September 11, 2020
jmunney
Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
American Dad!, American Head, Archer, Creative Arts Emmys, Drew Barrymore, Emmys, Jeopardy!, The Drew Barrymore Show, The Flaming Lips
Archer Season 11 (CREDIT: YouTube Screenshot)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
TV
–Jeopardy! Season 37 Premiere (September 14, check local listings)
–American Dad! 300th Episode (September 14 on TBS)
–The Drew Barrymore Show Series Premiere – Everybody loves Drew!
–Archer Season 11 Premiere (September 16 on FXX) – Returning to the core premise after several seasons afield.
-Creative Arts Emmys Days 1-4 (Streaming September 14-17 on Emmys.com)
Music
-The Flaming Lips, American Head
September 4, 2020
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Television
Charlie Kaufman, Christopher Nolan, i'm thinking of ending things, Lamorne Morris, Tenet, Woke
Tenet (CREDIT: YouTube 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
–Tenet (In theaters, apparently) – I don’t know when I’ll actually be seeing Christopher Nolan’s latest, but I’ll see it at some point.
–i’m thinking of ending things (Streaming on Netflix) – The kooky latest from Charlie Kaufman.
TV
–Woke Season 1 (September 9 on Hulu) – Starring Lamorne Morris!
August 28, 2020
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
A.P. Bio, Bill & Ted Face the Music, Club Future Nostalgia, Disclosure, Dua Lipa, Energy, Katy Perry, Smile, The New Mutants, Video Music Awards, VMAs
A.P BIO — “Disgraced” Episode 302 — Pictured: (l-r) Glenn Howerton as Jack Griffin, Allisyn Snyder as Heather — (CREDIT: Chris Haston/Peacock)
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 New Mutants (Theaters) – I’m still not convinced this long-delayed movie is actually coming out! (Or that it’s safe to go to the theater yet.)
–Bill & Ted Face the Music (Theaters and On Demand)
TV
–A.P. Bio Season 3 (September 3 on Peacock) – One of the funniest sitcoms out there right now!
Music on TV
-2020 MTV Video Music Awards (August 30 on MTV)
Music
-Disclosure, Energy
-Dua Lipa, Club Future Nostalgia: The Remix Album
-Katy Perry, Smile
August 21, 2020
jmunney
Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Podcasts, Television
Imploding the Mirage, Lauren Lapkus, Newcomers, Nicole Byer, NXIVM, Podcasts, RuPaul's Drag Race Vegas Revue, The Killers, The Vow
Newcomers Podcast
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
TV
–RuPaul’s Drag Race Vegas Revue Series Premiere (August 21 on VH1)
–The Vow Series Premiere (August 23 on HBO) – Docuseries about the NXIVM cult.
Music
-The Killers, Imploding the Mirage
Podcasts
–Newcomers Season 2 – Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus watched Star Wars for the first time, and now they’re watching Lord of the Rings for the first time.
August 14, 2020
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Television
black-ish, Lovecraft Country, Magic Camp, Podcasts, Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies, The AP Bio Podcast
CREDIT: HBO
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Magic Camp (August 14 on Disney+) – Gillian Jacobs is in this.
–Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (August 18 On Demand)
TV
–black-ish, “Please, Baby, Please” (Now Streaming on Hulu) – An episode that was pulled from the schedule a couple of years ago has finally seen the light day.
–Lovecraft Country Series Premiere (August 16 on HBO)
Podcasts
–The AP Bio Podcast – A new podcast about one of my favorite NBC/Peacock sitcoms!
August 7, 2020
jmunney
Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Folklore, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Paradiso, Taylor Swift, The Sloppy Boys
MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.: “The End is at Hand/What We’re Fighting For” (CREDIT: Mitch Haaseth/ABC)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
TV
–Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Series Finale (August 12 on ABC)
Music
A couple of albums from the last few weeks whose releases snuck up on me:
-The Sloppy Boys, Paradiso
-Taylor Swift, Folklore
July 31, 2020
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Television
An American Pickle, Beyoncé, Black is King, Muppets Now, Star Trek: Lower Decks, The Go-Gos
CREDIT: YouTube 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
–Black is King (July 31 on Disney+) – A new visual album from Beyoncé.
