If We Controlled Your Remote… 3/26/18

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!

Kyle’s Choice

Tonight, AMC airs the two-hour premiere of the new series The Terror. The series is a thriller inspired by the real 1845 expedition by two Royal Navy ships that left England looking for the Northwest Passage through the Arctic. Despite being the most technological ships of their time, the ships and their crew mysteriously vanished without a trace. The drama follows this doomed expedition, led by Sir John Franklin (Ciarán Hinds, Game of Thrones), a man who makes Titanic-like decisions to proceed with the expedition despite evidence that conditions may be too dangerous. And the captains of his two ships, Francis Crozier (Jared Harris, Mad Men) and James Fitzjames (Tobias Menzies, Outlander), don’t like one another and are always at odds. As the ships come across a seemingly impenetrable sea of ice blocking their path, the crew starts to see foreboding visions and faces the threats of disease, dwindling resources, and starvation, while a mysterious, monstrous force starts picking them off one by one. The cast also includes Paul Ready (Fortitude), Adam Nagaitis (Happy Valley), Nive Nielsen, Ian Hart (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone), and Trystan Gravelle (Mr. Selfridge).

Last night AMC aired a special preview of the first hour of tonight’s premiere, hidden as the second half of a 2-hour episode of The Walking Dead in the programming guide, so unless you watched/recorded The Walking Dead, you wouldn’t have even known it was airing. The first hour introduces the characters and gives a few flashbacks to the characters’ lives before the expedition. At the same time, it slowly builds some of the mystery and tension of the situation. However, it looks like things will really kick into high gear in the second half of tonight’s premiere, which I’m looking forward to.

Today AMC has made the entire first season available to AMC Premiere subscribers for binging but will continue to air the series weekly for those of us who don’t subscribe. (This looks like it could be a good show for binging!)

On tonight’s premiere, “Go for Broke; Gore,” an accident at sea cripples a Royal Navy expedition 200 miles from finding the Northwest Passage, forcing its captains to make a dire choice.

Check out the two-hour premiere on AMC starting at 9/8c.

I’ll also be watching/recording The Good Doctor, The Resident, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, iZombie, UnREAL, The Alienist, Good Girls, and Final Space.
 
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Sunday on TV – 3/25/18

Season Finale

  • Mr. Pickles (#309/310) – Cartoon Network @ 12AM/11PMc & 12:15AM/11:15PMc (2 New Episodes Including Season Finale)
  • To Rome for Love (#110) – Bravo @ 9/8c

Series Premiere

  • Barry (#01/101) – HBO @ 10:30/9:30c
  • Trust (#101) – FX @ 10/9c

Season Premiere

  • Billions (#301) – Showtime @ 10/9c
  • Call the Midwife (#701/702) – PBS @ 8/7c & 9/8c (2 New Episodes Including Season Premiere)
  • Silicon Valley (#39/501) – HBO @ 10/9c

Specials/Sports

  • Sister Wives (#821/822) – TLC @ 8/7c (2-Hour “Tell All” Special Pt 1)
  • Snapped – Oxygen @ 6/5c (2-Hour “Notorious – Aileen Wuronos” Special)
  • The Terror – AMC @ 10:03/9:03c (1-Hour “Sneak Preview” Special)

