Supergirl; CBS. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Greg Berlanti brings whatever magic he has for super-heroes (he also brought Arrow and The Flash to the small-screen) to a major network.
There are lots of ways this one can go wrong, but everything I've been reading (especially by how the pilot sets things up) seems like this one may go right.
If CBS gives it the money it needs to make the powers look right on screen, this one may be a winner.
Tuesday, 10/27
Wicked City; ABC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Another serial killer show; this time set in the '80s.
Wednesday, 10/28
You're the Worst (FX; 9:30 pm CST). Season Finale.
Friday, 10/30
Grimm; NBC. 8 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.
Saturday, 10/31
So I'm typing this during commercial breaks of The Walking Dead, and I just saw a few C-list, a B-list, and now an A-list character die. It's a little tough to be excited by new TV coming after seeing that, but these two shows are worth getting excited for.
Ash vs Evil Dead; Starz. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
I liked the Evil Dead films, but it's been about 20 years since I saw them. I only saw the first two films once, but I watched Army of Darkness just about every day for a few months.
I don't have Starz, and this is most likely going to be the first series that I buy on iTunes, just so I can watch as the rest of the world does.
So the brains behind the films are bringing the story to TV (Rob Tapert producing, Sam Raimi directing, and Bruce Campbell starring), and they've promised to include the humor and gore in it. And if the trailer is any indication, there will be a shortage of fake blood in Hollywood after this show.
Short version: a man and his friends take a vacation to a cabin in the Michigan woods, and they accidentally unleash an ancient evil they have to take out. Only Ash, the loudmouthed buffoon with an uncanny ability to kill demons-- and has the perfect one-liner waiting as he does it-- survives. Thirty years later, the evil returns, and Ash steps up (or gets stuck having to fight them).
And because they don't have the rights to AoD, this series will be a continuation of the first two films, so it'll be interesting how they avoid/address the third film's shenanigans.
The Returned; Sundance. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
This show took me by surprise last year when I watched the first season. Slow, low-key, creepy as all Hell-- and every episode had some revelation that changed my perception of some person of event by the end of it.
I have waited a long 18 months for this season (and early fans have waited three years), and I am excited to check it out again.
Sunday, 11/1
Breakthrough; Nat Geo. 8 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.
Some big-name stars and directors take a close look at specific segments of cutting edge science.
In the premiere, Peter Berg brings us a look at pandemics, and in following weeks, Angela Bassett does one on clean water, Paul Giamatti on robotics, and Ron Howard on aging.
Mike Tyson Mysteries; adult swim. 11:15 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
This is a crazy--and funny-- show.
It's got a great old-school [adult swim] vibe.
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