‘Terror’ ‘Supergirl’ Returns, Acorn’s ‘No Offence,’ ‘Voice’ Goes Live
A selective critical checklist of notable Monday TV:
The Terror (9/8, AMC): This incredibly intense historical horror thriller offers its most terrifying sequence yet, as illness rocks the creepily creaking ice-locked boats and the elusive beast known as Tuunbaq makes another swipe at the spooked sailors. Below decks, Capt. Crozier (Jared Harris) has other demons to face: notably, his own alcoholism.
Supergirl (8/7c, The CW): Laurie Metcalf is one busy woman: returning to Broadway this spring in the acclaimed revival of Three Tall Women, sparring with longtime TV sister Roseanne Barr on the hit revival of Roseanne, and now appearing in this superhero series—back from a two-month hiatus—as the estranged mother of Winn (Jeremy Jordan). When his father dies, Finn reconnects with the mother who abandoned him years ago. Her explanation fall on unforgiving ears until a copycat Toyman attacks—as often happens in life—and son and mother bond to stop him.
No Offence (streaming on Acorn TV): Arriving in the U.S. three years late, with a third season already in production, this bawdy U.K. police drama from Shameless creator Paul Abbott feels of-the-moment in its depiction of women taking charge and following risky leads in a Manchester squad where the thick accents are as bold as the often vulgar attitudes. Emotional stakes run high in the season-long storyline involving a serial killer targeting young girls with Down syndrome.
The Voice (8/7c, NBC): The Emmy-winning singing competition isn’t taking the American Idol threat lightly. For the first time, the show kicks off its live shows with three consecutive nights of performances, real-time voting and results. The Top 24 perform Monday, and at the end of the show, the most popular singer from each team will automatically advance to the Top 12. The process continues Tuesday and Wednesday, with the final four spots decided by the coaches.
Inside Monday TV: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’s Mariska Hargitay produces the HBO documentary I Am Evidence (8/7c), on a subject she learned about through her fictional character: the backlog of hundreds and thousands of untested rape kits across the country that contain crucial DNA evidence. … Investigation Discovery revisits a tragedy from 1981 that continues to make headlines, in Natalie Wood: An American Murder Mystery (10/9c). … True-crime fans might also check out Paramount Network’s six-part docuseries It Was Him: The Many Murders of Ed Edwards (10/9c), in which a man investigates his notorious grandfather’s trail of terror with the help of a former detective and FBI cold-case officer. … CBS’s Scorpion (10/9c) wraps its fourth season with the team navigating land mines in Northeast Africa. But it’s the emotional minefields that will resonate, as the relationship of Walter (Elyes Gabel) and Paige (Katharine McPhee) takes what’s described as a shocking turn.
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Supergirl and The Voice here.
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I think Supergirl is the only new show I'll be watching.
TCM is showing The Moon is Blue tonight. I don't know anything about this movie except that it's the topic of an episode of MASH.
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It was considered controversial when it was made because the characters talked openly about sex and used words like mistress and virgin. Pretty tame stuff by today's standards.
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I watched snippets of The Moon is Blue. A relatively young David Niven is in it. And I was surprised to realize it was sort of a screwball comedy, rather than a heavy drama, as I'd assumed.
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I think it's just a quaint old movie that wouldn't be remembered except for the controversy associated with it. I think David Niven was in a lot of silly comedies when he was young.
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Another Natalie Wood documentary about her early death, I'll skip it this one. ABC all night will be watching the exceptional talented singers on American Idol and one of my top new shows this season The Crossing (close tie with NBC's The Brave ).
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I don't get Investigation Discovery anyway.
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I never even checked if I get it. I probably don't anyway.
I forget which big broadcast network aired the last Natalie Wood doc, but that pretty much covered the territory. I doubt this new special will add much to the proceedings. She's dead, her widower is alive and well. We will never know the whole truth.
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There were two shows that I was interested in this weekend on channels I'm pretty sure I used to get but Comcast put them in a higher programming tier. One was on Tru, and I forget the other one.
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Lucifer, iZombie, The Crossing, and Scorpion for me. Will check out the new episode of One Strange Rock later.
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Don't you watch Supergirl too?
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No...except for the big crossover with Arrow, Flash, and Legends. Otherwise, I don't care for it.
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