New

  • American Dynasties: The Kennedys (#103) – CNN @ 9/8c
  • American Idol (#1605) – ABC @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • America’s Funniest Home Videos (#2816) – ABC @ 7/6c
  • Ash vs Evil Dead (#305) – Starz @ 9/8c
  • Autopsy (#507) – Reelz @ 8/7c
  • Bar Rescue (#603) – Paramount @ 10/9c
  • Bob’s Burgers (#BOB-720) – FOX @ 7:30/6:30c
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine (#BRK-513) – FOX @ 8:30/7:30c
  • Comic Book Men (#711) – AMC @ 1:05AM/12:05AMc
  • Deception (#103) – ABC @ 10:01/9:01c
  • Family Guy (#FG-1508) – FOX @ 9/8c
  • Food Paradise – Travel Channel @ 8/7c & 9/8c (2 New Episodes)
  • Genius Junior (#102) – NBC @ 9/8c
  • Guy’s Grocery Games – Food Network @ 9/8c
  • Here and Now (#07/107) – HBO @ 9/8c
  • Homeland (#707) – Showtime @ 9/8c
  • Instinct (#INS112) – CBS @ 8/7c
  • Little Big Shots (#303) – NBC @ 8/7c
  • Madam Secretary (#MS415) – CBS @ 10/9c
  • Meet the Peetes (#106) – Hallmark Channel @ 10/9c
  • Mike Tyson Mysteries (#404) – Cartoon Network @ 11:30/10:30c
  • Naked & Afraid (#903) – Discovery Channel @ 10/9c
  • NCIS: LA (#LA914) – CBS @ 9/8c
  • Our Cartoon President (#108) – Showtime @ 8/7c
  • Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History (#103) – CNN @ 10/9c
  • Private Eyes (#108) – ION @ 9/8c
  • Talking Dead (#713) – AMC @ 10:03/9:03c
  • The Arrangement (#203) – E! @ 9/8c
  • The Last Man on Earth (#LME-412) – FOX @ 9:30/8:30c
  • The Real Housewives of Atlanta (#1017) – Bravo @ 8/7c
  • The Royals (#403) – E! @ 10/9c
  • The Simpsons (#SI-2906) – FOX @ 8/7c
  • The Walking Dead (#813) – AMC @ 9/8c (63-Minute New Episode)
  • Three Wives, One Husband (#103) – TLC @ 10/9c
  • Timeless (#203) – NBC @ 10/9c
  • Top Gear (#2505) – BBC America @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (#15053) – Bravo @ 11/10c
  • When Calls the Heart (#5007) – Hallmark Channel @ 9/8c

ABC

  • *New*America’s Funniest Home Videos (#2816) @ 7/6c
  • *New*American Idol (#1605) @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*Deception (#103) @ 10:01/9:01c

CBS

  • *New*Instinct (#INS112) @ 8/7c
  • *New*NCIS: LA (#LA914) @ 9/8c
  • *New*Madam Secretary (#MS415) @ 10/9c

FOX

  • *New*Bob’s Burgers (#BOB-720) @ 7:30/6:30c
  • *New*The Simpsons (#SI-2906) @ 8/7c
  • *New*Brooklyn Nine-Nine (#BRK-513) @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *New*Family Guy (#FG-1508) @ 9/8c
  • *New*The Last Man on Earth (#LME-412) @ 9:30/8:30c

NBC

  • *New*Little Big Shots (#303) @ 8/7c
  • *New*Genius Junior (#102) @ 9/8c
  • *New*Timeless (#203) @ 10/9c

AMC

  • *New*The Walking Dead (#813) @ 9/8c (63-Minute New Episode)
  • *Special*The Terror @ 10:03/9:03c (1-Hour “Sneak Preview” Special)
  • *New*Talking Dead (#713) @ 10:03/9:03c
  • *New*Comic Book Men (#711) @ 1:05AM/12:05AMc

BBC America

  • *New*Top Gear (#2505) @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)

Bravo

  • *New*The Real Housewives of Atlanta (#1017) @ 8/7c
  • *Season Finale*To Rome for Love (#110) @ 9/8c
  • *New*Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (#15053) @ 11/10c

Cartoon Network

  • *New*Mike Tyson Mysteries (#404) @ 11:30/10:30c
  • *Season Finale*Mr. Pickles (#309/310) @ 12AM/11PMc & 12:15AM/11:15PMc (2 New Episodes Including Season Finale)

CNN

  • *New*American Dynasties: The Kennedys (#103) @ 9/8c
  • *New*Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History (#103) @ 10/9c

Discovery Channel

  • *New*Naked & Afraid (#903) @ 10/9c

E!

