Year 2 Week 39 Day 1

I survived the first week of Fall TV. Now that it feels like Fall I am enjoying it all.

Mondays are fine even if it's not blockbusters. CBS is weak comedy ending with weak action all for the elderly who enjoy weak. FOX is rolling with House (still, I guess there are many exotic diseases in this area) and Lonestar which was fine but not great ratings-wise. ABC has the unwatchable Dancing with the Stars and my favorite rehash of Murder She Wrote i.e. Castle. CW isn't for me but maybe the 'tweens still watch 90210 and Gossip Girl. NBC is a huge disappointment with its action line-up. Chuck was okay, Olivia Munn sighting! The Event was tough to chew through. Chase was empty, just dull. Weeds and The Big C are great, but you have to pay.

Tuesdays might be full of surprises. I am hopeful of ABC's No Ordinary Family while no to Dancing with the Stars recap and sorry I didn't get to watch Detroit 187 not that I tried. CBS and see if you catch the theme here just feels old with NCIS and almost NCIS and The Good Wife all essentially soap operas for baby boomers. CW, nope. FOX premiered Glee and I never saw it before, I'm watching the Britney Spears next week then out, and I take away that it's a special needs school where they teach lip-syncing? Then the two shows I was expecting to suck actually got me. Raising Hope is doomed because it is darkly hilarious, just the premise which I completely assumed was banal turned me on my ass. Running Wilde has no chance either because it doesn't seem to have the structure in story to last but seeing Keri Russell makes me sigh contentedly and I'll keep up with her. NBC keeps pumping out Biggest Loser but America continues to miss the irony and Parenthood seems well-done but I don't fit its audience. Syfy has shows I can miss.

Wednesdays is slow. ABC sit-coms from 8-9pm can go away while 9-10pm are supposedly awesome and The Whole Truth is way too self-righteous, btw did the daughter kill the girl in the first episode? CBS is a no go Survivor but I do like Criminal Minds and was happy with The Defenders which considering my lowered expectations wasn't bad. No to CW again and to FOX. NBC has an interesting idea in Undercovers but how many times to that well JJ, then two more hours of L&Os and more NBC irony with the idea of law and order in LA. South Park come back fast.

Thursdays is busy for now. No to ABC because My Generation was even worse than I imagined, Grey's is gray and Private Practice is just not going anywhere. CBS has The Big Bang Theory which started strong, then the travesty that is William Shatner and they follow up comedy with CSI (huh?) and end on The Mentalist which is somehow getting darker. No to CW, FOX rocks with Bones and Fringe. NBC comedy block is strong again from 8-10 and then follows with the unintentionally funny Apprentice work of D.Trump. Off the dial go see It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and The League on FX both are gross and funny.

Fridays are still totally up in the air. No to ABC, skipping Medium on CBS and CSI:NY but I do like Blue Bloods. Finally CW I can embrace you while Supernatural and Smallville continue to run. Fox is also strong with Human Target and The Good Guys. No to NBC and Sanctuary on Syfy. Then again you aren't supposed to be sitting at home watching TV on Friday night.

Saturday is football. I actually forgot Saturday Night Live was on last week.

Sunday is comedy cartoons on FOX and they are all delightfully sublime, not really but they are funny. ABC is not for me but the Housewives of Desperation in scripted TV as opposed to all those Real Housewives of shows and then Brothers & Sisters with the is he or isn't he of Rob Lowe's character. No to CBS but people love The Amazing Race and CSI:Miami. The Walking Dead replaces Mad Men on Halloween and I am geeked up for that. I wish Dexter would visit the set of Jonas and I am still on the fence with Boardwalk Empire. NFL football dominates NBC in case you didn't know.

So this is what I thought of the first week and in general about television.

Later,

Year 2 Week 38 Day 5

Friday Night is party night, unless you party by watching TV. Then Friday night sucks.

ABC: 8:00PM Secret Millionaire – Maybe since ABC hasn't set its Fall lineup yet. Not a good sign ABC.
9:00PM Body of Proof – I hope this is about a sexy Mathematician, but it's not up until
October…enjoy the same week reruns.
10:00PM 20/20 – Weekly scare the crap out of the homebound show.

CBS: 8:00PM Medium - This is the JAG comparison with a switch of networks? Patricia Arquette for
J Love Hewitt? Bad deal. Plus this episode has pediphile/incest storyline.
9:00PM CSI: NY – Are they changing female leads? Sela Ward? Wow, this must be CBS.
10:00PM Blue Bloods – The return of the Mustache! Magnum PI is a NYPD.

CW: 8:00PM Smallville - Creaking into a final season and somehow Pa Kent is back.
9:00PM Supernatural – The closest I want to get to gay porn and it's awesome.

FOX: 8:00PM Human Target – Catch the reruns before the premiere next month.
9:00PM The Good Guys – It's pretty, pretty, pretty good.

NBC: 8:00PM School Pride – A reality show that starts next month. Bring back "Life" ya cheap bastards!
9:00PM Dateline – Same as 20/20, no seriously exactly the same.
10:00PM Outlaw – Out!

OTHER: Wizards of Waverly Place on Disney, watch it before Selena Gomez goes to rehab. Ummm…I love some Haven on Sci-fi, errr SyFy, but it's almost over and I never got into Sanctuary or Caprica. Star Wars: Clone Wars on 'toon is great.

