It’s a scant list even for a Saturday, but before you all go get baked like Anita, consider these viewing choices: we’ve got a new SNL with an exciting host and some action in the Lifetime-Hallmark Vortex. BRAD’S PICK:Saturday Night Live [NBC, 11:30p]Jenna Ortega is … Continue reading What To Watch: 03/11/2023
From Boston bartender to membership in the exclusive NYC organization known as the Five Timers Club located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Woody has had quite the ride. There’s also a concert by the man with the Billboard Hot 100’s all-time biggest single. BRAD’S PICK:Saturday Night … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/25/2023
Check out the hyperlinked Pedro Pascal promo for his hosting of SNL this week as it’s kinda funny while also being an obvious connection/promo for his excellent new HBO show. The rest of the Saturday is football or Lifetime/TLC-style shows. BRAD’S PICK:Saturday Night Live [NBC, … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/04/2022
Michael B. Jordan is best known for his superserious roles in films like Fruitvale Station and Creed, but he was also just about the only (intentionally) funny moments in Space Jam: A New Legacy. Sometimes this knd of choice of host can pay dividents (notably … Continue reading What To Watch: 01/28/2022
NFL Football and Audrey Plaza live from New York on Saturday night. It’s a classic mix and it’s what’s on TV today. We don’t care.. whatever! BRAD’S PICK:Saturday Night Live [NBC, 11:30p]The dean of sketch comedy is back with its first new show of the … Continue reading What To Watch: 01/21/2022
We’re deep in the heart of Christmas movie season, and since Saturdays tend to be the home for Lifetime and Hallmark movies, it means that this is a busy day for new Christmas movies. However, in our Scholarly mind, laughter leads off the… ah, well, … Continue reading What To Watch: 12/10/2022
This Saturday is about African American standup legends, Christmas, and nerdy intersectionalism. We’re gonna go with the comedy luminaries as our suggestions for a somewhat sunny Saturday. BRAD’S PICK:Lil Rel Howery: I Said It, Y’all Were Thinking It [Netflix]This bluntly titled hourlong is Lil Rel’a … Continue reading What To Watch: 11/12/2022
Christmas time is here again. Well, it probably should not be with 50 days til Christmas, but Saturdays abound with Lifetime and Hallmark movies and they always have shpilkis for the season, so get ready for some ugly, ugly sweaters. But we’re going to start … Continue reading What To Watch: 11/05/2022
Is it just us or is SNL going to the musical-guest-as-main-guest more than they ever have before. I mean, from Paul Simon to Justin Timberlake, there is certainly a history of that happening, but it seems to be every fifth week or so, now. At … Continue reading What To Watch: 10/15/2022
Nigeria continues to flex its cinematic muscle as a Screen Scholar favorite (seriously, we’ve been clocking her for a while) hosts SNL for the first time–it’s her second appearance as musical guest. JASON’S PICK:The Man of God [Netflix]Nollywood (Nigeria’s filmmaking industry) has become huge and … Continue reading What To Watch: 04/16/2022
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