Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 8/25/23

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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
Bottoms (Theaters)
Golda (Theaters) – Helen Mirren is Golda Meir.* (*-Not all the time, just in this movie.)
Retribution (Theaters)

TV
Archer Season 14 Premiere (August 30 on FXX) – Final Season Alert!

Music
-Alice Cooper, Road
-Danger Mouse & Jemini, Born Again – This was originally recorded in 2003 and 2004.
-Cindy Wilson, Realms

Sports
-US Open (August 28-September 10 on ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC)

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 6/9/23

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Josh BlackMirrorNett (CREDIT: Nick Wall/Netflix © 2023)

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

TV
Human Resources Season 2 (June 9 on Netflix) – Final Season Alert!
-Tony Awards (June 11 on CBS and Paramount+) – Without writers, though.
The Wonder Years Season 2 Premiere (June 14 on ABC)
Black Mirror Season 6 (June 15 on Netflix)

Music
-Christine and the Queens, Paranoïa, Angels, True Love
-Jonny Greenwood and Dudu Tassa, Jarak Qaribak
-King Krule, Space Heavy
-Jenny Lewis, Joy’All
-Janelle Monáe, The Age of Pleasure

Sports
-U.S. Open (June 15-18 on USA and NBC) – Golf at the Los Angeles Country Club
-Belmont Stakes (June 10 on FOX) – The end of the Triple Crown

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 8/26/22

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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
Breaking (Theaters)
The Invitation (Theaters)
Three Thousand Years of Longing (Theaters)

TV
The End is Nye (Premiered August 25 on Syfy and Peacock) – The Science Guy helps us survive disasters.
Sprung (Premiered August 19 on Freevee) – Greg Garcia’s latest show!
DC’s Stargirl Season 3 Premiere (August 31 on The CW)
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Series Premiere (September 1 on Amazon Prime) – I didn’t realize this was arriving so soon!

Music on TV
-2022 MTV Video Music Awards (August 28 on MTV)

Music
-Bret McKenzie, Songs Without Jokes – Bret’s full-length solo debut!
-Muse, Will of the People

Sports
-US Open (August 29-September 11 on ESPN and ESPN2) – Serena Williams’ Last Hurrah?

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 8/27/21

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A.P. Bio (CREDIT: Peacock/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
Candyman (Theaters)
He’s All That (August 27 on Netflix) – I’ve actually never seen She’s All That! (Do I have to have my 90s Kid Citizenship revoked?)

TV
PEN15 Animated Special (August 27 on Hulu)
Only Murders in the Building (August 31 on Hulu) – Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez together at last!
Dug Days (September 1 on Disney+) – Shorts with Dug the Dog.
A.P. Bio Season 4 (September 2 on Peacock) – With Bruce Campbell as Jack’s dad!
What We Do in the Shadows Season 3 Premiere (September 2 on FX)

Music
-Chvrches, Screen Violence

Sports
-Little League World Series Championship (August 29 on ABC)
-2021 US Open (August 30-September 12 on ESPN and ESPN2) – Tennis in New York, baby!

What Won TV? – August 27-September 2, 2017

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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.

Sunday – Twin Peaks IS the TV.
Monday – A championship-worthy match in the US Open first round.
Tuesday – Difficult People
Wednesday – Tennis, probably (US Open)
Thursday – The Chris Gethard Show
Friday – Some US Open here and there
Saturday – A smattering of tennis (US Open)

What Won TV? – September 4-September 10, 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 – US Open here and there
Monday – Maria Shriver’s face during Ann Coulter’s Rob Lowe Roast set
Tuesday – Atlanta
Wednesday – Mr. Robot, especially Angela and Elliot on the subway
Thursday – Better Things
Friday – Doth my nugs bequeath me? It’s The Eric Andre Show!
Saturday – US Open: Ladies Final

What Won TV? – August 28-September 3, 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.

The Night Of Closing Argument

Sunday – The Night Of, mostly for John Turturro’s closing argument
Monday – The US Open kicked off.
Tuesday – Difficult People
Wednesday – You’re the Worst
Thursday – RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars is snatching up my attention on Thursdays.
Friday – A bit of US Open
Saturday – US Open