Things are relatively quiet with the Olympics going on. I don’t watch a ton during the week but enjoy the weekend dabble, mostly just whatever they put on NBC but a little exploring. Putting my Hulu Live through the paces to figure it out and think I’m starting to enjoy the interface once I found the sort by live sports channels.
I’m also continuing my Marvel Catchup on Dis+ with Hawkeye and Moon Knight. Very different takes on the universe, Hawkeye was very much tied to characters and things that had happened in ‘the world,’ which I still find annoying since who can remember all of that, but liked the interplay between the characters. While Moon Knight was pretty origin story standalone and a little bit on the wackadoodle side but a glimpse into Egyptian Gods. I will say that Marvel overall seems to be covering different kinds of protagonists and dealing with social issues better than I would have thought.
I also finished up what is now the final season of Reginald the Vampire which was a fun show. Time to add a vampire option back in.
- Batman: Caped Crusader (Am) Series Premiere, Thursday 8/1 – No idea if this animated take is supposed to be worthwhile but for me, it feels like there is a lot going on in this universe with different character takes between Harley Quinn/Kite Man and the new Joker movie, the new Penguin series and whatever else.
- A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 8/1 – A student is looking into a murder from 5 years ago.
- Mr. Throwback (Pea) Series Premiere, Thursday 8/8 – A memorabilia dealer reunites with his sixth-grade teammate Steph Curry, with the actual Steph Curry along with Adam Pally who I like (from Happy Endings/The Mindy Project).
- The Umbrella Academy (Net) Season premiere/series finale, Thursday 8/8 – I lost this show after season 2, I remember it starting strong but not sure if my interest waned or just a timing thing but could go back and pick up 3 and 4 to finish it out.
The procrastinator lists mostly scripted items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST, please check your local listings.
