Worth Watching: Netflix’s new ‘Dating’ Show, Meredith’s New Squeeze, ‘Moms’ as Valentines
A selective critical checklist of notable Thursday TV on Valentine’s Day:
Dating Around (streaming on Netflix): Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Netflix steps up with something TV really needs: another dating show. In this one, every episode sends a single man or woman on five first dates, with all the awkward tension that implies. Who gets a second date? Does anyone? Only Cupid knows for sure.
Grey’s Anatomy (8/7c, ABC): We don’t really approve of Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) standing up Link (Chris Carmack) last week — bad form, Dr. Grey — but now that she’s chosen hunky surgical resident Dr. DeLuca (Giacomo Gianniotti) as her new boy toy, let’s just wish her a happy Valentine’s. Problem is, her plan to loop in Maggie (Kelly McCreary) is disrupted when Grey Sloan is swamped by patients after shots ring out at a Seattle parade.
Mom (9/8c, CBS): Just call Christy (Anna Faris) Miss Lonelyhearts. She’s the only one in her support group without plans on Valentine’s Day — so who takes pity on her but momma Bonnie (Allison Janney), taking her on a mother-daughter date. Which will either be a sweet moment, or the sort of thing that sends them both off the wagon.
Inside Thursday TV: The stakes are high on Star Trek: Discovery (8:30/7:30c, CBS All Access) as Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the crew race to save Tilly’s (Mary Wiseman) life by surfing dangerous alien waters… You’re the Worst star Aya Cash moonlights on NBC’s Will & Grace (9:30/8:30c) as Olivia, the estranged stepdaughter of Karen (Megan Mullally). When Will (Eric McCormack) learns Olivia is in his law class, he decides to reconcile the two with a mock trial. What could go wrong… In a smartly funny episode of Comedy Central’s The Other Two (10:30/9:30c), young Chase (Case Walker) releases a progressive music video in support of his gay brother Cary (Drew Tarver), and as it trends socially (with inevitable backlash and backlash against the backlash), Cary’s own career and celebrity potential go on quite the roller-coaster ride. Brooke (Heléne Yorke) has her own issues, starting a new gig as her kid brother’s personal assistant.
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The reliable Supernatural is pre-empted on The CW by some cheesy "best Valentine's movies" thing tonight. So for me the only new show is SWAT.
TCM is airing The Philadelphia Story tonight. I've tried to watch the 1956 remake High Society a time or two, but it never really did catch my attention. Maybe Katherine Hepburn will have better luck. 😀
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I've seen the remake High Society with Frank Sinatra and Grace Kelly. It's one of my mom's favorite movies. But' I'm sure Cary Grant, James Stewart and Katherine Hepburn's Philadelphia Story is superior.
Those best of specials on CW are dirt cheap so however low the ratings are it wont matter much. But I'm sure the ratings for Supernatural or even a new episode of Legacies would be higher.
The previews for SWAT look exciting. CBS it aired while I was watching FBI (a very good episode btw).
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Yeah, FBI was pretty good last night. Although I have to say I'm not a big fan of your girl, Sela Ward. Or rather, not a big fan of her character. But I know that's the sort of thing that TV writers have to do.
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She's very pretty and is a good actress to me . Her character is a HUGE improvement from the pilot ep when another actress played a similar role. By the second ep the original character was gone and Sela Ward replaced her .
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Philadelphia Story is fantastic. I could never really get into High Society either, but some of the songs are good so I do enjoy the soundtrack, especially the drunk duet between Sinatra and Bing Crosby.
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Gotham and Orville are back! But now, Big Bang and Sheldon are repeats! At least, A Million Little Things, Million Dollar Listing, and Will & Grace are still on!
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So even CBS is airing reruns of their highest rated shows in February. I have never seen this before. Did all the networks have a meeting and declare Feb now a random month.
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I don't know, but it seems like half the shows I watched this week had promos for their next new episodes in 2 weeks.
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I think--I HOPE-- that some of my CBS shows are new next week. I think that's what the ads for Magnum and SEAL Team noted. I hope so. I'm really surprised that The CW, which doesn't usually do the stuff other networks do, is airing their valentine stuff tonight. THey probably should have done it last night, to inspire Valentine revelers for today.
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CW had a repeat of Riverdale last night too.
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SADLY...(because we REALLY enjoy it)...tonight's Orville would have been the 5th backed-up episode on my ol' DVR...
So...I canceled its Season Pass and DELETED the 4 backed-up episodes...
(Evidently...there are shows that we REALLY enjoy...MORE)...
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Too bad for you.
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Well...Don...there's just SO MANY shows on TV that I'm interested in...
I agree Orville is GREAT...it's just now it's in my..."Shows I'd watch if I was IMMORTAL...and...had UNLIMITED viewing time" category...
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I had to delete some shows I was watching last season because newer better ones replaced them. The Gifted (I struggled with that one last season and even watched a few eps this season- not for me ) Good Doctor and Supergirl. are no longer on my watch list.
Passage(best one), Proven Innocent, FBI, Magnum and Manifest (worst one) are my new top shows.
For mid season/ spring/summer, I plan to sample Whiskey and Cavalier, The Fix, Grand Hotel, Enemy Within and others (forgot titles).
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