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new and noteworthy tv: 9/30-10/6

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Ok I’m not that excited about anything this week, so if it was a new comedy or drama I underlined, take that with a grain of salt…

Monday

  • iHeart Radio Music Festival (CW, 8pm, Tues) – Music and stuff.
  • We Are Men (CBS, 8:30pm) Series Premiere – Tony Shalhoub, Jerry O’Connell, and Kal Penn welcome newcomer bachelor into the mostly formerly coupled singles apartment complex, some funny guys but not so funny.
  • Monsters Inside Me (AnPl, 9pm) Season Premiere – Is it the flu or something far worse…

Tuesday

  • 30 for 30 (ESPN, 5pm) Season Premiere – Surfing pioneer.
  • Dukes of Haggle (Disc, 7pm) Series Premiere – Guys who haggle?

Wednesday

  • Arrow (CW, 8pm) – A recap of last season and a look ahead.
  • My Grandmother’s Ravioli (Cook, 8pm) Season Premiere – Something cooking and family related?
  • Super Fun Night (ABC, 9:30pm) Series Premiere – Rebel Wilson starts taking the gals out for nights on the town, not sure it’s super fun.
  • Ironside (NBC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Blair Underwood reprises this detective role, still good looking his physically and psychologically damaged role.
  • Top Chef (Brav, 10pm) Season Premiere – Competing New Orleans style.

Thursday

  • North Woods Law (AnPl, 6pm) Season Premiere – Wardens taking care of business.
  • Beyond Scared Straight (A&E, 7pm) Season Premiere – Beyond.
  • Society X With Laura Ling (E!, 7pm) Series Premiere – Designer drugs.
  • Scandal (ABC, 8/10pm) Season Premiere – Moments in the earlier slot pause for Grey’s then premiere it up, I don’t watch but she’s supposed to be good in this sudsy drama, she definitely dresses well.
  • The Vampire Diaries/The Originals (CW, 8/9pm) Season/Series Premieres – I know successful shows spinoff but if I don’t watch the original am I interested in the French Quarter version?
  • The Millers (CBS, 8:30pm) Series Premiere – Another family comedy with some good peeps but questionable reviews I’m willing to see if Beau Bridges, Margo Martindale and Will Arnett can bring it.
  • Welcome to the Family/Sean Saves the World (NBC, 8:30/9pm) Series Premieres – I caught an earlier viewing of the bland mixed families comedy and will give Sean Hayes a shot as a newly full time parent.

Friday

  • Dead or Alive (NatGeo, 6pm) Series Premiere – Grizzly woods.
  • Cassadee Pope (CMT, 10pm) Series Premiere – Rise to stardom?

Saturday

  • Austin City Limits (PBS, 9:30pm) Season Premiere – Juanes and Jesse & Joy.

Sunday

  • Untold Stories of the ER (Health, 6pm) Season Premiere – Untold until now.
  • Cousins Undercover (HGTV, 8pm) Series Premiere – Cousin renovators surprise folks with renovations.
  • Alaska (Disc, 8pm) Season Premiere – Our more northern state.
  • Witches of East End (Life, 10pm) Series Premiere – Not to be confused with The Witches of Eastwich but not sure what the difference is, might tune in to see.
  • Halloween Wars (Food, 9pm) Season Premiere – Teams create a zombie prom.
  • The Paradise (PBS, 9pm) Series Premiere – The latest Masterpiece Classic.
  • Alaskan Women Looking for Love (TLC, 10pm) Series Premiere – When the men run dry where you are…
  • Bar Rescue (Spike, 10pm) Season Premiere – How could a death metal concert bar go wrong?
  • The People’s Couch (Brav, 11:30pm) Series Premiere – Watching people, watching tv, hmm.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

