The end of an era.

by Therese Odell, posted in Uncategorized

Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News

The BBC (and cable news here in general) are on death watch. The Queen is dead. God save the Queen.

I’m not much of a royal watcher, but this is undoubtedly a historic moment in time. Queen Elizabeth was 96 years old. She was the longest reigning monarch in the United Kingdom’s history. In her 70 years on the throne, she lived through 15 Prime Ministers, and met 13 of the past 14 Presidents. Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister when she was crowned. The world has changed.

(Real quick, before we get on with the rest of it: go vote on TV Foolishness right here. These are interesting polls today, and you don’t want to miss your opportunity to vote for the Goddamned Orville again, do you?)

Thursday is She-Hulk day, and since I wasn’t around to talk about Megan Thee Stallion making an appearance last week, I’m going to mention it here: Megan Thee Stallion was on She-Hulk as Megan Thee Stallion! She and She-Hulk twerked!

It turns out, Jameela Jamil is the one who connected Megan Thee Stallion to the show, having worked with her on Legendary, which OF COURSE.

Anyway, She-Hulk is a fun feminist show that is tackling male entitlement and all of the ways women are second-guessed, undermined, and belittled. Keep on commenting, haters, you’re just proving the show’s entire point.

Norman Reedus thought he was going to die during the filming of the last episode of The Walking Dead, which would have been really ironic, if you think about it.

This is a very interesting piece about how Mo was shot and edited to capture both the comedy and drama, but also its very distinct sense of place in Houston.

This Variety list of “The Worst Finales of All Time” can just go right on ahead and suck it. I see that the editors note that this list is in “no particular order” but the fact that The Sopranos is at the very top of a list number 1-24 makes me think otherwise. If you didn’t like the finale of The Sopranos, you didn’t understand The Sopranos. I said it and I mean it.

But apparently, the show included on the list that elicited the most outrage was Dinosaurs. The Variety writer who included it on the list received so many comments disagreeing with his assessment that he reached out to the creators of the series to ask about that very dark ending. Kudos to him for not just listening to his readers but trying to learn more.

If you enjoyed — or were baffled but intrigued — by The Rehearsal, this is a solid list of other TV series and movies to watch that are similar.

I don’t know how you make this entire list and leave off Buster’s hand/Loose Seal.

Waaaaaait, Alexandra Daddario was on All My Children for a year? Maybe that’s why she’s always seemed so familiar …

Annyway, here are 10 more famous people you might not have known had a career in soaps.

Warner Bros. Discovery has canceled DC FanDome for 2022, because fuck your fandom.

Advertising on Netflix isn’t going to be cheap. And Netflix is going to go live with ads in November so as to beat Disney+ who is launching ads in December.

If you want to try Disney+ on for size, today’s the day to do it.

Bob Iger states the obvious: traditional TV is in for a “world of hurt.”

Renewals

Cancellations

In Development

Casting News

Mark Your Calendars

  • Bachelor in Paradise returns on September 27 on ABC.

  • Glass Onion will premiere on Netflix on December 23.
  • The English will debut on Prime Video on November 11.
  • Reasonable Doubt premieres on Hulu on September 27.
  • Meet Cute will premiere on Peacock on September 21.
  • Tulsa King will debut on Paramount+ on November 13.
  • The Good Nurse will debut on Netflix on October 26.
  • My Policeman will debut on Prime Video on November 4.
  • All American will return on The CW on October 10.
  • The Hype returns on HBO Max on September 22.
  • High School will premiere on Freevee on October 14.
  • Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler will stream on HBO Max on October 6.
  • Shadowland will debut on Peacock on September 21.
  • All Creatures Great and Small returns on PBS on January 8.
  • Designing Miami will premiere on Netflix on September 21.
  • Jo Koy: Live from the Los Angeles Forum premieres on Netflix on September 13.
  • Cuomo will debut on Newsmax on October 3.

R.I.P.

Bernard Shaw, Legendary CNN anchor

David A. Arnold, Comedian, writer, actor, and producer

Bill Turnbull, British broadcaster

Ann Garrels, Longtime NPR correspondent

WATCH THIS

Pinocchio: Robert Zemeckis’ live-action/CGI hybrid take on the classic tale stars Tom Hanks as Geppetto, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Jiminy Cricket. Premiere. Disney+

The Good Fight: Final season premiere. Paramount+

Football Night in America: NFL Kickoff 2022 & Sunday Night Football: I am not ready for some football, thanks. Bills at Rams. 6 p.m., NBC

Last Light: Matthew Fox tries to revive his career in this new thriller about a threat to the world’s oil supply. Series premiere. Peacock

Thor: Love and Thunder: Premiere. Disney+

Central Park: Season three premiere. Apple TV+

Gutsy: Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton celebrate “gutsy” women including Kim Kardashian, Megan Thee Stallion, Dr. Jane Goodall, Gloria Steinem, Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Kate Hudson, and many more in this limited series. Premiere. Apple TV+

Late Night:

  • Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Blake Shelton, Gigi Hadid
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers: Gwen Stefani, Grant Morrison, Raghav Mehrotra
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney, James Taylor
  • The Late Late Show with James Corden: Terry Crews, Ken Jeong, Amanda Shires
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live: Simon Cowell, Ralph Macchio
  • The Daily Show: Marty Walsh
  • Watch What Happens Live: Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton
THUR 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30
ABC Press Your Luck
(new)		 Generation Gap
(new)		 The Con
(new)
CBS Young Sheldon
(repeat)		 Ghosts
(repeat)		 Big Brother
(new)
CW Bump
(new)		 Whose Line Is It Anyway?
(repeat)		 Great Chocolate Showdown
(new)		 News/Local
FOX MasterChef
(repeat)		 Fantasy Island
(repeat)		 News/Local
NBC Sunday Night Football
(live)

One thought on “The end of an era.”

  1. I very much would like to watch Pinocchio and Thor: L&T but it will have to wait til tomorrow. It’s football Christmas! Disney+ Day could have been better planned for me lol

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