If We Controlled Your Remote… 7/31/18

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 love shows on HGTV, especially the competition shows. NBC has a new competition show that starts tonight, and while Making It isn’t exactly like the shows on HGTV, it’s a lot of fun. Eight craftspeople from across the country come together to compete in one-of-a-kind challenges – a “Faster Craft” shorter challenge and a “Master Craft” longer one – in order to avoid elimination and eventually be crowned “Master Maker.” Amy Poehler & Nick Offerman are the hosts, while Etsy trend expert Dayna Isom-Johnson and Barney’s Creative Ambassador Simon Doonan serve as judges.

I didn’t watch Parks and Recreation, but Amy Poehler is always funny when I see her in other things and usually with Tina Fey. But she and Nick are really good friends in real life and Nick is a woodworker and craftsman himself – a really good one, apparently. I’ve seen a handful of episodes of Making It, and they are both funny, and their chemistry and friendship is undeniable. It makes for a very fun show!

On tonight’s episode, “Meet Your Makers,” the eight craftspeople participate in a “Secret Beast” faster craft and a “Modern Heirloom” master craft challenge.

Check out this fun new show tonight on NBC at 10/9c.

I’ll also be watching/DVRing America’s Got Talent & Chopped.

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Is a Frasier Reboot a Good Idea?

Reports are saying that Kelsey Grammer’s delightfully pretentious therapist could well be coming back to our screens. But does the world really need another resurrected sitcom?

The revival plans are still in the exploratory stage, but apparently this is just a formality. And there seems to be some sort of rule this year that all sitcoms made in the past need a reboot, so it looks like a certainty!

Any arguments about creative redundancy withered on the vine when Roseanne came back, died a pitiable death, and then returned once more as a spin-off show. Now anything goes!

There is no point in whining about the preservation of integrity when it comes to television shows, because money talks, and Frasier’s return will make the right people the right amount of money, so there is no question that we’ll be seeing him again soon.
 
 
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The Best TV of 2018 So Far

The first six months of 2018 have been very good to us in terms of what’s happening on the small screen. Find out what I think are the top viewing choices as we head in to the end of the year.
 
 
Atlanta

The sprawling, somewhat surreal account of the world inside and outside of the rap scene in Atlanta sees Donald Glover continuing to take risks in the second season.

He’s trying everything: there is a straight-up horror movie in one of the episodes and a relationship drama that plays out at a German Fasnacht festival in another.
 
My Take: It’s as intelligent as it is profound, and it effortlessly checks every box as to what a good series should be. It is one of the funniest dramas on television at the moment and is a bruising comedy as well.
 
 
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The Sweetly Satirical Parks and Recreation Box Set

The Parks and Recreation box set makes for great viewing. You’ll be giggling helplessly at the antics of the dysfunctional family, including Leslie Knope.

Leslie believes that, if she works hard enough at her job, she will one day get the call summoning her to take up the reins at the White House, as president of the United States of America.

Seeing as she’s the deputy director of the Pawnee Parks Department in a fictionalised Indiana town, this reveals that the rather unfortunate official with a Mickey Mouse voice is at least optimistic!
 
 
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Monday on TV – 7/30/18

Season Finale

  • Dietland (#110) – AMC @ 9/8c
  • Ridiculous Cakes (#207/209) – Food Network @ 10/9c & 10:30/9:30c (2 New Episodes Including Season Finale)
  • The Price of Duty (#108) – Oxygen @ 9/8c
  • Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler (#109) – AMC @ 10/9c

Series Premiere

Season Premiere

  • Casual – Hulu @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc (Complete Fourth Season Premiere)
  • Counting On (#801-120) – TLC @ 9/8c (2-Hour Season Premiere)
  • Diesel Brothers (#401) – Discovery Channel @ 10/9c

Specials/Sports

  • The Bachelorette – ABC @ 8/7c (2-Hour “The Men Tell All” Special)

