That’s Auntertainment! Episode 57: Summer Olympics

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Bob joins the Five-Timers Club as he helps Aunt Beth and Jeff keep the Olympic flame alight.

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 7/26/24

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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
Deadpool & Wolverine (Theaters) – I’m half-excited for this movie.
Dìdi (Theaters)

TV
Futurama Season* Premiere (July 29 on Hulu) – *I don’t know what season it is. This show’s seasons have been counted in so many different ways.

Music
-Ice Spice, Y2K!
-Rakim, G.O.D.s NETWORK: REB7RTH

Sports
-2024 Paris Summer Olympics (July 26-August 11 on NBC, USA, CNBC, E!, Golf Channel, Telemundo, Universo, Peacock)

Podcasts
Middling (Premieres July 31) – Rewatching The Middle.

That’s Auntertainment! Episode 42: Winter Olympics

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Jeff and Aunt Beth welcome Jack from the Greendale Human Podcasters to discuss the snow, and the ice, and all the rest of it. That’s right, it’s Winter Olympics Time!

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 2/4/22

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Suspicion (CREDIT: Apple TV+)

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

Movies
Jackass Forever (Theaters)
Lingui, The Sacred Bonds (Theaters)
Moonfall (Theaters)
The Worst Person in the World (Theaters)
New York Ninja (2/10 in New York) – A movie shot in 1984, but only recently completed. (It’s arriving in theaters in various cities on various dates.)

TV
Suspicion Series Premiere (February 4 on Apple TV+) – I’m mostly watching this for Elizabeth Henstridge.
Jeopardy! National College Championship Premiere (February 8-22 on ABC)
Disenchantment Part 4 (February 9 on Netflix)

Music
-Animal Collective, Time Skiffs
-Korn, Requiem
-Mitski, Laurel Hell

Sports
-2022 Winter Olympics (February 2-20 on NBC, USA, CNBC, and Peacock) – The opening ceremony is on February 4, but some events start before that.

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 7/23/21

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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
Old (Theaters) – Shyamalan on the Beach.

TV
Ted Lasso Season 2 Premiere (July 23 on Apple TV+)

Music
-David Crosby, For Free
-Jackson Browne, Downhill from Everywhere

Sports
-2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics (July 23-August 8 on the NBC family of networks) – Thousands of hours of athletics, hopefully not as many infections.

 

What Won TV? – August 14-August 20, 2016

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In this feature, I look back at each day of the past week and determine what shows “won TV” for the night. That is, I consider every episode of television I watched that aired on a particular day and declare which was the best.

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Sunday – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Monday – Olympics, featuring King of the 800 David Rudisha
Tuesday – Difficult People
Wednesday – Mr. Robot
Thursday – The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, because we should not confuse cancellation with failure
Friday – The Eric Andre Show
Saturday – Olympics: the 4×400‘s were fun

What Won TV? – August 7-August 13, 2016

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In this feature, I look back at each day of the past week and determine what shows “won TV” for the night. That is, I consider every episode of television I watched that aired on a particular day and declare which was the best.

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Sunday – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver #Investifarted
Monday – UnREAL
Tuesday – Not Safe with Nikki Glaser
Wednesday – I have no trouble imagining a world gone insane with Mr. Robot
Thursday – Olympics: the Simones have it
Friday – Olympics: all 800m of Katie Ledecky
Saturday – Olympics, particularly Monica Puig for Puerto Rico

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What Won TV? – July 31-August 6, 2016

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In this feature, I look back at each day of the past week and determine what shows “won TV” for the night. That is, I consider every episode of television I watched that aired on a particular day and declare which was the best.

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Sunday – The Night Of
Monday – Angie Tribeca
Tuesday – Whose Line is it Anyway?
Wednesday – Mr. Robot, because Elliot and Angela finally had a chance this season to say that they miss each other
Thursday – Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions Encore Presentation
Friday – The Eric Andre Show
Saturday – Olympics: Katinka Hosszu is my favorite champ so far.