https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRsZijHFN_I Madam Secretary is back on CBS tonight at 10p and they have three very special guest stars. Gen. Colin Powell, Madeleine Albright and Hillary Clinton will all play themselves when Madam Secretary Bess (Téa Leoni) need them.
When I say the episode starts off with a bang, I do not mean them. I mean there is an explosion in the White House and not everyone is going to survive it.
Bess has brokered a great peace deal between two feuding countries and they are ready to sign on the dotted line with the president by their side when the attack happens. After the dust clears, she needs to reassure the American people, which is why she goes to the former Secretaries for help. Their words of wisdom to her, are words our current administration should pay attention to.
If this season is as good as this tonight’s season premiere, you are not going to want ti miss a single episode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3nzLiWcGiU
Kevin Williamson is back doing a horror TV series with CBS All Access’ Tell Me A Story and his take on Grimm fairy tales is not for kids. The modern take on our childhood stories like Three Little Pig and Little Red Riding Hood will not put us to sleep like the classic version, but the show that debuts on Halloween looks like a dream come true. Or should I say nightmare? Be prepared to stay up all night as Goldie Locks really finds out what happens if you sleep in three beds that do not belong to you.
CBS starts off the night with the new comedy The Neighborhood that stars several sitcom veterans.
Dave Johnson (Max Greenfield), his wife Gemma (Beth Behrs) and their son Grover (Hank Greenspan) move from a small town in Michigan to a predominately African-American town in Los Angeles. Gemma got a job as a principal at a nearby progressive school and that is why they moved there.
Their next-door neighbor Calvin (Cedric the Entertainer) is the African-American version of Archie Bunker. He cannot stand his new neighbor, who is overly nice. Thankfully, for Dave, Calvin’s wife (Tichina Arnold) and their sons Malcolm (Sheaun McKinney) and Marty (Marcel Spears) will do everything they can to get the two men to get along. Some things are easier said than done.
Tonight, Calvin holds a yard-e-que and invited the Johnsons and Dave makes things much worse for the families. Next week, they both have different parenting skills and their sons benefit for getting some fatherly advice from the other one. Then for the fourth episode, Dave hosts a party and Calvin closes it down.
When you put four funny comedy stars on one sitcom, you get a show that we can all enjoy. It has a lot of potential and I cannot wait to see what else they do with it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml2nRL6fS9Y
Then at 8:30p, Happy Together, a sitcom, loosely based on Harry Styles, comes to CBS. Out of all of the new sitcoms, this one us my favorite one. After watching the first three episodes, this one made me laugh the hardest in each episode.
Jake (Damon Wayans Jr.) and Claire (Amber Stevens West) are a married couple, who have become a boring old couple even though they are only in their 30’s.
Jake is an accountant whose client is Cooper James (Felix Mallard), the hottest pop star of the year. He just broke up with his girlfriend and the paps are following him around to get a scoop. James decides to hideout at Jake’s house because no one would expect him to be there.
Cooper James (Felix Mallard) has been living like a rock star for so long, he does not remember what it is like to be normal. Jake and Claire have become so dull, they do not remember what it is like to be cool. Together, they will help each other to find what they were missing. Especially, now that he is moved in with them.
Wayans Jr. and West are so good at being corny, you cannot help but to laugh with them. Meanwhile, Mallard is just so likable that you cannot help but to love him. Plus, he is east on the eyes. Together the three deliver a show that will make you laugh until it hurts.
Talking about deliver, West is pregnant with her first child in real life and they are no writing her pregnancy into the show. For a fun drinking game, drink every time they try to hide her growing belly.
https://youtu.be/vLX03XGOQSI
Also at 8p but over on Fox is The Resident. The episode starts off with someone getting arrested and that person hoping that they will get off with the crime. If they do not, then they have to report it to the Georgia Medical Board. Ending their career.
Now that Conrad’s (Matt Czuchry) dad owns the Chastain Park Memorial he wants to make it a better place for his son. Therefore, Marshall (Glenn Morshower) holds a meeting with Conrad and Dr. Bell (Bruce Greenwood) to see how they can do that. Conrad wants to put patients first, while Dr. Bell knows you cannot do that without money, lots and lots of money. The two men are adamant about what they want, and Marshall is stuck in the middle.
Meanwhile, a teenage boy comes in after getting into an accident and his parents are very wealthy. Dr. Bell sees dollar signs, while Conrad sees a boy he needs to save. How far will they go to save him and how much will it cost his family?
Now that Devin (Manish Dayal) is a second resident, he needs to train some of the first years. Some of the other doctors compare him to Conrad, and he does not want to be like his mentor. Will he be?
Each medical drama has their own focus and this one is about working in a hospital, saving patients, operating a hospital and doctors in love. It is the perfect combination and not too soapy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvbXdsQevC8 The Simpsons turn the big 3-0 tonight at 8p on Fox. In honor of the milestone, they do a couch gag that shows an iconic scene from all 30 seasons. It will remind how great this show has been during all of these decades.
