Before we get started with actual TV news, below are a bunch of shows I do not want to watch. As noted yesterday, my husband came up with the terrible idea that I should let you people pick one and I’d forced to blog it.
If you are unfamiliar with the shows, let me break them down for you:
So what do you think? Which of these shows should become my personal nightmare?
Kristen Bell taped her castmates learning the big twist on The Good Place and it’s adorable. (But don’t be expecting any more twist finales.)
In less adorable video, Lawrence O’Donnell had a really bad night on August 29th. “Fucking out of control shit.” Indeed!
The best part of last night’s America’s Got Talent finale was when that comedian Preacher was called up with Darcy, that puppeteer girl, and he knew he was about to be eliminated.
Hand in Hand continues to raise money for Harvey and Irma victims, it’s up to $55 million now.
You can visit the Laura Palmer house but you have to be cool about it.
Netflix and the Pablo Escobar family are embroiled in a trademark dispute over Narcos and it’s pretty ugly.
Is there a chance the limited series The Sinner will have more seasons? Maybe! It sounds like if it happens, it will follow Bill Pullman’s detective character.
You can watch all the old Will & Grace over on Hulu now.
Blacksmithing: the hot new trend with teens these days.
I don’t know where to put this, but Billy on the Street is leaving TruTV and going … somewhere else? It’s not cancelled but it’s not renewed so …
In Development
- Bryan Cogman, a co-executive producer of Game of Thrones, is developing a FIFTH Game of Thrones prequel. (I remember there being some rumbles of a rumor that a fifth series was out there, but no one would confirm until now.) Here’s a good explanation why this is both good news and the most likely show to be produced. As for the possibility of there being five Game of Thrones series that make it on air, George R.R. Martin writes, “You should not expect to see all five shows, though, at least not immediately.. much as I might love the idea, HBO is not about to become the GAME OF THRONES network… but we could possibly see two or even three make it to the pilot stage, with one series emerging on air in 2019 or 2020… and the others maybe later, if they come out as well as we all hope. Then again, maybe… but I should not speculate, you folks get WAY too excited. Truth is, no one knows. Least of all me.”
- Jordan Peele is developing a Nazi hunting series. Yes.
- The Watchmen has received a pilot order from HBO. (Which I thought they already had, but OK.)
- The Riverdale guys are working on a Sabrina the Teenage Witch companion project that would be a dark horror series.
- Amy Poehler is producing an untitled comedy for Netflix and Natasha Lyonne is set to star.
- A Dick Wolf F.B.I. series — titled cleverly enough F.B.I. — has landed a series order at CBS. Yes, CBS, not NBC. I don’t even know what reality is anymore.
- The web series I Mom So Hard is being developed into a series at CBS and produced by Rob Thomas (Veronica Mars, Party Down).
- ABC is developing Sanctuary Family, an immigration comedy from a New Girl writer.
- Paradise Falls, a family drama, is being developed at ABC.
- Hulu bought Food Evolution, a controversial documentary, and it begins streaming today.
- BBC is giving French and Saunders a 30th anniversary special.
Casting News
- Sean Penn is going to star in the upcoming Hulu series, The First, from the creator of House of Cards.
- Y’ALL, SAM WATERSTON IS RETURNING TO LAW & ORDER. I mean, it’s only going to be for one episode, BUT STILL.
- Joe Bastianich is returning to MasterChef Junior.
- Michael Maize is joining Gotham.
- Daniel Cosgrove is joining the cast of You.
- Danny A. Abeckaser is joining the cast of The Irishman.
- Brian Huskey is going to guest star on The X-Files.
R.I.P.
- Bernie Casey, Actor
WATCH THIS
Gotham: Bruce begins his vigilante watch in the season premiere. 7 p.m., Fox
Nathan for You: OH YAY! This is a one-hour special ahead of next week’s season premiere of one of the funniest, most uncomfortable shows on television. 9 p.m., Comedy Central
Zoo: Season finale. 9 p.m., CBS
Late Night: Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Megyn Kelly, Dave Franco, Fergie Late Night with Seth Meyers: Emma Stone, Kaitlin Olson, Blondie The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Jim Parsons, Tatiana Maslany, the Killers The Late Late Show with James Corden: Judi Dench, Kyle MacLachlan, Kasabian Jimmy Kimmel Live: Halle Berry, Sen. Al Franken, Judah & the Lion Conan: Jake Gyllenhaal, Max Brooks The Daily Show: Bill Gates Watch What Happens Live: Ryan Seacrest, Kelly Ripa
| THURS | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Grey’s Anatomy (repeat) |
Scandal (repeat) |
How to Get Away With Murder (repeat) |
| CBS | The Big Bang Theory (repeat) |
Mom (repeat) |
The Big Bang Theory (repeat) |
Mom (repeat) |
Zoo (new) |
| CW | Penn & Teller: Fool Us (new) |
Whose Line is it Anyway? (new) |
Whose Line is it Anyway? (repeat) |
News/Local |
| FOX | Gotham (new) |
The Orville (new) |
News/Local |
| NBC | American Ninja Warrior (repeat) |
Chicago Fire (repeat) |
At least we would have all had fun with the Orville. Good luck with the other thing you got.
Hey! There are still 5 more days the polls are open. Vote early! Vote often!
And don’t take my whinging as indication about what I want — I DON’T WANT ANY OF THESE SHOWS.