LIFE IN PIECES: Betsy Brandt and Angelique Cabral Preview the New CBS Comedy

CBS is introducing a new family comedy series, but it has a twist: LIFE IN PIECES tells four separate stories in each episode…but they all are centered around one extended family, and the very separate relationship stages its members are in.

John and Joan are the long-married parents of three adult children: Heather, the eldest, is married to Tim, and they have three kids of their own; Matt is the middle child, and he’s in a new relationship with Colleen (who still shares a home with her ex-fiance);  and the youngest is Greg, who just had his first child with his wife, Jen.

In addition to the show’s unique storytelling format, the series is also getting a plum launching pad — it’s airing after THE BIG BANG THEORY.

“I’ve been a part of other shows that were not so widely beloved or supported by the network, so I’m blown away, to be totally honest with you; I think CBS is doing all they can to make the show a hit,” LIFE IN PIECES star Angelique Cabral (Colleen) shared. “It’s a sweet family show that everyone will be able to relate to. I think there’s a little bit for everyone: it catches…all of the stages of life. I think it’s very palatable for Americans, with the short format, with the four stories; I think it’s going to be good for short attention spans. I actually think people are going to love that. I hope it changes the tide of TV. It feels amazing. I’m pinching myself every day.”

Cabral’s co-star, Betsy Brandt (Heather), echoed that it was the show’s unique angle that helped draw her to it.

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Monday’s SNAP JUDGMENT – THE BIG BANG THEORY

With the new television season kicking off tonight, Give Me My Remote is bringing back a fun feature: SNAP JUDGMENT!

What is SNAP JUDGMENT, you ask?

Basically, we pick our favorite promotional picture from the new television episodes airing that night and we’ll showcase it here. Then, you guys can speculate what goes down in the scene/what you’d like to see happen/caption the pic however you want in the comments section. No pressure if anyone is wrong — it’s all for fun.

So which photo amused us today?

This shot from THE BIG BANG THEORY!

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Minority Report | 9pm on Fox

Series premiere: Based on the international blockbuster film by Steven Spielberg, MINORITY REPORT follows the unlikely partnership between a man haunted by the future and a cop haunted by her past, as they race to stop the worst crimes of the year 2065 before they happen. DASH (Stark Sands, “Inside Llewyn Davis”) is a quiet, idealistic precog secretly living among society, who tries to use his ability to see future murders to save lives by teaming up with the brash, but shrewd, Detective LARA VEGA (Meagan Good, “Think Like A Man” franchise, “Californication”).

Emmys 2015: Watch Jeffrey Tambor’s Speech for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

TRANSPARENT’s Jeffrey Tambor made Emmy history on Sunday night as the first performer to win an award for playing a transgender character.

The win was also a big moment for Tambor, who had previously been nominated for six Emmys (and lost) before tonight’s victory.

Tambor used his win to express the more widespread impact of this role: “I’ve been given the opportunity to act because people’s lives depend on it.”

Check out Tambor’s speech…

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Emmys 2015: Watch Viola Davis’ Speech for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Viola Davis made history by being the first black actress to take home an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a drama series. (For her role on ABC’s HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER.)

The importance of the moment was not lost on Davis, who used her powerful speech to praise her fellow actresses, and address the fact that not enough roles are being written for people who aren’t white.

If you missed her speech — or want to watch it again — check out Davis’ incredible speech…

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So amazing, right? And how fantastic was fellow nominee Taraji P. Henson’s joy for Davis’ win?

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Emmys 2015: Say Goodbye to the Shows We Lost This Year in a Spoiler-Filled Montage

A lot of good — and terrible — shows signed off over the past year, so the Emmy Awards put together a nifty montage to pay respect to them.

Unfortunately, if you haven’t seen these shows (especially BOARDWALK EMPIRE, PARENTHOOD, and NURSE JACKIE) the clips in the montage are pretty spoiler-heavy.

But if you have (or you don’t mind spoilers), check out this cool montage of the shows that have left us…

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Andy Samberg Sings About Too Much TV in the 67th Emmy Awards Opening Number

Do we live in an age of too much TV? Emmy host Andy Samberg opened up the 2015 Emmy awards with a song about catching up on all of the shows — and he got a little help from MAD MEN’s Jon Hamm, SCANDAL’s Kerry Washington, and CASTLE’s Nathan Fillion.

Miss the number? Check it out now…

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So great, right?!

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Emmys 2015: The Winners Revealed

Many of television’s best shows will be honored at the 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards, and BROOKLYN NINE-NINE star Andy Samberg is hosting tonight’s event.

So who will win big? Follow along for the updated winner’s list…

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SUPERGIRL Reveals Dr. T.O. Morrow (AKA Red Tornado)

SUPERGIRL is a little over a month from premiering, and CBS/Warner Bros. have released a new photo of one of the villains she’ll be up against.

