The Most Anticipated Question of 2025-26 Television

  

1.  Who killed Lester on Only Murders in the Building?  The one problem with the format of the show is that we are likely going to lose a beloved character every season (unless we get another Ben Glenroy situation).  Last season the carousel stopped for loveable doorman.  So, who killed and publicly left him in the Arconia’s fountain?

 

The most we ever learned about Lester was during the killer reveal party in season two where we got a lot of Lester’s backstory including a rivalry with Tracy Letts.  Did noted playwright Tracy Letts murder Lester?  Though in the penultimate episode of last season, there was a peculiar scene where Mabel learns that Glen Stubbins had died and weirdly the camera pans to a television report about the disappearance of the gangster Nicky “The Neck.”

 

It seems safe to assume that the case Téa Leoni wanted the trio to investigate Mr. Neck (the characters share a last name).  Are Lester and Nicky’s deaths related?  Did Téa have Lester killed to convince the trio to work the case?  Whatever the answers are, it is a given that hilarity will ensue.  Only Murder in the Building returns tomorrow with three episodes on Hulu.

 

Bonus Question: Who Will Be Murdered at the End of Season 5?  The way Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, and Martin Short have been talking during press in the lead up to the new season, it seems safe to assume there will be a season 6.  If there is a season 6, that means we are getting yet another death.  After taking a season off, Teddy Dimas is back and my money is on him.  Though the show has alternated male and female deaths so we would be due for a lady to die.  Maybe klepto Uma will steal from the wrong person.

 

2.  Will Jay Manage to Get His Soul Back on Ghosts?  Now that is a cliffhanger.  Will Jay get to live out his life and go straight to hell whenever he dies?  Okay, the easy answer to this question is yes.  The harder question, is just how will Samantha get Jay’s soul back?  Will she have to trade it will someone?  Can she trick Elias into giving it back?  Ghosts premiere October 16^th on CBS.

 

 

3.  What Happens in New Vegas, Will it Stay in New Vegas?   We got a very interesting tease at the end of season one of Fallout, when we saw Hank in a power suit fly past a sign letting us know he was entering New Vegas.   New Vegas, of course, being the setting for the fourth game of the series and set sixteen years prior to the events of the television show.

 

What is most interesting about this development is that for anyone who played the game (which I currently doing), there is no definitive ending to the game.  For those that have not played the game, there are multiple factions and who you side with will give you very different endings.  Is House still alive even though I recently bludgeoned him to death with a nine iron?  Is Ceaser still alive even though I just blew him up with a grenade?  Does the Brotherhood of Steele still have a presence in New Vegas even though I blew up their base?  It will be interesting what they choose to be cannon.  I am guessing all the main players are still alive and have been fighting ever since despite the multiple definitive endings in the game.  Fallout season two premieres December 17^th on Prime Video.

 

4.  Will We Get More Later Timeline on Tell Me Lies?  The first season, we only got two scenes of the later timeline, the very first and very last scene.  We got a little more in the second season, including a bombshell that Stephen dropped on Bree’s wedding.  That may be the most interesting timeline now, so will we get even more of the later timeline in the third season?  Though there will clearly still be plenty of plot in the college timeline considering Iris Apatow is joining the show as a freshman, and of course one with a secret.  Mmm, could she be related to Macy?  No date for the third season yet, but filming recently finish so it is likely to premiere later this year or very early next year.

 

5.  What Is Going on with Marvel TV?  After announcing Disney+, the House of Mouse quickly canceled all Marvel television shows and folded the Marvel TV division into Marvel movie side to streamline and connect everything going forward on their streaming service.  Except outside of Loki, Wandavision, and its spinoff Agatha All Along, those shows mediocre to bad and viewership steadily declined.  Adding insult to injury, Marvel started to tank at the box office too.

 

So maybe big budget television shows that are requirement for their movies was not the best idea.  Now what?  The shift has already begun, going back to street level shows with the Daredevil reboot.  But there still remains two shows made under the old system.  But Wonder Man, coming in December, and Vision Quest, set to release next year, will likely come and go as quickly as Ironheart. 

 

After that?  The only other live action show currently in production is the second season of Daredevil.  If I were to guess, those other Netflix shows will also get rebooted.  Well maybe not Iron Fist, unless they do a Heroes for Hire. I just hope they also bring back Cloak and Dagger.  But it does feel like the entire MCU is in a holding pattern until they reboot the entire thing after Secret Wars. 

 

Here is everything I will be watching this fall (Premiere dates in parentheses):

 

Mondays

8:00: The Neighborhood – CBS (10/13)

8:00:  St. Denis Medical 0 NBC (11/3)

8:30: DMV – CBS (10/13)

 

Tuesdays

Only Murders in the Building - Hulu (Tomorrow)

The Morning Show – Apple TV+ (9/16)

Loot – Apple TV+ (10/14)

Star Wars: Visions (10/28)

Fallout – Prime Video (12/17)

9:00:  Alien: Earth – FX/Hulu (3 episodes left)

9:00: The Lowdown – FX (9/23)

9:00:  Percy Jackson and the Olympians – Disney+ (12/10)

 

Wednesdays

The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox – Hulu (4 episodes left)

Gen V – Prime Video (9/17)

Marvel’s Zombies – Disney+ (9/24)

8:00:  The Challenges: Vets and New Threats – MTV (already started)

8:00:  Survivor – CBS (9/25)

