Sunday, August 16, 2015

Television Premieres and Notables: August 17-23, 2015

Monday, 8/17

36 Hours; Travel. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Tuesday, 8/18

The Hotwives of Las Vegas; Hulu. Streaming. 2nd Season Premiere.
Now set in LV instead of Orlando...


Thursday, 8/20

The Astronaut Wives Club (ABC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.
I loved the book-- and the show hit so many of the same points.
Fun summer series. Check it out if you get a chance.

Documentary Now! IFC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Fred Armisen and Bill Hader star in this six-part series that spoofs the recent docu-film trend.


Saturday, 8/22

Aquarius (NBC; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Blunt Talk; Starz. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Sir Patrick Stewart plays a washed-up news anchor, who goes off the rails.

Survivor's Remorse; Starz. 8:30 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Sunday, 8/23

Fear the Walking Dead; AMC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Obviously, this is going to follow the tone/subject of The Walking Dead, but they are trying to tackle it from a different angle. In this series, set in Los Angeles, we will see the beginnings of the apocalyptic world we were dropped into with TWD.
This series follows a mixed family that can barely hold itself together-- and now some new disease is causing the recently dead to return to mobility-- along with a taste for flesh.
The first season is six episodes, just like the original-- and it's already been picked up for Season Two.

Ballers (HBO; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


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