A Pulsing New Medical Drama: Heartbeat "Pilot"

It's the year of the medical dramas this television season. With Code Black on CBS and NBC, not only has Chicago Med, but I  now have a new medical series, Heartbeat.  This new series has a pulse that shows a lot of heart and character.

Based loosely on the life and achievements of Dr. Kathy Magliato, Melissa George plays Dr. Alex Panttiere, the top female heart surgeon in the country. She cares for her patients and will do anything to get what they need to live. It's a heart transplant.

With one case of a young patient needing a heart, Alex gets word that a patient has died, and the family will sign the donor papers. But when Alex's boss, Millicent Patel (Shelley Conn), tells her that the board decided to give the heart to another person, that makes Alex upset and searches for a patient who is near death.

But when her patient's boyfriend decides to give his heart in the worst way, he shoots himself with a gun, but it offers Alex the heart that her patient needs to get. But when Patel tells her that the board has to decide the outcome of where or not to take the guy's organs. But when Alex's patient goes into cardiac arrest, she doesn't wait and performs a surgery that will affect not only the patient's heart but also her boyfriend's heart, and it has only been done by four other doctors. And after performing it, Alex becomes the fifth doctor.

But even though she knows what's best for her patients, she has some trouble with her relationships. She's a mother of two with a musician who's gay, but they are still close. She's dating Dr. Pierce Harrison (Dave Annable), but when word has it that her mentor, Dr. Jessie Shane (Don Hany), is working at St. Matthews, old flames return to her.

Heartbeat has an excellent ensemble cast. George is remarkable and challenging. Conn, Annable, Hany, and Hughley, as the psychiatrist, are also excellent. I can't believe Jamie Kennedy is in this series, and he brings enough creepy humor to like him just a bit.

Overall, I give this episode a 7.5/10.

You can catch Heartbeat at its regular time on Wednesday nights at 8/7c on NBC.

Stitchers Season 2 "Suit Up" Promo (HD)

Last summer's new hit series Stitchers is back! And for this season, just shut up and relax your mind as things look to go out of this world?

What adventures and mysteries will they solve this season?



The season premiere of Stitchers airs Tuesday, March 22nd at 10/9c on Freeform

Heartbeat: A New Medical Drama

A new medical drama comes to NBC this week with a preview Tuesday, March 22 at 9/8c and the premiere Wednesday, March 23rd at 8/7c.

Heartbeat is loosely based on the life and achievements of Dr. Kathy Magliato. This unique character driven medical drama follows Dr. Alex Panttiere (Melissa George, "The Slap), an out-spoken renowned heart transplant surgeon and one of few women in her field.

Stubborn and fearless, Alex operates on her own terms. She revels in a racy personal life that's a full-time job in itself, manages the daily demands of skeptical faculty and dutiful interns. She pushes the boundaries of medical science and to impressive new heights.

Along with George, the cast includes Dave Annable, Don Hany, Shelley Conn, D.L. Hughley, Jamie Kennedy, Maya Erskine, JLouis Mills and Joshua Leonard.

Jill Gordon severs as the writer and executive producer. Amy Brennenman, Brad Silberling and director Robbie Duncan McNeill serves as executive producers. While Susan Carlson, Eric Carlson, Kelly Meyer and Dr. Kathy Magliato serves as co-executive producers.
   
Here's the trailer:


Heartbeat will air a preview episode Tuesday, March 22 at 9/8c after The Voice and premiere on it's regular night the following night Wednesday, March 23rd at 8/7c on NBC.

Another Star joins Chicago Justice and More One Chicago news.

On Saturday, while the Paleyfest honored Dick Wolf, it was announced that a Rocky alum will be joining the cast in the next installment of the Chicago spinoff.

Carl Weathers, played the iconic Apollo Creed and also co-stared in the hit USA Network series Colony, will play State's Attorney Mark Jefferies, in the backdoor pilot during episode 21 of Chicago PD.

Weathers is the latest addition to the cast along side Philip Winschester (The Player), Joelle Carter (Justified) and Nazneen Contractor (Heroes Reborn).

Weathers has also been credited on Arrested Development and In The Heat of the Night.

Also in other Chicago news, the future for Dawsey seems to row bumpy with a new altercation.

