September 25, 2020
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Amber Ruffin, Bless the Harts, Bob's Burgers, Family Guy, Fargo, Fear of Death, Jane Lynch, Kajillionaire, South Park, The Amber Ruffin Show, The Simpsons, Tim Heidecker, Utopia, Weakest Link
The Amber Ruffin Show (CREDIT: Peacock/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
–Kajillionaire (Select Theaters)
TV
Despite the pandemic, the Fall TV Season is in full swing.
–The Amber Ruffin Show Series Premiere (September 25 on Peacock) – One of Seth Meyers’ writers strikes out on her own.
–Utopia Series Premiere (September 25 on Amazon)
–Bless the Harts Season 2 Premiere (September 27 on FOX)
–Bob’s Burgers Season 11 Premiere (September 27 on FOX)
–Family Guy Season 19 Premiere (September 27 on FOX)
–Fargo Season 4 Premiere (September 27 on FX)
–The Simpsons Season 32 Premiere (September 27 on FOX)
–Weakest Link Reboot Premiere (September 29 on NBC) – Hosted by Jane Lynch.
–South Park: The Pandemic Special (September 30 on Comedy Central)
Music
-Tim Heidecker, Fear of Death
October 18, 2019
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Television
Damon Lindelof, Greener Grass, Jojo Rabbit, Living with Yourself, Modern Love, Paul Rudd, The Simpsons, Treehouse of Horror, Watchmen, Zombieland: Double Tap
CREDIT: 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
–Greener Grass (Limited Theatrically) – Sounds pretty nuts.
–Jojo Rabbit (Limited Theatrically) – Big Oscar contender?
–Zombieland: Double Tap (Theatrically Nationwide)
TV
–Living with Yourself Season 1 (October 18 on Netflix) – Double the Rudd!
–Modern Love Season 1 (October 18 on Amazon Prime)
–The Simpsons, “Treehouse of Horror XXX”
–Watchmen Series Premiere (October 20 on HBO) – Courtesy of creator Damon Lindelof!
September 27, 2019
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
American Housewife, Bless the Harts, Bob's Burgers, Family Guy, Fresh Off the Boat, Hey I'm Just Like You, Jesus is King, Kanye West, Saturday Night Live, SNL, Tegan and Sara, The Death of Dick Long, The Simpsons
“BLESS THE HARTS”
PHOTO CREDIT: FOX
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 Death of Dick Long (Limited Theatrically)
TV
–American Housewife Season 4 Premiere (September 27 on ABC)
–Fresh Off the Boat Season 6 Premiere (September 27 on ABC)
–Saturday Night Live Season 45 (September 28 on NBC) – With host Woodrow Harrelson and musical guest Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell.
–The Simpsons Season 31 Premiere (September 29 on FOX)
–Bless the Harts Series Premiere (September 29 on FOX) – Featuring the voices of Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Jillian Bell, and Ike Barinholtz!
–Bob’s Burgers Season 10 Premiere (September 29 on FOX)
–Family Guy Season 18 Premiere (September 29 on FOX)
Music
-Kanye West, Jesus Is King
-Tegan and Sara, Hey, I’m Just Like You
October 18, 2017
jmunney
Television, What Won TV?
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Great News, Halt and Catch Fire, Jeopardy!, Mr. Robot, The Middle, The Simpsons
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.
CREDIT: Bob Mahoney/AMC
This is going to be my last edition of “What Won TV?,” at least for a while. With the super-saturated nature of the television medium, there are just too many times now where I don’t catch all the shows I watch within the week they actually air.
Sunday – A guest star-strong Simpsons
Monday – Jeopardy!
Tuesday – The Middle
Wednesday – Mr. Robot
Thursday – Great News (Honorable Mention to Jeopardy!, even though Trebek claims he knows nothing about a dick tree)
Friday – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Saturday – Let me end by choosing Halt and Catch Fire.
April 3, 2017
jmunney
Television, The Simpsons, The Simpsons Episode Reviews
The Caper Chase, The Simpsons, The Simpsons 2819, The Simpsons Season 28
I had a bit of a computer mishap this Sunday, so there was a fill-in reviewer on Bubbleblabber: http://www.bubbleblabber.com/review-the-simpsons-the-caper-chase/
So now here are my thoughts:
I’ve commented multiple times this season how modern Simpsons has an annoying knack for stuffing into a single episode multiple plots that could easily stand on their own. “The Caper Chase” seemingly had a formula to avoid that problem, as it remained focused on Burns’ for-profit college – and college in general – throughout. But alas, it stuffed too many threads (liberal campus excesses, inspirational teacher homage, Ex Machina parody) within that main idea.
And now for some memorable quotes and other observations:
-Jason Alexander has a knack for playing paragons of pomposity like Bourbon Verlander, despite being miles away from George Costanza.
-I loved the one New Yorker randomly yelling “Verrazano Bridge!”
-“I’ll buy you a new library if you have them killed.”
-“Former Bonesman.” “Living or dead?”
-“University of Phoenix, Oklahoma, in Washington State”
-Somehow I was more charmed than offended by the TV recapper dig. Maybe it had something to do with not having to fully review this ep.
-“Well I, you know, the button stuff.”
-“Hey, you’re not the cop around here! I am!”
-Yale is not a Division III school.
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