So not much here, love FOX and CW on Fridays. They know their geek crowds and hopefully it works out. Want to like Blue Bloods, but more New York cop shows?

I'll roll Saturday and Sunday together and mention a few not on the schedules but want to see them when they returns for tomorrow.

Later,

Year 2 Week 38 Day 4

Thursday Night is Back and it's on CBS????

ABC: 8:00PM My Generation – Does anyone under 30 watch network TV, does anyone over 30 care about people under 30?
9:00PM Grey's Anatomy – Grey the name of the show or how old this crap feels.
10:00PM Private Practice – This crap felt old the first year.

CBS: 8:00PM The Big Bang Theory –This is where the under 30 crowd might watch TV.
8:30PM Shit My Dad Days – No, no, no…William Shatner? Hell no.
9:00PM CSI – This show was sucking already and now Justin Bieber is on it for an episode, the new phrase "Jump the Bieber".
10:00PM The Mentalist – Not sure who I want to jerk off too more Robin Tunney or Simon Baker. I mean it's Tunney, but it's close.

CW: I'm forty so no I don't watch these shows, oh wait…Nikita at 9PM…Maggie Q, I'm in (on fast forward).

FOX: 8:00PM Bones – Yes, yes, yes.
9:00PM Fringe – Hey, maybe that alternate universe is the purgatory from Lost?

NBC: 8:00PM Community – Best show with the worst premise I can imagine and even better start to this year.
8:30PM 30 Rock – Some of the best people in comedy doing comedy.
9:00PM The Office – Last season? Tough to replace Michael Scott, still funny for now.
9:30PM Outsourced – Is this supposed to be based on the movie? The better part of the movie was the romance and no Aussie blonde either.
10:00PM The Apprentice – The only thing I can agree with D. Trump on is that his daughter is hot. This show is not.

OTHER: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and The League, love 'em and don't be ashamed.

Holy crap is Thursday busy. I think ABC is a bust for me but NBC and CBS twist me up a bit and FOX is a solid record to watch.

Year 2 Week 38 Day 3

Year 2 Week 38 Day 3

 

 

Now about Wednesday…

ABC: 8:00PM The Middle - Seriously? This didn't get canceled last year?
8:30PM Better With You – Had to google you, but some good casting so who knows.
9:00PM Modern Family – I don't get its appeal, but people tell me I'd like it if I watched it.
9:30PM Cougar Town – I guess it was revamped at some point and it's funny now. Jennifer Aniston = watch it once.
10:00PM The Whole Truth – A lawyer drama where you see both sides of the case and sometimes neither is the truth. Meh.

CBS: 8:00PM Survivor – Nope.
9:00PM Criminal Minds – I like this procedural cop show, but I don't love it.
10:00PM The Defenders – One week at a time chance for this show to impress me.

CW: I'm forty so no I don't watch these shows, oh wait…Hellcats at 9PM…cheerleaders, I'm in.

FOX: 8:00PM Lie to Me – How do any criminals ever get away? No interest in this show.
9:00PM Hell's Kitchen – Wait for it…Hells No.

NBC: 8:00PM Undercovers – They are married, they are black and they are spies. NBC caves to NAACP?
9:00PM Law & Order SVU – Nope.
10:00PM Law & Order LA – Nope.

OTHER: Terriers on FX is good so far.

Wednesday is nicely spread out. I kind of wish I could fill in a few other shows here and clear out Monday, Thursday log jams.

I'll record ABC all night for a bit, later CBS shows and Hellcats, the rest I am not too excited about.

Later.

Year 2 Week 38 Day 2

Monday is over and I didn't watch anything yet except HIMYM and it was a solid starter and hopefully we'll see the mom soon because these kids are getting old.

Now about Tuesdays…

 

ABC: 8:00PM No Ordinary Family Starts next week but I am really looking forward to superhero family.
9:00PM Dancing with the Stars Results- Still no.
10:00PM Detroit 187 – I was hoping this was what we were doing with Detroit but apparently it's a drama.

CBS: 8:00PM NCIS – The original is in season 8, but everyone started watching three years ago.
9:00PM NCIS LA – The sequel I lovingly call "Blackman and Robin" is cool but boring.
10:00PM The Good Wife – What makes CBS CBS so when I am 65 I might like it.

CW: I'm forty so no I don't watch these shows, still.

FOX: 8:00PM Glee – As far as all my friends know I've never seen this show, but it's kinda awesome.
9:00PM Raising Hope – More hopefully than Raising Cain? No interest in single daddy comedy.
9:30PM Running Wilde – Guys how did "Arrested Development" Yah!...and "Brothers" Oh oh.

NBC: 8:00PM Biggest Loser – Could be the evening news, but it's why the world loves to hate us.
10:00PM Parenthood – Seems like a good show, but I don't want to see it.

OTHER: Sons of Anarchy, Stargate Universe, Caprica and I don't watch these so won't hunt them down.

Tuesdays look really weak. Going to record ABC at 8 and 10 for awhile. CBS from 8-10 and FOX.

Not expecting too much from these, but I guess 8PM is the fight with NCIS dominating and Glee waiting to see if anything knocks it off the critics darlings list.

Later.