Happy Friday! My friends over at Blue Heron Farm are fostering this little guy they’ve named after the villain in Road House, and I’m thinking that one of you should adopt him. He loves cats! He has a mohawk! He snores!
Brad Wesley has east-west feet. ↔️ pic.twitter.com/L40BmEKfmB
— Blue Heron Farm (@BlueHeronFarmTX) July 16, 2021
I fixed his mohawk while he was sleeping. pic.twitter.com/HhPXQzHMc1
— Blue Heron Farm (@BlueHeronFarmTX) July 16, 2021
All Other TV News
Last night I was at a dinner where friends were discussing television, and I was asked if I had watched Sex/Life yet. I have not — the early reviews were terrible, and there is too much great television I haven’t watched yet for me to waste my time on some poorly written soft-core porn. “Episode three, at the twenty-minute mark,” my friend insisted. “Just … that’s all you need to know. The shower scene.” So, then this morning, when this video of Jenna Bush showing Hoda Kotb episode three of Sex/Life at the 19:50 mark showed up in my feed … reader, I had no choice but to find out for myself what all the fuss is about.
@hodaandjenna Hoda’s reaction 😂 #netflix #sexlife #blindreact #hodaandjenna
I must warn you that if you follow my example and check out episode three at 19:50, what you will find is most certainly not safe for work or for the more delicate male egos out there. You’ve been warned. But now you also know what all the fuss is about.
The Television Critics Association announced their nominees for the 2021 TCAs and they’re pretty solid all around. Ted Lasso has the most nominations, because it was the best show of last year, duh.
Speaking of Ted Lasso, Jason Sudeikis is out here trying to win Best Dude of the Year. First, if you haven’t read this beautiful story about him reaching out to a writer after the writer’s father died, do so immediately.
But second of all, Sudeikis wore this shirt to the Ted Lasso premiere last night, supporting the Black players on the English soccer team, Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford, and Bukayo Saka, the Black players who have been harassed by racist assholes after they missed their penalty kicks during the Euro final. Because that’s what Ted would do.
Huge love for Jason Sudeikis’s sweatshirt at tonight’s Ted Lasso Season 2 Premier. Shows that like his character, he truly understands that football in his heart, is all about human goodness 🙌 pic.twitter.com/Ye2Tl30WW8
— roger bennett (@rogbennett) July 16, 2021
GIVE THIS MAN ALL OF THE EMMYS.
Roadrunner, the Anthony Bourdain documentary, recreated his voice using A.I., and people, including his widow, are pissed.
I certainly was NOT the one who said Tony would have been cool with that. https://t.co/CypDvc1sBP
— Ottavia (@OttaviaBourdain) July 16, 2021
Additionally, the film excludes Asia Argento, Bourdain’s girlfriend at the time, choosing instead to let other people talk about her and essentially suggest she is responsible for his suicide without allowing her to respond. Argento is a complicated woman and figure in this story, but she doesn’t deserve to be manhandled this way without being able to defend herself.
Dan Harmon is still wrestling with the “movie” part of “six seasons and a movie.”
Manifest continues to be the most popular show on Netflix — 2.5 billion viewing minutes in ONE WEEK — and … I just don’t know, guys. Is this some sort of organized campaign by the fans to get it picked up on Netflix? Y’all know that show is terrible, right?
The Simpsons predicted the future again, sorta. Kinda.
Johnny “Rotten” Lydon is refusing to allow Pistol, Danny Boyle’s show about the Sex Pistols, to use the band’s music and the whole mess is being argued in court. Unrelated but kinda: Lydon is a notorious asshole.
Ruby Rose’s reasons for leaving Batwoman keep changing? Weird.
You’ll be playing games on Netflix by the end of the year if they have their way.
Hahaha, no one wants to pay to see Former President Grifter.
Renewals
- Masaba Masaba has been renewed at Netflix.
In Development
- HBO Max is working on two more animated Game of Thrones series in addition to the animated series already announced. There aren’t many details except that one of the series will be set in The Golden Empire of Yi Ti. The live-action series based in Flea Bottom is no longer going forward.
- Also no longer going forward, Law & Order: For the Defense on NBC. However, a different Law & Order spinoff is being developed.
- Bestseller Boy is being made at CBS Studios.
Casting News
- Finn Wittrock, Scoot McNairy, Chiara Aurelia, Thomas Barbusca, Justine Lupe, Dalmar Abuzeid, Alex Barone, Carson MacCormac, Jennifer Beals, and Connie Britton have joined the cast of The Luckiest Girl Alive on Netflix.
