Recap/Review – The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt – 6/5/17

A few years ago when 30 Rock went off the air, I almost thought for a minute that there would be nothing left for me to laugh at. I picked up some other comedies and got through it somehow. And then Tina Fey returned to TV – almost. Her latest brainchild, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt was actually nixed by NBC before it aired a single episode. The project was then sold to Netflix, where it has gone on to complete three seasons. Most recently, season three came out last month, just in time to fill the vacuum of all our favorite shows going on summer vacation.

The show features perennial cutie pie Ellie Kemper as a cult survivor who was kept in a bunker for 15 years and led to believe that the world outside had been destroyed. Kimmy and her sisters were rescued in the pilot, and ever since she’s been living in New York City with her new best friend/roommate Titus Andromedon. Titus is in many ways a caricature of a struggling gay black man trying to make it as a singer in the big city, but he is based on the actor who portrays him, so it’s not as grating as it sounds. Fey herself appeared in the first season, for three episodes, as a satirical version of OJ lawyer Marsha Clark, when Kimmy had to face her captor in court. She returned in season two as Dr. Andrea Bayden, an alcoholic psychiatrist who gets entangled into Kimmy’s life when she moonlights as an Uber driver.

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Sunday on TV – 6/4/17

Series Finale

  • The Leftovers (#28/308-75) – HBO @ 9/8c (75-Minute Series Finale)

Season Finale

  • Return to Amish (#406-120) – TLC @ 8/7c (2-Hour Season Finale)
  • The Gorburger Show (#108) – Comedy Central @ 12:30AM/11:30PMc
  • The White Princess (#108) – Starz @ 8/7c

Series Premiere

Season Premiere

  • Decker: Unclassified (#201) – Cartoon Network @ 12AM/11PMc
  • Fear the Walking Dead (#301/302) – AMC @ 9/8c (2-Hour Season Premiere)
  • Food Network Star – Food Network @ 8/7c & 9/8c (1-Hour “Comeback Kitchen: Passing the Bar” Special & 1-Hour Season Premiere)
  • Talking Dead: Fear Edition (#201) – AMC @ 11:10/10:10c

Specials/Sports

  • American Ninja Warrior – NBC @ 8/7c (3-Hour “USA vs. the World” Special)
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live – ABC @ 7/6c (30-Minute “Game Night” Special)

New

  • American Gods (#106) – Starz @ 9/8c
  • Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (#905) – CNN @ 9/8c
  • Food Paradise – Travel Channel @ 8/7c
  • Food Porn (#23) – FYI @ 10/9c
  • Invite Only Cabo (#104) – Bravo @ 9/8c
  • Keeping Up with the Kardashians (#1313) – E! @ 9/8c
  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (#103/414) – HBO @ 11:15/10:15c
  • Mike Tyson Mysteries (#304) – Cartoon Network @ 11:30/10:30c
  • Naked & Afraid XL (#308) – Discovery Channel @ 10/9c
  • Scraps – FYI @ 10:30/9:30c
  • Silicon Valley (#35/407) – HBO @ 10:15/9:15c
  • Snapped (#2004) – Oxygen @ 6/5c
  • The Good Witch – Hallmark Channel @ 9/8c
  • The Real Housewives of Potomac (#209) – Bravo @ 8/7c
  • Twin Peaks (#105) – Showtime @ 9/8c (1-Hour New Episode)
  • United Shades of America (#205) – CNN @ 10/9c
  • What Happens at the Abbey (#104) – E! @ 10/9c

ABC

  • *Special*Jimmy Kimmel Live @ 7/6c (30-Minute “Game Night” Special)

NBC

  • *Special*American Ninja Warrior @ 8/7c (3-Hour “USA vs. the World” Special)

AMC

  • *Season Premiere*Fear the Walking Dead (#301/302) @ 9/8c (2-Hour Season Premiere)
  • *Season Premiere*Talking Dead: Fear Edition (#201) @ 11:10/10:10c

Bravo

  • *New*The Real Housewives of Potomac (#209) @ 8/7c
  • *New*Invite Only Cabo (#104) @ 9/8c

Cartoon Network

  • *New*Mike Tyson Mysteries (#304) @ 11:30/10:30c
  • *Season Premiere*Decker: Unclassified (#201) @ 12AM/11PMc

CNN

  • *New*Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (#905) @ 9/8c
  • *New*United Shades of America (#205) @ 10/9c

Comedy Central

  • *Season Finale*The Gorburger Show (#108) @ 12:30AM/11:30PMc

Discovery Channel

  • *New*Naked & Afraid XL (#308) @ 10/9c

E!

