Things to Look Forward To, Third Quarter 2012

[BillBrasky]

I know this is a little early, but I'm bored at work so here goes. September will obviously fill up a lot once it gets closer.

JULY-

1- Weeds Season 8 premieres
Episodes Season 2 premieres
3- Doug Benson's "Smug Life" CD is released
"God Bless America" available on DVD
10- Freak Dance comes out on DVD/Itunes/etc.
14- CC Special: Matt Braunger- Shovel Fighter
15- Black Dynamite premieres on Adult Swim
17- Casa de Mi Padre comes out on DVD
The Three Stooges on DVD
Shovel Fighter on CD/DVD
20- John Oliver's NY Stand Up Show Season 3 premieres
Portlandia Brunch Special on IFC (hour-long edit)
21- Todd Barry: Super Crazy premieres on Comedy Central
24- Childrens Hospital Season 3 DVD
Super Crazy CD/DVD
Dan Telfer's "Tendrils of Ruin" album is released (AST Records)
25- Absolutely Fabulous Olympics special on BBC America
Jimmy Fallon's Primetime Music Special on NBC
27- The Watch is out in theaters
28- Nerdist at Comic-Con special/Tribute to Toys & Games (BBCA)

AUGUST-

3- The Babymakers (Jay Chandraskhar directed; stars Paul
Schneider, Olivia Munn, Kevin Heffernan) - Limited release
Celeste and Jesse Forever (Andy Samberg, Rashida Jones)-
Limited release
4- Nerdist Tribute to Science special (BBCA)
8- Go On premieres on NBC (Matthew Perry)
9- Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell premieres on FX
Childrens Hospital Season 4 premieres on Adult Swim
10- NTSF:SD:SVU Season 2 premieres on Adult Swim
The Campaign is out in theaters (Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis)
11- Nerdist Tribute to Nerd Girls special (BBCA)
CC Special- Jeff Ross Roasts America
12- Animal Practice premieres on NBC
Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne Barr
13- James Adomian's album "Low Hangin Fruit" available from Earwolf
14- Community Complete 3rd Season on DVD
"The Burn"- New TV show with Jeff Ross premieres on CC
16- Bullet in the Head premieres on IFC (Supposedly this is
the "most violent comedy series" ever)
Manos: The Hands of Fate Rifftrax Live! in theaters
18- Nerdist Tribute to Time Travel special (BBCA)
Amy Schumer: Mostly Sex Stuff special on Comedy Central
21- The Dictator on DVD
24- Mike Birbiglia's "Sleepwalk with Me" (limited release)
28- Pirates! Band of Misfits on DVD
Jim Gaffigan "Mr. Universe" CD/digital album
31- For a Good Time, Call... (limited release)

SEPTEMBER

4- Bored to Death S3 on DVD
Office Season 8 on DVD
Parks & Rec Season 4 on DVD
The Five-Year Engagement on DVD
Rob Delaney's "Live at the Bowery Ballroom" available on his website
Brent Weinbach's "Mostly Live" album out on AST Records
6- 2012 MTV Video Music Awards (Host Kevin Hart)
7- Bachelorette (Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, Lizzy Caplan, James
Marsden, Adam Scott)- Limited release
Butter (Jennifer Garner, Ty Burrell, Rob Corddry)- Available On
Demand
9- Robot Chicken: DC Special (6th Season premiere)
11- 30 Rock Season 6 DVD
Up All Night Season 1 on DVD
Go On time slot premiere on NBC
The New Normal premieres on NBC
12- Guys With Kids premieres on NBC
14- Liberal Arts (limited release)
The Master (Not a comedy, but everyone should see this)
15- SNL Season 38 premiere - Host Seth MacFarlane/Musical Guest
Frank Ocean
18- Get a Life: The Complete Series on DVD
Steve Martin: The Television Stuff DVD (Shout! Factory)
Modern Family Season 3 DVD
Suburgatory S1 DVD
Cabin in the Woods on DVD
20- SNL Election Night Special #1
Up All Night, The Office, Parks & Rec premiere on NBC
22- SNL- Joseph Gordon-Levitt/Mumford & Sons
23- 2012 Emmy Awards
24- How I Met Your Mother S8 premiere
25- Key & Peele Season 1 on DVD
Family Guy Vol. 10 DVD
Portlandia S2 DVD
Thick of It S 1-3 DVD (Region 1 release)
Myq Kaplan/Micah Sherman album "Please Be Seated" available in
Itunes
Ben & Kate, New Girl, Mindy Project all premiere on FOX
Tosh.O 4th Season Fall Premiere
Brickleberry premieres on Comedy Central
26- Animal Practice, Guys With Kids time slot premieres on NBC
The Middle, Modern Family, The Neighbors premiere on ABC
South Park Fall Season Premiere
Key & Peele Season 2 premiere
27- SNL Election Night Special #2
Louie Season Finale
28- Hotel Transylvania (Various Sandler buddies doing voices, script
by Robert Smigel and Peter Baynham)
Pitch Perfect (Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson)- Limited release,
goes wide October 5th)
29- Demetri Martin: Standup Comedian (Comedy Central Original
World Premiere)
30- Simpsons, Bobs Burgers, Family Guy, American Dad premiere on
FOX

