Lisa Marie’s Week In Television: 6/16/26 — 6/22/26

Posted on August 22, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Big Brother 28 (24/7, CBS, Paramout+, and Pluto TV)

I’ve been writing about the show that I love to hate over at Reality TV Chat Blog.

Election Coverage (Tuesday Night)

Last week was the last big primary night of 2026. I mostly watched the results from Florida. The defeat of Alex Vindman in Florida should be all the proof that one needs that the Resistance era is over.

Darke of the Night (YouTube)

My review of this unsold pilot will drop in September.

Homicide: Life On The Street (Peacock TV)

I binged several episodes of Homicide this week and wrote and scheduled reviews of each one.

Juvenile Court (YouTube)

My review of this unsold pilot will drop next week.

Law & Order (Hulu)

I watched an episode of Law & Order that served as a crossover with Homicide. My review of both episodes will drop at some point in September.

Radio 1990 (Nightflight Plus)

I watched an episode of this 80s music video show on Friday night.

Saved By The Bell (Prime)

This week’s review will drop shortly.

Sylvan in Paradise (YouTube)

My review of this pilot will drop in September.

Warden Duffy of San Quentin (YouTube)

My review of this pilot will drop in September.

Watched and Reviewed:

Lisa Marie’s Week In Television: 8/9/26 — 8/15/26

Posted on August 15, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Austin City Limits (YouTube)

I watched an episode featuring Leonard Cohen. It was a bit too low-key for me but I did appreciate Cohen’s sense of style.

Big Brother (24/7, CBS, Paramount+, Pluto TV)

I’ve been writing about the show that I love to hate at the Reality Tv Chat Blog.

Election Coverage

The Wisconsin primary will go down in history. As much as I disagree with Frances Hong on the issues, I felt a bit sorry for her. There was a time when it was very trendy to claim to be mentally ill on social media. I think a lot of people are going to run into the same problem that she ran into when they try to run for office.

Kitchen Nightmares (Disney Plus)

I watched the two latest episodes. I am amazed that anyone would allow their business to appear on this show. Personally, I am never going to eat again.

Survivor 50 (Wednesday Night, CBS)

That 90-minute run time is going to be the death of Survivor. Every episode feels so dragged out now.

Top of the Pops (YouTube)

I watched two episodes from the 80s on Saturday morning It featured some of the least danceable music that I’ve ever heard.

Watched and Reviewed:

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Lisa Marie’s Week In Television: 8/2/26 — 8/8/26

Posted on August 8, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

America 2100 (YouTube)

I reviewed America 2100 here,

Baywatch (Tubi)

You can read my review here!

Big Brother (24/7, CBS, Paramount+, Pluto TV)

You can read my ongoing review of Big Brother here.

Cheaters (Tubi)

Cheaters is on Tubi! I watched a few episodes on Saturday. This show is a guilty pleasure for me because 1) it was filmed in Dallas and 2) Joey Greco is just so judgmental!

CHiPs (Prime)

You can read my review of CHiPs here.

Crime Story (Tubi)

You can read my review of Crime Story here.

Diff’rent Strokes (Tubi)

After buying their father a birthday present, Arnold and Kimberly decided to hitchhike home. They were picked up by a man who locked Arnold in a room and then threatened to rape Kimberly. This was pretty disturbing for a sitcom! I watched this two-part episode on Thursday and I was relieved when the police finally showed up to rescue them.

Freddy’s Nightmares (Tubi)

I wrote about the series finale here!

Election Coverage (Tuesday Night)

I was pretty depressed going into this week’s primary elections but I have to admit that watching the results in Michigan cheered me up, Even though the latest DSA flavor-of-the month, Abdul El-Sayed, won his primary, it was only by one percentage point as opposed to the election being the blow-out that so many predicted. Not everyone is on board with extremism and I take some hope from that.

On Thursday, I watched as the election results rolled in from Tennessee. Other than that one congressman that lost his primary, the Tennessee results weren’t quite as exciting as the Michigan results. I did find myself amused as I remembered how, way back in 2018, some pundits were convinced that Taylor Swift coming out as a Democrat would somehow turn the state blue.

1st & Ten (Prime)

You can read my review here.

Flight of the Conchords (HBOMax)

I watched one episode from the first season (Todd joined the band and things quickly fell apart, despite his skill with the bongos) and one episode from the second season. (Bret and Jermaine met Murray’s best friend, Jim.) Both episodes made me laugh. This is definitely a show that I miss, even if it does seem like Bret and Jermaine probably did everything they could with the concept during the first two seasons.

Hunter (Tubi)

You can read my review here.

The Love Boat (Paramount Plus)

You can read my review here.

Mad TV (Tubi)

Mad TV’s on Tubi now! I watched two episodes on Thursday and, unfortunately, they were even worse than I remembered.

