Day: July 13, 2022

Weekly Previews

Week’s top-10 for July 18: It’s All-Star (and all-shark) time

1) Sharks convergence, National Geographic and Discovery. “Shark Fest” continues on National Geographic, then pauses at 6 p.m. Sunday for a “Wicked Tuna” surge. That fits Discovery’s “Shark Week” (shown here), which starts Sunday and has new hours at 7 and 8 p.m. (great whites), 9 (a “Jackass” shark special) and 10. The week is hosted by Duane “The Rock” Johnson, who grew up in Hawaii, with a fondness for sharks via his mother’s Polynesian culture. Read more…

By Mike Hughes / July 13, 2022

Daily Best Bets

Best-bets for July 15: “Sound” star & “SWAT,” sci-fi, streamers

1) American Film Institute tribute, 8 and 11:45 p.m. ET, Turner Classic Movies. Sure, Julie Andrews is known for “The Sound of Music.” This tribute includes five of her kids in the film, plus Cynthia Erivo singing “Edelweiss.” But TCM shows us Andrews’ range, in a pair of films with James Garner: At 9:15 p.m., it has “Victor/Victoria” (shown here, 1983), one of seven comedies she did with her husband, Blake Edwards; at 1 a.m. is “The Americanization of Emily” (1964), a smart, black-and-white drama. Read more…

By Mike Hughes / July 13, 2022

News and Quick Comments

Emmys avalanche brings some good news

So now the Emmy nominations are out there – approximately 3.4 billion of them.
You can catch the full list at www.emmys.com or other sites. But amid the avalanche, let met point to a few things:
— Some summer shows timed this perfectly: Their new seasons are airing now, just as nominations arrive for the previous ones. “Better Call Saul” (9 p.m. Mondays, AMC) is up for best drama. Up for best comedy are two delights — the jaunty “Only Murders in the Building” (shown here with Selena Gomez, Tuesdays on Hulu) and the wonderfully weird “What We Do in the Shadows” (10 p.m. Wednesdays, FX). Try them. Read more…

By Mike Hughes / July 13, 2022