New

  • American Ninja Warrior (#1009) – NBC @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • American Pickers – History Channel @ 9/8c
  • Basketball Wives (#710) – VH1 @ 9/8c
  • Deadly Power (#103) – Oxygen @ 8/7c
  • Elementary (#ELE615) – CBS @ 10/9c
  • Escaping Polygamy (#21) – Lifetime @ 10/9c
  • In the Cut (#405) – Bounce TV @ 9/8c
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live – ABC @ 11:35/10:35c
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers – NBC @ 12:37AM/11:37PMc
  • Live PD Presents: Women on Patrol (#113/114) – Lifetime @ 9/8c & 9:30/8:30c (2 New Episodes)
  • Love & Hip Hop Hollywood (#502) – VH1 @ 8/7c
  • Man v Food (#313) – Travel Channel @ 9/8c
  • MTV Floribama Shore (#204) – MTV @ 10/9c
  • Penn & Teller: Fool Us (#506) – The CW @ 8/7c
  • Salvation (#SAL206) – CBS @ 9/8c
  • So You Think You Can Dance (#DAN-1508) – FOX @ 8/7c
  • Southern Charm Savannah (#203) – Bravo @ 10/9c
  • Splat-a-Lot (#118) – BYUtv @ 8:30/7:30c
  • Street Outlaws (#1112) – Discovery Channel @ 9/8c
  • The Late Late Show with James Corden – CBS @ 12:37AM/11:37PMc
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – CBS @ 11:35/10:35c
  • The Proposal (#104) – ABC @ 10:01/9:01c
  • The Real Housewives of Orange County (#1303) – Bravo @ 9/8c
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC @ 11:34/10:34c
  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (#15125) – Bravo @ 11/10c
  • Whose Line Is It Anyway? (#512) – The CW @ 9/8c

ABC

  • *Special*The Bachelorette @ 8/7c (2-Hour “The Men Tell All” Special)
  • *New*The Proposal (#104) @ 10:01/9:01c
  • *New*Jimmy Kimmel Live @ 11:35/10:35c

CBS

  • *New*Salvation (#SAL206) @ 9/8c
  • *New*Elementary (#ELE615) @ 10/9c
  • *New*The Late Show with Stephen Colbert @ 11:35/10:35c
  • *New*The Late Late Show with James Corden @ 12:37AM/11:37PMc

FOX

  • *New*So You Think You Can Dance (#DAN-1508) @ 8/7c

NBC

  • *New*American Ninja Warrior (#1009) @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon @ 11:34/10:34c
  • *New*Late Night with Seth Meyers @ 12:37AM/11:37PMc

The CW

  • *New*Penn & Teller: Fool Us (#506) @ 8/7c
  • *New*Whose Line Is It Anyway? (#512) @ 9/8c

AMC

  • *Season Finale*Dietland (#110) @ 9/8c
  • *Season Finale*Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler (#109) @ 10/9c

Bounce TV

  • *New*In the Cut (#405) @ 9/8c

Bravo

  • *New*The Real Housewives of Orange County (#1303) @ 9/8c
  • *New*Southern Charm Savannah (#203) @ 10/9c
  • *New*Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (#15125) @ 11/10c

BYUtv

  • *New*Splat-a-Lot (#118) @ 8:30/7:30c

Discovery Channel

  • *New*Street Outlaws (#1112) @ 9/8c
  • *Season Premiere*Diesel Brothers (#401) @ 10/9c

Food Network

  • *Season Finale*Ridiculous Cakes (#207/209) @ 10/9c & 10:30/9:30c (2 New Episodes Including Season Finale)

History Channel

  • *New*American Pickers @ 9/8c
  • *Series Premiere*Blood Money (#101) @ 10/9c

Hulu

  • *Season Premiere*Casual @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc (Complete Fourth Season Premiere)

Lifetime

  • *New*Live PD Presents: Women on Patrol (#113/114) @ 9/8c & 9:30/8:30c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New*Escaping Polygamy (#21) @ 10/9c

MTV

  • *New*MTV Floribama Shore (#204) @ 10/9c

Oxygen

  • *New*Deadly Power (#103) @ 8/7c
  • *Season Finale*The Price of Duty (#108) @ 9/8c

Paramount

TLC

  • *Season Premiere*Counting On (#801-120) @ 9/8c (2-Hour Season Premiere)

Travel Channel

  • *New*Man v Food (#313) @ 9/8c

VH1

  • *New*Love & Hip Hop Hollywood (#502) @ 8/7c
  • *New*Basketball Wives (#710) @ 9/8c

8:00/7:00c

  • *New*American Ninja Warrior (#1009) – NBC (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*Deadly Power (#103) – Oxygen
  • *New*Love & Hip Hop Hollywood (#502) – VH1
  • *New*Penn & Teller: Fool Us (#506) – The CW
  • *New*So You Think You Can Dance (#DAN-1508) – FOX
  • *Special*The Bachelorette – ABC (2-Hour “The Men Tell All” Special)

8:30/7:30c

  • *New*Splat-a-Lot (#118) – BYUtv

9:00/8:00c

  • *New*American Pickers – History Channel
  • *New*Basketball Wives (#710) – VH1
  • *Season Premiere*Counting On (#801-120) – TLC (2-Hour Season Premiere)
  • *Season Finale*Dietland (#110) – AMC
  • *New*In the Cut (#405) – Bounce TV
  • *New*Live PD Presents: Women on Patrol (#113/114) – Lifetime (2 New Episodes)
  • *New*Man v Food (#313) – Travel Channel
  • *New*Salvation (#SAL206) – CBS
  • *New*Street Outlaws (#1112) – Discovery Channel
  • *Season Finale*The Price of Duty (#108) – Oxygen
  • *New*The Real Housewives of Orange County (#1303) – Bravo
  • *New*Whose Line Is It Anyway? (#512) – The CW

