TVx3 E261: The Allegiance Scandal Blacklist Dead

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On episode 261, Amrie (@mytakeontv) and Jason (@theTVaholic) are joined by Troy Heinritz (@troyheinritz) of The Blacklist Exposed Podcast (@theblacklistgsm) to talk about some TV news, the series premiere of Allegiance, the fifth midseason premiere of The Walking Dead, and recent episodes of The 100, The Blacklist and Scandal. Plus, a brief reality check and some TV recommendations at the end. (Start times of each segment/topic)

News (00:03:52)

We talked about the following four TV news stories:

• Unforgettable To Be Resurrected Again With Season 4 Order At A&E
• Melissa & Joey Canceled after 4 Seasons (Exclusive)
• Getting On Renewed for Third (and Final) Season at HBO
• NBC Renews The Blacklist, Grimm, Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. & SVU

Primetime (00:17:49)

We used the specific episodes listed below as a jumping off point to discuss the following five TV shows:

• The 100 – S.2 Ep.11, “Coup de Grace” (00:17:51)
• Scandal – S.4 Ep.10, “Run,” & Ep.11, “Where’s the Black Lady” (00:26:51)
• The Blacklist – S.2 Ep.9, “Luther Braxton,” Ep.10, “Luther Braxton: Conclusion” (00:37:32)
• Allegiance – S.1 Ep.1, “Pilot” (Series Premiere) (00:50:46)
• The Walking Dead – S.5 Ep.9, “What Happened and What’s Going On” (Midseason Premiere) (00:58:00)

Amrie’s Reality Check (01:06:23)

Amrie briefly talked about MasterChef Junior and Top Chef.

TV Recommendations (01:08:30)

• Amrie recommended Sirens – Official Site – Watch episodes via Amazon Instant Video (S.1-2), DVD (S.1), Hulu (last five episodes), iTunes (S.1-2) or Netflix (S.1).
• Jason recommended Secrets and Lies, which premieres Sunday, March 1st on ABC – Official Site
• Troy recommended Orphan Black – Official Site – Watch episodes via Amazon Instant Video (S.1-2), Amazon Prime (S.1), Blu-ray (S.1-2), DVD (S.1-2), iTunes (S.1-2) and Netflix DVD (S.1-2).

What did you think about the series premiere of NBC’s Allegiance? Are you still on board with ABC’s Scandal? Did you follow NBC’s The Blacklist to Thursday night? Were you excited for the return of AMC’s The Walking Dead? Do you love The CW’s The 100 as much as we are? What did you think of this week’s guest? Let us know in the comments, send us an eMail, connect via Twitter @TVtimesThree, or Like us on Facebook.