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If We Controlled Your Remote… 10/3/16

Posted on October 3, 2016 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 #1

conviction103smallTonight is another new drama that I’m excited to see: ABC’s Conviction. Hayley Atwell (Marvel’s Agent Carter) plays lawyer and former First Daughter Hayes Morrison, is caught using drugs and is offered a job from her sexy nemesis, NY District Attorney Conner Wallace (played by CSI: New York alum, Eddie Cahill). If she works with his team at the new Conviction Integrity Unit, which reexamines cases where there is a credible suspicion of wrongful conviction, she’ll avoid jail time and will avoid hurting her mother’s Senate campaign. She’s a party girl with a privileged upbringing who is offered a chance to turn her life around.

I was really excited about this show when I saw the trailer. I haven’t seen the pilot, so I have no idea if it’ll be any good or not, but I love the premise, and I love the cast. I didn’t watch Agent Carter, but Hayley Atwell is adorable and I’ve heard she was great in that. Eddie Cahill was one of my favs on CSI: New York, and the others are good too: Daniel Franzese (Looking & Recovery Road), Emily Kinney (The Walking Dead), Manny Montana (whom I recognize from Graceland), not to mention Merrin Dungey (Alias, Once Upon a Time) and Shawn Ashmore (The Following).

On tonight’s episode, “Pilot,” after joining the Conviction Integrity Unit, Hayes pushes the team to consider the case of Odell Dwyer, a handsome former high school football player who has been in prison for eight years for murdering his girlfriend.

Follow the leads tonight on ABC at 10/9c.
 
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If We Controlled Your Remote… 10/2/16

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Kyle’s Choice

westworld102smallTonight, HBO kicks off its new drama, Westworld. Long before Jurassic Park, writer Michael Crichton told another tale about a theme park gone awry. The 1973 film Westworld, which Crichton wrote and directed, tells the story of Delos, a futuristic amusement park for adults where vacationers spend $1000 a day to stay at either Medievalworld, Romanworld, or Westworld and live out their deepest fantasies. Westworld recreates the Old West with its gunslingers, prostitutes, and saloons, but there are no rules, laws, or judgement in Delos. The parks are populated with realistic androids who are there to fulfill the patrons’ every desire, whether that be carnal or even murder. However, the androids soon started glitching and turned on the guests, who then found themselves in a desperate struggle to survive.

The HBO series is inspired by the original film and comes from executive producers J.J. Abrams and Jonathan Nolan. It will expand the universe and story and delve more into the philosophical questions of right and wrong and just how “human” these artificial beings are. Is it okay to use these androids to act out our deepest desires, or do they have thoughts and feelings like we do? And if so, how long will it be before they rise up and take control of the situation? The series has assembled an all-star cast for its 10-episode first season, including Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Tessa Thompson, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Jimmi Simpson, Rodrigo Santoro, Shannon Woodward, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Ben Barnes, Simon Quarterman, Angela Sarafyan, Luke Hemsworth, and Clifton Collins, Jr.

I was a huge fan of the original film, so I can’t wait to check into Westworld tonight!

On tonight’s 75-minute premiere, “The Original,” as theme park guests interact with the automaton “hosts,” the park’s head of programming is alarmed by subtle changes in some of their main attractions, and a rancher’s daughter is reunited with a gunslinger, even though her father might not approve.

Go back to the Old West tonight on HBO at 9/8c.

I’ll also be watching/recording Quantico, Madam Secretary, The Simpsons, Son of Zorn, Family Guy, The Last Man on Earth, Fear the Walking Dead, The Strain, Ash vs Evil Dead, Blunt Talk, and Shameless.

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If We Controlled Your Remote… 9/30/16

Posted on September 30, 2016 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

hawaiifiveo930smallLast week on Hawaii Five-0, there was a first for Five-0: a dead body inside their war room! The team went on the trail of a serial killer killing…well, serial killers and leaving these weird old chess pieces in their mouths. There was a great six-minute chase scene, where the bad guy was played by a guy who does parkour in real life, so there were all kinds of jumps and escapes that the team had to match – including Steve, who was JUST released from the hospital following the life-saving surgery and liver transplant from Danny. My favorite was the drop from balcony to balcony to get to the ground. I always love that. I couldn’t do it… Would scare me to death! The scariest part was when Steve got home and someone had left another chess piece for him. Dun dun dun! Surely that will come into play later…

