FOX is announcing summer premiere dates for the returns of MASTERCHEF, ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER? and the Season 12 premiere of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE; as well as the series premiere date for new series BOOM! [Read more…]
Archives for March 2015
Morning Static: SUPERGIRL, PALEYFEST, GAME OF THRONES & More!
• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Tina Fey’s joyous new creation
• Scoop: CBS Casts Young ‘Supergirl’
• ‘Togetherness’ creators Mark & Jay Duplass: ‘You get to tell unique stories in TV and make a living’
• Nielsen Study: Strong Correlation Between Twitter TV Activity and General Audience Engagement
• Streaming News: Netflix To Release Jennette McCurdy Drama on Week-by-Week Basis
• Spoiler Alert: ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 5 Plot Synopses for First 3 Episodes Revealed
• Mark Your Calendars: ‘Nurse Jackie’ is set for final season
• True War Stories at NBC News: The trouble didn’t start with Brian Williams.
• John Stamos visits the ‘Full House’ house incognito, poses for a pic
• Will Gardner is returning to The Good Wife — kind of
• A&E’s The Returned: What’s in a Remake? Nothing Good Yet
• PaleyFest: ‘Homeland’ to Jump Ahead in Time, Shoot in Europe for Season 5
• Pilot Watch: ‘Six Feet Under’ Alum Lauren Ambrose to Star in ABC Cop Drama ‘Broad Squad’
• ‘Hannibal’ Season 3 Has A Premiere Date, New Time Slot, And Sickening Trailer
• Sink your Teeth into… Everything you need to know about ‘Teen Wolf’ Season 5
• Does Comedy Central Give Script Notes? Comedians Give The Lowdown At PaleyFest
• Exit Stage Right? Oscar Producer’s Tweets Suggest No 2016 Return For Zadan, Meron
• Bookmark This: PaleyFest 2015 TV Panel Schedule & Live Stream
• Culture Wars: When binge-watching turns to binge-bragging…
• For Canadian Eyes Only: Behind the scenes of Ontario’s campaign for a Netflix tax
• Raising the Broadcast White Flag: What Lies Behind Bell’s Radical Plan to Raise TV Fees, Block Content, Violate Net Neutrality & Fight Netflix
• Greendale Today: How Community’s Long Road to Yahoo Sets Up a Fresh Start for Season 6
• NBC Thursday Shake-Up: Allegiance Cancelled, The Slap on the Move
On TV Tonight: Monday March 9, 2015
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM | ||
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ABC | The Bachelor | The Bachelor: After the Final Rose | ||||||
CBS | 2 Broke Girls | Mike & Molly | Scorpion | NCIS: Los Angeles | ||||
CW | The Originals | Jane the Virgin | ||||||
FOX | Gotham (R) | The Following | ||||||
NBC | The Voice | The Night Shift | ||||||
MISC | American Dad (TBS) | Better Call Saul (AMC) Eye Candy (MTV) | ||||||
A&E | Bates Motel | The Returned | ||||||
ABC FAM | The Fosters (ABC Family) | Chasing Life (ABC Family) |
On TV Tonight: Sunday March 8, 2015
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM | |
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ABC | Once Upon a Time | Secrets and Lies | Revenge | ||||
CBS | Madam Secretary | The Good Wife | Battle Creek | ||||
FOX | The Simpsons | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Family Guy | The Last Man on Earth | |||
HBO | The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst | Girls | Togetherness | Looking | |||
NBC | The Voice (R) | Escape: The Great California Fire | |||||
AMC | The Walking Dead | Talking Dead | |||||
SHO | Shameless | House of Lies | Episodes |
Funny Business: Showtime Releases Key Art and First Trailer for HAPPYish
Press Release: Today, SHOWTIME unveiled the poster art for its new half-hour comedy series HAPPYish, which premieres on Sunday, April 26th at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. HAPPYish stars Oscar® and Golden Globe® nominee Steve Coogan, Kathryn Hahn and Emmy® winner and Golden Globe nominee Bradley Whitford. The series is a comedic, soul-searching examination of our pursuit of happiness and why it continues to be so elusive. Currently in production in New York, HAPPYish also features guest stars Emmy and Tony® Award winner Ellen Barkin, Emmy Award winner Carrie Preston, Molly Price and Andre Royo. To view the trailer, see below [Read more…]
Super News: Your First Look at CBS’ SUPERGIRL!
