November will be playing the role of September in this year’s Fall Network schedules — as most of its post-Pandemic dramas are rolling out this week, including the return of the current longest-running scripted drama. Our focus turns to the latest great HBO doc, an … Continue reading What To Watch: 11/12/2020
These are some weird times. Watch some TV. Maybe a Click or Pleasantville or Stay Tuned scenario will happen and… no wait, all of those came with their own set of consequences. Anyway, stay safe, everyone! Here’s some shows. KATHERINE’S PICK: Feel Good … Continue reading What To Watch: 03/19/2020
It’s mindbending time again, and this time Anthony Mackie is there for it — and is it just us or does he seem a must-have for dystopian thrillers lately. Just us? OK. BRAD’S PICK: Altered Carbon [Netflix] New skins, new investigations. The sci-fi anthology is … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/27/2020
Mike Schur’s detective series has thrived on its annual events — the Halloween challenges, the appearances of Doug Judy — and tonight it adds another. Meanwhile, Facebook Watch’s future may hinge on the acting of Juliette Lewis. JASON’S PICK: Sacred Lies: The Singing Bones [Facebook … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/20/2020
There is a definite thread through tonight’s recs in the thin line between law and criminality, from the anti-heroes of the Narco world to the 99’s craziest recurring character, Adrian Pimento. Oh, we also lightly trace the odd career arc of Tracy Lauren Marrow. BRAD’S … Continue reading What To Watch: 02/13/2020
You might want to check in on Screen Scholars this weekend (maybe bring a nice casserole) as two of our all-time favorite shows come to an end on successive nights. Tonight, it’s Mike Schur’s master class on good v. evil as we find out the … Continue reading What To Watch: 01/30/2020
The peacock gets +1035 points for returning one of its greatest nights of television, led by the last licks of Michael Schur’s remarkable sitcom about a brokedown afterlife. Let’s get to it. JASON’S PICK: The Good Place [NBC, 8:30p] As the trolley chugs along to … Continue reading What To Watch: 01/09/2019
We’re all about the Thursday night NBC line-up here at Screen Scholars, so you’ll likely see at least two shows from it highlighted in this space every Thursday until we use it up. JASON’S PICK: The Good Place [NBC, 9p] Tonight is a bit of … Continue reading What To Watch: 10/31/2019
So, call this Screen Scholars Christmas as there’s just so much we are excited about — led of course by the return of the most remarkable show on network television as we begin to see the endgame of Mike Schur (or, knowing him and this … Continue reading What To Watch: 09/26/2019
2The beleaguered Sandra is at the center of attention in Cloud 9 and apparently this time for once it’s a good thing for her — and we love that for her. Also, zombies and drag queens both get their grooves back, but on the actual … Continue reading What To Watch: 05/16/2019
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