If We Controlled Your Remote… 4/7/15

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!

Jenny’s Choice

yourfamilyormine47smallWith another of their comedies just ending, it’s time for TBS to put out a new one, and tonight, that happens with Your Family or Mine, starring Kyle Howard (Royal Pains), Kat Foster (‘Til Death), Richard Dreyfuss, & JoBeth Williams. Kelli (Foster) and Oliver (Howard) are a young couple at the center of this new show, which alternates between them and other members of their family each week, including his parents, played by Dreyfuss & Williams. We see them dealing with complexities and eccentricities of both their families while trying to maintain their own marriage and sanity. It’s based on a very popular Israeli comedy of the same name.

There have been a lot of comedies similar to this one, all about the different people and couples within a family, so I don’t know how American audiences will take to this one. But I love both Kyle Howard and Kat Foster, and Richard Dreyfuss and JoBeth Williams are big names. Plus, the previews on TBS have looked really funny, so I’m crossing my fingers it’ll be good!

On tonight’s episode, “Pilot,” happily married couple, Kelli and Oliver Weston are living the old adage “marry your spouse, marry their family” as they spend their weekends visiting their respective in-laws and learning to maneuver through the idiosyncrasies that make up every family. Kelli’s and Oliver’s two very different backgrounds are clear as they each find their own way of making it work.

Meet the families tonight on TBS at 10/9c.

I’ll also be watching/DVRing Hell’s Kitchen, NCIS, 19 Kids & Counting, iZombie, Married at First Sight, NCIS: NOLA, Weird Loners, 7 Little Johnstons, Chicago Fire, Chopped, & Younger.
 
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Monday on TV – 4/615

Season Finale

  • Appalachian Outlaws (#210) – History Channel @ 10/9c
  • Better Call Saul (#110) – AMC @ 10/9c
  • Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations (#113) – Travel Channel @ 9/8c

New

  • Bates Motel (#25/305) – A&E @ 9/8c
  • Black Ink Crew (#311) – VH1 @ 9/8c
  • Community (#605) – Yahoo @ 12:01AM/11:01PMc
  • Conan – TBS @ 11/10c
  • Dancing with the Stars (#2004) – ABC @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • Fast n’ Loud (#703) – Discovery Channel @ 9/8c
  • Food Fortunes – Food Network @ 10/9c
  • Hardcore Pawn – TruTV @ 10/9c
  • Hotel Amazon (#105) – Travel Channel @ 10/9c
  • Jane the Virgin (#117) – The CW @ 9/8c
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers – NBC @ 12:36AM/11:36PMc
  • Love & Hip Hop (#516) – VH1 @ 8/7c
  • Misfit Garage (#203) – Discovery Channel @ 10/9c
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race (#706) – LOGO @ 9/8c
  • Shahs of Sunset (#406) – Bravo @ 9/8c
  • Southern Charm (#204) – Bravo @ 10/9c
  • Swamp People (#610) – History Channel @ 9/8c
  • The Following (#FOL-307) – FOX @ 9/8c
  • The Late Late Show with James Corden – CBS @ 1:37AM/12:37AMc
  • The Night Shift (#208) – NBC @ 10:01/9:01c
  • The Originals (#217) – The CW @ 8/7c
  • The Returned (#05/105) – A&E @ 10/9c
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC @ 11:34/10:34c
  • The Voice (#813-120) – NBC @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • Watch What Happens: Live (#12060) – Bravo @ 11/10c

ABC

  • *New*Dancing with the Stars (#2004) @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)

CBS

  • *New*The Late Late Show with James Corden @ 1:37AM/12:37AMc

FOX

  • *New*The Following (#FOL-307) @ 9/8c

NBC

  • *New*The Voice (#813-120) @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*The Night Shift (#208) @ 10:01/9:01c
  • *New*The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon @ 11:34/10:34c
  • *New*Late Night with Seth Meyers @ 12:36AM/11:36PMc

