Summer Shows 2019 Part 1

Well, I think that due to the new ways that shows are being done this summer and the number that I might be following in some way, I might as well get to doing a part one of these shows. I will have a part 2 at some point, but that will only feature new shows later this season. They seem to be airing a whole lot of new shows on various networks. Regardless, here is part one of these reviews.

Paradise Hotel: Show Description- A reality show, people have to stick together or be eliminated from the show. Behind the Scenes- I think that this is based off of a foreign show of the same name. My Thoughts- Not much could be gathered from this in a positive light. All they really wanted from this is sex and drama and that’s what they got from it. I give it one out of five stars. Long Term Prospects- I don’t think that it will last beyond what has already aired. Maybe it will return, but I wouldn’t think so in the end. Where to Find- Not currently on the schedule

Pandora: Show Description- After the destruction of her space colony and loss of her parents, a woman finds herself enrolled in Earth Academy and with new friends, she has to figure out some of what has gone on while unraveling new mysteries. Behind the Scenes- Needless to say, this is set in the future. My Thoughts- It seems pretty good based on what I’ve seen from it thus far. I give it three out of five stars. Long Term Prospects- I have no idea if this might last or not. I’d put it at a toss-up for now. Where to Find- On the CW at 8/7 Central on Tuesdays

The Big Stage: Show Description- This is more or less a talent show. Behind the Scenes- It is possible that this first started on the CW Seed website before being shown on the network itself. My Thoughts- It doesn’t have much to it. This isn’t even a competition. They just show people doing various things on stage and call it a TV show. I give it two out of five stars. Long Term Prospects- I think that this might not last, but could be a summer show where others can’t be found. Where to Find- On the CW at 8:30/7:30 Central on Fridays

Blood and Treasure: Show Description- The plot is a bit complicated to keep track of, but it basically boils down to two frienemies working together to find a treasure called Cleopatra with other characters as needed. Behind the Scenes- It probably best fits as a replacement for Salvation, although it is hard to keep track of which shows replace what during the summer. My Thoughts- It is interesting and the format is done well. I’ll admit that there can be issues with repetitive plot points. I give this three out of five stars. Long Term Prospects- This is already renewed for a season 2. Whether or not it will last more than that remains to be seen. Where to Find- On CBS at 10/9 Central on Tuesdays

Love Island: Show Description- Contestants compete for love, sex, money, or something like that in this show. Behind the Scenes- This is based off of an international show. My Thoughts- It seemed to cliché to work that well. I give it one out of five stars. Long Term Prospects- This may only last this summer and there is a chance it could end sooner. Where to Find- On CBS five nights at week, Mondays to Fridays, all at 8/7 Central

Spin the Wheel: Show Description- Contestants compete for cash prizes by answering trivia questions and hoping that a spin of a wheel will go their way. Behind the Scenes- Dax Sheppard, formerly of Parenthood, is the host of this show. My Thoughts- There was too much going on at once in this that it didn’t really work for me as a good show. I give it two out of five stars. Long Term Prospects- I have no idea if this will last or not. I’d say maybe not, to be honest, since I don’t think it works that well. Where to Find- On FOX at 9/8 Central on Thursdays

It is at this point that I switch to the returning shows of the summer. A lot of these are already gone from the schedule, but I haven’t done a full-fledged review of them before. I hope that you like them. This will not include some of the cancelled shows that I still haven’t done full-fledged reviews of yet like iZombie simply because I don’t want to have to write more than I need to.

The Good Fight: Status- Currently on CBS at 10/9 Central and available online at CBS all access. Some of it is on DVD. Why I’ve seen it- I liked The Good Wife so I felt that I might as well watch the spin-off of it as well. Noteworthiness- This is a spin-off of The Good Wife, set after the show ended. Description- Diane continues her adventures starting from scratch after losing her retirement money and starting at a new firm. Notable People- This has the same creators as The Good Wife in addition to two characters. Pros- The show is about the same level of quality that you would expect from The Good Wife. Cons- Apparently, there is going to be a lot of nudity in it. Like the original, this show is a bit too confusing. Note to Parents- Don’t let your kids watch this. Maybe teens would work, but probably not as this is rated TV MA. Recommendation- This is probably good to watch if you can catch it on TV or don’t mind getting it on DVD or CBS all access. My Viewing habits- I plan to see all of this that I can, but have only seen what has aired on TV for free thus far. Prediction- This will probably last long enough, even if people have to shell out money to get it or luck out when CBS randomly decides to air the show during the summer. Reception: critically acclaimed. Grade: B. I have a blog about it. New review

Blog link: https://adamdeckerthegoodfighttvshow.blogspot.com/

Elementary: Status- This CBS drama airs at 10/9 Central on Thursdays unless delayed due to sports. Why I’ve seen it- I generally like mystery shows, even if I’m not that familiar with this famous detective. Noteworthiness- This is another look at the Sherlock Holmes franchise set in modern day New York City. Description- Sherlock Holmes helps the police solve crimes in the present time. Pros- It can appeal to those that aren’t already fans of Sherlock Holmes. It is a bigger hit than most people would think. The show is pretty interesting. Cons- Not everyone would like the new interpretation of it such as Watson being female for some odd reason, it being set in the modern day, or it being in New York City instead of London. It can also be described as Americanizing a British hit (which almost never works out). Some of what happens is easy to miss. Recommendation- It is a good show to keep watching. My Viewing Habits- While I’ve missed episodes here and there, I’ve watched it since the very beginning and will watch it until it ends because of the blog I now have about it which you will see in the link. Prediction- It is now airing its final season. Reception: positive. Grade: A.

