‘Humans’ Finale, MLB All-Star Game, ‘Talent’ Narrows the Field
A critical checklist of notable Tuesday TV:
Humans (11/10c, AMC): It’s not the most encouraging sign that the third season of this thoughtful, suspenseful sci-fi allegory is ending with back-to-back episodes airing outside of prime time. (Record and watch later, you won’t be disappointed.) The embattled “Synths” — lifelike artificial intelligence creations living among us — have battled hostility and prejudice all season, and while leaders Max (Ivanno Jeremiah) and Mia (Gemma Chan) did their best to keep the peace and promote tolerance, events escalate to all-out war with the humans by the end of the two-parter. Max takes a calculated risk to win over a fanatic Synth by revealing that Day Zero (when the machines awakened to their latent consciousness) was engineered by a teen activating computer code. That teen, Mattie (Lucy Carless), reveals her secret, even as her beloved Leo (Colin Morgan) heads into danger at the Railyard, where the Syths have segregated themselves, though apparently not for much longer.
MLB All-Star Game (8/7c, Fox): As the baseball season takes a brief pause, MVPs from the AL and NL gather for the 89th faceoff at Washington, D.C.’s Nationals Park. Among the top vote-getters swinging for victory: Houston Astros’ Jose Altuve and Boston Red Sox’s Mookie Betts representing the AL, and Atlanta Braves’ Freddie Freeman and Nationals’ hometown favorite Bryce Harper for the NL.
America’s Got Talent (8/7c, NBC): The hit summer series begins the process of narrowing the large field of novelty, dance and musical acts with the first week of “Judge Cuts,” as Simon Cowell, Mel B, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel make some painful choices. There’s still quite a bit of winnowing to go, because the live shows don’t begin until Aug. 14.
Inside Tuesday TV: Lost’s Henry Ian Cusick (aka Marcus Kane) directs The CW’s The 100 (8/7c), in which Monty (Chris Larkin) hopes to show Wonkru an alternative to war — because that approach has worked so well before on this brutal series… Plenty of conflict, as usual, on TNT’s Animal Kingdom (9/8c) as Smurf (Ellen Barkin) learns what J (Finn Cole) has been hiding from her while she was in prison, and Billy (Denis Leary) clashes with the equally volatile Pope (Shawn Hatosy)… It’s Liza (Sutton Foster) once again to the rescue on TV Land’s Younger (10/9c), when Charles (Peter Hermann) enlists her help after running afoul of a rock-star author on Shelter Island… OWN’s Love Is … more complicated than usual (10/9c), as Nuri (Michele Weaver) goes on a ski trip with Keith (Tosin Morohunfola), and then has a fight with Yasir (Will Catlett) upon her return to L.A.
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I'm opposite of DonMI... last night I had two good shows to watch, and there's really nothing to watch (for me) tonight. PBS is airing something called 10 Monuments that Changed America, which looks interesting. Also, NatGeo has some stuff I can watch as well.
I'm sure Fred will chime in, but I thought Salvation was terrific last night. So much going on, so many twists and turns. Very exciting.
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Oh yes, Salvation was incredible ! Every scene in the hospital had me chomping my nails. Riveting is too passive of an adjective.
Also the trailer for CBS's Magnum PI (during Salvation's commercial break) looked very good.
I'll give CW's The Outpost another chance tonight.
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I forgot about The Outpost, so yeah, I'll probably watch that, also.
As for Salvation... I wonder if Liam is going to end up being some sort of double agent, and sort of working against Re/Syst. Also, the woman from Re/Syst, can't remember her name, the one Liam's getting chummy with... did she really take that thumb drive from Liam? Or maybe she didn't. Not sure why she felt she had to hide the conversation, or the drive itself. I just found that scene a bit unusual.
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Yes, I also found that thumb drive transaction awkward. But this show is filled with weird scenes that eventually make more sense as time goes by.
I also forget names on this show, lol.
During the intense hospital bed scene with the judge I was thinking he would die before the statement was completed. I guess with no internet, The President will force every major network to air it along with her accompanied speech.
There is so much going on with this show, that the asteroid is just a subplot now.
Ratings are extremely low, just a tick above the already renewed Ransom. But the budget for Salvation is most definitely much higher.
I highly doubt this gem will be renewed.
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Sadly, you may be right about non-renewal. Ransom isn't totally CBS's product, so they're not paying to produce it. But I think the network does own part or all of Salvation, so unless they sell it overseas and get revenue that way, they're footing a chunk of the costs. (Maybe that's why it's been all earth-bound drama so far and there's been very little sci-fi stuff--a lot less expensive when you cut down on the CGI!) Anyway, if the show costs the network too much compared on what they can make from it, then yeah, they might well cut the cord. 🙁
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Yes, I noticed much less space scenes and sci-fi imagery this season. They are using those maps more often now. But the show is still impressing me with just about every storyline. Lets hope the costs are low enough for a renewal!
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TV viewers often upset themselves...(to excess?)...when a show is NOT renewed as expected/hoped...
But...I'm a strong believer of the ol' axiom..."Tis better to have loved and lost, / Than never to have loved at all"...
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After a night off (nearly), it's back to the madness! Got Talent, Animal Kingdom, 100 Code, and 2 episodes of Humans! I'm glad Humans was moved to 11:00 so it doesn't conflict with so many other shows I watch.
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But...often...(as Matt mentioned)...a show being scheduled outside of Prime Time hours...especially a Finale...IS a bad sign...(for renewal prospects)...
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I think they'd already decided not to renew it again. The ratings in both the UK and US had dwindled to practically nothing this season.
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