Netflix’s ‘Lord of the Flies,’ ‘Idol’ Throwback, Star Wars Day, ‘Rookie’ Finale
Jack Thorne (Adolescence) adapts William Golding’s harrowing Lord of the Flies as a four-part limited series. American Idol reunites members of the Idol class of 2006, with Dancing with the Stars pros joining the celebration. FXX marks Star Wars (“May the 4th”) Day with a marathon of movies and Family Guy parodies. The Rookie wraps its eighth season.
Lord Of The Flies
Series Premiere
Long before Yellowjackets, William Golding showed how it was done with his iconic 1954 allegory about the collapse of civilization as seen through the eyes of schoolboys stranded on an island after a plane crash. Filmed twice before (in 1964 and less memorably in 1990), this harrowing tale of a descent into tribal savagery becomes a four-part limited series by Jack Thorne, whose Emmy-winning Adolescence was apparently just a warm-up.
American Idol
Seems like old times on the Idol stage when the singing competition turns back the clock 20 years to welcome back contestants from the class of 2006 for a musical reunion. Nostalgia rules on the judging panel as well, with OG Paula Abdul visiting as a guest judge and Randy Jackson providing wisdom as a guest mentor. Among the 2006 Idol alums scheduled to appear: Season 5 Idol winner Taylor Hicks, Kellie Pickler, Bucky Covington, Paris Bennett, and Elliott Yamin, performing duets with this year’s Top 5: Chris Tungseth, Hannah Harper, Braden Rumfelt, Keyla Richardson, and Jordan McCullough. The celebration also features performances by pros from the Dancing with the Stars cast. After America votes live (including on the Disney+ livestream), the field will be narrowed to a Top 3.
Star Wars
May the 4th — or if you will — “May the Force” — has become an annual cause for celebration among Star Wars fans, and what better way to indulge than with a daylong marathon of George Lucas‘ original and arguably best trilogy, starting with 1977’s breakthrough hit A New Hope (noon/11c), followed by the pinnacle The Empire Strikes Back (3/2c) and Return of the Jedi (6/5c). In prime time, FXX leans into actual parody with Family Guy‘s irreverent tribute, Laugh It Up, Fuzzball: The Family Guy Trilogy (9/8c), featuring three hourlong episodes narrated by Peter Griffin (series creator Seth MacFarlane) and opening with “Blue Harvest,” which was originally released in 2007 to mark Star Wars’ 30th anniversary. Followed by “Something, Something, Dark Side” from 2009 and “It’s a Trap!” from 2010. Somewhere, Jar Jar Binks is smiling. Elsewhere, Disney+ presents the final two episodes of the animated series Star Wars: Maul—Shadow Lord.
The Rookie
Season Finale
What a rookie move it would be if fans have to wait until next season for Tim (Eric Winter) to propose to Lucy (Melissa O’Neil). While waiting for him to spring the ring on his beloved, the LAPD crew gets caught in the crossfire while transferring international crime boss Everett (Jeffrey Vincent Parise) to a downtown courthouse. Given that ABC has renewed the show for a ninth season, a cliffhanger isn’t out of the question.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Let’s do the Time Warp again! In the spirit of midnight movies everywhere, the cast of the acclaimed new Broadway revival of The Rocky Horror Show (expected to pick up several Tony nominations this week) migrates from the Studio 54 theater to Studio 6B for a special performance. The stacked cast includes Luke Evans as the latest flamboyant Frank-N-Furter, with support from Saturday Night Live alum Rachel Dratch, What We Do in the Shadows‘ Harvey Guillén, Juliette Lewis, Stephanie Hsu, and former Tony nominees Andrew Durand and Amber Gray. If we’re lucky, maybe they can get the night’s other guests — The Comeback‘s Lisa Kudrow, Dancing with the Stars champ Robert Irwin, and Steven Van Zandt — to play along.
INSIDE MONDAY TV:
- The Neighborhood (8/7c, CBS): With only one more episode to go before packing up for good, the sitcom finds Dave (Max Greenfield) and Gemma (Beth Behrs) exploring new horizons, while the Butler sons Malcolm (Sheaun McKinney) and Marty (Marcel Spears) face hurdles on the way to their respective weddings. Followed by the penultimate episode of freshman comedy DMV (8:30/7:30c).