Blog link: http://adamdeckerelementarytvshow.blogspot.com/

Instinct: Status- Currently on CBS at 9/8 Central on Sundays. Why I’ve seen it- I normally always watch a CBS show at least once. Noteworthiness- This is adapted from a James Patterson book. Description- It is hard to tell for sure that much about it right off the bat, but it seems to be about a professor and author who is starting to work with the police to solve crimes. Notable People- This has Alan Cumming who is known for being on Broadway and formerly starring in The Good Wife. Pros- It seems pretty interesting in some places. Cons- It can seem too similar to the show Castle in some ways. It doesn’t seem entirely original just yet. Note to Parents- This has the same sort of things wrong with it that you’d find in most shows. Recommendation- I think that it is good to watch if you like the average murder mystery. My Viewing Habits- I plan to keep watching this until the very end and have watched since the first episode. Prediction- I don’t think it will last. Reception: mixed. Grade: B-.

Big Brother: Status- This CBS show airs in three hours of primetime during the summer and on live internet feeds at www.cbs.com. The three primetime hours are basically split into the mostly live show where people are voted out, the show where people get nominated to get voted out, and the show where people compete to possibly change the nominations on the show. The current airing schedule has it on Sundays at 8/7 Central, Wednesdays at 9/8 Central, and Thursdays at 9/8 Central. Why I’ve seen it- A parody of it on the Talk interested me in watching the real thing. Noteworthiness- There are many versions of it in other countries, most of which work very differently than ours. In case you were wondering, we were not the first country to do this show, although we were the first country to use the format that it has in almost no other country’s version of it. Description- A group of people, normally strangers, but sometimes not, are put into a house where they are recorded 24/7 and competing for a money prize. Notable People- Julie Chen, formally of CBS’s Early Show and The Talk, is the host of this show. Pros- While it may seem similar to other reality TV shows, it is very different to the usual. You can see whatever you want to online since CBS has live feeds of what goes on inside the house. Cons- The live internet feed gets cuts a lot making it seem like the people that air the show is hiding something. Tons of controversies have arisen on the show. Note to Parents- I’d say that teenagers can watch this. I wouldn’t go with much younger than that as the typical episode can have enough objectionable things in it. Recommendation- This show is a pretty good show to watch. My viewing habits- I got into this late and for varying reasons don’t know yet if I’ll watch it again. I have not been watching it this season and might not see it again as it is too much of a time commitment. Prediction- It will probably last a long time, although it just as easily might not. Reception: mixed. Grade: B-.

Whistleblower: Status- Currently on CBS at 8/7 Central on Fridays, if it is still airing this summer. Why I’ve seen it- I tend to watch most CBS shows at least once. Description- People describe real life cases of calling out wrongdoing in various situations. Pros- It is quite informative. Cons- It isn’t much different from most of the other true crime shows. Note to Parents- There might be some issues with it, but I think that it is probably okay for some older ages, unusual for true crime shows. Recommendation- If you had not seen it, it is worth watching once. But it also isn’t something you’d lose too much out of not seeing. My Viewing Habits- I’ve only seen it twice thus far as it normally doesn’t fit in my schedule. But I do like the show. Prediction- This will probably last. Reception: good. Grade: B+. New review

Celebrity Family Feud: Status- Currently on ABC at 8/7 Central on Sundays. Why I’ve seen it- I was able to catch a rerun. Description- This is basically the same as Family Feud, only the people competing are from famous families and competing for charities instead of themselves. Also, winning people wouldn’t be back on future shows like in the regular game show. Notable People- Steve Harvey, well known comedian and current talk show host who also currently hosts the regular version of Family Feud is the host of this show as well. Pros- Everything that you’d love about the regular Family Feud is in this show as well. Celebrities are competing for charity so it is all for a good cause. Even the losers’ charities get money. Cons- To make this an hour, they cram what are two half hour shows into one episode, which I find strange and unnecessary. A lot of the questions relate, intentionally or otherwise, to sex. Note to Parents- You might have some stuff to worry about for the really young ones, but other than that, it should be fine. Recommendation- I’d say that this is worth watching. My Viewing Habits- This is something that I plan to watch when I can although I haven’t always watched it in the past. Prediction- This show comes and goes already so even if it ends, it could come back. I’d imagine that it will probably stay as a long term summer show for a while. Reception: somewhat positive. Grade: B+.

48 Hours: NCIS: Status- Not currently on the schedule. Why I’ve seen it- I normally watch a show on CBS at least once. Noteworthiness- This is a spin-off of 48 Hours, a true crime show, focusing on cases that the Naval Criminal Investigative Service have worked on. Description- People tell stories of real life cases that NCIS has worked on. Notable People- Rocky Carroll from the show NCIS is the narrator of this show. Pros- If you like and watch 48 Hours, then you would like this show. Cons- This doesn’t seem as good as any of the shows in the NCIS franchise. Note to Parents- I wouldn’t let your kids watch this as it can be rather gruesome. Recommendation- Take it or leave it. If you like true crime, you’ll like this show. If not, then you won’t like this show. My Viewing Habits- I only watched this once. I might watch it again, but I don’t know for sure if I will or not. Prediction- This will probably last, even if it is just to fill in the gap of a cancelled show. Reception: good. Grade: C-.

