Here are today's contestants:
- Megan Whelan, a managing editor originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
- Daniel Ransom, a librarian from San Francisco, California; and
- Greg Monson, a videographer from Portland, Oregon. Greg is a two-day champ with winnings of $31,300.
beware of Harlan Crow
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Politics Corner is trying to distract himself with sports. It's somewhat working. Both Packers and Brewers play important games today. But yesterday was entirely about -- or would have been entirely about -- the late best frenemy. I handled that better than expected. But learned the night before that another friend had died and learned that day that yet another friend had died Tuesday. We've got a deathwatch on at least one more friend. I lived through this in the eighties and nineties and I should be used to this but I never will be.
It's Procedural Week with my three What's On Tonight nights, and we're kicking things off with the Top Pick, FBI, airing at 8 p.m. on CBS-CBS-CBS. The episode in question's named "Omissions."
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| Shane Gillis & Rosalía |
Show #1011
Fired-before-day-one comedian Shane Gillis returns for a third time to try to make the audience laugh.
Spanish singer-songwriter Rosalía makes her SNL debut. The flamenco-influenced pop artist is always tinkering with her sound, using an array of influences on every album.
beware of Harlan Crow
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It's funeral/memorial/celebration/party time. I'm not looking forward to my partner's eventual, inevitable crash. It does not help at all that we now know of two other friends who have died this week. One passed as peacefully as a heart attack can be. The other may have been run over by a car.
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| Treasure Island |
Disney sees dead people! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, October 11!
Our Top Pick tonight is the series premiere of Treasure Island (MGM+, 10 p.m.). This latest adaptation of classic literature gives Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure novel six episodes to tell the tale of Jim Hawkins, Long John Silver, Billy Bones, and Aaron Graham. Jim's mom is Hayley Atwell, so I'm in. (A big screen version of the book is due next year.)
Elsewhere, Danny Dyer was Live from London, Pet Cemetery turns into a ghost story, Marshals take it personal, the Youth is alone amongst couples, and Potomac still has its Real Housewives.
Welcome to the Weekend in Pop Culture! Let's examine what's coming out in theaters this weekend.
Other Mommy
A little girl sees a creepy doppelgänger of her mother that seems to be trying to kill her.
The Social Reckoning
Did you want a redo of "The Social Network" without the distinctive directing, but with Mark Zuckerberg now being 150% more inept at socializing?
What have you been watching?
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| The Detour with David Chang |
Keep it 100! Here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, October 10!
Our Top Pick tonight is the season finale of The Detour with David Chang (CNN, 10 p.m.). David Chang is a trash person but there aren't many options tonight except for this culinary travel show. This series wasn't strong enough for CNN Sundays so it go demoted to Saturdays. At least the finale has Gillian Jacobs.
Elsewhere, Rosalía is Live from New York, Larry Wilmore has News, Hallmark gets into the Spirit, Lifetime finds a Monster, Hokum comes to streaming, and Jiro has an apprentice (not Ahsoka?).
beware of Harlan Crow
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Putting together the funeral memorial celebration party for my best frenemy. In the middle of this we were notified that another friend had just died. I was looking forward to seeing him tomorrow. This is when growing old sucks.
Here are today's contestants:
- Dan Perkey, a brewer originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;
- Kendra Kendell, a payroll analyst originally from Aurora, Colorado; and
- Greg Monson, a videographer from Portland, Oregon. Greg is a one-day champ with winnings of $8,700.
beware of Harlan Crow
photo mine
Politics Corner has too many things juggling in the air above him.
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| Haunted Hotel |
Here are today's contestants:
- Greg Monson, a videographer from Portland, Oregon;
- Lou Williamson, a software analyst from Greenville, South Carolina; and
- John Edwards, an editor from Brooklyn, New York. John is a one-day champ with winnings of $31,201.
I'm taking one more week off from Notable Opening Nights. There will be a catchup post soon. Thanks for understanding.
Tonight's Top Pick is the series premiere of Eternally Yours, airing at 8:30 p.m. on CBS. I'm meh on the concept -- your potential in-laws are vampires -- but I'm applauding Helen J. Shen (Maybe Happy Ending) getting a shot at TV fame. Hurray for the Broadway-Hollywood exchange still existing in some form.
Here are today's contestants:
- Anne Damtoft, a library support coordinator from Silver Spring, Maryland;
- John Edwards, an editor from Brooklyn, New York; and
- Rian Robertson, a software developer from Ottawa, Ontario. Rian is a four-day champ with winnings of $64,101.
