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 | Game of Thrones | Silicon Valley | Veep | |||
NBC | Dateline Sunday Night Mystery | A.D. The Bible Continues | American Odyssey | |||
MISC | Daytime Emmys (Pop) Radio Disney Music Awards (Disney) | Mad Men (AMC) Salem (WGN America) The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (Lifetime) Wolf Hall (PBS) | ||||
SHO | Nurse Jackie/Happyish | Happyish/Nurse Jackie |
Archives for April 2015
BONES Redux: Our Top 5 Moments From “The Eye in the Sky”
Hey, Bones fans. There’s big news at the B and B household, so let’s get started. Here are your Bones top five moments.
Brennan is pregnant!
There’s much rejoicing and talk of turning rooms into nurseries. Booth is already forbidding Brennan from being around chemicals at the crime scene…where a body has been found in an industrial shredder. Christine overhears “big sister” and puts it all together. Also, ketchup on pancakes. Yuck.
Brennan doesn’t want to tell anyone yet. Let’s see how long that lasts with the busy bodies down at the Jeffersonian.
Unbreakable Glass Beakers.
Apparently Hodgins has a penchant for breaking all of his equipment and is just now finding out it comes out of his paycheck, even though Jessica, who hasn’t been there in weeks, knows all about the breaking his beakers and vials and such. She encourages Hodgins to invent an unbreakable beaker right before she talks condescendingly to Cam. Ah, there’s the Jessica I know and love.
I guess the hot sauce thing is a bust? Does anyone remember Finn, aka Opie? Am I the only one? Luke must be enjoying his stay at Person of Interest. I miss him, though.
In the end, Hodgins invents…a material that you can drop a glass on, and it doesn’t break. You can also wrap objects in it. Angela thinks Hodgins has made the Jeffersonian a mint, but Cam’s insistence that Hodgins keep the inventing at home means the money will be theirs. Oh thank GOD. Let’s hope the whole thing about Pelant wiping out his entire fortune, and Hodgins just living off his paycheck, poor thing, has come to an end.
Corpse of the Week.
Ugh. There are shredded parts all over the place. More bad news. Intern Jessica is there. Booth shows up with coffee for everyone acting like he downed five double espressos already. Good work, Booth, keeping it on the DL. He compliments everyone, even calling Hodgins Bug Boy. As in, “Look at Bug Boy go!” And….OH MY GOD. The victim’s face all smashed up against some mesh inside a door. It’s Prop Dept. Gone Wild up in here! Mike Meyers called. He says he’s frightened.
Brennan, usually one who’s able to keep herself in check, is also full of compliments and good cheer. Then she’s all for listening to Jessica’s “vibe” and gung-ho for theorizing. Now Jessica is totally freaked out. And when you freak her out, you know you’re acting all kinds of bizarre. Despite Brennan’s claim that she’s always in a good mood, Angela does the hug/sore boobs test and knows what’s up. That’s one down.
Jessica’s hunch that our shredded friend was a mover pays off. His name is Jeff Dover, a mover at Oz Storage and Moving.
Dover had tons of poker apps on his phone and multiple accounts at different sites. They bring in a coworker named Dustin who’d had a screaming match with Dover. He caves right away about the gambling thing. Dustin was small potatoes, but Dover was high stakes and underground. Dustin bankrolled him, and they agreed to split the winnings. Dover told Dustin he won twenty-eight grand, and then shows up dead with no money. Get ready. This is the second week in a row where the case is closely related to Booth.
Gambling is Bad!
Did you remember Booth had a gambling habit once upon a time? Well, now you do. Brennan thinks he shouldn’t be involved in the case, what with the dopamine and such. Booth insists he has way more to lose now and calls in his bookie to get him into the same game Dover played in. Booth’s newly pregnant wife and bookie give him matching “Are you sure?” looks, along with verbal protesting, but Booth is adamant.
From Dover’s body, they recover what Brennan automatically identifies as a Gambler’s Anonymous token. At least he carried it around, right? Turns out Dover started gambling after his family died in a car accident. Booth is insistent that the victim is innocent, and some nefarious people took advantage of Dover when he was at his weakest.
This makes Booth’s resolve stronger that he be in the game. Aubrey, the last dissenter, brings up Sweets’ diagnosis about him coping with tragedy by gambling. Then he brings up Sweets’ death and the shooting and the prison, but Booth will not be swayed.