8:00:  Shifting Gears – ABC (10/1)

8:30: Abbott Elementary – ABC (10/1)

10:30: Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head (already premiered)

 

Thursdays

Nobody Wants This – Netflix (10/23)

A Man on the Inside – Netflix (11/20)

8:30: Ghosts – CBS (10/16)

9:00: Peacemaker – HBO Max (already started)

 

Sundays

9:00: Task – HBO (Yesterday)

9:00:  The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – AMC (Yesterday)

9:00:  Welcome to Derry – HBO (10/26)

10:30:  I Love LA – HBO (11/2)

57 Channels and Only This Is On: June 29, 2025

  

The Walking Dead: Dead City:  So Maggie stabbed Negan but was not fatal; and from the montage, it reminded us that this was not even the first time.  And, unless I missed it, they never did explain why the old lady was not burnt to a crisp.  Sigh.  At least we got one of the most creative kills ever in the franchise with the methane kill.

 

Ironheart:  So, are they just not going to explain why a bunch of street thugs are blindly following some dude in a cape?  At least mention that their leader is wearing a cape.  A cape that appears to have some sort of magical powers.  But kind of bad form to have your hero let someone die, even if they could blow her cover.  No one deserves to die like that.  And the guy is just a street level thug; it is not like he snapped half of the population out of existence.

 

Nine Perfect Strangers:  I mock all the drugs being taken on this show, but this episode could have used some guests tripping.  So, this is just a business show disguised as a drug trip?

 

Resident Alien: So who is getting the kids in this breakup?  Harry’s other kid tried to eat one, so maybe it is best they do not stay with him.  But it is interesting that the cops are still looking for the praying mantis alien even though he is dead.  At what point do they just give up?  Will they find the dead body?  Just how good is that one at at burying bodies?

57 Channels and Only This Is On: April 20, 2025

The Last of Us:  First episode was fine, but really felt like a video game with weekly “missions.”  I am not sure if we will say in Colorado for very long, but the additions of Kaitlyn Devers and Isabela Merced is a big upgrade.  Though Ellie got really annoying.  And Moira Rose showing up as a therapist was weird.  So Joel killed her husband in between seasons?  I wonder if we will get a flashback of that.

 

The Last Anniversary:   Well this is going to be awkward; Sophie just hooked up with Grace’s first and previously hooked up with her husband.  Which begs the question, when will Grace learn about the latter hookup?

 

Daredevil: Born Again: So who is this army that Daredevil is going to recruit?  The other Defenders seems obvious, but will there be anyone else?  Spider-Man is an NYC vigilante.  Ms. Marvel is right across the river and was previously mentioned on the show.  Could they hard launch the Young Avengers on the show?  That could be interesting.  Swordsman and Punisher are currently locked up… oh wait; the end-credit scene featured one of the dumbest characters in recent memory.  So I guess they will able available. 

 

The Handmaid’s Tale:  This mostly felt like set up for the next episode.  Instead of fighting who would go, they could have the invasion of Jessabelle this week.

 

The Challenge All Stars: Rivals:  That was a stupid ending.  So if they both said “Steal,” they would have still split the money.  That was not well thought out.  Oh well, at least the best team won.

 

Survivor:  So Eva will have a secret advantage in addition to her Idol.  Weird she has to wait an entire day to collect her rewards.  What if the person got voted out found it?  But I guess that is why the put the advantage in the bowl nearest the person who won immunity.

 

The Stolen Girl:  Interesting start of the show.  My favorite part was the detective’s dramatic readings of the sexts with the wife just had to sit there and listen uncomfortably.  If she is the kidnapper, salute to the crazy lady who was so pissed at being ghosted she spent a year planning how to do it.

 

Leverage: Redemption:  Freevee was one of the dumbest names ever, but getting rid of it, but still having free stuff on Prime is extremely confusing.  I thought they were moving this show to Prime?  But I guess it moved to Prime, but is still free.  Sigh, when are we going to elect a living a breathing government who breaks up these media companies?  As for the actual show, interesting that Noah Wiley got demoted to “special guest star.”  I guess his commitment to The Pitt will keep him from being in every episode.  Surprising they did not replace him like they did Harrison with his sister.  So who is going to be the brains of this operation?

 

Grosse Point Garden Society:  Weird pacing on this show.  They showed the fight between Joel and Doug a couple weeks ago and just left that cliffhanger hang for a while.  I never thought for a second that Doug was the dead body but it seems like we can cross him off the list.  Now the question is, just what did his father see?

56 Channels and Only This Is On: April 13, 2025

 

The White Lotus:  I subscribed to the monkey shootout theory mostly because the first two deaths were a bit silly and monkeys being involved was the only way there could be a silly death with that many gunshots.  It never really donned on me that we would get a Shakespearean ending on this show.  Sigh, of all the people they could have killed off, why Chelsea?  Chelsea on a friends’ trip could have made an interesting future season.  I am still holding out hope we get Portia back.

 

But it became clear that eight minutes was too long.  Just too many people on a holding pattern for most of the season.  Boyd Crowder was going to Bangkok, but took too many episodes actually get there.  Tim spent the middle episode just drugged up.  Belinda spent the first couple episodes waiting for her son to show up.  Piper goes to the monastery in the first episode and does not go back until much later.  Wild that Piper losing her virginity to Belinda’s son was cut from the finale.  That might have been the only interesting thing she did all season.

