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Started watching Ted Lasso and Severance.

Ted Lasso I'm very iffy on. It really feels like the idea came from or a skit or its better suited to a stage play or something. It comes across as terribly low budget and it's just a constant distraction how dumb the whole thing is. It's watchable for sure but it's very sparse on laughs and the setup is so paper thin there's barely anything else there. I can see myself sticking with it for 1 season at least though.

Severance however I'm absolutely loving. It's such a brilliant premise and the horror undercurrent is very cool and gives the show a great vibe. Some great casting as well and the aesthetic is brilliant, very Control.

Monkey Man's New Shows of the week

Paper Girls 29th July (New) - Amazon. "It's the day after Halloween in 1988 when four young friends accidentally stumble into an intergalactic battle and find themselves inexplicably transported to the year 2019. When they come face-to-face with their adult selves, each girl discovers her own strengths as together they try to find a way back to the past while they clash with members of two time-jumping factions at war, and save the world of the future."

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Keep Breathing 28th July (New) - Netflix. "When a small plane crashes in the middle of the Canadian wilderness, a lone woman must battle the elements and odds to survive."
The Resort 28th July (New) - Peacock. "Noah and Emma are vacationing in the Mayan Riviera at the Oceana Vista Resort for their 10th anniversary. Noah has been content with life, whereas Emma feels like their marriage isn't advancing. They are then pulled into an unsolved mystery of two missing persons from fifteen years ago, which tests the resolve of their marriage."
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin 28th July (New). "Twenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped the blue-collar town of Millwood apart. Now, in the present day, a group of disparate teen girls - a brand-new set of Little Liars - find themselves tormented by an unknown Assailant and made to pay for the secret sin their parents committed two decades ago... as well as their own."
Uncoupled 29th July (New) - Netflix. "Michael thought his life was perfect until his husband blindsides him by walking out the door after 17 years. Overnight, Michael has to confront two nightmares - losing what he thought was his soulmate and suddenly finding himself a single gay man in his mid-forties in New York City."
Surface 29th July (New) - Apple TV+. "Set in high-end San Francisco, “Surface,” stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw (“The Morning Show”) as Sophie, a woman who has suffered a traumatic head injury that has left her with extreme memory loss, believed to be a result of a suicide attempt. As Sophie embarks on a quest to put the pieces of her life back together with the help of her husband and friends, she begins to question whether or not the truth she is told is in fact the truth she has lived."

Returning Shows this week

Last Week Tonight 24th July
Harley Quinn 28th July (New)

Finales this week (UK Days)

Monday - Series finale of Irma Vep.

They made a goddamn Paper Girls TV show?!

Nice to hear the early Wheel of Time renewal, they got screwed at the end of season 1 with the pandemic.

Monkey Man's New Shows of the week

The Sandman 5th August (New) - Netflix. "In 1916, Morpheus, the king of dreams and one of the seven Endless, is captured in an occult ritual. After being held captive for 106 years, Morpheus escapes and sets out to restore order to his kingdom of the Dreaming. He attempts to mend the cosmic, and also very human mistakes he has made during his long and vast existence."

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Arsenal: All Or Nothing 4th August (New) - Amazon. "Documentary following Arsenal's 2021/22 season."

Returning Shows this week

City on a Hill 31st July (New)
Reservation Dogs 3rd August (New)
Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head 4th August (New)

Finales this week (UK Days)

Monday - Season finale of Riverdale.
Wednesday - Series finale of Tom Swift.
Thursday - Series finale of The Orville. Season finale of Moonhaven.
Friday - Series finale of Black Bird. Season finale of Physical.

Monkey Man's New Shows of the week

Five Days at Memorial 12th August (New) - Apple TV+. "Based on actual events from Hurricane Katrina. When the floodwaters rose, power failed, and heat soared, exhausted caregivers at a New Orleans hospital were forced to make profound, heart-wrenching decisions."

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This Fool 12th August (New). "Julio Lopez, a self-described 'punk-ass bitch', still lives at home and goes out of his way to help everyone but himself. While working at a gang rehabilitation non-profit, Julio embarks on a quest to overcome his codependency issues with his family as he navigates working-class life in South Central Los Angeles."
A League of Their Own 12th August (New) - Amazon. "During World War II, women follow their dreams to Chicago to try out for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League."

Returning Shows this week

Resident Alien 10th August (New)
Locke & Key 10th August (New) - Netflix - Final Season

Finales this week (UK Days)

Friday - Season finale of For All Mankind & Loot.

Monkey Man's New Shows of the week

She-Hulk 18th August (New) - Disney+. "Jennifer Walters - an attorney specializing in superhuman-oriented legal - must navigate the complicated life of a single, 30-something who also happens to be a green 6-foot-7-inch superpowered hulk."

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Tales of the Walking Dead 14th August (New). "Anthology series made up of standalone hours focused on new and already-introduced characters from the Dead-verse."
Bad Sisters 19th August (New) - Apple TV+. "The tight-knit Garvey sisters have always looked out for each other. When their brother-in-law winds up dead, his life insurers launch an investigation to prove malicious intent - and set their sights on the sisters, all of whom had ample reason to hug him."

Returning Shows this week

The Cuphead Show 19th August (New) - Netflix

Finales this week (UK Days)

Monday - Season finale of Evil & Westworld.
Tuesday - Series finale of Better Call Saul.

