Saturday, January 11, 2025

Around the Tubes: January 11, 2025

 

I have gotten a plethora of cool press releases flooding my inbox recently that you may find interesting. This post includes blurbs on Roy Wood Jr.: Lonely FlowersHarlemThe Best Heart Attack of My LifeJeremy Zucker and Chelsea Cutler. 


Hulu has debuted the trailer for the Original comedy special "Roy Wood Jr.: Lonely Flowers."  The special will premiere on Friday, January 17 and is the third Original special in Hulu's new stand-up comedy brand, Hularious.  TRAILER | In this stand-up special, Roy Wood Jr explores how lack of connection has sent society spiraling into a culture full of guns, rude employees, self-checkout lanes, and why some of us would rather be alone rather than be connected. 


After a shocking Season Two finale cliffhanger that left audiences on the edge of their seats, Harlem will return for its third and final season on January 23, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. From creator and writer Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip), Harlem Season Three will follow the core four women on the precipice of change like never before. Whether it be motherhood, singlehood, sisterhood, complicated career journeys, or even more complicated families, our stylish and ambitious best girlfriends strive to finally choose themselves above all else.  “As we prepare to say goodbye to this incredible series, we’re both grateful for the journey Tracy has taken us on and excited for our global customers to experience a final season that truly honors these characters,” said Vernon Sanders, head of television, Amazon MGM Studios. “This chapter may be coming to a close, but the series will continue to resonate for years to come.”  Watch The Official Season Three Trailer HERE


- A new dramedy with a whole lot of heart.  Based on the eponymous book by Argentine author Hernán Casciari and inspired by real events, “The Best Heart Attack of My Life” follows a frustrated writer who survives a heart attack thanks to the help of his hosts at the temporary rental house where he is staying. It’s an event that will change his life, and that of those around him, forever.  Available in both subtitled and English-dubbed formats, the six-episode first season will premiere on Friday, January 24, 2025 on Hulu. The series will also be available on Disney+ internationally.  Trailer HERE.


Multi-platinum singers, songwriters, and producers Jeremy Zucker and Chelsea Cutler kick off 2025 with the official release of their fan favorite cover of Gracie Abrams’ viral hit “That’s So True,” recorded at their recent SiriusXM Coffeehouse Session—listen HERE and watch their live performance on SiriusXM HERE.  The duo wrapped 2024 with the release of their critically acclaimed album brent iii and a sold-out Brent Forever: The Tour across North America. Grammy.com praised the album saying, “brent iii takes their profound artistic partnership to new heights and gracefully bookends the brent project,” while UPROXX declared, “Chelsea Cutler and Jeremy Zucker cornered the market on ‘cozy fall’ with their collaborative brent series, and the coziness is hitting apex on brent iii.”


Wednesday, January 08, 2025

The Twentieth Annual Scooter Television Awards

 

Best Drama: Shōgun

 

Best Comedy: Only Murders in the Building

 

Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show: Extraordinary

 

Best Comic Book / Video Game Adaptation: Fallout

 

Best Period Show: Shōgun

 

Best Animated Show: Everybody Still Hates Chris

 

Best Reality Show: Selena + Restaurant

 

Best Remake, Reboot, or (non-comic book) Adaptation: Shōgun

 

Best Miniseries: A Gentleman in Moscow

 

Best Talk Show: Pardon the Interruption

 

Best New Show: Shōgun

  

Guiltiest Guilty Pleasure: Tell Me Lies

 

Worst Show I Made Though an Entire Season Of: Pretty Little Liars: Summer School

 

Best Hour of TV: Did Your Dirty Words Come Out to Play (Tell Me Lies)

 

Best Half Hour of TV: Two for the Road (Only Murders in the Building)

 

Biggest Shocker: The return of Ben Glenroy… sort of.  (Only Murders in the Building)

 

Best Line: "You, sir, are a silly little man! And your hair looks like the tail of a pony!"  (Blackthorn, Shōgun)

 

Worst Idea: Password sharing crackdown (seriously, who cares if you share your password with family members especially if you are on the ad supported tier?)

 

Worst Moment: I do not remember the exact moment, but whenever I realize The Acolyte was a complete mess.  

 

Biggest Disappointment: Era 1 being wiped out early on The Challenge

 

Best Musical Moment: The Perfect Strangers Theme (Only Murders in the Building)

 

Best Karaoke: The Witches’ Road (Agatha All Along)

 

Best New Title Sequence: Shōgun

 

Best GIF: (where are all the GIF’s from the Slapsgiving episode of Tell Me Lies; c’mon Hulu, get on that.)

  

Best Character: Dorothy Lyon (F argo)

 

Best Recurring Character: Glen Stubbins (Only Murders in the Building)

 

Best Guest Appearance:  Scott Bakula (Only Murders in the Building)

 

Best Cast Addition: Death (The Marvel Cinematic Universe)

 

Best Duo: Mariko and the Anjin (Shōgun)

 

Best Trio:  Mabel Mora, Charles Hayden Savage, and Oliver Putnum (Only Murders in the Building)

 

Most Entertaining Male Reality “Star”:  Nicholas "Sifu" Alsup (Survivor)

 

Most Entertaining Female Reality “Star”:  Selena Gomez (Selena + Chef)

 

Most Annoying Reality:  Josh (The Challenge)

 

Most Anticipated New Show of the Next Season: Apple Cider Vinegar

 

Most Anticipated Reboot:  Daredevil: Born Again

 

Show That Should Be Brought Back: Interior Chinatown

 

Biggest Question for 2025: Who could possibly want to kill Leonard?  And what does Téa Leoni have to do with it?

 

Tuesday, January 07, 2025

The 10 Best Shows of 2024

1. Shōgun 

2. Only Murders in the Building 

3. Tell Me Lies 

4. Extraordinary 

5. Fargo 

6. A Gentleman in Moscow 

7. Fallout 

8. Rivals 

9. Say Nothing 

10. Ghosts 


 Shows must have finished a season in the past year to be eligible.