Tonight's premieres and other notes (Thursday, Jan. 7)

[Robin Miller]

American Idol (time slot premiere) (8 pm, Fox)



Beyond the Tank (time slot premiere) (8 pm, ABC)



Big Bang Theory (returns from hiatus) (8 pm, CBS)



Heroes Reborn (returns from hiatus) (8 pm, NBC)

(last 3 episodes)



Life in Pieces (returns from hiatus) (8:30 pm, CBS)



The Blacklist (returns from hiatus) (9 pm, NBC)



My Diet Is Better Than Yours [new] (9 pm, ABC)



Mom (returns from hiatus) (9 pm, CBS)




Angel From Hell [new] (9:30 pm, CBS)

Stars Jane Lynch in a single-camera comedy about Amy (Lynch), a
colorful, brassy woman who insinuates herself into Allison's (Maggie
Lawson) organized and seemingly perfect life, claiming to be her
"guardian angel." Allison is an intense, driven doctor who is sure that
Amy is just an inebriated, outspoken nut, until every one of her
warnings proves true. Cautioned by Amy not tell anyone about her,
Allison can't discuss this over-the-top oddball with her father and
business partner, Marv (Kevin Pollak), a sunburned dermatologist who
shares an office with Allison, or her younger brother, Brad (Kyle
Bornheimer), a pharmaceutical sales rep who lives over her garage. As
Allison tries to push Amy away, Amy makes her final pitch: her sole
mission is to provide Allison with helpful guidance that nudges her in
the right direction in life - and it's her final chance to prove herself
as an angel. With that, Allison agrees to this unlikely relationship
because maybe a weird friend is exactly what she needs... and what if
Amy really is her "guardian angel"?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4424726/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_from_Hell

http://www.metacritic.com/tv/angel-from-hell

http://www.cbs.com/shows/angel-from-hell/




Elementary (returns from hiatus) (10 pm, CBS)




Shades of Blue [new] (10 pm, NBC)

Police drama starring Jennifer Lopez and Ray Liotta. Harlee Santos
(Jennifer Lopez) is a charismatic single mother and resourceful
detective at the heart of a tight-knit crew of Brooklyn detectives, led
by enigmatic Lt. Matt Wozniak (Ray Liotta) who often leads the team to
step outside the limitations of the law in order to effectively protect
their precinct and their own. As a big illegal job looms on the horizon,
the FBI catches Harlee in the act and pits her against her own unit. As
a newly turned informant, Harlee struggles to safeguard her on-the-job
family and avoid arrest in order to stay with her daughter. Harlee
engages in a perilous dance with her FBI handler, Special Agent Stahl
(Warren Kole), who develops an unhealthy obsession with her. Meanwhile,
Wozniak, acting as the unit's patriarch, begins an all-consuming hunt
for the informant. Pressure mounts as the crew struggles to perform
their brand of street justice under FBI watch. The series also stars
Drea de Matteo, Dayo Okeniyi, Vincent Laresca, Hampton Fluker and Sarah
Jeffery. Santino Fontana is a recurring guest star. 13 episodes.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4118584/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shades_of_Blue_%28TV_series%29

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/shades-of-blue/listings/

http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shades-of-blue

http://www.nbc.com/shades-of-blue

http://deadline.com/2016/01/shades-of-blue-review-jennifer-lopez-nbc-video-1201677014/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/shades-of-blue-may-not-be-perfect-but-it-shows-how-broadcast-networks-want-to-get-better/2016/01/06/ddaec8ee-af57-11e5-b711-1998289ffcea_story.html

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/columnist/2016/01/06/review-jennifer-lopez-shades-of-blue-robert-bianco-nbc/78304602/





Todd Margaret (season 3) (10 pm, IFC)

