Sooooo, a month has gone by since the new TV season kicked off, so why not a little recap?
Overall, I feel it's been pretty lame-- but it's no a complete waste (not complete, but close to complete.)
First off: after a absolutely brutal season, The New Girl found its groove again. If you gave up last season, I'd recommend trying it out again.
Arrow took an even darker turn at the end of the premiere-- and it looks like they may stick with the consequences. A nice change from the "Big Death that's forgotten about a week later" norm.
Sleepy Hollow is seemingly getting bogged-down by its own mythology/cleverness. It started down that path last season, but the actors have been keeping me coming back. As great as they are, though, I'm not sure I'll stick around much longer.
As for new shows, a usually give dramas 2-3 eps before I make a drop/keep decision, and comedies get 4-5 episodes. I didn't make it through the pilots of these: The Mysteries of Laura, Cristela, Manhattan Love Story, and a pilot that actually inflicted pain in me: Mullaney (I actually contemplated suicide before hitting "stop" and "delete series" from my DVR).
Gotham has been pretty good, but there's something I can't quite put my finger on from making me love it. But I'm sticking with it; it's certainly one of the more ambitious attempts this season.
The Flash has been really cool and fun. It is a modern super-hero representation, but instead of dark and brooding, this show takes a more "doing the right thing" tact. Barry helps people because he has the power to. Sure, bad things have happened (mother murdered when he was young; father in jail for it) it's not what drives him. He does what needs to be done because he can do it.
That's been bothering me quite a bit about comic books the past few years, and I like to see a superhero don a suit because he feels a responsibility to; because helping people is its own reward.
Other than black-ish, not a single new comedy has impressed me. I'll stick with a couple to see where they go, but I won't be sad if they all disappeared.
Dramas haven't fared much better. I like the concept of Scorpion, but I'm not sure if it'll be interesting or varied enough to devote much effort in. NCIS: New Orleans is competent enough, but I find procedurals awful boring. I have played each episode so far simply because of Scott Bakula and Lucas Black. I'm happy they have a steady gig (and a popular one), but I wish they'd be on something more interesting.
And it all brings me to the biggest surprise of the season: Jane the Virgin. Only one episode has aired so far, but I'm hooked. What's interesting about it is: it's got a telenovela vibe and has lots of soap opera tropes-- but it was so elegantly put together in a light package that I just had to love it. It you are craving something new in this lousy TV season, give it a try.
Anyway, let's see what's going on this week:
Monday, 10/20
The Millers; CBS. 7:31 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
American Dad; TBS. 8 pm CST. 11th Season (and new network) Premiere.
Wednesday, 10/22
Melissa & Joey; ABC Family. 7 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.
Baby Daddy; ABC Family. 7:30 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.
The 100; The CW. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
Web Therapy; Showtime. 10 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Thursday, 10/23
Project Runway (Lifetime; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.
Newsreaders; adult swim. 11 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
Friday, 10/24
Alpha House; Amazon. Streaming. Season Premiere.
Grimm; NBC. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Deal With It; TBS. 8 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.
Constantine; NBC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
I have to give NBC credit for attempting this, but I also have to keep expectations low because there is no way a network is going to get close to the true John Constantine from the Hellblazercomic.
So, will a neutered Constantine be an interesting one? I don't know. I hope so because this series could give us an entirely new outlook on comic book inspired TV/movies.
Sunday, 10/26
Boardwalk Empire (HBO; 8 pm CST). Series Finale.
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