February 7, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
Armand, Becoming Led Zeppelin, Critics Choice Awards, Dream Theater, Heart Eyes, Parasomnia, Puppy Bowl, Sharon Van Etten, Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, Super Bowl, Super Bowl LIX, The Floor, The Masked Singer, The Simpsons
CREDIT: FOX/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
–Armand (Theaters) – Starring the Worst Person in the World
–Becoming Led Zeppelin (Theaters)
–Heart Eyes (Theaters)
TV
-Critics Choice Awards (February 7 on E!) – Hosted by Chelsea Handler; rescheduled from both January 12 and January 26.
–The Floor Season 3 Premiere (February 9 on FOX) – The post-Super Bowl slot.
–Puppy Bowl XXI (February 9 on Animal Planet, Discovery, TBS, truTV, Max and discovery+)
–The Masked Singer Season 13 Premiere (February 12 on FOX)
–The Simpsons: “The Past and the Furious” (February 12 on Disney+) – Another streaming exclusive.
Music
-Dream Theater, Parasomnia
-Sharon Van Etten, Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory
Sports
-Super Bowl LIX (February 9 on FOX and Tubi) – Eagles v. Chiefs, again.
September 20, 2024
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
143, 7, A Different Man, Bright Eyes, Colin From Accounts, Five Dice All Threes, Flow Control Lucidity, In Waves, Jamie xx, Joan As Police Woman, Kate Pierson, Katy Perry, Lemons Limes & Orchids, Like All Before You, Nelly Furtado, Neon Trees, Never Let Go, Radios and Rainbows, Sink Your Teeth, The Floor, The Masked Singer, The Substance, The Voidz, Thurston Moore
By my accounting, there’s a lot of TV to watch this Fall (CREDIT: Paramount Plus/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
–A Different Man (Theaters)
–Never Let Go (Theaters)
–The Substance (Theaters) – Gimme (Demi) Moore (of Margaret Qualley).
TV
–The Masked Singer Season 12 Premiere (September 25 on FOX)
–The Floor Season 2 Premiere (September 25 on FOX) – There are even more spaces on the floor this year!
–Colin From Accounts Season 2 Premiere (September 26 on Paramount+)
Music
-Bright Eyes, Five Dice, All Threes
-Nelly Furtado, 7
-Joan As Police Woman, Lemons, Limes & Orchids
-Thurston Moore, Flow Control Lucidity
-Neon Trees, Sink Your Teeth
-Katy Perry, 143 – Will I love it?
-Kate Pierson, Radios and Rainbows
-The Voidz, Like All Before You
-Jamie xx, In Waves
March 1, 2024
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
Bruce Dickinson, Dune: Part Two, Parallel Realms, Problemista, STRFKR, The Mandrake Project, The Masked Singer, The Tennis Slam
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Dune: Part Two (Theaters)
–Problemista (Theaters)
TV
–The Masked Singer Season 11 Premiere (March 6 on FOX) – Rita Ora takes over for Nicole as a judge this season.
Music
-Bruce Dickinson, The Mandrake Project – Iron Maiden singer.
-STRFKR, Parallel Realms
Sports
–The Tennis Slam (March 3 on Netflix) – Exhibition match between Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz. (But are they 100%, though?)
September 8, 2023
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Back to the Water Below, Courtney Barnett, End of the Day, For That Beautiful Feeling, Guts, James Blake, Jeopardy!, Olivia Rodrigo, Playing Robots Into Heaven, Royal Blood, The Chemical Brothers, The Masked Singer, The Nun II, Video Music Awards, VMAs
CREDIT: FOX/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 Nun II (Theaters)
TV
–The Masked Singer Season 10 Premiere (September 10 on FOX) – Right after football.
–Jeopardy! Season 40/Second Chance Tournament (Begins September 11; check local listings)
-2023 MTV Video Music Awards (September 12 on MTV) – The VMAs are on a Tuesday this year, interesting, I wonder how that’ll go.
Music
-Courtney Barnett, End of the Day
-James Blake, Playing Robots Into Heaven – I know James Blake the tennis player, but I’ll see if James Blake the musician is also worth paying attention to.
-The Chemical Brothers, For That Beautiful Feeling
-Olivia Rodrigo, Guts
-Royal Blood, Back to the Water Below – This came out last week, but somehow I missed it, even though Royal Blood is one of my favorite bands right now.
