Loretta Lynn Honored at All-Women CMT Artists of the Year, Tribe Swap on ‘Survivor,’ New England ‘Autumnwatch’ on PBS
A critical checklist of notable Wednesday TV:
2018 CMT Artists of the Year (8/7c, CMT): CMT salutes the women of country music in this year’s live ceremony from Nashville, with Loretta Lynn honored as “Artist of a Lifetime” with a musical tribute featuring Sheryl Crow, Dierks Bentley and Martina McBride. Sissy Spacek, who won an Oscar playing Lynn in Coal Miner’s Daughter, will present Lynn the coveted award. (Past winners include Shania Twain, Kenny Rogers and Merle Haggard.) In another tribute, Maren Morris teams with Brandi Carlile to remember Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin in song. Joining Morris as one of 2018’s “Artists of the Year” are Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman and Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott.
Survivor (8/7c, CBS): When the “David” tribe pulled off an immunity win against the “Goliaths” last week, I thought maybe the show would delay shaking up the cast for a bit longer. But no. It’s already time for a tribe swap, meaning underdog Davids will have to co-exist with random Goliaths, and vice versa. Will this disrupt the various showmances and bromances? Will bossy Natalie, the Goliath’s favorite target, make new enemies among the Davids? Time will tell.
Autumnwatch — New England (8/7c, PBS, check local listings at pbs.org): Over three nights (through Friday), enjoy the fall colors of New England, as well as its wildlife and local traditions (a New Hampshire pumpkin festival, Maine’s seasonal Fryeburg Fair), in a live event co-produced with the BCC. Samantha Brown and Chris Packham are the hosts, with cinematographer Bob Poole peering into the darkness to reveal the goings-on of bats, owls and other creatures of the night.
Inside Wednesday TV: Haley (Sarah Hyland) has to choose between past and present boyfriends on ABC’s Modern Family (9/8c)… When even the fictional Roseanne Conner succumbs to an opioid addiction, it’s clear the epidemic has reached critical mass. PBS’s Nova: Addiction (9/8c, check local listings at pbs.org) investigates the science of addiction, with scientists revealing new evidence in brain imaging research that could help treat this affliction… In unrelated news, Comedy Central’s South Park (10/9c) deals with an outbreak of vaping, when Butters begins selling vape pens with fruity-flavored accessories at school to his impressionable peers… ABC’s A Million Little Things (10/9c) continues to explore the fallout of Eddie (David Giuntoli) and Delilah’s (Stephanie Szostak) affair going public, which could affect Regina’s (Christina Moses) restaurant venture with Delilah.
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Finally checked out the "new" Charmed...
(NEVER saw the original...so can't make any comparisons.)
It's VERY PC...3 (probably) NON-Caucasian sisters, I sister with a LGBT twist and a "guilty until proven innocent" (almost like a Supreme Court Nominee) professor alleged to have harassed a female college student...
The sisters' "powers" were ridiculously simple-minded...but the monsters (I guess they're called "demons") were somewhat interesting...a mildly scary demon dog...a boyfriend who morphed into a creepy shape for about 5 seconds before exploding into ashes...and the alleged-harassing-professor who ("appropriately") turned into a somewhat spectacular ice monster...
I'll keep it as a Season Pass on my DVR...but suspect that it will end up in my "4 backed-up and GONE" category...
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I never saw the original either, but I just don't have time for this one.
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I watched the original in syndication a few years ago. It was interesting with a pretty good mythology to it. I don't have time or energy to watch the reboot. Yeah, I can imagine it WAS pretty "PC approved." And considering it was probably filmed back in the spring or early summer, any similarities to the Kavanaugh situation were probably pretty coincidental.
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In spite of Roush's Thumbs Down Review...I finally checked out HBO's Camping...
First Off...NO enhanced audience reactions!!!
It moves VERY fast...so if only HALF the lines are actually funny...there were SO many "jokes" that the "humor density" (whatever THAT is) ended up being pretty high...
When I find a new episode on my DVR...I'll watch it FIRST before any of the other new season half-hour comedies that I've been recording...(well...SECOND...if I also have a new Modern Family on there)...
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Since you're probably the only regular on here who gets HBO, we'll have to take your word for it. I agree with Matt about 90% of the time, but ever so often, we really disagree about a show.
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Sometimes Comcast offers HBO for free when requesting a price drop. So instead of dropping monthly rate they offer premium channels for no added $
Purge Anarchy (second in the movie series) is on FX right now. I'm shocked that it's not on your On Demand Free Movie section. On my system it's near the top with lots of Halloween and other horror moves (time of the year). -
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As I've said before, we have different Comcast packages. I have almost nothing in my free movie section, and all the Purge movies are only available for me to rent or buy.
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yes, but its Halloween season now and the Free movie section is packed with horror movies that air on AMC, FX, USA and other cable channels that you receive.
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I have about 10 horror movies in my free movie section, and most of them say, "Free with subscription" on them.
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Comcast is very clever. If I search for a particular movie it almost always shows up as an ad free version that cost extra $$.
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But the one with ads is the same as they broadcast on the channel...all chopped up and censored. I don't like watching most newer movies like that. I wouldn't mind paying a couple of bucks to see an older movie intact, but they want $5.99 to rent most of them.
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Yay! The CMT special is on TV LAND tonight.
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See, it pays to look at your listings!
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I would watch the CMT special, but my already expensive cable package doesn't include the network. In the past specials and high profile series like Nashville would also air on TV LAND or NICK.
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SEAL Team for me. Looks like there might be a 'death in the family.'
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ABC comedies then A Million Little Things again. Recording Riverdale, and watching American Horror Story after 11:00.
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