With production commencing on CBS’ SUPERGIRL this week, Warner Bros Television and CBS cleverly wanted to get ahead of the inevitable slew of paparazzi pics by releasing an official look or two at Melissa Benoist as SUPERGIRL. [Read more…]
AMERICAN IDOL Recap: Find Out Which Girls Rocked Detroit
Last night the girls took on Motown, Detroit, and another night of eliminations.
Who survived and who thrived? Read on to find out.
Tyanna Jones Sang “Rockin’ Robin” by Michael Jackson
Keith Said: Perfect song choice. You sang really good.
J-Lo Said: You gave me throwback vibes.
Harry Said: The only question I have is: What can’t you sing?
The Verdict:
When I watch Tyanna perform, she really just seems like the bet kid in a middle school talent show. Her voice is fine but it’s not fully developed. She’s comfortable onstage but she doesn’t own it. She just seems like somebody who may grow up to be great rather than somebody who’s already great.
It definitely didn’t help that she sang a song that’s essentially a kid’s sing-a-long.
The Grade: C+
Loren Lott Sang “I Wanna Be Where You Are” by Michael Jackson
Keith Said: It’s really good, baby.
J-Lo Said: You really made me smile right now.
Harry Said: You just nudged the bar up a little bit higher.
The Verdict:
Loren gave off a decidedly 80s vibe with her performance tonight. Maybe it was the headband. Maybe it was because she sounded like she was in an 80s sitcom where one of the kids records a music video. Whatever it was, she just wasn’t current at all.
She also didn’t deliver much of a vocal. The song was boring and the arrangement was worse. She never got a moment to really show of any vocal prowess and alternated between a pretty flat verse and a pretty sharp chorus.
Nothing really came together for Loren in this one. Except maybe that headband.
The Grade: D
Maddie Walker Sang “I’ll Be There” by The Jackson 5
Keith Said: That was a good choice for you.
J-Lo Said: You did a really good job.
Harry Said: If there was any doubt, that’s been erased.
The Verdict:
It’s nice to see Maddie break out of the generic country lane and show she has some chops beyond just a twang. And she really showed a lot tonight.
Hints of the twang were still there, but her voice was far more present as she delivered a very strong vocal that dripped with passion. She said in her video that people were doubting her. I was definitely one of them, but that’s looking more like the past tense right now.
The Grade: B
Joey Cook Sang “Shop Around” by The Miracles
Keith Said: I’m so looking forward to always seeing and hearing what you do.
J-Lo Said: You’re so beautiful and so unique.
Harry Said: You’re so stylized I worry that people will start to tire of that.
The Verdict:
Phony baloney jazz from a phony baloney singer. Joey just drips with inauthenticity. From her fake tone to her forced phrasing, nothing about her seems genuine – it’s an act that I’m definitely not buying and don’t find anything but annoying.
Yeah, hold your hands up like Billie Holliday again, Joey. Maybe you’ll fool somebody into thinking you can sing like her. It’s not going to be me, though.
The Grade: D+
Sarina-Joi Crowe Sang “You’ve Really Got a Hold On Me” by The Miracles
Keith Said: The tone of your voice is beautiful.
J-Lo Said: You sing. You really sing.
Harry Said: The whole thing was consistently flat.
The Verdict:
Sarina can flat sing. She’s got the best voice, the biggest range and the widest set of vocal tools of anybody in this competition. That’s very clear whenever she takes the stage.
On this performance, though, she overdid it a little bit. Yes, her vocals were impressive, but they were almost too impressive. Littered with unnecessary runs, big notes and stanzas that seemed off-melody, Sarina seemed more concerned about showing off her abilities than singing the song.
Her abilities are vast, but she has to reign them in to better serve the song and herself.
The Grade: B-
Adanna Duru Sang “Hello” by Lionel Richie
Keith Said: You owned the song.
J-Lo Said: I liked that. I didn’t love it.
Harry Said: I give you an A+ on singing those lyrics, but the whole thing was out of tune.
The Verdict:
I’ve always thought of Adanna as just kind of generically good. Tonight, she stood out from the distinction with a very connected performance that milked as much authentic emotion from a corny song as is humanly possible.
It was a little bit theatrical, but her voice allowed her to overcome that aspect: She sang with a totally radio-ready R&B voice that allowed her some theatrical embellishments without making the performance seem cabaret.
A week ago I felt like Adanna was getting blown off the stage by the microphone stand. Now I can’t wait to see what she does next.
The Grade: B+
Jax Sang “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
Keith Said: It’s just you. It’s your thing.
J-Lo Said: You gotta be careful to take it so far away that the song doesn’t work.
Harry Said: Incredible voice. Unbelievable charisma. The arrangement, though, was dull.