The Office (Peacock TV)

“THIS WAS THE BEST DUNDIES EVER! WHOOOOO!” As much as I complain about the show’s final two seasons, the first three seasons are about as good as anything that has ever aired on television. On Friday, I watched The Dundies.

Pacific Blue (Tubi)

You can read my review of Pacific Blue here.

Saved By The Bell (Prime)

My review will be dropping shortly.

Saved By The Bell: The New Class (Prime)

You can read my review here!

St. Elsewhere (YouTube)

You can read my review of St. Elsewhere here!

60 Minutes (CBS, Sunday Night)

I caught the last 30 minutes of 60 Minutes on Sunday night. It’s funny that, for all the acclaim that this show has received and all the current controversy surrounding it, the only time that I have ever watched it has been when I’ve been waiting for something else to start. It seems like I always end up turning on the show whenever Anderson Cooper is doing one of his “look at my exploring the wilderness!” type of stories.

Survivor 50 (CBS, Wednesday Night)

As I watched this week’s rerun of Survivor 50, it occurred to me that the all of the Survivor icons are starting to get really, really old. A better name for Survivor 50 would have been Survivor: Seniors’ Retreat.

Lisa Marie’s Week In Television: 7/26/26 — 8/1/26

Posted on August 1, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Austin City Limits (PBS)

I watched an episode of this show on Saturday morning. My musical tastes pretty much start and end with EDM. Sorry, Austin.

Big Brother 28 (24/7, CBS, Paramout+, Pluto TV)

I’ve been sharing my thoughts on the show that I love to hate over at the RealityTVChat Blog. Feel free to leave a comment over there because, right now, the blog is not quite living up to the chat part of the name.

The Larry Sanders Show (HBOMax)

It’s a funny show and it helps to ease my anxiety. I’ve watched quite a few episodes this week.

Rogue’s Gallery (NightFlight+)

I watched an episode about John Dillinger on Friday. Now there was a handsome bank robber!

Saved By The Bell (Tubi)

Running Zack! I’ll be posting a review of this week’s episode in a bit.

Survivor 50 (CBS, Wednesday Night)

CBS has been re-airing Survivor 50 after episodes of Big Brother. I missed Survivor 50 when it first aired and I’m still struggling to get into it right now. I prefered Survivor when it was only an hour long. I have ADHD so asking me to concentrate for 90 minutes is a bit much.

Watched And Reviewed:

Lisa Marie’s Week In Television: 7/19/26 — 7/25/26

Posted on July 25, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Big Brother (24/7, CBS, Paramount+, Pluto TV)

I’ve been sharing my thoughts on Big Brother here.

Homicide: Life On The Street (Peacock TV)

My review will drop tomorrow.

The Larry Sanders Show (HBOMax)

Rip Torn could make any line funny.

Saved By The Bell (Tubi)

My review will drop in an hour.

Survivor (CBS, Wednesday Night)

CBS is reshowing Survivor 50 this season. I missed it when it originally aired but I’m having trouble getting into the reruns. The 90-minute runtime is a problem for me. Survivor is the perfect 60-minute show. At 90 minutes, there’s way too much filler.

TMZ Investigates: The Reiner Murders (Tubi)

TMZ takes a shallow look at the murders Rob and Michele Reiner. This special offered up no new insights but it did serve as a reminder of what a loser Nick Reiner was (and is).

Watched and Reviews:

Lisa Marie’s Week In Television: 7/12/26 — 7/18/26

Posted on July 18, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Big Brother 28 (24/7, CBS, Paramount+, Pluto TV)

Big Brother, the show that I love to hate, is back. You can read my thoughts about the show here.

The Larry Sanders Show (HBOMax)

For some reason, this very 90s show relaxes me whenever I watch it. This week, I watched as Jeffrey Tambor sang Spinning Wheel and a young Bob Odenkirk played the most shallow agent possible.

Saved By The Bell (Tubi)

My review of Saved By The Bell will drop later tonight.

St. Elsewhere (YouTube)

This week’s episode was so depressing that I couldn’t review it. Expect to see my thoughts on it next week.

Watched and Reviewed:

Song of the Day: Live by Jonathan Clarke

Posted on July 12, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

I’ve starting my summer job of writing about Big Brother at Reality TV Chat Blog . In honor of that, today’s song of the day is the little-remembered theme song from the first season of Big Brother!

After listening to this, you’ll understand why they’ve gone with an instrumental theme song from season two on.

Reblog: Big Brother 28 — The Big Question

Posted on July 9, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Don’t worry. The TSL is not turning into a Big Brother Blog. This is just my way of letting you know what I’ll be doing this summer when I’m not reviewing films over here! And if you happen to be a fan of the show, I’d love to hear from you over at RealityTVChatBlog. Thanks! — Lisa Marie

Big Brother 28 — The Big Question

Thoughts On The Culture — 7/3/26

Posted on July 3, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Happy Independence Day!