Booth starts winning and being totally obnoxious about it. We’ve got Gold Digger, who got a settlement from her ex-billionaire, ATM, who loses a lot, and Midlife, aka Nate, an ex-athlete who went the Corvette/Stripper route. He doesn’t look old enough. Nor does he have a toupee. I call shenanigans. They don’t introduce Michael Westen’s little brother who apparently is running this little show. When Booth leaves the table, they all give each other looks fraught with significance. It leads nowhere, so whatever.
The place has a couple of the same cameras you see in Vegas, and Booth wants Angela to hack into it, but he has to get close to it. Booth makes an accusation against another player and insists they check the instant replay. Angela is able to download footage of the night Dover was there.
Rut roh. Booth comes home with a large bankroll. Twelve thousand to be exact. He tries to play it calm, but Brennan ain’t buying it. She also quotes Sweets and says any emotional event, even if it’s positive, could trigger Booth. Is this the same woman who put down Sweets and his profession every week?
Though the team traces the victim’s murder to the back of a Thai restaurant and find tons of forensic evidence, they can’t find evidence on the players. Once again over heated objection, Booth insists on going back to the game to read the other players’ tells, as the team frantically tries to find evidence.
Solving the Case.
With a name like Midlife, I guess it was inevitable that he was the killer. Dover was killed with a baseball bat. Midlife is in debt up to his eyeballs and about to lose his house. At the same time the team is realizing this, Booth zeroes in on him.
It should surprise nobody that just as Booth is dealt a winning hand and there’s twenty grand on the table, he receives a text telling him about Midlife. If you thought Booth would play the hand, you thought wrong. He arrests Midlife.
There’s a twist! In the end, Booth pretends to talk to his sponsor but it’s really his bookie. I guess we have our new arc.
So, that’s it! What do you think about Booth getting the gambling bug again?
Morning Static: GREY’S ANATOMY, EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, MAD MEN & More!
• SHOCKER: Grey’s Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey on tonight’s shocking twist!
• Class Acts: ‘Sherlock’ Showrunner Had to “Persuade” Benedict Cumberbatch to Return to Hit Show
• Tragic: ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ Creator Phil Rosenthal Remembers Sawyer Sweeten
• Spoiler Alert: The Vikings Finale Just Pulled Off the Most Epic Bait-and-Switch
• Family Matters: ‘The Fosters’ Lands ‘Faking It’ Actress in Recurring Role
• ‘Orphan Black’ Ratings Hit Debut Low On BBC America, Soar On All AMC Networks
• Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Don’t Rape: ‘Inside Amy Schumer’ Writers Tell The Story Behind The Sketch
• Rumor Patrol: Are Marvel Studios and Marvel Television Suffering a Communications Breakdown?
• David Letterman Goes Prime Time With a 90-Minute CBS Special For departing Late Show host, network promises to ‘mine the video vault’
• As S.F.-based ‘Full House’ returns, tough love for the Tanners
• Trailer Park: ABC’s The Astronaut Wives Club
• Good Stuff: Infographic demonstrates how all superhero TV is basically the same
• Mad Men: Bruce Greenwood on keeping ‘Mad Men’ secrets and being the new guy
• The Business of Show: Nielsen Casts Doubt on ‘Cord Cutting’ Trend
• First Look: “Hannibal” Art Savors the Hunt
• Grey’s Anatomy: Patrick Dempsey Leaves ‘Grateful and Humbled’; EP Shonda Rhimes Talks Unimaginable Loss, Teases ‘New Chapter’ for Show
On TV Tonight: Friday April 24, 2015
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | Shark Tank | Bruce Jenner – The Interview | ||||
CBS | The Amazing Race 26 | Hawaii Five-0 | Blue Bloods | |||
CW | Cedric’s Barber Battle | Whose Line Is It… | The Messengers | |||
FOX | Night at the Museum 2 (Movie) | |||||
NBC | Grimm | Dateline NBC | ||||
MISC | Meet the Smiths (TBS) | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) | ||||
Syfy | Bitten | Lost Girl |
AMERICAN IDOL Recap: Arena Anthem Fail!
There are any number of songs and artists you’d expect to hear when the Idols took on Arena Anthems last night.
Queen? Def Leppard? The Rolling Stones? U2? Garth Brooks? All of that was in play. All of it. Their choices though? Well, you’ll have to read on to discover “questionable” isn’t nearly enough to describe their interpretation of the theme.
All that, plus last night the show cut down to its final five. Which, this year, means the quintet that goes on tour.
So who can you see on the road this year? Read on to find out.
Jax Sang “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” by Jet
Keith Said: That’s how you open a show, right there!
