‘black-ish’ Celebrates Prince in 100th Episode, ‘We’ll Meet Again,’ USA’s ‘Real Country’
A critical checklist of notable Tuesday TV:
black-ish (9/8c, ABC): A musical generation gap is the springboard for the Emmy-nominated comedy to celebrate the legacy of music icon Prince in a tuneful and enjoyable milestone 100th episode. “I only like purple on a bruise,” snarks Diane (Marsai Martin), who along with twin Jack (Miles Brown) is less than impressed by the adult family’s Huxtable-style kitchen routine to a Prince standard. Horrified at the children’s lack of knowledge and appreciation, Dre (Anthony Anderson) convenes a family meeting, which prompts fond memories of how Prince influenced each of their lives, from giving Dre and Bow (Tracee Ellis Ross) confidence on their hapless first date to raising undergrad Zoey’s (Yara Shahidi) social and political consciousness. Cue multiple music-video homages to Prince’s greatest hits.
We’ll Meet Again (8/7c, PBS, check local listings at pbs.org): This Is Us has nothing on Ann Curry’s tear-jerking docuseries that movingly reunites ordinary people whose paths once crossed during historic times. The second-season opener revisits the Vietnam War through the eyes of two grateful veterans. Dave seeks the helicopter pilot who answered his Mayday call, and Roger hopes to be able to thank in person the doctor who saved his leg from amputation.
This Is Us (9/8c, NBC): Speaking of Vietnam, the legacy of the war spurs Kevin (Justin Hartley) and girlfriend Zoe (Melanie Liburd) to travel to the country to further investigate Jack’s (Milo Ventimiglia) time in service. Back in the past, Jack and Rebecca (Mandy Moore) take a road trip to Los Angeles.
Real Country (10/9c, USA): Shania Twain, Travis Tritt and Jake Owen are on a mission to find a new voice of country music. Hence their roles as mentor/judges of a new singing showcase, in which solos, duos and groups will show the diversity of the musical genre while vying for a $100,000 prize and a Grand Ole Opry gig. Who knows? They could someday end up on the CMA Awards (airing Wednesday on ABC).
Inside Tuesday TV: NBC’s The Voice (8/7c) adds a twist to elimination night of the Playoffs. After the two singers with the most votes from each team move on, and the coaches select one more to join them, the final two “Comeback Artists” will perform live for a chance to be part of the Top 13 through the Instant Save… ABC’s The Conners (8/7c) finds religion when Geena (Maya Lynne Robinson) learns D.J. (Michael Fishman) hasn’t been taking Mary (Jayden Rey) to church during her deployment, and insists they all go as a family. And Mary wants her cousins, Darlene’s (Sara Gilbert) kids, to come along… A cult cartoon of female empowerment is reborn in Netflix’s animated She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, with Aimee Carrero (Elena of Avalor) voicing the orphaned Adora, who becomes mythical warrior She-Ra after discovering a magic sword, leading magical princesses into a battle against evil.
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Ooh, I just heard that Leah Remini's show comes back on starting tonight. This season (or at least part of the season?) she's talking about the Jehovah's Witness group, rather than Scientology. Apparently she was asked to research (expose?) them the way she has Scientology;
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I was just thinking of the show We'll Meet Again the other day, and here it is. 😀 I'm glad it got a second season.
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I think I'll watch The Flash, This Is Us, and New Amsterdam tonight and record The Connors and The Kids Are Alright. (anyone else watching these comedies?) I'll catch The Gifted later on demand.
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"anyone else watching these comedies?"...
The Connors...Still a Season Pass in my DVR...but it's beginning to back up...(I think mainly due to its insulting "recorded enhanced audience reactions")...
The Kids Are Alright....DO watch with my GF...(she's a recovering Catholic)...
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They never fully recover. Just don't let her watch any version of The Exorcist!
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I don't know how you're ever going to catch up with all of that! I've decided to drop shows I'm too far behind on except for Poldark which I have recorded.
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I've watched Gifted on the show's website. I never get behind on Manifest. On demand can be strange sometimes. For some odd reason they'll have every episode of a show but the one from a week ago even though that episode has been available on the show's website for a week.
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unicorn...your TV choosing is QUITE different from mine...
On any given evening when I sit down to watch TV...I watch whatever show(s) I'm MOST interested in watching at THAT time...(for WHATEVER reason)…(almost entirely DVR'd)…
Then....any shows that (inevitably) back up...I realize that I must have had LESS interest in...and I MOVE ON...
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