If We Controlled Your Remote… 9/13/15

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

projectgreenlightsmallI’m really excited for the return of Project Greenlight to HBO tonight. The series, which is executive produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, gives viewers a look at the entire movie-making process, from choosing a script, to selecting a director, assembling the cast, and filming, editing, marketing, and releasing the film. The series originated on HBO back in 2001, where in the first 2 seasons, we got to see dramas Stolen Summer and The Battle of Shaker Heights (starring a before-he-went-crazy Shia LeBouf) being made. Then the series moved to Bravo for its third season, for a very different kind of film, horror movie Feast.

Last year, we got a similar series on Starz called The Chair from Chris Moore, one of the Project Greenlight executive producers, and watching that series reminded me just how much I had missed Project Greenlight. I’m so glad to see the original show returning — and to its original home on HBO. For this new season, the Farrelly brothers have joined Ben Affleck and Matt Damon to judge the submissions and choose a script and a first-time director to make the movie. We’ll get to follow along with the process as this fresh filmmaker deals with the challenges of pre-production, principal photography, and post-production, and gets some guidance from the mentoring producers. I’m assuming with the Farrelly brothers involved, it will be a comedy this time around, but no matter what the film, I’m looking forward to another season of behind-the-scenes movie magic and drama!

On tonight’s premiere, 13 finalists are chosen from a pool of thousands of aspiring filmmakers and travel to Los Angeles to meet the series’ judges, who discuss the merits of each contestant’s short-film submission before announcing a winner.

Check out the finalists and hear the judges’ comments tonight on HBO at 10/9c.

I’ll also be watching/recording Big Brother, The Strain, The Great Food Truck Race, and Fear the Walking Dead.

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This Week on TV – 9/13/15-9/19/15

Welcome to a new week of TV! We’re really gearing up for the new season (just over a week!) so there are a bunch of finales, as well as a handful of premieres on cable, 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!

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Saturday on TV – 9/12/15

Saturday features a handful of new episodes, so check out the schedule below!

Also on tonight:

  • *New* – America’s Next Weatherman (#106) – TBS @ 11/10c
  • *New* – Blunt Talk (#104) – Starz @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Cedar Cove (#3009) – Hallmark Channel @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Ghost Adventures (#V1104) – Travel Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Survivor’s Remorse (#204) – Starz @ 9:30/8:30c
  • *New* – The Half Hour (#405/406) – Comedy Central @ 12AM/11PMc & 12:30AM/11:30PMc (2 New Episodes)
  • *New* – Tiny House Hunting – FYI @ 9/8c & 9:30/8:30c (2 New Episodes)
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Friday on TV – 9/11/15

Please take a moment today to remember those who died, as well as their families and friends, fourteen years ago during the terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania, and the Pentagon. For today, at least, put your differences aside and remember that we’re all human beings, no matter race, religion, sexuality, political party, or whatever else might make you different from your neighbor. Thank you. — Jenny

Season Finale

  • The Comment Section (#106) – E! @ 10:30/9:30c

Season Premiere

  • Bering Sea Gold (#701) – Discovery Channel @ 9/8c
  • Continuum (#401) – Syfy @ 11/10c
  • Z Nation (#201) – Syfy @ 10/9c

Specials/Sports

  • Think It Up – ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC @ 8/7c (1-Hour Special)

New

  • B.O.R.N. to Style (#06/106, 07/107, & 08/108) – FYI @ 10AM/9AMc, 11AM/10AMc, & 12PM/11AMc (3 New Episodes)
  • Bring It! (#221) – Lifetime @ 9/8c
  • Cold Justice (#323) – TNT @ 8/7c
  • Cold Justice: Sex Crimes (#105) – TNT @ 9/8c
  • Diners, Drive-ins & Dives – Food Network @ 10/9c
  • Edge of Alaska (#205) – Discovery Channel @ 10/9c
  • Human Resources (#206) – Pivot @ 10/9c
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live – ABC @ 11:35/10:35c
  • Kendra on Top (#404) – WE @ 9/8c
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers – NBC @ 12:36AM/11:36PMc
  • Late Show with Stephen Colbert – CBS @ 11:35/10:35c
  • Masters of Illusion (#209) – The CW @ 8/7c
  • Monumental Mysteries (#311) – Travel Channel @ 9/8c
  • Real Time with Bill Maher (#363/1326) – HBO @ 10/9c
  • Strike Back (#406) – Cinemax @ 10/9c
  • The Late Late Show with James Corden – CBS @ 1:37AM/12:37AMc
  • The Soup – E! @ 10/9c
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC @ 11:34/10:34c