–An American Pickle (August 6 on HBO Max)
TV
–The Go-Go’s (July 31 on Showtime)
–Muppets Now Series Premiere (July 31 on Disney+) – It’s time to play the music again!
–Star Trek: Lower Decks Series Premiere (August 6 on CBS All Access) – The first animated series in Trek history.
July 24, 2020
jmunney
Entertainment To-Do List, Sports, Television
Alison Brie, Dave Franco, NBA Countdown, The Rental
CREDIT: YouTube 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 Rental (July 24 on Demand) – Dave Franco directs his wife Alison Brie!
TV
-NBA Countdown: NBA Restart (July 25 on ABC)
July 23, 2020
jmunney
Awards Shows, Emmys, Television
$100000 Pyramid, 2020 Emmys, Conan, Emmy Wish List, Emmys, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Holey Moley, Last Week Tonight, Match Game, RuPaul's Drag Race, Saturday Night Live, Sherman's Showcase, The Masked Singer, To Tell the Truth, Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, Whose Line is it Anyway?
CREDIT: ABC; IFC
The 2020 Emmy nominations will be announced on July 28. As per annual tradition, I have assembled a Wish List for as many categories as I have something to say about. There is no minimum or maximum number per category, nor is there any strict adherence to official Emmy rules. And of course, there is the necessary caveat that I have not seen everything. Even with much of the country shut down for the past few months, that’s impossible.
Now that I have made my way through the avalanche of award-worth Dramas, Comedies, and Limited Series, it’s time to get a little silly with the Variety shows. And this year, I decided to also talk about Reality, as there are enough competition shows that I plainly love to be able to fill out a ballot.
Conan is my top choice among the talkies, as Mr. O’Brien and company adapted quite naturally to the new reality of at-home production and Zoom interviews. The Soul Train/American Bandstand homage that is Sherman’s Showcase is the easy choice in Sketch Series; seriously folks, you gotta check this show out. And while I don’t always include SNL in the field, it earned a spot this year thanks to the resiliency demonstrated in its at-home episodes.
Moving on to Reality, where my Competition Program picks are dominated by game shows, naturally enough. At the top of the heap is the mini-golf showcase Holey Moley, one of the most purely fun and positive shows on the air right now. And Joe Tessitore and Rob Riggle are the perfect silly/serious M.C. pair to present the whole shebang.
KEY:
Bold=My winner
CREDIT: YouTube Screenshot
Variety Talk Series
CONAN
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
More
July 22, 2020
jmunney
Awards Shows, Emmys, Television
2020 Emmys, Bad Education, Devs, Dispatches From Elsewhere, Emmy Wish List, Emmys, Mrs. America, Normal People, Quiz, The Plot Against America, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend, Watchmen
CREDIT: YouTube Screenshot
The 2020 Emmy nominations will be announced on July 28. As per annual tradition, I have assembled a Wish List for as many categories as I have something to say about. There is no minimum or maximum number per category, nor is there any strict adherence to official Emmy rules. And of course, there is the necessary caveat that I have not seen everything. Even with much of the country shut down for the past few months, that’s impossible.
(Check out my previously published thoughts on Drama and Comedy.)
It was a banner year for Limited Series, or at least it was a banner year for Limited Series being on my radar. Damon Lindelof and Co.’s take on Watchmen is the cream of the crop, although it’s not my top pick in most of the acting categories. That would be the very unique Dispatches From Elsewhere, which goes 3 out of 4 and misses out only Lead Actress due to having nobody in the running in that field. As for the rest of the nominations, I had a lot of fun spreading the love around to the likes of the passionate lovers of Normal People, the game show freaks of Quiz, the political ladies of Mrs. America, the politically concerned citizens of The Plot Against America, and Nick Offerman’s glorious beard.
KEY:
Bold=My winner
Limited Series
Devs
Dispatches From Elsewhere
Mrs. America
Normal People
The Plot Against America
Quiz
Watchmen
More
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