  • *New*The Arrangement (#203) @ 9/8c
  • *New*The Royals (#403) @ 10/9c

Food Network

  • *New*Guy’s Grocery Games @ 9/8c

FX

  • *Series Premiere*Trust (#101) @ 10/9c

Hallmark Channel

  • *New*When Calls the Heart (#5007) @ 9/8c
  • *New*Meet the Peetes (#106) @ 10/9c

HBO

  • *New*Here and Now (#07/107) @ 9/8c
  • *Season Premiere*Silicon Valley (#39/501) @ 10/9c
  • *Series Premiere*Barry (#01/101) @ 10:30/9:30c

ION

  • *New*Private Eyes (#108) @ 9/8c

Oxygen

  • *Special*Snapped @ 6/5c (2-Hour “Notorious – Aileen Wuronos” Special)

Paramount

  • *New*Bar Rescue (#603) @ 10/9c

PBS

  • *Season Premiere*Call the Midwife (#701/702) @ 8/7c & 9/8c (2 New Episodes Including Season Premiere)

Reelz

  • *New*Autopsy (#507) @ 8/7c

Showtime

  • *New*Our Cartoon President (#108) @ 8/7c
  • *New*Homeland (#707) @ 9/8c
  • *Season Premiere*Billions (#301) @ 10/9c

Starz

  • *New*Ash vs Evil Dead (#305) @ 9/8c

TLC

  • *Special*Sister Wives (#821/822) @ 8/7c (2-Hour “Tell All” Special Pt 1)
  • *New*Three Wives, One Husband (#103) @ 10/9c

Travel Channel

  • *New*Food Paradise @ 8/7c & 9/8c (2 New Episodes)

6:00/5:00c

  • *Special*Snapped – Oxygen (2-Hour “Notorious – Aileen Wuronos” Special)

7:00/6:00c

  • *New*America’s Funniest Home Videos (#2816) – ABC

7:30/6:30c

  • *New*Bob’s Burgers (#BOB-720) – FOX

8:00/7:00c

  • *New*American Idol (#1605) – ABC (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*Autopsy (#507) – Reelz
  • *Season Premiere*Call the Midwife (#701/702) – PBS (2 New Episodes Including Season Premiere)
  • *New*Food Paradise – Travel Channel (2 New Episodes)
  • *New*Instinct (#INS112) – CBS
  • *New*Little Big Shots (#303) – NBC
  • *New*Our Cartoon President (#108) – Showtime
  • *Special*Sister Wives (#821/822) – TLC (2-Hour “Tell All” Special Pt 1)
  • *New*The Real Housewives of Atlanta (#1017) – Bravo
  • *New*The Simpsons (#SI-2906) – FOX
  • *New*Top Gear (#2505) – BBC America (2-Hour New Episode)

8:30/7:30c

  • *New*Brooklyn Nine-Nine (#BRK-513) – FOX

9:00/8:00c

  • *New*American Dynasties: The Kennedys (#103) – CNN
  • *New*Ash vs Evil Dead (#305) – Starz
  • *Season Premiere*Call the Midwife (#701/702) – PBS (2 New Episodes Including Season Premiere)
  • *New*Family Guy (#FG-1508) – FOX
  • *New*Food Paradise – Travel Channel (2 New Episodes)
  • *New*Genius Junior (#102) – NBC
  • *New*Guy’s Grocery Games – Food Network
  • *New*Here and Now (#07/107) – HBO
  • *New*Homeland (#707) – Showtime
  • *New*NCIS: LA (#LA914) – CBS
  • *New*Private Eyes (#108) – ION
  • *New*The Arrangement (#203) – E!
  • *New*The Walking Dead (#813) – AMC (63-Minute New Episode)
  • *Season Finale*To Rome for Love (#110) – Bravo
  • *New*When Calls the Heart (#5007) – Hallmark Channel

9:30/8:30c

  • *New*The Last Man on Earth (#LME-412) – FOX

10:00/9:00c

  • *New*Bar Rescue (#603) – Paramount
  • *Season Premiere*Billions (#301) – Showtime
  • *New*Deception (#103) – ABC (10:01/9:01c)
  • *New*Madam Secretary (#MS415) – CBS
  • *New*Meet the Peetes (#106) – Hallmark Channel
  • *New*Naked & Afraid (#903) – Discovery Channel
  • *New*Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History (#103) – CNN
  • *Season Premiere*Silicon Valley (#39/501) – HBO
  • *New*Talking Dead (#713) – AMC (10:03/9:03c)
  • *New*The Royals (#403) – E!
  • *Special*The Terror – AMC (10:03/9:03c – 1-Hour “Sneak Preview” Special)
  • *New*Three Wives, One Husband (#103) – TLC
  • *New*Timeless (#203) – NBC
  • *Series Premiere*Trust (#101) – FX

