Usually this is one of my favorite times of the year but I am some what underwhelmed by TV's offerings this fall. Maybe it is because Showtime and networks like USA and FX have produced such great shows all year long that fall TV isn't the breath of relief it used to be. But even with that, I am still sure I watch too much TV. Thank goodness for Dish Network's Hopper!
Monday
8pm
How I Met Your Mother - CBS - 9/23 - I have watched this since day 1 and even though the past few seasons have not been the best, I am committed to these characters and will watch this, the final season, where we FINALLY meet the mother. Update: I was recently asked "Haven't you grown out of that show?" Sorta, but I am two episodes in at got a little teary eyed at the last one...and that is why I still watch this show.
Almost Human - Fox - 11/4 - This new sci fi show features Michael Ealy as a law enforcement android who is partnered with a human to solve crimes. I give this a 50/50 shot of making it, but I LOVE Ealy and have followed him since I first saw him in Sleeper Cell so will watch this and root for him.
9pm
Sleepy Hollow - Fox - 9/16 - OK to be fair I will NOT be watching this. It is getting a fair amount of positive hype, but I just don't care. But in case you do, check it out. Update: I lied. I watched this. It was OK. I watched two episodes and the guy who plays Ichabod is charming and funny, but I don't think I will seek it out on a regular basis.
10pm
Blacklist - NBC - 9/23 - I am a fan of James Spader but was initially turned off and thought this show was too close to Hannibal. I've now seen more and it is certainly intriguing and possibly the show I am most excited about seeing. Update: THIS IS SO GOOD. By far my favorite show of the season. James Spader is excellent in this role as smarmy, evil-but-you-like him. There are long term twists and mysteries but each episode is a one and done which I like. Just great all around.
Tuesday
8pm
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD - ABC - 9/24 - Despite an obnoxiously long name and really no idea what this is about, it's JOSS WHEDON. JOSS WHEDON. I'd watch people sleeping if Joss Whedon was involved. Update: Yep, Joss is great. This is good. It's all there - action, humor, great dialogue, special effects, so it is totally worth watching. It's a bit of a super hero Warehouse 13. I don't LOVE it like I have with previous shows of his (or Blacklist), but I won't miss an episode.
8:30pm
Brooklyn Nine Nine - Fox - 9/17 - Do I think this will be good? Nope. Not at all. But I like 25% of what Andy Sandberg does so I will give it a shot since my Hopper records more than one show. If it didn't, I wouldn't care if I missed this. Update: Surprise of the season, this is really funny. It reminds me a lot of Parks and Rec, and has delivered solid shows so far.
9pm
Supernatural - CW - 10/8 - you know who else I'd watch sleeping? Either of the Winchester boys or Cass. Watched this from the beginning, will watch til the end.
10pm
Lucky 7 - ABC - 9/24- I don't have high hopes for this show since it is getting virtually no publicity, but I am behind in Person of Interest so have an opening at 10. This is about lottery winners and maybe it will make me never want to win. Update: I had good intentions to watch this show...but there is too much else on. Haven't watched a single episode of this yet.
Wednesday
9pm
Tomorrow People - CW- 10/9 - If you are looking for comedies, there is another season of Modern Family and new contender Rebel Wilson's Super Fun Night. But I am looking forward to another guilty pleasure, Tomorrow People, about a high school (I said guilty pleasure) that learns he has special powers like teleportation. This is based off a 70s British hit,so I will watch, (and probably not tell anyone I do).
10pm
Top Chef - Bravo - 10/2 - After watching Masterchef this summer, my love of cooking shows is renewed, I took a few years off from Top Chef but am looking forward to seeing the show in the new location setting of New Orleans.
Thursday (Or Hopper Appreciation Day)
8pm
Parks and Rec - NBC - 9/26 - The funniest show on TV. Period. Update: Still good....so many funny lines in each episode, but with some key characters leaving, not sure how I feel about its future. But til then it is Lit-trally the best show on TV
Big Bang Theory - CBS - 9/26 - I was late to the Big Bang Bandwagon, but I like it. Makes me laugh.