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intriguing new fall tv

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As with all fall seasons there is a feeling of measured optimism about a few shows. Measured because there is just so much that can go right or wrong. I guess we have to start somewhere, here’s what’s at the top of my list:
  • The Blacklist (NBC) – James Spader as an evil mastermind with a plan, ok it doesn’t look revolutionary but of the new procedurals this interests me most.
  • Brooklyn 9-9 (Fox) – Andy Samberg might have found the right amount of funny, and a dose of Andre Braugher doesn’t hurt.
  • The Crazy Ones (CBS) – Sarah Michelle Geller and Robin Williams back on tv, of course it’s worth a shot.
  • Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD (ABC) – I think we all know I’ll watch anything made by Joss Whedon and this side take on his superheroes has great potential.
  • The Michael J. Fox Show (NBC) – Excited to see him back on a regular basis and we all know he’s willing to use his current medical state for good story fodder.
  • Trophy Wife (ABC) – This year’s new take on the mixed family and the cast lends to a lot of good potential.

 And for a few other things that could be hidden gems

  • Almost Human (Fox) – It’s a robot partner future cop show, hmm…
  • Back in the Game (ABC) – So if Walter Matthau (Bad News Bears) had a daughter who started coaching little league… oh and her dad’s there (who is clearly not Walter).
  • Betrayal (ABC) – It’s like Revenge but maybe not as campy, maybe more like Unfaithful, I don’t know there’s some cheating and a lot of complications.
  • Dads (Fox) – Dubbed by many as the least funny show on the lineup, let’s hope they don’t waste Seth Green, Peter Riegert, Martin Mull, and Giovanni Ribisi.
  • Dracula (NBC) – A ‘unique’ take on the vampire with Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
  • Hostages (CBS) – Rumor has it the family gets to leave the house they’re being held hostage in to make Toni Collette kill the president in surgery.
  • Goldbergs (ABC) – The 80s was a great decade but I’m not sure this family comedy set then is a great one.
  • Ironside (NBC) – Blair Underwood is a great lead, but him in a wheelchair fighting his demons and the case of the week may not be great.
  • Once Upon A Time In Wonderland (ABC) – I skipped out on Once Upon a Time so not even sure I’m game for another pilot.
  • Lucky 7 (ABC) – Lottery winners lives are changed, I feel like I’ve seen this and it’s never done well.
  • The Millers (CBS) – Will Arnett, Margo Martindale and Beau Bridges in a family comedy deserve a watch.
  • Mom (CBS) – Anna Faris and Allison Janney as problemed mother/daughter have the potential for some laughs.
  • The Originals (CW) – Another spin off whose original series, The Vampire Diaries, I don’t watch.
  • Reign (CW) – Period drama CW style.
  • Sean Saves the World (NBC) – I want Sean Hayes to be in a funny show and though the advance word isn’t strong, you never know with a sitcom.
  • Sleepy Hollow (Fox) – Turns out a ridiculous premise has the potential to be just funny enough to be amusing and maybe even good.
  • Super Fun Night (ABC) – Rebel Wilson can be funny but the critics haven’t had super great things to say.
  • The Tomorrow People (CW) – The latest super hero drama, I think it’s like Heroes on the network that likes pretty people.
  • We Are Men (CBS) – Jilted and divorced men bring on the comedic intent, Tony Shalhoub, Kal Penn and Jerry O’Connell hopefully get some funny.
  • Welcome to the Family (NBC) – So a couple of disparate familied graduating teens get pregnant instead of their intended plans, blah blah.
And then of course there’s mid season… What are you most excited to see?

Shows mostly listed in alphabetical order stay tuned to ‘next week’s for premiere dates. 

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new and noteworthy tv: 9/23-9/29

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My first fall conflict, I’ll catch The Black List Saturday while I give Castle and Hostages a run…

Monday

  • How I Met Your Mother/2 Broke Girls/Mom/Hostages (CBS, 8/9/9:30/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – There have been moments of great humor throughout the years on HIMYM and here’s hoping the final season brings some of those, I can’t recommend Broke but I have to admit I’ve tuned in and chuckled, so here’s to hoping Mom has a few of its own with Anna Faris and Allison Janney and Hostages can extend a movie premise into a series for Toni Collette and Dylan McDermott.
  • The Voice/The Blacklist (NBC, 8/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – I’m out on Voice but you know, the original judges are back, then James Spader returning is always worth a look.
  • Black Ink Crew (VH1, 9:30pm) Season Premiere – More tattoo parlor drama.
  • Castle (ABC, 10pm) Season Premiere – Beckett won’t leave the show but they will undoubtedly continue to manufacture some ridiculous relationship drama.

