We took a week off and now we’re back, a day early! Why? Well, long story short: Aaron’s life has been super crazy and he’s heading off to Budapest this week for a set visit. Living the high life, or something.
Enough small talk, let’s get into it.
THIS WEEK IN TV HISTORY:
- April 30, 1952, Mr. Potato Head is 1st toy advertised on television
- May 2, 1972, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was born
- May 3, 1991, 356th & final episode of CBS second longest running series “Dallas”, (2nd only to “Gunsmoke”)
- May 4, 2008, Seth MacFarlane reaches an agreement worth $100 million with Fox to keep “Family Guy” and “American Dad” on television until 2012, making MacFarlane the world’s highest paid television writer
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:
- Let’s break down all that “Lethal Weapon” drama
- After 3 seasons, “Ash vs Evil Dead” has been canceled by Starz
- Syfy dumps their “Tremors” TV series
- “Double Dare” is returning to Nickelodeon this Summer with 40 new episodes
- For some reason, Netflix is making a “Fast & Furious” animated series
AARON’S LOSER: “Into the Badlands” and “Archer: Danger Island”JACK’S LOSERS: “Archer, Danger Island,” “The New Legends of Monkey” and “The Chris Gethard Show” AARON’S FENCER: “AMC’s ‘Visionaries: James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction”JACK’S FENCERS: “Riverdale,” “Taskmaster” and “SKAM Austin” AARON’S WINNERS: “Aggretsuko,” “Atlanta,” “Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas,” “Handmaid’s Tale,” “Ash vs. Evil Dead” and “Westworld”JACK’S WINNERS: “Handmaid’s Tale,” “Aggretsuko” and “Dirty Computer”
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