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πŸ“Ί The Media Guide S7E8

May 17, 2026 – May 24, 2026

a weekly almanac of new shows, films, music & comics

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The Media Guide

Big changes once again to The Media Guide this week. We've been working on a lot of website improvements to make things a bit more fun and stylishβ€”and a lot more are on the way. If you're reading this via email, you won't really notice a difference, but if you're reading on the web, there are a ton of cool flairs.

I beg of you, click around and wander, as there are wonders and sparks of delight hiding around every corner so I'll be keeping the writing short this week so you can check the new web page in all its glory.

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πŸ“Ί Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed Season 1 β€” Apple TV

Tatiana Maslany is incredible. Between her performance(s) on Orphan Black to the underrated She-Hulk, she always delivers. I don't know if she's picky or just hasn't been able to do much outside of those shows, but she deserves to be in everything. So I'm stoked rot see her in a show on Apple, who have squarely solidified themselves as the second best streamer this year in terms of quality shows, hot on HBO's tail. There's a lot of fun happening in the trailer, but I think I'd recommend going in blind and just enjoying the ride.

🎬 I Love Boosters

The second feature film from Boots Riley after the terrific I'm Sorry to Bother You is here! I sadly haven't gotten around to actually watching I'm a Virgo since it was on Amazon, but that doesn't mean I'm not extremely excited to go see this one completely blind, just on Riley's name and the terrific cast, which includes Keke Palmer and LaKeith Stanfield.

πŸ“Ί Rick and Morty Season 9 β€” Adult Swim

The prodigal son returns. I tend to get seasons mixed up quite a bit, but I feel like last season improved on a few down years, so I'm hopeful they've found their rhythm again after losing one of the creators and producer extraordinaire Mike Mendel, who passed away.

πŸ“š Odin #1 β€” Image Comics

The latest Tiny Onion book from James Tynion IV, where he is joined by writer Marguerite Bennett, artist Letizia Cadonici, colorist Jordi Bellaire, and letterer Tom Napolitano. They're billing this as Green Room meets Midsommar, which honestly, if you're talking about horror, that's right up my alley. In this one, a reporter goes undercover with some neo-Nazis to chase down a story as they try to summon Odin and achieve their promised "white destiny".

TV

πŸ“Ί Game Changer Season 8 β€” Dropout

Dropout does some of those most fun things on screens everywhere and Game Changer is their flagship show; full of joy in every episode.

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Schedule

Tuesday

  • Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV) S1:8
  • Half Man (BBC One) S1:4
  • Widow's Bay (Apple TV) S1:5
  • Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed (Apple TV) S1:1-2

Wednesday

  • The Boys (Prime Video) S5:8
  • The Testaments (Hulu) S1:9

Thursday

  • For All Mankind (Apple TV) S5:9
  • Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple TV) S2:8
  • Hacks (HBO Max) S5:9

Sunday

  • The Audacity (AMC) S1:7
  • Euphoria (HBO) S3:7
  • Rick and Morty (Adult Swim) S9:1
Albums

🎡 American Stories by Rostam

I think Rostam is one of the most creative musicians around, but I don't know that I really need him doing his own albums and singing himself. As a complementary musician and producer, he knocks it out of the park with whoever he works withβ€”every single time. While I still find a lot of the musicianship and songs on this album to be fun, they just don't work the same when he's making music solo.

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Comics

πŸ“š Of the Earth #1 β€” Image Comics

A neo-noir eco-horror mini-series from writers Chris Condon and Andrew Ehrich, along with artist Charlie Adler of Walking Dead fame.

πŸ“š Death Fight Forever #4 β€” Image Comics

Is it worth me continuing to beat the drum about Death Fight Forever? I don't know, but here we are. Go read it.

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Movies

🎬 Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

This is going to be an interesting premiere for Disney and Star Wars. For the most part, Star Wars and Lucasfilm have struggled to do anything of merit and success outside of the Skywalker saga, which still was met with mixed reviews, and the absolutely terrific Andor TV series. Both The Mandalorian and Boba Fett TV shows have gone downhill, and I'm not sure it really translates to the big screenβ€”this coming from someone who still really digs a lot of what Jon Favreau has done and continues to do as a filmmaker. But I just can't find myself getting excited for this.

🎬 Passenger

This looks like a fun little horror flickβ€”a bit of a mix of The Ring and It Follows or Smile, or other similar things in that vein. I don't think it's going to blow anyone away, but hopefully there'll be some fun and scary moments in it.

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