1) “Let’s Make a Deal Primetime” opener, 8 p.m., CBS. For the final month of summer, CBS nudges closer to having all-new Fridays. “Deal” (shown here), originally planned for Wednesdays, nudges “Lingo” to 9 p.m. The lone rerun is “Blue Bloods” at 10: Frank frets when the daughter of his best friend is jailed. Read more…
David Chokachi summed up his duties with admirable accuracy.
“We weren’t … doing Shakespeare.” he said. “We were doing ‘Baywatch.’”
Yes, there’s a difference, “Baywatch” (shown here) had no sonnets or soliloquies, but lots of running, rescuing and red swimwear.
Sometimes, that’s enough. “It succeeded beyond everybody’s expectation,” Chokachi told the Television Critics Association. “A billion viewers – we’re in the Guinness Book of World Records.”
It also influenced people’s decisions – geographic, vocational and more. Just ask Matthew Felker, who directed “After Baywatch,” a documentary arriving Aug. 27 on Hulu. Read more…
There’s a genre that we might call “Florida noir” and “Florida Gothic.”
Or we might not. “Noir” and “Gothic” imply darkness and gloom; Florida implies blue skies, clear water and open possibilities.
That contrast helps propel these tales. They include some of the novels by Carl Hiaasen, Dave Barry and Elmore Leonard and occasional mini-series. Last year was Netflix’s “Florida Man”; now the delightful “Bad Monkey,” with Vince Vaughn (shown here) is Wednesdays on Apple TV+, starting Aug. 14. Read more…
1) “Young Sheldon,” 9 p.m., CBS. The final season was filled with great moments; now it’s being rerun. In this episode (four weeks from the finish), Sheldon’s grandmother has a tough probation officer (Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer, shown here). Also, Georgie gets some marital advice from his new father-in-law. Read more…
