House of Lies Cancelled by Showtime

The writing was on the wall and the truth finally came down today.

Showtime has announced that House of Lies will come to an end after the show's current fifth season. The Cuba-set series finale will air Sunday, June 12th at 9/8c.

Showtime President David Nevins said in a statement, "House of Lies is a comedy that has frequently been ahead of the curve. Over the course of its five seasons, it has tackled such hot-button topics as gender identity, wealth inequality, white privilege, police brutality, interracial relationships, and code-switching with honesty and a biting sense of humor. (Series creator Matthew Carnahan and Don Cheadle have been dream partners and impeccable leaders. The core cast of Don, Kristen, Ben and Josh are one of the best comedy teams on television. They have brought the series to an incredibly satisfying conclusion with this historic final episode shot in Cuba."

Carnahan added, "Creating and running House of Lies has been a true dream gig, a creative apotheosis. Working with the remarkable team that Jessika Borsiczcky, David Walpert and I were allowed to put together, along with the incredible cast and crew, coming to work every day was a joy. Getting to work with heroes like Don Cheadle, Kristen Bell and Glynn Turman, breaking out amazing performers like Dawn Olivieri and the shockingly funny Josh Lawson; seeing Ben Schwartz, already so well-known as a comedic actor doing a deep-dive into really complex work; watching great actors like Matt Damon be willing to skewer versions of themselves; and then going out on the high note that is shooting in Cuba - these are all the kinds of reasons I got into this business in the first place."

I mention that the writing was one the wall. I was wondering after news was out that Kristen Bell was starring in a new series with Ted Danson "The Good Place." That just got picked up and is schedule for Thursday nights this fall on NBC right after Superstore.

Twist, Turns & Death: Blindspot "If Love A Rebel, Death Will Render"

This is the episode before the season finale and boy did this leave us wanting so badly to see the finale.

We jump into the moment with Jane telling Oscar how they had her betraying Mayfair and getting her arrested. With in that moment, Sophia pops up and both her and Oscar repeat what Jane had to them before losing her memory. And from that moment we jump two weeks ahead.

A mysterious man runs to a government building and drops off a bag, which inside was a baby. But this baby isn't just a regular baby, this kid has a tattoo on it's wrist that Jane has. Kurt and team pick up the case but they go under the temporary director (Dylan Baker) til he finds a replacement. The reason why is because he's told Kurt that the Jane Doe project is done.

So Kurt and team look into the baby and see that it's DNA is connected to someone, who happens to be the son of the former Presidential candidate, where him and his wife have a sick son. After getting in trouble, Kurt and team jump back on the case but Jane is out of the FBI.

Jane goes to the child protection services where she knows two people standing near the door and a woman goes through security. Jane follows the two guys to the elevators and soon kicks their butts. But she's too late as the baby was taken from that woman.

Kurt than has the wife of the suspect to come in and tell them anything that could help them. She tells Kurt that there's this company that's experimenting by using genetics and babies. They were going to use a baby to help their son with his illness.

Jane gets to the company before Kurt and soon all hell breaks loose when Kurt and team get there. Jane fights off that woman and shocks the hell out of her with a defibrillator and shocks herself too.

Later the director wasn't to happy but was accepts that they solved the case. Jane had to turn in her badge and as she goes to her locker her and Kurt have a nice talk and they kiss (YES!!). As soon as they were going to walk down to the victory celebration, Kurt gets a call from his father's nurse as he was yelling out his name.

Kurt get there and his father apologies and tells him about a shed. That there's a body under there and he gives the name Taylor. And Kurt is shocked as probably so are we. So Jane might not be Taylor Shaw at all.

Throughout the episode Mayfair has done her own investigation. She figures out that set up with Alexandra from Sophia. She gets Sophia's number and has Reade and Zapata look into it. As we get to the end of the episode, Jane is alone in the building and hears the door open, think that it was Oscar. Nope, it was Mayfair and soon she starts asking questions and points a gun at Jane. But Oscar shoots Mayfair and tries to get Jane out of there but wouldn't. She tries to help Mayfair but she tries to take her out but fails. Mayfair told Jane that Kurt is going to be so surprised while Jane is crying and shocked.

This was so good of an episode. So many shocks and turns that opens up to probably one hell of a season finale. I didn't think that the case wasn't gonna be a big one even thought there were babies involved. But it made a very entertaining for an hour. The writing was sweet and give performances from Alexander and Sanders and Jean-Baptiste.

Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

You can catch the season finale of Blindspot this Monday at 10/9c on NBC.

Note: Blindspot will be back in the fall on a new night and time, Wednesdays at 8/7c.

CBS Renews Code Black, Beyond Borders and Odd Couple.

As the Upfronts are underway, CBS has winnow i's bubble show list for those that get renewal and cancelled.

CBS has announced that Code Black, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders are renewed for a second season and also renewed The Odd Couple for a third season.

Code Black and Beyond Borders have performed not just in the ratings but creatively and performance as well.

Expect to see some changes come season two for Code Black with new characters and such.

The Odd Couple have performed both Thursday and Monday nights  well and found it's stride.

