Day: July 7, 2021

Weekly Previews

Week’s top-10 for July 12: sharks, sports and (surprise) laughs

1) “Miracle Workers: Oregon Trail” debut, 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, TBS. In a comedy-starved summer, this is what we need, filled with darkly clever humor. It has the same stars and writer-producer (Simon Rich) as the previous two “Miracle Workers” series, but new characters and a new era. Now Daniel Radcliffe (shown here) is a clergyman, floundering in the frontier; Geraldine Viswanathan is a zestful parishioner in a drab marriage. Steve Buscemi is the suspicious bloke who is supposed to lead their wagon train west. Read more…

By Mike Hughes / July 7, 2021

Daily Best Bets

Best-bets for July 9: Two new shows seem familiar

1) “Gossip Girl,” 8-9:30 p.m., CW. “Gossip” ran for six seasons on CW, stirring pop-culture buzz. Its sequel is just for HBO Max – except this opener, airing a day after its Max debut. We’re at the same upscale school (shown here), with a secret gossiper (again voiced by Kristen Bell) using social media. This time, however, we know from the start who it is. We meet deeply likable half-sisters, then see them behave in contrived ways. When was the last time you accidentally undressed in a street-view window? Read more…

By Mike Hughes / July 7, 2021