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If We Controlled Your Remote… 1/3/18

Posted on January 3, 2018 by , , and

Have you ever been at a loss as to what to watch? Too many shows to pick from? We’re here to give you our opinions on what we feel is worth watching. Check it out and then let us know in the comments below what you’re choosing for tonight!

Jenny’s Choice

My pick tonight is the series premiere of 9-1-1 on FOX. This new procedural stars Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights, Nashville), Peter Krause (The Catch, Six Feet Under), Angela Bassett (American Horror Story, What’s Love Got to Do with It), Kenneth Choi (American Crime Story: The People vs. OJ Simpson), Aisha Hinds (Shots Fire, Underground), Oliver Stark (Into the Badlands), & Rockmund Dunbar (Prison Break, The Path), so it’s quite a strong cast.

This isn’t a normal procedural, though. First, it comes from Ryan Murphy (Glee, Scream Queens) and Brad Falchuk (American Horror Story, Glee), so not names you’d normally see when attached to a procedural. Second, most procedurals have a major “A story” that is the meat of the episode. Take Chicago Fire, for example. Whatever big call they have is usually involved in the A story, and they usually only have one big call per episode. But in this case, at least in the pilot, which I’ve seen, there are a handful of calls for the firefighters, paramedics, & cops. Each call gets a smaller, quicker focus, rather than taking one and fleshing it out to fill the episode. It was a rather fun take, in my opinion. Also, we get another view of first responders, in Connie Britton’s 911 operator. That’s a point of view we’re not used to seeing.

I read a review yesterday that wasn’t very positive, but frankly, I quite enjoyed the pilot. I liked the way they handle the quick calls and how much we see (without getting too detailed or involved) into the characters’ personal lives. Hopefully everyone will give it a chance and we see them settling in and getting more comfortable in their roles.

On tonight’s episode, “Pilot,” emergency response providers put their lives at risk to save others, from a possible baby in the walls to a young girl home alone when intruders break in and more.

Don’t miss tonight’s premiere on FOX at 9/8c.

I’ll also be watching/DVRing The Amazing Race, The Goldbergs, The Librarians, Iron Chef Showdown, Law & Order: SVU, Modern Family, Property Brothers, SEAL Team, American Housewife, Chicago PD, Criminal Minds, & Match Game.
 
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If We Controlled Your Remote… 1/2/18

Posted on January 2, 2018 by , and

Have you ever been at a loss as to what to watch? Too many shows to pick from? We’re here to give you our opinions on what we feel is worth watching. Check it out and then let us know in the comments below what you’re choosing for tonight!

Kyle’s Choice

Tonight, FOX kicks off the new comedy LA to Vegas, which follows the exploits of the passengers and crew aboard the Jackpot Airlines weekend flights between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Piloting the plane is Captain Dave (Dylan McDermott, American Horror Story, The Practice) – a thrice-divorced guy who’s more in love with himself than anyone else and who puts having fun above everything else. He’ll hit on passengers and joke about getting high in the cockpit. Flight attendants Ronnie (Kim Matula, The Bold and the Beautiful, UnReal) and Bernard (Nathan Lee Graham, Zoolander) aren’t that much better and don’t put a whole lot of effort into doing their jobs properly either. Some of the flight’s regular passengers include Economics professor Colin (Ed Weeks, The Mindy Project), stripper Nichole (Olivia Macklin, The Young Pope, Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll), and gambler/con man Artem (Peter Stormare, American Gods, Prison Break).

I thoroughly enjoyed the few episodes I’ve seen of this series – it had me laughing out loud quite a few times. The cast is hilarious and really play really well off one another. The writers have done a great job of coming up with witty dialogue and fun situations and characters. The show’s setting allows for both ongoing developments with the recurring characters, as well as crazy new stories each week with new passengers or temporary crew members who pop in as guest stars. This is one of my favorites of the new midseason shows, and I am really looking forward to seeing more episodes!

Tonight’s premiere, “Pilot,” introduces the shoestring budget airline crew and its eccentric passengers who, every weekend, take the roundtrip flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas with one goal in mind: to come back a winner. It won’t be easy, but this unlikely group of miscreants and dreamers will eventually go from being strangers on a plane to a supportive, if unconventional, family – well, at least from Friday to Sunday.

Check out the new show tonight on FOX at 9/8c.

I’ll also be watching/recording The Middle, Fresh Off the Boat, black-ish, Kevin (Probably) Saves the World, and The Mick.
 
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If We Controlled Your Remote… 12/22/17

Posted on December 22, 2017 by

Have you ever been at a loss as to what to watch? Too many shows to pick from? We’re here to give you our opinions on what we feel is worth watching. Check it out and then let us know in the comments below what you’re choosing for tonight! Also, please note that we will be off next week, so we’ll see you back here after that!