The CW

  • *New*The Originals (#217) @ 8/7c
  • *New*Jane the Virgin (#117) @ 9/8c

A&E

  • *New*Bates Motel (#25/305) @ 9/8c
  • *New*The Returned (#05/105) @ 10/9c

AMC

  • *Season Finale*Better Call Saul (#110) @ 10/9c

Bravo

  • *New*Shahs of Sunset (#406) @ 9/8c
  • *New*Southern Charm (#204) @ 10/9c
  • *New*Watch What Happens: Live (#12060) @ 11/10c

Discovery Channel

  • *New*Fast n’ Loud (#703) @ 9/8c
  • *New*Misfit Garage (#203) @ 10/9c

Food Network

  • *New*Food Fortunes @ 10/9c

History Channel

  • *New*Swamp People (#610) @ 9/8c
  • *Season Finale*Appalachian Outlaws (#210) @ 10/9c

LOGO

  • *New*RuPaul’s Drag Race (#706) @ 9/8c

TBS

  • *New*Conan @ 11/10c

Travel Channel

  • *Season Finale*Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations (#113) @ 9/8c
  • *New*Hotel Amazon (#105) @ 10/9c

TruTV

  • *New*Hardcore Pawn @ 10/9c

VH1

  • *New*Love & Hip Hop (#516) @ 8/7c
  • *New*Black Ink Crew (#311) @ 9/8c

Yahoo

  • *New*Community (#605) @ 12:01AM/11:01PMc

8:00/7:00c

  • *New*Dancing with the Stars (#2004) – ABC (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*Love & Hip Hop (#516) – VH1
  • *New*The Originals (#217) – The CW
  • *New*The Voice (#813-120) – NBC (2-Hour New Episode)

9:00/8:00c

  • *New*Bates Motel (#25/305) – A&E
  • *Season Finale*Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations (#113) – Travel Channel
  • *New*Black Ink Crew (#311) – VH1
  • *New*Fast n’ Loud (#703) – Discovery Channel
  • *New*Jane the Virgin (#117) – The CW
  • *New*RuPaul’s Drag Race (#706) – LOGO
  • *New*Shahs of Sunset (#406) – Bravo
  • *New*Swamp People (#610) – History Channel
  • *New*The Following (#FOL-307) – FOX

10:00/9:00c

  • *Season Finale*Appalachian Outlaws (#210) – History Channel
  • *Season Finale*Better Call Saul (#110) – AMC
  • *New*Food Fortunes – Food Network
  • *New*Hardcore Pawn – TruTV
  • *New*Hotel Amazon (#105) – Travel Channel
  • *New*Misfit Garage (#203) – Discovery Channel
  • *New*Southern Charm (#204) – Bravo
  • *New*The Night Shift (#208) – NBC (10:01/9:01c)
  • *New*The Returned (#05/105) – A&E

11:00/10:00c

  • *New*Conan – TBS
  • *New*Watch What Happens: Live (#12060) – Bravo

11:30/10:30c

  • *New*The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC (11:34/10:34c)

12:00AM/11:00PMc

  • *New*Community (#605) – Yahoo (12:01AM/11:01PMc – 1-Hour Season Premiere)

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*Appalachian Outlaws (#210) – History Channel @ 10/9c
  • *Season Finale*Better Call Saul (#110) – AMC @ 10/9c
  • *Season Finale*Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations (#113) – Travel Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New*Bates Motel (#25/305) – A&E @ 9/8c
  • *New*Black Ink Crew (#311) – VH1 @ 9/8c
  • *New*Community (#605) – Yahoo @ 12:01AM/11:01PMc
  • *New*Conan – TBS @ 11/10c
  • *New*Dancing with the Stars (#2004) – ABC @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*Fast n’ Loud (#703) – Discovery Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New*Food Fortunes – Food Network @ 10/9c
  • *New*Hardcore Pawn – TruTV @ 10/9c
  • *New*Hotel Amazon (#105) – Travel Channel @ 10/9c
  • *New*Jane the Virgin (#117) – The CW @ 9/8c
  • *New*Late Night with Seth Meyers – NBC @ 12:36AM/11:36PMc
  • *New*Love & Hip Hop (#516) – VH1 @ 8/7c
  • *New*Misfit Garage (#203) – Discovery Channel @ 10/9c
  • *New*RuPaul’s Drag Race (#706) – LOGO @ 9/8c
  • *New*Shahs of Sunset (#406) – Bravo @ 9/8c
  • *New*Southern Charm (#204) – Bravo @ 10/9c
  • *New*Swamp People (#610) – History Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New*The Following (#FOL-307) – FOX @ 9/8c
  • *New*The Late Late Show with James Corden – CBS @ 1:37AM/12:37AMc
  • *New*The Night Shift (#208) – NBC @ 10:01/9:01c
  • *New*The Originals (#217) – The CW @ 8/7c
  • *New*The Returned (#05/105) – A&E @ 10/9c
  • *New*The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC @ 11:34/10:34c
  • *New*The Voice (#813-120) – NBC @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*Watch What Happens: Live (#12060) – Bravo @ 11/10c