- Sullivan’s Crossing (8/7c, The CW): The Northern Lights provides a scenic backdrop while Maggie (Morgan Kohan) scrambles to find a local doctor to support her application to the board of physicians while calming Cal’s (Chad Michael Murray) concerns about her past with her ex, Liam (Marcus Rosner).
- FBI (9/8c, CBS): The team hunts for a murderer whose crypto scam has made him and his family the target of a vengeful mark. Followed by CIA (10/9c), where Colin (Tom Ellis) and Bill (Nick Gehlfuss) learn the motive behind a foreign diplomat’s murder: a rare mineral with international implications.
- Dead & Buried (streaming on Acorn TV): Annabel Scholey stars in a British psychological thriller as a woman plotting revenge on the man (Colin Morgan) who murdered her brother 20 years ago and has successfully started a new life after early release from prison. Her approach: seduce him, then destroy. Also on Acorn TV: a new episode of The Brokenwood Mysteries and the finale of the suburban suspense drama The Feud on Shelbury Drive.
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Just The Rookie for us among shows that aren’t daily or at least Daily. I’m not a fan of Fallon’s Tonight but will record the ep to check out its Rocky Horror performance.
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So hilarious to see the ellipsis (…) pop up when the comment goes on for exactly one character, in this case a space after the final period.
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I don't watch Fallon either, or Kimmel, but I'll be tuning in to Colbert since his shows will be new from now until..... The End.
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UNAVAILABLE SAD EMOJI
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The Rookie season finale strained credibility .When Nolan raced through the huge ship crashed the Trans Am in the water and he was drowning while bullets rained on him, how was he rescued so quickly? The ship was the size of a small city! And immediately after Nolan is shown returning home . Felt like two different shows. No recovery time or even emotional distress ? Should I even mention the prisoner escape with the magnet chained on the helicopter. That was straight out of a an action movie from the 80s/90s. Believability thrown out the window. And that says a lot even with this unrealistic show.
That ending was devastating.
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Yeah, I’m with you on pretty much all of that. I had to watch the entire episode distracted by the fact that not only was that magnet ridiculous but there’s no way such an important prisoner-transport caravan would be traveling with no air support.
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I'm looking forward to the final run of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" with former president Barak Obama as his guest for the first night back. Looks like I'll also record "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" to watch a scene from the revival of "The Rocky Horror Show" which includes Fallon's former "SNL" castmate Rachel Dratch among the performers. Edit to add: Oops, Obama is actually on tommorow night!
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FBI. I'm just glad this episode doesn't seem 'personal' to any of the team members.
Any Tracker and/or Watson watchers in the house? Just wonder what people thought about each episode, especially since it was the series finale of Watson.
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I was glad for Watson’s personal ending but would have liked to see a satisfactory ending for everyone else. Especially Shinwell❤️
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Watson's personal ending kind of confused me. Not more than 2 or 3 episodes ago, Watson and Mary were discussing their respective 'significant others.' Mary was ready to move to California with her guy, and Watson was still involved with that other woman (whose identity I don't even remember). So their now getting together seemed like somewhat of a cheat, almost from out of the blue.
I didn't quite 'get' that conversation about how Holmes & Watson got 'sick at the same time,' and I guess it's not really important now.
And yeah, I guess Shinwell's relationship didn't end up as he'd have liked. Not to mention whichever Dr. Croft it was who very surprisingly just got dumped by his girlfriend? That seemed kind of off: he said he was ready to commit, but she suddenly said "no thanks." 😮 :-/
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I enjoyed Tracker very much. Mostly because it focused on Reenie’s case . Fiona Rene is absolutely my favorite actor on this show.
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Earlier in the season, I thought the blond lawyer who recruited Reenie to work with/for her was going to be the sketchy one, with questionable motives. Not sure why they gave that impression. Also, the female legal assistant... she was kind of suspicious-acting in the beginning, I thought she was going to have a hidden agenda.
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Me too! Looks like both are innocent.
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Poor writing? Red herrings?? Who knows? In last night's episode I was disappointed that the man got beaten up and his stepdaughter kidnapped for some random reason, which wss not related to the case Reenie was working.
(And why does Colter never face charges--or even police questioning--about the bodies he leaves behind??)
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American Idol and The Rookie on ABC. Later CBS’ Neighborhood, DMV, FBI and CIA.
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