 

But as long as they keep putting attractive people in exotic locations I will still watch.  How about Anna Kendrick for season four?

 

The Last Anniversary:   That was a wild dinner party.  Though are they really going to do yet another incest storyline on television?  I just got done watching The White Lotus.

 

The Righteous Gemstones:  So all of Lori’s former paramours are dead or missing?  I wonder if she is some sort of femme fatale or if this is like the Peacock show Laid where her lady area is cursed?  The latter would be much more interesting.

 

The Hunting Party:  Does no one where protective vests?  If I had to carry gun, I am going to go with the assumption I have one because someone might be shooting at me.  And if someone might be shooting at me, I am wearing a vest. 

 

Daredevil: Born Again:  Um, why did they free Bullseye's hands?  They had him cuffed all season?  Why take them off just to treat him?  They could easily apply stitches with his hand restrained.

 

The Handmaid’s Tale:  Why even have Offred and Serena end the season on the same train if they are going to be separated before the end of the premiere?  But this may be the weirdest love triangle on television (well, unless the Ratcliff boys and Greg/Gary’s girlfriend count).  Offred has two baby daddies and seems to still love both of them.  Is she really going to end the series in New Bethlehem with Nick?  Then does Luke end up with Moira?  And will they end up in New Bethlehem too?  Then would they get split custody of Hannah?

 

The Challenge All Stars: Rivals:  Sigh, this show really does not need a two episode finale.

 

Survivor:  Finally we got rid of Sai.  Even better she will not be on the jury.   Then her friendemy went next I am sure to the delight of Mary.  But what becomes of Mary now?  We have this weird strong person alliance with one member with one foot out the door.  But if Kyle does not flip soon, it may be too late. But I fear the longer Eva has that Idol, the heavier that albatross becomes on her neck.  I feel like players with known Idols do not last very long.

 

Hacks:  This show is much better when Deborah and Eva are at odds.

 

Grosse Point Garden Society:  So why did it take so long for the new daddy to lose his job?  They seemed to drag that out a bit much.

57 Channels and Only This Is On: April 6, 2025

 

The White Lotus:  Gary seemed very guilty for the longest time, but could he really be telling the truth.  Does he really just want to chill in Thailand where he can watch brothers fork his girlfriend?   Oh yeah, there is just one and we have a murder to solve.  There were quite a lot of monkeys in the promo who certainly plays into the theory that monkeys will be involved.

 

Grosse Point Garden Society:  The show moved to Friday, but I feel like I missed an episode.  Alice got her job back?  Huh?  Was that the favor she asked the head of the garden society.  But after teasing Gary dying, we saw him in the future timeline.  So what exactly Catherine mean that he would not have worry about him?

 

Daredevil: Born Again:  I know it is silly to nit-pick a show about a blind man who can beat everyone one up, but c’mon, Daredevil can feel a picture and know it was his girlfriend… really?

The Last Anniversary:  So this is a story about a woman that dies and gives her house to not anyone in her family but to a chick who left her grandson at the altar… I mean at an airport right before the wedding.  Kind of sounds like an idea for a wacky sitcom.  A idea so weird for a drama I am interested where this goes even if all the shows based on Lane Moriarty seem to go nowhere.

 

The Challenge All Stars: Rivals:  That had to be one of the weirdest eliminations ever.  But I am pro weirdness on the show.

 

Survivor:  Wait, are the less annoying players actually going to team up to vote out the annoying players?  It seemed like a long time ago they realized if you just sit next to the next annoying people, they can easily win.  Yet, somehow Sai seems to skirt by every episode, so I am still a little worried she will somehow make it to the end somehow.

57 Channels and Only This Is On: March 30, 2025

 

The White Lotus:  Well, they did it.  They did the incest.  Except the sister was not involved.  Not sure where that ranks on the WTF Power Ranking with Boyd Crowder’s buddy’s monologue last week.

 

Grosse Point Garden Society:  Um, so they went from looking like the husband was dead, directly into the side piece.  Are they just going to tease a new person who died every week until they actually reveal which one it was?  But the side piece does not seem like someone who would kill a stranger’s dog, so I do not think it was him.

 

The Righteous Gemstones:  I have been slowly watching Deli Boys and finally realize this week the January 6 guy is BJ without the mustache.  Both shows are pretty weird.

 

Daredevil: Born Again:  If we do not get Matt in Jersey City this season, I will be thoroughly disappointed.  Of course, this begs the question, what exactly what is Ms. Marvel doing in California?  Cassie Lang seems like the most likely answer.  Will they actually give us a Young Avenger’s update on this show?  Could Cassie and Kate Bishop also show up to this dinner party?

 

But we finally got Matt back in the suit.  Only took six episodes.  I guess the final two episodes will be Daredevil and The Punisher against the new vigilante taskforce.  But will anyone else show up?  I am guessing Ms. Marvel will sit this one out since she is in Jersey.

 

The Challenge All Stars: Rivals:  This is the type of challenge this show should be doing.  TJ thinks this should be some athletic show, but if you are bringing in a bunch of old people, they should be silly, like human shuffleboard through suds.  Though I would quibble with the rules suggesting the points should have been cumulative. 