Tuesday

  • Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD/The Goldbergs/Trophy Wife/Lucky 7 (ABC, 8/9/9:30/10pm) Series Premieres – Cautiously optimistic for any Joss Whedon show as these agents protect us, less optimistic for 80s flashback sitcom and the latest lottery winners but sandwiched in there is Malin Akerman and Bradley Whitford bringing some potential funny to family life.
  • NCIS/NCIS: Los Angeles/Person of Interest (CBS, 8/9/10pm) Season Premieres – Yup, I’m out on these.
  • Income Property (HGTV, 9pm) Season Premiere – Basement apartment anyone?
  • Fangasm (Syfy, 10pm) Series Premiere – Fans become roomies to get ready to embody their, I don’t want to say, geeky Comikaze culture.

Wednesday

  • The Middle/Back in the Game/Modern Family/Nashville (ABC, 8/8:30/9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – The return of some family funnies around a new take on the Bad News Bears, followed by a show that I dug starting last season but I somehow have 19 saved on my TiVo.
  • Revolution (NBC 8pm) Season Premiere – The power of the power, not so much for me.
  • Criminal Minds/CSI (CBS, 9/10pm) Season Premieres – Crimes and killers, fortunately for me another pass.

Thursday

  • The Big Bang Theory/The Crazy Ones/ Two and a Half Men/Elementary (CBS, 8/9/9:30/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – I am still enjoying the expanded cast on this show, have my fingers crossed for the return of Sarah Michelle Gellar and Robin Williams, skip the men but am back for more Sherlock and Watson cases.
  • Parks & Recreation/The Michael J. Fox Show/Parenthood (NBC, 8pm) Season/Series Premieres – Was loving MJF on Good Wife but here’s a return to comedic form in what I hope is a nice pairing with P&R followed by more Braverman drama.
  • Glee (Fox, 9pm) Season Premiere – The show must go on.
  • Grey’s Anatomy (ABC, 9pm) Season Premiere – What ridiculous drama must these hospital employees survive next?

Friday

  • Masterchef (Fox, 8pm) Season Premiere – Junior edition.
  • Undercover Boss/Hawaii Five-0/Blue Bloods (CBS, 8/9/10pm) Season Premieres – Let’s pretend I don’t watch these on Friday just because I have too busy a social life.
  • Dateline (NBC, 9pm) Season Premiere – It’s newsy.

Saturday

  • 48 hours (CBS, 10pm) Season Premiere – It’s newsy.
  • Saturday Night Live (NBC, 11:29) Season Premiere – Tina Fey and Arcade Fire.

Sunday

  • 60 Minutes/The Amazing Race/The Good Wife/The Mentalist (CBS, 7/8/9/10pm) Season Premieres – Newsy, and then I skip the Race which peeps enjoy but tune back for Wife and Mental.
  • Once Upon a Time/Revenge/Betrayal (ABC, 8/9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – I’m anticipating dropping Betrayal like I did the two earlier shows, but worth a look.
  • The Simpsons/Bobs Burgers/The Family Guy/American Dad (Fox, 8/8:30/9/9:30pm) Season Premieres – Animation domination.
  • Instant Mom (Nick, 8:30pm) Series Premiere – Tia Mowry returns to sitcom form as a new step mom.
  • Breaking Bad (9pm) Series Finale – Apparently people are into this show which wraps its run tonight.
  • Homeland/Masters of Sex (Show, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Another drama joins the lineup with a look at early sex researchers.
  • Eric & Jessie (E!, 10pm) Series Premiere – Eric Decker and his fiance…
  • Eastbound & Down/Hello Ladies (HBO, 10/10:30pm) Season/Series Premieres – Is he a family man and is he a ladies man?