  • *New*Keeping Up with the Kardashians (#1313) @ 9/8c
  • *New*What Happens at the Abbey (#104) @ 10/9c

Food Network

  • *Season Premiere*Food Network Star @ 8/7c & 9/8c (1-Hour “Comeback Kitchen: Passing the Bar” Special & 1-Hour Season Premiere)

FYI

  • *New*Food Porn (#23) @ 10/9c
  • *New*Scraps @ 10:30/9:30c

Hallmark Channel

  • *New*The Good Witch @ 9/8c

HBO

  • *Series Finale*The Leftovers (#28/308-75) @ 9/8c (75-Minute Series Finale)
  • *New*Silicon Valley (#35/407) @ 10:15/9:15c
  • *New*Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (#103/414) @ 11:15/10:15c

Oxygen

  • *New*Snapped (#2004) @ 6/5c

Showtime

  • *New*Twin Peaks (#105) @ 9/8c (1-Hour New Episode)
  • *Series Premiere*I’m Dying Up Here (#101) @ 10/9c

Starz

  • *Season Finale*The White Princess (#108) @ 8/7c
  • *New*American Gods (#106) @ 9/8c

TLC

  • *Season Finale*Return to Amish (#406-120) @ 8/7c (2-Hour Season Finale)

Travel Channel

  • *New*Food Paradise @ 8/7c

6:00/5:00c

  • *New*Snapped (#2004) – Oxygen

7:00/6:00c

  • *Special*Jimmy Kimmel Live – ABC (30-Minute “Game Night” Special)

8:00/7:00c

  • *Special*American Ninja Warrior – NBC (3-Hour “USA vs. the World” Special)
  • *Season Premiere*Food Network Star – Food Network (1-Hour “Comeback Kitchen: Passing the Bar” Special)
  • *New*Food Paradise – Travel Channel
  • *Season Finale*Return to Amish (#406-120) – TLC (2-Hour Season Finale)
  • *New*The Real Housewives of Potomac (#209) – Bravo
  • *Season Finale*The White Princess (#108) – Starz

9:00/8:00c

  • *New*American Gods (#106) – Starz
  • *New*Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (#905) – CNN
  • *Season Premiere*Fear the Walking Dead (#301/302) – AMC (2-Hour Season Premiere)
  • *Season Premiere*Food Network Star – Food Network (1-Hour Season Premiere)
  • *New*Invite Only Cabo (#104) – Bravo
  • *New*Keeping Up with the Kardashians (#1313) – E!
  • *New*The Good Witch – Hallmark Channel
  • *Series Finale*The Leftovers (#28/308-75) – HBO (75-Minute Series Finale)
  • *New*Twin Peaks (#105) – Showtime (1-Hour New Episode)

10:00/9:00c

  • *New*Food Porn (#23) – FYI
  • *Series Premiere*I’m Dying Up Here (#101) – Showtime
  • *New*Naked & Afraid XL (#308) – Discovery Channel
  • *New*Silicon Valley (#35/407) – HBO (10:15/9:15c)
  • *New*United Shades of America (#205) – CNN
  • *New*What Happens at the Abbey (#104) – E!

10:30/9:30c

  • *New*Scraps – FYI

11:00/10:00c

  • *New*Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (#103/414) – HBO (11:15/10:15c)
  • *Season Premiere*Talking Dead: Fear Edition (#201) – AMC (11:10/10:10c)

