Announcing America’s Favorite Book, The World Series, ‘Rookie,’ New Digs for ‘Guest Book’
A critical checklist of notable Tuesday TV:
The Great American Read (8/7c, PBS, check local listings at pbs.org): After millions of votes, and several weeks of episodes devoted to various genres and themes of literature, which novel did we pick as America’s favorite read? Judging from the top-10 choices as of the final week of voting, it’s either going to be a classic/contemporary series (Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Outlander, Narnia) or a beloved work with decades or centuries of staying power: Charlotte’s Web, Gone With the Wind, Jane Eyre, Little Women, Pride and Prejudice or (my favorite) To Kill a Mockingbird. Meredith Vieira hosts the live grand finale, filmed in front of an audience of bibliophiles, with celebrity guests including Outlander author Diana Gabaldon, The Joy Luck Club’s Amy Tan and actor/fantasy enthusiast Wil Wheaton.
The World Series (7:30/6:30c, 4:30 PT, Fox): The fall classic gets underway with a classic bicoastal matchup pitting last year’s runner-up, the Los Angeles Dodgers, against the Boston Red Sox. The best-of-seven series gets underway at Boston’s Fenway Park.
The Rookie (10/9c, ABC): Nathan Fillion makes the most of a running gag in the second week of this promising procedural as his title character, rookie officer John Nolan, keeps ruining perfectly good squad cars in one well-intentioned mishap after another. His stern supervisor, Sgt. Grey (Richard T. Jones) is not as amused as we are—and neither is his training officer Bishop (Afton Williamson), who worries that her chances for promotion are tied to her success or failure with the middle-aged newbie. Which would be enough plot for most series, but is The Rookie going to put Nolan ludicrously front and center at every hot-button case of the week (this time a kidnapping)?
The Guest Book (10/9c, TBS): The quirky anthology comedy relocates to a new locale, a beach-house rental, for the second season of what amounts to a guest-star-driven Love Boat on land. Carly Jibson and Eddie Steeples reprise their characters, joining Dan Beirne and Kimiko Glenn as the new proprietors and Jimmy Tatro as a hunky but dim handyman. The episodes are hit and miss, but often twisty, including the back-to-back openers. Nat Faxon and You’re the Worst’s Kether Donohue guest in the bawdy first episode as a couple whose marriage is tested, then enhanced, by virtual reality. Will Arnett and Martha Plimpton appear in the second as a couple who go to extremes to manipulate addicts into hitting rock bottom so they’ll seek rehab.
Inside Tuesday TV: Sisters Darlene (Sara Gilbert) and Becky (Lecy Goranson) take center stage in ABC’s The Conners (8/7c). Darlene is unhappily surprised at a parent-teacher conference when David (Johnny Galecki) brings along his wacky girlfriend Blue (Juliette Lewis in an only slightly less obnoxious version of the character she plays in HBO’s appalling Camping). And when Dan (John Goodman) hires Becky on his work site, he begins to glean she has a problem not dissimilar to his late wife’s… PBS’s four-part series Native America (9/8c, check local listings at pbs.org) explores the history of indigenous cultures and traditions in North and South America. The first episode looks at Amazonian cave paintings, Mexican burial chambers and other artifacts to determine who were America’s “First Peoples”… Stacy Keach guests as Pride’s (Scott Bakula) father, Cassius, in the 100th episode of CBS’s NCIS: New Orleans (10/9c).
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If anybody here is as captivated by Manifest as I am...there are a number of very interesting Comments (theories) on last episode's page over on TVLine...
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Thanks. Will check it out later.
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My TV package: Sling TV: 2 main Packs $25 each or $40 both that gets you about 70 channels all the main ones are there with smaller ones like BBC America, Viceland etc... More than enough for me.
The quality is excellent, unlike the problems people complain about Direct TV. I have yet to get any problems. DVR is $5/month but I don't need it as you can go back 10 days, watch On Demand or watch Apps for your Channels.
I have an Antenna that gets my locals , there are some excellent indoor/outdoor antennas nowadays, if you tried an antenna 2 or more years ago, and got very few or unreliable reception, like I did, try again, you may get surprised how much better some antennas are now!
Netflix: $ 11
Also I get Premium Channels for free by using my parents login.
