Welp, the first five minutes of ‘La Brea’ are here, and … you guys …

by Therese Odell, posted in Uncategorized

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Good morning — how did all my Houston friends hold up through Hurricane Nicholas? I’m trapped in Savannah, thinking good thoughts, and hoping that everyone made it out with minimal damage.

While I try to make it back to Houston, I have a special treat for you guys: the first five minutes of NBC’s new sci-fi drama, La Brea.

Y’all, they are really, truly going for it:

If you liked what you saw — or, more accurately, if you thought that was ridiculous, and you want to ruin my fall by forcing me to hate-blog it every week — be sure to vote for it in the poll below. La Brea currently has a healthy lead and based on that clip above, it is absolutely going to be the bane of my existence this season. But there are other contenders out there. You can watch all of the trailers in this post. The poll closes on Sunday night, so vote now and vote often!


Succession is returning in a month (FINALLY), and HBO is cleverly holding their cards close to the chest as to how the season is going to shake out, releasing three different posters with the characters taking different sides …

Just brilliant. (Boy, the Ken, Tom, Greg lineup against Roy, Shiv, and Roman would be no contest at all, LOL.)

Wheel of Fortune made some very minor changes for its 39th season, and fans are freaking out. LISTEN UP, SNOWFLAKES: YOU THINK SOME MUSIC CHANGES ARE A REASON TO WHINE AND COMPLAIN? THEY TOOK A WHOLE SHOPPING ELEMENT AWAY FROM ME. DO YOU UNDERSTAND: THEY TOOK THIS DOG FROM ME, AND I DID NOT CRY. SUCK IT UP.

Y’all, Days of Our Lives is going to revisit their possession storyline. I’m not a Days viewer, but this might change things.

LEGO has created the Fab Five Loft from Queer Eye. Perfect.

Portland, Oregon has named a bridge after Ned Flanders, bless them.

LuLaRich, an Amazon documentary series that exposed LuLaRoe as the pyramid scheme that it is, is being flooded with one-star reviews by the company’s remaining cult members.

Larry David was in New York having a VERY Larry David time.

Here are your Masked Singer costumes. I guess we’re still doing this? Alright.

The funeral home featured on Netflix’s Buried By The Bernards done messed up.

LOL, Newsmax keeps getting tricked by a fake Paul Wolfowitz.

Get better soon, Kathryn Prescott!

Jeff Bridges says his cancer is in remission and that while COVID “kicked [his] ass” he’s feeling better. Thank goodness!

Renewals

Cancellations

  • Narcos: Mexico will end after this third season. See below for the trailer.

In Development

Casting News

Mark Your Calendars

  • Succession returns on HBO on October 17.
  • One of Us Is Lying will premiere on Peacock on October 7.
  • Narcos: Mexico returns on Netflix on November 5.
  • Diana: The Musical will debut on Netflix on October 1.
  • Colin in Black & White will premiere on Netflix on October 29.
  • America’s Big Deal will premiere on USA on October 14.
  • NCIS returns on CBS on September 20.

  • There’s Someone Inside Your House will premiere on Netflix on October 6.
  • Pretty Smart will debut on Netflix on October 8.
  • The Chestnut Man will debut on Netflix on September 29.
  • All American will return on The CW on October 25.
  • Bakers Dozen will premiere on Hulu on October 7.
  • Archibald’s Next Big Thing Is Here! will return on Netflix on October 14.
  • A Tale Dark & Grimm will premiere on Netflix on October 8.

R.I.P.

Sondra James, Actor in many films and TV productions, including Law & Order, Blue Bloods, and What We Do in the Shadows

Robin French, Talent agent

Allison Payne, Longtime Chicago news anchor

Liz McCann, Broadway producer

WATCH THIS

Level Playing Field: This four-part docuseries explores how public policies have created inequities in sports and society. Series premiere. 7 p.m., HBO

You vs. Wild: Out Cold: It’s another interactive Netflix adventure with Bear Grylls. Premiere. Netflix

2012: Hey, remember when this was just a fun action movie, and we weren’t literally living through it, The Handmaid’s Tale and Contagion simultaneously? 7 p.m., BBC

Late Night:

  • Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Kendall Jenner, Antoni Porowski, a performance from “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical”
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers: Kate Hudson, Jon Bernthal, Natasha Brown, José Medeles
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Justice Stephen Breyer, Chris Turner
  • The Late Late Show with James Corden: Cobie Smulders, Regina Hall
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live: Magic Johnson, Steve Lemme, Kevin Heffernan, the Marias
  • Watch What Happens Live: Melissa McCarthy, Chelsea Handler

TUES. 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30
ABC Bachelor in Paradise

(new)		 The Ultimate Surfer

(new)
CBS FBI
(repeat)		 FBI
(repeat)		 FBI: Most Wanted
(repeat)
CW Stargirl
(new)		 Supergirl
(new)		 Local
FOX Lego Masters
(new)		 Fantasy Island
(new)		 News/Local
NBC America’s Got Talent
(new)		 Family Game Fight!
(new)

5 thoughts on “Welp, the first five minutes of ‘La Brea’ are here, and … you guys …”

  1. Got lucky here, no damage, still have power. Working from home and currently watching Jeopardy with the now fired host.

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  2. That clip of “La Brea” was everything I could have wanted from a show that I totally would have watched when I was young and foolish (i.e., when “Manifest” premiered). I can’t wait for you to blog about it.

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  3. All good on my side of town. Downed limbs and fences but overall not too bad. Also, after watching that 5 minutes of La Brea I feel very content with my vote. It’s everything a hate blog should have!

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  4. The vote yesterday in California was a stinging rebuttal of the Trump Republicans. I hope it’s the start of a national trend.

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