I missed a couple of shows when they first came out and caught them in re-runs or online. Some great returnees as well:
Chuck. A fun spy comedy involving a normal and geeky guy who suddenly has all of the government's secrets downloaded into his brain. 2 rival secret agents must watch over him. It's a really fun and intriguing idea delivered with a wink of the eye. Mondays on NBC.
The Big Bang Theory. A silly and somewhat preposterous comedy involving a bunch of nerds and a hot girl. Still, the pilot had me laughing out loud quite a bit when there were arguments about Superman and other comic book and sci-fi things. If you can deal with a simple plot and stereotyping of nerds, then tune in! Mondays on CBS.
Friday Night Lights. One of the best dramas on TV returns. Barely survived getting picked up for season 2. Hopefully, it will find a bigger audience. Great stories and some hot girls in it. Mmmm....Lyla Garrity. And, it's now on Friday nights! Fridays on NBC.
The Boondocks. Aaron McGruder's controversial and hilarious animated series returns for it's 2nd season. So damn funny and socially conscious at the same time. It was delayed in it's return, but has come back in full force. According to McGruder, tighter animation and storytelling overall. First episode was hilarious. Soul Plane 2 anyone? Oh yeah. Check it. Mondays on The Cartoon Network. Or adultswim.com.
Let me know what you think or if there is any other new show I'm missing. I hear Journeyman is good. Might have to check it out. There are quite a few shows not to check out. Cavemen. Awful. Moonlight. Bad Angel rip-off. I'm sure there are others. Let's hope the good ones stick around and the bad ones get axed soon.
Okay, here's my take on shows this fall, and I'll put them in order:
Pushing Daisies - I love it! It will be cancelled. Too Tim Burtonish.
Heroes - Kinda slow start-up this year but still enjoying it.
Reaper - Love the devil. Ray Wise from Twin Peaks is perfect.
Chuck - It's light, it's funny and it has Adam Baldwin.
Blood Ties - Hot vampires and a kick-ass woman are always fun. And Spike and Angel just became my second and third favorites for hot vampires. This guy is a male version of Number 6, if you know what I mean. Oh, and this vampire's day job? He's a comic book writer. I can't believe you and Joe have not covered this on your show.
Moonlight - I was iffy about this one too but at the end of episode two we got some real drama and acting so I'm not chucking it yet.
Bonic Woman - Still watching it, but not loving it. Last night was good because Katie Sackoff was in half of it along with some Mark Shepard. I long for some Battlestar Galactica......
Supernatural - Just 'cuz it's fun to watch two hot guys fighting demons.
Obviously I'm not going to continue watching all these shows but I like to give them a chance.
So there you have it! If you are working Saturday, I'll stop by after the meet-up.
Posted by: Josie | October 11, 2007 at 04:12 PM
And Dexter. I forgot Dexter.
Posted by: Josie | October 11, 2007 at 06:13 PM
i'm not sure what's gonna happen w/ daisies. it's so damn good. and almost too smart for tv. i'm hopeful though.
i keep forgetting to check out blood ties. might have to find old eps and watch.
moonlight. first ep. just didnt get me. started in on ep 2 and stopped half way through. think i'm done w/ it.
Posted by: jimmy | October 12, 2007 at 07:03 AM
Daisies is too smart for TV which is why I don't think it will last. It lost 3 million viewers between episode one and two. Not a good sign. I'm already prepared to buy the DVDs. I've only bought Firefly and Profit so that tells you how much I like this show.
I was so with you on chucking Moonlight until the last 10 minutes of episode two. And then we got some real heart-felt drama and acting. I'll give it another shot tonight. It may have been an actor's moment and it was just a fluke, but it was good. I'll let you know tomorrow if it was a fluke.
Blood Ties is online. Go to Lifetime....let me just say now for the record, that I NEVER watch Lifetime for Women and Gay Men, but a bunch of Browncoats recommended this show, and well...they were right. In the pilot the woman comes across a little terse but she warms up as the show goes on. I'd say watch three episodes before you judge. A vampire who's day job is a comic book writer? How cool is that?
Posted by: Josie | October 12, 2007 at 01:47 PM
Saw Moonlight last night. It was painful to watch. The last 5 minutes of episode 2 was a fluke. I'm done.
Posted by: Josie | October 13, 2007 at 10:58 AM