The Verdict:
Jax did her Jax thing on this song. It sounded like a smoky jazz lounge in the fifties and unlike Joey, I believed everything about it. Nothing forced or overtly stylized about it – this is how Jax sings and it really works for her.
I’m not sure how current it is, or where it can go, but it’s definitely a pleasant enough bit of difference for this stage of the show.
The Grade: B
Alexis Gomez Sang “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) by The Four Tops
Keith Said: That wasn’t a good song choice for you.
J-Lo Said: That was really out of key. It even bothered me.
Harry Said: There were a lot of things I did not like about that performance. You have to control yourself.
The Verdict:
Just terrible. A total half-drunk karaoke performance that played more like joyous singing of relief than an actual performance. She sang in about five different keys and was out of tone in all of them. Why’d she get through again?
Plus she performed barefoot. Icky.
The Grade: D
Predictions:
For those keeping score Shannon, Katherine, Lovey and my beloved Shih got the ax this week. Oh, Shih. Why’d you have to leave us? Who is going to provide us with borderline hysterics every week now? Even tonight she was on point. She didn’t get to sing but she was up like a girl losing her mind over the Beatles at every performance. So sad to see the insanity leave.
As for next week, Alexis has to be gone. That was a terrible performance right in the worst spot to be bad – where everyone will remember it. She’s definitely gone and I want to say Loren will join her. Until I read back over my recap, I didn’t even remember she performed on this show.
That’s it for this week. Check back next week for the Top 12 reveal and the first live show from Hollywood.
Morning Static: DOWNTON ABBEY, THE BIG BANG THEORY, HBO & More!
• HBO Now: New report reveals everything you need to know about HBO’s streaming service
• Royal Watch: Kate Middleton Will Be Visiting The ‘Downton Abbey’ Set
• Pilot Watch: Fox Looks to Newcomer to Star Alongside Eric McCormack in ‘Studio City’
• Funny Business: Hannibal Buress, Natasha Leggero, Martha Stewart, and More Join the ‘Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber’
• The Business of Show: Networks Still Nagged By Weak Ad Growth As Upfront Market Approaches
• Good News: Netflix’s newest debut proves it might be the modern sitcom’s last hope
• Harve Bennett Dies: Producer Of ‘Star Trek’ Movies & TV Classics Was 84
• Casting Coup: Casting ’24’ Star Leslie Hope to Recur on CBS’s ‘Blue Bloods’
• Spotlight: Jane Krakowski on 11th Hour ‘Kimmy Schmidt’ Addition, Moving Past ’30 Rock’
• Trend Watch: Fox Is Developing an Expendables Event Series
• Cable Ace: HBO Developing Psychological Drama from ‘Entourage,’ ‘In Treatment’ Producers
• LLAP: Big Bang Theory pays tribute to Leonard Nimoy
• Pilot News: Originals’ Daniel Sharman Checks into CBS Medical Drama LFE
• Woo-Hoo! Martha Plimpton joins Dan Savage’s ABC pilot
• Now on Broadway: All the standard Larry David neuroses
• News You Can Use: See the 9 Strict Rules Every ‘Road Runner’ Cartoon Had to Follow
• Friday Fun: Here’s The ‘Archer’-‘Bob’s Burgers’ Face Swap You’ve Been Waiting For
• For Canadian Eyes Only: Mark Burnett, MGM and Canada’s Bell Media Unveil First Joint Reality Pilot
• News You Can Use: Career advice from Hollywood that applies to any industry
On TV Tonight: Friday March 6, 2015
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | Shark Tank | In an Instant | ||||
CBS | The Amazing Race 26 | Hawaii Five-0 | Blue Bloods | |||
CW | Hart of Dixie | Whose Line Is It Anyways? | ||||
FOX | World’s Funniest Fails | Glee | ||||
NBC | Law & Order: SVU (R) | Dateline NBC | ||||
MISC | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) | 12 Monkeys (Syfy) King of Nerds (TBS) | Helix (Syfy) Banshee (Cinemax) Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) |
This Just In: Samantha Bee to Exit THE DAILY SHOW For Own TBS Series
Press Release: TBS is giving longtime Daily Show correspondent Samantha Bee her own show. Hot on the heels of announcing a new scripted comedy series created and executive produced by Bee and her husband, Jason Jones, TBS is cementing its relationship with the prolific couple even further. The new show, which is in the early stages of development, is being planned as a platform for Bee to apply her smart and satirical point of view to current and relevant issues. In addition to hosting, Bee will serve as executive producer on the show, along with Jones. The series is being produced by TBS. [Read more…]