Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 6/21/19

June 21, 2019

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Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.

Movies
–Anna (Theatrically Nationwide) – Sasha Luss’ big break.
–Child’s Play (Theatrically Nationwide) – Decent as far as remakes go.
–Toy Story 4 (Theatrically Nationwide)
–Wild Rose (Limited Theatrically)

TV
–Legion Season 3 Premiere (June 24 on FX) – The final chapter begins.

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Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 6/14/19

June 14, 2019

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Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.

Movies
–The Dead Don’t Die (Moderate Theatrically)

TV
-2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards (June 17 on MTV)
–Whose Line is it Anyway? Season 15 Premiere (June 17 on The CW) – The improv games will never end!
–Alternatino with Arturo Castro Series Premiere (June 18 on Comedy Central)
–The Detour Season 4 Premiere (June 18 on TBS)
–Drunk History Season 6 Midseason Premiere (June 18 on Comedy Central)
-AFI Life Achievement Award: Denzel Washington (June 20 on TNT)
–Holey Moley Series Premiere (June 20 on ABC) – So many Fun & Games.
–Family Food Fight Series Premiere (June 20 on ABC)

James Holzhauer: A Jeopardy Postmortem

June 8, 2019

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After 32 winning campaigns in a row, Jeopardy James Holzhauer was finally felled on his 33rd game on Monday, June 3, 2019 to user experience librarian Emma Boettcher. His total number of games won and money earned ($2,464,216) in regular, non-tournament shows are second to only Ken Jennings in Jeopardy! history. Of course, what is most impressive about his run was the unprecedented volume of his winnings, as he nearly surpassed Jennings’ money total ($2,522,700 in 75 games) in less than half the time. This begs the question: has Holzhauer changed the game permanently?

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Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 6/7/19

June 7, 2019

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Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.

Movies
–The Last Black Man in San Francisco (Limited Theatrically)

TV
So many game shows!
-73rd Annual Tony Awards (June 9 on CBS)
–Celebrity Family Feud Season Premiere (June 9 on ABC)
–The $100,000 Pyramid Season Premiere (June 9 on ABC)
–Big Little Lies Season 2 Premiere (June 9 on HBO)
–Pose Season 2 Premiere (June 11 on FX)
–Press Your Luck Reboot Series Premiere (June 11 on ABC)
–Card Sharks Reboot Series Premiere (June 12 on ABC)
–Match Game Season Premiere (June 12 on ABC)
–Baskets Season 4 Premiere (June 13 on FX) – Top-notch FX drama and comedy is burning up the summer!

Music
-Silversun Pickups, Widow’s Weeds

Jmunney’s 2019 Summer TV Preview

June 3, 2019

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I don’t normally write up a Summer TV Preview, but after looking over what’s set to premiere these coming hot (and sexy) months, I felt compelled to say something.

First off, it really feels like we’re living in a new Golden Era of Game Shows, particularly thanks to ABC, which is enthusiastically committed to its Summer Fun & Games lineup. In addition to returning favorites like Pyramid and Celebrity Family Feud, 2019 is bringing us reboots of Card Sharks (hosted by Joel McHale) and Press Your Luck (hosted by Elizabeth Banks), and on top of that, there’s the premiere of the new “extreme” mini-golf show Holey Moley.

Scanning over what else we’ve got, it seems like there are more scripted series that I watch than ever airing in the summer months. Don’t the networks know I like to get some fresh air? TV gods, please have mercy on me if I can’t keep up-to-date with everything.

And finally, mention must be made of FOX’s What Just Happened??!, an aftershow hosted by Fred Savage. But here’s the catch: it’s an aftershow that consists of discussions of a mothership show that doesn’t actually exist. Sounds perfectly tailor-made for me, and hopefully some of you are intrigued as well.

Listed below are all the shows I am planning on checking out from June through August, along with their premiere dates. For a more complete list of summer shows, click here.

Game Shows
Beat Shazam (Premiered May 20 on FOX)
Celebrity Family Feud (June 9 on ABC)
The $100,000 Pyramid (June 9 on ABC)
Big Little Lies (June 9 on HBO)
Press Your Luck (June 11 on ABC)
Card Sharks (June 12 on ABC)
Match Game (June 12 on ABC)
Holey Moley (June 20 on ABC)
Family Food Fight (June 20 on ABC)
Hollywood Game Night (July 11 on NBC)

Straightforward(ish) Sitcoms and Dramas
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Premiered May 10 on ABC)
Archer: 1999 (Premiered May 29 on FXX)
Black Mirror (June 5 on Netflix)
grown-ish (June 5 on Freeform)
The Handmaid’s Tale (June 5 on Hulu)
Pose (June 11 on FX)
Baskets (June 13 on FX)
The Detour (June 18 on TBS)
Legion (June 24 on FX)
GLOW (August 9 on Netflix)

Oddballs and Outliers
Whose Line is it Anyway? (June 17 on The CW)
Alternatino (June 18 on Comedy Central)
Drunk History (June 18 on Comedy Central)
What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage (June 30 on FOX)

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 5/31/19

May 31, 2019

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CREDIT: Netflix

Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.

Movies
–Ma (Theatrically Nationwide)
–Rocketman (Theatrically Nationwide) – One of the best music biopics in quite some time!

TV
–Miranda Sings Live…Your Welcome (June 4 on Netflix)
–Black Mirror Season 5 (June 5 on Netflix) – Miley finally joins the Mirror-verse!
–grown-ish Season 2 Midseason Premiere (June 5 on Freeform)
–The Handmaid’s Tale Season 3 Premiere (June 5 on Hulu)

The Best of SNL Season 44

May 26, 2019

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Saturday Night Live Season 44 is over, and somehow we survived! I’ve got my rundown below of what I thought was the best in various categories. As for the top sketches, my in-depth ranking can be found here. If you have your own rankings or other SNL-related thoughts and concerns, please let me know!

Most Valuable Cast Member
The longest-tenured cast member of all time felt perhaps the most essential he ever has, and a trio of ladies consistently delivered lived-in character work.
Kenan Thompson
Runners-Up:
Cecily Strong
Heidi Gardner
Kate McKinnon

Best Hosts
What took so long for the Sandman to return? And for Dame Emma to debut for that matter?
1. Adam Sandler
2. Liev Schreiber
3. John Mulaney
4. Kit Harington
5. Emma Thompson

Best Monologues
SNL has almost completely given up on the monologue, so thank the comedy gods that stand-ups still sometimes stop by.
1. John Mulaney
2. Paul Rudd
3. Seth Meyers
4. Jonah Hill

Best Musical Guests
Guitar skills go a long way.
1. Gary Clark Jr.
2. Tame Impala
3. Paul Simon
4. Maggie Rogers

Best Weekend Update Segments
Drug culture never went away at SNL, it just got weirder.
1. Terry Fink
2. Colin and Michael Swap Jokes
3. Elizabeth Warren

Best Episodes
Early May is often a sweet spot.
1. Adam Sandler/Shawn Mendes
2. Kit Harington/Sara Bareilles
3. Liev Schreiber/Lil Wayne
4. John Mulaney/Thomas Rhett

Best Quotes
Both courtesy of Heidi Gardner.
1. “Pikachu can get it.”
2. “I’m so horny I could cry.”

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