2024 U.S. Presidential Election Coverage (Tuesday and Wednesday)
On Tuesday, I swore to myself that I was going to vote and then we were going to go up to the lake and my plan was to basically stay off the grid until Friday. I wasn’t even going to think about the election. That did not last. As much as I tried to avoid the news, I still saw a few updates on twitter and soon, I was switching back and forth from Fox to CNN to MSNBC and then to all the other news stations.
To be honest, I kind of suspected Donald Trump was going to win after Kamala Harris picked Tim Walz for her vice president. The week leading up the election, however, I started to think that Harris was probably going to win. I started remembering how 2022 seemed like it was going to be a big year for Republicans, just for the Red Wave to fizzle on election night. I thought about how polls have never accurately reflected either Trump’s support or how Dobbs turned a lot of people into one-issue voters. I thought Harris would sweep Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin and win the election. It turns out that I was wrong about most of that!
This was the third presidential election in a row where I swore to myself that I wouldn’t think about it after I voted, just to later find myself then obsessively watching as the results came in.
American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez (FX, Tuesday Night)
The ninth episode focused on how the women who knew Aaron Hernandez dealt with him being arrest for murder. And to that, I can only say, “Who cares?” After nine hours of this show, the only lesson that I’ve learned is that Aaron Hernandez was a tremendous dumbass and the same can be said of the majority of the people around him.
I was super-excited because I thought this week’s episode was the series’ finale. It turns out that there’s one more episode to go. Next week, this show will finally wrap up and I won’t have to complain about it anymore.
Bar Rescue (Paramount, Weekday Mornings)
On Tuesday, I watched an episode in which Jon Taffer turned a failing Irish bar into a failing western saloon. It wasn’t as much fun as the Pirate Bar episode.
Baywatch Nights (YouTube)
I wrote about Baywatch Nights here!
Check it Out! (Tubi)
My review of this week’s episode of Check It Out! will be posted in about 30 minutes.
CHiPs (Freevee)
Degrassi Junior High (YouTube)
I wrote about Degrassi Junior High here!
Dragnet (YouTube)
On Tuesday, I took a break from the election coverage and rewatched my two favorite episodes of Dragnet, the talk show episode and the night school episode.
Fantasy Island (DVR)
I wrote about Fantasy Island here!
Friday the 13th: The Series (YouTube)
Good Times (Get TV, Weekday Afternoons)
I watched two episodes of this 70s sitcom on Monday afternoon. Carl, a grumpy old man, discovered that he had cancer and he left Chicago for Arizona so that he could deal with it. The most memorable moment of the two episodes came when Carl told Florida that he felt they should break up. “Oh my God!” someone in the studio audience shouted.
Hell’s Kitchen (Fox, Thursday Night)
Just as happened last week, the Blue Team triumphed and the Red Team crashed and burned. I’m enjoying this season. I like the fact that they’re all strong chefs. At this point, I feel like anyone could win.
Highway to Heaven (Tubi)
I wrote about Highway to Heaven here!
Homicide: Life on the Street (Peacock)
King of the Hill (FXX, Weekday Morning)
Before I left to vote on Tuesday, I watched four episodes of King of the Hill. What a great show, that was. To be honest, the fact that King of the Hill was canceled but Family Guy is still in production is all the evidence you need about the decline of American culture. As for the episodes I watched, my favorite was the one where Luanne became a boxer and George Foreman appeared as himself. “Novelty grill!?”
The Love Boat (Paramount+)
I watched The Love Boat on Tuesday night, while sitting outside on the deck of my family’s lakehouse. That’s the best way to watch anything! I wrote about The Love Boat here.
Malibu, CA (YouTube)
I wrote about Malibu, CA here!
The Megyn Kelly Show (YouTube)
On Friday, I watched the post-election episode of the Megyn Kelly Show. Whether you love her, hate her, or if you’re indifferent to her (as I often am), it was hard not to agree with her post-mortem on the election and the Harris campaign.
Miami Vice (Prime)
I wrote about Miami Vice here!
Monsters (YouTube)
St. Elsewhere (Hulu)
TV 2000 (Night Flight Plus)
I watched an episode of this old 80s music video program on Friday night. The music was good.
Welcome Back, Kotter (Tubi)
I can’t believe I paid money to watch this episode. You can read my review here.
Through the Shattered Lens 