February 10, 2023
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
Animal Control, Consecration, Let Her Burn, Magic Mike's Last Dance, Paramore, Puppy Bowl, Rebecca Black, Somebody I Used to Know, Super Bowl, The Masked Singer, This Is Why, Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, Yo La Tengo
𝄞Now you’re just somebody that I used to know from one of the best TV shows of all time!𝄞 (CREDIT: Amazon Prime Video)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Consecration (Theaters) – A religiously themed horror movie starring Jena Malone.
–Magic Mike’s Last Dance (Theaters)
–Somebody I Used to Know (February 10 on Amazon Prime) – Husband-wife team Alison Brie and Dave Franco wrote a screenplay together. Danny Pudi is in the cast, too.
–Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey (Fathom Events Screenings Beginning February 15) – Oh bother, Pooh Bear is in the public domain now.
TV
-Puppy Bowl XIX (February 12 on Animal Planet) – This year’s edition will be simulcast on Discovery Channel, TBS, HBO Max, and discovery+.
–The Masked Singer Season 9 Premiere (February 15 on FOX)
–Animal Control Series Premiere (February 16 on FOX) – Starring Joel McHale and animals.
Music
-Paramore, This Is Why
-Rebecca Black, Let Her Burn – Yes, that Rebecca Black.
-Yo La Tengo, This Stupid World
Sports
-Super Bowl LVII (February 12 on FOX) – Rihanna at halftime.
September 16, 2022
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Abbott Elementary, Andor, Asphalt Meadows, Blonde, Carving Canyons, Death Cab for Cuite, Hold the Girl, Home Economics, Lissie, Meet Cute, Moonage Daydream, Pearl, Quantum Leap, Reboot, Rina Sawayama, See How They Run, The Conners, The Goldbergs, The Masked Singer, The Woman King
Take a Leap? (CREDIT: NBC/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
–Blonde (September 16 in Theaters, September 28 on Netflix) – Rated NC-17, wow.
–Meet Cute (September 21 on Peacock)
–Moonage Daydream (Theaters)
–Pearl (Theaters)
–See How They Run (Theaters)
–The Woman King (Theaters)
TV
–Quantum Leap Reboot Series Premiere (September 19 on NBC) – Will it leap into Scott Bakula’s real life at some point?
–Reboot Series Premiere (September 20 on Hulu) – Reboot is not a reboot: discuss.
–Abbott Elementary Season 2 Premiere (September 21 on ABC)
–Andor Series Premiere (September 21 on Disney+) – They just keep fighting those Star Wars.
–The Conners Season 5 Premiere (September 21 on ABC)
–The Goldbergs Season 10 Premiere (September 21 on ABC)
–Home Economics Season 3 Premiere (September 21 on ABC)
–The Masked Singer Season 8 Premiere (September 21 on FOX)
Music
-Death Cab for Cutie, Asphalt Meadows
-Lissie, Carving Canyons
-Rina Sawayama, Hold the Girl
July 8, 2022
jmunney
Awards Shows, Emmys, Television
2022 Emmys, Beat Shazam, Conan, Emmy Wish List, Emmy wishlist, Emmys, Holey Moley, How to with John Wilson, I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson, Last Week Tonight, RuPaul's Drag Race, The Chase, The Masked Singer, Whose Line is it Anyway?
CREDIT: Netflix/Screenshot
Fun (or Frightening?) Fact: this year’s Emmy ballot includes nearly 3000 performers. We’ve all known for several years now just how overwhelming television has become, but somehow it still had room to launch into another level. So for my personal wish list, I decided not to think about it too hard. I’ll just include however many or however few selections per category I’d like to. I’ve probably forgotten some worthy contenders, but I won’t stress about it too much. We’ll find out what the TV Academy thinks when the nominations are announced on July 12!
When will Holey Moley become “The Multiple Emmy Award-Winning Holey Moley”? Hopefully very soon!
I was a little surprised to see Conan on the ballot again, as our orange-topped late night legend wrapped his TBS run over a year ago. But I suppose he did last into June, and the Emmy eligibility period does begin in the previous year’s June, and I’m certainly not going to complain about honoring our boy Conezy one more time!
And finally, hopefully How to with John Wilson can shine through in the weird category it’s been submitted in.
KEY:
Bold=My winner
*=I have placed this nominee in a different category than the Emmy ballot.
**=Not on the Emmy ballot
Variety Talk Series
Conan
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Variety Sketch Series
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson*
Whose Line is it Anyway?
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March 4, 2022
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
After Yang, Band of Horses, Fresh, Independent Spirit Awards, MST3K, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Paralympics, The Masked Singer, The Weekend Away, Things Are Great, Winning TIme, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, Winter Paralympics
Winning Time (CREDIT: HBO/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
–After Yang (Theaters and Showtime)
–Fresh (Hulu)
–The Weekend Away (Netflix) – New thriller starring Leighton Meester.