8:30pm
The Millers - CBS - 10/3 - I will watch this based on Will Arnett and Margo Martindale. I have no idea what it is about but MARGO MARTINDALE. That is all. Update: Only one episode in, but I really liked the pilot and that is hard to do. Margo Martindale is fantastic, Beau Bridges is a comedic surprise and I just love Wil Arnett. There were a few laugh out loud moments for me and a solid "awwww" so I am in.
9pm
The Crazy Ones - CBS - 9/26 - Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Geller team up as father daughter Ad exec team. Something about this quote about the show really hit home for me: "Dad worries he is becoming irrelevant while daughter fears her pop may be going off the rails." Update: Two episodes in and this is a solid OK. They give Robin Williams a number of options to ad lib comedy and those parts are truly inspired. Sarah Michelle Geller plays a nice serious foil and is called Kitten by her dad, so yeah, I will watch this religiously.
Reign - CW - 10/17 - Been waiting for a Mary, Queen of Scots teen drama? Yeah, me neither. But I will check it out for at least 3 episodes since I am sure it will be very different than the rest of my TV watching.
White Collar - USA - 10/17 - I love Neal Caffrey but the relationship between he and Peter was the part I loved the most. Season 5 begins with Peter in jail so I am not sure how much I am going to love this storyline.
9:30
The Michael J Fox Show - NBC - 9/26 - How can you not want Michael J Fox to succeed? This show parallels his life but promises to not ONLY be about Parkinson's. I have loved Fox when he has guest starred on The Good Wife and am rooting for him to do well.
10pm
Covert Affairs - USA - 10/7 - This show has been on this summer and it is getting increasingly far fetched, and that is saying something. I love Auggie though because the actor that plays him personally tweeted me once (I know, it doesn't take much to impress me) so will watch this until it becomes utterly unbearable.
Friday
10pm
Haven - SyFy - 9/13 - Yes, I am skipping Raising Hope, Enlisted and Shark Tank. Sure if I am home and there is nothing else on, I might watch one of those. But mostly I don't care. I DO care about Haven, which is creepy and sweet and odd and stars Eric Balfour, the hottest man with the longest face ever. Add in Lucas Bryant and the show has some pretty awesome eye candy. Update: I am surprisingly hooked on Shark Tank and super geeky pleased when I see one of the products in real life. Haven is also really good this season with the addition of Colin Ferguson.
Sunday (I Love my Hoppa, part 2)
9pm
Revenge - ABC - 9/29 - Last season was decidedly eh, but this is truly brainless TV so I will watch for at least 3 episodes this season and see how it goes from there.Update: Yep....eh. It's just OK. If I miss it, I won't miss it.
Good Wife - CBS - 9/29 - Another show with a less than stellar 2012-13 season, but the last two episodes were strong and I was surprised by the cliff hanger of an ending. Still a bad season of this show is still better than many shows out there, so I will watch for sure! First episode reminded me of the strength of this show. Not sure how they are going to stretch out the secret all season, but I still am a fan.
Homeland - Showtime - 9/29 - Filmed in Charlotte, I will watch this show forever, just to support local film industry. It helps immensely that the show is great, with suspense, intrigue and a never ending gut feeling that you don't quite know who is good and who is bad. Also, Damian Lewis is hot.Update: Episode 1 was so good and we never saw Brody! I have confidence that any doubts that may have risen in season 2 will be immediately dispelled in season 3.
Shameless - Showtime - January 12 -Just when you think that Frank can't be any more deplorable, he hits a new low. When we left last season, my favorite character Jimmy was missing (or dead) and Frank did something noble.
10pm
Masters of Sex - Showtime - 9/29 - Showtime produces great shows so I am looking forward to this new offering about Masters and Johnson and the revolution of sexual ed. Update: I could not be a woman in the 50s. Episode 1 was interesting and I will keep watching, if anything to see where it goes.
House of Lies - Showtime - January 12 - I am intrigued by this show and the end of last season was sad and shocking with most everyone turning on Don Cheadle. I am not sure where they are going to go, but I will watch and find out!