 

Survivor:  There is nothing dumber on this show than when someone gives up their Immunity.  But in the non-giving up your Immunity power ranking, we had back to back entries in recent weeks.  Last time we had Cedrick keep on voting for Sai before saving her at the last minute if she promised to play nice.  This week we had Briana, who all she had to say to Cedric was that Sai was targeting him for trying to vote her out, or just not say anything else and let there be a tie and hope someone switches, gets voted out for stupidly telling Cedrick she had no vote.

 

Or we have to assume that would have been the outcome because the editors did not bother to let us know when Cedrick and Chrissy teamed up to get rid of Bianca seemingly unbeknownst to their original tribemates.  Blindsides are awesome in this game, just not when the editors blindside the audience.  They have to let us know every possibility.

 

 Between the messy Tribal and the emotional Immunity Challenge, it may be easy to forget that Star gave up her Immunity Idol.  Wait, what?  Plus she gave it to someone she was targeting two weeks ago.  While I just said giving up Immunity is extremely dumb, this actually kind of makes sense.  An Immunity Idol that everyone know about is kind of worthless and puts a target on your back.  Then if what the editors did not show that led to the elimination this week was Cedric and Chrissy teaming up to target the old Lagi tribe, that would put the biggest target on Eva's back.  It will interesting how all the alliance pan out at the Merge.

57 Channels and Only This Is On: March 23, 2025

 

The White Lotus:  Well, the Full Moon Party got wild with the two brothers making out, but who could have guessed that two brothers kissing would not be the wildest part of any episode?  Now, I do not think that Boyd Crowder is going to be inspired to find his out lady boy, but I have a sinking suspicion that he is going to ask Chelsea to fork him sometime this season.

 

Grosse Point Garden Society:  Wait?  Did we just witness a murder?  But my TV brain tells me it is way too early for that to happen.  I think the husband just disappeared after the fight to collect himself, he is not really dead.  Plus, it makes no sense that the ladies, who were not involved, would cover up that murder for him.  It would make more sense that the murder would implicate all of them, not just one of them.

 

Daredevil: Born Again:  Seeing The Punisher, I was reminded how much I missed those character recaps Marvel used to put on Disney+.  I forgot what happened to him.  I thought he left NYC.  I did watch a lengthy Daredevil recap I found on YouTube but did not think to find one for The Punisher.  I guess I should find one before the next episode.  Now I am wondering if I should look for Luke Cage and Jessica Jones recaps too just in case.  I know I would rather forget Iron Fist (though I vaguely remember thinking the second season was a vast improvement).

 

The Challenge All Stars: Rivals:  This show really live driving things off cliffs.  But kind of a boring challenge.  Solve a boring puzzle and just drive off a cliff.  Not so coincidentally, all the female-female teams failed.  Challenges are much more entertaining when everyone can participate at once… or trivia.

 

Survivor:  A wise man once said, “I love it when a plan comes together.”  But for a random swap, there were some conspicuous parings aside from Kamilla and Kyle being with a very strong alliance but multiple advantages.   Sai being stuck with Cedrick who just tried to vote her out.  As well as Star and Eva who have been targeting each other and the lone original Lagi’s on their new Tribe.  It is also pretty convenient that Star is on the same beach where all her clues to her Idol are.  Though this begs the question, will any of her new Tribe members help her solve the puzzle which she still has not gotten.

 

Harley Quinn:  For a second there, I thought they might actually kill everyone off.  I forgot that Lois sent an SOS to Superman.  Now I worry for the future of the show, which started off on DC Universe and has so far survived the transition from HBO Max to just Max.  Does Max even have originals anymore?  I did see a trailer for a show starring Sawyer from Lost (who I have not seen in a long time) and I think that is the first new show since the Harley Quinn spinoff last summer.  Hopefully the penny pinchers forget the show exists and somehow gets renewed.

 

Happy Face:  This is a pretty generic serial killer show.  Though, the teenage daughter storyline is starting out a little weird. 

57 Channels and Only This Is On: March 16, 2025

 

The White Lotus:  Well, the boat ride was not the bombshell I thought it was going to be.  Hopefully the Full-Moon Party will bring out the craziness.  And now that Greg and Belinda are cyber stalking each other, that storyline will pick up.

 

Grosse Point Garden Society:  Well, if the husband is acting guilty of keeping the gate open, I guess we can cross him off the list of potential dog killers. 

 

The Righteous Gemstones:  Interesting way to start a season, without any of the main cast.  So does Bradly Cooper start going by the Gemstone name again while continuing to be a preacher? 

 

The Hunting Party:  They should lean more into how The Pitt “cured” these criminals.  This was probably the best episode as it showed how the fixed that one guy’s issues, but at the same time created new ones.

 

Daredevil: Born Again: Is Matt good at his job?  Outting his client without his knowledge sounds like grounds of disbarment.  And it ended up getting his client murdered.  Cue the Catholic guilt. But I guess the writers needed a way to get him back in his suit.    

 

The Challenge All Stars: Rivals:  As annoying as it was for Fessy to be cast, especially for an All-Star season, it was satisfying to see him go home fairly early.  Dude went home without even getting a Star.  Though the outcome was spoiled by the This Season On… as we knew there was going to be a Nany-Turbo blow up.  It is really annoying when the promo monkeys do things like this.

