It’s a great day for informative viewing–that is if you haven’t got hooked by the multi-timeline Freeform fabulousness that is Cruel Summer. KATHERINE’S PICK:Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer [PBS, 8p]This new, four-part series will examine medical innovation that has doubled life expectancy across the … Continue reading What To Watch: 05/11/2021
We’re having a fairly classy day here at Scholars HQ–located in the basement of the Wonka Factory, so you can only imagine some of the things we’ve heard. We’re pretty sure the ghost of Augustus Gloop haunts our socks. In any case, our top two … Continue reading What To Watch: 04/27/2021
The busy time in the CW DCU as after the debut of the strong alien and reporter show, we have the return of the guy who runs really fast. Otherwise, it’s a soft Tuesday as we have new episodes of some decent sit-coms with appealing … Continue reading What To Watch: 03/02/2021
Two titans from very different worlds hit the small screen today–one from the world of sketch comedy, the other from the movie A-list via the WWE. After spending most of his 42 years doing skits starting on Nickelodeon’s All That, SNL dean Kenan Thompson has … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/16/2021
The odd pair of pictures below would seem almost out of an NYU student film about democracy and consumerism, but it’s actually our two top recs on a relatively slow day that nevertheless contains some top shelf choices. We’re going with a celebration of a … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/09/2021
Today starts and begins with Anthony Anderson. You might as hit up streaming for late-season episodes of Law & Order to watch him solve crimes with Jeremy Sisto in an underrated match-up, and hunt down Barbershop to re-relish him as he is comically defeated by … Continue reading What To Watch: 01/26/2021
Like Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson came out of an outer borough of New York City to snatch the standup’s dream job — as cast member of Saturday Night Live — at the age of 19. Each also would quickly become scarce on the show as other pursuits … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/25/2020
We’re feeling kinda sitcommy over here — including the second season debut from perhaps the quirkiest writer working in the half-hour comedy medium. JASON’S PICK: Miracle Workers: Dark Ages [TBS, 10:30p] Daniel Ratcliffe, Steve Buscemi, and the rest return as new characters in a forgotten … Continue reading What To Watch: 01/28/2020
It is not a sign of any barrenness of tonight’s TV landscape that we are going with an all staff pick, but the fact that Schitt’s Creek (like another ultra-original half-hour comedy returning later this week) is a Screen Scholar all-time favorite. And it’s a chance to … Continue reading What To Watch: 01/07/2019
The 2019 World Series begins tonight, and in yet another tradition our current Occupant eschews, Trump will not be the one throwing out the ceremonial first pitch as he’s a weenie who’s scared of being booed. Meanwhile, we’ll be watching one of our favorite voice … Continue reading What To Watch: 10/22/2019
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