‘Bliss’ on Britbox, ‘Born This Way’ and ‘Raising Tourettes’ on A&E

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A critical checklist of notable Wednesday TV:

Bliss (streaming on Britbox): British actor Stephen Mangan (Episodes, Broadway’s The Norman Conquests) has a knack for making even despicable behavior appear charming, and he has his work cut out for him in this new comedy developed by David Cross (Arrested Development). He plays Andrew, a renowned travel writer whose travel between two homes is wearing him down. That’s right, he’s juggling two families: married to Kim (Heather Graham), mother to their teenage daughter; and Denise (Jo Hartley), mother to their teenage son. If their paths cross, which seems inevitable, Andrew will have some explaining to do.

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Born This Way (8/7c, A&E): Some reality series are more real than others, and this Emmy-winning account of the lives of a group of young men and women with Down syndrome is as real as it gets. The fourth season, airing back to back episodes for four weeks, is building toward the wedding of Cristina and Angel, which means obsessing over details while allaying the concerns of their parents. Other milestones include Rachel and Megan planning to move into their own place without their parents, John and Steven aiming to get their driver’s licenses, and Elena and Sean dealing with new relationships.

Raising Tourettes (10/9c, A&E): Keeping it real, A&E ends the night with a six-part docuseries about adolescents, ages 11 to 17, living with disruptive Tic Disorder of Tourette Syndrome, which manifests in involuntary movements and vocalizations. The series tracks five families coping with the anxieties of school and social interaction, with various individuals using music or humor as a coping mechanism.

Inside Wednesday TV: The results are in for the first round of 12 quarter-finalists on NBC’s America’s Got Talent (8/7c), and seven will move on, with viewers using the Instant Save to protect a fan favorite. Softening the blow: a performance by last season’s winner, young singer/ventriloquist Darci Lynne Farmer. … One more restaurant to save in the season finale of Fox’s Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back (9/8c), as the master chef heads to Sandra Dee’s Bar-B-Que & Seafood in Sacramento, CA. Ramsay has only 24 hours to convince the owner to exercise some tough love toward her family members to get the business back in shape. … This should be fun. In the first of two episodes of VH1’s Martha & Snoop’s Pot-Luck Dinner Party (9/8c), Martha Stewart enlists guests Terrence Howard, Queen Latifah and Jussie Smollett to help teach Snoop Dogg how to milk a cow. … The Audience Network thriller Condor (10/9c) wraps its first season with Joe (Max Irons) desperately trying to stop the plague from being released. The show has been renewed for a second year.

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    RedQuill

    FINALLY watched the "final" Reverie...

    QUESTION: In order to "enter" your Reverie place...one has to 1. have a Reverie bug implanted into your arm, 2. be holding/looking at a tablet running the Reverie program, and 3. say the magic word "Matrix" (or WHATEVER the magic word is)…

    Now...Alexis DID have a Reverie bug implanted into her arm...but...I'm pretty certain she would refuse to look at a tablet running the Reverie program (against her will)...and she would most definitely NOT say the magic word...

    So...HOW did Oliver pull/drag her into HIS Reverie with him???

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      GoldSubmarine

      I doubt we will ever find out and Reverie left us with a cliffhanger.
      Doubtful NBC will renew it, but lets be hopeful.

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      RedCupcake

      Seems to me the magic word used to enter a reverie was "apertus." (Emphasis on first syllable.) Sounds like a Latin root for the word aperture, which means hole or opening. But again, I'm not sure if that's what the word is.

      As for Alexis, I honestly didn't notice whether or not she refused to look at the tablet. I think the bad guy (Oliver?) would only speak to her in reverie, so she agreed to meet him there. As far as I know, at least. Anyway, I didn't care for her character, so I "tuned out" of most scenes she was in. For the entire season she was almost totally irrelevant-- until this finale when suddenly she's the main focus.

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    RedQuill

    Tonight DVR:
    Alone Together...still amazingly quirky...(whatever THAT means)…
    Burden Of Truth...beginning to get a little SLOW...
    Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours...WOW...THAT was a fast season...
    Misfits & Monsters...although it IS backing-up on my DVR...(meaning I, evidently, have MORE interesting shows that I want to watch each night)...
    AGT Results...hard to think that the "Janis Joplin girl" will NOT advance...and those "Water Fountain Guys" SURE stepped it up by adding hot dogs...

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      CyanCoathanger

      I don't like "Janis Joplin Girl" that much...too much screeching! And I don't like her dancing either! She looks like she's got a stick up her @ss!

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    CyanCoathanger

    And now my short list for tonight: Suits, The Sinner, MasterChef, Got Talent, Born This Way (x2), Raising Tourettes, and Misfits & Monsters! Good thing Reverie isn't on this week!

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      CyanCandy

      "The Sinner" Isn't the kid the same that was on that memorable episode of "Mr Robot" last season?

      Great actor, so natural! I usually think most kid actors are annoying, not this one!

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      CyanCoathanger

      Yes, that's the kid from Mr. Robot. I find most child actors annoying too especially when they want us to see them as cute and precocious. I always think, "If that was my kid, I'd slap the sh*t out them for talking back to me like that!"

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    RedCupcake

    I guess it's just Burden of Truth for me. Carter was pretty good last night.

    *I keep wanting to type Burden of PROOF, as that is the actual legal phrase. Curious as to why this show is called Burden of Truth rather than Proof.

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      GoldSubmarine

      I watched 2 episodes of Carter last night, being that The Outpost was a rerun. Carter is an enjoyable light show . Although the first episode's mystery confused the heck out of me and the second mystery (ep 2) was obvious. Spoiler Alert!

      I knew the owner of the plant was guilty from the very first scene.
      Tonight Burden of Truth. The reason the producers probably opted out of naming it Burden of Proof is likely because they didn't want to confuse viewers . ABC's gone too soon Body of Proof is just too similar. I really used to like that one.

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      RedCupcake

      Re Carter.... good for you for solving the 2nd episode mystery. I thought they were hinting toward the police chief being guilty.

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      GoldSubmarine

      I was surprised myself. So I'm one out two with Carter and never solved a Take Two mystery.
      Burden of Truth is a serious and complex legal drama. So far I find it very unpredictable. Not the most riveting show this summer, but super high quality for sure .
      I have nothing to watch after Take Two until Monday's Salvation.
      For some reason I couldn't log into today's Whats On or Worth Watching post. So I replied to an older post from you. Worked !
      Meanwhile what does TV INSIDER call the daily post? Keeps changing right?

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      RedCupcake

      Regarding the TV Insider site, my default for that site is the general "news" page, so once there I see at the top of the screen are some options (Shows, Matt R, Worth Watching, ComicCon, etc.) so I just click on that option, whatever it's called.