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If We Controlled Your Remote… 4/6/15

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

bettercallsaul46smallTonight, the first season of Better Call Saul comes to a close. Last week, Jimmy helped Chuck finally leave his house by creating a foil-lined suit for his brother to wear. They headed to Chuck’s office to work on the class-action suit, where Chuck received a standing ovation from his entire firm — obviously he is well-loved there. Jimmy was excited because he assumed the partnership on the class-action suit meant that he would finally be accepted as part of the firm. However, Howard said that was not the case and that they only wanted to pay him a referral fee and not have him actually work on the case. Jimmy eventually put two and two together and realized that his brother was the one who set up this arrangement. Meanwhile, an unarmed Mike took on the job of three men, serving as bodyguard/assistant for a nervous young man brokering a drug deal with Nacho.

So we finally got the first inkling of what is likely going to cause Jimmy to break bad and slip into the moral-less persona of Saul Goodman. Jimmy has always loved and trusted his brother, but now he has discovered Chuck still thinks of him as “Slippin Jimmy” and a fake lawyer and that he has never wanted him at his firm. All these years Jimmy struggled to move up in the firm, and it was his own brother who had been working against him! How will this news affect Jimmy? Will he immediately start taking on more shady cases with Nacho? Will he break off his relationship with his brother? Will we get another fast-forward glimpse of post-Breaking Bad Saul in tonight’s episode?

On tonight’s episode, “Marco,” Jimmy seizes the opportunity to reconnect with an old friend. Meanwhile, Chuck adjusts to a new way of life.

If you missed any of this first season, AMC will be airing a marathon of the first 9 episodes starting at 12PM/11AMc, leading up to tonight’s finale at 10/9c.

I’ll also be watching/recording The Following, Jane the Virgin, Bates Motel, and The Returned.

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Sunday on TV – 4/5/15

Season Finale

  • House of Lies (#412) – Showtime @ 10/9c
  • Shameless (#512) – Showtime @ 9/8c

Series Premiere

Season Premiere

  • Salem (#201) – WGN @ 10/9c

New

  • All-Star Academy – Food Network @ 9/8c
  • Ax Men (#817) – History Channel @ 9/8c
  • Bar Rescue – Spike TV @ 9/8c
  • Battle Creek (#106) – CBS @ 10/9c
  • Blood, Sweat & Heels (#202) – Bravo @ 9/8c
  • Breaking Borders (#104) – Travel Channel @ 9/8c
  • Call the Midwife (#402) – PBS @ 8/7c
  • Cutthroat Kitchen – Food Network @ 10/9c
  • Fashion Queens (#318) – Bravo @ 11:30/10:30c
  • Guy’s Grocery Games – Food Network @ 8/7c
  • Intervention (#190/1305) – A&E @ 9/8c
  • Keeping Up with the Kardashians (#1004) – E! @ 9/8c
  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (#32/208) – HBO @ 11/10c
  • Long Island Medium – TLC @ 9/8c & 9:30/8:30c (2 New Episodes)
  • Mad Men (#708) – AMC @ 10/9c
  • Madam Secretary (#119) – CBS @ 8/7c
  • Mr. Selfridge – PBS @ 9/8c
  • Neighbors with Benefits (#03/103) – A&E @ 10/9c
  • The Good Wife (#618) – CBS @ 9/8c
  • The Real Housewives of Atlanta (#720) – Bravo @ 8/7c
  • The Royals (#104) – E! @ 10/9c
  • Who Do You Think You Are? (#605) – TLC @ 10/9c