Okay, it’s not really Independence Day just yet. We’ve got one more day to go until the big celebration. For all the talk that we hear about how it’s no longer socially acceptable in some circles to be patriotic, I’m very excited for tomorrow and just about everyone who I know is as well. My family and I are up at the lake for the weekend and I’m looking forward to watching the fireworks light up the sky while being reflected in the water below.

Why am I so proud to be an American? A lot of it is because being an American means that I can share my opinions on a site like this without having worry about the police knocking on my door because someone got offended. Not everyone in the world has that freedom. I would also point out that, in the grand scheme of things, America has accomplished a lot in 250 years. Compare what we’ve done in our first 250 years to what Europe did in its first 250. And then starting chanting USA! USA!

Bye, Freddy

I was saddened this week to learn that Freddy, the German soccer fan who won the heart of the nation, shut down his twitter account because he was getting harassed by a small group of European communists and whiny yankees who refused to accept that he was actually having a good time in the U.S. I understand Freddy’s decision but I’ll miss his updates. It’s kind of sad how some people are so bitter that they cant just accept that someone else isn’t as sad and angry as they are.

That said, he apparently will be spending the 4th in Texas. I’m glad that he’ll be here experiencing a real Independence Day with everyone.

Big Brother Is Coming Back

I used to watch Big Brother religiously and I even blogged about it for another site. The new season starts on July 10th and I’m struggling to work up any enthusiasm for it. I haven’t even decided whether or not I’m even going to watch, much less write about it, this season. I’m not alone in that. Out of the large group of people that I used watch Big Brother with, only a handful still watch the show.

A lot of that is because the show itself has gotten too gimmicky and the houseguests are no longer as quirky or eccentric as they once were. I know quite a few people were turned off by Julie Chen Moonves’s decision to start pushing religion while also standing beside her husband even as he was credibly accused of sexually harassing and assaulting numerous women. I know I certainly cringe whenever Julie ends the show with, “Love one another.” It’s very performative and it feels very fake.

I probably will end up watching the show this season. But I probably won’t feel very good about it.

Last night, I tried….

….to get my family to watch Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band with me but most of them left the room while Donald Pleasence was singing I Want You. I get the feeling that I’m the only person in the world who likes that movie.

The 4th Is Calling Me

And I look forward to answering! Have a good and safe holiday! And remember, fireworks are cool but shooting them off at two in the morning is not!

Happy birthday, America!

Lisa Marie’s Week In Television: 9/28/25 — 10/4/25

Posted on October 4, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

For the most part, I’ve spent this week watching horror movies and reviewing them. That said, I did get caught up with a handful of shows. Here are a few thoughts:

Abbott Elementary (Wednesday Night, ABC)

I got pretty bored with Abbott last season but I still caught the season five premiere this week. I laughed quite a bit so I guess I’m going to give the latest season a chance. The show got a bit heavy-handed last season and I got bored with all of the golf course nonsense. Hopefully, this season will put the focus back on teaching.

Big Brother 27 (Sunday Night, CBS)

Big Brother ended on Sunday and I’ve already forgotten all about it. That’s the way things should be.

Hell’s Kitchen (Thursday Night, Fox)

I got caught up with the latest two episodes of Hell’s Kitchen. The men seem to be especially incompetent this season. I know that every season seems to start out with the men weak and the women strong before reversing things later on but seriously, this season, I wouldn’t want any of these people cooking for me.

Law & Order (Thursday Night, NBC)

I decided to give Law & Order another try this season. (Last season, I stopped watching about halfway through.) Of course, when I watched the first two episodes of the current season, the first thing I saw was Price on the verge of tears. Is there ever a time when Nolan Price isn’t on the verge of tears? Just as with the previous season, I preferred the Law to the Order part of the show. If Maroun and Price are always miserable about having to do this jobs, why are they even working for the District Attorney’s office to begin with? Ever since this show was revived, we’ve had a steady stream of new detectives and yet Price and Maroun are still the same colorless characters that they were when they first appeared.

The Prisoner (Night Flight Plus)

I watched two episodes of this cult classic on Friday. My favorite character is Rover.

Seinfeld (Netflix)

Kramer starts a talk show in his living room. It made me laugh!

Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test (Thursday Night, Fox)

Yet another group of celebrities have gathered to see if they can pass Special Forces training. I watched the first two episodes this week. I laughed when one of the instructors yelled, “How badly do you want this!?” They probably just want their paycheck. I also laughed at Jussie Smollett, trying to make a comeback as one of the celebs. What if Smollett wins this season and is sent to Afghanistan with orders to take down the Taliban? That would be a hell of a redemption arc!

The Young and the Restless (Weekday Morning, CBS)

I watched an episode on Monday, largely to see if Victor was still around. He was.