August 28, 2026
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
Alabama Shakes, Before the World Blows, Buddy, Chrome, Coyote vs. Acme, Dark Matter, Dinosaur Jr., Embers to Ashes, Erykah Badu, Erykah Badu and the Alchemist, Everlast, Everything's Falling, Finding Emily, Good Grief, Gotta Get Out, I Must Be Dreaming, Idiots, Interpol, Jim James, LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian, Live!, Love Fuzzz, Mike D, Pulp, Robot Chicken, Robot Chicken adult Swim Special, Sara Bareilles, Thank You, The Alchemist, The Dog Stars, The Linda Lindas, The Warning, There Near, This Mirror Weighs a Ton, Ty Segall, US Open, Wowed Out
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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
–Buddy (Theaters)
–Coyote vs. Acme (Theaters)
–The Dog Stars (Theaters)
–Finding Emily (Theaters)
–Idiots (Theaters)
TV
–Dark Matter Season 2 Premiere (August 28 on Disney+)
-The Robot Chicken [adult swim] Special (August 30 on Adult Swim)
–LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian (September 2 on Disney+)
Music
-Alabama Shakes, I Must Be Dreaming
-Erykah Badu and the Alchemist, Before the World Blows
-Sara Bareilles, Good Grief
-Dinosaur Jr., There Near
-Everlast, Embers to Ashes
-Interpol, This Mirror Weighs a Ton
-Jim James, Wowed Out
-The Linda Lindas, Gotta Get Out
-Mike D, Thank You – A Beastie Boy’s solo debut.
-Pulp, Live!
-Ty Segall, Chrome
-Ty Segall, Love Fuzzz
-The Warning, Everything’s Falling
Sports
-US Open (August 30-September 13 on ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC) – And just like last year, the Mixed Doubles was completed the week before the main draw.
August 21, 2026
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Brandon Flowers, Conan O'Brien Must Go, Gold Album, Grace Potter, Hazel Eyes, Insidious: Out of the Further, It Ends, Jeopardy! Masters, Mutiny, Sam Smith, The Simpsons, THRASHER, Trespasser, Weezer, Yellow Mirror
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Insidious: Out of the Further (Theaters)
–It Ends (Theaters)
–Mutiny (Theaters)
TV
–Conan O’Brien Must Go Season 3 Premiere (August 21 on HBO Max) – India, Netherlands, Morocco, and Philippines are on the agenda this season.
–Jeopardy! Masters Season 4 Premiere (August 25 on ABC)
–The Simpsons, “Yellow Mirror” (August 26 on Disney+) – Yet another streaming ‘sclusie.
Music
-Brandon Flowers, THRASHER
-Grace Potter, Trespasser
-Sam Smith, Hazel Eyes
-Weezer, Weezer (Gold Album)
August 14, 2026
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
Carly Simon, Comes in Waves, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Little League World Series, Lost Weekend, Phoebe Bridgers, The End of Oak Street, The Rivals of Amziah King, The Wrong Girls, Wet Hot American Summer
As opposed to “Dry Cold Russian Winter” (h/t Scotty Auks) (CREDIT: Focus Features/Screenshot)
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 End of Oak Street (Theaters)
–The Rivals of Amziah King (Theaters)
–Wet Hot American Summer 25th Anniversary Re-Release (Theaters) – Will they be selling cans of beans at the concession stand?
–The Wrong Girls (Theaters)
TV
–It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 18 Premiere (August 17 on FXX)
Music
-Phoebe Bridgers, Lost Weekend
-Carly Simon, Comes in Waves
Sports
-Little League World Series (August 19-30 on ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC)
August 7, 2026
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Cathedral, Days, Days of Our Lives, John Carpenter, John Oliver, Late Fame, One Night Only, Super Troopers 3, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, The Mountain Goats, Tony
What a day to be alive! (CREDIT: Access Hollywood/Screenshot)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Late Fame (Theaters)
–One Night Only (Theaters)
–Super Troopers 3 (Theaters)
–Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (Theaters)
–Tony (Theaters)
TV
-John Oliver on Days of Our Lives (August 11, 12, and 14 on Peacock)
Music
-John Carpenter, Cathedral – Tie-in soundtrack to a graphic novel.
-The Mountain Goats, Days
July 31, 2026
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
Ariana Grande, ESPN Jeopardy, Futurama, I Want Your Sex, Little League Softball World Series, petal, Shaboozey, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales
What is sports? (CREDIT: Good Morning America/ABC/Screenshot)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–I Want Your Sex (Theaters)
–Spider-Man: Brand New Day (Theaters)
TV
–ESPN Jeopardy! Series Premiere (July 31 on Disney+, Hulu, and the ESPN App) – Hosted by Joe Buck.
