TVx3 E263: Spring TV Preview 2015

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On episode 263, Jason (@theTVaholic) and Rae (@raelee) are joined by Kyle Nolan (@kyool) from NoReruns.net (@NoReruns) to talk some renewal news, preview the Spring 2015 TV schedule and then discuss recent episodes of Fresh Off the Boat, The 100 and Hart of Dixie. Plus, some TV recommendations at the end. (Start times of each segment/topic)

News (00:01:32)

We talked about the following two TV news stories:

• Amazon Greenlights 5 Series, Renews Mozart in the Jungle
• NBC Renews Celebrity Apprentice

Spring TV Preview 2015 (00:05:10)

We went over the 2015 Spring TV schedule, Sunday through Saturday, and talked about what is returning and what new shows are premiering in March, April and May. Then we talked a bit about which shows we are most looking forward to watching for each day and gave our thoughts on many of the new shows with a focus on the ones mentioned below.

• Sunday – New shows ABC’s Secrets & Lies, CBS’ Battle Creek and FOX’s Last Man on Earth. (00:05:53)
• Monday – Returning show FOX’s The Following and new show A&E’s The Returned. (00:14:20)
• Tuesday – New shows The CW’s iZombie, FOX’s Weird Loners and TV Land’s Younger. (00:18:30)
• Wednesday – New shows CBS’ CSI: Cyber and Comedy Central’s Big Time in Hollywood, FL. (00:26:13)
• Thursday – New shows ABC’s American Crime, CBS’ Odd Couple, FX’s The Comedians and USA Network’s Dig. (00:34:47)
• Friday – New shows Amazon Prime’s Bosch, The CW’s The Messengers and Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. (00:42:23)
• Saturday – Returning shows BBC America’s Orphan Black and new show Lifetime’s The Good Witch. (00:50:28)

Check out the Printable Spring TV Schedules 2015 at TVaholic.com or the Premieres/Finales Calendar at MyTakeonTV.com.

Primetime (00:54:12)

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

• Fresh Off the Boat – S.1 Ep.15, “Persistent Romeo” (00:54:15)
• The 100 – S.2 Ep.13, “Resurrection” (00:59:59) – See if the Blu-ray/Digital Copy deal for The 100 S.1 is still available at Amazon that Rae mentioned she got.
• Hart of Dixie – S.4 Ep.6, “Alabama Boys” (01:09:37)

TV Recommendations (01:17:14)

• Jason recommended Amazon Prime’s Bosch
• Rae recommended The Nerd Machine’s Picking Favorites Podcast – Specifically Picking Favorites Ep.16 with Paul Scheer and the Ep.16 Fan Guide.
• Kyle recommended the TiVo Roamio Pro HD Digital Video Recorder and Streaming Media Player

What show are you most looking forward to in Spring 2015? Are you enjoying ABC’s Fresh Off the Boat? Do you love The CW’s The 100 as much as we do? What do you think of the George and Annabeth pairing on The CW’s Hart of Dixie? What did you think about this week’s guest? Let us know in the comments, send us an eMail, connect via Twitter @TVtimesThree, or Like us on Facebook.