Abbott Elementary (Wednesday Night, ABC)

The Abbott teachers go to a baseball game!  As our readers may have noticed, my sister loves baseball so I made sure to have her watch this episode with me.  She enjoyed it, which made me happy.  Myself, I found myself wondering why so many shows — like Abbott with Philadelphia or Dick Wolf’s Chicago shows — take place in cities that most American hate.  Like, if I was ever told that I had to pick between Philadelphia or prison, I’d probably pick prison because at least there wouldn’t be as many people yelling.  Yet, Abbott is often a rather charming show and I usually love It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia.  It’s just weird how these things work.

Hell’s Kitchen (Thursday Night, Fox)

Ugh, this episode made me physically ill.  I don’t think I could ever be a professional chef, not if it means having to clean every inch of a fishing boat.  (I cleaned my kitchen before watching this episode and my back was killing me by the time I was finished.)  As for this episode and this season, it doesn’t seem like a single chef should be trusted to cook food for anyone.  Chef Ramsay is doing a lot of yelling and I agree with him.

Law and Order (Thursday Night, NBC)

This week, yet another millionaire was murdered in New York City and there was yet another crazy defense that, for whatever reason, Maroun seemed to have sympathy for.  As much as I usually like the “Law” half of these shows, the “Order” part often verges on self-parody.  Between Nolan Price’s wimpy summations and Maroun’s eagerness to protect the criminals, I’m surprised they ever get a conviction.

Night Flight (NightFlight Plus)

On Saturday morning, I watched a video profile of KISS, a band that I really didn’t know much about.  I enjoyed the juxtaposition between the fearsome makeup and their not-at-all fearsome music.

Snub TV (NightFlight Plus)

On Friday night. Jeff and I watched an episode of this 80s music show with our friends, Patrick and Dani.  It was good music.  You could dance to it.

Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test (Thursday Night, Fox)

This show is just not that interesting without Jussie Smollett crying about how nobody will accept that “I just want to move on” from filing a false police report.  If it was really the world’s toughest test, I don’t think a bunch of out-of-shape reality show participants would be doing as well as they are.

Twilight Zone (Prime)

This week, I watched a few classic episodes — To Serve Man, The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street, Twenty-Two (“Room for one more, honey!”), Will The Real Martian Please Stand Up, Nick of Time, and Nightmare at 20,000 Feet.  If the Twilight Zone is not a part of your October viewing, you’re doing Halloween wrong!

The Vanishing Ray (NightFlight Plus)

I checked in with this 1930s serial on Friday night.  The bad guys were still after the vanishing ray and the good guys were still trying to protect it.  As always, this chapter ended with a cliffhanger and an invitation to return to theater next week for the next installment.