Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Welcome to Gacekblog 2017


Gacekblog is a supplementary resource for Mr. Gacek's classes. You will find links and posts related to Geography, Politics, Literature, Soccer, Popular Culture, Kombucha, and various things Mr. Gacek finds interesting.

Gacekblog is not a homework blog. Homework due dates for Mr. Gacek's classes can be found on TeacherEase.

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Sunday, June 11, 2017

Favorite Shows of All Time!!

1. The Wire, HBO, 2002-2008, 5 seasons
2. Freaks and Geeks, NBC, 1999-2000
3. The Sopranos, HBO, 1999-2007, 6 seasons
4. Twin Peaks, ABC, 1990-1991, 2 seasons
5. My So-Called Life, ABC, 1994-1995
6. Mad Men, AMC, 2007-2015, 7 seasons
7. Seinfeld, NBC, 1989-1998, 9 seasons
8. Breaking Bad, AMC, 2008-2013, 5 seasons
9. Succession, HBO, 2018-2023, 4 seasons
10. Friday Night Lights, NBC, 2006-2011, 5 seasons
11. Deadwood, HBO, 2004-2006, 3 seasons
12. Patriot, Amazon, 2017-2018, 2 seasons 
13. Veep, HBO, 2013-2019, 7 seasons
14. Lost, ABC, 2004-2010, 6 seasons
15. The Americans, FX, 2013-2018, 6 seasons
16. Better Call Saul, AMC, 2015-2022, 6 seasons
17. The Simpsons, FOX, 1989-2022, 33 seasons
18. Cheers, NBC, 1982-1993, 11 seasons
19. Reservation Dogs, FX/Hulu, 2021-2022, 2 seasons
20. The Office, BBC Two, 2001-2003, 2 seasons
21. Parks and Recreation, NBC, 2009-2015, 7 seasons
22. The Office, NBC, 2005-2013, 9 seasons
23. Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO, 2000-2021, 11 seasons
24. Louie, FX, 2010-2015, 5 seasons
25. The Great, Hulu, 2020-2023, 3 seasons
26. Better Things, FX, 2016-2022, 5 seasons
27. Perpetual Grace, Ltd., Epix, 2019
28. Fleabag, BBC Three, 2016-2019, 2 seasons
29. The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1992-1998, 6 seasons
30. Derry Girls, Channel 4, 2018-2022, 3 seasons
31. Rectify, Sundance, 2013-2016, 4 seasons
32. Bunheads, ABC Family, 2012-2013
33. NewsRadio, NBC, 1995-1999, 5 seasons
34. Undeclared, FOX, 2001-2002
35. Barry, HBO, 2018-2023, 4 seasons
36. Broad City, Comedy Central, 2014-2019, 5 seasons
37. The Cosby Show, NBC, 1984-1992, 8 seasons
38. Flight of the Conchords, HBO, 2007-2009, 2 seasons
39. The IT Crowd, Channel 4, 2006-2010, 4 seasons
40. Once & Again, ABC, 1999-2002, 3 seasons
41. The Wonder Years, ABC, 1988-1993, 6 seasons
42. Arrested Development, FOX, 2003-2006, 3 seasons
43. Skins, E4, 2007-2008 (Seasons 1-2 only)
44. Sex Education, Netflix, 2019-2023, 4 seasons
45. Detectorists, BBC Four, 2014-2017, 3 seasons
46. Please Like Me, ABC2/ABC (Australia), 2013-2016, 4 seasons
47. Square Pegs, CBS, 1982-83
48. Bored to Death, HBO, 2009-2011, 3 seasons
49. Normal People, BBC Three, 2020
50. The End of the F***ing World, Channel 4, 2017 (season 1 only)
51. Teenage Bounty Hunters, Netflix, 2020
52. True Detective, HBO, 2014 (Season 1 only)
53. Party Down, Starz, 2009-2010/2023, 3 seasons
54. Mare of Easttown, HBO, 2021
55. The Underground Railroad, Amazon, 2021
56. The White Lotus, HBO, 2021-22, 2 seasons
57. Bad Sisters, Apple, 2022
58. Trying, Apple, 2020-2022, 3 season
59. The Mindy Project, FOX/Hulu, 2012-2017, 6 seasons
60. Schitt's Creek, CBC, 2015-2020, 6 seasons
61. Siblings, BBC Three, 2014-2016, 2 seasons 
62. Master of None, Netflix, 2015-2017 (seasons 1 & 2 only)
63. Horace and Pete, Hulu, 2016
64. The Good Place, NBC, 2016-2020, 4 seasons
65. Yellowjackets, Showtime, 2021-2022, 1 season
66. Terriers, FX, 2010
67. Entourage, HBO, 2004-2011, 8 seasons
68. The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman, IFC, 2006-2007, 2 seasons
69. One Mississippi, Amazon, 2015-17, 2 seasons
70. True Blood, HBO, 2008 (season 1 only)
71. The Corner, HBO, 2000
72. The Mighty Boosh, BBC Three, 2004-2007, 3 seasons
73. King of the Hill, FOX, 1997-2010, 13 seasons
74 Severance, Apple, 2022
75. Everything's Gonna Be Okay, Hulu, 2020-2021, 2 seasons
76. Girls, HBO, 2012-2017, 6 seasons
77. Six Feet Under, HBO, 2001-2005, 5 seasons
78. Enlightened, HBO, 2011-2013, 2 seasons
79. Looking For Alaska, Hulu, 2019
80. Happy Endings, ABC, 2011-2013, 3 seasons
81. The Jinx, HBO, 2015
82. Love, Netflix, 2016-2018, 3 seasons
83. Nathan For You, Comedy Central, 2013-2017, 4 seasons
84. The Pursuit of Love, BBC One, 2021
85. The Rehearsal, HBO, 2022
86. Fleishman is in Trouble, FX/Hulu, 2022
87. Never Have I Ever, Netflix, 2020-2023, 4 seasons
88. Ted Lasso, Apple, 2020-23, 3 seasons
89. First Day, ABC Me (Australia), 2020-2022, 2 seasons
90. What We Do in the Shadows, FX, 2019-2023, 5 seasons
91. High School, Amazon, 2023 
92. Back, Channel 4, 2017-2021, 2 seasons
93. American High, PBS, 2001
94. Catastrophe, Channel 4, 2015-2019, 4 seasons
95. Hung, HBO, 2009-2011, 3 seasons
96. Starstruck, BBC, 2021-2022, 2 seasons
97. Legit, FX, 2013-2014, 2 seasons
98. Station Eleven, HBO Max, 2021-2022
99. Only Murders in the Building, Hulu, 2021-2022, 2 seasons
100. Bupkis, Peacock, 2023 
101. The Sex Lives of College Girls, HBO Max, 2021-2022, 2 seasons
102. Family Tree, HBO, 2013
103. Summer Heights High, ABC (Australia), 2007
104. Don't Forget the Driver, BBC Two, 2019
105. The Family, Netflix, 2019
106. Better Off Ted, ABC, 2009-2010, 2 seasons
107. Almost Fly, Warner TV Serie (Germany), 2022
108. Spaced, Channel 4, 1999-2001, 2 seasons
109. Happily Never After, RUV (Iceland), 2019
110. Friends, NBC, 1994-2004, 10 seasons
111. Platonic, Apple, 2023
112. The Dropout, Hulu, 2022
113. The Serpent, BBC, 2021
114. Welcome to Flatch, FOX, 2022-2023, 2 seasons
115. Stath Lets Flats, Channel 4, 2018-2022, 3 seasons
116. Married, FX, 2014-2015, 2 seasons
117. Bent, NBC, 2012
118. The Story of Late Night, CNN, 2021
119. The History of the Sitcom, CNN, 2021
120. The History of Comedy, CNN, 2017-2018, 2 seasons
121. Forever, Amazon, 2018
122. Mulaney, FOX, 2014-2015

