The Mandalorian is a Star Wars series created by Jon Favreau for Disney+, set five years after the events of Return of the Jedi. It follows Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal), a solitary bounty hunter of the Mandalorian creed, and Grogu, the Force-sensitive foundling in his care.
Season 3 premiered on March 1, 2023. Having been declared apostate for removing his helmet, Din sets out for the ruined surface of Mandalore seeking redemption in the Living Waters of the Great Forge. His journey draws in Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff) and turns toward the larger project of reuniting the scattered Mandalorian clans and reclaiming their homeworld from Imperial remnant forces under Moff Gideon.
The season expanded the show's scope considerably, weaving in threads from The Book of Boba Fett and setting up the broader Mando-verse. Reception was more mixed than for the first two seasons, with praise for its production design, Pascal and Sackhoff's performances, and Ludwig Göransson's score, alongside criticism of its more diffuse structure.
The Paula Abdul Dance Show is CBS's brainchild along with Paula Abdul that features contestants battling it out to become the number one dancer to join Paula's troupe. CBS goes nationwide to find the best of dancers that can shake a leg or two and move to the tunes of Paula Abdul herself.
Mike & Molly is an American Sitcom that is set in Chicago and follows the lives of two overweight people Mike who wants to lose his weight and Molly that wants to embrace hers. An interesting show that featuring the ups and downs they have to go through together after they meet at an Overeatinonymous group.
Medium is an American run drama and supernatural TV series that premiers on NBC. Medium showcases Allison DuBois played by Patricia Arquette who plays the role of a research medium for the Arizona District Attorney. Created by Glen Gordon, the show has five seasons with NBC and is currently in its seventh season with CBS.
Hawaii Five-0 is an American drama series produced by CBS productions which features a law enforcement run unit headed by Detective Steve McGarrett. One of the longest running crime shows in TV history stars Richard Boone and other top stars. It was accredited with 12 Emmy nominations during its run with CBS.
Flashpoint is a Canadian TV drama series that debuted on July 11th 2008 and since then has gripped TV enthusiasts worldwide. The show created by Mark Ellis showcases an elite tactical unit called SRU (Strategic Response Unit) which are presented with tasks to resolve extreme issues that standard law enforcement officers are not capable of handling.
Blue Bloods is a drama TV series that showcases the lives of an American family. Formerly titled Reagan's Law, it is a series that is presented by CBS starring Tom Selleck and Bridget Moynahan. A primetime TV show that features a multi generation family of police enforcement officers. It is a drama series that deals with the ups and downs of preserving a family legacy.
"Big Brother" numbers among those long-running (unreal) reality shows that keep rolling along on their own momentum long after the thrills have gone. Originally adapted from a popular Dutch series, "Big Brother" puts thirteen carefully chosen strangers in a house heavily wired with cameras and microphones, capturing every word, gesture, and nuance. The producers challenge their "guests" to complete a series of physical and mental "stunts," periodically polling their feelings about who among them should go home. The one guest who stays longest goes home with half-a-million American dollars. Although "Big Brother's" novelty has faded, even the most stony-hearted and cynical critics must accord the superannuated series its props: When an online streaming service attempted a similarly contrived "residential situation," capitalizing on the industry's newest, most sophisticated audio and video technology, it faded to black in less than a month. At the other end of the scale, when MTV adapted "Big Brother's" premise for use along the New Jersey coastline, it became a cultural phenomenon, and "Snooki" became a household word. Clearly, it's not the premise but the chemistry that determines the show's fate. Therefore, credit "Big Brother" with good chemistry and agree to roll along with the momentum.
ABC Nightline and Ted Kopple were synonymous from the 1970's till 2005. Now the late night news program has 3 personalities to replace the famous Kopple. Bill Weir and Cynthia McFadden host the show live from New York and are joined by the third anchor, Terry Moran out of Washington DC. The variety of topics discussed in each program keeps investigation shallow and to the point as well as appealing to a broader based of viewers to the program. In the Kopple years, the program would normally focus on a single issue in order to completely exhaust the topic. The new ABC Nightline has a broader scope that allows more people to become interested and informed. If more information is desired, ABC Nightline has a Twitter channel for viewers to comment and question in further detail.
Basic cable and "reality" programming thrive on American's well-established predilection for all things paranormally creepy; phantom-hunting shows proliferate like bugs in damp places. The dazzling success of "Intervention" TV series and its spin-offs demonstrates they also have an insatiable appetite for other people's behavioral disorders. A&E network innocently claims, "'Intervention' raises awareness about the alternatives and treatment options available to those who suffer from an alcohol or drug addiction, and gives hope to families who have nowhere left to turn." Viewers more honestly explain "Intervention" vividly, realistically shows the horrors of drug addiction and codependency. The show makes perfectly and painfully clear how addicts and their families suffer with the symptoms and consequences of chemical and alcohol dependency. At the end of each hour-long horror show, "Intervention" shows a family and either Jeff VanVonderen or Candy Finnigan, highly trained and experienced psychotherapists, staging an intervention with their chemically dependent loved-one. Most episodes show addicts agreeing to enter treatment, but the producers of "Intervention" TV show make it abundantly clear that no one is guaranteed a happy ending.