- Ayelet Zurer has been added to the cast of Moonhaven on Apple.
- Murray Bartlett, Jeffrey Pierce, and Con O’Neil are joining The Last of Us on HBO.
- Kasie Hunt is leaving MSNBC for CNN.
- Chèrie Chan and Jessey Lee are leaving Bling Empire on Netflix.
Mark Your Calendar
NBC announced their fall premiere dates:
- The Wall: August 9
- Family Game Fight!: August 10
- The Voice: September 20
- Ordinary Joe: September 20
- New Amsterdam: September 21
- Chicago Med: September 22
- Chicago Fire: September 22
- Chicago P.D.: September 22
- Law & Order: SVU: September 23
- Law & Order: Organized Crime: September 23
- Dateline: September 24
- La Brea: September 28
- The Blacklist: October 21
- The Walking Dead will return on AMC on August 22.
- Ultra City Smiths premieres on AMC+ on July 22, and on AMC sometime this fall.
- Chucky will premiere on Syfy on October 12.
- Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace will debut on Lifetime on September 6.
- Through Our Eyes will premiere on HBO Max on July 22.
- Reservation Dogs premieres on FX on August 9.
- BMF will premiere on Starz on September 26.
- Stuntman will premiere on Disney+ on July 23.
- My True Crime Story will premiere on VH1 on August 2.
- Tacoma FD returns on truTV on September 16.
- Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild will premiere on Netflix on August 12.
- The Mysterious Death of Eazy-E will debut on WE tv on August 12.
- For Ball and Country will stream on Peacock beginning on July 19.
- Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop will debut on Netflix on July 22.
- CMT Giants: Charley Pride will premiere on CMT on August 25.
- Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible will debut on Showtime on November 12.
R.I.P.
Gary Corbett, Keyboardist with Cinderella and KISS, and songwriter
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
Space Jam: A New Legacy: LeBron James stars in this sequel to the Michael Jordan/Bugs Bunny classic. HBO Max
Fear Street Part 3: 1666: The third and final movie in the R.L. Stine trilogy. Premiere. Netflix
SurrealEstate: This new series follows a team of real estate agents who fix haunted and possessed houses before putting them on the market. I wish this were a crappy reality series, but, alas, it’s scripted. Series premiere. 9 p.m., Syfy
SATURDAY
The Empty Man: A bunch of dumb teenagers summon a supernatural specter and make trouble, as dumb teenagers are wont to do. 7 p.m., HBO
Airplane!: AND LEON’S GETTING LARGER! 7 p.m., Starz
SUNDAY
The End: The wonderful Harriet Walter stars in this dark comedy about three generations of a family who seek to find the meaning of life. Series premiere. 7 p.m., Showtime
Power Book III: Raising Kanan: A prequel series to Power, telling the origin story of Kanan Stark. Series premiere. 7 p.m., Starz
Dead Pixels: Season premiere. 8:30 p.m., The CW
The Deceived: A student falls for her married professor and then things get dark in this new mystery-thriller. Series premiere. 8:30 p.m., Starz
Late Night:
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!: (Friday): Seth Rogen, Winston Duke, Gucci Mane, guest host Nick Kroll
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Shark Tank (repeat) |
20/20 |
| CBS | Secret Celebrity Renovation (new) |
Love Island (new) |
Blue Bloods (repeat) |
| CW | Charmed (new) |
Dynasty (new) |
Local |
| FOX | Friday Night Smackdown | Local |
| NBC | American Ninja Warrior (repeat) |
Dateline |
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| SAT. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 |
| ABC | NBA Final (live) |
News/Local |
| CBS | The Camping World SRX Series | 48 Hours | News/Local |
| FOX | MLB Baseball (live) |
News/Local |
| NBC | America’s Got Talent (repeat) |
Dateline (new) |
News/ Local |
Saturday Night Live (repeat) |
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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 (new) |
The Chase (new) |
To Tell the Truth (new) |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | Big Brother (new) |
Love Island (new) |
| The CW | Local | DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (new) |
Wellington Paranormal (new) |
Dead Pixels (new) |
Local |
| FOX | Soccer (new) |
Housebroken (repeat) |
The Simp-sons (repeat) |
The Great North (repeat) |
Bob’s Burgers (repeat) |
Family Guy (repeat) |
Local/News |
| NBC | Capital One College Bowl (repeat) |
America’s Got Talent (repeat) |