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

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returning fall favorites

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Some new stuff is a’coming but before we get caught up in the new shiny things here are some of the tried and true that I’m most looking forward to:

  • The Big Bang Theory (CBS, 9/26) – This show is still good for a chuckle and the upping of the gal pals doesn’t hurt.
  • Elementary (CBS, 9/26) – Sherlock and Watson in a new modern day slant, I dig them and it.
  • The Good Wife (CBS, 9/29) – Still one of my fave dramas, balancing good characters and story.
  • Grimm (NBC, 10/25) – Ghoul of the week in a fairy tale kind of way kept me coming back.
  • Hart of Dixie (CW) – Our big city doctor may not be all that revolutionary but sometimes you need a cute small town show.
  • It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia/The League (FXX) – So wrong they’re right.
  • Luther (BBCA) – Ok this is basically already done but I love some Luther.
  • The Mentalist (CBS, 9/29) – Slightly odd no longer fake psychic still keeps me intrigued.
  • The Middle (ABC, 9/25) – Good ole middle American family comedy, under the radar but worth a look and a laugh.
  • The Mindy Project/New Girl (Fox, 9/17) – These ladies and their supporting casts both got a good stride last year.
  • Parenthood (NBC, 9/26) – The Braverman’s are always getting into some trouble or another, but I just want them all to be happy.
  • Parks & Recreation (NBC, 9/26) – When they’re on, this might be my favorite comedy on tv.
  • Sons of Anarchy (Fx, 9/10) – Damn those MC guys can’t just chillax, lots of drama and conflict and lack of impulse control, all in the name of trying to make something or other right.
  • The Walking Dead (AMC, 10/13) – Zombie fun and what’s the right choice in the new world order?

Honorable Mention (aka still on the TiVo): Bones (Fox), Castle (ABC, 9/23) How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 9/23), Modern Family (ABC, 9/25).

What are you most looking forward to?

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new and noteworthy tv: 9/16-9/22

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Looks like there will be some comedy in the air…

Monday

  • Dancing with the Stars (ABC, 8pm) Season Premiere – Who will be the first to go?
  • Bones/Sleepy Hollow (Fox, 8/9pm) Season/Series Premieres – Bones is back dealing with cases and will they or won’t they wedding plans and then a ridiculously premised new show about Ichabod and the Headless Horseman ending up in present day, there’s supposed to be enough here to be worth checking out.

Tuesday

  • Dads/Brooklyn Nine-Nine/New Girl/The Mindy Project (Fox, 8/8:30/9/9:30pm) Series/Season Premieres – Supposedly one of the worst new shows (offensive and not funny?) and then one with potential Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher make policing funny followed by two shows that found their stride last season.
  • I Dream of Nene/The New Atlanta (Brav, 9/10pm) Series Premieres – More reality fare.
  • Frontline (PBS, 10pm) Season Premiere – Egypt in crisis.

Wednesday

  • Survivor (CBS, 8pm) Season Premiere – Competing against loved ones.
  • Tyler Perry’s For Better or Worse (OWN, 9pm) Season Premiere – Another of Tyler Perry’s dramas.
  • Key & Peele (Com, 10:30pm) Season Premiere – More sketches.

Thursday

  • Valerie’s Story (NBC, 10pm) – Meredith Viera shares Valerie Harper’s journey.

Friday

  • Last Man Standing/The Neighbors/Shark Tank (ABC, 8/8:30/9pm) Season Premieres – Looks like Reba didn’t make the lineup.
  • The Best Week Ever (VH1, 10pm) Season Premiere – A comedic take on the week that was.

Saturday

  • Creative Arts Emmy Awards (FXX, 9pm) – And the award goes to…

Sunday

  • 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (CBS, 8pm) – And the award goes to…

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

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new and noteworthy tv: 9/9-9/15

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Labor Day is over and fall is in the air, well technically fall starts on the 22nd…

Monday

  • The View/The Talk (ABC/CBS) Season Premieres – The talkers return, and Jenny McCarthy officially joins in.
  • US Open Tennis (CBS, 2pm) – Don’t forget that they moved the men’s to Monday, giving what McEnroe will repeatedly tell you is a much needed break after the semis.
  • The Million Second Quiz (NBC, 8pm) Series Premiere – Seriously, not sure how Ryan Seacrest finds the time to host this latest gameshow?
  • Exploding Sun (Reelz, 8pm) Miniseries Premiere – Julia Ormand and David James Elliott are in a solar storm show.