Currently Watching:
Moonlighting s2, ABC via Hulu
This Country s3, BBC Three via DVD
Yellowjackets s2, Showtime
Mary Tyler Moore s4, CBS via Hulu
The Rockford Files s1, NBC via Blu-ray
Poker Face, Peacock
Only Murders in the Building s3, Hulu

Partially Completed But Would Like to Finish Some Day:
Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix, 1 of 4 seasons
Fargo, FX, 2 of 4 seasons
Homicide: Life on the Street, NBC, 1 of 7 seasons
Baskets, FX, 1 of 4 seasons
Casual, Hulu, 2 of 4 seasons
Silicon Valley, HBO, 2 of 5 seasons
Lodge 49, AMC, 1 of 2 seasons
Happy Valley, BBC One, 1 of 3 seasons
Extras, BBC Two, 1 of 2 seasons
Letterkenny, Crave, 1 of 9 seasons
Oz, HBO, 1 of 6 seasons
PEN15, Hulu, 2 of 3 seasons
Hacks, HBO Max, 1 of 2 seasons
Rutherford Falls, Peacock, 1 of 2 seasons
Somebody Somewhere, HBO, 1 0f 2 seasons

Episodes Watched Non-Sequentially and Would Need to Re-Watch to Properly Rank: The Twilight Zone, The A-Team, Magnum P.I., C.H.I.P.s, The Dukes of Hazard, Miami Vice, Family Ties, Night Court, Gilmore Girls, Malcolm in the Middle, Community, 30 Rock, Modern Family, Roseanne, M*A*S*H, Taxi, South Park, New Girl, Ed, Frasier, My Name is Earl.

Partially Completed With No Real Interest in Continuing: You, Weeds, Transparent, Big Love, How to Make it in America, The Affair, Stranger Things, A.P Bio, Teachers (TV Land), Orange is the New Black, Veronica Mars, Togetherness, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, You're The Worst, Eastbound & Down.

Watchlist: The Leftovers, Hannibal, Sports Night,  Halt & Catch Fire, The Deuce, Atlanta, Treme, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The West Wing, Russian Doll, The Queen's Gambit, The Bear, Toast of London (Britbox), Teachers (Channel 4/Amazon), Beef, Remember WENN, Bob's Burgers, BoJack Horseman, The Shield.

Waiting for these to some day become available to watch: Brooklyn Bridge, Frank's Place, The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd.

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

World Religions Map


Follow this Link. Zoom in with '+' and '-' icons. Toggle between religions by clicking on 'MENU' in upper right corner.

Source: PBS

College Mascot Family Tree


Click this Link. Left-click image to zoom in. Use scroll-bars at bottom and right of image to move across the chart.

Source: Deadspin

Saturday, January 28, 2017

The Gambia

President Barrow, left, was seen off at Dakar airport by President Sall of Senegal (Getty Images)
You can read about Presdent Adama Barrow's return to The Gambia and see footage of his arrival on this BBC News page.


Friday, January 27, 2017

The Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index


The Economist magazine from the United Kingdom updated their Democracy Index of the world's governments. Follow this link to visit their interactive map.