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Status- Currently on ABC at 8/7 Central on Fridays. Why I’ve seen it- Interest in the Marvel world after having seen various superhero movies based on their works. Description- This show is about an organization that deals primarily with superheroes and becomes heroes of their own, although mostly people without powers. Notable People- This show is done by Joss Whedon, who is known for creating science fiction shows that enjoy cult status and are typically not always enjoyed by everyone. Examples include Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse, and Buffy the Vampire. Pros- It is considered a good show to some people. You don’t have to be a fan of the rest of the Marvel world to understand this show. Cons- I feel like there could be more in it. It seems to be lacking the heroes and the action of the movies as well as the drama content. There is also a connection between this and the rest of the Marvel world that can confuse people who don’t see the movies. Note to Parents- This is a bit questionable in terms of content for kids, mostly due to the violence of the show. Recommendation- Take it or leave it. Watch it if you like it. Prediction- Its fate is official. After this season is over, the next one will be its last. Reception: somewhat positive. Grade: B+.

The 100: Status- This CW show currently airs on Tuesdays at 9/8 Central. Why I’ve seen it- I thought that it might be good and I promised to watch a midseason replacement from the CW. Noteworthiness- It is based off of a book by the same name. How much of it the show sticks to is unknown. Description- This show has a bunch of teenagers in a supernatural/science-fiction setting like many CW shows do. In the future, the earth has been labeled as uninhabitable to live in so one hundred people are sent down to see if living there would work. They are called the hundred, the name of the show. While they are living down there, interesting stuff happens both on earth and in the space station that they came from. And that’s just how the show began as it is constantly changing and completely different now. Pros- This show has good plots at times. Cons- It seems similar to lots of other shows from this network. At best, it is more average than good. Recommendation- I’m not sure that I can get behind this show anymore as it seems to be a shell of its former self. My Viewing Habits- I watched this regularly with the first and second season then lost interest around the third season. I don’t watch it anymore and don’t know if I will ever watch it again. Prediction- This will probably randomly end at some point. It could end this season or anytime. It being isolated to the summer is not good for its long term fate. Reception: mixed to positive. Grade: D+.

The $100,000 Pyramid: Status- Currently on ABC at 9/8 Central on Sundays. Why I’ve seen it- It seemed interesting and I didn’t really have anything else to watch at the time. Noteworthiness- This is a reboot of the pyramid game show. Description- People have to get various questions answered by the other contestant. The current format has a regular person paired with a celebrity and they compete against another team like them. Partway through the game, the regular person is then paired with the other celebrity. Notable People- Michael Strahan, who used to co-host the Live talk show and still helps with sports commentary, is the host of this show. There are famous guests who help each show. Pros- The show is fairly entertaining and funny to watch. Cons- It is weird that they always put together two halves of a show into one hour long show instead of just making this one half hour show while finding other things to air. Parts of the format are a bit strange and don’t entirely seem fair in a way. Note to Parents- This is mostly acceptable outside of potential sexual things said. Recommendation- I’d say that people would like and watch this. My Viewing Habits- I don’t always watch but do whenever I can see it. Normally I watch when I can. I haven’t watched it at all this current season. Prediction- This could last and it might not. Whether it does or it doesn’t, I’m not entirely sure of. If it doesn’t last, it will probably still be revived again at some point anyways. Reception: good. Grade: B.

Penn and Teller: Fool Us: Status- It airs on the CW at 8/7 on Mondays. Why I’ve seen it- It being a magic show interested me enough into watching it. Noteworthiness- Originally, this was a foreign series that had lasted a single season and was cancelled. It aired in Britain, but not in America for a while. After it aired in this country, the show was brought back for a second season and it has been on the CW during the summers and oddly timed reruns and other episodes since then. Description- Various magicians compete for a chance to be an opening act for Penn and Teller. They get to do a trick for them and get to be the opening act if Penn and Teller can’t explain how the trick was done. Pros- With a standalone format, this is the type of show that you don’t have to watch every week. The tricks are entertaining, regardless of if Penn and Teller are fooled. You get to see them perform a trick at the end of the show to keep things interesting. Cons- Whether or not Penn and Teller are fooled, we don’t know what the secret is behind the trick. So, basically, if people don’t fool Penn and Teller, we still don’t know how they aren’t fooled. I will say this, though, the tricks that fool tend to be better. Also, it can be rather annoying when people who have been on before, especially if they have already fooled them, are back on another time. Note to Parents- Anything potentially offensive in this show is relatively minor compared to most other shows. I’d be wary of the sexual things that show up from time to time. Recommendation- If you can watch it, then you probably should. My Viewing Habits- I haven’t always watched this compared to other shows. I do watch it if there is nothing notable I feel competes with it, which it doesn’t at the time. Prediction- I think that this show will last a while, although it will obviously end if something happens to Penn and/or Teller. Reception: positive. Grade: B-.

Whose Line is it Anyways?: Status- Currently on the CW on Mondays at 9/8 Central. Why I’ve seen it- I liked the original show and am a general fan of improvised comedy. Noteworthiness- It is the remake of an ABC show and retains much of the original cast. Description- A group of comedians make up stuff and make us laugh while competing for meaningless points. Notable People- There are guests from certain shows that are noteworthy, whether they are the fourth member of the group (which changes) or a different special member. Aisha Tyler, who used to co-host the Talk, is the current host of this show. Pros- This is more or less the same great show that we all knew and loved when it first aired. Most of the original cast is back. Even though everything is made up, it still manages to be really funny. Cons- There are normally guests on the show that tend to slow things down and take away from the talent of the true part of the show. There tends to be some sexual related things that come up often enough. Note to Parents- Some of the humor is not things you’d want your kids watching, but most of it is okay and shouldn’t cause any problems if they watch it. Recommendation- You should probably watch it. I don’t know why one wouldn’t like this. My Viewing Habits- I try to watch this as often as possible, although I know that I miss it a lot. I watched the original version when it was on too and plan to keep watching it until it ends. I haven’t seen it when other shows I like compete against it. Prediction- This should last a very long time, provided that the cast can stay together throughout the run of this show. I’m pretty sure that the cast not being able to stay together is what killed it the first time, although low ratings didn’t help. Reception: positive. Grade: A+.

