Last Man Standing is the only sitcom that does very special episodes and tonight at 8p on ABC they are tackling Vaping. Mike (Tim Allen) and Vanessa (Nancy Travis) catch their daughter Mandy (Molly Ephraim)smoking an eCig and lecture her about. Vanessa explains to her they are not as harmless as she thinks, but will that be enough to convince her to stop? Shockingly, it is enough to get Vanessa to start smoking cigarettes again. It a conundrum that a lot of family faces and this show does a brilliant job showing all sides.
Then at 9p but over on GSN, Hellavator is back in commission. Each week 4 people will enter the elevator, but there is no guarantee they will make it out. They will each face at least one of the Seven Deadly Sins (greed, sloth, anger, envy, gluttony, lust and pride) in challenges that will leave you never wanting to ride in elevator again. If they defeat Jen and Sylvia Soska, aka the Twisted Twins, then they can go home with up to $50,000. If not, they don’t go home.
If you need to only take the stairs, then watch this scary game show. Or watch it just because it is a great way to end your week!
Back in the ’70s, everyone was ga ga over The Gong Show and now ABC is bringing it back! Will Arnett has been tapped to host the first ten episodes that will debut at a later date.
I say first 10 because if it is as successful as Celebrity Family Feud, Match Game and The $10,000 Password, it will be back for many more episodes. I seriously don’t know why ABC keeps their Sunday night lineup with declining dramas going when they can do a night of game shows that have proven to do well for them in the Summer when no one is watching. They do better and since it is all about that is what I prefer to watch.
Hopefully, they will bring back the Unknown Comic!
How excited are you for the return of The Gong Show?
ABC announced today that my favorite new show and new comedy, Designated Survivor and Speechless, respectively, were picked up for full seasons. Even though both shows suffered a ratings slip in week 2, they still did well for their timeslots.
Moving past that, I am excited I get to watch 20 more episodes of the shows.
On a side note, I think Kal Penn deserves an Emmy for his work on the drama.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15vywGIjvPk
Last season, not even a handful of shows were cancelled cancelled, so this time around, we don’t know what the Big 5 will do. Today, we found out that ABC has cut the episode order count of its midseason replacement show Imaginary Mary. The Jenna Elfman comedy was picked up for 13 episodes, and now they only want 9.
As much as I adore Adam Golberg’s shows, I was not looking forward to this one. In fact, I had forgotten about it until this news.
When it comes to which show that has already aired will be the first one to go 13 or less, I say that title will go to no no Notorious or Pitch, but I am rooting for the first because the latter one is so inspirational.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0wLCGwYZ3g Pitch swings and hits a homer tonight at 9p on Fox. The heartwarming drama is about the first female player who makes it up to the big leagues. If you think about, it looks like we have the first female President before we have a woman in the majors. Who would’ve thought? Both don’t seem like a reality, but Pitch makes it seem like it can be one.
Ginny Baker (Kylie Bunbury) is called up to the Big Leagues after many years in the Minors. There is so much attention surrounding her pitching debut, but can the first MLB female player live up to the hype, and survive the pressure. Her publicist is on her side as is some of her teammates and bosses, but then there are those that think she is just a gimmick. Is she? You will have to watch to find out. Pitch is a show that every parent needs to watch with his little girl so that she can learn she can be whatever she wants! That and it is one of the few dramas you can watch as a family.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjeWjrkRczM
I watched Notorious a few months ago, and I didn’t like it. I am opting not to watch it again because I disliked it that much.
If it was just about a News Producer (Piper Perabo) and a Lawyer (Daniel Sunjata), who are breaking news stories, because of their friendship; then fine. But then there is a case that develops during the episode and it doesn’t keep my interest because it is one we have seen before, so not fine.
That and I am not one of the people who drinks the Shonda Rhimes Kool-Aid, so it is not like I feel like I have to watch the meat in her sandwich.
