If We Controlled Your Remote… 12/3/17

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!

Phoebe’s Choice

I hope you haven’t let the first eighty-eight episodes of Shameless go unnoticed – I can’t even explain the reaming out you have coming for that, but if you’re mostly up-to-date, you’ll recall last week saw the family mostly getting their shit together whilst flirting with some redneck and racial plot strings. Cause yeah, when Kev and Vee went to meet his family, we saw every single guy in his inbred Kentucky family also dated black women. Vee hid the Confederate slave-owning truth of his family’s history from him, but eventually the truth of his abandonment as a child came out. It was no accident. It was a financial sacrifice. He was stunned and hurt at first but took satisfaction that they all saw him as the one who made something of himself.

Back in Chicago, Francis was still sober and playing up Liam’s role as token minority child at his expensive private school. His refreshed look on life had drawn the attention of a single mom from the school community but not too much has come of it yet. Lip meanwhile finally got laid, getting slapped around the motorcycle shop he works at by the sexy sassy tattooed Eddie. (Yeah, she’s a gal. A total babe, really.) The closest thing to classic Gallagher family psycho white-trash drama we got was Fionna trying to sabotage her ex-fiance Sam’s relationship. That sort of blew up in her face when she told the wrong lady that “her man was still on drugs.” She just laughed it off and drove away though. Can’t wait to see what happens tonight!

On tonight’s episode, “The (Mis)education of Liam Fergus Beircheart Gallagher,” Fiona tries to raise the profile of the neighborhood; Ian helps Trevor raise money for a youth shelter; Carl loses his scholarship; Lip stands up to a friend; Frank teaches parents about the working class.

To see how Ian helps Trevor and Carl loses his scholarship, tune in to Showtime at 9/8c.

I’ll also be watching Ghosted, Family Guy, & Star Trek Discovery.

Share
Posted in If We Controlled Your Remote | Tagged , | Comments Off on If We Controlled Your Remote… 12/3/17

This Week on TV – 12/3/17-12/9/17

Welcome to a new week of TV! It’s still a bit slower with some of the shows being on fall/winter break, but there’s still plenty on, so be sure to check out the schedule so you don’t miss anything!

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

Jump with me to view this week’s schedule. Continue reading

Share
Posted in This Week on TV | Tagged | 1 Comment

Saturday on TV – 12/2/17

Saturday is a new episode of Saturday Night Live on NBC at 11:29/10:29c, with host Saoirse Ronan & musical guest U2.

Also on tonight:

  • *New*Checked Inn (#103) – OWN @ 10/9c
  • *New*Copycat Killers (#411) – Reelz @ 10/9c
  • *New*Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (#208) – BBC America @ 9/8c
  • *New*Ghost Adventures (#1402) – Travel Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New*Homicide for the Holidays (#202) – Oxygen @ 6/5c
  • *New*Live PD – A&E @ 9/8c (3-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*Murder Made Me Famous (#405) – Reelz @ 9/8c
  • *New*No Activity (#104) – CBSAA @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
  • *New*Saturday Night Live (#4307) – NBC @ 11:29/10:29c
  • *New*The Graham Norton Show (#2208) – BBC America @ 10/9c
Share
Posted in Today on TV | Tagged | Comments Off on Saturday on TV – 12/2/17

If We Controlled Your Remote… 12/1/17

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

Early this morning, Netflix dropped the entire first season of new supernatural drama Dark. The series follows the interconnected lives of four families in the small German town of Winden. As the series opens, a man inexplicably hangs himself, leaving a note with the instructions that his letter should not be opened before a certain date and time. The show then jumps forward several months later as the man’s family members are each still coping with the loss in his or her own way. Son Jonas is constantly waking up in night sweats after having vivid dreams, while his mother is having a secret affair with married policeman Ulrich. Ulrich, who has three kids of his own, has been investigating the disappearance of teenager Erik Obendorf, who has been missing for 13 days, and his only lead is that someone reported seeing a “monster” in the woods.

As the date and time marked on the suicide letter approaches, strange things start to happen in the town. A creepy old man wanders the streets muttering that “it’s all going to happen again.” The teenager’s disappearance is eerily similar to another incident that happened in the town 33 years earlier, to Ulrich’s brother. As the town struggles to find the missing teenager, a second child goes missing, and things take a very unexpected twist that ties back to 1986.

Dark is presented in German with English subtitles. The series has a very dark look and slow burn, which reminded me a lot of the French series Les Revenants. The series is set in an overcast, creepy small town, where everyone seems to have secrets to hide. The town is host to a nuclear power plant that is in the process of shutting down, and any tourism has dried up due to the missing-child incident. There are a lot of characters and relationships introduced in the first two episodes, and it takes some time to understand who is who and what’s going on. However, by the end of the second episode, there’s a really interesting twist that made me curious to check out more once the entire season was available to watch today.

Check out the whole first season of Dark now on Netflix!

