Tori Preston
@torionic.bsky.social
Managing Editor @Pajiba / co-host Podjiba podcast / still requires more chainsaws
Good news for fans of exploding head-based MacGuffins!
Where’s Maximus, Anyway? And Other Big Questions From the ‘Fallout’ Season 2 Premiere
Where’s Maximus, Anyway? And Other Big Questions From the ‘Fallout’ Season 2 Premiere
Welcome back to the future nuclear wastelands of America, folks! Fallout has returned to Prime Video, and the season two premiere picks up pretty much exactly where the last season left off: with Lucy (Ella Purnell) and The Ghoul (Walton...
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December 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Good news for fans of exploding head-based MacGuffins!
Reposted by Tori Preston
A Blindside and an Embarrassment Made for a Thrilling Penultimate Episode of ‘Survivor 49’
A Blindside and an Embarrassment Made for a Thrilling Penultimate Episode of ‘Survivor 49’
Last night's penultimate episode of Survivor season 49 ended in the best tribal council we've witnessed all season. Two players used their advantages, and somehow Rizo still held onto his hidden immunity idol. But the big news is that the...
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December 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
A Blindside and an Embarrassment Made for a Thrilling Penultimate Episode of ‘Survivor 49’
It was not surprising, but at least it was somewhat satisfying? Loved Sage’s Lady Olenna moment
This Week’s ‘Survivor’ 49 Blindside Is a Victory for Mindless Revenge
This Week’s ‘Survivor’ 49 Blindside Is a Victory for Mindless Revenge
After a slow start to the season, things have finally been heating up post-merge, but the only real surprise is how untouchable the power duo of Savannah and Rizo has remained. With each tribal vote that passes, the chance for...
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December 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
It was not surprising, but at least it was somewhat satisfying? Loved Sage’s Lady Olenna moment
Reposted by Tori Preston
'Stranger Things,' 'Pluribus,' 'The Chair Company,' And More On Podjiba!
'Stranger Things,' 'Pluribus,' 'The Chair Company,' And More On Podjiba!
Apologies for the image this week, but after seeing the image going around BlueSky thanks to the bumpy launch of Mad Men on HBOMax, it became clear that it would be the best way to represent the podcast, even with...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
'Stranger Things,' 'Pluribus,' 'The Chair Company,' And More On Podjiba!
It’s so nice to see Jill Talley on screen, and not just hear her. That’s maybe the kindest thing this heartwarming show has ever done!
'A Man On The Inside' Proves Mike Schur Is the Master of the Found-Family
'A Man On The Inside' Proves Mike Schur Is the Master of the Found-Family
Mike Schur knows that if it ain't broke, don't fix it - and the absolute best thing I can say about the return of Netflix's A Man on the Inside is that not a single thing was tinkered with in...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It’s so nice to see Jill Talley on screen, and not just hear her. That’s maybe the kindest thing this heartwarming show has ever done!
I tried to wrap my head around the finale and my own mixed feelings about the season, and I may have talked myself into my own delusional obsession!
Did ‘The Chair Company’ Finale Really Take a Swerve into the Supernatural?
Did ‘The Chair Company’ Finale Really Take a Swerve into the Supernatural?
Well, now we know why HBO renewed The Chair Company for a second season. As last night's finale proved, the absurd mystery of the broken chair isn't close to being resolved. Unless, of course, you buy the explanation that Ron's...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I tried to wrap my head around the finale and my own mixed feelings about the season, and I may have talked myself into my own delusional obsession!
What if the best players this season are only the best because everyone else is so much worse?
‘Survivor 49’ Has A Player Stupidity Problem
‘Survivor 49’ Has A Player Stupidity Problem
Every season, Survivor contestants say the same thing: that playing the game is very different than watching it at home. Maybe they say it to the camera during a confessional, or maybe they say it to Jeff Probst at tribal,...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
What if the best players this season are only the best because everyone else is so much worse?
I only mentioned Lee Pace’s tragic face mask ONCE because I am a professional
‘The Running Man’ Is a Total Blast ... Until It Loses Its Nerve
‘The Running Man’ Is a Total Blast ... Until It Loses Its Nerve
Although it was published in 1982, Stephen King was onto something when he set The Running Man in the year 2025. In a dystopian US divided by extreme wealth and destitution, a television network pacifies the masses with irresistibly violent...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I only mentioned Lee Pace’s tragic face mask ONCE because I am a professional
I just really wanted to see where they were going with Patti Harrison as hot Moriarty
Suspending all political and Epstein posting to say: Please, please, please, somebody pick this up! We need more Poker Face! deadline.com/2025/11/peac...