CBS

  • *New*Madam Secretary (#119) @ 8/7c
  • *New*The Good Wife (#618) @ 9/8c
  • *New*Battle Creek (#106) @ 10/9c

NBC

A&E

  • *New*Intervention (#190/1305) @ 9/8c
  • *New*Neighbors with Benefits (#03/103) @ 10/9c

AMC

  • *New*Mad Men (#708) @ 10/9c

Bravo

  • *New*The Real Housewives of Atlanta (#720) @ 8/7c
  • *New*Blood, Sweat & Heels (#202) @ 9/8c
  • *New*Fashion Queens (#318) @ 11:30/10:30c

E!

  • *New*Keeping Up with the Kardashians (#1004) @ 9/8c
  • *New*The Royals (#104) @ 10/9c

Food Network

  • *New*Guy’s Grocery Games @ 8/7c
  • *New*All-Star Academy @ 9/8c
  • *New*Cutthroat Kitchen @ 10/9c

HBO

  • *New*Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (#32/208) @ 11/10c

History Channel

  • *New*Ax Men (#817) @ 9/8c

Lifetime

PBS

  • *New*Call the Midwife (#402) @ 8/7c
  • *New*Mr. Selfridge @ 9/8c
  • *Series Premiere*Wolf Hall @ 10/9c

Showtime

  • *Season Finale*Shameless (#512) @ 9/8c
  • *Season Finale*House of Lies (#412) @ 10/9c

Spike TV

  • *New*Bar Rescue @ 9/8c

TLC

  • *New*Long Island Medium @ 9/8c & 9:30/8:30c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New*Who Do You Think You Are? (#605) @ 10/9c

Travel Channel

  • *New*Breaking Borders (#104) @ 9/8c

WGN

  • *Season Premiere*Salem (#201) @ 10/9c

8:00/7:00c

  • *New*Call the Midwife (#402) – PBS
  • *New*Guy’s Grocery Games – Food Network
  • *New*Madam Secretary (#119) – CBS
  • *New*The Real Housewives of Atlanta (#720) – Bravo

9:00/8:00c

  • *Series Premiere*A.D. The Bible Continues (#101) – NBC
  • *New*All-Star Academy – Food Network
  • *New*Ax Men (#817) – History Channel
  • *New*Bar Rescue – Spike TV
  • *New*Blood, Sweat & Heels (#202) – Bravo
  • *New*Breaking Borders (#104) – Travel Channel
  • *New*Mr. Selfridge – PBS
  • *New*Intervention (#190/1305) – A&E
  • *New*Keeping Up with the Kardashians (#1004) – E!
  • *New*Long Island Medium – TLC (2 New Episodes)
  • *Season Finale*Shameless (#512) – Showtime
  • *New*The Good Wife (#618) – CBS

9:30/8:30c

  • *New*Long Island Medium – TLC (2 New Episodes)

10:00/9:00c

  • *Series Premiere*American Odyssey (#101) – NBC
  • *New*Battle Creek (#106) – CBS
  • *New*Cutthroat Kitchen – Food Network
  • *Season Finale*House of Lies (#412) – Showtime
  • *New*Mad Men (#708) – AMC
  • *New*Neighbors with Benefits (#03/103) – A&E
  • *Season Premiere*Salem (#201) – WGN
  • *Series Premiere*The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (#101) – Lifetime
  • *New*The Royals (#104) – E!
  • *New*Who Do You Think You Are? (#605) – TLC
  • *Series Premiere*Wolf Hall – PBS