11:30/10:30c

  • *New*Mike Tyson Mysteries (#304) – Cartoon Network

12:00AM/11:00PMc

  • *Season Premiere*Decker: Unclassified (#201) – Cartoon Network

12:30AM/11:30PMc

  • *Season Finale*The Gorburger Show (#108) – Comedy Central

Full Schedule

  • *Series Finale*The Leftovers (#28/308-75) – HBO @ 9/8c (75-Minute Series Finale)
  • *Season Finale*Return to Amish (#406-120) – TLC @ 8/7c (2-Hour Season Finale)
  • *Season Finale*The Gorburger Show (#108) – Comedy Central @ 12:30AM/11:30PMc
  • *Season Finale*The White Princess (#108) – Starz @ 8/7c
  • *Series Premiere*I’m Dying Up Here (#101) – Showtime @ 10/9c
  • *Season Premiere*Decker: Unclassified (#201) – Cartoon Network @ 12AM/11PMc
  • *Season Premiere*Fear the Walking Dead (#301/302) – AMC @ 9/8c (2-Hour Season Premiere)
  • *Season Premiere*Food Network Star – Food Network @ 8/7c & 9/8c (1-Hour “Comeback Kitchen: Passing the Bar” Special & 1-Hour Season Premiere)
  • *Season Premiere*Talking Dead: Fear Edition (#201) – AMC @ 11:10/10:10c
  • *Special*American Ninja Warrior – NBC @ 8/7c (3-Hour “USA vs. the World” Special)
  • *Special*Jimmy Kimmel Live – ABC @ 7/6c (30-Minute “Game Night” Special)
  • *New*American Gods (#106) – Starz @ 9/8c
  • *New*Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (#905) – CNN @ 9/8c
  • *New*Food Paradise – Travel Channel @ 8/7c
  • *New*Food Porn (#23) – FYI @ 10/9c
  • *New*Invite Only Cabo (#104) – Bravo @ 9/8c
  • *New*Keeping Up with the Kardashians (#1313) – E! @ 9/8c
  • *New*Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (#103/414) – HBO @ 11:15/10:15c
  • *New*Mike Tyson Mysteries (#304) – Cartoon Network @ 11:30/10:30c
  • *New*Naked & Afraid XL (#308) – Discovery Channel @ 10/9c
  • *New*Scraps – FYI @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *New*Silicon Valley (#35/407) – HBO @ 10:15/9:15c
  • *New*Snapped (#2004) – Oxygen @ 6/5c
  • *New*The Good Witch – Hallmark Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New*The Real Housewives of Potomac (#209) – Bravo @ 8/7c
  • *New*Twin Peaks (#105) – Showtime @ 9/8c (1-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*United Shades of America (#205) – CNN @ 10/9c
  • *New*What Happens at the Abbey (#104) – E! @ 10/9c

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If We Controlled Your Remote… 6/4/17

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! [Note from Jenny: According to Kyle below, in case you want to catch up, AMC is re-airing all previous 15 episodes of Season 2 of Fear the Walking Dead. Because they’re starting so early, at 5:45AM/4:45AMc, I wanted to post this tonight so you’d know to set your DVRs!]

Kyle’s Choice

Sunday night, Fear the Walking Dead returns for its third season. When we last left off, Chris had accepted his darker nature and had ditched his father to travel with some other like-minded young men. However, Travis later discovered that men had killed his son, and the shock of the situation unleashed a beast inside him. He beat Brandon and Derrick to death and mortally wounded one of the hotel residents in the process. The fallout from this led to the group being evicted from this safe haven and sent them on the run in search of Nick. Meanwhile, in La Colonia, Alejandro got bit by a walker, and he finally admitted he wasn’t actually immune. As Nick and Luciana led the rest of the people toward a military base, Alejandro stayed back to make one final stand against Marco and his men. As the group made it to the border, with the military base/refugee camp in sight, they suddenly came under fire. They tried to fight back, but Nick and Luciana were taken by the vigilantes. At the same time, Travis, Madison, and Alicia finally made it to La Colonia, where Margo and his gang were now walkers, and in his dying breath Alejandro told them that Nick was headed for the border.

Who are these people who took Nick and Luciana, and what do they want? Will Travis, Madison, and Alicia finally be reunited with Nick in time to save him? I was thrilled to see Chris get killed off last season – he was one of the weakest parts of the show. I look forward to seeing how the series improves without him and what kinds of new threats our group of survivors will face next.

If you missed any of last season or want to re-live it, AMC is re-airing all 15 episodes starting at 5:45am ET/PT tomorrow morning, leading up to the season premiere.

On Sunday night’s 2-hour premiere, “Eye of the Beholder/The New Frontier,” the Clark family find themselves in a dire predicament and must work together to discover a path to safety; and Strand faces resistance as he attempts to hold power over his domain.

Check out the two-hour season premiere on Sunday night on AMC at 9/8c.

I’ll also be watching/recording Talking Dead, Food Network Star, The Leftovers, Silicon Valley, American Gods, and I’m Dying Up Here.

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This Week on TV – 6/4/17-6/10/17

Welcome to a new week of TV! It’s a pretty slow week, although a bit busier than last week, so be sure to check out the schedule so you don’t miss anything! And again, check your local listings for any hockey or basketball games since I won’t list them here!

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 – 6/3/17

Saturday is the season finale of Class on BBC America at 10:05/9:05c and the season finale of Nate and Jeremiah by Design on TLC at 9/8c (following the two specials at 7/6c & 8/7c.)

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale*Class (#108) – BBC America @ 10:05/9:05c
  • *Season Finale*Nate and Jeremiah by Design (#108) – TLC @ 7/6c, 8/7c, & 9/8c (1-Hour “Nate’s Favorite Design” Special, 1-Hour “Jeremiah’s Favorite Design” Special, & 1-Hour Season Finale)
  • *New*Doctor Who (#1008) – BBC America @ 9/8c
  • *New*Live PD – A&E @ 9/8c (3-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*Say Yes to the Dress – TLC @ 10/9c (1-Hour “UK” Edition)
  • *New*The Dead Files (#805) – Travel Channel @ 10/9c
  • *New*The Graham Norton Show (#2108) – BBC America @ 11/10c
  • *New*The Son (#110) – AMC @ 9/8c
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