 

Survivor:  I read this week that Probst said they no longer do the school yard pick for tribes because they do not want them to become lopsided.  Yet when production picks tribes, they end up with some extremely lopsided tribes.  This tribe may have gone down as the most pathetic if there was not a swap next week.  There were no physical threats and they do not even seem to be that bright either.  Seriously, you have a guy who just voted for the same person twice and switched his voted on the promise she would place nice with the third person in the Tribe.  Um, if they mend things up, does he not realize that if they start getting along, they would possibly vote him out?  Of course that is moot because of the swap, but now his two former tribemates left in the game have absolutely no reason to be loyal to him if they end up on the same tribe or make the merge.  This may have been a top five dumbest move in Survivor history.  But we got a historic tribal, yet I was a little disappointed because we were teased a 1-1-1 vote, which would have ended up someone being a wilder way for the Tribal to go.

57 Channels and Only This Is On: March 9, 2025

 

The White Lotus:  Oh no did Boyd Crowder not remember wait happened to the snake preacher on Justified?  I guess that was some very strong weed.  But otherwise this was a fairly slow episode.  Hopefully things start to pick up on the yacht.  Unfortunately the blonde blog does not seem to be on it but still plenty of mischief for the douchebag to get in to.

 

Mayfair Witches:  I scoffed at the trigger warning about violence, but I guess I kind of needed one for children drinking demon blood.  But is Lasher dead-dead, or can Rowen give birth to him again?

 

Grosse Point Garden Society:  So Birdie is so in deep with the cop he is willing to cover up a body?  Well, that relationship escalates quickly.  But my new suspect as to who killed the dog is Alice’s husband.

 

Paradise:  So last week, no moody cover of a cheesy 80's song to close out the episode and this week, they just recycled Another Day in Paradise. Meh. Let's be honest, the moody covers of cheesy 80's songs and the assassin who is weirdly obsessed with the Wii are the best (only good?) parts of the show.

 

Then nothing spoils a mystery quite like starting an episode with a bunch people we have never met (or at least thought we never met). Of course one of them turned out to be the killer.

 

Daredevil: Born Again: The really felt like an uncanny valley version of the Netflix show.  Sure, it kind of looks and feels like the old show, but something felt a little off.  And it may get worse with Foggy dead (though it seem like a lot of people think that is a misdirect; I guess he would not be the first comic book character to be resurrected) and Karen in San Francisco.  And I had to ask myself while watching these episode, just how old does Vincent D’Onofrio have to get before he is no longer physically imposing in the way Kingpin is supposed to be.  I feel like we are getting really close.

 

The Challenge All Stars: Rivals:  Finally, Steve and Adam win; time to shake things up.  Sigh, but unfortunately they did not make any big moves and just threw in one of the weaker teams.   Though the switching up how vacant stars were interesting.  But I guess if they cannot be gifted a star, there is almost no chance Katie and Veronica are going to TJ’s final.

 

Survivor:  Sigh, we almost had two of the most annoying people go home the first two weeks.  We almost had one of the funnier moments in Survivor history.  If only that one guy had destroyed the Beware Advantage the other one suggested, that would have been great.  I really hope she does not end up getting it and then getting her wish of getting rid of the autistic hockey player.  She is one of the few interesting players this season.

 

School Spirits:  Um… so is Simon dead?  Is someone else in his body?  It would be funny if football player stole it so he could be with Maddie.  But it was completely absurd that Maddie risked her body to help a bunch of people who were already dead.

 

Ghosts:  Two new dead bodies in two years, at what point does that hurt Jay’s business.  But of all the people who could have died, the Australian stripper is kind of annoying.  Hopefully he gets sucked off soon… or just disappears and is forgotten like Pete’s wife usually is.  Though I have to admit, a It’s Raining Men stunt going horribly wrong is pretty funny.

The Ten Most Anticipated Events of 2025

10.  Gross Point Gardening Society (February 23):  The trailer makes this look like a reboot of Desperate Housewives but with AnnaSophia Robb and Amy Santiago.  To which I say, sign me up.  Though, I do wonder if you are doing a Desperate Housewives rip-off, why is it on NBC and not, say, Peacock where you do not have to worry about network restrictions?

 

9.  A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TBD):  It might be a while before we get another season of Hot D so it seems wise to put on another Game of Thrones spin-off in the middle of the hiatus.  Hopefully this one is better than the first one.

 

8.  Spaceballs 2: Back for More Cash (TBD):  a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, we were promised a Spaceballs sequel.  Now that we got part two of History of the World, not it is time for that long awaited other Mel Brooks promised sequel

 

7.  Apple Cider Vinegar (TBD):  Big year for Kaitlin Deaver, she is going to be in the new season of The Last of Us (albeit playing what I hear is a very divisive character), but I am more interesting in her other, non-IP show coming this year about a health guru who fakes her cancer diagnosis.

 

6.  The Running Man (November 21):  The last time Edgar Wright adapted something, we got cult classic, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.  It will be interesting what he does with the book that was already adapted into an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie.

 

5.  Daredevil: Born Again (March 4):  Last year was a down year for comic book adaptations.  But they are back in full force this year.  Marvel is releasing three films and six television shows.  DC is starting its James Gunn era in earnest with one movie and at least one show.  But the one show I am most excited for is the reboot of the Daredevil show.  Okay, the reshoots and complete overhaul makes me a little skeptical, but hopefully it will end up being as good as the Netflix show.

 

4.  Andor season 2 (April 22):  The first season was one of the best thing Star Wars has ever produced, and apparently has the price tag to prove it.  Thankfully that got it filmed before Disney started tightening the purse strings

 

3.  Wake Up Dead Man: a Knives Out Mystery (TBD):  a new cast of big names are set to annoy Daniel Craig, hopefully this is good as the first two.