Is it my imagination, or are there not a lot of very promising-looking comedies coming out this summer? There's pretty much "The Watch" in July and "The Campaign" in August and that's about it. August is traditionally a pretty good month for comedies, if you think back to August 2008 there was "Pineapple Express", "Step Brothers", and "Tropic Thunder" all in the same month.

Oh well, at least there is "That's My Boy", "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World", and "Ted" to look forward to this month (How you feel about Adam Sandler may affect how much you consider "That's My Boy" a promising-looking comedy)

[aenemaTron]

Ted looks promising. If that promise is to be not very good.

[frogmann]

July 10- Matt Besser's "Freak Dance" comes out on DVD

[MJEH]

Is it my imagination, or are there not a lot of very promising-looking comedies coming out this summer?

July 13 - Ice Age: Continental Drift

August 31 - For a Good Time, Call (Seth Rogen)

Sept. 14 - Finding Nemo 3D
Sept. 28 - Hotel Transylvania (produced by Sandler, voices by Samberg/Kevin James/David Spade)

[BillBrasky]

Not sure how much you're kidding, but I try to leave kid's movies off these lists.
And that Seth Rogen movie looks like more of a starring vehicle for the two actresses in it, doesn't really look like something people here would be that interested in.

[MJEH]

Not sure how much you're kidding, but I try to leave kid's movies off these lists.
And that Seth Rogen movie looks like more of a starring vehicle for the two actresses in it, doesn't really look like something people here would be that interested in.

Yes, I was kidding about the cartoons, but I like Rogen movies, even when he has a small part.

[jkwall]

(How you feel about Adam Sandler may affect how much you consider "That's My Boy" a promising-looking comedy)

I like Adam Sandler. I haven't loved everything he has done in the last few years but I still feel like he has good stuff left in him. And I feel like this maybe could have been one of those good things if he didn't use that god damn voice.

[jkwall]

A few other things I'm aware of (mostly limited releases which you may have left out on purpose):

July:
- The Do-Deca Pentathalon limited release
- Casa di Mi Padre DVD (I may be the only one left anticipating this but it didn't come to any theatres nearby)
- Killer Joe limited release

August:
- Celeste and Jesse Forever limited release
- Black Dynamite premieres on Adult Swim
- Sleepwalk With Me limited release

[BillBrasky]

Lots of updates for August and September.

[mike]

CC Special- Jeff Ross Roasts America


is up on CCSR now.

[Finnias Jones]

Totally Biased w/ W. Kamau Bell premiere on FX was great. I also saw Celeste & Jesse Forever today and it is a charming art-house rom-com with a cool soundtrack. Touching and funny, fans of Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg should dig it.

[BillBrasky]

Kevin Hart is hosting this year's Video Music Awards; I remember he was sort of an unofficial host last year when they really didn't have a host:

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[BillBrasky]

Comedy Central announced their fall schedule. Some of the upcoming things of interest:

Tosh.0 (Fall Season Premiere)
Tuesday, September 25 at 10:00 p.m.

Brickleberry (Series Premiere)
Tuesday, September 25 at 10:30 p.m.

South Park (Fall Season Premiere)
Wednesday, September 26 at 10:00 p.m.

Key & Peele (Season 2 Premiere)
Wednesday, September 26 at 10:30 p.m.

Demetri Martin. Standup Comedian (COMEDY CENTRAL Original World Premiere)
Saturday, September 29 at 10:00 p.m.

And these will go in the thread for next quarter:

Mash Up (Series Premiere)
Tuesday, October 9 at 12:30 a.m.

Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs (Fourth Biennial Event)
Sunday, October 21 at 9:00 p.m.

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report Live Election Night Coverage
Tuesday, November 6

Chris Hardwick: Mandroid (COMEDY CENTRAL Original World Premiere)
NOVEMBER TBD

[Gern Blanston]

Sept. 28 - Hotel Transylvania (produced by Sandler, voices by Samberg/Kevin James/David Spade)

Robert Smigel and Peter Baynham are the credited writers on the screenplay. Smigel is also credited as an executive producer.