Entertainment and Love: All Rise: "Fool For Live"/"Uncommon Women and Mothers"

"Fool for Liv"

It's probably one of the most intense episodes of the season "Fool for Liv" felt like it had everything thrown into one episode with Lola taking on a high celebrity trial. But along with the trial, she sees one of the trickiest lawyers in the state, who uses every trick in the book to get this trial in his favor. After a couple of setbacks and a nice B&B stay with Sherri, Lola finally got her courtroom on track and got the convection too.

Meanwhile, Emily tries to get Mark to help her client with a plea that not only he complies with what he knows of the crimes his family had done but not to mention get him out of jail time after his grandmother said he's not protected there. After Emily gives a strong talk to Mark about family, he decides to give the kid a good plea deal that was fair.

I enjoyed this episode very much. It had some intense moments mainly between Lola and the tricky lawyer but heart and growth between Lola and Sherri and Mark and Emily. I thought hat Ruthie Ann Miles gave a nice performance that really stood out. Overall, I give this episode an 8/10.

"Uncommon Women and Mothers"

While this episode had some good moments, I felt that this episode didn't execute as well as it should have. When an earthquake hits the courthouse, not doing a whole lot in the episode we see Lola reuniting with her mother as she testifies in court for Mark and Emily for an arson case. That case ended pretty well after Lola's mother decided to give her testimony about the accused that ended up with a slap on the wrist.

Meanwhile, Sara and Sherri try to outdo each other as they think they could be better during an emergency situation. Also, Sherri might have a cop stalker who apparently doesn't know how to do the proper paperwork for a warrant.  This, of course, I felt that this was just humor which was quite good. 

While Lola was dealing with her mother, she was dealing with an issue with a cop that wanted a signed warrant to take down a resident that might have illegal guns. While Lola wanted more evidence to this claim but instead the cop goes over her head and gets the warrant signed by another person and was proven right that the residents in the house had a butt-load of guns.

"Uncommon Women and Mothers" was good with character development and story but some just didn't execute the way that I had hoped it would turn out. I would think that with the earthquake that they would be going through something but instead it was just a minor story that could have been something much bigger. The episode had good humor and some good back and forth moments mainly with Simone Missick and Michael Beach. Overall, I give this episode a 7.5/10.

You can catch All Rise Mondays at 9/8c on CBS.

Homeland Season 8 Teaser

The first teaser for the final season of television most critically acclaimed drama, Homeland. Could this be it or Carrie?

Here's the teaser:

The final season of Homeland begins Sunday, Feb. 9th on Showtime.

CBS Mid-season Schedule: Criminal Minds final season date, MacGyver returns, & FBI spinoff date

It looks to be a happy new year for the fans of Criminal Minds as CBS has announced on Monday their midseason schedule. 

The crime drama's 10 episode swan song will begin on Wednesday, Jan. 8th at 9/8c with a two-hour premiere and will eventually wrap up with a two-hour series finale on Feb. 19th. After that SEAL Team will return from a seven-week hiatus to reclaim its time slot.  

Also, the Eye Network has announced the launch dates for two freshman series, FBI: Most Wanted (Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 10/9c) and Tommy (Thursday, Feb 6th at 10/9c). Most Wanted, a spinoff of Dick Wolf's BI, centers on the Fugitive Task Force that tracks and captures notorious criminals on the bureau's Most Wanted list, while the latter stars Edie Falco as Abigail "Tommy" Thomas, a former high ranking NYPD officer who becomes Los Angeles' first female chief of police.

As for returning shows, MacGyver will open season four on Friday, Feb. 7th at 8/7c, pushing Hawaii Five-0 back an hour and benching Magnum P.I.'s second season run until MacGyver's full season concludes. And NCIS: New Orleans, which just bid adieu to an original cast member, is moving to Sundays at 10/9c beginning Feb. 16th after Madam Secretary's farewell season is over.

Here are dates of returning shows (Man with a Plan and Broke will be announced at a later date).

Tuesday, Jan. 7

10/9c: FBI: Most Wanted

Wednesday, Jan. 8

8/7c Undercover Boss Season 9 (Survivor Season 40 takes over Feb 12)

9/8c Criminal Minds final season (special two-hour premiere)

Wednesday, Jan. 15

10/9c S.W.A.T.

