📺 The Media Guide S5E21

Back with the second newsletter of the day! Thanks for your patience and understanding in my time of self-inflicted suffering. I once again feel alive, it just took 48 hours... and I feel like if I try to use any more mental energy, my brain might explode, so let's get on with it, shall we?

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📺 New shows

👽 The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy S2 (Amazon) — 27 May

This animated show with an absolutely stacked cast is back with another season. I wasn't blown away by the first one, especially when you compare the creativity to something like Scavengers Reign, which came out a bit earlier, but this was still fun.

🧑 Adults S1 (FX/Hulu) — 28 May

New FX comedies are always something to look forward to as they've nailed the special sauce to launch these types of shows and give creativity people some free reign to just go and be funny. Other than that, I don't know much about the people making this and am just going off the FX vibes for this rec.

❓ Dept Q. S1 (Netflix) — 28 May

Scott Frank is 3/3 for creating shows at this point (Godless, Queen's Gambit, Monsieur Spade) so I have a hard time coming up with reasons to doubt his ability to deliver with his newest show for Netflix. It's misfit cops solving crimes in the UK, which is a pretty simple, but watchable concept.

👩‍👧‍👧 The Better Sister (Amazon) — 29 May

This one flew under the radar for me, but when you have Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks as starring roles in a mini-series, it's hard to ignore. The premise is basically The Banger Sisters (one put together sister + one just trying to make ends meet sister) except played for drama instead of comedy as the put together sister's husband is found murdered.

📝 What else?

• F1: The Academy S1 (Netflix) — 28 May
• And Just Like That... S3 (HBO) — 29 May
• The Mortician (HBO) — 1 June

Tuesday

• Government Cheese (Apple) 1:10
• The Second Best Hospital in the Universe S2

Wednesday

• Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu) 2:3
• Adults (FX/Hulu) 1:1-2
• Dept Q. (Netflix) S1

Thursday

• Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple) 1:9
• Hacks (HBO) 4:10
• Poker Face (Peacock) 2:6
• Murderbot (Apple) 1:4
• Duster (HBO) 1:3
• Welcome to Wrexham (Hulu) 4:4
• The Better Sister (Amazon) S1

Sunday

• Last Week Tonight (HBO) 12:13
• MobLand (Paramount) 1:10
• Lazarus (Adult Swim) 1:9
• Rick & Morty (Adult Swim) 8:2

Gonna be brief here since there wasn't that much new music, I'm behind, and we've got enough new stuff between tv, comics, and movies already!

💽 Release of the week

🦌 Hunting Season by Home Is Where

Super fun and unique blend of folk, emo, and punk here. Almost MJ Lenderman like, but with more folksiness and more emoness.

🏃 Runner-ups

💢 Growing Pains by Andy Frasco & the U.N.

A fun upbeat record that feels reminiscent of Noah Kahan mixed with The Lumineers, and maybe a dollop of Jimmie Buffet.

🎸 Begging Guitars by Please

And lastly, a fast, hectic punk record that is anything but an easy listen.

📝 What else?

• Downpour by Charmer
• MAD! by Sparks
• Boys These Days by Sports Team

🦸 No. 1's

🤰 Mommy Blog (Image)

From the Ninth Circle imprint comes a one-shot black comedy/action-horror about an influencer mom, some mysterious child disappearances, and the lengths one mom will go to win "Mommy of the Year" no matter who gets in the way.

🦴 Bone Grinder (Cosmic Lion)

I honestly don't know much about this or Cosmic Lion for that matter, but the cover has just enough style for me to be intrigued given my desire to read more indies.

👶 Ghost Baby (Space Between)

Another indie I know nothing about (including Space Between), but the cover looks fun enough to pull me in.

🎠 The Pale Knight (Mad Cave)

Set in 1349 England, the Pale Knight returns home to a ravaged land only to make a deal with the devil to save his son. And it's written by Peter Milligan with art by Val Rodrigues.

⛔ The Goddamn Tragedy (Oni)

Chris Condon's (That Texas Blood) new graphic novella set in the old west done completely in a painterly style by artist Shawn Kuruneru.

🎖️ Dark Honor (Image)

Lastly, if you are still looking for something new, you can check this one out as well...

📝 What else?

• We're Taking Everyone Down with Us #3 (Image)
• You'll Do Bad Things #3 (Image)
• The Power Fantasy #9 (Image)
• Minor Arcana #7 (Boom)
• The Department of Truth #30 (Image)
• Assorted Crisis Events #3 (Image)
• Black Hammer: Spiral City #6 (Dark Horse)
• Absolute Martian Manhunter #3 (DC)
• Absolute Wonder Woman #8 (DC)
• The Mummy #3 (Skybound)

🎥 New movies

🎀 The Phoenician Scheme

New Wes Anderson. Enough said!

💰 Mountainhead (HBO)

First feature film from Jesse Armstrong, creator of Succession, looks like a lot of fun. It stars Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Ramy Youssef, and Cory Michael Smith as four tech billionaires who meet up at a fancy mountain lodge and then we see how they react to some world altering events while together. It looks like another fantastic satire on the wealthy from Armstrong and surprisingly is being released directly on HBO.

🧟 Bring Her Back

This is the newest horror film from the Talk To Me team of Danny and Michael Philippou. Talk To Me didn't blow me away, but it was still enjoyable and I expect a similar concept and delivery from their follow-up here.

⏲️ Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox

This one just looks like a super fun, small budget indie that I feel like won't get much coverage or recognition, so let's make sure we check it out and give some love to the small productions.

📝 What else?

• Bono: Stories of Surrender (Apple)
• The Kingdom
• Ghost Trail
• Karate Kid: Legends