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Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News
The TV Foolishness Tournament, in which you people are given the chance to vote for which show, new or otherwise, you want me to blog, hate or otherwise, is upon us. It turns out I miscalculated when I should begin the tournament so that it would end ahead of the Emmys on September 15, but whaddya gonna do? I’ll tell you what I’m gonna do: begin the tournament tomorrow.
But before that, allow me to introduce you to the contenders in four different categories: New Fall TV Shows; Classic Shows I Should Have Recapped, but Didn’t; Shows I Began Recapping, and Then Gave Up On, Including Hate Blogs; and Reader Suggestions:
New Fall TV Shows
| Scamanda |
| NCIS: Origins |
| Rescue: Hi–Surf |
| Brilliant Minds |
| High potential |
| Murder in Small Town |
| Joan |
| Doctor Odyssey |
| Matlock |
| The Summit |
Classic Shows I Should Have Recapped, but Didn’t
| The Americans |
| The Boys |
| Breaking Bad |
| Deadwood |
| Evil |
| Fargo |
| Friday Night Lights |
| Game of Thrones* |
| The Leftovers |
| Mad Men* |
| The Sopranos |
| Succession |
| The Wire |
| Mindhunter |
Shows I Began Recapping, and Then Gave Up On, Including Hate Blogs
| American Gods |
| American Horror Story |
| Fear The Walking Dead |
| House of the Dragon |
| Manifest |
| The Orville |
| The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills |
| The Real Housewives of Dallas |
| The Real Housewives of Miami |
| The Real Housewives of New Jersey |
| The Real Housewives of New York |
| Stumptown |
| The Walking Dead |
Reader Suggestions
| Interview with the Vampire |
| Mayfair Witches |
| The Idol |
| Justified: Primeval |
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True Detective: Night Country
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| Slow Horses |
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A Murder at the End of the World
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| The Umbrella Academy |
| The Magicians |
| Kevin Can Fuck Himself |
| Fallout |
| Boss |
| Women in Blue |
The tournament will have its own series of posts, so check in in the morning and let your voice be heard!
Disney and DirecTV (and U-Verse) are slap-fighting over carriage fees which means I don’t have access to ABC, ESPN, or any of the Disney channels right now. The disruption happened at the beginning of college football season, ahead of the NFL season, and two weeks before the Emmys and beginning of the fall television season. THEY BETTER START NEGOTIATING because even though I don’t personally care about football, this is the kind of inconvenience that will push me to finally cut the cord.
There won’t be any Batman in your Penguin series, sorry.
Lisa Vanderpump and Grandpa Ken’s legal issues just became a little less messy.
Stephen King remains on the case:
From the bottom of our Evil hearts, thank you!!! ❤️❤️❤️
— Katja Herbers (@katjaherbers) August 31, 2024
Get better soon, Roger O’Donnell!
Cancellations
- Dead Boy Detectives has been cancelled at Netflix after one season.
In Development
- A One Tree Hill sequel series is in the works at Netflix. It will be produced by and star Sophia Bush and Hilarie Burton who will reprise their original roles.
- Mantis, a spinoff film of Kill Boksoon is in the works at Netflix.
Casting News
- Adam J. Harrington has left General Hospital on ABC.
Well @GeneralHospital it was a BLAST, literally!
To @valentinifrank, producers and writers. Thank you for the SHOT at joining your world. I loved it.
To the phenomenal cast and crew. It was a honor to witness the CALIBER of your work.
Now, seriously,
I will miss you all.
— Adam J. Harrington (@adamjharrington) September 2, 2024
Mark Your Calendar
- The Grand Tour: One For The Road returns on Prime Video on September 13.
- Evolution of the Black Quarterback debuts on Prime Video on September 24.
- First-Time Buyer’s Club returns on OWN on September 13.
- The Queen of Villains debuts on Netflix on September 19.
- Midnight at the Pera Palace returns on Netflix on September 12.
- Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid will debut on CNN on October 5.
- His & Hers premieres on Hallmark on September 7.
- Tamron Hall returns in syndication on September 3.
R.I.P.
Obi Ndefo, Actor who appeared on Dawson’s Creek, Stargate SG-1, The West Wing, Half & Half, NYPD Blue, Crossing Jordan, Star Trek: Voyager and 3rd Rock From the Sun
Karen Cynthia “KC” Fox, Emmy-nominated set decorator
Linda Deutsch, Special correspondent for the AP who covered many important trials, including Charles Manson, OJ Simpson, and Michael Jackson
Isaac “Fatman Scoop” Freeman III, Rapper, Grammy-winning DJ and radio personality
Prayers for Fatman Scoop family for STRENGTH during this difficult time🙏🏾 Fatman Scoop VOICE & energy have contributed to MANY songs that made the people feel HAPPY & want to dance for over 2 decades. Your IMPACT is HUGE & will be NEVER be forgotten..🕊️🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/e4R9Z3inKd
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) August 31, 2024
Rest Easy at @FatmanScoop! You were truly one of the best voices in hip-hop! I’m so glad I got to experience your greatness! We will all miss you greatly ❤️ pic.twitter.com/IjFtIaajDK
— Ciara (@ciara) August 31, 2024
WATCH THIS
English Teacher: This new comedy is set in an Austin high school as an English teacher, Evan, tries to navigate between the personal and professional. This one is getting high marks from critics. Series premiere. 9 p.m., FX
Band of Brothers marathon: Heads up, Dads! 10 a.m., AMC
Spider-man marathon: Spider-Man: Homecoming; Spider-Man: Far From Home; and Spider-Man: No Way Home. 6 a.m., FX
The Chicano Squad: This documentary takes a look back at the formation of a pioneering homicide unit within the Houston Police Department back in 1979, when Officer Jim Montero created an all-Latino detective unit to investigate unsolved homicides in underserved Latino neighborhoods. 8 p.m., A&E
| MON. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Celebrity Family Feud (repeat) |
Celebrity Family Feud (repeat) |
Celebrity Family Feud (repeat) |
| CBS | NCIS (repeat) |
NCIS: Sydney (repeat) |
NCIS: Hawai’i (repeat) |
| CW | All American: Homecoming (new) |
61st Street (new) |
Local |
| FOX | Name That Tune (new) |
The 1% Club (new) |
News/Local |
| NBC | American Ninja Warrior (new) |
The Wall (new) |
Man, don’t think it will win or anything, but I had forgotten how mad I was that they cancelled Stumptown after one season til I saw it on the list. It was so good!