J-Lo Said: I feel like you’re so ready to tour.
Harry Said: I’d have a helluva time at your show. That was strong.
The Verdict:
This is a terrible song. An outright stinker of wannabe rock that had no right being a hit. I have no idea why she would choose it for a singing competition. I think there’s about four notes in the entire tune. Very confusing.
Seeing the performance, just made the choice more puzzling. Perhaps Jax was going to do something really interesting with the song and strip it down or blues it up or some sort of interesting reworking. Instead, she sang right on the record in a performance that sucked everything good about Jax right out of her. It was simply weak and lifeless – exactly the opposite of what we expect from this firebrand.
In fact, the only thing she did do was sing “Are you gonna be my guy” instead. The old gender-switch pet peeve strikes again.
Grade: D
Nick Fradiani Sang “Harder to Breathe” by Maroon 5
Keith Said: It feels like you’re not in the performance.
J-Lo Said: It was pretty awesome, but that song lends itself to audience participation.
Harry Said: That was really scary for the other people in the competition.
The Verdict:
The Arena Anthem term is getting very loose with this funk-pop song that’s better suited for a club than an arena, but I guess that doesn’t necessarily matter.
Plus, Nick turned it into more of an Arena Rock tune than what’s normally associated with Maroon 5. He injected some big guitar licks into the arrangement along with anthemic vocals that soared above the smooth funk of the record.
All in all, it was a solid performance from Nick who showed yet another side on this one – the washed-up stadium rocker who’s down to playing theaters but still brings the energy. Is this guy just trying to be every rock cliche?
Grade: B
Clark Beckham Sang “Yesterday” by The Beatles
Keith Said: That was like if Sam Smith did it now.
J-Lo Said: You did a beautiful job.
Harry Said: That was really really smart. The whole thing had structure and made sense.
The Verdict:
If “Harder to Breathe” is loose with the Arena Anthem term, “Yesterday” is goddamned untied. I have no idea how this could be lumped into that tranche. No way at all.
But who the hell cares? Clark’s a crooner now! No piano, no guitar, just his voice and a suit jacket. Jesus Christ. The guy killed it again. He turned into every single soft rock crooner you’ve ever heard on Adult Contemporary radio all rolled into one bit of Christopher Crossian brilliance.
Can we please just transport this guy back to the 70s so he can make like 45 Gold Records? It’s something that has to happen.
Grade: A-
Tyanna Jones Sang “Party in the USA” by Miley Cyrus
Keith Said: It’s good to see the fun side of you.
J-Lo Said: I felt you were the most comfortable that I’ve seen you in a long time.
Harry Said: That was so smart to choose that song.
The Verdict:
OK. Let’s just stop calling this Arena Anthem night. Nothing makes sense anymore.
This should have been a perfect song for Tyanna. No more being a kid trying to be an adult. Just let her be a kid and have fun. Where was this idea the whole time?
Issue was, she didn’t really seem to have that much fun with it. That could be because she was the last one saved and there was some nervous exhalation going on during her performance, but it felt wound up and clumsy from the outset.
As the song went, Tyanna loosened up and started to let her big voice out in some freestyle belting that really brought the song home, but that was really just a glimmer of something that should have been that good the whole way through.
Grade: C+
Quentin Alexander Sang “Light My Fire” by The Doors
Keith Said: You’re anti-plankton.
J-Lo Said: I just want a little bit more vocal power.
Harry Said: It sounded cool. I dug it.
The Verdict:
In what Arena was this ever an anthem? This is really driving me crazy.
Also, this song is bad enough as it is. Did we really need a disco version of it? Did we really need Quentin over-singing every note? Did we really need to hear Quentin’s ultra-pitchy voice make this even worse than it already was?
The answer? Sorta. Mostly because for once Quentin wasn’t wearing some gigantic robe and standing perfectly still in the middle of the stage like he was conducting a seance. Finally some fun out of Quentin.
Off-pitch fun. But fun nonetheless.
Grade: C+
Rayvon Owen Sang “I’m Not The Only One” by Sam Smith
Keith Said: If you keep singing like that, you’re going to be the only one left.
J-Lo Said: You just might win.
Harry Said: That was a fantastic vocal performance.
The Verdict:
Oh my God! How many times has Sam Smith even performed in an arena!? How is this happening!
Rayvon singing a Sam Smith song right on the Sam Smith record is a mistake. He’s just not Sam Smith. He’s barely even a poor man’s Sam Smith. To take it on directly like this can’t add up to anything more than a pure and simple karaoke performance.