ABC

  • *Special* – Think It Up @ 8/7c (1-Hour Special)
  • *New* – Jimmy Kimmel Live @ 11:35/10:35c

CBS

  • *Special* – Think It Up @ 8/7c (1-Hour Special)
  • *New* – Late Show with Stephen Colbert @ 11:35/10:35c
  • *New* – The Late Late Show with James Corden @ 1:37AM/12:37AMc

FOX

  • *Special* – Think It Up @ 8/7c (1-Hour Special)

NBC

  • *Special* – Think It Up @ 8/7c (1-Hour Special)
  • *New* – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon @ 11:34/10:34c
  • *New* – Late Night with Seth Meyers @ 12:36AM/11:36PMc

The CW

  • *New* – Masters of Illusion (#209) @ 8/7c

Cinemax

  • *New* – Strike Back (#406) @ 10/9c

Discovery Channel

  • *Season Premiere* – Bering Sea Gold (#701) @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Edge of Alaska (#205) @ 10/9c

E!

  • *New* – The Soup @ 10/9c
  • *Season Finale* – The Comment Section (#106) @ 10:30/9:30c

Food Network

  • *New* – Diners, Drive-ins & Dives @ 10/9c

FYI

  • *New* – B.O.R.N. to Style (#06/106, 07/107, & 08/108) @ 10AM/9AMc, 11AM/10AMc, & 12PM/11AMc (3 New Episodes)

HBO

  • *New* – Real Time with Bill Maher (#363/1326) @ 10/9c

Lifetime

  • *New* – Bring It! (#221) @ 9/8c

Pivot

  • *New* – Human Resources (#206) @ 10/9c

Syfy

  • *Season Premiere* – Z Nation (#201) @ 10/9c
  • *Season Premiere* – Continuum (#401) @ 11/10c

TNT

  • *New* – Cold Justice (#323) @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Cold Justice: Sex Crimes (#105) @ 9/8c

Travel Channel

  • *New* – Monumental Mysteries (#311) @ 9/8c

WE

  • *New* – Kendra on Top (#404) @ 10/9c

10:00AM/9:00AMc

  • *New* – B.O.R.N. to Style (#06/106, 07/107, & 08/108) – FYI (3 New Episodes)

11:00AM/10:00AMc

  • *New* – B.O.R.N. to Style (#06/106, 07/107, & 08/108) – FYI (3 New Episodes)

12:00PM/11:00AMc

  • *New* – B.O.R.N. to Style (#06/106, 07/107, & 08/108) – FYI (3 New Episodes)

8:00/7:00c

  • *New* – Cold Justice (#323) – TNT
  • *New* – Masters of Illusion (#209) – The CW
  • *Special* – Think It Up – ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC (1-Hour Special)

9:00/8:00c

  • *Season Premiere* – Bering Sea Gold (#701) – Discovery Channel
  • *New* – Bring It! (#221) – Lifetime
  • *New* – Cold Justice: Sex Crimes (#105) – TNT
  • *New* – Monumental Mysteries (#311) – Travel Channel

10:00/9:00c

  • *New* – Diners, Drive-ins & Dives – Food Network
  • *New* – Edge of Alaska (#205) – Discovery Channel
  • *New* – Human Resources (#206) – Pivot
  • *New* – Kendra on Top (#404) – WE
  • *New* – Real Time with Bill Maher (#363/1326) – HBO
  • *New* – Strike Back (#406) – Cinemax
  • *New* – The Soup – E!
  • *Season Premiere* – Z Nation (#201) – Syfy

10:30/9:30c

  • *Season Finale* – The Comment Section (#106) – E!

