It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
My lonley TiVo is once again flush with companions as the new television season begins at last! This summer was not as bad as last; brate7 and myfieldnotes spent all of MediaWest convincing me to try Leverage, while mrwubbles was the unofficial sponsor ofWhite Collar. I spent the summer with back eps of both, and enjoyed them, though Leverage was not anything like as good as its first season, unfortunately.I also had a great time with So You Think You Can Dance; I was entirely on Team Kent, but it was a great field in general (apart from the plague of injuries).
Sadly, apart from returning favorites, I don’t expect much from the new season:
Must-Squee TV
Bones (September 23, FOX, Thur@8)
NCIS (September 21, CBS, Tue@8)
Supernatural (September 24, CW, Fri@9)
Also Recording
Big Bang Theory (September 23, CBS, Thur@8)
Castle (September 20, ABC, Mon@10)
House (September 20, FOX, Mon@8)
Sanctuary (September 28, SYFY, Tue@10)
Sons of Anarchy (September 7, FX, Tue@10)
Auditioning
Blue Bloods (September 24, CBS, Fri@10)
No Ordinary Family (September 28, ABC, Tue@8)
Raising Hope (September 21, FOX, Tue@9)
The Event (September 20, NBC, Mon@8)
On the Bubble
How I Met Your Mother (September 20, CBS, Mon@8)
Not much genre programming on my currently recording list, again this year. The Event is yet another attempt to replicate Lost; the creators promise they have learned the lessons of Flash Forward and related attempts, but I have my doubts. With Ashes to Ashes concluded, and no new Doctor Who until Christmas, however, I’ve got time to give it a chance. My other selections are based largely on the actors involved, which is, admittedly, flaky, but given the humdrum, retread nature of this year’s offerings (cop shows, lawyer shows, cop-and-lawyer shows, remakes), it seemed as good a criteria as any.
I’ve put Mother on bubble status because of the relentless sex jokes and tastelessness; c’mon, writers, there’s really more to life. Why Vampire Diaries was renewed I’ll never know, but I’ve thrown in the towel. I also finally broke up with CSI, the boredom to interest ratio was just too high.
Sadly, apart from returning favorites, I don’t expect much from the new season:
Must-Squee TV
Bones (September 23, FOX, Thur@8)
NCIS (September 21, CBS, Tue@8)
Supernatural (September 24, CW, Fri@9)
Also Recording
Big Bang Theory (September 23, CBS, Thur@8)
Castle (September 20, ABC, Mon@10)
House (September 20, FOX, Mon@8)
Sanctuary (September 28, SYFY, Tue@10)
Sons of Anarchy (September 7, FX, Tue@10)
Auditioning
Blue Bloods (September 24, CBS, Fri@10)
No Ordinary Family (September 28, ABC, Tue@8)
Raising Hope (September 21, FOX, Tue@9)
The Event (September 20, NBC, Mon@8)
On the Bubble
How I Met Your Mother (September 20, CBS, Mon@8)
Not much genre programming on my currently recording list, again this year. The Event is yet another attempt to replicate Lost; the creators promise they have learned the lessons of Flash Forward and related attempts, but I have my doubts. With Ashes to Ashes concluded, and no new Doctor Who until Christmas, however, I’ve got time to give it a chance. My other selections are based largely on the actors involved, which is, admittedly, flaky, but given the humdrum, retread nature of this year’s offerings (cop shows, lawyer shows, cop-and-lawyer shows, remakes), it seemed as good a criteria as any.
I’ve put Mother on bubble status because of the relentless sex jokes and tastelessness; c’mon, writers, there’s really more to life. Why Vampire Diaries was renewed I’ll never know, but I’ve thrown in the towel. I also finally broke up with CSI, the boredom to interest ratio was just too high.