–Futurama Season 14 (or Season 11) Premiere (August 3 on Hulu)
Music
-Ariana Grande, petal
-Shaboozey, The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales
Sports
-Little League Softball World Series (August 2-9 on ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC)
July 24, 2026
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
A*Pop, AIG Women's Open, All the Beauty, Beat Shazam, Charli XCX, Hadestown, Hadestown: The Musical, Little Miss Twain, Music Fashion Film, Pete Yorn, President Curtis, Reality Awaits, Robyn Hitchcock, Rosebush Pruning, Shania Twain, The Confuser, The Strokes, The Thread, Tyla, Willow, Women's Open
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Hadestown: The Musical (Theaters) – A Broadway show comes to the big screen.
–Rosebush Pruning (Theaters)
TV
–President Curtis Series Premiere (July 26 on Adult Swim) – Rick and Morty spinoff with Keith David in the title role.
–Beat Shazam Season Premiere (July 28 on FOX)
Music
-Charli XCX, Music, Fashion, Film
-Robyn Hitchcock, The Confuser
-The Strokes, Reality Awaits
-Shania Twain, Little Miss Twain
-Tyla, A*Pop
-WILLOW, The Thread
-Pete Yorn, All the Beauty
Sports
-AIG Women’s Open (July 30-August 2 on Golf Channel and NBC)
July 17, 2026
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Beautiful Mess, Daughter from Hell, Gin Wigmore, Gracie Abrams, King of the Hill, Oh yeah?, Steve Lacy, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, The Odyssey, Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
A Quartet of Failures (CREDIT: HBO Max/Screenshot)
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 Odyssey (Theaters)
TV
–King of the Hill Season 15 (July 20 on Hulu)
–Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (July 22 on ABC)
–Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Series Premiere (July 23 on HBO Max) – The Sheldonverse expands.
Music
-Gracie Abrams, Daughter from Hell
-Steve Lacy, Oh yeah?
-Gin Wigmore, Beautiful Mess
July 10, 2026
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
A ? of When, ADAM, Adam Lambert, ESPYs, Evil Dead Burn, Finn Wolfhard, Fire from the Hip, Foreign Tongues, Frozen Charlotte, Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, Jack White, Kelela, Loveland, New Avatar, Panda Bear, Panda Bear & Sonic, Rolling Stones, Sonic, Suki Waterhouse, Sungazer, The Hawk, The Open Championship, The Temper Trap
Will there be a cameo from Hawk Tuah in The Hawk? (CREDIT: Colleen E Hayes/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
–Evil Dead Burn (Theaters)
–Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (Theaters)
TV
-ESPYs (July 15 on ABC) – Hosted by Marcello Hernández.
–The Hawk Season 1 (July 16 on Netflix) – Will Ferrell & Golf.
Music
-Kelela, New Avatar
-Adam Lambert, ADAM
-Panda Bear & Sonic, A ? of When
-Rolling Stones, Foreign Tongues
-The Temper Trap, Sungazer
-Finn Wolfhard, Fire from the Hip
-Jack White, Frozen Charlotte
-Suki Waterhouse, Loveland
Sports
-Open Championship (July 16-19 on NBC, USA, and Peacock) – Striking the balls at Royal Birkdale
July 6, 2026
jmunney
Awards Shows, Emmys, Television
Dropout, Emmy Wish List, Emmy wishlist, Emmys, Game Changer, Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, Make Some Noise, Pluribus, Sam Reich, Solar Opposites, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, The Muppet Show, The Paper, This Is a Gardening Show, Very Important People
I’ve been an Emmy winner this whole time! (CREDIT: Dropout/Screenshot)
Well, those dang Emmy nominations are going to be revealed on Wednesday, July 8, and as per usual, I’m going to spotlight some programs and performers that I would like to see recognized. As is my wont, my focus will be on those with a lack of previous nominations and/or those with long odds.
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July 3, 2026
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
Celebrity Family Feud, Confessions II, Deep Purple, Evian Championship, General Hospital, John Oliver, Madonna, Minions & Monsters, Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, Press Your Luck, Simpsley, SPLAT!, The Simpsons
This generally seems like a good idea (CREDIT: Christine Bartolucci/Disney)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Minions & Monsters (Theaters)
TV
-John Oliver Guest Starring on General Hospital (July 2, 3, and 6 on ABC)
–The Simpsons: “Simpsley” (July 3 on Disney+) – Another streaming exclusive.
–Celebrity Family Feud Season Premiere (July 9 on ABC)
–Press Your Luck Season Premiere (July 9 on ABC)
Music
-Deep Purple, SPLAT!
-Madonna, Confessions II
Sports
-Evian Championship (July 9-12 on Golf Channel) – Golfing in France.
-Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest (July 4 on ESPN2)
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