10:30pm
Episodes - Showtime - January 12 - Hands down the funniest, smartest show you've never seen. Can't wait til January!
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Monday, January 7, 2013
Winter TV - Back in Armchair Again...
Sure fall has the glamor of new shows premiering, but there are plenty of good ones that start in the winter as well. Here is what I am watching and when all these shows come back on the air. As always, I will apply my 3 episode rule: if you can't grab me in 3 episodes, I am breaking up with you. You've got three chances people - now ready, set, watch!
Mondays
8pm
How I Met Your Mother - CBS - January 14 - Watched since the beginning. Will watch 'til the end. Love these characters and have cried many times watching them progress through life.
Continuum - SyFy - January 14 - New show about a time traveling cop. Could go either way, but I loved Alphas and Eureka, so I will check it out. UPDATE: This isn't bad, isn't great. I don't think I will be upset if I miss one of these episodes, yet I am not deleting them off my DVR yet.
9pm
The Following - Fox - January 21 - I really hope they do this well because the premise is great. A serial killer is in jail, but thanks to the internet, has developed a following of people who will act out the kills he wants. With Kevin Bacon, Natalie Zea and the hottie Shawn Ashmore, I am rooting for this one to be good. UPDATE: First episode is good and the show has great potential for sure. Worth watching.
10pm
Deception - NBC - January 7 - I've had a crush on Tate Donovan since I was 10 or 11 and I saw him in Space Camp. I know, I am a dork. So I will watch this show. It's about some murder or something. Did I mention my dorky crush on Tate Donovan? OK actually it is about an FBI agent who thinks the latest celebrity overdose is actually a murder. It also has classy bad guy Victor Garber. And Tate Donovan. UPDATE: Victor Garber is gay. This show is OK. I am three episodes in and would classify it as light priority tv. It might take the place of Revenge - TV Soap Operas at Night.
Bates Motel - A&E- March 18 - What was fun guy Norman Bates like when he was a kid? What's his mom like when she is alive? You can find out in this show. Do I care? Not really. But A&E produces some high quality shows and I feel like I need to watch this just to see if I can learn to care.
Tuesdays
9pm
Happy Endings - ABC - January 8 - this show makes me giggle and I completely relate to always optimistic and pretty crazy Penny. Damon Wayons Jr is HILARIOUS. Yes, all caps hilarious.
Cult - The CW - February 19 - So this show is about a cult. Surprising, huh? Alona Tall is in it and while I am sure you have no idea who that is, I love her and literally cried when her character died in Supernatural. Therefore I will watch this show and hope it is good.
9:30pm
Don't Trust the B in Apt 23 - ABC - January 8 - If you watched Dawson's Creek, you simply must watch this show. James VanDerbeek makes fun of himself and it is fabulous. Plus it's got Jesse's heroin girlfriend from Breaking Bad in it. But mostly, it is Dawson who steals the show. Watch it and tell your friends, because I heard it is most likely going to get cancelled and that is a damn shame. UPDATE: This show was cancelled and this is a travesty. TRAVESTY I SAY! I am so upset about this fact I feel like starting a letter writing campaign. SAVE THE BITCH!
10pm (The Thank God For The Dish Network Hopper DVR That Allows Me to Record 4 Shows at the Same Time Hour)
Justified - FX - January 8 - This show is just great, bad guys you root for, good guys you love, intelligent stories, funny dialogue and the always awesome Timothy Olyphant as Raylan. Watch this.
White Collar - USA - January 22 - Yummy Neal Cafferty (Matt Bomer in real life) as a con artist gone good gone bad, sorta. This is a cute, not so serious show, which makes for a great hour of escapism.
Cougar Town - TBS - January 8 - I was late to the party on Cougar Town coming in on season two, which from what I hear is when it grew into its own. Ignore the title and give the show a chance. It's like a grown up, slightly more ridiculous Friends. And make sure you read the subtitle each week. It's a highlight.
Wednesdays
9pm
Supernatural - The CW - January 16 - Another show that I have watched from the beginning and will watch til the end, no matter what. Cass, my favorite character is back so I am happy.
