Saturday, July 29, 2017

Television Premieres and Notables: July 31-August 1, 2017

Tuesday, 8/1

Manhunt: Unabomber; Discovery. 8 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.
Paul Bettany stars the Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber.


Wednesday, 8/2

Kingdom (AT&T Audience; 7 pm CST). Series Finale.

The Lowe Files; A&E. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Rob Lowe hosts a paranormal reality show with this two sons.

Baroness von Sketch Show; IFC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A sketch show made by women, starring women, takes some shots at chauvinism.

The Sinner; USA. 9 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.
Jessica Biel stars in this 8-part adaptation of the Petra Hammsfahr novel.


Thursday, 8/3

The Guest Book; TBS. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Greg Garcia (of the underrated My Name is Earl) brings us this comedy about the people that visit and stay at a mountain lodge-- and the hilarity that ensues around them.

What Would Diplo Do? Viceland. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Diplo himself exec-produces this scripted show about his life.
And James Van der Beek stars as the DJ himself.


Friday, 8/4

Comrade Detective; Amazon. Streaming. Series Premiere.
Americans like Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Nick Offerman dub this Romanian cop show (whihh is fake, BTW).

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later; Netflix. Streaming. Mini-series Premiere.
The WHAS crew is back; this time in a sequel.


Saturday, 8/5

George Lopez: The Wall, Live From Washington D.C. HBO. 9 pm CST. Special.


Sunday, 8/6

Sharknado 5: Global Warning; Syfy. 7 pm CST. Movie.

Ray Donovan; Showtime. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Sunday, July 23, 2017

Television Premieres and Notables: July 24-30, 2017

Monday, 7/24

Somewhere Between; ABC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Paula Patton stars in this series about a woman who travels back in time to stop a serial killer.

Midnight, Texas; NBC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Based on the Charlene Harris novels about a psychic who seeks refuge in a town that includes a witch, a vampire, a werewolf, and others.

People of Earth; TBS. 9:30 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 7/26

So Sharp; Lifetime. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Friday, 7/28

Room 104; HBO. 10:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The Duplass Brothers bring us this anthology series about the people who rent the same hotel room.

The Last Tycoon; Amazon. Streaming. Series Premiere.
Billy Ray adapts the unfinished F. Scott Fitzgerald novel about a movie producer.


Saturday, 7/29

Still Star-Crossed (ABC; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.
(likely series finale...)


Sunday, 7/30

Top Gear America; BBC America. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Rick and Morty; adult swim. 10:30 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.
It's finally back.
I'll admit I don't catch every nuance of this show, but people who dig it are insane about it.
It is certainly inventive, crass, and impossible to predict what's going to happen.