9:30/8:30c

  • *New*Live PD Presents: Women on Patrol (#113/114) – Lifetime (2 New Episodes)

10:00/9:00c

  • *Series Premiere*Blood Money (#101) – History Channel
  • *Season Premiere*Diesel Brothers (#401) – Discovery Channel
  • *New*Elementary (#ELE615) – CBS
  • *New*Escaping Polygamy (#21) – Lifetime
  • *New*MTV Floribama Shore (#204) – MTV
  • *Series Premiere*Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story (#101) – Paramount
  • *Season Finale*Ridiculous Cakes (#207/209) – Food Network (2 New Episodes Including Season Finale)
  • *New*Southern Charm Savannah (#203) – Bravo
  • *New*The Proposal (#104) – ABC (10:01/9:01c)
  • *Season Finale*Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler (#109) – AMC

10:30/9:30c

  • *Season Finale*Ridiculous Cakes (#207/209) – Food Network (2 New Episodes Including Season Finale)

11:00/10:00c

  • *New*Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (#15125) – Bravo

11:30/10:30c

  • *New*Jimmy Kimmel Live – ABC (11:35/10:35c)
  • *New*The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – CBS (11:35/10:35c)
  • *New*The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC (11:34/10:34c)

12:30AM/11:30PMc

  • *New*Late Night with Seth Meyers – NBC (12:37AM/11:37PMc)
  • *New*The Late Late Show with James Corden – CBS (12:37AM/11:37PMc)

3:00AM/2:00AMc

  • *Season Premiere*Casual – Hulu (3:01AM/2:01AMc – Complete Fourth Season Premiere)

Full Schedule

  • *Season Finale*Dietland (#110) – AMC @ 9/8c
  • *Season Finale*Ridiculous Cakes (#207/209) – Food Network @ 10/9c & 10:30/9:30c (2 New Episodes Including Season Finale)
  • *Season Finale*The Price of Duty (#108) – Oxygen @ 9/8c
  • *Season Finale*Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler (#109) – AMC @ 10/9c
  • *Series Premiere*Blood Money (#101) – History Channel @ 10/9c
  • *Series Premiere*Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story (#101) – Paramount @ 10/9c
  • *Season Premiere*Casual – Hulu @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc (Complete Fourth Season Premiere)
  • *Season Premiere*Counting On (#801-120) – TLC @ 9/8c (2-Hour Season Premiere)
  • *Season Premiere*Diesel Brothers (#401) – Discovery Channel @ 10/9c
  • *Special*The Bachelorette – ABC @ 8/7c (2-Hour “The Men Tell All” Special)
  • *New*American Ninja Warrior (#1009) – NBC @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*American Pickers – History Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New*Basketball Wives (#710) – VH1 @ 9/8c
  • *New*Deadly Power (#103) – Oxygen @ 8/7c
  • *New*Elementary (#ELE615) – CBS @ 10/9c
  • *New*Escaping Polygamy (#21) – Lifetime @ 10/9c
  • *New*In the Cut (#405) – Bounce TV @ 9/8c
  • *New*Jimmy Kimmel Live – ABC @ 11:35/10:35c
  • *New*Late Night with Seth Meyers – NBC @ 12:37AM/11:37PMc
  • *New*Live PD Presents: Women on Patrol (#113/114) – Lifetime @ 9/8c & 9:30/8:30c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New*Love & Hip Hop Hollywood (#502) – VH1 @ 8/7c
  • *New*Man v Food (#313) – Travel Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New*MTV Floribama Shore (#204) – MTV @ 10/9c
  • *New*Penn & Teller: Fool Us (#506) – The CW @ 8/7c
  • *New*Salvation (#SAL206) – CBS @ 9/8c
  • *New*So You Think You Can Dance (#DAN-1508) – FOX @ 8/7c
  • *New*Southern Charm Savannah (#203) – Bravo @ 10/9c
  • *New*Splat-a-Lot (#118) – BYUtv @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *New*Street Outlaws (#1112) – Discovery Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New*The Late Late Show with James Corden – CBS @ 12:37AM/11:37PMc
  • *New*The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – CBS @ 11:35/10:35c
  • *New*The Proposal (#104) – ABC @ 10:01/9:01c
  • *New*The Real Housewives of Orange County (#1303) – Bravo @ 9/8c
  • *New*The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC @ 11:34/10:34c
  • *New*Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (#15125) – Bravo @ 11/10c
  • *New*Whose Line Is It Anyway? (#512) – The CW @ 9/8c

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