Suborgatory - ABC - January 9 - This is a cute show that chronicles a teenager in suburbia. It is not MUST WATCH TV, but it is cute and worth the time if you've got it.
10pm
The Americans - FX- January 30- This show about two KGB spies living as Americans in the 80s stars Keri Russel and Matthews Rhys (who you might know from Brothers and Sisters). The premise could go either way but I will watch it though because Margo Martindale is in it and she was SPECTACULAR as Mags Bennett in Justified.
Thursdays
8pm
30 Rock - NBC - January 10 - you have one month to watch this show before it is gone forever (except for reruns being shown in sydication every 5 minutes on other channels for years and years to come.) UPDATE: The ending was sweet, funny and had call backs to some of the better inside jokes. Such a good show, catch one or twelve episodes in syndication.
NEW ENTRY: Zero Hour - ABC - February 14 - I had originally skipped this one because it seemed like a tv version of National Treasure. But I recently watched the first episode and I am intrigued. I am not saying it is the best TV on right now, but it is good to see Anthony Edwards back on the screen and the show has a very movie like feel. I will watch it again.
8:30pm
Parks and Rec - NBC - January 17 - this is such a fabulous show; funny for newcomers; sweet, great, hysterical, heartwarming and perfect for people who have watched these characters develop from the beginning. Watch and fall in love with the entire town. UPDATE: Yep, still the most perfect show.
9pm
Person of Interest - CBS - January 3 - I am not current on this show, but when I did watch it, I loved it. I will get this on DVD when this season comes out, catch up and be ready to go for next year.
10pm
Suits - USA - January 17 - Another fun show highlighting a few lawyers and one that is just really good at taking tests. The bad guy is so smarmy and weasly and misunderstood you can't help but love him. UPDATE: Now that it is back on, I remember just how much I love this show.
Fridays
9pm
Spartacus - Starz - January 25 - if you have this cable channel, check out this show. It's violent and people are naked and having sex about three quarters of the time, but it is a well written story.
10pm
Banshee - Cinemax - January 11 - I only have Cinemax for one more month but I am going to get started on this show anyway. Filmed in Charlotte, and produced by Alan Ball, this show is about an escaped convict who moves to a small town in Pennsylvania and assumes the identity of sheriff. Sound implausible? Did I mention Alan Ball and Charlotte? UPDATE: I had heard that while the show is good, it is still very "Skinemaxy" and that is accurate. The first five minutes have graphic sex, murder and a transvestite. But the actual show is pretty good and how they work the character into the sheriff role is not AS implausible as it sounded at first. If you have Cinemax, check it out for sure.
Sundays
(With 9 shows in two hours, it is another Thank God for Dish Network Hopper Day)
9pm
Revenge - ABC - January 6 - Season one was great. Season two has been iffy at best. (The one shining spotlight? Gabriel Mann as Nolan.) I don't really care but then again it I don't hate it enough to stop watching....yet.
The Good Wife - CBS - January 6 - Another great show having a sub par year. But I'll hang in, because I know this show can be great.
Girls - HBO - January 13 - Caught this show in reruns and for so many reasons, I love it. The lead character can be whiny and self obsessed but she makes me laugh and the entire ensemble is refreshingly honestly funny.
Shameless - Showtime - January 13 - When this first came out the previews made it seem like it is about Frank, a disgusting caricature of a man. Sure he's in it, but the drama is really about the eldest daughter Fiona and what she has to do to keep her family alive. It's sweet, scary, funny, rude, crass and addictive. Justin Chatwin is hot, Shanola Hampton is from Summerville, SC and Jeremy Allen White is a younger, hotter version of DeNiro.
10pm
House of Lies - Showtime - January 13 - Don Cheadle is funny. Really funny. He works in "management consulting" and leads a team of 3 others including Kristen Bell. The show is rude and funny and kinda an upscale, corporate version of Shameless. Fun to watch for sure.
Happy Endings - ABC - So good they air two new episodes a week.
