What’s On: ‘Guest Book,’ NFL Kickoff, ABC Summer Finales
A critical checklist of Thursday’s TV:
The Guest Book (10:30/9:30c, TBS): Writer/producer Greg Garcia reunites with Raising Hope star Shannon Woodward in another quirky episode of the comedy anthology. She’s the latest guest in Froggy Cottage, though being a meth addict, she’s also a squatter in the vacant cabin, along with her lovable boyfriend (Andrew J. West, the adult Henry in the revamped Once Upon a Time), who’s hoping to wean her off the drug during their illicit stay. The main subplot among the regulars involves a desperate Officer Kimberly Leahy (Kellie Martin) hounding not-quite-divorced Dr. Brown (Garret Dillahunt, another Hope veteran) for a date.
NFL Kickoff 2017 (7:30/8:30c, NBC): The prime-time football season gets an early start with Super Bowl-winning New England Patriots taking on AFC West champ Kansas City Chiefs, with the game starting at 8:30/7:30c. Sunday Night Football resumes this weekend, with Dallas hosting the New York Giants.
Battle of the Network Stars (8/7c, ABC): A sign that we can son put the summer’s silly season behind us: the finale of this retread with back-to-back episodes pitting “Famous TV Families” against “Doctors,” and “Troublemakers” vs. “TV Lifeguards.” Among the participants who were also around for the ’70s version: Parker Stevenson, Willie Aames, Charlene Tilton and Deidre Hall. Followed at 10/9c by the season finale of The Gong Show, with judges including Will Arnett, Courteney Cox and Isla Fisher responding to such “entertainment” as a rat on an obstacle course and pizza-dough acrobatics. (If the rat wins, does it get the pizza dough?)
Inside Thursday TV: The internationally inclined streaming service Walter Presents launches the third and final season of the French political thriller Spin, set six months before a new presidential election marred by an extremist’s assassination. … CBS’s Zoo (10/9c) prepares to welcome the first baby born in more than a decade, courtesy of Clementine (Gracie Dzienny), but this being Zoo, there are complications, including toxic spores trapping the team inside a plane. … On an emotional episode of Bravo’s Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce (10/9c), Abby (Lisa Edelstein) leans on her gal pals for support while saying a final farewell to her mother, then gets surprised by a former flame.
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Walter? There's a streaming service called Walter?
Guest Book has actually been a rather amusing little show which I probably never would have watched except there's been so little else I like on Thursdays lately.
I'm going to watch Project Runway so I can make fun of the funny outfits on the message boards later.
Doesn't Big Brother have another double elimination tonight? I think I heard that in a promo for it.
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Oh, I'm ready for this "silly" summer season to end too.
But the sorely underrated Salvation - yet another stellar episode last night- will be missed. Only 2 episodes to go. If ratings were stronger I would say that it warrants a regular season slot, yes its that good.
Some moments echo ABC's much more popular Designated Survivor.
One issue both shows have is that the audio when characters are speaking is often very low and muddled. The sound effects in the background overpower the voices.
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I don't have any problems with the audio on those shows. I think it helps that I turn the bass and treble down which tends to make the mid-range voices stand out more.
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I actually just turned down the treble and raised the bass last night while watching the news. Many female voices are very annoying and sometimes annoying to listen to, their pitches are way to high.
I guess they aren't hired for their voices anymore : )
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I've been finding many women's voices unbearably shrill lately both on TV and in real life. A typical example is Bernadette on Big Bang Theory who is so shrill at times that I can't understand her even if I rewind and play the scene over again. I also have a lot of trouble understanding children on TV who seem to mumble a lot.
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