Bachelor in Paradise, on ABC
Fan favorites and controversial suitors from past seasons of "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette" travel to paradise in the hopes of finding love in this season premiere. Chris Harrison is back to host this season of the popular reality TV series.
Q: Why do I recognize the guy who plays Daniel in "Fear the Walking Dead"? I'm almost certain I've seen him before.
I'm also certain that you've seen Rubén Blades at some point over his 36-year acting career on the big and small screens.
He's mostly known as a go-to supporting man -- the guy to call to play a Latino character with gravitas and, occasionally, desert-dry wit.
Fairground fare: Noah Cappe returns with more 'Carnival Eats'
Noah Cappe hosts "Carnival Eats"
Growing up in a small town, I remember my excitement at seeing a carnival pop up for one glorious summer weekend each year. All those rides, all that food ... this is why I think happiness smells like funnel cake.
Preacher, on AMC
West Texas preacher Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper) has reunited with ex-girlfriend Tulip O’Hare (Ruth Negga) in the new season of this drama. Based on the popular comic book series, the show follows Custer, O’Hare and vampire Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun) as they search for God.
Preacher, on AMC
West Texas preacher Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper) has reunited with ex-girlfriend Tulip O’Hare (Ruth Negga) in the new season of this drama. Based on the popular comic book series, the show follows Custer, O’Hare and vampire Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun) as they search for God.
Late Laughs for the week of August 4 - 10, 2019
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Customs officials in the Philippines were inspecting a gift-wrapped box of cookies coming into the country, only to discover the box actually contained 757 smuggled live tarantulas. Customs officials would never have discovered them if one of the spiders wasn't packing a tube of shampoo larger than three ounces.
Conan
Usque ad finem: 'Preacher' returns for one final season
Dominic Cooper and Ruth Negga star in "Preacher"
Usque ad finem: It's been a wild ride, but it's not over yet.
New releases for the week of August 4 - 10
Pokémon: Detective Pikachu
Deep within the Pokémon universe, Tim Goodman (Smith), a young insurance salesman, abandons his Pokémon training due to the death of his mother and the death of his missing father, Det. Harry Goodman. To collect his father's possessions, Tim must travel to the nearby metropolis of Ryme City, where he discovers Det. Pikachu (Reynolds), and realizes that he is the only one who can understand and communicate with the sleuthing creature. Pikachu eventually reveals that he was his father's partner, and explains they were investigating a case when Tim's dad mysteriously disappeared. Tim and Det. Pikachu join forces to solve that case and unravel the mystery of what happened to Harry. The film is based on the Pokémon franchise created by Satoshi Tajiri.
Director: Rob Letterman. Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Bill Nighy, Ken Watanabe. 2019. 104 min. Action.
Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien (Hoult) is an orphan and an incredible artist navigating his formative years in school with the help of a group of friends. While at school, Tolkien meets and falls deeply in love with Edith Bratt (Collins), who shares some of his deep-rooted passions. Tolkien finds encouragement and companionship in a fellowship of friends as they mature and venture beyond the classroom. However, after the onset of the First World War, the relationship between the friends is tested, and Tolkien is inspired to write some of the most famous fantasy novels of all time: "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings."
Director: Dome Karukoski. Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Derek Jacobi. 2019. 112 min. Drama.
Poms
After canceling her upcoming chemotherapy appointments and moving into a retirement community in Georgia, Martha (Keaton) discovers that every resident is required to take up an extracurricular activity. After her new, slightly annoying neighbor, Sheryl (Weaver), finds Martha's old cheerleading uniform among her belongings, the pair is inspired to start a resident cheerleading squad. With the addition of Alice (Pearlman), Olive (Grier), Vicki (Weston) and Helen (Somerville), the newly established sisterhood discovers that age is nothing but a number when you're chasing your lifelong dreams.
Director: Zara Hayes. Stars: Diane Keaton, Jacki Weaver, Celia Weston, Pam Grier, Alisha Boe, Phyllis Somerville, Charlie Tahan, Bruce McGill, Rhea Perlman. 2019. 91 min. Comedy.
Usque ad finem: 'Preacher' returns for one final season
Dominic Cooper and Ruth Negga star in "Preacher"
Usque ad finem: It's been a wild ride, but it's not over yet.
