gunsmoke, and Rawhide, some of us are struck by how modern shows lack plots with morals. Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT as we discuss current TV shows versus the past ones. What ever happened to the morality play?

Okay, not as much of a discography as Christmas, but From Skin and Bones to the Great Pumpkin's Waltz, Halloween has its own musical vibe. Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30 EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT as we discuss the music that puts us in the spooky spirit.

Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT as we continue the discussion of our favorite and or most memorable works of Black Speculative fiction, and the authors, actors, directors and other creatives who brought them to life.

Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT as we continue the discussion of our favorite and or most memorable works of Black Speculative fiction, and the authors, actors, directors and other creatives who brought them to life.

It's Black Speculative Fiction month! Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30p PDT when we'll discuss our favorite Black Speculative Fiction in film, TV and literature.

From TV specials like It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, to The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and others, along with house decorations and loads of condition-free candy; Join the Blerdsassins Next Door 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30 PDT to discuss how Halloween is becoming the year's feel good holiday!

Some actors fit their roles so well that you can't imagine anyone else in the part. But what if there are others who could have done just as well? Yaphet Kotto as the captain of the Enterprise-D? Genevieve Bujold in the Delta Quadrant? Tom Cruise as Tony Stark? Louis Gossett as Hannibal Lecter? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30 PDT as they stroll the Red Carpets with stars that might have been.

From Hans in Luck to Rapunzel; From Androcles and the Lion to Sour Grapes; From Brownies and Fairies to Goblins and Dragons we were all weaned on stories with lessons and morals and in the current climate these are the things that help us get our bearing straight. Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p EDT/ 10:30a PDT when we'll share our favorite fairytales and fables that have kept us high-minded and always seeking higher ground.

From Mister Rogers Neighborhood to Mary Tyler Moore to The Jeffersons, join the Blerdsassins Next Door 1:20p EDT/ 2:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT as we discuss what we consider the best TV themes.

Talk about convergence! This week saw the season finale for Dexter: Resurrection the series following Blood Spatter analyst and serial killer, Dexter Morgan. But in addition this is also the weekend of the Blood Moon Eclipse. So join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT as we discuss the most recent season of Dexter, and all things serial killer and blood spatter while viewing the livestream of the Blood Moon Eclipse.

Why do the Scooby Doo gang ride around in a bus? Why does Boo Boo hang around with Yogi Bear? Why doesn't Pops recognize his own son, Rex's voice? Why does Davy's dog talk and no one else seems to notice? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:20p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30 PDT as we unravel some of these cartoon mysteries and presumptions.

Have you ever seen a film where one scene is so memorable, not for its punchy dialogue but for how the actions stand counterpoint to the dialogue but reveal important points in the plot or a character's development, Join your Blerdsassins Next Door Sunday 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT as we share the scenes from the films that we find exemplify actions speaking louder than words.

The Academy Awards have come and gone and a new crop of films has risen to contend for recognition next year, BUT before they do... maybe the Academy should be considering a different method of awarding the best performers. Join the Blerdsassins Next Door in the OTHERhood at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT to hear ours and offer your suggestions on how the process might change for the better.

Are you a film buff? Do you know every line from every classic or pop culture film? Are you willing to put your knowledge to the test? Join us at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/10:30 PDT Sunday 7/27/25 in the OTHERhood and we'll test your skills as we deliver the line and you tell us the character and the name of the film!

From the nostalgia of Beach Blanket Bingo to Jaws to Do the Right Thing, the season of summer is not just a setting but truly effects what happens on screen. From coastal scenes bearing romance on the breeze or hot sticky closed-in city spaces where the temperature helps to heat things up, summer is a dynamic force onscreen. Join us in the OTHERhood 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT to discuss our (and your) favorite summer-themed films!

Join the Blerdsassins Next door in the OTHERhood at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT when we'll discuss the Afro-Southern underpinnings of attracting horror and bringing the horror home to you.

How do they manage to fool us; when the main character who has been chasing the killer is actually the killer, when the way the main character remembers the incident is completely wrong? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT Sunday to discuss our favorite films of misdirection.

The New York Times has yet again provided us with a list. This time it is of the top 100 films since 2000, many of which we Blerdsassins beg to differ with. So join us in the OTHERhood at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30P CDT a 30p / 10:30p PDT to discuss our and your favorite films produced from 2000 to the present.

Sometimes kids can be really scary, and nowhere more scary, creep oy anxious than on the Twilight Zone. Join the Blerdsassins Next Door this Sunday at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT

Welcome to the OTHERhood where we'll be discussing the Juneteenth holiday and the best and worst Father's Day gifts either given or received at 1:30p EST/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30p PDT Sunday.

From the Price is Right to Beat the Clock to Deal or No Deal almost everyone has a favorite game show. Join the Blerdsassins Next Door in the OTHERhood at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/10:30a PDT to see whether your list of favorites squares with ours.

Popcorn and an ice cold soda, nachos and an Icee, chicken nuggets, jujubees, raisinettes, hotdogs or M&Ms? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door Sunday at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT when we discuss our favorite film-watching fare.