11:00/10:00c

  • *Season Premiere* – Continuum (#401) – Syfy

11:30/10:30c

  • *New* – Jimmy Kimmel Live – ABC (11:35/10:35c)
  • *New* – 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 (12:36AM/11:36PMc)

1:30AM/12:30AMc

  • *New* – The Late Late Show with James Corden – CBS (1:37AM/12:37AMc)

Full Schedule

  • *Season Finale* – The Comment Section (#106) – E! @ 10:30/9:30c
  • *Season Premiere* – Bering Sea Gold (#701) – Discovery Channel @ 9/8c
  • *Season Premiere* – Continuum (#401) – Syfy @ 11/10c
  • *Season Premiere* – Z Nation (#201) – Syfy @ 10/9c
  • *Special* – Think It Up – ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC @ 8/7c (1-Hour Special)
  • *New* – B.O.R.N. to Style (#06/106, 07/107, & 08/108) – FYI @ 10AM/9AMc, 11AM/10AMc, & 12PM/11AMc (3 New Episodes)
  • *New* – Bring It! (#221) – Lifetime @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Cold Justice (#323) – TNT @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Cold Justice: Sex Crimes (#105) – TNT @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Diners, Drive-ins & Dives – Food Network @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Edge of Alaska (#205) – Discovery Channel @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Human Resources (#206) – Pivot @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Jimmy Kimmel Live – ABC @ 11:35/10:35c
  • *New* – Kendra on Top (#404) – WE @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Late Night with Seth Meyers – NBC @ 12:36AM/11:36PMc
  • *New* – Late Show with Stephen Colbert – CBS @ 11:35/10:35c
  • *New* – Masters of Illusion (#209) – The CW @ 8/7c
  • *New* – Monumental Mysteries (#311) – Travel Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New* – Real Time with Bill Maher (#363/1326) – HBO @ 10/9c
  • *New* – Strike Back (#406) – Cinemax @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Late Late Show with James Corden – CBS @ 1:37AM/12:37AMc
  • *New* – The Soup – E! @ 10/9c
  • *New* – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC @ 11:34/10:34c

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If We Controlled Your Remote… 9/11/15

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 #1

znation911smallTonight, Syfy’s zombie action/thriller/comedy Z Nation returns for its second season. When we last left off, the gang had made it to the lab, but when they got there, they found mad scientist Dr. Kurian, a man who had been developing biological weapons, and an army of zombified soldiers. Cassandra’s wound became infected and she was dying, but a bite from Murphy healed her, sort of – she became a half-zombie fighting machine. Doc was wounded in a firefight that broke out at the lab and was bleeding out. Meanwhile, the crazy doctor bolted from the lab, and Murphy followed, without following the proper decontamination procedure, which set off the emergency containment protocols – launching nuclear missiles toward both this facility and toward Citizen Z’s station at the North Pole. When Murphy got outside, he shed his skin like a reptile and took off.

Tonight’s season premiere picks up immediately where the first season left us hanging – our favorite gang of survivors has been even further separated and nuclear missiles are heading their way. Will the group escape the blast? Will Doc bleed out? Will Mack and Addy or Murphy ever rejoin the group? Will they find a vaccine? And what about Citizen Z? What’s he going to do if his facility is destroyed?

While I’m a big fan of The Walking Dead, there’s definitely room for both shows on my TV. They both have very different tones and are entertaining in their own way. I really enjoyed tonight’s episode. It has that nice blend of humor, action, and suspense this show always provides. I’m looking forward to seeing the fallout (no pun intended) of these nukes, what crazy situations these survivors end up in this season, learning more about Murphy’s zombie-controlling powers, and seeing how the larger group ultimately comes back together.

At this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, I got a chance to talk with the cast and creator of Z Nation about this new season. You can find my videos from the press room at NoReruns.net.

On tonight’s episode, “The Murphy,” moments have passed since Murphy triggered the launch of tactical nuclear weapons, and it’s every man/woman for themselves as the group split up and try to outrun the impending blast. Meanwhile, Citizen Z finds himself battling thawed zombies and unable to communicate with the team, which leads him to make a desperate move that prompts the arrival of a mysterious and deadly bounty hunter.

See how the survivors handle the threats from the nukes and the zombies tonight on Syfy at 10/9c.
 
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