TVx3 E295: The Crazy Quantico iZombie Blacklist

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On episode 295, Amrie (@mytakeontv), Jason (@theTVaholic) and Rae (@raelee) talk a little bit of cancellation and pickup news and then discuss the series premiere of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, the second season premiere of Jane the Virgin and recent episodes of iZombie, The Blacklist and Quantico. Plus, a brief reality check and some TV recommendations at the end. (Start times of each segment/topic)

News (00:00:42)

We talked about the following nine TV news stories:

• Fresh Off the Boat Lands Full Season 2 Order at ABC
• ABC's Quantico Gets Full-Season Pickup
• CBS Pushes Angel From Hell to Midseason, Moves Up 2 Broke Girls
• America’s Next Top Model To End After 22 Seasons
• CW’s Beauty and the Beast Ending After Season 4
• FOX Picks Up Rosewood for a Full Season
• Gilmore Girls Limited-Series Revival Set at Netflix — This Is Not a Drill
• Defiance canceled after three seasons
• Syfy cancels Dominion after two seasons

Rae’s Fall TV Roundup (00:15:18)

We went over the shows Rae was planning on watching this fall and which ones she has dropped already and which ones she is still watching.

Primetime (00:29:52)

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

• Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – S.1 Ep.1, “Josh Just Happens to Live Here!” (Series Premiere) (00:29:55)
• Jane the Virgin – S.2 Ep.1, “Chapter Twenty-Three” (Season Premiere) (00:37:57)
• iZombie – S.2 Ep.2, “Zombie Bro” (00:43:54)
• The Blacklist – S.3 Ep.3, “Eli Matchett” (00:51:45)
• Quantico – S.1 Ep.4, “Kill” (01:02:25)

Amrie’s Reality Check (01:14:47)

Amrie briefly talked about America’s Next Top Model, Survivor and The Amazing Race.

TV Recommendations (01:17:29)

• Amrie recommended ABC’s The Middle – Official Site – Watch episodes via Amazon Video, DVD or iTunes.
• Jason recommended Hart of Dixie – Watch episodes via Amazon Video, DVD, iTunes or Netflix.
• Rae recommended The CW’s The 100 – Official Site – Watch episodes via Amazon Video, Blu-ray, DVD, iTunes or Netflix.

Did you check out The CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend? Were you as glad to have The CW’s Jane the Virgin back as we are? Are you enjoying The CW’s iZombie? Do you like how they have switched things up on NBC’s The Blacklist? Have you checked out ABC’s Quantico? Did you enjoy this week’s discussion? Let us know in the comments, send us an eMail, connect via Twitter @TVtimesThree, or Like us on Facebook.