My Last Days: Status- Not currently on the schedule. Why I’ve seen it- I tend to watch most new CW shows at least once if and when I can. Noteworthiness- This often airs as short specials for a while and not much else. Description- Dying people do a show based on the last days of their lives as a tribute of sorts. Notable People- Justin Bartha from Jane the Virgin is on this show as well. Pros- It is nice to see these nice things done for these dying people. Cons- One wouldn’t like it if you don’t want to watch things that make you sad. Note to Parents- This probably wouldn’t be too bad in terms of whether or not a kid can watch it, provided they know about such things like death. Recommendation- I think that one should watch this if you can and won’t get upset by it. My Viewing Habits- I’ve only seen this twice as it hasn’t worked out for me to see it that much. Prediction- This might last, but could just as easily not stay around. Reception: good. Grade: B. New review

Match Game: Status- Currently on ABC at 10/9 Central on Wednesdays. Why I’ve seen it- It originally fit in my schedule when it was first airing. Noteworthiness- This is a reboot of a game show that has been around, on and off, for various decades. Description- This is a game show where two ordinary people try to match their answers with those of celebrities. Notable People- Alec Baldwin, well known actor who has hosted Saturday Night Live the most times, appeared in 30 Rock, and has a notable movie career, is the host of the show and there are various celebrities who help with the show. They make use of the same celebrities at times, but not always. Pros- This show is quite entertaining as it can be funny a lot. Cons- Some of the questions are strange and one can wonder why they are as suggestive as they are. Plus, they seem to have a strange format by combining two half-hour shows into one all the time. One can question if some choices are easier than others. Note to Parents- This show frequency uses double entrées and sexual related dialogue so I would probably steer clear of those younger than teens watching this unless you want to explain to them things no parent would probably want to under most circumstances. Recommendation- If you aren’t busy and want to watch something without much long term commitment, this show would work for you. My Viewing Habits- I watch this sometimes, although I don’t care about this too much. If it’s during the summer and something else I like is on, I wouldn’t watch this long term. But I do tend to watch this when I can if I am doing nothing else. Prediction- I say that this probably will last for a while. It would probably eventually come back if it goes away again. Reception: somewhat positive. Grade: B.

The Outpost: Status- Currently on the CW at 9/8 Central on Thursdays. Why I’ve seen it- I tend to watch a CW show at least once. Description- I don’t understand all of the plot, but it seems like there are people who live at a place called the outpost which seems to be the last place people want to be, only they wind up here for some reason or another and the show focuses on a woman who is a rare breed who survived a slaughter of her people and her continuing adventures. Pros- The show works, for the most part. Cons- It can be hard to understand this show at times. Note to Parents- I think that this has the usual amount of questionable content or maybe even less of it. Recommendation- I have no idea what to recommend. I think that it might be worth watching yourself to see what it is like. My Viewing Habits- I didn’t watch a lot of the first season due to working during that time instead. I might watch it more this second season. Prediction- I’d put this at a toss-up as I just don’t know what could happen with it. Reception: mixed. Grade: C+. New review

To Tell the Truth: Status- Currently on ABC at 10/9 Central on Sundays. Why I’ve seen it- I was interested enough in it to watch. Noteworthiness- This is a reboot of the same show by the same name that has been around every so often. Description- Celebrity panelists have to guess who there is really who they say they are and not just pretending. Notable People- Anthony Anderson, who currently stars on Black-ish, is the host of this show. Pros- It can be funny at times. Cons- It can seem pointless. There should be more to it in the modern version. Note to Parents- This may be the standard amount of what you’d find objectionable so I’d say that you should watch an episode for yourself to see if you think kids could watch it. Recommendation- If you aren’t watching anything else at the time, you’d like this. If you do care about literally anything else, then don’t bother with it. My Viewing Habits- I watch this when I can, but do not currently tune into it. Prediction- This could last a while, but I don’t know for sure if it will or not. Reception: good. Grade: C.

Masters of Illusion: Status- It airs on the CW at 8/7 Central on Fridays. Why I’ve seen it- It first aired right after a show that I normally watch. Noteworthiness- Looking up the history of this show, I found out that it has aired off and on various networks in recent history. That means that if it ends, it could be brought back. Description- Simply put, this show has various magicians doing performances for people. Pros- A lot of stuff happens in one episode. Tricks and magicians always change so you know you can expect something different in each episode. The show happens quickly and this isn’t something that you always have to watch as the episodes are always standalones. Cons- Well, some of the pros can also be cons. They seem to focus on putting too much in a single half-hour. A lot of the tricks are things you’ve seen before. It is hard to tell a new episode from a rerun as a lot is repetitive. Note to Parents- There isn’t too much in here that would be worrisome for kids to see. All one would have to worry about is mild innuendo every now and then. Recommendation- I would say that you should watch it if magic is the type of thing that interests you. My viewing habits- It can be hard to stay into this show although I do watch it at times, but not always. Prediction- I think that this show will last a good while and if it ever ends, it can come back again as it has in the past. Reception: somewhat negative, although, it was hard for me to find a good place that mentioned the reception that the show got. Grade: B.

