πΊ The Media Guide S8E6
November 2026
a needle in a haystack

Welcome back! There was no Weekend Edition because my little pup ate a sewing needle, which left me in a state of nervous panic for about 48 hours... This also meant I had to speed-run to listen to some new music to get this together... The good news is my little pup is doing just fine now, although I'm still keen to keep a watchful eye on her for the next few days.

HBO follows up itβs debut of DTF St. Louis last Sunday with Steve Carellβs Rooster this Sunday. Interestingly, itβs a Bill Lawrence show (Scrubs, Cougar Town, Ted Lasso, Shrinking), but it also seems to be retreading a lot of the same themes and topics that Bob Odenkirkβs Lucky Hank just a couple of years ago.
The latest joint from the creators of Plastic, Plush, Vinyl, and more, Doug Wagner and Daniel Hillyard, comes a story about a guy with narcolepsy who witnesses a murder of his next-door neighbor and has to venture outside his home for the first time in ages to try to solve the case himself.
A ton of fun indie pop came out this week, but this album by TΕth was by far a standout for me. Delightfully upbeat with a sense of melancholy. If The Talking Heads, Vampire Weekend, and King Princess had a baby, it might just turn out to be this album. At least that's what the voice (in my head) said.
Still not much in terms of movies, but AndrΓ© is an Idiot looks like an absolutely fascinating documentary.
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