It’s definitely more emotion and fire than Rayvon usually shows. It just so far pales in comparison to the original artist that he can’t help but seem like a knock-off.
Grade: C+
Nick Fradiani Sang “Maggie May” by Rod Stewart
Keith Said: This week you looked really cool.
J-Lo Said: It’s about making moments and you need to think about doing that.
Harry Said: I think you could sustain a two-to-three hour show on the road.
The Verdict:
I want to say Nick’s right back to his bar band beginnings with this one, but he added an extra bit of flavor here. Something of a country edge came through on this acoustic version of Maggie May. Once again, Nick becomes another guy who sings rock music but isn’t a rock star. He’s really just every gigging musician rolled into one.
And once again, he’s pretty solid on this one. Every week he seems to strip a layer of discomfort away from his onstage persona and loosen up to the point that he can be confused with somebody having charisma. I’m not saying that he’s charismatic yet, but it’s becoming a bit blurrier.
Grade: C-
Tyanna Jones Sang “Heaven” by Bryan Adams
Keith Said: That’s a fusion thing that hasn’t been done yet.
J-Lo Said: I didn’t feel like it was perfect, but it’s something different from you that people need to see.
Harry Said: I thought you sang it very well.
The Verdict:
In what conceivable world was this a good idea? Take a young and vibrant female singer with a big voice and have her sing a mediocre ballad by a mediocre Canadian rock singer. There’s an astonishing amount of bad decision making that goes into that final result.
Now this insane choice could have gone any number of ways. Oddly, it ended up sounding like a song from a Disney movie. Maybe the creators of ‘Frozen’ will turn to “The Angel” next in their Hans Christian Andersen rolodex and this will be the theme song.
Wait a second. I should probably go option that…
Grade: B-
Clark Beckham Sang “Boyfriend” by Justin Bieber
Keith Said: You gotta feel it from a different place.
J-Lo Said: That was not the right thing to create a moment.
Harry Said: That was not the right song for you to do what you did with it.
The Verdict:
It goes without saying that this acoustic-blues version of this tune was way better than Justin Bieber’s version right?
I mean, Clark killed this. He killed a Bieber song. He made a Bieber song into something that I would definitely star on Spotify. What the Hell is with this guy?
Also in what universe is a Bieber song an Arena Anthem? Oh good God.
Grade: A
Jax Sang “White Flag” by Dido
Keith Said: I was completely riveted to that.
J-Lo Said: That is exactly what you need to do.
Harry Said: It was phenomenal.
The Verdict:
Everything non-Jax that undermined the first performance, Jax made up for in all her Jaxiness with this super Jaxy performance.
More specifically, she created a stunning connection with the song and sank deeper into it as she deliberately flowed through the rhythm and the melody in a gorgeous bit of slop that was the most authentic moment of the night.
Good to have Jax back after a one-song scare. Even if this was NOT AN ARENA ANTHEM!
Grade: A
Quentin Alexander Sang “Shake it Out” by Florence + The Machine
Keith Said: You’ve got really good artistic instincts.
J-Lo Said: I want to watch you on tour.
Harry Said: I thought it was pretty good.
The Verdict:
It’s really not a good idea to sing a song that requires an excellent vocal performance to work when you can’t really sing. That made Quentin’s now swan song into something of a Icarus-level nosedive complete with the golden plumage chestplate.
At least he had one more chance to wear a cape and stand in a sea of dry ice.
Grade: D
Rayvon Owen Sang “Go Your Own Way” by Fleetwood Mac
Keith Said: The audience loved you. That was crazy.
J-Lo Said: It was a great way to finish the show.
Harry Said: You had to hit the high note!
The Verdict:
Oh my God! A real live Arena Anthem. It only took every single performance of the night until we got to hear one. That’s not utterly ludicrous or anything. Not even close.
Rayvon should’ve stayed just for that reason. He didn’t do much to help himself beyond that with a thoroughly forgettable vocal performance that was really just a prelude to his going into his moronic falsetto to end the song like a shrieking banshee.
Still, he stuck around one more time. That’s what following the theme gets you!
Grade: C
Prediction:
No more Twitter Save next week. Which means the king of the Twitter Save, Rayvon, won’t have his lifeline to bail him out next week. Meaning, it’s finally time for Rayvon to go home.
Morning Static: THE AMERICANS, ARROW, VIKINGS & More!
