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We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about lotsa shows including Blue Bloods, 9-1-1, NCIS: Hawai’i and The Cleaning Lady!
1 | Who dropped the ball, that Lee Majors’ The Fall Guy isn’t handy to stream “free” anywhere concurrent with the Ryan Gosling movie’s release?
2 | Did Mad Men auteur Matthew Weiner have any say in Jon Hamm and John Slattery’s Unfrosted cameos?
3 | Was “Die Hard: Tan” the S.W.A.T. episode you didn’t know you needed?
4 | When did Blue Bloods’ Abigail get promoted to science officer…? ▼ And after last week’s overt “Maybe next time, just come in..” flirting, do you think Danny/Baez will “happen” by the May 17 finale, or not until December’s series finale?
5 | Come on, now — would NCIS’ Jessica not have told Jimmy straight away about her job offer? Knowing he’d undoubtedly hear about it upon arriving at the crime scene? And don’t get us started on her apparent unfamiliarity with Shelley Winters….
6 | The Neighborhood giving an early 2010s era Gemma bangs was totally a nod to 2 Broke Girls’ Caroline Channing, right?
7 | Should Bob Hearts Abishola have paired single mom Christina and MaxDot CFO Kofo in the future-set finale — something the writers strongly considered ahead of Season 5? Or would that have felt rushed, having not explored that potential relationship at all during the sitcom’s farewell run?
8 | In the NCIS: Hawai’i finale, what if Cruz’s kid sister didn’t have a body type that conveniently matched one of the agents’? And was it a bit funny that Tennant entered the final scene calling out for (daughter) Julie, when who actually was waiting for her was Julie… White, as recurring adversary Maggie Shaw?
9 | If the new Peacock series “set in the same universe as The Office” takes place at a Midwestern newspaper with entirely new characters (aside from the unseen documentary crew), how is it connected to The Office, exactly? Isn’t it just yet another mockumentary-style sitcom?
10 | There’s no way that Will Trent‘s Crystal and Joey living together won’t blow up in Angie’s face… right?
11 | Is The Cleaning Lady really having Thony and Nadia develop an emotional connection with the same man — first Arman, now Jorge — again?
12 | Has The Rookie’s Monica developed into one of TV’s all-time great villains? And what’s your current read on sketchy shrink Blair? Has she simply been forced into an alliance with Monica?
13 | Will The Good Doctor ever let Claire be happy? First, she loses her mother, then she loses Melendez, and now she’s returning after two years, only to be diagnosed with breast cancer?? (TUES)
14 | Was it fair for The Challenge: All Stars 4‘s TJ to let Nicole change her mind in the Arena after she already decided to face Veronica? Or are we all just happy Veronica got to work her magic and be safe?
15 | Did no one on The Conners think it sounded like a bad idea for Ben to use the insurance money from the hardware store to buy a magazine? In 2024?
16 | Did Abbott Elementary’s paternity B-story make you look up Kevin Hart and Quinta Brunson’s ages and wonder how it would even be biologically possible?
17 | Isn’t it too soon for Walker’s Trey to be applying for the lieutenant position, when he’s been a Texas Ranger for all of five minutes compared to Cassie?
18 | Can we all agree that Luke Mitchell/Ripley is the best Chicago Med addition in years? For the 10 other people who watched and loved The CW’s The Republic of Sarah, how excited were you to see Mitchell’s love interest from that series, Hope Lauren, sharing scenes with him as Lynne? And were you surprised to see unannounced guest star Natalie Zea in the promo for next week? ▼
19 | Did anyone else think of A Streetcar Named Desire when Chicago Fire’s Severide emerged from the smoke/wreckage crying out “Stella!!!”?
20 | Wasn’t it a nice surprise to see Amy Morton’s Trudy Platt featured so heavily in this week’s Chicago P.D.?
21 | Are you surprised that NBC didn’t make a bigger deal out of three Dick Wolf procedurals celebrating major milestones this week — what with Chicago Fire airing its 250th episode, Law & Order airing its 500th episode (which at least got a promo mention), and SVU airing its 550th episode?
