Worth Watching: ‘Prince Charles at 70′, Kids Choice Awards, Gambling Fever on ’60 Minutes’ and Showtime
A selective critical checklist of notable weekend TV:
Prince Charles at 70 (Sunday, 8/7c, PBS, check local listings at pbs.org): Royal watchers can follow the man who would be king over the course of his 70th year in 2018, at work and at leisure, in Britain and beyond as he pursues his environmental and social causes while preparing for the day when he might assume the crown. His sons, Prince William and Harry, provide insights on their very busy father.
Kids Choice Awards (Saturday, 8/7c, Nickelodeon): It’s celebrity slime time on the awards show where kids pick the winners, with DJ Khaled hosting and scheduled appearances by the likes of Ariana Grande, Adam Sandler, Chris Pratt and Kiernan Shipka. Avengers: Infinity War and Black Panther are the most nominated entertainments, and the fun comes in seeing who walks away covered in the most green goo.
Funny Women of a Certain Age (Saturday, 9/8c, Showtime): You’re not getting older, you’re getting funnier — that’s the pitch that gets them in the door at this bicoastal comedy showcase, which premieres on TV as the first comedy special featuring six female comics over 50. Host Carole Montgomery welcomes a lineup including former Nanny Fran Drescher, Luenell, Lynne Koplitz, Kerri Louise and Vanessa Hollingshead. Ladies, don’t be strangers.
60 Minutes (Sunday, 7/6c, CBS): Last year’s Supreme Court ruling lifting the ban on sports betting, leaving it up to individual states to legalize the practice, could lift ratings for the ongoing NCAA college basketball tournament. But a report by Jon Wertheim on the pre-eminent news magazine questions whether the upsurge in legalized sports betting could lead to more attempts by crooked gamblers to try to fix games and tempt unpaid athletes to influence an outcome.
Taking a cheerier look at this pivotal moment in the world of sports gambling, Showtime premieres a four-part documentary series, Action (Sunday, 8/7c), that glamorizes the world of professional sports betters, colorful handicappers and analysts who are taking full advantage of the new legal gambling boom. It’s an industry estimated to reap $400-$500 billion in the U.S., so don’t be surprised if some of these characters find their way into Showtime’s fictional Billions before it’s over.
Inside Weekend TV: Is there a greater proponent for animal rescue than Hallmark Channel? Now the issue has infiltrated its romantic movie slate. In Love to the Rescue (Saturday, 8/7c), a single mom (Nikki DeLoach) and single dad (Michael Rady) find each other while sharing custody of Bruce, a rescue dog each had promised their kids they could adopt… Fox’s Family Guy (Sunday, 9/8c) breaks form once again, presenting itself as DVD commentary on a recent episode, spilling secrets about Peter and Lois’s marriage… The fate of Mo’s (Don Cheadle) firm hinges on making sure his dupe of an employee, Blair (Andrew Rannells), marries denim heiress Tiff (Casey Wilson) on the penultimate episode of Showtime’s Black Sunday (Sunday, 10/9c). For better or (as we already know will happen) worse, indeed… It’s the beginning of the end for AMC’s martial-arts fantasy drama Into the Badlands (Sunday, 10:25/9:25c), returning for its final episodes and leading up to an epic final battle, as renegade assassin Sunny (Daniel Wu) reconsiders his alliance with cult leader Pilgrim (Babou Ceesay) while M.K. (Aramis Knight) is obsessed with revenge. Badlands moves to its regular time period Monday at 10/9c.
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Really loved Last Man Standing last night. The show really is so multi layered and there's something for everybody tbh which is rare. I loved the respect and love given to Christianity while still having some good humor and not taking itself too seriously. Reminds me of the 80s classic Amen with Sherman Hemsley. Of course Saturdays are dead so definitely hitting movies and my DVR recordings. But of course Sundays I got Bar Rescue and what looks like to finally be the return of Into the Badlands which as been a wait unbearably long
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Amen was another terrific sitcom.
I'll be watching ABC all night on Sunday. American Idol goes live in Hollywood! There will surely be multiple spectacular performances.
I have never seen soon many spectacular contestants on this show or any other.
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Great! Someone else who remembers Amen I had no clue if anyone else did lol very underrated show imo. More consistently funny than some comedies we got now and definitely a show for the whole family.
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At the time Amen was pretty successful. Most NBC sitcoms were back then.
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And on Saturday night of all nights can you imagine. At that time NBC had 227, Amen, The Golden Girls. Empty Nest and Hunter on Saturday night. Great shows for the older demo or the black demo etc. It would be interesting to see a network have a Saturday night line up with four hit comedies and one hit drama again all being between the top 10 or 20 shows on television.
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I just said the other day that I'm one of those who believes Elizabeth is bound and determined to outlive Charles so he never becomes king. She's never seemed particularly fond of him. In fact, she's never seemed very fond of any of her children. There have been more pictures and articles about her enjoying time with her grandchildren (well, the boys at least) than there are with her children.
Who wants to bet that if Charles died she'd immediately step down and hand William the throne?
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So you're saying she could possibly live to either be or pass 100 years of living?
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Well, why not? Look at how fit she is at 90! And men don't usually live as long as women do. Don't forget her mother lived to be 101! And he could go any day.
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His father is older than his mother.
That bodes well for his longevity.
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That's unfortunately true.
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Not sure what I'll watch tonight. Slim pickin's indeed! Tomorrow I'll be watching my usual: Supergirl, NCIS-LA, and Madam Secretary.
BTW, I watched some of Cool Kids last night. Maybe it was just an "off" episode, but I was totally not impressed. Very little humor to be found, imho.
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This week's Cool Kids was probably the least funny one yet, but as I said the other day, the show isn't great to begin with. We only watch it to see all the old has-been actors like Patrick Duffy last night with his huge belly, gray hair, and pony tail (really...does he think that looks cool...really???).
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Speaking of Patrick Duffy, I recently saw a YouTube video review of his series before "Dallas" called "The Man from Atlantis". It only lasted 13 eps during the 1977-78 season which was enough time for him to star on that eventual long-running series when it premiered that same season the following April...
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He was considered quite the hunk back then. That's why it's so sad to see how he looks now. I remember Atlantis. It was an entertaining little show.
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I think that's supposedly what the OTHER residents thought was cool.
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Probably a bunch of old hippies.
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What I like about Cool Kids is yeah its typical sitcom and not exactly groundbreaking but this cast is perfect though. I never would have thought of those four actors having such great chemistry together. I especially love the way individual pairings like David Alen Grier and Vicki Lawrence\Leslie Jordan and Martin Mull play off each other. Its a funny show that we need at this time so I enjoy it. The casting makes it work
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Tonight, I've got Trading Spaces, While You Were Out, Nate & Jeremiah, Alien News Desk, and The Great Bear Stakeout!
Tomorrow, it's the same as it has been with Simpsons, Family Guy, Walking Dead, Talking Dead, Evan Goes Wild, and The Zoo! Plus, there's the season premier of Into the Badlands!