 

2.  Predator: Badlands (November 7):  Not much is known about the lasted movie in the franchise.  The title gives you an idea of where it will be set, through it is unclear when.  Prey showed playing with history is an interesting wrinkle for the franchise.  Oh, and the predator is going to match wits with Catherine the Great herself, Elle Fanning.  Huzzah!

 

1.  Happy Gilmore 2 (TBD):  C’mon, was there any doubt as what would be number 1?

57 Channels and Only This Is On: November 3, 2024

 

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon: The Book of Carol: Oh yeah, eye guy is still around.  And I forgot he is a good guy now after not murdering a child.  Welcome back I guess.

 

Only Murders in the Building:  “I still haven’t watched The Wire yet” is probably something I might say if someone had a gun to my head.

 

But season four made the same mistake season three did in the killer reveal was a bit too melancholy instead of laugh out loud funny like the first two seasons.  Sure I chuckled a little at the bit on the ledge and let out a laugh when they zoomed in on Jan (for a second there, I thought they might be setting up Marshall as the murder for the next season which could have been interesting halving the killer be the next victim, oh well).  But neither was so funny I had to rewind because missed what came next because I was laughing so hard like with Charles being drugged or the Killer Reveal Party.

 

It was also disappointing with all the doubles this season and with all the mentions of the plot holes in the first season that the twist was Marshall killed Sazz and disposed of her body by himself while the potholes seemingly were just Sazz trying to tighten up her script.  I wonder if the references to the potholes were just the writers winking at their mistakes or are they just toying with us and will finally let us know who wrote Jan’s note and who poisoned Winnie (who finally made her triumphant return to the show; more Winnie next season) by the final season?

 

We also got our usual set up to the next season.  Poor Lester.  But there was also the Téa Leoni cameo as the wife of “The Neck” (I guess Nina Lin’s husband being called “The Neck” back in season  two is just a coincidence and one of the writers really like calling people “The Neck”).  So here is my prediction, Lester is somehow tied into “The Neck” and Téa Leoni had him killed to get the New Three Amigos on the case. 

 

Survivor:  Oh wow, another vote out where the person leaving had a mental breakdown.  Where are they finding these people?  It is time to go back to casting regular people with regular jobs instead of these annoying superfans.  And what a horrible advantage where you have to secretly give the advantage to someone else.  And the choice made it even more lame.

 

The Challenge: Battle of the Eras:  So we are just going to bounce back and forth between alliences every week, aren’t week?  It is time for a shake up.

 

Agatha All Along:  Oof, those last two episodes were horribly paced.  First we got the unnecessary gratuitous big fight, then a way too long flashback that just killed the finale.  But it ended up being much like WandaVision, great premise that just sputtered out at the end.

57 Channels and Only This Is On: September 27, 2024

 

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon: The Book of Carol: So they killed off the big bad and the mother in the same episode.  So what now?

 

Only Murders in the Building:  Well, my prediction that Paul Rudd wanted to return so he could be the killer after being killed off last season turned out to be off… unless my evil twin theory turns out to be right because we know the writer needed help. Poor Paul Rudd, was fed rat poison, pushed down an elevator shaft, shot in the head, and suffocated.  Now I have to wonder if they will try to find a way to bring him back and kill him again next season. 

 

As for that partner, with all the clues that tie back to the beginning, it seems like the accomplice would have been around from the beginning.  Speaking of things that have been around since the beginning, the tie-dye sweatshirt was conspicuously very visible when Mabel went to talk to Bev Melon.  I still hold on to the prediction that the other big reveal of the partner will happen at the wedding… followed by a death for them to solve next season.

 

Survivor:  It is always an entertaining episode when the most delusional person finally gets voted off.

 

The Challenge: Battle of the Eras:  I guess if you have a shot to take out Johnny if you can, but when he will be going against someone the size of a pencil, maybe do not potentially give him all the power in the game.

 

Agatha All Along:  So we get confirmation that all the nerds have been saying all along, that Aubrey Plaza is playing Death.  Cool, hopefully being such a big character, she shows up in other Marvel properties.  But RIP Patti Lupone.  But I do wonder if all the fallen witches are dead-dead or if they will somehow be brought back.  And I guess the Salem Seven were not as important as I made them out to be.

 

The Old Man:  Oh joy, another season ending in a cliffhanger.  But how exactly does the ex-wife kidnap a grown man?  And if Maeby can find the couple in section, how is she not able to find a kidnapped grown man?  This will be a painful third season.  Hopefully there is not one.

57 Channels and Only This Is On: October 20, 2024

 

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon: The Book of Carol:  So to find Carol she is cozying up to the lady who kidnapped him and is searching for him.  What could possibly go wrong?

 

Only Murders in the Building:  So did Paul Rudd make a deal that they could kill him off last season as long as he could come back and be the killer the next season?  Though will two episodes left, it is likely Glen Stubbins will just be the last red herring of the season.  On the other hand, with so many doubles this season, there is bound to be an evil twin out there.  So I would not be surprised if there is an extra Stubbins and that is the one Sazz was talking about.

 

But then again, they brought up Winnie being poisoned for the second week in a row making it seem like the killer has been around since the first season.  So that is another clue that it is probably not Glen Stubbins or a potential evil twin.  Also, it sounds like we are getting a wedding this season and I am guessing there will be a high probability that it will turn into a killer reveal party with one of the guests.  Well, either that or someone will die at the wedding… or maybe both.