22 | Young Sheldon fans, what hit you harder: Seeing Mary, Missy and Meemaw start crying when Tom and Wayne delivered the bad news? Or seeing a clearly stunned Sheldon rendered speechless, to the point where he had to sit down?
23 | On 9-1-1, how long did it take you to realize that Eddie’s new lady friend was just Devin Kelley (aka Shannon) with blonde hair?
24 | How many throat lozenges and honey teas do you think Law & Order’s Tony Goldwyn and Hugh Dancy consumed after their screaming match this week?
25 | As much as we hated Simone’s jilted fiancé on Grey’s Anatomy, can we bring him back to take another swing at Lucas — please? On a related subject, is the show working too hard to push Lucas/Simone when Blue/Jules and Mika/Helm are the far more appealing couples?
26 | Does SVU‘s Benson — who has known Carisi for almost a decade and met him when he was a detective — actually have him in her phone as “ADA Carisi”?
27 | As fun as it looked, did anybody else wish we had had a clue what scene this Station 19 extra was playing?
28 | Law & Order: Organized Crime viewers: We’re no tech geniuses, so a genuine query — Is there any reason the server farm Reyes and Vargas broke into was lit like the bathroom at a nightclub? (Thurs)
29 | Was this week’s Elsbeth wayyyyyy too obvious in telegraphing how the killer would be found out? Speaking of which, would a headband like that have just “fallen off” so easily?
Hit the comments with your answers and any TV Qs of your own!
#4 I say this often…Danny and Baez have zero chemistry. They are more like brother and sister not lovers.
I’m a BIG NO to Danny and Baez. They’re partners. We’ve seen this. Let them stay as they are.
I agree. I’m hoping for Jackie (Jennifer Esposito) his former partner, who Danny has tons of chemistry with. He may love Baez and her daughter but he’s not IN love with her. jmo
I disagree. They have major, MAJOR, chemistry!
Yes all the way by the season finale.
Lone overdue the past 3 years.
I know I am in the minority, but the only mistake Blue Bloods has ever made was killing off Linda. They need to find away to bring her back. Since she died off screen, they could have it that she was never actually on the helicopter, but in fact kidnapped by Rojas’ gang and has been held captive for years until Danny unwittingly discovers here whereabouts while working on a case. The first words she says when she sees him is “Love you most.” ….Fade series to black.
I would really like this ending!
1. I’ve noticed this disconnect several times- the original Night Court was not available when the revival was announced, Thirtysomething is nowhere when they were planning a new series and most recently- I can’t find Twister to stream before the sequel is released this summer!
If something has a similar title, they don’t want people to confuse it with the new thing coming out. That might seem silly for a sequel, but then…I think “lowest common” is pretty much who any kind of “Twister” movie would be largely aimed at.
#26 Maybe Benson has him as ADA Carisi so he’ll be closer to the top of her contacts? It’s a sign of their close relationship, and that watching someone scroll through their contacts isn’t super-riveting tv 😁
9. The story that was posted here on TVLine said it was “the intrepid, tireless documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover a dying historic Midwestern newspaper, and the publisher trying to revive it with volunteer reporters.”
Your own site posted the answer to this question
24. L and O. Come on, I didn’t think they SCREAMED that much. Sure, they raised their voices, and maybe if there were a lot of takes they would need the throat soothers. Apart from that, it was a strong, beautifully acted scene.
Number 27 is not really an extra.
#5 I haven’t had a chance to rewatch the episode, but it seemed like she had gone to tell Jimmy and was interrupted by the team before she had the opportunity to talk to him. And I’m not all that surprised that she didn’t know who Shelley Winters was (hard to believe Winters died way back in 2006 – that’s 18 years ago)
Not to mention The Poseidon Adventure came out in 1972.
16. I didn’t actually look it up (until I saw this question, anyway) but I did wonder about it. I think Janine is supposed to be younger than Quinta is though since she was only in her second year teaching in S1
In real life, Quinta is only 10 years younger than Kevin Hart. They made Janine 27 in this episode to make the math work, even though she was 28 when the show started 3 years ago.
9 | If the new Peacock series “set in the same universe as The Office” takes place at a Midwestern newspaper with entirely new characters (aside from the unseen documentary crew), how is it connected to The Office, exactly? Isn’t it just yet another mockumentary-style sitcom?