10:30pm
Don't Trust the B in Apt 23 - ABC - ditto Happy Endings. UPDATE: SAVE THE BITCH
Californication - Showtime - January 13 - Frank Moody is Back! David Duchovny will forever be in my top 3 celebs of all time and his character in this is amoral, irresponsible and generally a despicable human being, so of course I love him. Watch him spiral down in the season where he hits the rock bottom of rock bottom.
Mondays
8pm
How I Met Your Mother - CBS - January 14 - Watched since the beginning. Will watch 'til the end. Love these characters and have cried many times watching them progress through life.
Continuum - SyFy - January 14 - New show about a time traveling cop. Could go either way, but I loved Alphas and Eureka, so I will check it out. UPDATE: This isn't bad, isn't great. I don't think I will be upset if I miss one of these episodes, yet I am not deleting them off my DVR yet.
9pm
The Following - Fox - January 21 - I really hope they do this well because the premise is great. A serial killer is in jail, but thanks to the internet, has developed a following of people who will act out the kills he wants. With Kevin Bacon, Natalie Zea and the hottie Shawn Ashmore, I am rooting for this one to be good. UPDATE: First episode is good and the show has great potential for sure. Worth watching.
10pm
Deception - NBC - January 7 - I've had a crush on Tate Donovan since I was 10 or 11 and I saw him in Space Camp. I know, I am a dork. So I will watch this show. It's about some murder or something. Did I mention my dorky crush on Tate Donovan? OK actually it is about an FBI agent who thinks the latest celebrity overdose is actually a murder. It also has classy bad guy Victor Garber. And Tate Donovan. UPDATE: Victor Garber is gay. This show is OK. I am three episodes in and would classify it as light priority tv. It might take the place of Revenge - TV Soap Operas at Night.
Bates Motel - A&E- March 18 - What was fun guy Norman Bates like when he was a kid? What's his mom like when she is alive? You can find out in this show. Do I care? Not really. But A&E produces some high quality shows and I feel like I need to watch this just to see if I can learn to care.
Tuesdays
9pm
Happy Endings - ABC - January 8 - this show makes me giggle and I completely relate to always optimistic and pretty crazy Penny. Damon Wayons Jr is HILARIOUS. Yes, all caps hilarious.
Cult - The CW - February 19 - So this show is about a cult. Surprising, huh? Alona Tall is in it and while I am sure you have no idea who that is, I love her and literally cried when her character died in Supernatural. Therefore I will watch this show and hope it is good.
9:30pm
Don't Trust the B in Apt 23 - ABC - January 8 - If you watched Dawson's Creek, you simply must watch this show. James VanDerbeek makes fun of himself and it is fabulous. Plus it's got Jesse's heroin girlfriend from Breaking Bad in it. But mostly, it is Dawson who steals the show. Watch it and tell your friends, because I heard it is most likely going to get cancelled and that is a damn shame. UPDATE: This show was cancelled and this is a travesty. TRAVESTY I SAY! I am so upset about this fact I feel like starting a letter writing campaign. SAVE THE BITCH!
10pm (The Thank God For The Dish Network Hopper DVR That Allows Me to Record 4 Shows at the Same Time Hour)
Justified - FX - January 8 - This show is just great, bad guys you root for, good guys you love, intelligent stories, funny dialogue and the always awesome Timothy Olyphant as Raylan. Watch this.
White Collar - USA - January 22 - Yummy Neal Cafferty (Matt Bomer in real life) as a con artist gone good gone bad, sorta. This is a cute, not so serious show, which makes for a great hour of escapism.
Cougar Town - TBS - January 8 - I was late to the party on Cougar Town coming in on season two, which from what I hear is when it grew into its own. Ignore the title and give the show a chance. It's like a grown up, slightly more ridiculous Friends. And make sure you read the subtitle each week. It's a highlight.
Wednesdays
9pm
Supernatural - The CW - January 16 - Another show that I have watched from the beginning and will watch til the end, no matter what. Cass, my favorite character is back so I am happy.
Suborgatory - ABC - January 9 - This is a cute show that chronicles a teenager in suburbia. It is not MUST WATCH TV, but it is cute and worth the time if you've got it.
