Too Much TV: Your TV Talking Points For Thursday, April 26th

Here's everything you need to know about the world of television for Thursday, April 26th, 2018. I'm writing this from the Twin Cities, where AllYourScreens HQ is running on McDonald's coffee and the new Pentatonix album.



'QUANTICO' RETURNS TONIGHT...BUT DO YOU CARE?
The ABC FBI conspiracy drama "Quantico" returns tonight and I'm not convinced anyone cares. Season One was pretty gripping and it managed to do a nice job of building a conspiracy that seemed just outlandish enough to be true. But season two just seemed manipulative and unbelievable and it was difficult to watch even with a cast that included Priyanka Chopra, Blair Underwood, Marlee Matlin, Josh Hopkins and Johanna Braddy. There was flashbacks, flash forwards, simultaneous conspiracies in the FBI and CIA and a hostage situation that was insane. The show limped through the season and much to the surprise of everyone, the show was renewed for a new season.

Season three premieres tonight with a new showrunner and another change of scenery:

It’s been three years since American hero Alex Parrish has had to navigate the dangerous waters of the Central Intelligence Agency and put her life on the line for her country. She has been living a peaceful, anonymous life somewhere in Italy. However, Alex is forced to abandon this idyllic existence when Ryan persuades her to help him rescue Shelby from a notorious international arms dealer known only as The Widow, who is holding her hostage – and in exchange for her release she demands something that only Alex can provide.

I'm not convinced anyone will actually be watching. But I didn't think anyone would watch TLC's "Skin Tight," so what do I know?





AFTER 100 EPISODES, 'FINDING BIGFOOT' REALIZES IT CAN'T ACTUALLY FIND BIGFOOT
Animal Planet announced late Wednesday that the show "Finding Bigfoot" will end with its 100th episode, which premieres on May 27th:

The two-hour special features our intrepid cast of investigators—Bigfoot Field Research Organization (BFRO) president Matt Moneymaker, researchers James “Bobo” Fay and Cliff Barackman and skeptical scientist Ranae Holland—as they travel to the 50th anniversary celebration of the Patterson Gimlin film, often referred to as the holy grail of Bigfoot footage and the most famous piece of evidence ever recorded. Cutting-edge technology brings forth all-new details of the creature captured on this film and leaves our investigators more convinced than ever about its authenticity. Then, go behind the scenes with the Finding Bigfoot investigators and crew to celebrate 100 episodes of Finding Bigfoot. With more than nine years and 100 episodes to look back on, it’s a fun-filled hour with never seen footage of the investigators and crew, in addition to the very best moments of Finding Bigfoot.





IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Season one of the CW superhero series "Black Lightning" is now available on Netflix.





MARK YOUR CALENDARS
If you were a fan of Netflix's Sense8, you were probably frustrated when the show was canceled with several big cliffhangers still left unanswered. After a lot of fan complaints, everyone involved decided to put together a special episode that would serve as the official series finale. And Netflix announced on Tuesday that special will premiere on June 8. 

Netflix has also announced that volume two of "Dear White People" will premiere on Friday, May 4th.

Season 11 of the CNN series "Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown" premieres this Sunday and in the episode, Bourdain travels to West Virginia. Bourdain digs deep into the proud, often misunderstood culture of West Virginia, as he traverses a 5,000 foot mine, observes the demolition derby–like sport of rock-bouncing and dines on signature Appalachian dishes. Bourdain’s own preconceptions are dashed as he finds the West Virginian attitude to be a remarkable dichotomy, both resolute and open-minded. Over an assortment of local dishes – snapping turtle patties, squirrel gravy, pawpaw ice cream, spaghetti pie, and bear meat – residents candidly discuss their staunch views on the second amendment, Donald Trump, life beyond the coal industry, and the reclamation of West Virginian cuisine.

And to check out when your other TV favorites are returning, take a look at our painfully big list of TV premieres.

COMING ON FRIDAY:
1) The Week Of (Netflix)
The comedy tells the story of a devoted, middle class father (Adam Sandler) determined to pay for his daughter's wedding despite the prodding of the wealthier father of the groom (Chris Rock). A series of calamities forces the dads (and their families) to come together and endure the longest week of their lives.

2) Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie (Hulu)
In her 59 years, Barbie has become a fashion icon, a lightning rod and topic among feminists. Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie, featuring newly discovered footage and unprecedented access to the inner workings of a toy giant during Barbie’s biggest reinvention, surveys 60 years of women in popular culture through the lens of this 11.5 inch, Zelig-like plastic icon. Featuring interviews with Gloria Steinem, Roxane Gay, Peggy Orenstein, Mattel insiders and cultural historians, the documentary reveals, through both funny and fascinating archival material, and fly-on-the-wall observations of Barbie’s current architects, the progression and regression in the fight for gender equality.

3) 3% Season Two Premiere (Netflix)
In the future where the elite inhabit an island paradise far from crowded slums, you get one chance to join the 3% saved from squalor.

4) The Rachel Divide (Netflix)
Often described as "trans racial" activist Rachel Dolezal ignited an unprecedented media storm when a local news station in Spokane, WA outed her as a white woman who had been living as the black president of the NAACP. Since the controversy erupted, director Laura Brownson and team exclusively filmed with Rachel, her sons and her adopted sister Esther, capturing the intimate, vérité life story of a damaged character who lands squarely in the cross-hairs of race and identity politics in America — and exploring how that character still provokes negative reactions from millions who see her as the ultimate example of white privilege. A Netflix original documentary, The Rachel Divide, is executive produced by Academy Award winner Roger Ross Williams.

5) Bobby Kennedy For President (Netflix)
The eye-opening and transformative four-part docuseries Bobby Kennedy for President utilizes rare and never-before-seen archival footage – much of it digitized for the first time – to transport us to a turbulent and dynamic era, letting Bobby's voice and viewpoint be the guiding force. With new interviews with RFK confidantes and staffers including William Vanden Heuvel, Dolores Huerta, Rep. John Lewis, Harry Belafonte, Paul Schrade, Marian Wright Edelman and Peter Edelman, acclaimed director Dawn Porter (Trapped, Spies of Mississippi, Gideon's Army) reveals anew what America gained and what it lost in the life, vision, politics, and hope of Bobby Kennedy.

6) Ancient Aliens Season Premiere (History)
In this Japanese reality dating show, seven men and women board a pink bus in search of true love. On a journey through Asia with strangers, their goal is to return as a couple. 

7) All Or Nothing: The Dallas Cowboys (Amazon)
All or Nothing is the first series to take viewers inside the locker room, on the sidelines and off the field for an unprecedented look inside an NFL team. Season 3 follows the Dallas Cowboys through their tumultuous 2017 campaign, which they enter with Super Bowl aspirations and exit one game short of the playoffs after a roller-coaster of controversy and emotion.

8) Task Master Series Premiere (Comedy Central)
The series, whose format originated in the U.K., requires individuals to use ingenuity and creativity to complete unusual challenges. Throughout the season, Reggie Watts and his co-host, Alex Horne, judge five unwitting contestants which include Freddie Highmore, Kate Berlant, Dillon Francis, Lisa Lampanelli, and Ron Funches as they compete independently against each other in a series of stupefying tasks. During the half hour game show, Watts and Horne set a series of tasks and award points based on what they did and how they did it. At the end of each episode, the contender that has accrued the most points will win a prized possession that either they or their competitors have offered up. At the end of the season, the player with the most points overall will win a trophy and become the ultimate champion of "Taskmaster." 

9) Candy Jar (Netflix)
An introverted high school girl from a working-class background and her wealthy debate team nemesis can't agree on anything, but when they're forced to work together to compete in the state championship, they discover opposites can sometimes attract.

10)Alaska's Grizzly Gauntlet Series Premiere (NatGeo Wild)
Survival expert Les Stroud explores the world of Alaska's most formidable wildlife and uncovers the secrets to their survival in America's final frontier.The Kodiak Bear, Caribou, Black Bear, Moose and Polar Bear call 650,000 square miles of windswept tundra, Arctic glaciers, rolling great plains and vast mountain ranges their home. Each species has its own special survival skills that it has perfected over millennia. Each creature has had to adapt or die. Les uncovers their secrets to staying alive in one of the most inhospitable places on Earth.

For a rundown of all the new episodes of television premiering tonight, click here.



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