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If We Controlled Your Remote… 6/1/15

Posted on June 1, 2015 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

unreal61smallTonight, Lifetime premieres its new scripted series UnREAL, which follows the behind-the-scenes drama of a fictitious Bachelor-like reality show called Everlasting, where a group of woman compete to win the heart of handsome, rich Brit Adam Cromwell (Freddie Stroma, Pitch Perfect). The series stars Shiri Appleby (Roswell, Life Unexpected) as Rachel Goldberg, a young producer who had a meltdown the prior season, but her amazing ability to manipulate the contestants has series creator Chet (Craig Bierko, Cinderella Man) welcoming her back. And to make things more awkward for her, Rachel’s ex, Jeremy (Josh Kelly, One Life to Live), is a cameraman for the show, and his new fiancée is on-set makeup artist Lizzie (Siobhan Williams, Black Box). The executive producer of Everlasting, Quinn King (Constance Zimmer, Entourage), is ruthless and demands that her staff does anything and everything to create drama, make the contestants fill their assigned character roles and build the show’s narrative.

I’ve seen the first three episodes, and I would have watched more had they been available — I was instantly fascinated, entertained, and completely sucked in. I have never seen an episode of The Bachelor or The Bachelorette, but I’ve seen enough reality TV to be able to really relate to what’s going on. UnREAL is a very dark, shocking series — it is absolutely despicable some of the things these producers do to manipulate the contestants and build the desired narrative! The show will have you questioning just how real the drama is on your favorite “reality” shows and wondering what is really going on just outside of the camera’s view. I highly recommend checking this show out tonight.

On tonight’s premiere, “Return,” a producer, Rachel Goldberg, works to manipulate relationships on a dating show in order to film outrageous footage as the series begins.

Don’t miss the fun premiere tonight on Lifetime at 10/9c.

I’ll also be watching/recording The Whispers, The Island, Turn, and Devious Maids.
 
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If We Controlled Your Remote… – 5/31/15

Posted on May 31, 2015 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

golan531smallTonight, one of the animated comedies from FOX’s Animation Domination High-Def block, Golan the Insatiable, graduates to primetime. The series has been completely revamped and rebooted for its second season — it has been expanded to a half hour, has an all-new voice cast, and some of the character dynamics have completely changed.

The series follows the adventures of goth-girl Dylan Beekler (Aubrey Plaza), who dreads her life with her single mother Carole (Maria Bamford) and older sister Alexis (Rachel Butera) in the suburban town of Oak Grove, Minnesota. Dylan doesn’t fit in and is constantly the target of the mean girls at school. However, one day when she finds a mysterious old book in the basement of her mother’s office and summons the monstrous demigod warlord Golan the Insatiable (Rob Riggle) to Earth. Golan tries to make the best of his new situation by causing general havoc (which Dylan is more than happy to participate in). At the same time, he often finds himself confused by Earth’s customs and mundane suburban life.

I had never watched the short 6-episode first season of the series, but after seeing tonight’s episode, I’m going to have to check them out. Tonight’s primetime reboot had me laughing out loud throughout the premiere episode — the writing is so witty and fun! Just a warning to parents that at times, it does get a little on the crude side, as Golan discusses his insatiable nature. Aubrey Plaza is perfectly cast as Dylan — the dark, sarcastic little girl feels so much like her character from Parks and Recreation — and Rob Riggle is also a delight as Golan. This series makes a great addition to the Sunday animated lineup — even if it is the only show currently airing new episodes.

On tonight’s premiere, “Pilot,” a warlord from another dimension becomes trapped in a small town in Minnesota, where he joins forces with a morbid little girl named Dylan in a fight against the boredom of life in the suburbs.

Join the fight against boredom tonight on FOX at 9:30/8:30c.

I’ll also be watching/recording American Odyssey, Halt and Catch Fire, Game of Thrones, Silicon Valley, Veep, Nurse Jackie, and Penny Dreadful.

