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| Will Ferrell & Paul McCartney |
Show #1008 / Season finale!
Famous SNL funnyman Will Ferrell returns for his 6th stint as hosting since he departed the show back in 2002.
Former Beatle Paul McCartney returns for his 7th time as musical guest, though his two most recent stints were on the 40th and 50th anniversary specials. This is his first time as an episodic musical guest since 2012. (His first was in 1980; he's never hosted.)
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Dammit a little bit late. If only that's all I could say about American politics.
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| The Food That Built America |
Friends forever! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, May 17!
Our Top Pick tonight is The Food That Built America (History, 10 p.m.). This docudrama series is okay. It does a lot of scene recreations to break in between historical photos and a variety of talking heads. They do some heavy (heavy) padding. But the information is good and keeps the show mildly entertaining, though at this point there's a fair amount of repetition.
Elsewhere, Ncuti Gatwa was Live from London, Naked & Afraid goes Global, 60 Minutes stops the watch, Bob's is to the rescue, the ACMs return and Marshals are rogue.
Welcome to the Weekend in Pop Culture! Let's examine what's coming out in theaters this weekend.
In the Grey
A trio of agents set out to recover billions stolen from a rich man.
Is God Is
Two young women are instructed to kill their evil father by their dying mother.
Obsession
A young man makes a wish for a girlfriend, and soon comes to regret it.
What have you been watching?
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| Hannah Swensen Mysteries |
Silly love songs! Here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, May 16!
Our Top Pick tonight is Hannah Swensen Mysteries (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. / Hallmark+, Sunday). A movie series once called Murder, She Baked, tonight's Mystery (Best Served Cold) is the baking detectives 14th outing for Hallmark. Star Alison Sweeney might be more familiar for her Days of Our Lives role or as host of The Biggest Loser.
Elsewhere, Paul McCartney is Live from New York (and maybe Ringo? [*fingers crossed*], Eurovision finds its 2026 song, Kara Swisher Lives on more time, a Duck Dynasty couple gets Lifetime movie treatment, Rooster fights a devil, and Sheryl Lee Ralph picks Two.
Here are today's contestants:
- Valerie Fulton, an attorney from Greenville, South Carolina;
- Chayce Griffith, a professor of tree fruit physiology originally from Saline, Michigan; and
- Tristan Williams, a data scientist originally from Lincoln, Nebraska. Tristan is a seven-day champ with winnings of $132,900.
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| Happy Birthday, Richard Avedon! (May 15, 1923 - October 1, 2004) Via The Metropolitan, Detroit |
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| The Wonderfools |
The most notable premiere today is the latest Taylor Sheridan series, which stars Cole Hauser, Annette Benning and Ed Harris, but I have never watched a Taylor Sheridan series and have no interest in starting. Instead I am bestowing today's Top Pick on the Korean superhero comedy The Wonderfools. The trailer looks fun and it's slim premiere pickings today.
By the way, the actual translation of the title is The Wonderfuls, but Netflix knows how much it's subscribers love puns.
Second place goes to another Netflix series, the art heist action series Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine. The series comes form the creators of Money Heist, so it's bound to be slickly produced and not make a bit of sense. But, once again, the trailer is fun and there's just not much else piquing my interest.
⭐🔔 The Wonderfools (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'A goofy group of townies stumbles into superpowers and fights rising evil as doomsday panic grows in this wild, turn-of-the-century action comedy.'✔️
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It's a show about TITS! Bra-Va!
Here are today's contestants:
- Anne Benjaminson, a foreign service officer originally from New York City;
- Nishi Kantamneni, a platform engineer originally from Pleasanton, California; and
- Tristan Williams, a data scientist originally from Lincoln, Nebraska. Tristan is a six-day champ with winnings of $113,699.
Okay, now I'm giving myself 90 minutes to play with ...
Tonight's Top Pick is the 27th season finale of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. I like that I don't even have to know the context of this gif without still having a pretty strong idea of what's going on.
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Politics Corner is still busy making dinner. I've forgotten how many vegetables that I've chopped just like my mom does -- with one ancient, dull paring knife. She thinks that I'm fussy and lazy for needing sharp chef knives, vegetable peelers, etc. Every so often I follow her example just to get inside her head a little bit. I like it there.
Did I actually want a salad, or just the croutons?
LOL
They were first introduced in Medieval kitchens as a means to use up stale bread, going into soups and stews. But the word comes from the French word for "crust," as chefs started serving dishes with fried or toasted pieces of bread.
They were then served with the first Caesar salad, created in 1924 by an Italian immigrant living in Tijuana.
Here's a recipe to make your own!
Here are today's contestants:
- Kyle Li, a software engineer from Saratoga, California;
- Bridget Palmer, a university teacher originally from Beaverton, Oregon; and
- Tristan Williams, a data scientist originally from Lincoln, Nebraska. Tristan is a five-day champ with winnings of $103,499.
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| Happy Birthday, Bea Arthur! (May 13, 1922 - April 25, 2009) |
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| America's Culinary Cup |
OOOOOHHHHH! Here's what's on television for tonight, Wednesday, May 13!
Our Top Pick tonight is the finale of America's Culinary Cup (CBS, 9:30 p.m. / Paramount+, Thursday). This could also be the series finale for this not-warm-welcomed culinary competition show. The criticisms are warranted. There are too many weak gimmicks and Padma is often more the star than any of the chefs. Plus I can't stand Buddha Lo. His Top Chef seasons are the worst, and his ego and self infatuation hasn't waned. I only made it through 3 episodes before tentatively checking out. But I give it some points for regularly starting on the half-hour and only being an hour-long show. Rarity!
Elsewhere, Goodbye Omens, the Boys have some mother's milk, Amazon goes Off Campus, One Chicago goes dark, we must Share the forest, and a Testament nears.
