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new and noteworthy tv: 10/1-10/7

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I’m starting to narrow down the new picks…

Monday

  • IHeartRadio Music Festival (CW, 8pm) – Will Billie Joe Armstrong’s tantrum be aired?
  • Don’t Sleep (BET, 11pm) Series Premiere – Headlines with T.J. Holmes.

Tuesday

  • Hart of Dixie (CW, 8pm) Season Premiere – Torn between a love and a lover, what will Zoe do?
  • Raising Hope (Fox, 8pm) Season Premiere – I typically almost like this misfit family show.
  • 30 for 30 (ESPN, 8pm) Season Premiere – Psychology of athletes.
  • Giuliana & Bill (Style, 8pm) Season Premiere – I still don’t care.
  • Where are They Now (OWN, 10pm) Series premiere – Child stars Oprah-style.
  • Million Dollar Rooms (HGTV, 11pm) Season Premiere – Wine cellars, car garages, and more…

Wednesday

  • Presidential Debate (Fox/NBC/CBS/ABC/PBS, 9pm) – What do they have to say?
  • Supernatural (CW, 9pm) Season Premiere – Aren’t those boys dead yet?
  • Couples Therapy (VH1, 10pm) Season Premiere – “Celebrity” couples try to fix their relationships.
  • Life After Top Chef (Brav, 10pm) Series Premiere – Not a Top Chef watcher so probably not going to catch this.

Thursday

  • 30 Rock (NBC, 8pm) Season Premiere – Liz and Jack are back.
  • Nor’Easter Men (Hist, 9pm) Series Premiere – More reality fishermen.
  • Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution (Com, 10pm) Season Premiere – Stand-up.
  • Jersey Shore (MTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – I guess when I heard this was canceled I thought it was already canceled.

Friday

  •  Back to the queue.

Saturday

  • See Dad Run (Nick, 9pm) Series Premiere – Scott Baio is back, do you need to know more?
  • Austin City Limits (PBS, 9pm) Season Premiere – Radiohead kicks it off.
  • Bedlam (BBCA, 9pm) Season Premiere – Starts with seeing ghosts.
  • Parking Wars/Billy the Exterminator (A&E, 9/10pm) Season Premiere – Tickets and exterminations.

Sunday

  • America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC, 7pm) Season Premiere – Still funny?
  • The Cleveland Show (Fox, 7:30pm) Season Premiere – Cleveland and his gang.
  • Big Rich Texas/Glam Fairy (Style, 8/9pm) Season Premiere – More big rich drama and a couple weddings.
  • Upstairs Downstairs (PBS, 9pm) Season Premiere – Another round.
  • Steel Magnolias (Life, 9pm) Series Premiere – A new take on the southern gal pals.

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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and the emmy goes to…

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Another year, another round of emmys… I’ve stopped pretending I’m going to watch but here’s the pertinent info:

  • Series: Drama – Homeland
  • Series: Comedy – Modern Family
  • Lead Actor: Drama – Damian Lewis, Homeland
  • Lead Actress: Drama – Claire Danes, Homeland
  • Lead Actor: Comedy – Jon Cryer, Two And A Half Men
  • Lead Actress: Comedy – Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
  • Supporting Actor: Drama – Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
  • Supporting Actress: Drama – Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
  • Supporting Actor: Comedy – Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
  • Supporting Actress: Comedy –  Julie Bowen, Modern Family

For a full list of nominations and recipients check out: http://www.emmys.com/nominations

I am tending to think that Modern Family is a bit on the overrated side these days but clearly I need to check out Homeland, you know as soon as it’s available on Netflix streaming. What do you need to watch? What do you think should have won?

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new and noteworthy tv: 9/24-9/30

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Things are really rolling now and starting to get my first time slot triple bookings, thank goodness for OnDemand…

Monday

  • How I Met Your Mother/Partners/2 Broke Girls/Mike & Molly/Hawaii Five-0 (CBS, 8/8:30/9/9:30/10pm) Season/Series Premiere – I’m sticking it out to find the mother though the series is uneven, and may give the broke girls one more shot but there’s not enough in our other comedies to keep me laughing or action in Hawaii to keep me tuned in.
  • Dancing With the Stars/Castle (ABC, 8/10pm) Season Premieres – More dancing and then the latest couple has finally gotten together.
  • Chrissy & Mr. Jones (VH1, 9:30pm) Series Premiere – The latest reality couple, spin-off from Love and Hip Hop.

