Worth Watching: ‘You’re the Worst’ Finale, ‘Brockmire’ Returns, Martha & Snoop’s ‘Potluck Party Challenge’

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A selective critical checklist of notable Wednesday TV:

You’re the Worst (10/9c, FXX): Can this wedding be salvaged? All through the final season of the raunchy what’s-romance-got-to-do-with-it romantic comedy, flash-forwards have suggested that Gretchen (Aya Cash) and Jimmy (Chris Geere) may not make it intact through their long-planned betrothal. In the clever and emotionally fraught series finale, maintaining that special Worst balance between sweet and tart, we’ll finally learn what happily-ever-after means for this oddly endearing couple.

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Brockmire (10/9c, IFC): It’s going to be a long and rocky road to redemption in the third season of the raucous comedy about Jim Brockmire (the hilarious Hank Azaria), a washed-up baseball sportscaster whose newfound sobriety is so fraught with pitfalls it could drive the moms of Mom back to drink. The action picks up three months after Brockmire’s time in rehab, with a new job opportunity calling games during spring training for an Oakland team in a stadium named after a vape cartridge. Richard Kind joins the cast as his burned-out dim-bulb of a producer, and Tawny Newsome is his new broadcasting partner, a softball legend. She’s none too impressed by his comeback story: “Going from drunk a—hole to sober a—hole isn’t the dramatic makeover you think it is.” I’ll drink to that.

Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Party Challenge (10/9c, VH1): The cheerfully bizarre Potluck Dinner Party hosted by Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg returns in an altered competitive format, with celebrity guests taking on culinary challenges with their hosts. First up: Matthew McConaughey and Method Man take part in a “4/20” munchie battle, with Aussie actress Isla Fisher as guest judge, deciding who’ll take home the “Potluck Party Platter” prize.

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Inside Wednesday TV: Hulu’s unsettling true-crime docudrama The Act jumps forward to 2013, with overprotective mom Dee Dee (Patricia Arquette) trying to maintain control over her maturing daughter, Gypsy (Joey King) — but when it turns out that Dee Dee is the truly sick one in the house, will Gypsy be forced to be the caregiver, or will she seize the moment to continue her sordid online romance with the enigmatic Nick (Calum Worthy)?..  Exhaustion may get the best of one of the castaways on CBS’s Survivor (8/7c) during a grueling elimination challenge… It took long enough, but Claire (Julie Bowen) is finally trying to be less negative on ABC’s Modern Family (9/8c). But in her eagerness to be seen as a “yes” woman, things will almost certainly go “oh no she didn’t” wrong.

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    CyanCoathanger

    I just watched the free episode of the new Twilight Zone. It was good enough to recommend watching it. It's hard to say if the rest of the series will be as good since the stories are unrelated and the casts are different for each one. If it was on a channel I already get, I'm sure I'd watch it.

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      GoldSubmarine

      CBS should have aired the premiere like they did with Star Trek and The Good Fight. This way even more viewers would sample and lure more to their streaming service.

      If I have time, I'll try and watch it for free also.

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      GoldSubmarine

      I also watched the new Twilight Zone- "The Comedian" on You Tube. While the premise was unique and engaging , it wasn't enough to entice me into subscribing to CBS All Access. The budget seemed MUCH lower than CBS broadcast dramas. I now see why CBS didn't air this (even with editing). It just isn't flashy like Star Trek or to a lesser extent The Good Fight.

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      CyanCoathanger

      Well, the original was seldom very flashy either. There were episodes that took place entirely in a dingy apartment or hotel room, and I remember at least one in a bare space with no set whatsoever. However, most of today's audiences can't even handle the bleakness of black and white photography let alone bare settings!

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      GoldSubmarine

      Yes, I recall that the classic episodes did not have lavish sets for the most part.

      But many shows of that era had sparse production values. Remember Alfred Hitchcock Presents? That classic sometimes felt like a play also.

      Anyway, I doubt this new Twilight Zone will substantially increase the subscription base for All Access like Star Trek and The Good Fight did.

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    RedCupcake

    SEAL Team is the only "must-see" for me. I might check out NOVA (China's terra cotta army), or the PBS thing about the Central Park Five. (I wonder if you-know-who will be mentioned, since he so publicly went after the Five.)

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      GoldSubmarine

      Did you check out FBI: Most Wanted last night? Any thoughts?

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      RedCupcake

      Yes, I did, actually. I started watching Finding Your Roots, but while I did go back to it from time to time, my attention wandered so I watched a good portion of FBI. I'm not completely sold on the new spinoff, though.... some of the characters were barely featured. (I know, I know, it's only a pilot.) Also, I think having two guys who are brothers-in-law work on the same team is pretty much a nepotism no-no. (also, the whole "blowing off the guy's arm" thing was a little much!)

      NCIS was surprisingly decent last night, not the usual Murder of the Week.