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If We Controlled Your Remote… 5/20/15

Posted on May 20, 2015 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

svu520smallTonight is the season finale of Law & Order: SVU, and it takes us back to previous episode(s) this season, which I kind of love. In one episode, police found children who’d been “adopted” (illegally) for child pornography. Olivia fell hard for a baby boy she found. The boy’s mother was a drug addict and prostitute who was then killed in a later episode. Olivia kept in contact with Noah and eventually fostered him and has now adopted him — even though she found out just beforehand that Noah’s father was the man behind a prostitution and sex trafficking ring. She asked Barba (who is one of my favorite characters on the show) if that knowledge had to come out at the time, and he said it had no bearing on the case she was talking about, so no. Unfortunately, it comes out tonight in what should be an emotional season finale.

On tonight’s episode, “Surrendering Noah,” Sgt. Benson and ADA Barba take Johnny D (guest star Charles Halford) to trial for sex trafficking, rape, assault, and kidnapping. But when Baby Noah’s adoption becomes entangled in the case, Benson fears for Noah’s future and his safety. In an intense courtroom showdown, the SVU will face a threat that could change the squad forever.

See what happens in court tonight on NBC at 9/8c.
 
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If We Controlled Your Remote… 5/19/15

Posted on May 19, 2015 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

theflash519smallTonight is the exciting first season finale of The Flash. Last week, the gang discovered that Wells had plans to reactivate the particle accelerator, which would kill all of the meta-humans they had locked up in S.T.A.R. Labs. Barry wanted to transport the felons to Olliver’s island, where they could be safely contained. He reached out to Captain Cold, who agreed to help in exchange for wiping out any paper trail of his existence and criminal record. However, Barry soon realized that he had been double-crossed, and the prisoners escaped.

After narrowly escaping the attack from Cold’s rogues, Barry went to meet Wells for a big showdown, where he was joined by Arrow and Firestorm. The epic battle ended when Arrow disabled Wells’s powers using a nanite-filled arrow. Meanwhile, there was a big explosion at Ray’s company as he was inside working on some new changes for his suit; and Eddie told Iris about the headline from the future that said she and Barry would be married.

How are they going to top such an exciting penultimate episode with tonight’s season finale? Will Barry and his team be able to keep Wells locked up in S.T.A.R. Labs, or will Wells find some way to escape? Will Barry be able to clear his father’s name? And what new villain or threat will step in to take Wells’s place?

On tonight’s episode, “Fast Enough,” Wells presents Barry with a life-changing choice. Meanwhile, Dr. Martin Stein and Ronnie Raymond return to help the S.T.A.R. Labs team for the final fight.

To see the exciting drama tonight, tune in to The CW at 8/7c.

I’ll also be watching/recording iZombie, Younger, and Your Family or Mine.

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If We Controlled Your Remote… 5/18/15

Posted on May 18, 2015 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

thefollowing518smallTonight, after three seasons, The Following finally comes to an end with a special 2-hour series finale. Last week, it wasn’t really a good week for Mike. First he was kidnapped by Tom, who was going to trade him to Mark & Daisy in exchange for evidence they had against him. However, Mark & Daisy didn’t honor their deal and killed Tom. They were just about to kill Mark when Theo showed up and took him to use as bait to get his sister back from Ryan.

Things went sour at the meeting, and Theo and Penny made a run for it, but Ryan shot and killed Penny. Afterwards, Theo and Daisy managed to drive away. Meanwhile, Mike and Max were in the parking garage, and Mike told Max he loved her. Mark showed up and stabbed Mike repeatedly in the back before Max could pull out her gun and shot Mark in the head.

Theo is going to be focused on getting revenge on Ryan for the death of his sister. How will this final showdown play out? Did the series creators suspect this would be there final season? Will they kill off Mike, or will he and Max have a future together? Will we get a satisfying conclusion for Ryan Hardy? I’m looking forward to seeing how it all ends tonight!

On tonight’s episode, “Dead or Alive / The Reckoning,” as the FBI hunt for Theo intensifies and some of their own are attacked, suspicions mount, alliances crumble, and no one appears safe.

Catch the 2-hour series finale tonight on FOX at 8/7c.
 
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