Thursday, Feb. 6

10/9c Tommy

Friday, Feb. 7

8/7c MacGyver 

9/8c Hawaii Five-0 (new time slot)

10/9c Blue Bloods

Sunday, Feb. 16

10/9c NCIS: New Orleans (new time)

Crisis on Infinite Earth Teaser

Arroverse fans, suit up!

The first teaser for the biggest crossover event has arrived.

Here's a look:

The Crisis on Infinite Earth begins Sunday, Dec. 5th at 8/7c on The CW.

NBC Mid-season Schedule: Manifest/Good Girls/ Brooklyn Nine-Nine Returns

On Friday NBC has unveiled its midseason schedule.

The Peacock network's game plan for the winter/spring season includes the return of Manifest, America's Got Talent: The Champions, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Good Girls.

Also, the anticipated musical dramedy Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist starring Jane Levy and Lauren Graham will get a special preview on Tuesday, Jan. 7 ahead of its official Sunday, Feb. 16th launch. Also, the new drama Council of Dads will inherit This Is Us' Tuesday at 9pm timeslot in March when it ends it's the fourth season. And Blindspot's final season will be held until Summer 2020.


Here's a look into the schedule:

MONDAY:
8/7c Amerca's Got Talent: The Champions (The Voice returns in February)
10/9c: Manifest

TUESDAY
8/7c Ellen's Game of Games
9/8c This Is Us (Council Of Dads begins in March)
10/9c New Amsterdam

WEDNESDAY
8/7c Chicago Med
9/8c Chicago Fire
10/9c Chicago PD

THURSDAY (Beginning in February) 
8/7c Superstore
8:30/7:30c Brooklyn Nine-Nine
9/8c Will & Grace
9:30/8:30c INDEBTED
10/9c Law and Order SVU

FRIDAY
8/7c Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector (The Blacklist returns in March)
9/8c Dateline

SUNDAY (March)
8/7c Little Big Shots
9/8c Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
10/9c Good Girls

NBC Gives The Good Place an Eventful Sendoff

Looks like NBC will be given a proper sendoff to The Good Place with an extra-long 90-minute block dedicated to the end of the award-winning show. The series finale will include an extended episode as well as a post-show special featuring the full cast and hosted by Seth Meyers beginning Thursday, January 30 at 8:30/7:30c.

From the creator and executive producer Mike Schur, The Good Place stars Ted Danson, Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, Manny Jacinto, and D'Arcy Carden. The critically beloved series focuses on Eleanor Shellstrop (Bell) who wakes up in the afterlife and confronts her past through a gracious guide, Michael (Danson). However, Eleanor did not live a righteous life, so if this is heaven, she realizes she was sent there by mistake. Dramedy ensues, infused with questions of ethics, as Eleanor and her fellow afterlife residents need a plan, particularly as things take an unexpected twist.

This is definitely going to be an eventful night. The show gets an event that so well deserves to have but also I do love seeing a post-after show special. I can't wait.

Fresh Off The Boat Canceled After Six Seasons

It looks like the end is near for the ABC comedy series.

ABC announced Friday that Fresh Off the Boat will end after the sixth season, according to Vulture. 

The show will end in early 2020 with episode 14 and 15 will serve as a two-part series finale. New episodes currently air Fridays at 8:30/7:30c.

The series is loosely inspired by Fresh Of The Boat, the autobiography of chef Eddie Huang, the series stars Randall Park as Louis, Constance Wu as Jessica, Hudson Yang as Eddie, Forrest Wheeler as Emery, Ian Chen as Evan, Lucille Soong as Jeeny, Chelsey Crisp as Honey and Ray Wise as Mavin.

The show took so heat back in May when Wu tweeted her less favorable reaction to the show's renewal for a sixth season. But there will be a spinoff featuring an Indian family whose daughter goes to school with Eddie. The series will be written by FOTB writer-producer Rachna Fruchbom, the episode that will have them introduced to the family hasn't been filmed yet.

While I had a feeling about this might happen; I was all on board that the show should have ended after Season Five. The season finale really served as a nice closure to the series as we see the family as we were introduced in the pilot. Also, I think that after Wu's tweet that ABC set up the show to fail while putting it at 8:30 timeslot while the previous show that had that timeslot also got canceled.

You can catch Fresh Off The Boat tonight at 8:30/7:30c on ABC.