Few mention the 1982 “The Dark Crystal” as the height of Jim Henson’s puppetry, but minds may change after the lavish sequel, coming decades after the original dark fantasy. “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance” (Netflix, streaming) is a 10-episode series about the puppet land of Thra, where three Gelding find the secret behind the Sepsis’ power. It may fit the bill for fantasy fans and puppet fans thus underserved by the streaming revolution. But many of the user faced the issue code nw-1-19 while streaming, hence to fix this error code Geekdroids have all the error code solution faced during streaming of Netfilx.
It gets strong competition, though, from “Carnival Row” (Amazon, streaming) a new eight-episode series starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevinge about a detective who hooks up with a fairy in a Victorian-style fantasy world where a string of murders leads to a monster.
Public television precedes its upcoming Ken Burns juggernaut on country music next month with a comparatively succinct, two-hour, one-night “Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings). Which looks back at what was once called string band music until it began being named after Bill Monroe’s band.
The new “Styling Hollywood” (Netflix, streaming) follows the work of a “lifestyle company” of Jason Bolden and Adair Curtis that styles stars like Taraji P. Henson, Gabrielle Union and Eve.
The imported French movie “Back to School” (Netflix, streaming) concerns a pair of friends who return to their high school reunion with some scores to settle.
College football gets some prime time games including Rice at Army (CBS Sports, 6 p.m.), Wisconsin at South Florida (ESPN, 7 p.m.), Tulsa at Michigan State (Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.), Purdue at Nevada (CBS Sports, 9:30 p.m.), Colorado State vs. Colorado (ESPN, 10 p.m.) and Oklahoma State at Oregon State (Fox Sports 1, 10:30 p.m.).
The team goes undercover on a Leithian military base on “Killjoys” (Syfy, 10 p.m.).
Paranormal fans are overserved once again with “Ancient Aliens: Declassified” (History, 8 p.m.), “Ghost Brothers: Haunted Houseguests” (Travel, 9 p.m.), “Ancient Aliens” (History, 9 p.m.), “Paranormal Caught on Camera” (Travel, 10 p.m.), “Mysteries of the Abandoned” (Discovery, 10 p.m.) and “The UnXplained” (10 p.m.). To me, it’s all “Ridiculousness” (MTV, 8 p.m.).
Chris Funk and George Iglesias are among the acts on “Masters of Illusions” (CW, 8 p.m.).
“A Black Lady Sketch Show” (HBO, 11 p.m.) has already been renewed for a new season.
A quick change act and a plate spinner make “The Big Stage” (CW, 8:30 p.m.).
The penultimate night of Turner Classic Movies’ Summer Under the Stars features Susan Hayward in “I Thank a Fool” (6 a.m.), “The Honey Pot” (8 p.m.), “Stolen Hours” (10:30 a.m.), “Ada” (12:30 p.m.), “They Won’t Believe Me” (2:30 p.m.), “The Lusty Men” (4 p.m.), “My Foolish Heart” (6 p.m.), “I’ll Cry Tomorrow” (8 p.m.), “House of Strangers” (10:15 p.m.), “With a Song in My Heart” (12:15), “Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman” (2:30 a.m.) and “Girls on Probation” (4:45 a.m.).
Baseball includes Milwaukee at Cubs (MLB, 2 p.m.) and Oakland at Yankees (MLB, 7 p.m.).
WNBA action has Connecticut at New York (NBA, 7:30 p.m).
Third round play begins at the U.S. Open (ESPN, noon; ESPN2, 6 p.m.).
Auto racing includes the Belgian Grand Prix (ESPN2, 4:55 a.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest: Jake Gyllenhaal, Kumail Nanjiani, Melody Yang. The View: RuPaul (rerun). The Talk: Taraji P. Henson (rerun). Ellen DeGeneres: Jason Momoa (rerun). Wendy Williams: Deon Cole (rerun). The Real: Sasha Banks (rerun).
Late Talk
All reruns: Stephen Colbert: Jeff Daniels, Katy Tur, Jacob Soboroff (rerun). Jimmy Kimmel: Sen. Bernie Sanders, Eugenio Derbez, the Raconteurs (rerun). Jimmy Fallon: Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Ramy Youssef, Ivan Orkin. Seth Meyers: Will Ferrell, Billy Crudup, Robin Thede. James Corden: Jessica Alba, Gabrielle Union, Josh Gondelman. Carson Daly: Bill Pullman, Talos, Vir Das.