 

 Tell Me Lies:  It became fairly obvious as the first season went along that Drew was not at the engagement party because he was either dead or in prison.  Though, I always assumed if it were the former, that Drew killed himself.  Drew dying because Wrigley gave him too many painkillers is rough.  If Wrigley was having a hard time coping in season two, I fear for him during season three.  Granted the bartender giving the obviously underage kid alcohol has some liability too.

 

The Bree-Lucifer storyline was the weakest of the season, but at least it ended hilariously.  At east I was laughing as it was explained to Bree what was really going on.  I guess it will not take very long for her to get back Evan next season.  The biggest question for me all season was does Bree know in the future that he hooked up with Lucy and we did get than answer in dramatic fashion.  You knew something big was about to go down when the wedding string quartet started playing Mr. Brightside.

 

Now the biggest question is how did Evan and Stephen stay friends for long enough so Stephan could sabotage his wedding?  That was an extremely long and petty grudge Stephan held.  Man, it was extremely cathartic watching Leo beat Stephan to a bloody pulp.  I really hope a renewal notice is coming soon.  

 

Survivor:  That was one of the most brutal blindside in a long time.  I do not remember the last time someone got that mad at getting voted off.

 

The Challenge: Battle of the Eras:  Oh wow, it seemed like all Rachel needed was to compete by herself.  But it will be interesting how alliances fall into place now that it is an individual game, especially after two members of the vacation alliance got sent home.

 

Agatha All Along:  Sigh, Ralph Boehner is back.  And for no apparently reason, Agatha was wearing a Boehner Family Reunion shirt with the tagline: Pitch a Tent.  Sigh.

 

The Old Man:  In what was the least shocking plot twist, Maeby is not actually dead.  I think I had that.

 

57 Channels and Only This Is On: September 13, 2024

 

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon: The Book of Carol:  So those two chicks kidnapped that dude just to pump out babies?  This franchise has officially run out of ideas.  But I was thinking this week, just how exactly does Carol plan on finding Daryl now that she is in France. 

 

Only Murders in the Building:   At the end of the first season, after they solved the murder, Mabel mentioned about loose ends before grabbing some more campaigns. A new murder presents itself and those loose ends were never brought up again.  Finally, two and half seasons later, the new Three Amigos have brought up those loose ends.  This implies the killer is someone who was around from the beginning.  I think we can cross off Uma and Lester.  Was Tie-Dye guy mad he got written off?   Since the murder seems to have been carried off by multiple people; maybe he recruited all of Mabel’s forgotten love interests.  The Arconiacs have also not been seen in a while.  Then there was the serial murderer that Merv talked about during the blackout episode.   What exactly is the legal status of Teddy Dimas?

 

But one thing we were told to ask by Detective Williams was the “why now?”  Winnie gets poisoned, Jan has a note on her door, and then there is long break at the end of season two, before Sazz is shot.  So why now?  Why were there no threats from the killer with that year break in the middle?  Or were there and we just did not see them? 

 

We did not see the Westies in season but there were theoretically around.  Thankfully they revealed they were the one cashing the checks.  It was extremely obvious it was them, especially when Howard saw there were five different signatures.  Still, I do not think any of them are the killer.  He is the hall pass of one of them.  I still think this will tie back to the first season and Teddy might have shot to the top of my murder board.

 

So much going on at the end, I have not even brought up the old lady cat fight!  Oh my.

 

 Tell Me Lies:  Umm, why was the one sorority sister on the discipline board of someone who was accused of raping one of her sister?  Why would you think she would be impartial?  Except she through her sister under the bus and let the guy get off.  Oof.  So is that really why Lucy and Lydia grew apart?  Then why would Stephan say to Lucy that Lydia was excited to see her?  Does Stephen not know what went on and think they are still friends?  Grant, there is a very high probability that he was just being a troll.

 

There has been a lot focus on Drew the last couple weeks.  I wonder if he will finally make an appearance this season.   I still hold on to the prediction that he is either dead (probably by his own hand) or in prison by the time we get to the wedding.

 

Survivor:  Uh-oh, you do not make big moves this early, that one lady is in trouble.  She even broke two rules of the new era, if someone wants to make a big move early: let them, and let them be the target.  Do not make a counter big move and then become the target.  And certainly do not make a big move to keep the annoying guy because you think you can beat him.  Other people will think that two and will probably get you out first especially if you just pull off a big move.

 

The Challenge: Battle of the Eras:  Ummm, so what are they going to do with no male Era 1 players anymore?  Is Rachel in the clear or can other Eras still chose Rachel, they will just have to pick a different guy to go into the arena.  Are the two guy captains who do not win just automatically going in from here on out?

 

Agatha All Along:  Ummmm, is everyone but Scarlet Witch’s kid dead now?  Where was Rio?  Is she going to come in and save everyone?  She does not really seem like the saving people in danger kind of person.

57 Channels and Only This Is On: October 6, 2024

  

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon: The Book of Carol:  I never thought any show could have a dumber name than High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, but this may actually take the cake.  At least High School Musical was likely in on the joke of the silly name.  This is just stupid.  Also stupid: flying to France in the middle of a zombie apocalypse.  No way am I getting in that thing.

