Once upon a time, on another blog, in another life, I used to write a lot about pop culture, specifically television, to which I was (arguably, still am) addicted. And then I moved...and moved again...and moved again and cancelled my subscription to Entertainment Weekly and lost my easy viewing on Hulu because I moved out of the country (darn them!) and tried to move on. But I can't! And then I stumbled upon the Fall TV Preview issue of EW randomly in the little Carrefour Express in my favorite mall yesterday, and it was fate, I tell you, FATE! So here I am again as I was in days of yore, with a little preview of my own of what I would watch this Fall (if I could, which I largely can't, but I can still pretend!).
For this first time in many moons, I am liking quite a few shows on CBS. I have sung the praises of The Good Wife before and though the fifth season I just finished was SHOCKING in a way I'm not sure I liked, I am still interested in where things are going to go. The new show I'm most excited about is Madam Secretary, in which Tea Leoni plays an ex-CIA operative who is suddenly tapped to be the new Secretary of State. Completely implausible, of course, but I certainly have missed Tea Leoni's presence on any screen, big or small. The Big Bang Theory never disappoints, but it's not appointment viewing for me any more, particularly since Qatar Airways always stocks up on episodes from the current season and I don't want to watch them until I really need to be entertained on my next plane ride. And then there is always Survivor, comforting in its sameness.
Over on NBC, I was following Chicago Fire and its much grittier spin-off Chicago PD, but these are really just filler shows, interesting but not gripping. However, since NBC allows me to watch episodes online on their website, I will probably end up watching these two anyway. Speaking of gritty, Law & Order: SVU is getting more and more difficult to watch with each season, so I may check in but probably won't catch very many episodes. Fortunately, I can also catch Parenthood on NBC, one of my all-time favorite dramas, consistently good week in and week out. I will also try a new comedy, Bad Judge, just for the novelty of seeing Addison Montgomery played for laughs.
ABC is my go-to place for fun, soapy dramas like Grey's Anatomy and perhaps the new one from Shonda Rimes, How to Get Away with Murder AND they also let you watch episodes online, though with some restrictions. I can't quit Grey's but will probably end up skipping How unless it's really, really good right away (doubtful). Castle isn't quite as funny as it once was, but Nathan Fillion still makes for good TV, so that one is still on the list. And I am strangely excited about mid-season show Galavant: a musical fairy tale set in the a Robin Hood-esque era? How can I resist? And finally, Selfie, a comedy starring a former Doctor Who companion and John Cho, both of whom have been hilarious in other shows.
I'm not excited about too many shows over at Fox, as per usual. I can't explain my attraction to The Mindy Project, it defies explanation, really, but it's the one show at which I consistently find myself laughing out loud, so it stays on the list. I am also going to try Gracepoint, a remake of the British show Broadchurch, starring one of the original actors, the tenth Doctor Who (I only saw the first two episodes of Broadchurch but I loved them, so the American version could, stress could be as good. Or I may just try to find the British version and finish that one, instead!).
Elsewhere, J likes to watch with me, so we will watch Project Runway: All Stars when it premieres in October. And I am already watching Doctor Who and Downton Abbey (I have my ways!).
For this first time in many moons, I am liking quite a few shows on CBS. I have sung the praises of The Good Wife before and though the fifth season I just finished was SHOCKING in a way I'm not sure I liked, I am still interested in where things are going to go. The new show I'm most excited about is Madam Secretary, in which Tea Leoni plays an ex-CIA operative who is suddenly tapped to be the new Secretary of State. Completely implausible, of course, but I certainly have missed Tea Leoni's presence on any screen, big or small. The Big Bang Theory never disappoints, but it's not appointment viewing for me any more, particularly since Qatar Airways always stocks up on episodes from the current season and I don't want to watch them until I really need to be entertained on my next plane ride. And then there is always Survivor, comforting in its sameness.
Over on NBC, I was following Chicago Fire and its much grittier spin-off Chicago PD, but these are really just filler shows, interesting but not gripping. However, since NBC allows me to watch episodes online on their website, I will probably end up watching these two anyway. Speaking of gritty, Law & Order: SVU is getting more and more difficult to watch with each season, so I may check in but probably won't catch very many episodes. Fortunately, I can also catch Parenthood on NBC, one of my all-time favorite dramas, consistently good week in and week out. I will also try a new comedy, Bad Judge, just for the novelty of seeing Addison Montgomery played for laughs.
ABC is my go-to place for fun, soapy dramas like Grey's Anatomy and perhaps the new one from Shonda Rimes, How to Get Away with Murder AND they also let you watch episodes online, though with some restrictions. I can't quit Grey's but will probably end up skipping How unless it's really, really good right away (doubtful). Castle isn't quite as funny as it once was, but Nathan Fillion still makes for good TV, so that one is still on the list. And I am strangely excited about mid-season show Galavant: a musical fairy tale set in the a Robin Hood-esque era? How can I resist? And finally, Selfie, a comedy starring a former Doctor Who companion and John Cho, both of whom have been hilarious in other shows.
I'm not excited about too many shows over at Fox, as per usual. I can't explain my attraction to The Mindy Project, it defies explanation, really, but it's the one show at which I consistently find myself laughing out loud, so it stays on the list. I am also going to try Gracepoint, a remake of the British show Broadchurch, starring one of the original actors, the tenth Doctor Who (I only saw the first two episodes of Broadchurch but I loved them, so the American version could, stress could be as good. Or I may just try to find the British version and finish that one, instead!).
Elsewhere, J likes to watch with me, so we will watch Project Runway: All Stars when it premieres in October. And I am already watching Doctor Who and Downton Abbey (I have my ways!).
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