Sunday, March 30, 2014

Television Premieres, Finales, and Notables: March 31-April 6, 2014

Monday, 3/31

How I Met Your Mother (CBS; 7 pm CST). Series Finale.
The end is here for a show I really loved early on in its run. I liked the actors/characters and the scripts quite a bit (I especially loved how the plots played with time and circled-back on themselves; not unusual nowadays, but practically unheard of nine years ago).
But as the show drug on, it started to lose itself a bit. This season has been a bit of return to the unknown and surprises. That was another thing I liked: it was unpredictable; something not many CBS comedies are.
The show really never was about the mother for me, but I do like they took time to bring her into the show this season. She seems like a good fit for who Ted has become.
So, yeah, I'll miss this show-- even though I know it's time for it to be done.

Friends With Better Lives; CBS. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
I don't know much about it other than it stars James Van der Beek and Kevin Connelly.


Tuesday, 4/1

Lab Rats; Disney XD. 6 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

Cougar Town (TBS; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Inside Amy Schumer; Comedy Central. 9:30 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 4/2

Trip Tank; Comedy Central. 9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Thursday, 4/3

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (ABC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.
Don't expect it to come back next year...

Community (NBC; 7 pm CST) gives us a another odd episode; this time, the gang is animated G.I. Joe style.

Short Poppies; Netflix. 11 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Friday, 4/4

Unforgettable; CBS. 7 pm CST. Mid-season Premiere.

Raising Hope (Fox; 8 pm CST). Series Premiere.
Like many quirky shows, the shine has been dulled a little over the years, but it really hasn't been because of the actors. I'm especially going to miss Martha Plimpton and Garrett Dillahunt, who absolutely killed in their roles.

Continuum; Syfy. 8 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.


Sunday, 4/6

Game of Thrones; HBO. 8 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.
I really have to start watching this show...

Shameless (Showtime; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Turn; AMC. 8 pm CST. Series premiere.
Espionage in the Revolutionary War era.

River Monsters; Animal Planet. 8 pm CST. 6th Season Premiere.

Cutthroat Kitchen; Food Network. 8 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

Ax Men (History; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Silicon Valley; HBO. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Mike Judge brings us this show about a small group of programmers who design a game-changing algorithm and have to decide if they're going to sell it to the company they work for or or try to go on their own with it.

Veep; HBO. 9:30 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.


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