Based in London, the series is created, written by and stars David Cross
as Todd Margaret, an American lacking any sense of good judgment. After
a three-year hiatus, the show will return to IFC in 2015 with six
all-new, half-hour episodes picking up where the second season left off
when Todd detonates a battery of nuclear bombs that incinerate the
planet. The first three episodes will air back-to-back tonight, with the
remaining three episodes premiering the following week. Formerly titled
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1695989/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Increasingly_Poor_Decisions_of_Todd_Margaret

www.ifc.com/shows/todd-margaret




Real Detective [new] (10 pm,
Investigation Discovery)

Brings to life the real homicide cases these seasoned pros can never
forget. With narrative driven exclusively by the detectives themselves,
each episode ventures deep into the mind of a homicide detective as they
describe in vivid detail the one case forever ingrained in their memory.
Inspired by HBO's acclaimed series "True Detective."




--Robin

[Obveeus]

On 1/7/2016 1:43 AM, Robin Miller wrote:

> Angel From Hell [new] (9:30 pm, CBS)
>
> Stars Jane Lynch in a single-camera comedy about Amy (Lynch), a
> colorful, brassy woman who insinuates herself into Allison's (Maggie
> Lawson) organized and seemingly perfect life, claiming to be her
> "guardian angel."

Just this one.

[anim8rfsk]

In article <df6fp1...@mid.individual.net>,

*There* it is!

Thanks,
> --Robin

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[anim8rfsk]

In article <n6lpt4$dnc$2...@dont-email.me>, Obveeus <Obv...@aol.com>
wrote:

Let me know what you think. I was going to watch it until the preview
show convinced me otherwise.

[Dimensional Traveler]

On 1/6/2016 10:43 PM, Robin Miller wrote:
>
> Heroes Reborn (returns from hiatus) (8 pm, NBC)
>
> (last 3 episodes)
>

Ever? (Please say yes.)

--
Now the Force-Ghost of DTravel since he was forced by shame to commit
hara-kiri with a dull light-spork after liking the Abrams/Bad Robot Star
Wars movie.

[Ubiquitous]

In article <df6fp1...@mid.individual.net>, robin....@invalid.invalid
wrote:

>Angel From Hell [new] (9:30 pm, CBS)
>Stars Jane Lynch in a single-camera comedy about Amy (Lynch), a
>colorful, brassy woman who insinuates herself into Allison's (Maggie
>Lawson) organized and seemingly perfect life, claiming to be her
>"guardian angel." Allison is an intense, driven doctor who is sure that
>Amy is just an inebriated, outspoken nut, until every one of her
>warnings proves true. Cautioned by Amy not tell anyone about her,
>Allison can't discuss this over-the-top oddball with her father and
>business partner, Marv (Kevin Pollak), a sunburned dermatologist who
>shares an office with Allison, or her younger brother, Brad (Kyle
>Bornheimer), a pharmaceutical sales rep who lives over her garage. As
>Allison tries to push Amy away, Amy makes her final pitch: her sole
>mission is to provide Allison with helpful guidance that nudges her in
>the right direction in life - and it's her final chance to prove herself
>as an angel. With that, Allison agrees to this unlikely relationship
>because maybe a weird friend is exactly what she needs... and what if
>Amy really is her "guardian angel"?

I saw this as part of a focus group; it seemed promising.

--
"Please trust President Obama when he says, "If you like your guns, you
can keep your guns."

[anim8rfsk]

In article <n00ryu$bf9$2...@dont-email.me>,

Obviously that was before you got your eyes fixed! 8D

[Adam H. Kerman]

Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>robin....@invalid.invalid wrote:

>>Angel From Hell [new] (9:30 pm, CBS)
>>Stars Jane Lynch in a single-camera comedy about Amy (Lynch), a
>>colorful, brassy woman who insinuates herself into Allison's (Maggie
>>Lawson) organized and seemingly perfect life, claiming to be her
>>"guardian angel." Allison is an intense, driven doctor who is sure that
>>Amy is just an inebriated, outspoken nut, until every one of her
>>warnings proves true. Cautioned by Amy not tell anyone about her,
>>Allison can't discuss this over-the-top oddball with her father and
>>business partner, Marv (Kevin Pollak), a sunburned dermatologist who
>>shares an office with Allison, or her younger brother, Brad (Kyle
>>Bornheimer), a pharmaceutical sales rep who lives over her garage. As
>>Allison tries to push Amy away, Amy makes her final pitch: her sole
>>mission is to provide Allison with helpful guidance that nudges her in
>>the right direction in life - and it's her final chance to prove herself
>>as an angel. With that, Allison agrees to this unlikely relationship
>>because maybe a weird friend is exactly what she needs... and what if
>>Amy really is her "guardian angel"?

>I saw this as part of a focus group; it seemed promising.

That's interesting. How did it feel to have the power to hold Hollywood
careers in your hand?

[icebreaker]

On Thu, 07 Jan 2016 18:17:01 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim...@cox.net>
wrote:

Maggie still looks very good but the show is so so. Anywho, I'm off to
Key West so later, gators.

[Dimensional Traveler]

So you are the one we can blame for it.

[Ubiquitous]

anim...@cox.net wrote:

> Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>> robin....@invalid.invalid wrote:

>> >Angel From Hell [new] (9:30 pm, CBS)
>> >Stars Jane Lynch in a single-camera comedy about Amy (Lynch), a
>> >colorful, brassy woman who insinuates herself into Allison's (Maggie
>> >Lawson) organized and seemingly perfect life, claiming to be her
>> >"guardian angel." Allison is an intense, driven doctor who is sure that
>> >Amy is just an inebriated, outspoken nut, until every one of her
>> >warnings proves true. Cautioned by Amy not tell anyone about her,
>> >Allison can't discuss this over-the-top oddball with her father and
>> >business partner, Marv (Kevin Pollak), a sunburned dermatologist who
>> >shares an office with Allison, or her younger brother, Brad (Kyle
>> >Bornheimer), a pharmaceutical sales rep who lives over her garage. As
>> >Allison tries to push Amy away, Amy makes her final pitch: her sole
>> >mission is to provide Allison with helpful guidance that nudges her in
>> >the right direction in life - and it's her final chance to prove herself
>> >as an angel. With that, Allison agrees to this unlikely relationship
>> >because maybe a weird friend is exactly what she needs... and what if
>> >Amy really is her "guardian angel"?
>>
>> I saw this as part of a focus group; it seemed promising.
>
>Obviously that was before you got your eyes fixed! 8D

Bwah!

--
"Hillary was stumped on the difference between a socialist & a
Democrat. She was also stumped on the difference between a rapist & a
husband."

[Ubiquitous]

icebr...@nowhere.com wrote:
>On Thu, 07 Jan 2016 18:17:01 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim...@cox.net>
>wrote:

>> Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>>> robin....@invalid.invalid wrote:

>>> >Angel From Hell [new] (9:30 pm, CBS)
>>> >Stars Jane Lynch in a single-camera comedy about Amy (Lynch), a
>>> >colorful, brassy woman who insinuates herself into Allison's (Maggie
>>> >Lawson) organized and seemingly perfect life, claiming to be her
>>> >"guardian angel." Allison is an intense, driven doctor who is sure that
>>> >Amy is just an inebriated, outspoken nut, until every one of her
>>> >warnings proves true. Cautioned by Amy not tell anyone about her,
>>> >Allison can't discuss this over-the-top oddball with her father and
>>> >business partner, Marv (Kevin Pollak), a sunburned dermatologist who
>>> >shares an office with Allison, or her younger brother, Brad (Kyle
>>> >Bornheimer), a pharmaceutical sales rep who lives over her garage. As
>>> >Allison tries to push Amy away, Amy makes her final pitch: her sole
>>> >mission is to provide Allison with helpful guidance that nudges her in
>>> >the right direction in life - and it's her final chance to prove herself
>>> >as an angel. With that, Allison agrees to this unlikely relationship
>>> >because maybe a weird friend is exactly what she needs... and what if
>>> >Amy really is her "guardian angel"?
>>>
>>> I saw this as part of a focus group; it seemed promising.
>>
>>Obviously that was before you got your eyes fixed! 8D
>
>Maggie still looks very good but the show is so so. Anywho, I'm off to
>Key West so later, gators.