Tuesday

  • Sons of Anarchy (FX, 10pm) Season Premiere – Can’t wait for the latest drama from Jax and the gang, will they overcome their lack of impulse control?

Wednesday

  • The X Factor (Fox, 8pm) Season Premiere – If I’m tracking this correctly hosts are Simon Cowell and some other people.
  • Restaurant Stakeout/Thieves, Inc (Food, 9/10:30pm) Season/Series Premieres – Restaurants not working and shoplifters stealing.
  • NFL Turning Point (NBCSN, 10pm) Season Premiere – Go football.
  • Too Young To Marry? (Oxy, 10pm) Series Premiere – Parental consent?

Thursday

  • Derek (Net, 12:01am) Series Premiere – Ricky Gervais is taking on a nice guy role, can his simpleton keep you entertained, the latest Netflix new offering thinks so?
  • CBS Fall Preview (CBS, 8:30pm) – What of the offerings looks appealing?
  • Burn Notice (USA, 9pm) Series Finale – I’m excited that this show is coming to its conclusion, it really is time to move on.

Friday

  • Haven (Syfy, 10pm) Season Premiere – Returning to the drama of small town syfy-style problems.
  • Kendra on Top (WE, 10pm) Season Premiere – Couldn’t care less about Kendra’s fitness results.
  • Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO, 10pm) Season Premiere – Wind him up, let him go.

Saturday

  • Cops (Spike, 8pm) Season Premiere – Bad boys.

Sunday

  • Miss America (ABC, 9pm) – Lara Spencer and Chris Harrison host.
  • Foyle’s War (PBS, 9pm) Season Premiere – Three new eps of post-WWII detective drama.
  • The Great Santini Brothers (Hist, 10pm) Series Premiere – Moving company bros.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

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new and noteworthy tv: 9/2-9/8

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We’re finally getting some good stuff, and don’t forget to check your settings for FXX, it’s showing up in my guide at 803 so reset my Season Passes for It’s Always Sunny and The League…

Monday

  • Tamra’s OC Wedding (Brav, 8pm) Series Premiere – Another Real Housewives spinoff.
  • Fast n’ Loud/Turn & Burn (Disc, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – More stuff with n’s and &s.

Tuesday

  • Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition (Life, 9pm) Season Premiere – Dance your little heart out.
  • Top Gear/We’re the Fugawis (Hist, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Gear and then a look inside a motorcycle club.
  • My Big Fat Revenge (Oxy, 9pm) Series Premiere – Apparently revenge is getting skinny?
  • Cold Justice (TNT, 10pm) Series Premiere – It’s like L&O: Cold Case but it’s a reality show.
  • Luther (BBCA, 10pm) Season Premiere – He’s back! And this short season plays each subsequent night.
  • Tosh.0/Brickleberry (Com, 10/10:30pm) Season Premieres – New clothes, new adventures.

Wednesday

  • Digfellas (Trav, 8pm) Series Premiere – Diggin’ it.
  • Inside the NFL (Show, 9pm) Season Premiere – James Brown, Phil Simms, and Cris Collinsworth kick it off.
  • Ghost Mine (Syfy, 10pm) Season Premiere – Looks back and ahead to the rest of the season.
  • It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia/The League/Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell (FXX, 10/10:30/11pm) Season Premieres – Don’t miss your comedies on the new FXX.

Thursday

  • Sunday Night Football (NBC, 5:30pm) Season Premiere – I love that Sunday premieres on a Thursday.
  • Tamar & Vince (WE, 9pm) Season Premiere – Hitting the road to promote the new single.
  • Customer is Always Right? (OWN, 10pm) Series Premiere – Starting with Mrs. Fields.