Hollywood Game Night: Status- Currently on NBC. Why I’ve seen it- I generally like to watch game shows and there was nothing else to watch during the summer when this first started to air on TV. Description- Two regular people compete in a game show of various competitions. Each has a set of three celebrities (six total) that help them with the game. Notable People- Jane Lynch, from Glee, is the host of the show. Sean Hayes from Will and Grace helped create the show and sometimes appears as one of the players. Many of the guest are obviously famous (notice how I do not say all because fame is relative) but since they always change, I would not be able to mention all of them. Pros- It’s fun to watch the show to see the various antics played out by everyone. As usual, the celebrities are competing for charity instead of themselves. There are different games each week to keep things interesting. Cons- Not all of the games seem fair in every way. A lot of the show is redundant by the same games being used over and over. Note to Parents- Some of this is questionable, but most is okay. Recommendation- I’d say that you should probably watch this if you ever have the time to do so. My Viewing Habits- I don’t always watch, but I like to when it works out. Prediction- Right now, it seems like a show that fills any gaps in scheduling. Things typically don’t end well for those shows, even if they do last long and always wind up airing instead of possibly getting cancelled. But I will say that I expect it to stay around for a while, provided that they can keep getting celebrities to do this show. The chances of it leaving the airwaves and never coming back are actually quite likely. Reception: positive. Grade: A-.

Burden of Truth: Status- Not currently on the schedule. Why I’ve seen it- I was interested in it and there wasn’t anything else on at the time when I first watched it. Noteworthiness- This is a Canadian show that has aired in the US. Description- A lawyer goes back to her hometown to investigate a case of weird things happening there. That was the first season. The second season had her defending her half sister when her father winds up dead. Pros- The show focuses a lot on the people in a case that you might not see as much. Cons- It isn’t focused as much on the courtroom drama aspect of it as it should be. Note to Parents- There might be some issues with this regarding subjects like murder, but otherwise isn’t that bad in terms of quality. Recommendation- I think that this is pretty good and worth watching if you are interested in things like it. My Viewing Habits- I’ve seen what I can of this. I haven’t watched all of the episodes, but I’ve been a fan of it since the first one. Prediction- With this being a show from a foreign network, whether or not in lasts in the US is unknown. It could last in the US if it does well enough here and not there. Reception: good. Grade: B. New review

Primetime: What Would You Do?: Status- It will air on ABC at 9/8 Central on Fridays. Why I’ve seen it- Commercials made it seem interesting. Cancellation of The Good Guys helped me decide to watch it since I had the free time for it now. Noteworthiness- It is the first hidden camera show I’ve seen that wasn’t out to exploit people for laughs. It is actually very serious. Description- Different situations are set up to see how people react to them. The point is to get people to react to a situation and get them to help people out. Very serious situations are acted out using issues such as coming out, unwanted pregnancy, racial issues, gender issues, and more. Pros- It shows the good side among people and how they actually help sometimes. It is very interesting and could make good teaching material. There are different segments in each episode to keep you interested. It probably is a more realistic version than any scripted show could come up with. Cons- Some segments are better than others because some segments are just pointless. A certain amount of deception is involved with the people. All the shooting locations tend to be in the same locations. The Would You Fall for That? segments are pretty dumb. One can question the legalities of this show. It is often annoying when it pushes something with an agenda of some sort. Note to Parents- Some segments might be okay for kids and others are not. I’d say that it depends on your mood to be honest. Recommendation- Everyone should watch this show. This is my favorite TV show of all time. My viewing habits- I haven’t always watched this in the past but always watch it now whenever I have the chance. Prediction- It should be on until they run out of ideas, which is unlikely that they will. I guess it might matter whether or not there’s enough interest and it could just disappear randomly and never come back. Reception: positive. Grade: A++.

Notes on the Upcoming FOX Schedule: 2019 Version

Well, I’m now doing a new network on this list of upcoming networks to talk about in my blog. Some of you might be wondering why I’m starting doing this now. Well, WWE Smackdown, more commonly known as Friday Night Smackdown, used to air on the CW network. It then went to different channels and will now be on the FOX network. Since a CBS show moving to the CW caused me to keep track of that network more, I might as well start covering FOX shows since a former CW is now on FOX.

Let’s start with the new shows replacing old shows. The first notable replacement that I can think of is Star becoming Almost Family. Gotham will split into two things. One will be the returning Last Man Standing. The other will be the new show Outmatched. The Orville has left for Hulu. In its place will be Filthy Rich. Proven Innocent and The Cool Kids are both gone in favor WWE Smackdown, a show that often airs on Fridays and is thus called Friday Night Smackdown. Rel will finally be replaced by Bless the Harts. Lethal Weapon will now be the Prodigal Son.

Both The Gifted and Mental Samurai are over and will be replaced by the returning show The Masked Singer. WWE Smackdown will be in place of Last Man Standing for a while before that show returns. Let’s not forget that Thursday Night Football will be on FOX before the end of football season.

Another thing to keep track of is new shows coming later. These are midseason shows or something that is going to be on at some point according to what is known about the schedule thus far.  All of these shows that I know about now are 9-1-1: Lone Star, Deputy, Duncanville, The Great North, and NeXt. Filthy Rich and Outmatched are both midseason as well, though mentioned otherwise above.

With the returning shows coming later, Hell’s Kitchen and MasterChef Junior will both be on at some point. I have no idea about MasterChef, which will probably just be on sometime during the summer. I can’t find out if Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back will be on again yet. Last Man Standing will be on again later as well.

That’s pretty much all for this post. I’ll hopefully get to the summer shows in the next post before I get to the planned viewing schedule for the fall. If I do decide to do cancellation predictions again, it will come sometime after that as well. I should get to the Golden Huckleberry Awards later at some point. No idea yet when I’ll get to the cancelled shows post. I will hopefully see you back again soon.

