Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 6/23/23

June 23, 2023

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I’m a Pisces (CREDIT: Prime Video/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
–No Hard Feelings (Theaters)

TV
–Break Point Season 1 Part 2 (Dropped June 21 on Netflix) – I meant to include this in last week’s edition.
–I’m a Virgo Series Premiere (June 23 on Amazon Prime) – Boots Riley’s show about a 13-foot-tall dude.
–grown-ish Season 6 Premiere (June 28 on Freeform) – Final Season Alert!
–The Chase Season Premiere (June 29 on ABC)
–Generation Gap Season 2 Premiere (June 29 on ABC)

Music
-Big Freedia, Central City
-Kelly Clarkson, Chemistry
-Albert Hammond Jr., Melodies on Hiatus
-Kim Petras, Feed the Beast
-Portugal. The Man, Chris Black Changed My Life

SNL Recap January 7, 2012: Charles Barkley/Kelly Clarkson

January 8, 2012

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Is there pomegranate in this soy milk?

Cold Opening – A Message from Rick Santorum
SNL seems to have decided that there is no need for a real impression of Rick Santorum, probably because – well, how many people know about Santorum?  Apparently, though, he might make some noise in the primary, so Andy might have to do a bit of work eventually.  For now, though, this opening proves that there is enough material to overcome that lack of an impression, namely, Santorum’s relentless campaigning and how that may go up against his personality, particularly with that money line about San Francisco. B-

Charles Barkley’s Monologue
Not so much a monologue as much as it was Sir Charles saying a few funny things and hoping to be done with it relatively quickly.  The (admittedly dated) Muggsy Bogues line got a chuckle out of me and reminded me of his cameo during Barkley’s first hosting appearance in ’93. B-

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