The Ten Most Anticipated Events of 2024

 

The strikes really put a damper on 2024 as a bunch of things got delay.  Here are the few things this year worth getting at least a little excited about.

 

10.  Obligatory Super-Hero Mentions:  It seems like we may be close to the end of the superhero era.  There will be no DC movies and just one set in the MCU.  Yet, for some reason, Sony’s Spiderverse is still plowing full steam ahead with movies based on characters named Madam Webb and Kraven the Hunter.  Yeah, I have no clue who they are either.

 

9.  2024 Elections (November 5):  Usually elections are higher on my anticipated lists, but if we are barreling towards a race between a senile old man and a senile old man who is also a raving lunatic, my excitement level is fairly low.  Only one of those old farts kicking the bucket or the 14^th Amendment can save us now.

 

8.  Mean Girls (January 12):  A movie musical based on a musical that was based on a movie sounds like a horrible idea, but I am still mildly intrigued by this.

 

7.  The Final Season of La Brea January 9):  Sigh, the guiltiest guilty pleasure on television is coming to an end.

 

6.  True Detective: Night Country (January 14):  I am cautiously optimistic about this one considering it has been diminishing returns since the first season.  But putting it up north adds an interesting wrinkle.

 

5.  House of the Dragon (TBD):  It seemed like the first season was just a preamble with all the time jumping.  Things should finally pick in the second season.

 

4.  Shōgun (February 27):  I am all for a cool samurai show.

 

3.  Ballerina (June 7):  The first attempt at John Wick without John Wick did not get good reviews and was probably little watched as it was on Peacock.  But center a movie around Ana De Armas could be a better second attempt.

 

2.  Self Reliance (January 12):  I am always up for an Anna Kendrick movie especially when it premieres on Hulu.

1.  2024 Paris Olympics (July 26):  There is nothing I get more excited more than the Olympics.  I usually watch as much as I can.  Then to make this installment even better, NBC just announced that they hired Snoop Dogg to be a correspondent.