As Casey's political race moves on, when trouble comes Lauren Stamile (Burn Notice and Complications) enters the picture as a political consultant.

Jesse Spencer tell TVLine that, They're denying it. It's not fully conscious, but there is an attraction there."

And not to mention,if you were looking forward to the Lindsay-Halstead road trip episode, think again as it has been axed.

It was the story was set as Episode 15 had a change of pace as the two detectives take a raod trip to Wisconsin for a case. On their way there, they share some one on one time as they shed some backstory about each other.

The episode was suppose to come after Lindsay's confrontation with Yates. But the tone wasn't quite there.

Sophie Bush tells TVLine that " It didn't feel appropriate to have that happen on the heels of it. Our show is very often dealing with sensitive material, especially where we are at the end of the third season. It didn't work energetically or in a linear way to do a show that felt a little bit like a departure and had so much comedy in it."

But that being said, you can still expect some more Linstead moments. They are trying to remind the audience that they are in a relationship. And that they are trying to give more of what the fans and audience wants to see of the hot TV couple.

Chicago Fire and Chicago Med returns Tuesdya, March 29th
Chicago PD returns Wednesday, March 23rd at 10/9c all on NBC.

Joelle Carter Lands a Role on Chicago legal spinoff

It was announced Monday by Deadline that the former Justified alum Joelle Carter has landed a co-starring role along with Phillip Winchester (The Player) and Nazneen Contractor (Heroes Reborn) in the upcoming Dick Wolf Chicago spinoff series, Chicago Justice.

Caret will be playing Lori Nagle, a tough as nails investigator.

Just like PD and Med, Justice will be introduced into the upcoming episode 21 of Chicago PD.

You can catch Chicago Fire and Chicago Med Tuesday nights and Chicago PD Wednesday nights on NBC.

The Family Comedy is Back!!

Last summer's number one new comedy is back with a preview and a season premiere with in the same week of each other. And once again picks on the funny side of the conversation of topics that makes the show edgy and risky.

The preview episode "Everybody Cheats" has Cynthia debating whether or not to tell her best friend about seeing her husband with another woman. Each member from Jerrod, Maxine to even Joe debate about it and have some different input. And Maxine confuses to Jerrod that while they were going out that she was cheating on her boyfriend with him.

This episode was very good. Grier and Devine were amazing in this episode. The writing was good too. Even though that this episode aired as a preview, it felt in a way that it was an example of what the show is about.

The season premiere, which airs Sunday nights at 9/8c, "Fallen Heroes" dived into the discussion of going to see a childhood hero, who turns out that childhood hero turns out to be Bill Cosby. Jerrod had two tickets to see his comedy show, but Maxine wouldn't go because of what Cosby has done. So Jerrod ask his parents if they want to go, as an anniversary gift.

The whole family takes on if they should or shouldn't go, but when it was just going to be Joe and Jerrod, guilt sets in for Joe while for Jerrod it sets him asking if Cosby is still funny or should he be laughing at his jokes.

The episode was such a well written with risk. The jokes were hilarious, sometimes there were a few that had me balling with laughter. This episode was a well performed from the cast. Literally one of it's best episodes.

As for "The Funeral," Joe gets a phone call from his sister that his father passed away. Joe decides to give him a funeral along with a eulogy too. But Jerrod doesn't see why because the way the guy was before he died.

There were some humor moments but the moment that stole the whole episode was when Joe tells Jerrod of what he had gone through with his dad from protecting his mother from her and such. David Alan Grier gives his best performance in this episode. Along with Devine at the end when she was performing "Ava Marie," even though Cynthia don't remember much of the words expect for "Ava Marie."

Overall, for each episode I give Everybody Cheats"  a 8/10, "Fallen Heroes" a 10/10 and "The Funeral" a 9.5/10.

You can catch The Carmichael Show Sundays at 9/8c on NBC.

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season 2 - Official Trailer - Netflix [HD]

The full trailer of the new season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt was released on Monday. And in this season looks like she's going to be juggling school, relationships, therapy and working as an Elf at a Christmas department.

She's just making the world a #hashbrown Kimmer place. And after watching this trailer, you would hope that a spinoff to Bunny and Kitty would be in the works.

Here's the trailer:


You can catch the first season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt on Netflix now and catch season two premiere on April 15th.