Friday

  • Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (CMT, 9pm) Season Premiere – Making the team.
  • Hello Ross (E!, 10pm) Series Premiere – Ross the intern from The Tonight Show gets his own gig.
  • 20/20 (ABC ,10pm) Season Premiere – Newsishness.

Saturday

  • Cupcake Wars (Food, 8p Season Premiere –m) Jessica Alba judges.
  • David Tutera (WE, 9pm) Season Premiere – Party planning.
  • Six Little McGhees (OWN, 10pm) Season Premiere – The sextuplets are a little bit older.

Sunday

  • US Open (CBS, 1:30pm) – The women get the Sunday spot since men go tomorrow.
  • Last Tango in Halifax (PBS, 8pm) Series Premiere – Childhood sweethearts are reunited 60 years later in this latest dramedy.
  • Rachel vs. Guy (Food, 8pm) Season Premiere – Kids cook off.
  • Boardwalk Empire (HBO, 9pm) Season Premiere – Back to another season in the 20s.
  • Oprah’s Lifeclass (OWN, 9pm) Season Premiere – Fatherless America.
  • Miami Monkey (VH1, 10pm) Series Premiere – Alas not a monkey show but a Big Ang spinoff bar.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

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new and noteworthy tv: 8/26-9/1

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Monday

  • US Open (ESPN2, 10am) – Rounds get going.
  • Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives (Food, 9:30pm) Season Premiere – More food tastings.
  • Teen Mom 3 (MTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – So they’re teens and they’re moms.

Tuesday

  • Storage Wars Texas (A&E, 9pm) Season Premiere – Is everything bigger in Texas?

Wednesday

  • Property Brothers (HGTV, 9pm) Season Premiere – Budget friendly dream home?
  • The Unexplained Files (Sci, 9pm) Series Premiere – Disappeared flight, hunchback creature?
  • Cheer Perfection (TLC, 9:30pm) Season Premiere – Go team go!
  • Fanaddicts! (Reelz, 10pm) Series Premiere – Harry Potter is awesome.
  • Tough Love (VH1, 10pm) Season Premiere – The co-eds try for love.

Thursday

  • Motive (ABC, 8pm) Season Finale – What’s the motive?

Friday

  • Alaskan Steel Men (Disc, 10pm) Series Premiere – Men in Alaska who work with steel?
  • Cracked (Reelz, 10pm) Series Premiere – Original series where a shrink helps out the cops.

Saturday

  • Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited (BBCA, 8pm) – The eighth Doctor.

Sunday

  • ABC Fall Preview/MDA Show of Strength Telethon (ABC, 7/9pm) – Shows and a telethon.
  • Snapped (Oxy, 9pm) Season Premiere – Killer couples.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

 

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breaking up is hard to do

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As a person who clearly loves some television, and spends a decent amount of time watching it, even I can’t watch everything. I’ve found over time that I like a well balanced portfolio… a little quality drama, a little comedy, a little procedural. Sometimes I want to sit down and focus on a show I think is great and sometimes I want to have something on in the background while I write a pchron post.

What I need to avoid is having a TiVo backlog so large that I feel like it’s a to do list or I’m spending time watching something I don’t enjoy all that much and haven’t gotten back to Friday Night Lights for example which I happen to really be enjoying.

So why can’t I let go? Some shows used to be good. Some shows are good enough but there are too many things that I like more. And some shows may be great but they drive me crazy for one reason or another (stop being so dumb/mean/crazy!). So cutting the cord on committing to the rest of Under the Dome (which I felt great about until someone started talking about how good it was getting) made me take a look back at some of the shows I’ve let go.