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Superman and Lois is recasting Jon Kent

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Monkey Man's New Shows of the week

Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon 21st August (New) - 1st ep already available, Mondays on Sky Atlantic. "The prequel series finds the Targaryen dynasty at the absolute apex of its power, with more than 15 dragons under their yoke. Most empires - real and imagined - crumble from such heights. In the case of the Targaryens, their slow fall begins almost 193 years before the events of Game of Thrones, when King Viserys Targaryen breaks with a century of tradition by naming his daughter Rhaenyra heir to the Iron Throne. But when Viserys later fathers a son, the court is shocked when Rhaenyra retains her status as his heir, and seeds of division sow friction across the realm."

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Lost Ollie 24th August (New) - Netflix. "A live-action family series that tells the tale of a lost toy searching across the countryside for the boy who lost him and the story of the boy who lost more than a best friend."
Welcome to Wrexham 25th August (New) - Disney+
Mike 25th August (New). "The wild, tragic, and controversial life and career behind one of the most polarizing figures in sports culture, heavyweight champion Mike Tyson."
Little Demon 25th August (New). "Some thirteen years after giving birth to the spawn of Satan, the reluctant mother tries to maintain a normal life after her daughter (the Antichrist) discovers that she has powers."

Returning Shows this week

Kevin Can F**k Himself 22nd August (New)
Archer 24th August (New)
Star Trek: Lower Decks 25th August (New) - Paramount+ or Amazon Prime?
See 26th August (New) - Apple TV+ - Final Season

Finales this week (UK Days)

Tuesday - Season finale of Only Murders in the Building.

Monkey Man's New Shows of the week

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power 2nd September (New) - Amazon. "Beginning in a time of relative peace, we follow an ensemble cast of characters as they confront the re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone."

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The Patient 30th August (New). "Dr. Alan Strauss, a therapist mourning the passing of his wife, takes on an enigmatic new client. As the two men wrestle with very different, individual problems, their professional relationship is transformed by a choice that binds them deeply together."
Devil In Ohio 2nd September (New) - Netflix. "When a psychiatrist shelters a mysterious cult escapee, her world is turned upside down as the girl's arrival threatens to tear her own family apart."
House of Hammer 2nd September (New). "Debauchery. Deceit. Abuse. Addiction. Corruption. Over the course of five generations, the men in the Hammer family have more secrets and scandals than any vault can contain. Armie Hammer’s alleged crimes are only the tip of the iceberg. Through a trove of archive and interviews from survivors and family members, the dark and twisted secrets of the Hammer family come to light. Behind the money and power lies a dysfunctional dynasty with its male characters exhibiting all the devastating consequences of privilege gone wild."

Returning Shows this week

DC’s Stargirl 31st August (New)

Finales this week (UK Days)

Monday - Season finale of Animal Kingdom.

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Is nothing sacred? This looks dogshit.

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The strawberry float have they done to Quantum Leap?

I've pretty much stopped watching USTV at this point, its either utter gooseberry fool that inexplicably gets 8+ seasons or on the increasingly rare occasions I find something I like it invariably gets canceled, never to reach a conclusion.

I'll watch stuff on Netflix/Amazon when its actually ended but otherwise I just don't bother anymore.

Ironhide wrote:The strawberry float have they done to Quantum Leap?

They understood they were gonna get crucified if the rebooted the series so they went with a parallel story to Sam's with different characters.

Probably gonna be gooseberry fool though.

Xeno wrote:
Ironhide wrote:The strawberry float have they done to Quantum Leap?

They understood they were gonna get crucified if the rebooted the series so they went with a parallel story to Sam's with different characters.

Probably gonna be gooseberry fool though.

I get that, from what I remember (was fairly young when I saw it and a lot of it went over my head) some of the people Sam leapt to had some horrible gooseberry fool to deal with that a modern day setting wouldn't work with if they did a 1:1 retelling.

I've pretty much stopped watching USTV at this point, its either utter gooseberry fool that inexplicably gets 8+ seasons or on the increasingly rare occasions I find something I like it invariably gets canceled, never to reach a conclusion.

I'll watch stuff on Netflix/Amazon when its actually ended but otherwise I just don't bother anymore.[/quote]

This, wait until the whole series is finished and then find out if the ending was any good, or they just kept going because they could *cough walking dead*.

Monkey Man's New Show of the week

Wedding Season 8th September (New) - Disney+. "At Katie's (Rosa Salazar) wedding, her husband and seven guests are murdered. The police suspect her lover (Gavin Drea) of two months, but he thinks she did it in this comedic series written by Oliver Lyttelton."

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Cars on the Road 8th September (New) - Disney+. " Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) and his best friend Mater (voiced by Larry the Cable Guy) meet new friends and face new adventures during their cross-country road trip to attend the wedding of Mater's sister."
Last Light 8th September (New) - Peacock. "Oil engineer Andy Yeats (Matthew Fox) is in the Middle East when a global energy crisis causes chaos around the world in this limited thriller series based on Alex Scarrow's novel of the same name."

Returning Shows this week

Rick and Morty 4th September (New)
American Dad 5th September
The Good Fight 8th September (New) - Final season
Cobra Kai 9th September (New) - Netflix
Central Park 9th September (New) - Apple TV+

Finales this week (UK Days)

Monday - Season finale of The Chi.
Tuesday - Series finales of In The Dark & Roswell New Mexico.
Wednesday - Season finale of What We Do in the Shadows.
Friday - Season finale of American Horror Stories.

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