•‘The Americans’ Season 3: How a Teen Girl’s Dilemma Humanized a Great, Cold Show
•Opinion: HBO Faces Big Risks as It Enters the News Business
•Have I Got News for You: Jeremy Clarkson replaced by Stephen Mangan
•The Americans season finale: The showrunners break down Paige’s decision and what it means for season 4
•Arrow postmortem: What’s next for Team Arrow after Oliver’s big decision?
•Preview: HBO Unveils the First Posters for True Detective Season 2
•Nostalgia Alert: Mr. Feeny and Eric Matthews are coming to Girl Meets World in May
•Seconded: Netflix or FXX Needs to Save ‘Sirens’ Season 3 from USA Ignorance
•Casting Coup: Oscar-Winner J.K. Simmons Will Star in a New Sci-Fi Drama at Starz
•Funny Stuff: ‘Game of Thrones’ explained by ‘The Onion’ headlines
•Which Olsen Twin Should Play Michelle Tanner In The “Full House” Reboot? Choose wisely.
•Damon Lindelof Renews Deal With Warner Bros. TV, Will He Return To Broadcast TV?
•Funny Business: Aziz Ansari Comedy Series A Go At Netflix
•Seriously? Wait, Orphan Black Already Has a Series Finale End Date?!
•Super News: ‘Daredevil’ Gets Season 2 From Netflix, Plus New Showrunners
•Lessons learned watching 78 TV crime shows: White guys drop like flies
•Found: ‘Lost’ Alum Maggie Grace Checks Into ‘Masters of Sex’
•Funny Fakery: An Oral History Of ‘Mad Men’
•’Vikings’ Boss Previews Season Finale: “I’ve Always Seen the Show Without Ragnar”
On TV Tonight: Thursday April 23, 2015
On TV Tonight: Wednesday April 22, 2015
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | The Middle | The Goldbergs | Modern Family | Blackish | Nashville | |
CBS | Survivor: Worlds Apart | Criminal Minds | CSI Cyber | |||
CW | Arrow | Supernatural | ||||
FOX | American Idol | The Americans (FX) | ||||
NBC | The Mysteries of Laura | Law & Order: SVU (R) | Chicago PD (R) | |||
MISC | Young & Hungry (ABC Family) | Broadchurch (BBC America) Hot in Cleveland/The Soul Man (TV Land) |
Morning Static: HBO, THE ORIGINALS, NETFLIX & More!
• Funny Business: Inside Amy Schumer Renewed for Fourth Season
• Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow: Jon Stewart announces ‘Daily Show’ August departure date
• Nostalgia Alert: ‘Full House’ Sequel Series ‘Fuller House’ Officially Acquired by Netflix
• Ouch! HBO Now To Be Cut Off For Non-US Users
• Who Knew? Emilia Clarke’s ‘Game of Thrones’ body double could even fool dragons
• The Originals Post Mortem: EP Explains [Spoiler]’s Death, Klaus’ New Position
• Super News: Adrianne Palicki and Nick Blood Cast as Leads for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Spin-Off
• Controversy: Dr. Oz to Respond on Show to Criticism by Physicians
• Scoop: See Who ABC Family Cast as Jace in Its Mortal Instruments Adaptation
• Must See TV: Terry Crews Made Everyone Watching The TV Land Awards Really Miss TV Theme Songs
• Is Netflix Friend or Foe to the TV Industry? It’s More Confusing Than Ever.
• Newsworthy: Letterman Wants Brian Williams for Final Week of Late Show
• Please, HBO, Don’t Ruin High Maintenance
• Woo-Hoo! Empire Promotes Pair to Series Regular
• Nerdgasm: This Astronaut Brought a Star Trek Uniform to the Final Frontier
• In Living Color At 25: Highlights From A Comedy Revolution
• 20 Stars Who Outgrew Their TV Shows: Adam Driver and 19 more who started on small screen.
• Best Show You’re Not Watching: On ‘The Americans,’ Holly Taylor Plays a 15-Year-Old Whose ‘Whole Life Is a Lie’
• Ouch! Elmo Vaccination Video Blasted by Watchdog Groups
On TV Tonight: Tuesday April 21, 2015
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | Fresh Off the Boat | Repeat After Me | Agents of SHIELD | Forever | ||
CBS | NCIS (R) | NCIS: New Orleans (R) | CSI: Cyber | |||
CW | The Flash | iZombie | ||||
FOX | Hell’s Kitchen | New Girl (R) | Weird Loners | |||
NBC | The Voice | Undateable | One Big Happy | Chicago Fire | ||
MISC | Finding Carter (MTV) Your Family or Mine (TBS) Younger (TV Land) Tosh.0/Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy) |