Total monthly: 51.00, by the way All taxes are included in the price!
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My problem is that since broadcast TV went digital I can't get any local channels! I'm too far from the stations to get them even with a rooftop antenna. When it was still analog, I could get those signals from 100 miles away, but not any more.
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Very Interesting...jless…
Are there any TAXES with your "main Packs" or Netflix?
(The $30 TAXES I pay Verizon each month are, to me, a BIG expense.)
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No, all taxes included in the price.
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YouTube TV ($40) has all the networks, if you are interested take a look, I think they have a free month or week to try.
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Interesting...I didn't know that.
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Check to see if they are available in your city.
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Oh, I'm not in...or even very close to...a large city, so I'm sure that will be a No.
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What about internet/Wi-Fi? What does that cost you?
Trying to see if my Comcast bundle is worth the $$.
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My supposedly high-speed DSL from the phone company costs around $50.00, and it's slow as hell!
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Spectrum, I pay $50 (It's supposed to be a 1yr offer but I'm in my 3rd year paying that). 100mbps speed.
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Comcast told me I had 150 speed and now 400
I can't tell the difference, lol.
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Not necessarily, you have access to at least 20mbps internet speed, it may be available in your city. It couldn't hurt to check, it could even feel good. 😉
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Yes, depending what you or the people in your house are doing at the same time, like playing heavy duty games or other people are streaming 4K movies, etc. You will feel no difference in speeds over 100.
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I just ran an internet speed test, and it gives me 1.16 Mbps!
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This is terrible! Don't you have any other options for internet service in your area? Have you complained to your phone company? What speeds do they advertise? Maybe something is wrong with your modem or router?
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I called them after I posted that, and they said it's normal. I'm only supposed to get a top speed around 1.3 Mbps. If I knew I was going to stay here, I'd switch to Comcast Cable, but I hate to switch and then move right away. I'll have to think about it.
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Fred/Don...yesterday yunz listed your Comcast charges...so for comparison...these are my monthly Verizon charges:
$78...FiOS Extreme HD...ALL the channels known to man or woman
$40...Value Pack...EPIX+HBO+Cinemax+STARZ+Showtime
$20...two HD Set-Top Boxes
$20...two Multi-Room DVR's
$30...TAXES
TOTAL...$188...
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What about internet? If that's included you have a solid deal.
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And phone?
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My friend just told me he is paying $152 with a similar channel line up with internet and phone. He has Verizon/FIOS. Rates vary depending upon area and competition.
Like me with Comcast if he deletes phone and/or internet service the cable bill rises. I have no choice but to stay with Comcast my only alternative is satellite (which doesn't work well when cloudy or rainy) or stripped down cheaper alternatives.
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The satellite services are constantly losing major networks for a period of time too. A couple of years ago, I think it was Dish that didn't offer CBS for a month or two, and they're constantly threatening to cut ties with cable networks over monetary disagreements! At least Comcast always offers all the broadcast and basic cable networks.
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Why do you need 2 DVRs? Don't yours record multiple shows at the same time?
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Well...the above TV services I have "bundled" with Internet and Phone...
The Internet adds $25 (+$4 TAXES)...and the Home Phone (Unlimited) adds $30 (+$6 TAXES)...
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Maybe his can't, mine does.
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So true.
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I'm somewhat Technologically-Challenged...all I can say is that I have two different "Set-Top Box/DVR combos"...one hooked up to a LR TV and one hooked up to a BR TV...(one combo IS somewhat smaller than the other)…
They "communicate" with one another...so I can start a show in the LR...then finish it in the BR...(or...watch two different recordings in BOTH rooms at the same time)…
I end up with 80 hours of HD storage...and can record, at least, 4 programs at the same time...(while watching a 5th channel "live")...
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As i stated in my post, I pay $40 for TV (70 channels), taxes included.
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Unfortunately, my DVR (which I've owned since before Comcast started offering one) can only record one show at a time, and I have to have use a set-top box as a tuner for it.
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Another packed Tuesday: Flash, This Is Us, New Amsterdam, and Purge! Guess I'll give The Conners and The Kids another try.
The Guest Book was good last year, but except for 2 characters, they've changed it all around including the location. Have to see how that turns out.
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