Television

Whatever your politics, the most recent election has celebs contemplating runs for office. Whether Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson or Kanye, someone from the entertainment world might make a legitimate 2020 bid, and Stephen Colbert may have used his Late Show trip to Russia for the announcement.

Fifty years of Star Trek means endless tweaks to Gene Roddenberry’s idyllic vision of the future, and Star Trek: Discovery will add a major one. Despite a prior franchise mandate, the new CBS iteration will apparently allow Starfleet crew to actually conflict with one another; not just alien warships.

If you can’t decide what to watch this weekend, ScreenCrush’s Staff Picks are here to help. They’re like the recommendations at an old video store, except you don’t have to put on pants or go outside to get them. Here are four things to watch this weekend:

Summer is officially here and Jimmy Fallon and the late night circuit had some help ushering in the season.

Bob Murray, CEO of Murray Energy, is mad that John Oliver said some mean things about him.

Jimmy Fallon wants to make you laugh 'til your stomach hurts. Well, he found a gross way to make his own belly writhe in pain.

This guy is swinging into viral infamy.

Chet Garner has been exploring the Lone Star State since 2010 on a PBS series called 'The Daytripper.' He visits communities all over the state spending a day visiting local landmarks, restaurants, parks, exploring history and more and, he's headed to Victoria this weekend...

Another month of news. Another month of news gone horribly wrong.

Russia can't even control their own pets. How can they possibly control our presidential election?

What's that they say about how you should dance like no one's watching?

As far as romantic gestures go, this one is pretty, pretty, pretty good.