What I Watched Last Week (Aug. 17-23)
What I Watched Last Week is a regular feature on this blog. Every Monday, I’ll recap the TV, film and sports action I consumed over the past seven days. It will include my thoughts and links for more info.
MONDAY
TV: Reno 911! (Season 2, Eps 9-10, Comedy Central)
TV: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Season 7, Ep 21, HBO)
TV: Lovecraft Country (Season 1, Ep 1, HBO). NEW SERIES ALERT.
TV: ER (Season 13, Eps 9-10, Hulu)
Sports: MLB – Braves 7, Nationals 6 in Atlanta (Fox Sports Southeast). DANSBY!!!!!
TV: I May Destroy You (Season 1, Ep 11, HBO)
TUESDAY
TV: Reno 911! (Season 2, Eps 11 and 13, Comedy Central)
TV: ER (Season 13, Eps 11-13, Hulu). So long, Dr. Weaver. Complex and compelling, one my favorite characters on the small screen ever. I love her so much. Her goodbye embrace work with Abby made me cry.
Sports: MLB – Nationals 8, Braves 5 in Atlanta (Fox Sports Southeast).
Sports: NBA Playoffs – Trail Blazers 100, Lakers 93 in Orlando (TNT). As the playoffs open, I predicted Raptors over Bucks and Lakers over Clippers in the conference finals. After Milwaukee also lost Game 1 earlier in the day, it’s not looking great.
WEDNESDAY
TV: America’s Got Talent (Season 15, Ep 13, NBC)
TV: ER (Season 13, Eps 14-15, Hulu)
TV: Reno 911! (Season 2, Eps 15-16, Comedy Central)
Special: Democratic National Convention Night 1 (PBS on YouTube). Michelle Obama brought it. Empathy, folks.
Special: Democratic National Convention Night 2 (NBC News on YouTube). The virtual roll call was brilliant. And Jill Biden – wow!
TV: Big Brother All-Stars (Season 22, Ep 6, CBS)
TV: America’s Got Talent (Season 15, Ep 14, NBC)
TV: Corporate (Season 3, Ep 5, Comedy Central)
THURSDAY
TV: Reno 911! (Season 2, Eps 12 and 14, Comedy Central)
Special: Democratic National Convention Night 3 (PBS on YouTube)
Sports: NBA – 2020 Draft Lottery (ESPN). The Hawks landed the No. 6 pick. Sigh.
Sports: NBA Playoffs – Lakers 111, Trail Blazers 88 in Orlando (ESPN)
FRIDAY
TV: Reno 911! (Season 3, Eps 1-2, Comedy Central)
Special: Democratic National Convention Night 4 (PBS). Uncle Joe came through in a major way. Loved Brayden’s inspiring speech, too. Vote for Biden/Harris. As early as you can. Our democracy depends on it.
TV: Ted Lasso (Season 1, Ep 4, Apple TV+)
TV: Little Voice (Season 1, Ep 9, Apple TV+). SERIES FINALE. I was underwhelmed. Let’s just leave it at that.
TV: Desus & Mero (Season 2, Ep 43, Showtime)
Sports: MLB – Braves 11, Phillies 2 in Atlanta (Fox Sports South)
SATURDAY
TV: Room 104 (Season 4, Ep 5, HBO)
TV: Real Time with Bill Maher (Season 18, Ep 24, HBO)
TV: Reno 911! (Season 3, Eps 3-4, Comedy Central)
TV: The Rachel Maddow Show (Friday, Aug. 21, MSNBC). I had to watch Rachel’s chat with Brian Stelter, whose buzzy book on Trump and Fox News comes out Tuesday. Along with Zuck and Facebook, Fox News and the awful people who run it are destroying America. It’s that simple.
Sports: MLB – Braves 6, Phillies 5 in Atlanta (Fox Sports South). The comeback kids do it again!
Sports: NBA Playoffs – Lakers 116, Trail Blazers 108 in Orlando (ABC)
SUNDAY
TV: Reno 911! (Season 3, Eps 5-6, Comedy Central)
Sports: NBA Playoffs – Mavericks 135, Clippers 133 (OT) in Orlando (ABC). Luka Doncic is so damn good. And the Hawks could’ve had him …
Sports: MLB – Phillies 5, Braves 4 in Atlanta (ESPN)