 

Only Murders in the Building:  We finally meet Dudenoff… and he is dead (seems obvious the Westies are cashing the checks).  So do we have a serial killer on our hands or just two killers who had the same idea to get rid of a body?  This makes me wonder if the power goes of randomly in any of the first three seasons.  But I guess this exonerates the Brothers Sisters.  But they never did explain why the one’s footprint was on the windowsill.  Did she visit her mentor; look out the window and just leave?  I wonder if that will come back up.  But I did get a vibe from the writer who threw the directors under the bus this week.  The guy does have 20/10 vision which would make for a good sniper shot.  Granted he did have an alibi during his episode, though he would not be the first person to fake an alibi.

 

 Tell Me Lies:  I never thought we could possibly get a Thanksgiving episode as good as Slapsgiving during How I Met Your Mother, but this may have topped that.  There was at least more slapping.  Sure, it was convoluted how they got everyone in the same place at the same time, but it was definitely worth it.

 

The Challenge: Battle of the Eras:  Sigh, another week, another Era 1 player going home.  So Rachel is just the captain every week now?  What if she goes home next week?  Can they no longer send in Era 1?

 

Joan:  Great soundtrack, the rest of the show is forgettable.  Who knew the greasy guy from Fear the Walking Dead was still working?  I cannot remember seeing him in anything since he was killed off.

 

Agatha All Along:  I am still not all that interested in the trial of week format, but Aubrey Plaza being unhinged upped the entertainment level infinitely this week.

 

The Ark: Oh wow, they made it to the planet, but not surprising some did not stay.  People gotta be on the titular ship.  So are they just going to have two storylines next season?  Not that I think there will be a next season.  With Chucky canceled, this will likely follow.

57 Channels and Only This Is On: September 29, 2024

 

Snowpiercer:  The show ends like it began, with the tailies fighting to take control of Snowpiercer.  Apropos I guess.

 

Only Murders in the Building:  More Ben Glenroy double?  If he keeps showing up, I may have to put him on my murder board.  Of course, that is if he survived the episode.  It would be funny if they killed off Paul Rudd twice.  I certainly do not think the Brothers sisters did it.  And it is not just because it is way too early to for them to find the murderer.  We still need a why and a why now.  Then there is also the how: how did they get access to both apartments.  Of course if it is not them, what about the shoes?  Are we just going to learn that it is a common sole? 

 

 Tell Me Lies:  I was skeptical that Lydia’s brother possibly raping Pippa caused their riff in the future, but now I think that just might be it.  And since he did the same thing to Diana’s sorority sister, it seems even more likely that is what he did to Pippa.   But it surprising that we are over halfway through the season and we are just at October.  I wonder if they are going to just do one semester this season.  But it was a bit disappointing with an episode entitled, Evil, Ornery, Scandalous, and Evil” and not overt Sublime reference inside of it.

 

Survivor:  Nothing like an episode entitled, “Epic Boss Girl Move” to spoil that someone in the bro alliances was going home.

 

The Challenge: Battle of the Eras:  Sigh, another week, another Era 1 player going home.  This is getting boring.

 

Agatha All Along:  The first episode was very entertaining, but many they should have stuck with a new prestige parody every week because I am not looking forward to a new Witches’ Road trial for the next month.  This week’s episode really drug along.

 

The Ark: Oh way, they really made it to an inhabitable planet.  Though, I have a feeling something might happen in the finale that will keep them on the ark even longer.  They are trying to blackmail people into blackmailing other people on the ark.  Maybe that is not the place to stay very long.

57 Channels and Only This Is On: September 22

Snowpiercer:  So not only did the big haired scientist we just met put the Earth into deep freeze, but he also turned out to be Alex’s father?  What big reveal related to him do they have in the finale?

 

Only Murders in the Building:  Whatever Paul Rudd was doing last season, it did not work for me. He just cannot do unlikeable very well. His character came off more like a SNL sketch. Now his weirdo Irish stuntman, this was hilarious. Nice to see with all the big names they brought in this season, they still held a few things back.

Ever since Mabel was kicked out of the Arconia, I have been wondering how she would get back in. I could have never guessed that it would be squatting in a killer’s apartment. Though It is pretty obvious the Portugal guy is not the killer, the killer was just taking advantage of the empty room. Could the killer be the Paramount producer? It is obviously way too early to reveal the killer and she will just be a red herring. I am guessing she had some connection to Sazz and that is why she was there. Maybe Sazz got her to be an investor. But why the gun, and why point it at the trio who she has met?

 

 Tell Me Lies:  Oh Diana, what the fork are you doing?  And why do these women keep on coving for this douchebag?  No wonder he is just walking around in the future timeline, these girls keep on giving him alibis and covering up his crimes.

 

Survivor:  There is always someone who breaks the cardinal rule of playing to hard early in the game and gets set home because of it.  Oh well.

 

The Challenge: Battle of the Eras:  Why are people still scared of CT?  The guy put on a bunch of pounds since his last season.  It was not at all surprising he lost.  It was a lot more surprising that Tina was so good at removing nails. 

 

Agatha All Along:  Okay, that was fun, though I kind of wish we had gotten more parodies of prestige television kind of like how Wandavision was a walk through the history of sitcoms.   That should have been the first season and then the witch’s road could have been the second season.

The Ark: This felt too much like the alternative universe episode from earlier this episode, just with less people.  Though it was hilarious that Garnet basically ghosted the clone after they got back.