Notes on the Upcoming CW Schedule: 2019 Version

Not much can be said as I hastily try to write all the posts that I typically do during the summer. We will see if I can do them at good times. I just hope that I make a good choice about what to write when and don’t get too much confused with other things I’m working on. Now let’s get to CW schedule.

Let’s start with the new shows that are replacing old ones in the fall. Batwoman will air replacing Whose Line is it Anyways? That was on during the time that Crazy Ex-Girlfriend was off the air. Nancy Drew will replace Jane the Virgin at the start of the season.

Now let’s get to the shows returning in place of others that won’t be back right away or at all. Since Legends of Tomorrow won’t be back on until midseason, All American will be on in its place. Legends of Tomorrow had replaced Black Lightning and now Black Lightning will be replacing The 100 and Roswell, New Mexico, both of which will be gone until midseason.

As for new shows coming later, there won’t be too many of them. The only one that we know of right now will be Katy Keene. If there will be any others, they aren’t yet known and probably won’t appear as this network isn’t known for last minute replacements in terms of shows.

Getting to the returning shows coming later, The 100 will be with the midseason shows as usual. Other shows that will be on at midseason on this network are In the Dark, Legends of Tomorrow, and Roswell, New Mexico. Shows that will be on during the summer won’t be counted here yet.

I think that’s all for this post. I will be covering a new network from this year onward. I’ll hopefully talk about it this coming Tuesday if I can have it written and published in time. I have no idea what all might be coming up in my life and can only hope that this blog stays updated as usual.

How Current Events Affect TV Shows

It isn’t often that a show will be changed at the last minute for one reason or another. But it can, in fact, happen. Sometimes, current events will affect shows. And I mean beyond shows like talk shows or those that thrive off of current events. There might be changes, disclaimers, moving episodes, or anything that might not have happened were it not for these events.

First, let’s get one of the most obvious examples out of the way. 9/11 affected a lot of TV. From that Tuesday in 2001 when most of the networks stopped airing their usual programming to air coverage of the attacks and it was a while before they moved back to their regular schedule. This affected a lot of the shows that year.

One of the reality shows that focused on people finding their way back home was cancelled because of this. Survivor had to change where a season was going to be filmed since they could no longer go to the Middle East. An episode of The Simpsons that featured the twin towers was pulled from syndication for a while and returned with edits. That’s just a handful of what happened then. There’s a whole article on Wikipedia about what happened with shows after 9/11.

There have been other changes besides that. For one, after the Paris attacks in 2015, Supergirl was going to air an episode that featured bombing as a plot and then suddenly switched it out with the next one in line. I even remember it being confusing seeing the same promo air again after the new one aired and then I learned later about the switch. The same thing actually happened with NCIS: Los Angeles.

Other changes can affect things in other ways. Law and Order: SVU was going to air an episode that was inspired by Trump. The episode was pushed back after the infamous Access Hollywood tape aired. After Trump was elected, the episode was shelved and it might not ever air.

This type of thing, where shows are changed in some way due to current events, is not common at all and doesn’t really happen that much. It makes sense that not much would be changed as not much would ever need to be.

Current events can retroactively change certain things that were already established before. The Cosby Show is gone from reruns and doesn’t have much good to its name after we know now what we know about the star of the show. As for Arthur, it no longer airs episodes that had Lance Armstrong in them due to his doping scandal being made public.

I think that’s about it for this post. I don’t know what else to say outside of this closing. In case you were wondering why I updated the blog on Friday, it was simply because there weren’t enough read posts in one of the blog posts when I did the next one. That’s also why I might want to discontinue posts in this and other blogs. We’ll see if I do anything like that in the end or not.

A Look Back at my 2018-2019 Cancellation Predictions

As I seek to write posts, you might wonder why I’m writing and publishing them at certain times. Well, I don’t think that it matters as much, as long as it is published when I want it to be. Well, this post will take a look back at the previous cancellation predictions that I made to see what all was right and what all was not. I hope that you like it as I’m not sure that I’ll do this again.

Now I need to make a note about the asterisks that you’ll see in this post. This year, the only time you will see this will mark shows that have not been officially cancelled, but probably will be based on all the info that I have about it thus far that I don’t see as likely to change.

What I got right: The Alec Baldwin Show, Speechless, The Kids are Alright, Whiskey Cavalier, Child Support *, For the People, Splitting Up Together, The Fix, The Big Bang Theory, Happy Together, The Red Line, Fam, The Code, Elementary, Murphy Brown, Life in Pieces, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, iZombie, Jane the Virgin, Ransom, Gotham, The Cool Kids, Rel, Lethal Weapon, Star, Mental Samurai *, The Passage, Proven Innocent, A.P. Bio; Midnight, Texas; I Feel Bad, Abby’s, The Enemy Within

The Alec Baldwin Show: I was thinking that he wouldn’t last on this show since he didn’t do as well with it the last time around. That might have had no reason to do with this show ending. It was more of a bad timeslot and unusual format that caused the end of this. Plus, people having hatred towards him might be another reason this was lowly rated.

Speechless: This probably shouldn’t have been cancelled simply based on episode count. It should have lasted at least one more season and then all the way to syndication. But there were quite some unusual circumstances that brought forth its demise, namely the Disney buyout of FOX. I never saw much of this show so I’ll never know if it was good or not.

The Kids are Alright: Here’s one that probably could have gone either way towards the end of it. We saw it end at the end of the season. I forget why I thought that it might end, but was right about it. In fact, if you don’t count all that I said could get cancelled but wasn’t (which I never count anyways), then I got the most right this season.

