📺 The media guide S6E16

We are back, even if two days late, with a huge issue of exciting new shows, some great indie rock, and some big science fiction from the movies and comics world.

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📺 Pluribus (Apple)

Once I heard about this show, it easily became one of my most anticipated of the year. From the creator of Breaking Bad, Vince Gilligan, comes a new, big-budget sci-fi show on Apple that looks both surreal and bonkers. I am absolutely thrilled to finally delve into this series this week.

💽 Signs by Astrachan

Our Peter McPoland-hating arch-nemesis, Crucial Tracks, beat us to the punch this week, making the excellent Highwalllow & Supermoon Songs by Saintseneca their pick of the week, but there were a ton of other excellent indie rock records that came out this past Friday, too. This was both exciting and time-consuming over the past few days as I made my way through everything. Ultimately, the new-to-me Astrachan stood out above the rest with their release Signs. There are tons of '70s vibes throughout the record, reminiscent of Bob Dylan or Cat Stevens, but with a modern edge. The acoustic guitar, the background organ, and the tambourine all come together to transport you to a different time in this delectable album.

🦸 Space Scouts (Dark Horse)

A sci-fi, action-adventure odyssey series in what will likely be the last or second-to-last series from Matt Kindt’s Flux House imprint at Dark Horse before it moves over to Oni. He’s joined on this by Dave Rubin on art, and it looks awesome. I think they’ve done a couple of things together in the past, and it always works. It’s a pitch-perfect pairing. The style of writing with the fun sci-fi poppy art always delivers, and I expect more of the same here

🎥 Predator: Badlands

There’s a group of people who grew up watching TRS and undoubtedly see everything director Dan Trachtenberg has made. I'm right in the middle of that camp and have been blown away by everything he's done since then. So this one’s no exception. I’m incredibly excited to see this movie, especially given the almost silent nature of it, with only Elle Fanning’s character speaking in the trailer—somewhat similar to the animated show, Primal, a few years back. Anyway, if this is anywhere close to as good as Prey, it should be an incredibly fun time at the theater.