Worth Watching: Final Bow for ‘Dads,’ Kelly Clarkson and ‘Hamilton,’ Netflix’s ‘Warrior Nun’
A selective critical checklist of notable Thursday TV:
Council of Dads (8/7c, NBC): Once again, NBC has cut short a drama the network had hoped could be the next This Is Us. (The first sentimental casualty, from a season earlier: The Village.) In what is now billed as the series finale of the tear-jerking drama about the widowed Robin (Sarah Wayne Callies), her kids and the “council of dads” helping them cope with the loss of the beloved Scott (Tom Everett Scott), the storm still rages in Savannah. And as Anthony (Clive Standen) comes to the rescue of Robin and Theo (Emjay Anthony), and Dr. Oliver (J. August Richards) helps Sage (Jazz Raycole) through her early delivery, the family has plenty to cope with. Not just the aftermath of the storm and the future of the Crab Shack, but the revelation that Anthony, not Scott, is Luly’s (Michele Weaver) biological dad.
The Kelly Clarkson Show (syndicated, check local listings): On the day before the filmed version of the Broadway phenomenon Hamilton premieres with great fanfare on Disney+, Daytime Emmy Award-winning host Kelly Clarkson welcomes much of the show’s original cast for a virtual reunion. The Kellyoke segment features “It’s Quiet Uptown,” the same song Clarkson recorded for The Hamilton Mixtape. Expect more musical highlights as composer/star Lin-Manuel Miranda is joined by the show’s leading women (Renée Elise Goldsberry, Phillipa Soo and Jasmine Cephas Jones) and men (Leslie Odom Jr., Daveed Diggs, Christopher Jackson and Okieriete Onaodowan).
Warrior Nun (streaming on Netflix): Sometimes all you need is a title to know if a series is up your alley. This 10-episode high-fantasy young-adult series, filmed in Spain and inspired by Manga novels, stars Alba Baptista as a 19-year-old orphan who awakens in a morgue with a divine artifact embedded in her back, conveying superpowers as the chosen Halo-Bearer for an ancient order of demon-hunting nuns. (And to think all Sally Field needed was a good breeze to become The Flying Nun.) While taking down demons on Earth, this warrior nun must also contend with forces from heaven and hell that want to control her.
Inside Thursday TV: Sundance Now imports the steamy eight-part Swedish thriller Blinded, about a financial journalist whose secret affair with a bank director is complicated when she has to report on his business dealings and discovers he’s hiding something… Also streaming: six episodes of a second season of the BET+ crime drama The Family Business, with Ernie Hudson and Valarie Pettiford headlining the ensemble as the Duncans, who operate a luxury car dealership that’s the front for more illicit operations… On The CW’s Burden of Truth (8/7c), Joanna (Kristin Kreuk) and Billy (Peter Mooney) must lean on an unreliable whistleblower when their case takes a turn… As NBC’s Blindspot (9/8c) nears the end of its run, the team worries that someone on the inside is tipping off evil FBI honcho Madeline (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) as she and henchwoman Ivy (Julee Cerda) close in on the location of their secret bunker in Prague.
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So sad to see Council of Dad's canceled. I loved that show. Why can't we keep good, compelling shows on the air? Getting so disgusted!
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I totally agree!! This world have been a good summer show till this is us came back in fall. I just don't get these networks!! They don't listen to the fans on social media. You would think with the limitations now for production because of c-19, they would allow shows with not the best ratings to stay on longer rather than just kill them Early on. ABC, and CBS are bad about this too! Ex"man with plan, broke!"
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Yeah, I was shocked that CBS canceled Man With a Plan. The ratings have been solid and obviously people like it.
I read it was too expensive to keep. I guess Matt Leblanc get paid more than most other sitcom stars.
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Council of dad’s is an awesome show and we need to create a petition to save this show. It needs to come back I love this show.
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I agree 100%. The cast and story line are awesome. Give the show a chance. Smh
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Terrible that Council of Dads is done. Such a good show. Very heartwarming and true to life. The vilkage was also good. Too bad the networks keep the Junk shows.
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Networks are all about ratings because that's what advertisers care about. Sad that good entertainment suffers because the networks only care about the money and not what fans want
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I'm so sad for the ending of Council of Dads. I don't watch a lot of TV, but found I couldn't get enough of this show. I'm hoping Netflix or another streaming service will pick this show up. It deserves another chance. Thanks for the wonderful show to all the actors from this show. God bless you all.
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This is so very sad....and yet stupid shows like Simpsons are kept going and reality shows renewed. May just stay with my fire stick and forget network crap. NBC is making a HUGE mistake in judgement!
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Give the show a chance. It's a wonderful family show. The cast and story line awesome. Bring it back in the fall
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I watch a lot of TV and unfortunately I don't allow myself to get too attached to a show anymore because here today gone tomorrow, no guarantees!! TV has changed so much in the last 30 years even
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Just Burden of Truth tonight.