On a personal front… No Adam yet for Kono, but I know he gets out this season and they get to restart their married lives. And Abby is supposedly in Hawaii full-time now as a member of HPD. Julie Benz is still listed as a guest star, so I don’t know how much we’ll see her. But I do hope we get to see some of her with Chin, because they’re adorable. Speaking of Chin… He and Sara (his dead wife’s niece – Gabriel’s daughter) are growing closer since Gabriel’s and her mother’s deaths, but the social worker called and said she’d found Sara’s aunt and uncle in Mexico, which means in less than a month, Sara will be leaving. I hope not. I kind of love how Chin is with her, and it gives him another good memory of his wife. I guess we’ll see what happens. And finally, where is Max? There’s a new medical examiner. Am I not remembering something from the finale last season? Did he take a sabbatical or quit or something??

On tonight’s episode, “No ke ali’i wahine a me ka ‘aina (For Queen or Country),” Five-0 must work with rogue MI-6 agent Harry Langford (guest star Chris Vance) to find a terrorist planning to cause nuclear reactors across Europe to meltdown. Also, McGarrett and Danny ask retired FBI profiler Alicia Brown (guest star Claire Forlani) to help them find their serial killer vigilante.

Catch all the action tonight on CBS at 9/8c.

I’ll also be watching/DVRing Hell’s Kitchen, Last Man Standing, MacGyver, Blue Bloods, & Van Helsing.
 
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If We Controlled Your Remote… 9/29/16

Posted on September 29, 2016 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!

Kyle’s Choice

goodplace929smallThe Good Place has quickly become one of my favorite comedies. It’s so quirky and fun, and I really enjoy the serialized nature of the story and how each episode ends with some huge bomb-dropping twist. In the last episode, Eleanor was convinced that Tahani had left her the note saying “You Don’t Belong Here” and tried to find a way to confirm her suspicions. Meanwhile, Tahani was growing increasingly lonely and frustrated by Jianyu’s vow of silence, and Chidi asked Michael to be his advisor for his ethics manuscript, but the advice he received was discouraging. The episode ended with the big reveal that it was Jianyu who left the note for Eleanor, and he broke his vow of silence to tell her that he doesn’t belong either.

Whoa! What is going on?! Who is Jianyu, really, and was he as bad as Eleanor on earth? Are they the only two, or how many other people also got accidentally sent to the Good Place, and why?! How will the already-stressed Chidi react when he finds out, and will he have to take on a second student? I’m excited to see what other fun twists and turns lie ahead!

On tonight’s episode, “Jason Mendoza,” Eleanor faces a tough test in her bid to remain in hiding. Also, Tahani is enlisted to help a fellow neighbor fulfill her true purpose.

I’ll also be watching/recording Grey’s Anatomy, Superstore, The Blacklist, Pitch, and 60 Days In.

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If We Controlled Your Remote… 9/28/16

Posted on September 28, 2016 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

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This season of Criminal Minds is going to look a little different than the past eleven. For one, Derek (Shemar Moore) retired from the FBI last season after his wife had a baby and he was held hostage by a bad guy. And second, after an altercation on set with a writer, Thomas Gibson was put on leave and then quickly fired, which means Hotch will only be in a couple (or few, I don’t know…) episodes. On a great note, though, the show rehired Paget Brewster as a series regular, which means Prentiss is back full-time! Also on board full-time as a series regular is Aisha Tyler (playing Dr. Tara Lewis) and new agent Luke Alvez, played by CSI: Miami vet Adam Rodriguez, who I loved on that show.

So who is taking over Hotch’s job as team leader? Some fans are suggesting Prentiss…and while that might work, I don’t see why Rossi isn’t the perfect person for the job – unless he doesn’t want it. Regardless, this season should be exciting as the team learns to work together and try to re-capture the serial killers who escaped from prison in the finale last season.

On tonight’s episode, “The Crimson King,” Agent Luke Alvez joins the BAU team, which is tasked with capturing a killer who escaped prison with 13 other convicts.

See how well the team works together tonight on CBS at 9/8c.

I’ll also be watching/DVRing Blindspot, The Goldbergs, Lethal Weapon, Speechless, Law & Order: SVU, Modern Family, Whose Line is It Anyway?, Worst Cooks in America, black-ish, Chicago PD, & Cutthroat Kitchen.
 
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