Happy Halloween, everybody! FIONA’S PICK: Criminal Minds [CBS, 9p] Tonight the BAU investigates a local ghost story as people go missing. Spooky vibes abound this Halloween! BRAD’S PICK: American Horror Story: Apocalypse [FX, 10p] The witches are back. Have been for a while now, but now the … Continue reading What to Watch: 10/31/2018
On All Hallows Eve’s Eve, we’ve got blue collar costume wars, super hero costume changes, and comics with no costumes at all (we mean metaphorical costumes, but they’re mostly in standard stand-up ware). JASON’S PICK: The Degenerates [Netflix] If you’re a fan of the dark storytelling … Continue reading What to Watch: 10/30/2018
Three of us recommend refined entertainment, while one of us really likes cats (you can probably guess which one is writing this feature intro).
It’s a big night for new talk shows, both streaming and traditional, as Hasan Minhaj and Busy Phillips — both Screen Scholars favorites — throw their hats in the ring. We’ve also got the return of the best fixer since Mr. Wolf, new episodes of … Continue reading What to Watch: 10/28/2018
Supernatural shenanigans abound tonight, including a new twist on a teenage witch, sexy psychics, and the return of the Great Pumpkin — this year he’ll be here, Linus promises, and we’re gonna wait with him, just after we kick this football his sister is holding. … Continue reading What to Watch: 10/26/2018
I wouldn’t say there’s a blockbuster lurking among this weekend’s releases, but Netflix has an award-winning foreign film, there’s a slasher flick, and Johnny English is back. See the trailers below the fold.
On Thursday, we watch The Good Place. On the tip of strong-female-lead, high-school cult movies, 1987 Winona Ryder serial murder dark comedy Heathers finally finishes its long road to television with a series on Paramount. We also have the rare double-spinoff pulled off by the C Dubs.
Hero dogs, Archie and Jughead, and the Gang from Philly lead our rec’s tonight.
Pete Davidson returns to television for the first time since the last episode of SNL, and we’re presuming that’s why he’s all over the news. JASON’S PICK: The Guest Book [TBS, 10p] This anthology show from the creator of My Name Is Earl and Raising Hope aired a full irreverent … Continue reading What to Watch: 10/23/2018
Do people ever complain about Halloween season starting too soon? Nine days to go and at least half, if not three fourths, of our recommendations have some sort of horror (and if you add singing disasters, we could go for all four). JASON’S PICK A … Continue reading What to Watch: 10/22/2018
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