Whiskey Cavalier: This was probably only on here due to the bad title rule. I mean, who even watches a show called Whiskey Cavalier? I might have been interested in this at one point, only because of having a dream about having a blog about this show, something that won’t happen now.

Child Support: While this wasn’t cancelled, I’m going to count it as such since there’s no evidence that it is returning for future seasons. This was a game show where kids helped solve things in some way. But I do not think that there’s much else to say about this right now.

For the People: After an illogical renewal, most shows do not last much longer beyond it. At least it got to air with the TGIT shows. While I liked this courtroom drama, I’m not sure that it ever had much that made it different from other shows like it in the end.

Splitting Up Together: A lot of ABC comedies that are young enough could go one way or another. I did think that it could be cancelled and I was right. I might have put too many on one side, but I don’t think that it matters much for sure just yet.

The Fix: I honestly don’t know much about what this show was about or why anyone would have cared about it. And that seems to be what remains in my thinking with that. And this was based off of the very little information that I knew about it going into the season in question.

The Big Bang Theory: While the news of its final season hadn’t been made official yet, I knew that it was a possibility and didn’t want to take the risk of a long running show suddenly ending like what happened with The Middle. Thus, I got the otherwise unexpected prediction right.

Happy Together: I forget if this was on here as I felt that it didn’t look like it would last long or if there was some other reason that I thought it would end. It wasn’t pulled from the schedule, but it didn’t last after its initial episode order.

The Red Line: Maybe this was a short term plan and never would have lasted even if it had done well in the ratings. Whatever the reason, it didn’t last and I knew that it probably wouldn’t based off of what little information I had about it before the season started.

Fam: It still is common nowadays for nearly all of the midseason replacements on CBS to end after just one season with few exceptions to the rule. This was one of them in a long train of shows like it that have and will continue to keep happening over and over again. The show wasn’t good and most shows that have dumb names like this won’t last.

The Code: This is more than likely cancelled by now if it hasn’t been made official already. It could have been a better show, although it wasn’t bad. I’ve never quite understood what the name of this show means. It is still airing the rest of its episodes in case you care to watch them.

Elementary: It wasn’t too hard predicting that the time would soon come for it to end as it probably should not have lasted as long as it did anyways. Thus, it only made sense to include it among the shows that I thought would be cancelled at the end of the season.

Murphy Brown: So many revivals don’t last or shouldn’t seem like they should. This was the first that by no unusual circumstance had ended after just one season back on the air. I don’t think that it got the ratings that would have needed to stay around and even if it did, it didn’t last that long anyways.

Life in Pieces: For some reason, I felt that this show was going to end before the seasons started. I do not remember offhand what brought forth the prediction, but it was probably the unusualness with the late airing of it that they announced before the season started.

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Often shows are easier to predict than others. When a show is announced as going to have its final season in advance of the new one, if you don’t include it in your predictions, then you are just stupid for not knowing what’s already revealed to people.

iZombie: This was another freebie as the CW is often nice with existing shows by giving them orders for final seasons instead of just pulling the plug with it at some point. All of their shows after Hart of Dixie had aired were renewed for a final season before ending.

Jane the Virgin: I don’t know why the CW thought of ending this when they did, but they did. It still got to be too confusing towards the end and I lost track of what happened to Michael. Maybe this show was too crazy to keep track of. Whatever the reason, the CW sought to end it and they did.

Ransom: With this often airing on Saturdays all the time, I figured that it only made sense that it would end at some point in time. I have no idea what role Canada played in this show ending. All I know now is that CBS could have cared more about it in terms of scheduling and maybe it would have lasted longer if they had. Or maybe it still would have ended.

Gotham: This was another show that was announced as going to end before it started airing this season. I have no idea why they chose to end it, but I don’t tend to care or read too much into why these things happen. All I know is that they made a good ending and few shows fail to end well with enough advance warning. Some shows do, but this wasn’t one of them.

The Cool Kids: While this probably shouldn’t have been cancelled based on what seemed likely at the time, all that really makes sense is that it was cancelled like I thought it would be. It wasn’t that bad of a show, even if I never saw it a second time. But it was of lesser quality than I would like.

Rel: I tried to watch this only once and didn’t come back after it first went to commercial. I don’t know what about it was so off putting. Was it the live studio audience sounding dumb, always laughing at the horrible material in this show? Maybe. Whatever it was, I never tried to watch it much.

Lethal Weapon: There were too many changes with it going into the season that continued throughout the season so cancellation seemed more like a merciful act to some. I never saw an episode of the show in question so I don’t know what it was like or how it changed from season to season.

Star: This is another cancellation that seemed illogical towards the end. But I got it right and might have only had it on the list due to not likely it. It isn’t often that I do that. I don’t even know why I watched the show once, although I’m sure I had a reason before it started. FOX pulled the plug and I couldn’t care less about whether or not it lasted.

Mental Samurai: While this wasn’t cancelled officially, it isn’t on the schedule for next season and can only be over as a result. I really should do a list of shows like that on the internet movie database at some point in time. This game show didn’t offer much different about it in my mind, but at least there were some people who won money on it.

The Passage: Going through its airing on TV, it probably should have lasted for a while. But it didn’t and one might not have been able to figure that out until the series was done airing. FOX had to put the dumb thing called wrestling on TV on Fridays and this was one of the causalities as a result.

Proven Innocent: Never a ratings hit, I’m glad that this aired until the end and had a relatively good way of ending things. Some parts of it could have been better, but I won’t complain in the long run. All that I know is that Fridays are often poison to new and even existing shows. But now FOX gave up with them and will just air the WWE then.