Mike Fleming Jr: Peacock Folds On ‘Poker Face’ Season 3; Rian Johnson Wants 2-Season Deal With Peter Dinklage As Lie Detector Sleuth Charlie Cale
Peacock Folds 'Poker Face' Season 3; Rian Johnson Wants A New Deal, Two Seasons With Peter Dinklage As Lie Detector Sleuth
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November 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I just really wanted to see where they were going with Patti Harrison as hot Moriarty
Sometimes a review justifies a mediocre show’s very existence, simply as inspiration. This is one such review.
The two leads are trying hard in Netflix's "The Beast in Me" but... to what end? None that I could find.
My review:
My review:
‘The Beast in Me’ Review: Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys Try Hard, but Netflix’s Cat-and-Mouse Thriller Is an Exercise in Prestige TV Monotony
A profile writer and a possible killer dance around the truth in this over-extended eight-episode series set in a wealthy enclave of Long Island.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Sometimes a review justifies a mediocre show’s very existence, simply as inspiration. This is one such review.
Wrote a bit about coercion, free will, and how the hive mind doesn’t have all the power in Pluribus.
How ‘Pluribus’ Upends the Power Dynamics of the Apocalypse
How ‘Pluribus’ Upends the Power Dynamics of the Apocalypse
By now, you probably know what Vince Gilligan's mysterious new series Pluribus is all about (and if you don't, Dustin wrote a handy explainer yesterday). In a nutshell, an alien virus infects the entire population of Earth, linking everyone's consciousness...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Wrote a bit about coercion, free will, and how the hive mind doesn’t have all the power in Pluribus.
Reposted by Tori Preston
'I Love LA,' 'The Lowdown,' 'Down Cemetery Road,' And More On Podjiba!
'I Love LA,' 'The Lowdown,' 'Down Cemetery Road,' And More On Podjiba!
Wood Talk is back! That's right, for those of you who have been waiting for our important segment highlighting the ongoing wood stacking and burning adventures of Dustin and Tori, it's finally cold enough to be relevant again! Although this...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
'I Love LA,' 'The Lowdown,' 'Down Cemetery Road,' And More On Podjiba!
It was a good night for voters- even fictional ones
'The Lowdown’ Finale Was the Perfect Election Night Chaser
'The Lowdown’ Finale Was the Perfect Election Night Chaser
When Zohran Mamdani delivered his victory speech after winning the mayoral race in New York City last night, he made a point to thank "those so often forgotten by the politics of our city... Yemeni bodega owners and Mexican abuelas,...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
It was a good night for voters- even fictional ones
He’s fine! And considering the pessimism around his casting, “fine” is a win!
Two Reasons Why Liam Hemsworth’s Substitution Works In ‘The Witcher’ Season 4
Two Reasons Why Liam Hemsworth’s Substitution Works In ‘The Witcher’ Season 4
Like a rubbernecker eyeing a crash on the side of the highway, I'll admit there was no way I wouldn't be tuning in to the latest season of Netflix's The Witcher. Sure, I like the show - and the novels,...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
He’s fine! And considering the pessimism around his casting, “fine” is a win!
I was quoted by one of my favorite writers, on one of my favorite outlets. Today was a good day.
James Gunn is few critics’ idea of a respectable auteur, but his work at Warner Bros.’s DC Studios (and Disney’s Marvel before that) is more consistently progressive, if not utopian, than any other comic-book material being put out today.
James Gunn’s American Project
James Gunn is few critics’ idea of a respectable auteur, but his work at Warner Bros.’s DC Studios (and Disney’s Marvel before that) is more consistently progressive, if not utopian, than any other comic-book material being put out today.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I was quoted by one of my favorite writers, on one of my favorite outlets. Today was a good day.
Oh hey! I was quoted in a fantastic piece by Matt Zoller Seitz on Vulture!
I am a puddle now. I am goo.
www.vulture.com/article/jame...
I am a puddle now. I am goo.
www.vulture.com/article/jame...
October 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Oh hey! I was quoted in a fantastic piece by Matt Zoller Seitz on Vulture!
I am a puddle now. I am goo.
www.vulture.com/article/jame...
I am a puddle now. I am goo.
www.vulture.com/article/jame...
Only one episode left and I’m even LESS sure how this story is going to wrap up.
