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real talk Wrecking ball ‘Adam Ruins Everything’ takes aim at all you hold dear By Breanna Henry TV Media Just don’t ruin television: Adam Conover, have you no shame? First he ruined free stuff, and he continued on to ruin all that we hold dear: animals, wed- dings, sleep, Christmas, football — even the internet isn’t safe from Adam and the CollegeHu- mor team! Now he plans to ruin America itself in the mid-season premiere of “Adam Ruins Everything,” airing Tuesday, Aug. 13, on truTV. The show, which started out as a YouTube webseries, first debuted on television in 2015, and it has been picked up for an increasing number of episodes every season since. Many of the laughs come from the show’s self-awareness; it doesn’t take itself too seriously, and Adam knows his character is “that guy” no one wants to have at their parties. In an interview with the New York Observer, Adam said he worries that his on-screen character is how people actually perceive him, saying, “... I learn something and try to tell people in conversation, but when I tell them, they are annoyed.” Adam is the son of a marine biologist and a botanist, and he has a sister who studies particle physics — I won’t make any jokes about how he has a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and writes jokes with his friends for a living, but he has poked fun at himself, saying that he is “the only member of the family without a PhD.” With this kind of fam- ily background, it makes a whole lot of sense that “Adam Ruins Everything” feels a whole lot like “edu-tainment” for adults. Thankfully, Adam doesn’t just ruin the good stuff. He’s has also ruined work and death, and a special episode titled “Emily Ruins Adam” dug into the man himself. “Adam Ruins Everything” is the kind of show that has you laughing (either with, or at the cast) one mo- ment and saying, “Oh my!” the next. Tune in for the fifth epi- sode of Season 3, titled “Adam Ruins America,” on Tuesday, Aug. 13, on truTV. He hasn’t ruined television yet — fingers crossed Adam can let us keep at least one thing sacred. Straight up ‘stunner’: Some might say entertainment wrestling has had its day and is past its golden years of pop culture relevancy. My college roommates, however, would like to assure the WWE that it has absolutely nothing to worry about. Whatever the case may be, many of those who make it big in the the world of this severely misunderstood sport/ soap opera also make it big in the real world. Think about guys like Hulk Ho- gan, The Undertaker, Dave Bau- tista, and who could forget the beer-can-crushing, leather-vest- with-nothing-underneath- in-a-manly-way-wearing Stone Co— whoops, seems like that name has a copyright. Sorry, Mr. McMahon. Steve Austin is one of the most iconic wrestlers to have graced the ring, and now he’s treating USA Net- work viewers to a re- ality experience like no other. Catch the series premiere of “Straight Up Steve Austin,” airing Monday, Aug. 12. Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of Steve Austin was like? Spoiler alert: it involves a lot of driving trucks, drinking beer, riding four-wheelers and hanging out with a bunch of his famous friends. In each episode, Steve and a buddy take a trip to a different American city, talk about life and their careers, and then have some old-fashioned American fun. Expect to see guests like Gabriel Iglesias (“Magic Mike XXL,” 2015), Cleveland Browns quarterback and Heisman win- ner Baker Mayfield, and fellow WWE Superstar Becky Lynch. Don’t miss it, “’Cuz Stone Cold said so!” Greedy for more: Stacy Ke- ach (“Gotti,” 2018) has profiled a whole lot of avarice since show- casing con artist Barry Hunt and the Maxfield Parrish art heist in the premiere episode of “Ameri- can Greed” way back in 2007. Season 13 — and the 168th epi- sode — of the show kicks off on CNBC on Sunday, Aug. 11, with a look at the recent college admis- sions scandal, a.k.a. “Operation Varsity Blues,” and I’m not sure whether I should congratulate “American Greed” for 12 years of stickin’ it to the rich folks or just feel a bit sad that there is so much content for this series. If you’re a fan of the show, I definitely don’t have to tell you to tune in, but if you happen to have been cryogenically frozen or have just woken up from a 13-year coma, then you’re going to need to strap in. “American Greed” dives deep into the absolutely wild things people will do for money; from gangsters to fake doctors, hackers to bank robbers and every no-good scammer, con artist and bribe-taker in between, their schemes are laid bare by Keach. Tune in to the Season 13 premiere and you’ll be talking about it for days — just don’t get any ideas. After all, most of these people got caught. Adam Conover hosts “Adam Ruins Everything” 20 | Screentime August 7, 2019 | East Oregonian and Hermiston Herald Late laughs Conan Democrats are invoking a law that goes all the way back to 1924. The law was written by a middle-aged Bernie Sanders. Facebook is introducing a new feature where you can select up to nine Facebook friends you would like to date. This new feature is called “cheating.” In Britain, tests of English river shrimp found that every single one of them had traces of cocaine in their system. That explains the No. 1 complaint about river shrimp: it tastes like it’s been awake for days. Things are getting tense here at Comic Con this year. Earlier today, I saw President Trump tell three Klingons to go back where they came from! The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon It’s so hot, NBC has a new show. It’s called, “Law & Order: Sweaty Victims Unit.” Today is the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch when we first went to the moon. Back then, everyone held their breath and no one knew if we would make it. Today, that’s called flying Southwest. We’re in the middle of a giant heatwave right now with temperatures in the 90s. It’s crazy out there! I sat on a bench for two minutes — when I got up, my pants had grill marks. Officials are telling people that beer is not a good way to stay hydrated, and that you should drink water. When New Yorkers heard that, they were like, “OK, Coors Light it is.” Taco Bell just came out with a new burrito that’s made with the world’s hottest pepper: the Carolina Reaper. It’s for people who walk into Taco Bell and think, “How can I make this bad decision even worse?” I read about a man in Belgium who just set the Guiness World Record for sitting on a toilet for 116 straight hours. He wasn’t trying to break the record, he just ate Taco Bell’s new Carolina Reaper burrito. Here in New York, the humidity is close to 100 percent! It’s so humid, tonight’s crowd is just last night’s crowd, still stuck to the chairs. During a heatwave, experts say it’s important to check in on the elderly. That’s why today, Bernie Sanders’ phone is ringing off the hook. The Late Show With Stephen Colbert I would like to congratulate the entire staff and crew of “The Late Show” because this morning we received four Emmy nominations. Of course, the real Emmy is the friends we made along the way. Unless we win. Then you don’t need friends, ‘cause you’ve got an Emmy. Jimmy Kimmel Live It was a big day today in Hollywood, you know, the Emmy nominations were announced this morning. I’ll say this — the best acting I saw this year, which did not get nominated, was R. Kelly in that interview with Gayle King. That, to me, was the No. 1 performance. “Chernobyl” racked up 19 nominations, including Best Limited Series. As you know if you’ve seen it, “Chernobyl” tells the true story of how a nuclear disaster caused a whole village of Russians to have British accents for many years to come. This is what everyone is doing right now — the Face App. You take a photo of yourself, and it makes a very realistic-looking picture of you as an old person. Everyone is doing this. Why, I don’t know — if you want to see what you’ll look like old, just have children.