She was in DON'T TRUST THE BITCH IN APARTMENT 3, right?

[Ubiquitous]

They usually don't listen to me, like the one on NBC about the priest and
his messed-up family several years ago whose name I forgot (THE BOOK OF
DANIEL?).

[anim8rfsk]

In article <7r9u8bt8o98ip5pn4...@4ax.com>,

Woah! Have fun!!

--
New sig pending

[Your Name]

In article <anim8rfsk-FA638...@news.easynews.com>,

If he's going to Key West, won't he see gators sooner rather than
later?? ;-)

[Robin Miller]

Or will they see him first?

--Robin

[Your Name]

In article <dfb7lh...@mid.individual.net>, Robin Miller

In that case he might only see them from the inside. ;-)

[anim8rfsk]

In article <dfb7lh...@mid.individual.net>,
Robin Miller <robin....@invalid.invalid> wrote:

He won't see gators unless he goes to the zoo, but he might run into
crocodiles.

[Obveeus]

Nope. The blonde here is from PSYCH.

[Obveeus]

On 1/8/2016 9:05 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
> In article <dfb7lh...@mid.individual.net>,
> Robin Miller <robin....@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
>> Your Name wrote:
>>> In article <anim8rfsk-FA638...@news.easynews.com>,
>>> anim8rfsk <anim...@cox.net> wrote:
>>>> In article <7r9u8bt8o98ip5pn4...@4ax.com>,
>>>> icebreaker <icebr...@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Maggie still looks very good but the show is so so. Anywho, I'm off to
>>>>> Key West so later, gators.
>>>>
>>>> Woah! Have fun!!
>>>
>>> If he's going to Key West, won't he see gators sooner rather than
>>> later?? ;-)
>>>
>>
>>
>> Or will they see him first?
>>
>> --Robin
>
> He won't see gators unless he goes to the zoo, but he might run into
> crocodiles.

Are you sure about that? I think Florida has both...and I know I've
seen Gators in Gainesville.

[anim8rfsk]

In article <n6q179$7gu$2...@dont-email.me>, Obveeus <Obv...@aol.com>
wrote:

I looked up Key West specifically. :)

[Tony Calguire]

It's 11:59 and 59 seconds. anim8rfsk happened in rec.arts.tv today:

>> > If he's going to Key West, won't he see gators sooner rather than
>> > later?? ;-)
>> >
>>
>>
>> Or will they see him first?
>>
>

> He won't see gators unless he goes to the zoo, but he might run into
> crocodiles.
>

In Key West? He'll see kitties! Kitties with six toes!

[Dimensional Traveler]

With the gators?

[icebreaker]

There are both in FL, but gators don't do salt water. They like them
some fresh and you can see lots if you take US41 across the Glades
from Naples on the way to the Keys. I took I75 across Alligator Alley
'cause I was in a hurry. Crocs do both salt and fresh but there
aren't as many so you don't see them that often unless you putter
around in the mangroves off the S FL coast. I think most of the
freshwater crocs are in the Ft Lauderdale area and New River but I may
be off on that. Having trouble seeing the keyboard for some reason.
"Key West...nearly PERFECT...far from NORMAL!"

[anim8rfsk]

In article <h6819b16j4kmge9cn...@4ax.com>,

Thanks!

[anim8rfsk]

In article <n6q66a$sdn$1...@dont-email.me>,

I ... what?

[Obveeus]

Ah, ok.

[Obveeus]

My grandparents had a cat with 7 toes or each of its front feet. It was
very kneady.

