‘Twas the night before Thanksgiving and we still have a new Mr. Robot so all is good this Wednesday night. But, we also have a Charlie Brown hour, a music festival and a behind the scenes look at the impact of Holiday movies. Plenty to watch as you’re prepping your bird for tomorrow.
Before we get to the holiday merriment, we at Pop Culture Review want to say goodbye to David Cassidy, one of the classic pop idols of American culture. The boy every girl wanted to date in the 1970s, passed away yesterday at the age of 67 from organ failure. The breakout star of the 1970s groovy hit series, The Partridge Family, Cassidy rose to fame playing Keith Partridge and he, along with his TV family had several chart topping music hits. The biggest single, I Think I Love You, had Cassidy on lead vocals and sold more than 5 million copies. His daughter, Katie Cassidy, is a PCR favorite as Laurel Lance/Black Canary/Black Siren on Arrow and the Arrow-verse shows. RIP Mr. Cassidy.
1st Choice: Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. Not my favorite Charlie Brown exercise but when the bald boy is on, I must watch! There are actually 2 Cartoons that will air in this hour. Charlie Brown Thanksgiving:”Charlie Brown wants to do something special for the gang. However, the dinner he arranges is a disaster when the caterers, Snoopy and Woodstock, prepare toast and popcorn as the main dish. Humiliated, it will take all of Marcie’s persuasive powers to salvage the holiday for Charlie Brown. ” and “This Is America, Charlie Brown: The Mayflower Voyagers”: The year is 1620. After 65 grueling, sea-tossed days, the Pilgrims are in view of America’s shores – and Charlie Brown and the Peanuts crew are with them as they experience firsthand the lifestyle of the early settlers and celebrate the first Thanksgiving.”ABC
2nd Choice: iHeartRadio Music Festival. Part 1 of 2. Highlights from the 2017 concert. Performers include: Pink; Harry Styles; Coldplay; Chris Stapleton; The Weeknd. From the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Ryan Seacrest hosts.. The CW
3rd Choice: The Wall. I know nothing about this show other than Chris Hardwick hosts it and I love Hardwick so there you go. It gets my vote. Here is formal description … “From executive producer and NBA superstar LeBron James comes “The Wall,” the fastest and simplest game with more than $12 million on the line every night — and up to $3 million on a single heart-stopping drop … Hosted and executive produced by actor, comedian, author and TV personality Chris Hardwick, “The Wall” will offer a pair of teammates life-altering cash prizes. The rules are simple: Get a question correct and a green ball will fall down the wall and add the value of the slot to the players’ winning total. Miss a question and an ominous red ball with fall and deduct the value from the teams’ total. Teammates have to work together to build a huge cash prize.” NBC
9pm Hour:
1st Choice: SEAL Team. A topical episode in light of the Bergdahl case, tonight “Jason and the SEAL Team have mixed feelings when they are tasked with bringing home an American soldier who was captured after deserting, in exchange for detainees in Gitmo” CBS
2nd Choice: Mythbusters. “The MythBusters investigate if a burglar can be shot out of a chimney when the fireplace is lit. Then they power up a chainsaw to test if a bullet embedded in a tree will have fatal consequences.” SCI
3rd Choice: iHeartRadio Music Festival. The concert continues on The CW.
10pm Hour:
1st Choice: Mr. Robot. “mr. robot wants answers. price < whiterose. fbi closes in. knight time in the desert. angela hits the rewind button. a lot. ” I don’t even know what this means?!?! USA
2nd Choice: Lights, Camera, Christmas! Inside Holiday Movie Classics. “Behind-the-scenes facts about classic holiday films, and a look at the impact these films made on pop culture. Included: interviews with Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo and Tim Allen.” Hosted by Peter Billingsley (Christmas Story). ABC
3rd Choice: The Shannara Chronicles. The season finale (and the second of 2 original episodes tonight), “In the final showdown, Wil must save the Four Lands; Wil, Mareth and Eretria grapple with the loss of one of their own.” Spike TV