The final night of the RNC was a huge one … for fact checkers.

by Therese Odell, posted in watch this

Hi, Friday! Before we get into the RNC buffoonery, enjoy this wonderful video of a guy doing a simple, nice thing:

Political Crap

Last night was the final night of the Republican National Convention — THANK GOD —  and it was held on the front lawn of the White House in yet another violation of the Hatch Act. It was unethical, inappropriate, illegal, but also dangerous!

They brought in a huge crowd of about 2,000 people — most of whom were unmasked — and none were tested except for those who would be in close contact with President Preexisting Condition.

Additionally, the opening video featured pictures of Kamala Harris and Joe Biden while warning that the Democrats are “telling you what to wear.”

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PRESIDENT SCIENCE, EVERYBODY!

The big featured speakers were Rudy Giuliani, Ivanka Trump, and her father. Oh, and the human ham hock who runs the UFC.

Rudy screamed about the violence erupting in Trump’s America.

Ivanka’s speech was insipid, and not worth even commenting on, really, except for this moment when it ended:

Speaking of Melania, dumbass wore a bright green dress and the internet did what the internet does:

As for President Fuhrer’s speech itself, it was long, boring, and very low-energy. Even Fox News thought so (well, one guy on Fox News).

As for the content itself, I will just leave it to the fact-checkers:

And in conclusion:

Going Viral

The Los Angeles Times had to delete a tweet quoting President Prevaricator at his RNC speech last night suggesting that a vaccine is immediately forthcoming because it didn’t give enough context — that context being that it’s completely unsubstantiated.

NBC’s debut of Law & Order: Organized Crime has been pushed back to 2021, unsurprisingly.

Invasion, an alien invasion film at Apple TV+, returned to production in England. Check out casting below for more information.

Can you even imagine risking your life to see Smash Mouth in concert? Welp, as of yesterday some 100+ people who attended their concert in Sturgis have tested positive for COVID. We are the stupidest people.

Baseball is weird these days.

All Other TV News

Here’s the first episode of Showtime’s docuseries Love Fraud. The series is receiving terrific reviews and high praise for allowing the subjects to tell their own stories. Here’s more about Richard Scott Smith, the conman at the center of the story.

And the only other thing I have for you today is Amber Riley’s tribute to Naya Rivera on last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! It’s been a long week. 

In Development

Casting News

Mark Your Calendar

  • Supernatural returns for its final seven episodes on The CW on October 8.
  • Wynonna Earp‘s final episodes will air on Syfy sometime in 2021.
  • His Dark Materials returns on HBO in November.
  • The Social Dilemma will debut on Netflix on September 9.
  • Blue Iguana will debut on Crackle on September 1.

R.I.P.

David S. Cass Sr., Stunt coordinator and director

Lute Olson, Former University of Arizona basketball coach

Cathy Smith, Former backup singer and the woman who injected John Belushi with the hit of drugs that killed him

WATCH THIS

FRIDAY

Get Duked!: A group of rebellious teens is sent to the Highlands in an Outward Bound-like adventure, only to be hunted for sport in this Scottish comedy. Amazon

The Binge: What if The Purge were actually a teen comedy about doing a ton of drugs? Hulu

Phineas and Ferb: The Movie: Phineas and Ferb set out to rescue their sister Candace from the aliens who abducted her. Disney+

SATURDAY

The Way Back: It’s a Ben Affleck high school basketball coach movie. 7 p.m., HBO

North by Northwest: There’s a Trump/Mount Rushmore joke in here somewhere, but I’m just not finding it. 7 p.m., TCM

Friday the 13th marathon: If only a masked lunatic would come along and put us all out of our misery. 11 a.m., Paramount Network

SUNDAY

2020 VMAs: Keke Palmer hosts, with performances by Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, and the Black Eyed Peas? What? 8 p.m., MTV

Love Fraud: A con-man is pursued by the women he conned in a romantic fraud in this docuseries. Series premiere. 8 p.m., Showtime

Wynonna Earp: Summer finale. 9 p.m., Syfy

 

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ABC Shark Tank
(repeat)		 20/20
CBS MacGyver
(new)		 Love Island
(repeat)		 Blue Bloods
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CW Masters of Illusion
(new)		 Masters of Illusion
(repeat)		 Being Reuben
(new)		 Being Reuben
(new)		 Local
FOX Friday Night Smackdown Local
NBC America’s Got Talent
(repeat)		 Dateline

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ABC AFV: America This is You!
(repeat)		 Shark Tank
(repeat)		 The Good Doctor
(repeat)		 News/Local
CBS Love Island 48 Hours News/Local
FOX Fox PBC Fight Night
(live)		 News/Local
NBC NASCAR Cup Series News/
Local		 Saturday Night Live
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SUN. 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30
ABC America’s Funniest Home Videos
(repeat)		 Celebrity Family Feud
(repeat)		 Press Your Luck
(repeat)		 Match Game
(repeat)
CBS 60 Minutes Big Brother
(new)		 Love Island
(new)		 NCIS: New Orleans
(repeat)
The CW Local Fridge Wars
(new)		 Supernatural
(repeat)		 Local
FOX Last Man Standing
(repeat)		 Duncan-ville
(repeat)		 The Simp-sons
(repeat)		 Bless the Harts
(repeat)		 Bob’s Burgers
(repeat)		 Family Guy
(repeat)		 Local/News
NBC Cannonball
(new)		 Stanley Cup Playoffs
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