10:30/9:30c

  • *Series Premiere*Barry (#01/101) – HBO

11:00/10:00c

  • *New*Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (#15053) – Bravo

11:30/10:30c

  • *New*Mike Tyson Mysteries (#404) – Cartoon Network

12:00AM/11:00PMc

  • *Season Finale*Mr. Pickles (#309/310) – Cartoon Network (12AM/11PMc & 12:15AM/11:15PMc – 2 New Episodes Including Season Finale)

1:00AM/12:00AMc

  • *New*Comic Book Men (#711) – AMC (1:05AM/12:05AMc)

Full Schedule

  • *Season Finale*Mr. Pickles (#309/310) – Cartoon Network @ 12AM/11PMc & 12:15AM/11:15PMc (2 New Episodes Including Season Finale)
  • *Season Finale*To Rome for Love (#110) – Bravo @ 9/8c
  • *Series Premiere*Barry (#01/101) – HBO @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *Series Premiere*Trust (#101) – FX @ 10/9c
  • *Season Premiere*Billions (#301) – Showtime @ 10/9c
  • *Season Premiere*Call the Midwife (#701/702) – PBS @ 8/7c & 9/8c (2 New Episodes Including Season Premiere)
  • *Season Premiere*Silicon Valley (#39/501) – HBO @ 10/9c
  • *Special*Sister Wives (#821/822) – TLC @ 8/7c (2-Hour “Tell All” Special Pt 1)
  • *Special*Snapped – Oxygen @ 6/5c (2-Hour “Notorious – Aileen Wuronos” Special)
  • *Special*The Terror – AMC @ 10:03/9:03c (1-Hour “Sneak Preview” Special)
  • *New*American Dynasties: The Kennedys (#103) – CNN @ 9/8c
  • *New*America’s Funniest Home Videos (#2816) – ABC @ 7/6c
  • *New*American Idol (#1605) – ABC @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*Ash vs Evil Dead (#305) – Starz @ 9/8c
  • *New*Autopsy (#507) – Reelz @ 8/7c
  • *New*Bar Rescue (#603) – Paramount @ 10/9c
  • *New*Bob’s Burgers (#BOB-720) – FOX @ 7:30/6:30c
  • *New*Brooklyn Nine-Nine (#BRK-513) – FOX @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *New*Comic Book Men (#711) – AMC @ 1:05AM/12:05AMc
  • *New*Deception (#103) – ABC @ 10:01/9:01c
  • *New*Family Guy (#FG-1508) – FOX @ 9/8c
  • *New*Food Paradise – Travel Channel @ 8/7c & 9/8c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New*Genius Junior (#102) – NBC @ 9/8c
  • *New*Guy’s Grocery Games – Food Network @ 9/8c
  • *New*Here and Now (#07/107) – HBO @ 9/8c
  • *New*Homeland (#707) – Showtime @ 9/8c
  • *New*Instinct (#INS112) – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *New*Little Big Shots (#303) – NBC @ 8/7c
  • *New*Madam Secretary (#MS415) – CBS @ 10/9c
  • *New*Meet the Peetes (#106) – Hallmark Channel @ 10/9c
  • *New*Mike Tyson Mysteries (#404) – Cartoon Network @ 11:30/10:30c
  • *New*Naked & Afraid (#903) – Discovery Channel @ 10/9c
  • *New*NCIS: LA (#LA914) – CBS @ 9/8c
  • *New*Our Cartoon President (#108) – Showtime @ 8/7c
  • *New*Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History (#103) – CNN @ 10/9c
  • *New*Private Eyes (#108) – ION @ 9/8c
  • *New*Talking Dead (#713) – AMC @ 10:03/9:03c
  • *New*The Arrangement (#203) – E! @ 9/8c
  • *New*The Last Man on Earth (#LME-412) – FOX @ 9:30/8:30c
  • *New*The Real Housewives of Atlanta (#1017) – Bravo @ 8/7c
  • *New*The Royals (#403) – E! @ 10/9c
  • *New*The Simpsons (#SI-2906) – FOX @ 8/7c
  • *New*The Walking Dead (#813) – AMC @ 9/8c (63-Minute New Episode)
  • *New*Three Wives, One Husband (#103) – TLC @ 10/9c
  • *New*Timeless (#203) – NBC @ 10/9c
  • *New*Top Gear (#2505) – BBC America @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (#15053) – Bravo @ 11/10c
  • *New*When Calls the Heart (#5007) – Hallmark Channel @ 9/8c

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If We Controlled Your Remote… 3/25/18

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!

