Worth Watching: ‘Drunk’ on Watergate, JFK Jr. ‘Biography,’ ‘Man on the Moon’
A selective critical checklist of notable Tuesday TV:
Drunk History (10/9c, Comedy Central): What did they know, when did they know it, and were they too tipsy to remember? The inebriated comedy series that delivers revisionist history through freely flowing cocktails revisits Watergate in an episode devoted to whistleblowers. Saturday Night Live alum Vanessa Bayer takes on the juicy role of Martha Mitchell, the irrepressibly dishy wife of Nixon crony John Mitchell (Veep‘s Tony Hale). She never knew when to keep her mouth shut, and the country thanks her for her service.
Biography: JFK Jr.—The Final Year (9/8c, A&E): On the 20th anniversary of the death of John F. Kennedy Jr., who perished with wife Carolyn and sister-in-law Lauren Bessette when the plane he was piloting crashed off Martha’s Vineyard, a special two-hour Biography explores the famous offspring’s personal, business and political dealings during his last months. Much of the source material comes from a new book, America’s Reluctant Prince: The Life of John F. Kennedy Jr., by historian and longtime friend Steven M. Gillon.
Man on the Moon (10/9c, CBS): Legendary CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite was never better than when reporting on—or some might say cheerleading — NASA’s space program during its triumphant Apollo era. In an hour-long special anchored by brand-new CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell from Kennedy Space Center, Cronkite’s coverage of the Apollo 11 launch and moon landing will be featured along with Neil Armstrong’s own narrative, recalling another of Cronkite’s broadcast triumphs: You Are There.
Inside Tuesday TV: Few things are stranger than a vanity project, but at least Stranger Things fan favorite David Harbour appears to be having a grand time starring in Netflix’s half-hour mockumentary special, Frankenstein’s Monster’s Monster, Frankenstein, which purports to be lost footage from his own father’s televised stage play… The CW’s new sci-fi drama Pandora (8/7c) stars Priscilla Quintana as Jax, an orphaned recruit at Earth’s Fleet Training Academy, whose mission to defend the galaxy could be complicated by what she discovers about her own identity… In the first round of Judge Cuts on NBC’s America’s Got Talent (8/7c), country-music star Brad Paisley joins the panel as a guest judge, and gets to hit the Golden Buzzer to send one act straight to the live shows. Everyone else must blow the rest of the judges away to be able to move on… Having sufficiently mourned the loss of one of their colorful tribe, FX’s Pose (10/9c) gets back to being bitchy, when Damon (Ryan Jamaal Swain) and Ricky (Dyllon Burnside) don’t exactly rise above while competing for a dancing spot on Madonna’s “Blonde Ambition” tour.
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DVR...AGT, Pandora, Animal Kingdom, The Detour and The Profit...
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I sampled Pandora last night. I'm shocked CW picked this one up. By far the worst pilot I have ever watched. Reminds me of those cheesy juvenile syndicated sci-fi shows of the 80s and 90s.
Oh well, one less show to watch this summer.
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Once again, nothing but crap
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Actually, CBS aired a 50th anniversary tribute to the moon landing called Man on the Moon with a vintage interview with Neil Armstrong and clips of Walter Cronkite observing that event. So that was definitely not crap...
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If this is Tuesday, this must be Blood & Treasure night. FRED, take note that B&T will be on at 9pm tonight, instead of 10pm (eastern). Also, let me know what you thought of Burden of Truth, if you were able to watch it last night.
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Yes I enjoyed Burden of Truth very much. I like how they integrated the initial case with the new one. Great twist!
I'll sample CW's Pandora and of course watch CBS's Blood & Treasure!
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Maybe with Blood & Treasure at 9:00, you'll be able to stay awake until the end of it for a change!
I've thought about checking out Pandora, but it really doesn't interest me that much.
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I was on the verge of thinking that maybe Crazy Shane offed David Hanley... and then we discovered that Noah the tech wiz's girlfriend is working for the enemy. I was actually surprised it took THIS long for Joanna to ask Noah for help with something or other. But in the space of less than an hour we discovered that A) Hanley was somehow involved with the company Noah has been fighting against (I can't honestly say that I know which side he was on), and B) the girlfriend has probably been working against Noah all this time. And of course she is a female and therefore ready to be considered a prime suspect in the murder. (I didn't catch the part about an American passport or American ID or something, but I know that was one of the things that tipped Joanna off.)
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Lots happened in this episode. I can do w/o any scene with loser bro Shane or the very depressing women in prison parts. Still a very high quality law/mystery drama that I read was renewed for a third season!!
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I try and sample every scripted drama. I'll let you know if it's anything worth checking out.
From the promos it looks somewhat cheaper than the typical CW/DC sci-fi shows and WAY cheaper than any of the Marvel shows.
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Don't even bother sampling Pandora. By far the worst pilot I have watched in my long memory. Remember those cheesy juvenile syndicated sci-fi shows of the 80's and 90's? Well that is what this show reminds me of. Critics and Marvel fans complained about Marvel's Inhumans a couple of seasons back. That sci-fi show was a masterpiece compared to Pandora.
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Yeah...I saw a little bit of it, and I was bored to death! The dialogue reminded me of an after school special.
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EXACTLY!!!! Even with my lower summer standards , Pandora just couldn't make the cut.
Oh well, I still have 8 other summer worthy scripted shows.
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The Asian guy is John Harlan Kim who's Australian, and that's the way they talk down there...really! I'm used to his accent because he was also a star of two shows I watched...Neighbours and The Librarians. It takes some getting used to hearing an Australian accent coming out of a Korean guy, but once you do, you'd find him a decent actor.
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America's Got Talent, Animal Kingdom, and The Disappearance for me tonight!
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