If you haven’t seen the Eurovision Song Contest, you’re either missing out or lucky. Here at Screen Scholars we clearly feel it’s the latter, as the over-the-top pop Olympics offer a grand spectacle (and we do love us a spectacle) of ice fairies and mythical … Continue reading What To Watch: 06/26/2020
After (lightly) lamenting the slowly creeping lack of content due to COVID-19 quarantine, Peak TV shows us it’s not defeated yet as there’s quite the heaping helping of exciting new productions debuting today, mostly on streaming (with newly minted HBO Max especially killing it). We’ll … Continue reading What To Watch: 06/25/2020
As this great nation burns down the last flickers of the nub of its last waxy candle, the least we can do is offer you some viewing to look at as we convert to a barter system.
We’ve hit a bit of a sweet(?) spot of quarantine TV with leftover original shows meeting special programming tailored to the limitations of working in separate locations. Also, streaming seems to have comedy specials to go for eons. So, like Stakka Bo, here we go! … Continue reading What To Watch: 06/23/2020
Monday monday, can’t trust this so often manic day, especially on days when there is a new moon, foretelling a firedance that’s bound to last all night. There’s really just not much on tonight, but in our quest to leave you neither high nor dry, … Continue reading What To Watch: 06/22/2020
The air is a little sweeter and we can watch TV with a bit more focus and joy. Thank you TikTok teens & K-Pop aficionados for shutting up DJT for a day. We all kind of needed that break. Now, here’s some TV suggestions
It’s Juneteenth and there’s plenty of ways to celebrate the future federal holiday, including a sketch program ostensibly celebrating Black History Month in June (sorry, Carlos D). NAVANI’S PICK: Sherman’s Showcase [AMC, 10p, IFC, 11p] Happy Juneteenth! To help celebrate, Sherman is bringing Black History … Continue reading What To Watch: 06/19/2020
We are genuinely beginning to run out of new & returning scripted shows. Does anyone else remember when TV channels would dump their pilots in the Summer or are we just showing our age? This might not be a bad time for networks to revive … Continue reading What To Watch: 06/18/2020
There’s two major new shows today — both on streaming — one fluffy, one coming-of-age. The former is a vehicle for one of today’s popular comedians, while the latter is a TV show based on a popular movie about a gay teenager trying to navigate … Continue reading What To Watch: 06/17/2020
Man, we are hoping more shows go this route when faced with our current crisis. We are inclined to hug the creators of One Day at a Time — but we know that’s the absolute WRONG move for these times — for taking an obstacle and … Continue reading What To Watch: 06/16/2020
