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Strange Planet: Season 1

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      Based on: Strange Planet  comics by Nathan W. Pyle Created by: Dan Harmon and Nathan W. Pyle Written by:  Dan Harmon, Nathan W. Pyle, Zack Bornstein, Lauren Pomerantz, Amalia Levari, Steven Raia, Brydie Lee-Kennedy, Steve Levy, Beth Stelling, Demi Adejuyigbe, Summer Plair, Dani Michaeli, Open Mike Eagle, Taylor Alexy Pyle Starring: Tunde Adebimpe, Demi Adejuyigbe, Lori Tan Chinn, Danny Pudi, Hannah Einbinder Strange Planet  season 1 trailer: There are few better feelings than discovering that one of your favorite online content creators was given the opportunity to create their art on a major platform.  I'm a newer fan of Nathan Pyle and Strange Planet , only having known about it since maybe 2022. But his short, 1- to 4-panel (or rarely longer) comic strips always brought joy to my life, especially in his optimistic depictions of humanity and daily situations. And I was delighted to find that this same idea applied in episodic form....

Reservation Dogs: Season 3 (Final)

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    Created by: Sterlin Harjo & Taika Waititi Starring:  Devery Jacobs (Elora Danan), D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai (Bear Smallhill), Lane Factor (Cheese), Paulina Alexis (Willie Jack)  Written by:  Sterlin Jarjo, Dallas Goldtooth, Tazbah Chavez, Sterlin Harjo, Erica Tremblay, Tommy Pico, Bobby Wilson, Migizi Pensoneau, Ryan RedCorn, Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs, Chad Charlie Reservation Dogs  season 3 trailer: This wonderful show has maintained its quality wit and authenticity for all three seasons!  I initially didn't want to watch it because the trailers made it look like a shallow comedy-- just people being stupid for the sake of being stupid. But I'm glad I chose to give the first season a try because the real humor was in its intellectual satire. The show effectively makes fun of misconceptions whites have about indigenous culture and makes fun of how indigenous culture really is.  Despite being an episodic (as in, each episode stands alon...