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      GoldSubmarine

      It's refreshing when these cookie cutter procedurals take creative turns. Which is why I didn't mind this spin-off. It was somewhat different than the mothership and that's a good thing. Yeah the FBI main characters were in the background for the most part, I thought the new Most Wanted characters would gradually be integrated within the FBI cast. That didn't happen, so this ended up being the pilot. I think CBS will end up ordering this to series next season.

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    CyanCoathanger

    All the ABC comedies are new tonight, and so is Whiskey Cavalier! On other channels, I've got Gone, Happy!, and In the Shadows (I'm sticking with it for now)!

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      GoldSubmarine

      I'll watch ABC live all night . Meanwhile I sampled NBC's Abby's.

      I almost laughed once, but I think I'll continue with it, like I did with I Feel Bad ( I gave up after several unfunny episodes).

      I'm craving new good comedy, and it's not easy to find.

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      CyanCoathanger

      I didn't think it was very funny either, but it was part of a 2 hour block of shows with 3 others that I watch. Will & Grace ends this week, so I'll see what they pair it up with next before deciding if I'll keep watching it.

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      GoldSubmarine

      The one part where I almost laughed was when the landlord witnessed someone catching on fire when he was discussing insurance coverage. The premise is silly but could work with better jokes.

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      CyanCoathanger

      I saw the fire gag about a dozen times in previews, so by the time the show aired, it wasn't funny anymore.

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      RedQuill

      Have you checked out Better Things...or Veep...or Schitt's Creek...(our current favorites)...

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      GoldSubmarine

      I don't have HBO so no Veep.

      What networks do Better Things and Schitt's Creek air on. I'll see if I have them in my package.

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      CyanCoathanger

      Comcast has been advertising a week of free premium channels, and HBO is one of them. I think it starts Monday.

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      GoldSubmarine

      Thanks! Although I don't want to get hooked on HBO and end up paying more . In addition I'm really content with what broadcast and basic cable has to offer for now.

      Plus I don't know if I could fit in the time for more content. I need more sleep!

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      CyanCoathanger

      The last time they did this (that I knew of), I only had time to sample maybe one episode of each show I was interested in, so I didn't get hooked on any of them.

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      RedQuill

      Better Things is on FX...Schitt's Creek is on POP...

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      GoldSubmarine

      I have FX, not sure about POP. POP used to be another name. Maybe TV GUIDE channel, right?

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      GoldSubmarine

      The quality that FX produces is on par with the premium networks. American Crime is probably the most impressive show I watched in recent seasons. Trust also. Very curious about the next season of Trust. Been reading conflicting reports on what it will be about.

      Forgot to mention American Horror , I know it's great, just have to find time to watch it.

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      RedQuill

      My ol' DVR wanted to record Gone tonight...but it would've become the 4th backed-up episode...so...Gone is now...GONE...

      I'm finding the Easter Happy! to be even more ridiculously outrageous than the Christmas Happy!...

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      CyanCoathanger

      Yeah, that's what POP was. (Remember how nearly half the screen was covered in scrolling TV listings?) Comcast dropped it from my lineup at the same time the name changed.

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      CyanCoathanger

      I don't remember it.

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      CyanCoathanger

      You can't go wrong with exploding nuns! LOL

      Gone isn't that good. I just watch because it fills a hole in my schedule.

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      OliveBullhorn

      The good comedies always are lol Comedy is so much harder than drama to get right which is why there's always been way more bad or mediocre comedies than good or even brilliant

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      GoldSubmarine

      Yes, it's definitely way more difficult to create good comedy vs drama.

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      GoldSubmarine

      Donald Sutherland playing multi-billionaire J. Paul Getty. He didn't want to pay the ransom to his namesake grandson's kidnappers. I recall you liking it even more than me!

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      GoldSubmarine

      Yeah I used to count on those listings before I had DVR service (provides listings). I still use my TV GUIDE magazine for listings and terrific articles about shows.

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      CyanCoathanger

      You don't need a DVR to get listings. I just push a button on my remote, and they pop up on the screen. I never liked the ones on the TV Guide channel because they scrolled by too quickly for me.

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      CyanCoathanger

      Oh...ok! I remember the show. I just forgot the name.

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      GoldSubmarine

      Extremely well acted and produced. Some of these "shows" are more like movie productions these days. The budgets seem very high. I just watched a preview of Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 6, its like a big budget action movie!

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      GoldSubmarine

      Yeah now I have the ability to push a button for listings. But back around 10 years ago when TV GUIDE channel was around I didn't have access to automatic listings.

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      CyanCoathanger

      10 years ago, Comcast had excellent listings online...even better than TV Guide...but they stopped them for some reason. I tried to find out why, but no one connected with them seems to know.

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      RedCupcake

      TVGuide became Pop about five years ago. They used to air the old Cybill SHepherd show, among others. I don't remember what else I used to watch on there.