Day: June 6, 2023

News and Quick Comments

Podcasts and murders combine for fun (again)

(This is an updated version of the “Based on a True Story” review)
In the modern media world, two genres have entwined.
There are true-crime podcasts and there are streaming networks’ comedy-dramas. Mix them together and you have a delight.
First was “Only Murders in the Building,” the Steve Martin gem that starts its third season Aug. 8 on Hulu. Now comes Peacock’s “Based on a True Story” (shown here) with its entire first season Thursday (June 8). Read more…

By Mike Hughes / June 6, 2023

Daily Best Bets

Best-bets for June 8: fun with geese and judgements and such

1) “Animal Control,” 9 and 9:30 p.m., Fox. Both reruns manage to blend big sight gags and clever dialog. In this hour, we literally see a wild goose chase and a pig in a blanket; we hear about a red herring and an elephant in the room. We also see Frank (Joel McHale, shown here in a previous episode, left) scramble to duck blame for taking a tranquilizer dart. And in some hilarious moments, two folks who had iffy student behavior must now give a school presentation. Read more…

By Mike Hughes / June 6, 2023