  • American Horror Story (Fx) – Loved some of season one just too random crazy.  
  • American Idol (Fox) – Over the judges and the repetitiveness of the rounds.
  • Bates Motel (A&E) – I liked the way they recreated the characters but too much crazy in that town.
  • Breaking Bad (AMC) – This is the one that gets most people, I like an anti hero but I still need someone to root for.
  • The Carrie Diaries (CW) – This show was cute, but a little too cute.
  • Criminal Minds (CBS) – I still occasionally catch this in reruns, just not enough interest in cast or cases to keep me invested in the brutalness.
  • CSI (CBS) – Again just not interested enough in cast or cases.
  • Franklin & Bash (TNT) – I like a dumb cable show with quirky leads, but there are a lot out these days so not all make the cut.
  • The Glades (A&E) – I almost like the leads, just not quite enough.
  • Glee (Fox) – This show had some amazing moments but it just started to falter too much.
  • The Killing (AMC) – The leads are great, particularly Holder, but the misleads and unsolve were too much for me to return to S2.
  • L&O:SVU (NBC) – Whatever Benson.
  • Perception (TNT) – Not sure if it’s that I don’t love RL Cook in this or if I’m not quite sure about the cases or McCormack’s ‘perception’ solving them.
  • Person of Interest (CBS) – Intriguing but somehow not engaging…
  • The Voice (NBC) – I get why people dig Blake and Adam but tuning back in second season not as into the competitors.

And some of these are on the chopping block:

  • Awkward (MTV) – I loved the first season of this but now Jenna has just gotten more annoying, we’ll see what the new showrunners bring.
  • Bones (Fox) – This was once one of my favorite procedurals, but I’m kind of over it, not because they’re together or not but because it’s hard to stay fresh after eight seasons.
  • Burn Notice (USA) – Ok it’s in the final season I’m hanging in there.
  • Castle (ABC) – Ditto Bones though season 5…
  • Crossing Lines (NBC) – If this show hadn’t been on when there wasn’t a lot else I’m not sure I would have stuck out the first season.
  • How I Met Your Mother (CBS) – Another last season that is keeping me hanging in for my need for completion and hope for a few of those choice moments.
  • Major Crimes (TNT) – I did love me some Closer but our new lead’s calm might be working against the show.
  • Modern Family (ABC) – I find this show brings some funny, but its gotten a little too stereotypical and repetitive.
  • Nashville (ABC) – I remember really enjoying the first couple eps, but saved almost all of season 1 on dvr and have yet to return, not a good sign.

There have also been a few shows that for me have come back from a drop:

  • American Idol (Fox) – Ok I dropped this again but at one point I got sucked back in, reality shows can do that any season for me.
  • America’s Next Top Model (CW) – I have a couple of friends who watch this so it’s harder for me to chat about the silliness that this show is if I don’t watch.
  • Parenthood (NBC) – The Bravermans sucked me in after dropping them one day when I was sick and checking out OnDemand.

The fall season is always a good time to reevaluate so we’ll see what makes the cut. I’m sure there are other things I’ve cut or am about too cut, what about you, anything getting the ax?

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new and noteworthy tv: 8/19-8/25

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Another week to go and then more tennis…

Monday

  • Basketball Wives (VH1, 8pm) Season Premiere – More reality…
  • Delete (Reelz, 8pm) Miniseries Premiere – Fighting artificial intelligence with artificial intelligence, plus actors
  • Bubba-Q (Food, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – Building custom grills.

Tuesday

  • I guess I could start watching So You Think You Can Dance?

Wednesday

  • Modern Dads (A&E, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – The reality of four stay-at-home dads…

Thursday

  • Ghost Shark (Syfy, 9pm) – It’s no Sharknado but it does follow a reairing of it.

Friday

  • Venus and Serena (Show, 9pm) – A look into the tennis sisters focusing on the injury-plagued 2011 season.

Saturday

  • Too Cute! (AnPl, 8pm) – Top 20 puppies!

Sunday

  • US Open Preview/Arthur Ashe Kids Day (CBS, 10:30/3pm) – A look at the last slam of the year and then watch the pros goof around and listen to teenybopper bands. 
  • Family Dance Off (ABC, 8pm) – Five families compete.
  • Silk (PBS, 9 pm) Series Premiere – A barrister takes on a new case and a new trainee.
  • Video Music Awards (MTV, 9pm) – So seriously where do people see music videos?

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation other than those underlined. Times noted are typically PST.

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