Now it is time to talk about the episode. Bart gets into a really bad accident, says that he died and came back. His story gets out there and a Christain film company wants to do a movie about his experience. Homer and Flanders produce the film that will either star Gal Gadot or Emily Deschanel as Marge Simpson. Can this biopic get made without any complications? Of course not which is why we love this animated sitcom so much.
Then at 8:30p, Bob’s Burgers celebrates its 150th episode. Boyz Four, think One Direction, loses a member and they are holding auditions to replace him. Tina goes in disguise to try out and to find a cute boy she saw. While looking for him, she finds another cute boy and another one. Each has their song. If you are going to get this milestone than it is something to sing about and they are singing.
Then at 9p, Brian gets married on Family Guy. Brian wants to meet the perfect woman for him, but the only thing is that she has cancer. When she finds out it terminal, Brian offers to marry her. The two become Quahog celebrities when Tom Tucker features them on his show.
I have seen every episode of the show and I think the 2-part season premiere might the show’s worst episodes yet. Hopefully, they will get better as the season goes on because foRel is going to need it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haKZSx7WJ7g
Over at CBS at 8:30p, Miles gets a friend request that will change his life forever on Gd Friended Me.
Miles (Brandon Micheal Hall) grew up with a father (Joe Morton) who is a reverend. When he was a kid something happened that made him lose his faith. So much so, he started a podcast saying there is no Gd.
Then he gets a friend request from Gd and he thinks it is a joke. That is until he gets another request to friend someone else. A man who is about to jump in front of a train until Miles stops him.
Miles gets a new friend request for Cara Bloom (Violett Beane). He thinks the writer is in on it, but she swears she isn’t. She needs to write a story and decides to tells Miles’ tale. Now the two of them, who need saving, try to find out why Gd wants to be his friend.
It has been 18 years since CBS cancelled Early Edition, and I have been waiting for them to do a show as good as that one. Finally, they have done it with this show. This is the only new show that a family can watch together. So sit down as one and watch this drama with your loved ones.
Must See Thursday is back on several networks, so you don’t want to miss your favorite shows’ season premieres.
As I have done the previous days, I am reviewing the shows, in my order, of best to worst. Tonight is the first night where there is nothing that bad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkfeyCLm3qY
At 8p, The Good Place is back on NBC with a full-hour season premiere. The episode starts off with Michael (Ted Danson) going back to earth to save Elanor (Kristen Bell), Chidi (William Jackson Harper), Tahani (Jameela Jamil) and Jason (Manny Jacinto) from their original deaths.
Now that they are getting a second chance of life, will they make the most of it? Fast forward a year and things are not looking good. Thus, Michael goes back down to earth to get the four of them together again. How will he do it? What has happened in the last year? You will see it all unfold tonight.
The Good Place is not only my favorite show of the night, but it is also my favorite show of broadcast. Want to see why then watch. You can catch up on the first two seasons on the NBC app or Netflix. You will not be disappointed!
https://youtu.be/kxNKAvtjS5k
Also at 8p but on CBS, it is time for Amy (Mayim Bialik) and Sheldon (Jim Parsons) to be reunited with the gang on The Big Bang Theory. Not only that, they get to open their wedding presents.
Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Penny (Kaley Cuoco) gave them the perfect gift. One the newlyweds have no idea what it is, but they will doing anything to figure it out.
Stuart (Kevin Sussman) is getting ready for his date and things do not go well. You have to see it to believe it.
Then there is Raj (Kunal Nayyar), who by the episode, Raj will make a huge decision.
Two episodes into the final season of Big Bang Theory and I am sad to see it go because it is starting off really strong.
https://youtu.be/HJhmJIDy-RY
Then at 8:30p, Young Sheldon (Iain Armitage) gets some competition in Dr. John Sturgis’ (Wallace Shawn) class. A girl, who is as smart as him, and she is also younger than him. Needless to say, he does not like it.
When his parents (Zoe Perry, Lance Barber) find out about her, they invite her family over. They paint her to be perfect as compared to their son. But is she better than our Sheldon?
You don’t want to miss it to find out.
The only reason why Law & Order: SVU is down here is because I prefer comedies over procedurals. But this procedural, that begins its 20th season tonight at 9p with a 2-hour season premiere on NBC, deserves respect.
A teenage boy goes hunting with his dad (Dylan Walsh). When he cannot kill a bunny, his father rapes him. He wants his son to be a man. How far will his son go to prove he is a man?
That is what Benson (Mariska Hargitay), Rollins (Kelli Giddish) and Stone (Philip Winchester) will have to try to prevent from happening. In a case that will forever touch all of them.
Finally, there is Murphy Brown that is back on CBS tonight at 9:30p. While the revival feels the same as it did 20 years ago, it has a big problem for me. It is way too political.
I watch scripted TV to get away from Donald Trump, not to hear about it again. Plus, it makes the sitcom feel dated. It won’t even well play in repeats in the coming months, let alone in a few years. The original touched on politics, but this is all over it. Way too much for me after watching the first three episodes.
While I will tune out because of all of the Trump jokes, I am sure many will tune in because of it. Depending on how many will tune in for it, will depend on how much further they will go with it. Low ratings will mean a change and I am rooting for that because I am rooting for the show.