[Obveeus]

I had about a 10ft alligator cross the road in front of me once in
Texas. I got out to take pictures...and probably got closer than I
should have, but he seemed intent on just lazily walking to the other
side like a chicken.

[Tony Calguire]

It's 11:59 and 59 seconds. anim8rfsk happened in rec.arts.tv today:
>> >>
>> >

>> > He won't see gators unless he goes to the zoo, but he might run into
>> > crocodiles.
>> >
>>
>> In Key West? He'll see kitties! Kitties with six toes!
>
> I ... what?
>

Not just any six-toed cats... Ernest Hemingway's six-toed cats!

http://www.hemingwayhome.com/cats/

[anim8rfsk]

In article <n6r95i$kgn$1...@dont-email.me>,

ahhhhh

[Dimensional Traveler]

On 1/9/2016 5:26 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
> In article <n6q66a$sdn$1...@dont-email.me>,
> Tony Calguire <tc...@yahoo.invalid> wrote:
>
>> It's 11:59 and 59 seconds. anim8rfsk happened in rec.arts.tv today:
>>
>>>>> If he's going to Key West, won't he see gators sooner rather than
>>>>> later?? ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Or will they see him first?
>>>>
>>>
>>> He won't see gators unless he goes to the zoo, but he might run into
>>> crocodiles.
>>>
>>
>> In Key West? He'll see kitties! Kitties with six toes!
>
> I ... what?
>

Hemingway's cats. He adopted some six toed cats and they've been
breeding ever since.

When I was a kid we had a cat we called SOSSY, short for Spirt Of
Seventy-Six, because he had seven toes on his front paws and six on his
rear.

[anim8rfsk]

In article <n6rqqq$7p0$5...@dont-email.me>,

Dimensional Traveler <dtr...@sonic.net> wrote:

> On 1/9/2016 5:26 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
> > In article <n6q66a$sdn$1...@dont-email.me>,
> > Tony Calguire <tc...@yahoo.invalid> wrote:
> >
> >> It's 11:59 and 59 seconds. anim8rfsk happened in rec.arts.tv today:
> >>
> >>>>> If he's going to Key West, won't he see gators sooner rather than
> >>>>> later?? ;-)
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Or will they see him first?
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> He won't see gators unless he goes to the zoo, but he might run into
> >>> crocodiles.
> >>>
> >>
> >> In Key West? He'll see kitties! Kitties with six toes!
> >
> > I ... what?
> >
> Hemingway's cats. He adopted some six toed cats and they've been
> breeding ever since.

Yeah, I forgot Heminway's history down there. The Peachster and I
watched some home remodel show down there that showed his house.

>
> When I was a kid we had a cat we called SOSSY, short for Spirt Of
> Seventy-Six, because he had seven toes on his front paws and six on his
> rear.

heh

[Obveeus]

On 1/9/2016 3:36 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
> On 1/9/2016 5:26 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
>> In article <n6q66a$sdn$1...@dont-email.me>,
>> Tony Calguire <tc...@yahoo.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> It's 11:59 and 59 seconds. anim8rfsk happened in rec.arts.tv today:
>>>
>>>>>> If he's going to Key West, won't he see gators sooner rather than
>>>>>> later?? ;-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Or will they see him first?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> He won't see gators unless he goes to the zoo, but he might run into
>>>> crocodiles.
>>>>
>>>
>>> In Key West? He'll see kitties! Kitties with six toes!
>>
>> I ... what?
>>
> Hemingway's cats. He adopted some six toed cats and they've been
> breeding ever since.
>
> When I was a kid we had a cat we called SOSSY, short for Spirt Of
> Seventy-Six, because he had seven toes on his front paws and six on his
> rear.

Cute.

[Your Name]

In article <n6r39j$ojt$1...@dont-email.me>, Obveeus <Obv...@aol.com>
wrote:

>
> I had about a 10ft alligator cross the road in front of me once in
> Texas. I got out to take pictures...and probably got closer than I
> should have, but he seemed intent on just lazily walking to the other
> side like a chicken.

