If this is your first time reading one of these posts on the blog, they’re inspired by Steven Soderbergh’s annual “Seen/Read” list. At the beginning of every year, Soderbergh posts his chronicle of all the media he consumed during the prior year.

I wanted to do something similar, but felt that keeping track each month would keep me more engaged as a writer and make it an easier read. Since I spend so much time listening to podcasts, I’ve been wondering if I should include them here. That applies to sports too. Like if I spend six hours on a Saturday or Sunday watching football, well, that’s “watching,” right?

My intention was for August to be all about the “Alien” movies with Alien: Earth premiering on FX. I didn’t follow through on the ambition to watch all of the previous films before the series began. Also, I pumped the brakes when I found out that the story took place before Ridley Scott’s 1979 original.

But I’m a big fan of Noah Hawley’s work on Fargo and Legion, and I have all six of his novels (though I’ve only read A Conspiracy of Tall Men). So between that and my love of the “Alien” movies, I was an easy mark.

* – Rewatch

08/01 – Creature Commandos; Season 1, Episodes 1 & 2: “The Collywobbles,” “The Tourmaline Necklace”

08/02 – Creature Commandos; S1, Eps. 3 & 4: “Cheers to the Tin Man,” “Chasing Squirrels”

08/03 – * Barbarian (2022) – Zach Cregger

08/04 – Marc Maron: Panicked (2025) – Steven Feinartz

08/05 – * Alien (1979) – Ridley Scott

08/11 – Creature Commandos; S1, Eps. 5 & 6: “The Iron Pot,” “Priyatel Skelet”

08/13 – Alien: Earth; S1, Eps. 1 & 2: “Neverland,” “Mr. October”

08/20 – Alien: Earth; S1, Ep. 3: “Metamorphosis”

08/21 – Dinner Time Live; S3, Ep. 1: “The Art of the Sandwich”

08/22 – Peacemaker; S2, Ep. 1: “The Ties That Grind”

08/24 – Creature Commandos; S1, Ep. 7: “A Very Funny Monster”

08/26 – Dinner Time Live; S3, Ep. 2: “Mom’s Recipes.” Alien: Earth; S1, Ep. 4: “Observation”

08/27 – Eastern Gate; S1, Ep. 1: “Episode One”

08/28 – Peacemaker; S2, Ep. 2: “A Man is Only as Good as His Bird”

08/29 – * Thunderbolts * – Jake Schreier (2025)

08/30 – Fisk; S1, Ep. 1: “Portrait of a Lady”

08/31 – Fisk; S1, Eps. 2 & 3: “Cremains of the Day,” “Taken”