Land Grabs Abound on This Week's ‘The Lowdown’
Land Grabs Abound on This Week's ‘The Lowdown’
Nobody beat up Lee this week, but the penultimate episode of The Lowdown does end with Lee staring down the barrels of a few automatic rifles, in a white power church full of ex-cons, so I guess that's something! Something...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Only one episode left and I’m even LESS sure how this story is going to wrap up.
Reposted by Tori Preston
Is It Bad 'Alien: Earth' Hasn't Been Renewed for Season 2 Yet?
Is It Bad 'Alien: Earth' Hasn't Been Renewed for Season 2 Yet?
Alien: Earth dropped its game-changing season finale back in late September, and as of this writing, Disney has very noticeably not renewed the show for Season 2 despite a crazy strong presence on the streaming charts. More importantly, how do...
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October 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Is It Bad 'Alien: Earth' Hasn't Been Renewed for Season 2 Yet?
Fell down a rabbit hole after watching a trailer for the Peacock documentary about the longest-running SNL writer and realizing it’s the bubbles guy from The Chair Company! (You probably already knew that)
Your Favorite Comedians Love Jim Downey (and You Do, Too)
Your Favorite Comedians Love Jim Downey (and You Do, Too)
Earlier this month, Peacock released a special documentary about a special guy: Jim Downey, the longest-running writer to ever work for Saturday Night Live. Now, this is not a review of Downey Wrote That, simply because watching it requires a...
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October 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Fell down a rabbit hole after watching a trailer for the Peacock documentary about the longest-running SNL writer and realizing it’s the bubbles guy from The Chair Company! (You probably already knew that)
A kid with chainsaw arms rides a shark into battle against the girl he likes, who is a bomb (literally). Not for new audiences but if you’re a fan of the show or manga, it’s a blast
The Review-Proof ‘Chainsaw Man—The Movie: Reze Arc’ Is a Wild Ride (If You Know What You’re Getting Into)
The Review-Proof ‘Chainsaw Man—The Movie: Reze Arc’ Is a Wild Ride (If You Know What You’re Getting Into)
Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc topped the US box office this weekend, bringing in over $17 million and raising its worldwide total to $108 million. The movie is an R-rated adaptation of the manga series of the same...
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October 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
A kid with chainsaw arms rides a shark into battle against the girl he likes, who is a bomb (literally). Not for new audiences but if you’re a fan of the show or manga, it’s a blast
The real gut-punch was seeing Graham Greene, obvs
Who’s Beating Up Lee in ‘The Lowdown’ This Week? Kyle MacLachlan in a Cowboy Hat!
Who’s Beating Up Lee in ‘The Lowdown’ This Week? Kyle MacLachlan in a Cowboy Hat!
This week's episode - "Old Indian Trick" - picked up right where last week's left off, with Lee meeting Donald Washberg in that gazebo outside the cop kegger. Was it finally time for Kyle MacLachlan to go full Black Lodge?...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The real gut-punch was seeing Graham Greene, obvs
Ansari couldn’t come up with a convincing reason for his character to give up easy money in “Good Fortune” and maybe thats why he didn’t turn down Riyadh either.
Review: Still Wondering Why Aziz Ansari Performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival? Watch ‘Good Fortune’
Review: Still Wondering Why Aziz Ansari Performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival? Watch ‘Good Fortune’
Can money buy happiness? We all know we should say "no" - that there is more to life than whatever luxuries money can afford, and that deep fulfillment comes from things money can't buy, like our relationships with our loved...
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October 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Ansari couldn’t come up with a convincing reason for his character to give up easy money in “Good Fortune” and maybe thats why he didn’t turn down Riyadh either.
Show just went full Rez Dogs and I love it
Who’s Beating up Lee in ‘The Lowdown’ This Week? Peter Dinklage!
Who’s Beating up Lee in ‘The Lowdown’ This Week? Peter Dinklage!
Boy oh boy, for a second there I thought this would be another episode where Lee gets by unscathed, but then Peter Dinklage punched him in the junk and saved my entire recap conceit. To be fair, though, that physical...
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October 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Show just went full Rez Dogs and I love it
This Is the Movie that Rachel McAdams Deserves
She reteams with Sam Raimi in an original film!
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October 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Someday Hamish Linklater is going to get cast as Jesse Watters and i will be so so TORN
October 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Someday Hamish Linklater is going to get cast as Jesse Watters and i will be so so TORN