TVx3 E297: Wicked Grimm Supergirl Gotham Scandal

On episode 297, Amrie (@mytakeontv) and Jason (@theTVaholic) are joined by Claire Gendel (@Clairetastic) from TVwithaTwist.com to talk some cancellation and renewal news and then discuss recent episodes of Gotham, Scandal and Supergirl, the series premiere of Wicked City, and the fifth season premiere of Grimm. Plus, a brief reality check and some TV recommendations at the end. (Start times of each segment) News (00:02:34) We talked about the following seven TV news stories: * CBS picks Life In Pieces up for a full season * Grandfathered Joins Full-Season Club * The Grinder Gets a Full-Season Order at Fox * HBO Changes Its Mind, Cancels The Brink * Truth Be Told: NBC Cuts Freshman Sitcom's Season 1 Episode Order * Netflix renews cowboy-crime drama Longmire for Season 5 * New Star Trek Series Premieres January 2017 Primetime (00:13:20) We used the specific episodes listed below as a jumping off point to discuss the following five TV shows: * Gotham – S.2 Ep.7, “Rise of the Villains: Mommy’s Little Monster” (00:13:22) * Wicked City – S.1 Ep.1, “Pilot” (Series Premiere) (00:24:12) * Scandal – S.5 Ep.6, “Get Out of Jail, Free” (00:32:31) * Grimm – S.5 Ep.1, “The Grimm Identity” (Season Premiere) (00:43:43) * Supergirl – S.1 Ep.1, “Stronger Together” (00:56:20) Amrie’s Reality Check (01:07:18) Amrie briefly talked about the latest episodes of The Amazing Race, America’s Next Top Model, Project Runway and Survivor. TV Recommendations (01:10:01) * Amrie recommended Netflix’s Master of None, which premieres Friday, November 6th – Jason mentioned his Master of None preview over at TVaholic.com. * Jason recommended Amazon Prime’s The Man in the High Castle, which premieres Friday, November 20th – Based on the novel of the same name by Philip K. Dick. * Claire recommended E!’s The Royals, which returns for its second season on Sunday, November 15th –