The TV thread

Timothy Olyphant cast as the lead in an FX prequel to "Alien" series.

https://deadline.com/2023/11/timothy-olyphant-cast-alien-noah-hawley-fx-series-1235638841/

 

I will admit I have watched portions of Barmageddon. Never a full show. Blake Shelton and Carson Daly must have a contest to see who is the most bloated alcoholic.

 

I wonder if this means there won’t be another (Goggins) season of Justified Primeval?

 

Both are in the FX family, and they're both 8 to 13-episode, max, per season. Olyphant has always stayed pretty busy with acting, and its not like he's the writer or a major creative force on these projects. (At least, that's the impression that I get, that he's not giving tons of notes about the roles he's been cast in.)

 

Until they need the content. I didn’t like

Spoiler

the Boyd reveal — made the whole Primeval season seem like a preview for what was really important.

 

I didn’t watch Primeval, but that makes perfect sense. Move on or don’t.

 

Yes and no. I HAVE to think they are of more value elsewhere in the streaming world than MAX. The WBD CEO has made no secret of maximizing (no pun intented) of WB's vault of material. Hell, you could probably start an entire streaming service with WB animation alone.

 

Caught the first two episodes of Bookie on HBO Max and liked it. It’s Chuck Lorre’s new series. Sebastian Maniscalco plays a small time bookie trying to stay relevant in the world of online and legalized betting.
Even Charlie Sheen makes an appearance.
It’s more dramedy than sitcom, but there are laughs.

 

At least two other Two and a Half Men Easter eggs in the first episode.

 

For one of those old school TV guys that probably has more money than God at this point, Chuck just keeps working and churning out shows that are at least watchable. And, of course, he's responsible for the TMNT theme, as re-publicized by Kimmy Schmidt.

https://youtube.com/shorts/OgJLLcRRsuw?si=LfMHARxHWKpAfOz3

 

We are 6 episodes (out of 8) in to the new season of Upload. The show has some witty social satire and some decent comedic acting, but went off of the rails after season 1.