11:00/10:00c

  • *New*Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (#32/208) – HBO

11:30/10:30c

  • *New*Fashion Queens (#318) – Bravo

Full Schedule

  • *Season Finale*House of Lies (#412) – Showtime @ 10/9c
  • *Season Finale*Shameless (#512) – Showtime @ 9/8c
  • *Series Premiere*A.D. The Bible Continues (#101) – NBC @ 9/8c
  • *Series Premiere*American Odyssey (#101) – NBC @ 10/9c
  • *Series Premiere*The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (#101) – Lifetime @ 10/9c
  • *Series Premiere*Wolf Hall – PBS @ 10/9c
  • *Season Premiere*Salem (#201) – WGN @ 10/9c
  • *New*All-Star Academy – Food Network @ 9/8c
  • *New*Ax Men (#817) – History Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New*Bar Rescue – Spike TV @ 9/8c
  • *New*Battle Creek (#106) – CBS @ 10/9c
  • *New*Blood, Sweat & Heels (#202) – Bravo @ 9/8c
  • *New*Breaking Borders (#104) – Travel Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New*Call the Midwife (#402) – PBS @ 8/7c
  • *New*Cutthroat Kitchen – Food Network @ 10/9c
  • *New*Fashion Queens (#318) – Bravo @ 11:30/10:30c
  • *New*Guy’s Grocery Games – Food Network @ 8/7c
  • *New*Intervention (#190/1305) – A&E @ 9/8c
  • *New*Keeping Up with the Kardashians (#1004) – E! @ 9/8c
  • *New*Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (#32/208) – HBO @ 11/10c
  • *New*Long Island Medium – TLC @ 9/8c & 9:30/8:30c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New*Mad Men (#708) – AMC @ 10/9c
  • *New*Madam Secretary (#119) – CBS @ 8/7c
  • *New*Mr. Selfridge – PBS @ 9/8c
  • *New*Neighbors with Benefits (#03/103) – A&E @ 10/9c
  • *New*The Good Wife (#618) – CBS @ 9/8c
  • *New*The Real Housewives of Atlanta (#720) – Bravo @ 8/7c
  • *New*The Royals (#104) – E! @ 10/9c
  • *New*Who Do You Think You Are? (#605) – TLC @ 10/9c

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If We Controlled Your Remote… 4/5/15

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

americanodyssey45smallApril is such a busy month for new TV — tonight there are 6 new/returning shows alone! However, one of these new shows, American Odyssey, is one that I have been anxiously awaiting since I first saw the pilot last summer! Sergeant Odelle Ballard (Anna Friel, Pushing Daisies) is an American special operations soldier sent on a secret mission to find the wife of an Al Qaea leader in Mali, North Africa. After she comes across some documents that prove a US corporation was funding Al Qaeda, she finds herself a target. Now she is stranded abroad, struggling to find any way home. Meanwhile, back on US soil, former U.S. attorney turned corporate lawyer Peter Decker (Peter Facinelli, Nurse Jackie) discovers discrepancies in the financials of a big corporate merger he is working on; and political activist Harrison Walters (Jake Robinson, The Carrie Diaries) meets hacker Bob Offer (Nate Mooney, The Riches), who claims to have uncovered a big military cover-up involving Sergeant Ballard.

The amazing cast also includes Jim True-Frost (The Wire), Sadie Sink, Omar Ghazaoui, Elena Kampouris (Men, Women & Children), Daniella Pineda, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Lost), and Treat Williams (Everwood).

Tonight’s premiere is really well done — it was one of my favorite pilots last year, and I don’t understand why it has taken so long to be added to NBC’s schedule! The show has the epic look and feel of a feature film, and tonight’s premiere sets up a really interesting conspiracy, as well as Ballard’s emotional journey to return home (which is the only aspect of the show that NBC seems to be promoting in its ads). However, the series is an intense, dramatic political thriller — you don’t know who’s hiding what and who can be trusted, and whenever someone gets too close to the truth, they wind up dead. I’m excited to see how these three intertwined stories come together and how it all plays out.

On tonight’s episode, “Gone Elvis,” Sgt. Ballard stumbles upon incriminating computer files, only to become the sole survivor of an attack on her unit, in the series premiere of this drama centering on an international conspiracy and its impact on three strangers.

Find out how Sgt. Ballard survives and see the start of her struggle for home tonight on NBC at 10/9c.

I’ll also be watching/recording Madam Secretary, The Good Wife, A.D. The Bible Continues, Mad Men, The Royals, Shameless, Happyish, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
 
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