Kyle’s Choice

Tonight, FX kicks off the new drama Trust, inspired by the real-life saga of one of America’s wealthiest families, the Gettys. The series opens in 1973, as oil tycoon John Paul Getty (Donald Sutherland, Ice, Crossing Lines) is living in a mansion in the English countryside along with his wife, mistresses, and pet lion. While Getty is the richest man in the world, he is still an extreme penny-pincher. His sons can’t stand him — he doesn’t give them any respect, and they don’t necessarily want to take over the family business. Getty’s estranged, free-spirited grandson John Paul Getty III (Harris Dickinson, Clique) arrives at the mansion and impresses his grandfather with his knowledge of arts and culture. Getty seems some potential in the 17-year-old as a successor, but Paul has ulterior motives and is secretly looking for some quick money to pay off a debt. Getty wants Paul to earn his money and sends him off to Italy to learn more about the business, but Paul’s lack of maturity ultimately gets him into trouble and leads to his infamous kidnapping and ransom at the hands of the Italian mob. Getty hasn’t kept his fortune by giving it away, and he’s not about to start now, no matter what the kidnappers demand. Paul’s mother, Gail Getty (Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby), is the only one trying to negotiate with the kidnappers, but she has no access to the family’s money, and Paul’s father, J. Paul Getty Jr. (Michael Esper, Shades of Blue), is too busy to care.

The series was created by Simon Beaufoy (Battle of the Sexes, Everest, 127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire), and the first 3 episodes are directed by Danny Boyle (Trainspotting , Steve Jobs, 127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire). The cast also includes Brendan Fraser (The Affair), Anna Chancellor (New Blood), Norbert Leo Butz (Bloodline, Mercy Street), Charlotte Riley (Peaky Blinders), and Luca Marinelli.

I really enjoyed tonight’s premiere. The series has amazing production values — you would think it was a film and not a cable TV series. And the acting is great — Donald Sutherland is such a commanding presence who can be both charming and despicable at the same time. I am not familiar with all the details of this kidnapping case — I didn’t see the recent Oscar-nominated film, All the Money in the World — so I am really looking forward to seeing how this all plays out and what twists and turns lie ahead. It seems ridiculous that someone with that much money would refuse to pay the ransom for a family member. I’m really interested to learn more about what was going through John Paul Getty’s head at the time, how the kidnappers react to this unexpected turn of events, and what ultimately happens to Paul.

On tonight’s premiere, “The House of Getty,” John Paul Getty III, a member of one of the 20th century’s most iconic families, is kidnapped in 1973.

Catch the beginning of this famous family saga tonight on FX at 10/9c.

I’ll also be watching/DVRing Barry, Deception, Instinct, Timeless, Bob’s Burgers, The Simpsons, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Family Guy, The Last Man on Earth, Silicon Valley, Billions, & The Walking Dead.

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This Week on TV – 3/25/18-3/31/18

Welcome to a new week of TV! It’s another good week of new TV, so be sure to check out the schedule below so you don’t miss anything!

Don’t forget to comment or Tweet @tvismypacifier to let us know what YOU are planning to watch!

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Saturday on TV – 3/24/18

Saturday is the season finale of Snapped: Killer Couples on Oxygen at 6/5c.

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale*Snapped: Killer Couples (#910) – Oxygen @ 6/5c
  • *Special*Hope & Fury: MLK, The Movement, and the Media – NBC @ 8/7c (2-Hour Special)
  • *Special*The 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards – Nick @ 8/7c (90-Minute Special)
  • *New*Ghost Adventures – Travel Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New*Gold Rush – Discovery Channel @ 8/7c
  • *New*It Happened Here (#103) – Reelz @ 10/9c
  • *New*Live PD – A&E @ 9/8c (3-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*Say Yes to the Dress (#1610-120) – TLC @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*The Good Fight (#204) – CBSAA @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
  • *New*The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale (#106) – Netflix @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
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