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Best guess, it’s the same documentary crew.
Also, is there ANY hope it’ll be Pawnee, Indiana, even if that town’s fictional?
29. You could shorten this question to “Was this week’s Elsbeth wayyyyyy too obvious?” I mean, it’s an entertaining show, but the detective plot line are incredibly simple. It seems strange that this is a spinoff of relatively complex dramas like “The Good Wife” and “The Good Fight.”
The basic plot of the show makes zero sense. She is supposed to be be observing the police for wrong-doing and instead she has taken it upon herself to override the detectives and do their jobs and solve crimes. The whole premise is flimsy.
Of course the premise is flimsy, but when a show is this much fun, who cares?
Probably b/c when the cops are keeping your set safe, you can’t depict them as anything but angels. They’re a pretty tough gang, they’ll let you know if you put a toe out of line. So they have to keep it silly and not show much actual wrongdoing.
Plenty of shows depict bad behavior from cops and would have the same set security so that is obviously not it.
On the other hand, the very serious “Lou Grant” spun off a beloved sitcom.
It was the other way around. “Lou Grant” was the spin-off from Mary Tyler Moore’s beloved sitcom
I am more curious about exactly how rich Elsbeth is. There have been several references in past episodes and all the New Yorkers roll their eyes, but I have the feeling it is very, very serious money. Especially after that VC contact comment this week.
23 didn’t realize they were the same actor till I read the interview here with the actor who plays Eddie on 9-1-1.
My first thought when I saw Abigail’s outfit on Blue Bloods was Star Trek too!
26) No, because the ages of characters are irrelevant to the actors who play them. John Amos was a mere 8 years older than his TV son Jimmie Walker. And Bea Arthur was OLDER than Estelle Getty, her TV mom.
Haven’t we seen enough shows where high school kids are played by actors in their 20s and 30s to know that?
Fingers slipped twice. It’s #16, (and missed the autofill.)
“Older tv shows were worse about this so it doesn’t matter now” is kind of a flimsy take, lol
That’s not my take, you silly goose! I’m saying it’s NEVER important for the actor to be the same age as the character. So it’s ALWAYS ridiculous to use the actors’ actual ages as a measure of who can credibly play who. Now, as well as then.
12 – Bridget Regan is always a brilliant villain, this is no exception. Also, Monica and Blair look like they could be sisters.
6) If the giving-birth scene reminded me of anything, it was Murphy Brown furiously demanding an epidural.
4. A big no to Danny & Baez being together. They have no romantic chemistry!! Hate when shows push their partners together because they don’t want to add a new character to the mix, or they assume people can’t be happy if they’re single. Just keep them as friends & partners. No desire to see them as a couple.
4- I do not need or want them to end up together. And wouldn’t Erin have made it a point of personally telling Baez about releasing a guy from prison who may be a danger to her.
Bob heart Abishola has such a big cast that finale needed to be hour long
9) There will likely be cameos from The Office and beyond that, the connection is being done to drive initial interest
18. Yes, Luke Mitchell is one of the best additions to the cast in a while. I hope he sticks around.
20. Amy Morton is seriously underutilized on Chicago P.D. More of her, please!
The paternity storyline on Abbott was boring and not funny. This season has been a let down.
The original Fall Guy series started reruns this week on Heroes and Icons. We’re taping them and just finished the fun 1st episode. Very corny but lots of young stars and old timers to spot.
#19: yes, I did. It made me laugh. “Stella!” LOL
16 I was wondering why Janine was suddenly de-aged to 27 (she was 28 when the show started 3 years ago) but realized it was the only way the math might work to have Kevin Hart as her dad. In real life, Taraji Henson is older than Kevin Hart so they wouldn’t be in high school at the same time. Quinta is also too old to have Kevin Hart as her dad.
8) Why did they even include that last scene? They had plenty of time to cut it between cancellation and airing. Series could’ve easily ended on Sam’s party.
12. Monica is finally the character Bridget Regan deserves. I thought she was amazing as Poison Ivy on “Batwoman,” but Monica is so beautifully pure evil, I can’t stand it!