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

Share
Posted in If We Controlled Your Remote | Tagged , | Comments Off on If We Controlled Your Remote… 12/1/17

Friday on TV – 12/1/17

Series Premiere

Season Premiere

  • Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (#501/502) – ABC @ 8/7c (2-Hour Season Premiere)

Specials/Sports

  • Masters of Illusion – The CW @ 9/8c (1-Hour “Christmas Magic” Special)

New

  • Blindspot (#305) – NBC @ 8/7c
  • Blue Bloods (#BB809) – CBS @ 10/9c
  • Bring It! (#418) – Lifetime @ 9/8c
  • Don’t Be Tardy… (#610) – Bravo @ 9/8c
  • Finding Escobar’s Millions (#105) – Discovery Channel @ 10/9c
  • Gold Rush (#808) – Discovery Channel @ 9/8c
  • Hawaii Five-0 (#HF806) – CBS @ 9/8c
  • Hell’s Kitchen (#HK-1708) – FOX @ 8/7c
  • Kevin Hart Presents: Hart of the City (#205) – Comedy Central @ 11/10c
  • Live PD – A&E @ 9/8c (3-Hour New Episode)
  • MacGyver (#MAC209) – CBS @ 8/7c
  • Marriage Boot Camp (#1107) – WE @ 9/8c
  • Married to Medicine (#504) – Bravo @ 8/7c
  • Superstition (#106) – Syfy @ 10/9c
  • The Exorcist (#EXO-208) – FOX @ 9:01/8:01c
  • The Rap Game (#402) – Lifetime @ 10:02/9:02c
  • Top Chef Jr – Universal Kids @ 8/7c
  • Z Nation (#410) – Syfy @ 9/8c

ABC

  • *Season Premiere*Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (#501/502) @ 8/7c (2-Hour Season Premiere)

CBS

  • *New*MacGyver (#MAC209) @ 8/7c
  • *New*Hawaii Five-0 (#HF806) @ 9/8c
  • *New*Blue Bloods (#BB809) @ 10/9c

FOX

  • *New*Hell’s Kitchen (#HK-1708) @ 8/7c
  • *New*The Exorcist (#EXO-208) @ 9:01/8:01c

NBC

  • *New*Blindspot (#305) @ 8/7c

The CW

  • *Special*Masters of Illusion @ 9/8c (1-Hour “Christmas Magic” Special)

A&E

  • *New*Live PD @ 9/8c (3-Hour New Episode)

Bravo

  • *New*Married to Medicine (#504) @ 8/7c
  • *New*Don’t Be Tardy… (#610) @ 9/8c

Comedy Central

  • *New*Kevin Hart Presents: Hart of the City (#205) @ 11/10c

Discovery Channel

  • *New*Gold Rush (#808) @ 9/8c
  • *New*Finding Escobar’s Millions (#105) @ 10/9c

HBO

Lifetime

  • *New*Bring It! (#418) @ 9/8c
  • *New*The Rap Game (#402) @ 10:02/9:02c

Syfy

  • *New*Z Nation (#410) @ 9/8c
  • *New*Superstition (#106) @ 10/9c

Universal Kids

  • *New*Top Chef Jr @ 8/7c

WE

  • *New*Marriage Boot Camp (#1107) @ 9/8c

8:00/7:00c

  • *New*Blindspot (#305) – NBC
  • *New*Hell’s Kitchen (#HK-1708) – FOX
  • *New*MacGyver (#MAC209) – CBS
  • *New*Married to Medicine (#504) – Bravo
  • *Season Premiere*Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (#501/502) – ABC (2-Hour Season Premiere)
  • *New*Top Chef Jr – Universal Kids

9:00/8:00c

  • *New*Bring It! (#418) – Lifetime
  • *New*Don’t Be Tardy… (#610) – Bravo
  • *New*Gold Rush (#808) – Discovery Channel
  • *New*Hawaii Five-0 (#HF806) – CBS
  • *New*Live PD – A&E (3-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*Marriage Boot Camp (#1107) – WE
  • *Special*Masters of Illusion – The CW (1-Hour “Christmas Magic” Special)
  • *New*The Exorcist (#EXO-208) – FOX (9:01/8:01c)
  • *New*Z Nation (#410) – Syfy

10:00/9:00c

  • *Series Premiere*All Def Comedy (#101) – HBO
  • *New*Blue Bloods (#BB809) – CBS
  • *New*Finding Escobar’s Millions (#105) – Discovery Channel
  • *New*Superstition (#106) – Syfy
  • *New*The Rap Game (#402) – Lifetime (10:02/9:02c)

11:00/10:00c

  • *New*Kevin Hart Presents: Hart of the City (#205) – Comedy Central

Full Schedule

  • *Series Premiere*All Def Comedy (#101) – HBO @ 10/9c
  • *Season Premiere*Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (#501/502) – ABC @ 8/7c (2-Hour Season Premiere)
  • *Special*Masters of Illusion – The CW @ 9/8c (1-Hour “Christmas Magic” Special)
  • *New*Blindspot (#305) – NBC @ 8/7c
  • *New*Blue Bloods (#BB809) – CBS @ 10/9c
  • *New*Bring It! (#418) – Lifetime @ 9/8c
  • *New*Don’t Be Tardy… (#610) – Bravo @ 9/8c
  • *New*Finding Escobar’s Millions (#105) – Discovery Channel @ 10/9c
  • *New*Gold Rush (#808) – Discovery Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New*Hawaii Five-0 (#HF806) – CBS @ 9/8c
  • *New*Hell’s Kitchen (#HK-1708) – FOX @ 8/7c
  • *New*Kevin Hart Presents: Hart of the City (#205) – Comedy Central @ 11/10c
  • *New*Live PD – A&E @ 9/8c (3-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*MacGyver (#MAC209) – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *New*Marriage Boot Camp (#1107) – WE @ 9/8c
  • *New*Married to Medicine (#504) – Bravo @ 8/7c
  • *New*Superstition (#106) – Syfy @ 10/9c
  • *New*The Exorcist (#EXO-208) – FOX @ 9:01/8:01c
  • *New*The Rap Game (#402) – Lifetime @ 10:02/9:02c
  • *New*Top Chef Jr – Universal Kids @ 8/7c
  • *New*Z Nation (#410) – Syfy @ 9/8c

Share
Posted in Today on TV | Tagged | Comments Off on Friday on TV – 12/1/17