I'm guessing CBS will be milking the Friends mini-reunion when Matt LeBlanc's new series premieres.

As for popping the bubble, CBS announced that Rush Hour will not get a second season. Rebooting a film to television isn't going well but that won't stop networks trying from FOX's Lethal Weapon.

THIS IS US | Official Trailer | NBC Fall Shows 2016

Coming this fall, sometimes life will surprise you. "This Is Us" stars Mandy Moore ("A Walk to Remember"), Milo Ventimiglia ("Heroes") and Sterling K. Brown ("The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"), this refreshingly honest and provocative series follows a unique ensemble whose paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways. We find serval of them share the same birthday, and so much more than anyone would expect. From the and director of "Crazy, Stupid, Love," comes a smart, morden dramedy that will challenge your everyday presumptions about the people you think you know.

The cast includes Moore, Ventigmilia, Brown, Justin Harltey (The Young and The Restless), Chrissy Metz, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan and Ron Cephas Jones.

Daan Fogelman serves as writer and executive producer. JEss Rosenthal, Charlie Gogolak and directors John Requa and Gleen Ficarra also serves as executive producers. "This Is Us" is produced by 20th Centery FOX Television.

Checkout the official website.

Checkout the trailer:

NBC's New Fall Schedule

NBC has released it's up coming 2016-2017 fall schedule and the one big news to take out of this is the decision of moving Blindspot from Mondays at 10 to Wednesdays at 8pm, where it's replacing the cancelled Mysteries of Laura. The Monday Post-Voice slot will go to the new sci-fi drama Timeless.

The network is given comedy another shot on Thursday nights with Superstore at 8pm followed by the new Kristen Bell-Ted Danson comedy The Good Place. Chicago Med will move in the 9pm while The Blacklist will take the 10pm.

As the schedule was released, later in the day news come that The Carmichael Show was renewed for a third season of 13 episodes. The show will be in line with other returning shows during the midseason or later: Returning shows: Shades of Blue and Celebrity Apprentice, new comedies Trail & Error, Great News, Powerless and Marlon, and new dramas Chicago Justice, Taken, Midnight Texas, Emerald City and The Blacklist: Redemption.

Here's wht the NBC schedule will look like in the fall.

Monday
8pm: The Voice
10pm: Timeless

Tuesday
8pm: The Voice
9pm This Is Us
10pm Chicago Fire

Wednesday
8pm Blindspot
9pm Law & Order: SVU
10pm Chicago PD

Thursday
8pm Superstore
8:30pm The Good Place
9pm Chicago Med
10pm The Blacklist

Friday
8pm Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon
9pm Grimm
10pm Dateline

Saturday
8pm Dateline Mysteries
10pm Saturday Night Live (encore)

Sunday
7pm Football Night in America
8:20pm NBC Sunday Night Football

Shows that are not returning: Heartbeat, Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris, Crowded, Game of Silence, Heroes: Reborn, Mr. Robinson, The Mysteries of Laura, The Player, Telenovela, Truth Be Told and Undateable.

TIMELESS | Official Trailer | NBC Fall Shows 2016

From Eric Kripke ("Revolution" and "Supernatural"), Shawn Ryan ("The Shield") and producers of "The Blacklist" comes this thrilling action-adventure series in which a mysterious criminal steals a secret state-of-the-art time machine, intent on destroying America as we know it by changing the past.

Out only hope is an unexpected team: a scientist, a solider and a history professor who must use the machine's prototype to travel back in time to critical events. While they must make every effort not to affect the past themselves, they must also stay one step ahead of this dangerous fugitive. Can this handpicked team uncover the mystery behind it all and end his destruction before it's too late?

The cast includes Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Malcolm Barrett, Goran Visnjic ("ER"), Paterson Joseph, Sakina Jaffrey and Claudia Doumit.

Eric Kripke and Shawn Ryan serves as writers and executive producers. John Davis, John Fox and Marney Hochman and director Neil Marshall also executive produce. "Timeless" is produced by Davis Entertainment, Kripke Enterprises and MiddKid Productions in association with Sony Pictures Television.

Checkout the trailer:


You can catch the series premiere of Timeless Monday, Oct. 3 at 10/9c on NBC.

THE GOOD PLACE | Official Trailer | NBC Fall Shows 2016

Coming to NBC this Fall from the executive producer of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Parks and Recreation and "The Office,"  comes a new smart and unique comedy that follows Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell, "House of Lies" & "Veronica Mars"), an ordinary woman who, through an extraordinary string of events, enters the afterlife where she comes to realize that she hasn't been a very good person. With the help of her wise newfound afterlife mentor (Ted Danson, "Cheers" & "Board to Death"), she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or at least the pretty good) person within. 

Directed by Drew Goodard, the Oscar-nominated writer of "The Martian." The cast includes Bell, Danson, William Jackson Harper, Jameeia Jamil, Manny Jacinto and D'Arcy Carden. 

Michael Schur serves as writer and executive prodcers. David Miner also execitive produces and Goddard directs. 

You can checkout the official show's website.