A.P. Bio: This show was terrible based on promos and it was shocking to many that it even got a second season. But it is over now since they actually had the sense to get rid of it this time around. I’m surprised that some shows that look this bad actually make it past the pilot stage to series.

Midnight, Texas: What’s weird is that this show, not even in its first season, was the first show out of all of them to be cancelled officially this new season pretty close to the end of the year after it had finished airing. The second season aired over a year after the first season and people might not have known that this was on before or on again. Whatever the reason, there were a lot of reasons why this failed and they were all easy to predict. Do I always list all the reasons in previous posts?

I Feel Bad: Note to showrunners everywhere: give your shows good names. Otherwise, people will not want to tune in and watch it. All that I know really is that based on nothing outside of that, I predicted that this would be cancelled and have no idea what type of show it might be like.

Abby’s: I don’t know if much else factored into my decision to predict it as cancelled other than a lame name in my mind being used as a title. Whatever the reason, which might not have even been that, the show didn’t last as a result and I’m not sure that I even know what this was about.

The Enemy Within: This actually had a lot going for it in terms of premise, even flipping some of what you would expect in some places. But it didn’t last and there’s not much else to say about why I might have thought it would be cancelled. It could have been better in the end than it was.

What I got wrong: The Village, The Gifted, fate unknown: Dancing with the Stars Junior, still could be cancelled: Grand Hotel, Blood and Treasure, Instinct, Cosmos: Possible Worlds, Spin the Wheel, The InBetween, The Titan Games

The Village: For some reason, I thought that this would last and I was wrong. I never got it out of promos and wasn’t really interested in it. What people might not realize is that a good promo could make me into a show that I might not have had interest in previously. People didn’t watch this and it was over. Yet I thought that it would be safe for some reason.

The Gifted: Ratings wise, I’ll never know what great hit could wind up with a sophomore slump in terms of ratings. This, after a highly rated first season, people didn’t really care as much about it when it came back a second time. I thought it would last, but I was wrong.

That’s about it for this post. I don’t know if I’ll do cancellation predictions this year or ever again. I do like writing the post, but think that I should discontinue it due to lack of interest based on the low view count that last post was said to have. If you’re reading this and want me to do it again, then let me know so I’ll write it again. Otherwise, I don’t think that I’ll do it again, as much as I like doing it.

The Absurdity of Hate Watching

Something goes on with people that makes absolutely no sense to me. I’m sure that I’m not alone in thinking this way. There are people who hate watch shows. Basically, there are shows that they watch that they hate. For some reason, this is something that they get a twisted joy out of doing. Maybe if one reads this post, they can help me try to understand their reasoning. But I don’t get why one would ever do this sort of thing. Why watch something that you hate?

Honestly, though, there might have been a show that, for a bit, I had hate watched it. Out of all of the shows that I ever watched, this is the only time that this has ever happened. The show was called Super Why. It was targeted for kids and even though I was no longer a kid, I still watched this and other kid shows like it. It wasn’t long into my watching of it that I realized I wasn’t that into it. I kept mocking it when I watched it due to finding it stupid in many ways. When I realized that I didn’t like it, I not only stopped watching it; I stopped watching all the kids’ shows that I was still into.

Not all people are like this, apparently. Some people not only watch shows they hate, they review it for others like them to enjoy. Only this can irritate those who wanted to review a show that they missed or like if they wanted a second opinion on it. It’s quite annoying reading those reviews of people who only seem to point out all the flaws of the episode or worse: just one flaw getting four paragraphs. This does not make any sense to me.

Maybe I just don’t like how some people review shows. But other people do reviews in different ways than I like to do them. I just want a similar reviewer who won’t go on long rants about the show or put various flaws in there with them. And reviewers may not even be hate watching in these cases. They just might not like excusing different flaws about it and have to draw attention to problems with it.

Still, this goes back to hate watching itself being a very flawed things to do. I’ve wasted a lot of my life by watching TV shows. Everyone who watches TV is more or less wasting their time doing it unless they do make money in some way talking about the shows they watch. If you are going to waste time by tuning into a show, why make it something you hate? There are other things you could watch or you could do something better with your life that doesn’t involving watching TV at all. You could read a book, socialize with people, sleep, learn new life skills, or do anything more important. Watching a TV show that you hate is not a good way of spending time.

What makes these people even more stupid is that they often complain when the shows that they do not like get renewed. Why watch something and complain when it stays around? If you want something cancelled, you shouldn’t watch it. If you do hate watch, then don’t complain when that show stays. I mean, you do keep spending your time watching it. Yet you hate it. Why complain?

There are plenty of shows that I realized for one reason or another, I didn’t like anymore. Thus, while I used to watch it regularly, I stop watching and normally don’t return to it, even for brief moments of time. This makes sense to me. Not doing this would just take too much time out of my life. I don’t need to spend time watching shows that I don’t like. That’s why I often don’t watch shows a second time, even if they weren’t that bad a show. I don’t need to spend time doing things that I don’t like.

While some people might like to hate watch, it will forever make no sense to me. It goes against all that the word hate means and all that any bit of hate stands for. Continually watching a show that you don’t like makes about as much sense as having friends you’re always complaining about or seeing more of a movie series after not liking the first one in it. If you know that you don’t like something, then there is not point to stay with it.

I don’t think that there’s much else to say in this post. Maybe someone can explain hate watching to me or maybe it will never make sense to me, like bondage in the bedroom. Whatever the reasoning that others have behind it, I know that I won’t be doing it myself. Know that there will probably not be a post of this blog next Tuesday. A different blog will be updated instead. I should be back in two weeks.