We have reached the half way point of our look at the offerings for the new pandemic-affected fall season. Here’s what Wednesdays have on tap for the fall.
8:00
The Conners – The third season moves to the space vacated by Modern Family.
8:30
Black-ish – A seventh season for the now-tiring show.
Continuing our look at the new, pandemic-impacted fall season, here are the offerings that I may find myself interested in for Tuesdays.
7:00
Weakest Link – The British import returns to NBC, this time with Jane Lynch on board as host.
Swamp Thing – The CW gets in on the repurposing game by bringing this former DC Universe series over to broadcast.
9:00
Big Sky – David E. Kelley returns with his latest, based on the novel The Highway by C. J. Box, starring Kylie Bunbury and Katheryn Winnick as private detectives looking for kidnapped sisters.
Today, we continue our look at the pandemic-affected new fall season with the offerings that I may find myself interested in for Mondays.
7:00
L.A.’s Finest – With a dearth of programming, FOX turns to a repurposed show originally produced for the cable provider Spectrum. Starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba, this Bad Boys offshoot may be worth giving a shot, especially since nothing else will be on.
8:00
One Day At A Time – The fourth season of the online series will air on CBS. If I get really bored, I may decide to try it.
It is time once again to dive in to the new fall lineups for the upcoming television season, despite that, due to the continued corona virus pandemic, it will not kick into high gear tomorrow night as normal. We start this year with Sunday night’s offerings, or at least we would if there was anything already on the schedule that was interesting. The CW shows aren’t coming back until next year and the other networks, aside from ABC, who are going all in with their game show programming, don’t have anything new scheduled as of yet.
Reversing their earlier decision, the Big 10 voted today to play football this fall, starting the weekend of October 23-24 with a slate of at least eight games in nine weeks and a conference title game on December 19. Student-athletes, coaches, trainers and other individuals that are on the field for all practices and games will be required to undergo daily testing prior to each practice or game. Student-athletes who test positive for the coronavirus through daily testing would require an additional PCR test to confirm the result of the initial test. Games will be played on campus, with only family members allowed to attend, at least at the outset.
There are still a couple of issues that will plague (heh) the upcoming season. First, a number of the leagues top players had already opted-out of the season prior to the postponement back in August. Second, some of the Big 10 campuses are either shut down or partially closed due to COVID-19 outbreaks.
The conference said it will provide updates on winter sports and other fall sports “shortly,” but, aside from basketball, I doubt they are in any sort of a hurry. This was a decision that had very little to do with the health and safety of the student-athletes and everything to do with pleasing broadcast partners, upset fandoms, and a cry-baby president.
Week 26 of working from home due to the corona virus saw an improvement, as I headed out on vacation for the Labor Day holiday. The week got off to a slow start on Sunday, where an afternoon walk down to Holland State Park and Lake Macatawa left me with just over 5000 steps. Monday saw a nice improvement, as we headed down to Saugatuck for Labor Day, finishing with 7600 steps. Tuesday was the high point of the week, when, left to my own devices, I headed out on a walk to Lake Michigan, which gave me a healthy 9100 steps. Wednesday fell back a bit to 7500 steps, thanks in part to a trip to Meijer to recharge my car. Thursday was the low point of the week. where my first experience with newly legal substances led me to only earning 4600 steps. Friday bounced back again, coming in with 8100 steps as I stayed local. Saturday, I took one last walk by the lake before driving home and spending the night with friends, giving me 5800 steps.
Total steps: 48,156
Daily average: 6879.4
Many years ago, using the weekly TV guide that came with the Sunday Chicago Tribune, I started keeping track of all of the movies I had seen over the course of my lifetime. The guide would list the two main stars for each movie, and that is a tradition that I’ve carried on in my database ever since. So, given those guidelines, and thanks to a corona virus inspired uptick to my movie watching this year, it is time to look at the 100 actors that have starred in at least 10 films that I have seen, as of July 1.
Today, we continue with the sole actor that has starred in 17 movies that I have seen, down 3 from 3 years ago.
Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves slinked on to my movie screens in 1988 in a small film called Permanent Record. The following year, he became huge thanks to Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. 2005 and 2020 stand out as my best Reeves year, when I managed to see 2 of his films. The last of those 2020 films, 2016’s The Whole Truth, stands as my last film of his.
Week 25 of working from home due to the corona virus saw a big slip back, as I posted my worst week since the beginning of May. Sunday started out the week poorly, just under 3000 steps. Monday saw a slight improvement, up to 3700 steps. Tuesday was the worst day of the week, with only 2600 steps. Wednesday bounced back a bit, but still was only 3 steps shy of 5300. Thursday was the highpoint of the week. earning nearly 7600 steps. Friday emded with just 4200 steps, as I was working into the night. Saturday I spent the morning working before driving up to Michigan, leaving me with only 3400 steps.
Total steps: 29,956
Daily average: 4279.4
Many years ago, using the weekly TV guide that came with the Sunday Chicago Tribune, I started keeping track of all of the movies I had seen over the course of my lifetime. The guide would list the two main stars for each movie, and that is a tradition that I’ve carried on in my database ever since. So, given those guidelines, and thanks to a corona virus inspired uptick to my movie watching this year, it is time to look at the 100 actors that have starred in at least 10 films that I have seen, as of July 1.
Today, we continue with the 2 actors that have starred in 16 movies that I have seen, down 1 from 3 years ago.
Drew Barrymore
The most recent of her films that I’ve seen is still Music And Lyrics, which I saw in 2008.
Cameron Diaz
I first encountered Cameron Diaz back in 1996, when I saw her in a little indie film called The Last Supper. She managed to get 2 films on my list in 4 different years, most recently in 2010. She has not been acting much in recent years, leading to a 4 year break between films before I saw her again in 2019, though that was 2010’s Knight And Day.
Week 24 of working from home due to the corona virus saw a big slip back, as I posted my worst week since the beginning of May. Sunday turned out to be the best day of the week, as a couple of walks outside led me to 6900 steps. Unfortunately for the rest of the week, it also resulted in my fall allergies kicking in. Monday fell down to 4900 steps. Tuesday was even worse, with only 2800 steps. Wednesday bounced back a bit, but still was only 1 step shy of 3600. Thursday. despite a midday trip out for ice cream with Michael, I only managed 3000 steps. Friday and Saturday I failed to reach even 2000 steps.
Total steps: 24,980
Daily average: 3568.6