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The only new thing on my list tonight is Burden of Truth. I get Sundance channel, but not Sundance Now, so I won't be able to watch the show Blinded.
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Ratings must be dreadful for a channel like Sundance Now. No way all of these random cable channels that most people don't subscribe to can survive much longer. Same goes for many of the streaming services like HBO MAX.
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I don't know that Sundance Now should be in any worse shape than any of the other cable outlets. I agree there are so many of them, their numbers are merely diluting the potential audience numbers. But it's been this way for a decade at least, and there only seem to be more of these (obscure) channels out there now, rather than fewer. I think some channels can get by well enough with small audiences. (One of those channels I've been watching for 8-9 years. At first the commercials it aired were all very cheesy infomercial-type ads for questionable products. Now that same network airs pretty decent ads like you might see on TBS or ION.)
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As I've mentioned before...I occasionally consider trying Netflix, Hulu, etc...but since I'm frequently deleting shows from my Verizon DVR after they have 4 backed-up episodes...I, obviously, have NO time to watch anything more...
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Perhaps, but I follow ratings and some of these channels are so low rated they round down to a 0.0 meaning extremely low viewership. I still don't know how they are profitable. My only guess is that they owned by a larger conglomerate and they write off the loses. And even though some will argue with me, there is no way all of these new streaming services will be profitable.
Way too much content and competition. There is a finite amount of time the average viewer can dedicate to at home entertainment. And of course $$$$.
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Agreed, it's a wonder some of these channels can remain in business. but some of the ones I watch feature "retro" or "classic" TV shows, which are likely very inexpensive to air. As the US population ages, these "retro" channels will likely get more popular, even if the number of them decreases over time.
BTW, when I get an email notification that someone has replied to my post, it says the reply is by "cyanweights" or "green ducky," or whatever the avatar is. Then when I come to the site, I see the reply is from you (Fred) or whoever the person is. So the name doesn't always appear correctly. Just another weird glitch with this site!
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Hobble out of the dark ages, Grandpa. Many people do subscribe. I'm tired of reading comments on this website that hate on streaming services just because the ancient fuddy-duddy antenna viewers can't afford them or just resist change.
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WOW...Howling...what a POLITE youngin' you turned out to be...
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Wonder what Don M would have said. His last post was in Feb on another site. I fear he may have passed.
If so, RIP DON M. We miss you.
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What other site did DonMi post on? I hope you're wrong about the possibility you mention. I do remember that he got quite disgusted with some of these sites, so i'm hoping that maybe he's just taking a break and watching TV, but not commenting about it.
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He used to post on UEXPRESS.com via Disqus regularly. He never complained about that posting service and always would reply to my posts to him. That ended in Feb just before Covid became super serious here in the states. Although now I'm reading that lots of people were suffering from it even before Feb and just didn't know what it was.
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Do Just One Thing by Danny Seo is the site he would always post on. It's an advice column. Usually about saving and preserving...
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His last post on Feb 15 2020 stated " I don't eat enough to bother with that anymore".
about preserving food.
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Not allowing me to list the site the regular way. Under review, very annoying moderating system here.
The site is UEXPRESS there are lots of columns usually advice by various "experts'. His favorite was Do Just One Thing by Danny Seo. His last post was Feb 15, just checked the archives.
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Oh, hit me where it hurts. My lack of politeness. Thanks, Miss Manners.
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I realize that the name "Gerry" can go "either way"...but...your Thanks really should go to Mister Manners...
(Should I refer to you as...Mr., Ms. or Mrs....Mad?)
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I subscribe to cable and have a $225 bill. I never ever had an antenna.
Next, I have Netflix(included in my cable package) Disney +,(free with my Verizon mobile service) Amazon Prime(included in my shipping service Apple+(free on account of my new iPhone and Peakcock (free with Comcast). I still watch and enjoy lots of broadcast and cable shows.
I still predict a large amount of cable channels will not be prosperous enough to continue. There is just too many choices.
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"I never ever had an antenna."...
I can remember...when I was a kid...my Dad going outside (in the rain or snow)...with a wrench to rotate the (rooftop) antenna so that we could watch either the Dayton (Ohio) channel...or the Cincinnati channel...or the Columbus channel...
(We really felt like we were LIVING IN THE FUTURE!!!)
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I Loved the show, and hate to see it end. It shows men as caregivers in positive ways, and the story lines are excellent.
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Wow really that’s one of the best shows I have watched in a very long time it was so heart touching I cried on every episode please bring it back
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Burden of Truth for sure tonight. Ironic that NBC can't seem to find a solid performer in the same genre as This Is Us. But ABC's A Million Little Things has been a steady player for a while now.
Anybody watch AoS last night?! WOW, is all I can say. I enjoyed the ABC comedies last night too. I even caught a Last Man Standing repeat in syndication. Last Man Standing is the funniest family/work comedy I've seen in a very long time. It almost never disappoints. Disney owns it now, so ABC (pwned by Disney) should figure out of way to take back from FOX.
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