Wow! An alligator that walks like a chicken ... now that would be worth
taking photos of to prove alligators can walk on two legs and flap
their wings. ;-)

[icebreaker]

There's fences both sides of US 41 and I75 to keep the wildlife like
gators off the road. Also keeps the few remaining panthers from
getting whacked.

[icebreaker]

On Sat, 09 Jan 2016 06:26:41 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim...@cox.net>
wrote:

>In article <n6q66a$sdn$1...@dont-email.me>,
> Tony Calguire <tc...@yahoo.invalid> wrote:
>
>> It's 11:59 and 59 seconds. anim8rfsk happened in rec.arts.tv today:
>>
>> >> > If he's going to Key West, won't he see gators sooner rather than
>> >> > later?? ;-)
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Or will they see him first?
>> >>
>> >
>> > He won't see gators unless he goes to the zoo, but he might run into
>> > crocodiles.
>> >
>>
>> In Key West? He'll see kitties! Kitties with six toes!
>
>I ... what?

The Hemingway cats http://www.hemingwayhome.com/cats/

[Your Name]

In article <luj39bhu3ai8jfdb9...@4ax.com>, icebreaker

<icebr...@nowhere.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 9 Jan 2016 08:54:35 -0500, Obveeus <Obv...@aol.com> wrote:
> >On 1/9/2016 1:29 AM, icebreaker wrote:
> >> On Fri, 8 Jan 2016 23:13:04 -0500, Obveeus <Obv...@aol.com> wrote:
> >>> On 1/8/2016 9:05 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
> >>>> In article <dfb7lh...@mid.individual.net>,
> >>>> Robin Miller <robin....@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> >>>>> Your Name wrote:
> >>>>>> In article <anim8rfsk-FA638...@news.easynews.com>,
> >>>>>> anim8rfsk <anim...@cox.net> wrote:
> >>>>>>> In article <7r9u8bt8o98ip5pn4...@4ax.com>,
> >>>>>>> icebreaker <icebr...@nowhere.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Maggie still looks very good but the show is so so. Anywho, I'm off
> >>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>> Key West so later, gators.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Woah! Have fun!!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> If he's going to Key West, won't he see gators sooner rather than
> >>>>>> later?? ;-)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Or will they see him first?
> >>>>

> >>>> He won't see gators unless he goes to the zoo, but he might run into
> >>>> crocodiles.
> >>>
> >>> Are you sure about that? I think Florida has both...and I know I've
> >>> seen Gators in Gainesville.
> >>
> >> There are both in FL, but gators don't do salt water. They like them
> >> some fresh and you can see lots if you take US41 across the Glades
> >> from Naples on the way to the Keys. I took I75 across Alligator Alley
> >> 'cause I was in a hurry. Crocs do both salt and fresh but there
> >> aren't as many so you don't see them that often unless you putter
> >> around in the mangroves off the S FL coast. I think most of the
> >> freshwater crocs are in the Ft Lauderdale area and New River but I may
> >> be off on that. Having trouble seeing the keyboard for some reason.
> >> "Key West...nearly PERFECT...far from NORMAL!"
> >
> >I had about a 10ft alligator cross the road in front of me once in
> >Texas. I got out to take pictures...and probably got closer than I
> >should have, but he seemed intent on just lazily walking to the other
> >side like a chicken.
>
> There's fences both sides of US 41 and I75 to keep the wildlife like
> gators off the road. Also keeps the few remaining panthers from
> getting whacked.

Geez, rich Americans. ;-)

Most places just put up road signs with a silhouette picture of the
animal (kangaroo, hedgehog, duck, deer, etc.) ... there's even one with
children on it near school.

Sometimes they might even build a tunnel under the road, which is
fairly easy for small animals like hedgehogs, but gets expensive for
bigger things like cows (although I have seen such tunnels for farmers
to get live stock from a paddock on one side of the road to another on
the other side.).