TV
–Mystery Science Theater 3000 Season 13 Premiere (March 4 on the Gizmoplex) – The classic movie riffing show is now going with the self-distributed model.
-Independent Spirit Awards (March 6 on IFC)
–Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty Series Premiere (March 6 on HBO)
–The Masked Singer Season 7 Premiere (March 9 on FOX)
Music
-Band of Horses, Things Are Great
Sports
-2022 Winter Paralympics (March 4-13 on NBC, USA, Olympic Channel, and Peacock)
January 26, 2022
jmunney
Best of 2021, Best of TV 2021, Television
A Black Lady Sketch Show, A.P. Bio, American Crime Story, American Dad!, American Housewife, Animaniacs, Atypical, Best of 2021, Big Mouth, Big Shot, Bob's Burgers, Chad, Chucky, College Bowl, Conan, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dickinson, Earth to Ned, Evil, Fantasy Island, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Ghosts, History of Swear Words, Holey Moley, Home Economics, How to with John Wilson, I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson, Impeachment: American Crime Story, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Jeopardy!, Joe Pera Talks with You, Last Week Tonight, MacGruber, March Madness, Miracle Workers, Never Have I Ever, Only Murders in the Building, PEN15, Physical, Pose, reservation dogs, Resident Alien, Rick and Morty, RIverdale, Rugrats, RuPaul's Drag Race, Saturday Morning All Star Hits!, Saved by the Bell, Search Party, Sex Education, Solar Opposites, Succession, Superman & Lois, The Baby-Sitters Club, The Beatles: Get Back, The Chase, The Conners, The Good Fight, The Handmaid's Tale, The Kids Tonight Show, The Masked Singer, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, The Other Two, The Problem with Jon Stewart, The Sex Lives of College Girls, The Shrink Next Door, The Wonder Years, To Tell the Truth, Tuca & Bertie, Ultra City Smiths, WandaVision, Wellington Paranormal, What We Do in the Shadows, Whose Line is it Anyway?, Y: The Last Man, Young Sheldon, Ziwe, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
CREDIT (Clockwise from Top Left): Screenshot, Netflix, Screenshot, Screenshot
For the Year of Our Screens 2021, my list includes all the shows that I would recommend to my fellow viewers as “worth watching.” So that’s 77 shows! There’s a lot of TV nowadays, and a lot of it’s also pretty good.
I utilized a self-imposed rule in which I had to watch at least 50% of a show’s 2021 output for it to be eligible. However, there were some noteworthy shows that I watched less than 50% of, so I’ve spotlighted those in an honorable mention section:
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September 17, 2021
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Alter Ego, Blue Bayou, Carrie Brownstein, Creative Arts Emmys, Cry Macho, Dear White People, Emmys, Home Economics, Lil Nas X, Lindsey Buckingham, Montero, Sex Education, St. Vincent, Star Wars Visions, Teenage Euthanasia, The Conners, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, The Goldbergs, The Masked Singer, The Nowhere Inn, The Wonder Years
The Wonder Years (CREDIT: Matt Sayles/ABC)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Blue Bayou (Theaters)
–Cry Macho (Theaters and HBO Max) – MACHOOOOOOOOOO!
–The Eyes of Tammy Faye (Theaters)
–The Nowhere Inn (Theaters and On Demand) – Carrie Brownstein and Annie Clark (St. Vincent) team up on screen.
TV
–Sex Education Season 3 (September 17 on Netflix)
-Creative Arts Emmy Awards (September 18 on FXX)
-73rd Primetime Emmy Awards (September 19 on CBS)
–Teenage Euthanasia Series Premiere (September 19 on Adult Swim) – Animated at a funeral home.
–Alter Ego Series Premiere (September 22 on FOX) – The “world’s first avatar singing competition.”
–The Conners Season 4 Premiere (September 22 on ABC) – Another live episode.
–Dear White People Season 4 (September 22 on Netflix)
–The Goldbergs Season 9 Premiere (September 22 on ABC)
–Home Economics Season 2 Premiere (September 22 on ABC)
–The Masked Singer Season 6 Premier (September 22 on FOX)
–Star Wars: Visions (September 22 on Disney+) – Anime-style.
–The Wonder Years Reboot Series Premiere (September 22 on ABC) – Don Cheadle takes over narrating duties from Daniel Stern.
Music
-Lil Nas X, Montero
-Lindsey Buckingham, Lindsey Buckingham
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