10pm
The Americans - FX- January 30- This show about two KGB spies living as Americans in the 80s stars Keri Russel and Matthews Rhys (who you might know from Brothers and Sisters). The premise could go either way but I will watch it though because Margo Martindale is in it and she was SPECTACULAR as Mags Bennett in Justified.
Thursdays
8pm
30 Rock - NBC - January 10 - you have one month to watch this show before it is gone forever (except for reruns being shown in sydication every 5 minutes on other channels for years and years to come.) UPDATE: The ending was sweet, funny and had call backs to some of the better inside jokes. Such a good show, catch one or twelve episodes in syndication.
NEW ENTRY: Zero Hour - ABC - February 14 - I had originally skipped this one because it seemed like a tv version of National Treasure. But I recently watched the first episode and I am intrigued. I am not saying it is the best TV on right now, but it is good to see Anthony Edwards back on the screen and the show has a very movie like feel. I will watch it again.
8:30pm
Parks and Rec - NBC - January 17 - this is such a fabulous show; funny for newcomers; sweet, great, hysterical, heartwarming and perfect for people who have watched these characters develop from the beginning. Watch and fall in love with the entire town. UPDATE: Yep, still the most perfect show.
9pm
Person of Interest - CBS - January 3 - I am not current on this show, but when I did watch it, I loved it. I will get this on DVD when this season comes out, catch up and be ready to go for next year.
10pm
Suits - USA - January 17 - Another fun show highlighting a few lawyers and one that is just really good at taking tests. The bad guy is so smarmy and weasly and misunderstood you can't help but love him. UPDATE: Now that it is back on, I remember just how much I love this show.
Fridays
9pm
Spartacus - Starz - January 25 - if you have this cable channel, check out this show. It's violent and people are naked and having sex about three quarters of the time, but it is a well written story.
10pm
Banshee - Cinemax - January 11 - I only have Cinemax for one more month but I am going to get started on this show anyway. Filmed in Charlotte, and produced by Alan Ball, this show is about an escaped convict who moves to a small town in Pennsylvania and assumes the identity of sheriff. Sound implausible? Did I mention Alan Ball and Charlotte? UPDATE: I had heard that while the show is good, it is still very "Skinemaxy" and that is accurate. The first five minutes have graphic sex, murder and a transvestite. But the actual show is pretty good and how they work the character into the sheriff role is not AS implausible as it sounded at first. If you have Cinemax, check it out for sure.
Sundays
(With 9 shows in two hours, it is another Thank God for Dish Network Hopper Day)
9pm
Revenge - ABC - January 6 - Season one was great. Season two has been iffy at best. (The one shining spotlight? Gabriel Mann as Nolan.) I don't really care but then again it I don't hate it enough to stop watching....yet.
The Good Wife - CBS - January 6 - Another great show having a sub par year. But I'll hang in, because I know this show can be great.
Girls - HBO - January 13 - Caught this show in reruns and for so many reasons, I love it. The lead character can be whiny and self obsessed but she makes me laugh and the entire ensemble is refreshingly honestly funny.
Shameless - Showtime - January 13 - When this first came out the previews made it seem like it is about Frank, a disgusting caricature of a man. Sure he's in it, but the drama is really about the eldest daughter Fiona and what she has to do to keep her family alive. It's sweet, scary, funny, rude, crass and addictive. Justin Chatwin is hot, Shanola Hampton is from Summerville, SC and Jeremy Allen White is a younger, hotter version of DeNiro.
10pm
House of Lies - Showtime - January 13 - Don Cheadle is funny. Really funny. He works in "management consulting" and leads a team of 3 others including Kristen Bell. The show is rude and funny and kinda an upscale, corporate version of Shameless. Fun to watch for sure.
Happy Endings - ABC - So good they air two new episodes a week.
10:30pm
Don't Trust the B in Apt 23 - ABC - ditto Happy Endings. UPDATE: SAVE THE BITCH
Californication - Showtime - January 13 - Frank Moody is Back! David Duchovny will forever be in my top 3 celebs of all time and his character in this is amoral, irresponsible and generally a despicable human being, so of course I love him. Watch him spiral down in the season where he hits the rock bottom of rock bottom.
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