SALEM’s Iddo Goldberg will play Dr. T.O. Morrow/Red Tornado in an upcoming hour. Red Tornado is “the most advanced android the world has ever seen.”  He was designed by Dr. Morrow for the Army as “the ultimate superweapon.” But he becomes sentient, and becomes a threat to National City.

Check out Goldberg as Red Tornado!

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CASTLE’s Toks Olagundoye: Hayley ‘Doesn’t Let Things Get in Her Way’

One of CASTLE’s biggest — on-screen — changes this season is the addition of Hayley, a private investigator who first interacts with Castle and co. when Beckett goes missing in the season 8 premiere, “XY.”

As I said in my preview of the hour, bringing a new character into an already established show can be a tough challenge, but Hayley instantly fits in. The writers — and her portrayer, Toks Olagundoye — don’t try to echo any character that is already on the canvas. Instead, it just feels like a delightful new figure to explore…which will also allow for our returning favorites to have new energy to bounce off of. (And though she will be sharing some screentime with Castle, as the showrunners said previously, she is not his love interest.)

I spoke with Olagundoye about joining the series, embracing Hayley’s sass, the special relationship between Hayley/Alexis, and more…

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MINORITY REPORT Touts THE SIMPSONS’ 75th Anniversary Special

The new Fox drama MINORITY REPORT is set in the year 2065, so a lot of things in the world have changed.

And yet…some things remain the same.

In the pilot hour, there’s an amusing moment where THE SIMPSONS is on their version of a television — and the show is celebrating its 75th anniversary.

Take a look at this nifty little expanded promo!

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MINORITY REPORT Creator Max Borenstein on the ‘Core’ Issue of the Show

Fox’s new futuristic crime drama, MINORITY REPORT, is a follow-up, of sorts, to the 2002 Tom Cruise-led film, but thanks to the nature of television storytelling, the medium will allow the writers to dive deeper into the bigger ethical issues the movie introduced.

“The core of the story is that the film was about pre-crime, and that was an almost Orwellian program, by which we predicted the future, via these three human beings who were used as tools — they were enslaved for this purpose,” MINORITY REPORT creator Max Borenstein told reporters. “And then that ended. And now that that’s over, these three people still have those visions, [but] they’re too dangerous — and too powerful — for any one person to control, and therefore they were set free in anonymity. But if anyone ever found them, they would be in great danger. And as a result, they each have to choose how they’re going to deal with their gifts in this world that has wronged them.”

But it’s complicated by the fact that one of the siblings, Dash, feels a responsibility to not let these warnings go unheard. And when he sets out to fix things, he runs into Detective Vega…who could be the perfect person to help him prevent crimes.

Check out what else Borenstein shared about the new Fox drama…

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SCORPION: ‘Fish Filet’ Photos

SCORPION’s Sylvester is taking on a big task in the third episode of the show’s second season: he’s going undercover in a federal prison to try and save the lives of three judges. But when things go south, Team Scorpion is tasked with breaking him out.

And in addition to that, Walter and Paige spend a bit of time with Ray (Kevin Weisman), Walter’s new buddy from his community service assignment.

Check out some photos from “Fish Filet”…

GOTHAM’s Cameron Monaghan: Jerome is a ‘Living Ticking Time Bomb’

The villains are causing more trouble than ever in GOTHAM’s second season.

And though there are a slew of new faces in town, one of the biggest threats is constant wild card, Jerome, whose antics are taken to the next level in the show’s sophomore year.

“I think hijinks is the right way to describe it,” Cameron Monaghan (Jerome) told reporters. “Shenanigans, hooliganism, something like that. [Jerome]’s kind of like a living ticking time bomb. He meets a man who realizes how to access that, utilize it, in a way that is extremely destructive on a more massive level than Jerome had previously been [on]. So he gets to basically throw a big party for himself. A big, murderous party.”

Which, naturally, doesn’t go over so well with the Gotham police. Check out the video for more from Monaghan, including his take on Jerome’s rebellious relationship with Jim Gordon…

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BONES Season 11 Premiere: ‘The Loyalty in the Lie’ You Ask, I Answer

When BONES returns for its 11th season premiere, a key member of the team promptly goes missing: after a normal morning with his family, Booth vanishes.

Unfortunately, the circumstances around his disappearance are questionable, at best, and it takes the Jeffersonian discovering a bit of truly disturbing evidence for anyone to find out how dangerous things have gotten.

It’s a tough blow for his family and friends, since Booth and Brennan left their jobs at the end of season 10 for a fresh start and he should have been out of danger.

So what went down? I had the chance to screen the season premiere, “The Loyalty in the Lie,” and was able to answer a few of your questions/give a few teases of my own…

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