Kyle’s Choice

Early this morning, Netflix released the second half of the third season of Fuller House. As the first half of the season came to a close, everyone was heading to Japan for Steve & CJ’s wedding. Stephanie had decided she wanted to have a child but thought it was too early into their relationship to ask Jimmy to be the father, so she started looking for a sperm donor. However, Kimmy accidentally let this slip to Jimmy, who surprised Stephanie on the plane and told her that he did want to be the father. Meanwhile, Matt told Stephanie that he was planning to propose to DJ in Japan. However, DJ, wearing a sleep mask and, thinking she was talking to Kimmy, admitted that she nearly picked Steve over Matt at the homecoming and was afraid of losing her soulmate. However, it turned out that Steve had switched seats with Kimmy, so it was he who heard the shocking confession, and now Steve didn’t know what to do with this information.

I am really looking forward to today’s nine new episodes. I was just a casual fan of the original series but have been really enjoying this revival. Will Steve call off the wedding now that he knows DJ still loves him? Will Matt propose to DJ, and if so, how will she respond? While Matt’s a nice guy, I really want DJ and Steve to end up together, and it seems likely that will happen… I just wish they’d stop toying with the audience and dragging out the inevitable.

Catch the whole season, including the nine new episodes, now on Netflix.

I’ll also be watching/recording Bright and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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If We Controlled Your Remote… 12/19/17

Posted on December 19, 2017 by

Have you ever been at a loss as to what to watch? Too many shows to pick from? We’re here to give you our opinions on what we feel is worth watching. Check it out and then let us know in the comments below what you’re choosing for tonight!

Jenny’s Choice

I’m enjoying this second story arc of the final season of Major Crimes more than I did the first, which seemed to drag out forever. Maybe because so far we’ve only had two episodes and I know we wrap this one up tonight with the double ep. Last week, another woman who was suing the Hooters (I mean Tackles… LOL) guy was murdered. Everyone thought she’d committed suicide because she’d been depressed. Turned out she’d been drugged and raped, and although the squad thinks the Tackles guy did it, she didn’t tell anyone who it was, so they have no proof. They did figure out that the SA beside the cities in the lawyer’s notes didn’t stand for what they thought it did. Instead, it stood for sexual assault. They believe that’s why the attorney was killed, because she was finding other victims and was going to go after the Tackles guy for the rapes, not just the lawsuit that was public knowledge. Of course, now they have to prove it.

Then there were the B stories… Sharon had another health scare, where she swooned and nearly went down at the crime scene. In the end, she and Andy walked in to see another specialist. Eek. And Rusty gave Gus the check and letter of recommendation from his former boss, but Gus didn’t react how Rusty thought he would. There was a lot of yelling, etc. And Gus finally admitted that they’d only slept together twice. Personally, I don’t think Gus was fired because he slept with the boss. I think he got fired because after he slept with him, he felt guilty and started performing badly at work, which then got him fired. But I guess we’ll see! We get two episodes tonight to wrap up the Tackles story, but I’m sure we’ll see some of Sharon’s health and the Rusty/Gus saga as well!

On tonight’s first episode, “Conspiracy Theory, Pt 3,” while working two seemingly connected murders, the division suddenly uncovers a series of sexual assaults against servers from Tackles. As a new theory about the killer gathers steam, however, an unexpected twist throws Major Crimes off course and Sharon off-balance.

Then in the second episode, “Conspiracy Theory, Pt 4,” Sharon must make decisions related to her ongoing health problems while arriving at the solution of a series of murders and sexual assaults.

To learn the outcome of the investigation, tune in to TNT starting at 9/8c.

I’ll also be watching/DVRing Married at First Sight: Jamie and Doug Plus One & Chopped.

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If We Controlled Your Remote… 12/17/17

Posted on December 17, 2017 by , and

Have you ever been at a loss as to what to watch? Too many shows to pick from? We’re here to give you our opinions on what we feel is worth watching. Check it out and then let us know in the comments below what you’re choosing for tonight!

Kyle’s Choice

There probably aren’t many people who aren’t familiar with the 1983 film A Christmas Story – it has become a Christmas classic. Five years ago, the film was adapted to a Broadway musical, and tonight FOX will present the special 3-hour live event, A Christmas Story Live! The play is set in 1940s Indiana, where an eleven-year-old dreamer Ralphie (Andy Walken) desperately wants a Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas. However, his parents (Chris Diamantopoulos & Maya Rudolph) are worried that Ralphie will shoot his eye out and say no. So Ralphie decides to take his request directly to Santa (David Alan Grier). This humorous and nostalgic story is narrated by a grown-up Ralphie (Matthew Broderick), who recounts his misadventures with his friends as they deal with school bullies, Ralphie’s annoying younger brother Randy, and a grumpy but loving father who always finds something to complain about.

I have seen the original film countless numbers of times – TBS airs a 24-hour marathon of the movie each year on Christmas Day. I have a hard time imagining these beloved characters being played by different actors, but I am really looking forward to tonight’s live production. I’m interested to see how this story translates into a musical – I have been a huge fan of these live musicals that the TV networks have been putting on each year! The cast sounds amazing. In addition to those already mentioned above, the production will also star Jane Krakowski as teacher Miss Shields; Ana Gasteyer as Mrs. Schwartz, the mother of one of Ralphie’s friends; Ken Jeong as the restaurant owner; and pop boy band PRETTYMUCH playing carolers.

Don’t miss this fun Christmas experience LIVE tonight on FOX starting at 7/6c.

I’ll also be watching/recording MythBusters and SMILF.
 
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