Tuesday

  • New Girl/Ben and Kate/The Mindy Project (Fox, 8/8:30/9:30pm) Season/Series Premieres – What could pan out to be a funny lineup.
  • NCIS/NCIS: LA/Vegas (CBS, 8/9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Military investigations and then back to Vegas.
  • Private Practice (ABC, 10pm) Season Premiere – Medical and personal drama returns.
  • Call Me Fitz/Less Than Kind (Dir, 9/9:30pm) Season Premieres – Am I missing out on anything without DirectTV?
  • Tosh.o/Brickleberry (Com, 10pm) Season/Series Premiers – Tosh shares and then the comic stylings of cartoon inept forest rangers.

Wednesday

  • Law & Order: SVU (NBC, 9pm) Season Premiere – Is there a new captain in the mix and do I care anymore?
  • Criminal Minds/CSI (CBS, 9/10pm) Season Premieres – Crime it up.
  • The Middle/Modern Family/The Neighbors/Revenge (ABC, 8/9/9:30/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Neighbors doesn’t look to bring much funny but I’ll give it a shot as I revisit some pretty funny fams but no cheesy comeuppance for me.
  • South Park/Key & Peele (Com, 10/10:30pm) Season Premieres – Cartoon kids and sketches.

Thursday

  • The Big Bang Theory/Two and a Half Men/Person of Interest/Elementary (CBS, 8/8:30/9/9:30/10) Season/Series Premieres – I kind of wish Big Bang had a better partner, and Person didn’t hook me, but then I’ll tune back with cautious optimism for the new Sherlock.
  • Last Resort/Grey’s Anatomy/Scandal (ABC, 8/9/10pm) Series/Season Premiere – Last Resort is getting some buzz and I did finally drop Grey’s, and Scandal…
  • SNL Weekend Update Thursday (NBC, 8pm) – More politics and funny.
  • Prank My Mom (Life, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – Does pranking a mom seem like a good idea?

Friday

  • Kitchen Nightmares/Fringe (Fox, 8/9pm) Season Premieres – Nightmares and weirdness.
  • CSI: NY/Made in Jersey/Blue Bloods (CBS, 8/9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – I’ll give the Jersey girl a shot.
  • Flea Market Flip (HGTV, 9pm) Series Premiere – Who can reinvent their finds for the biggest funds.

Saturday

  • 48 Hours (CBS, 10pm) Season Premiere – Killer justice.

Sunday

  • 60 Minutes/The Amazing Race/The Good Wife/The Mentalist (CBS, 7/8/9/10pm) Season Premieres – News, racing, and then the return of two of my fave dramas.
  • The Simpsons/Bob’s Burgers/Family Guy/American Dad (Fox, 8/8:30/9/9:30pm) Season Premieres – Cartoon it up.
  • Once Upon a Time/666 Park Avenue (ABC, 8/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Let the fairy tales continue and then the hotel creepiness begin, worth a shot.
  • Call the Midwife (PBS, 8pm) Series Premiere – Will this 1950s London midwife be the new PBS rage?
  • Making Monsters (Trav, 8pm) Season Premiere – Starting with Megadeth props.
  • Dexter/Homeland (Show, 9/10pm) Season Premieres – Another season of cops, killers, and coverups and people with Showtime say good things about Homeland.
  • Destination Fear (Trav, 11pm) Series Premiere – Looking for the haunted.

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: 9/17-9/23

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Had forgotten that my TiVo died so it’s a restart on season passes…

Monday

  • CMA Music Festival (ABC, 8pm) – Luke Bryan and Kimberly Perry host.
  • Bones/The Mob Doctor (Fox, 8/9pm) Season/Series Premieres – Will Bones unhide from the FBI and will this new doc be able to keep her debt to the mob in check?
  • Revolution (NBC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Definitely willing to give this post power world a shot.

Tuesday

  • 20/20: Best In TV (ABC, 9pm) – Fan-chosen tv faves.
  • Hot Set (Syfy, 10pm) Series Premiere – Hollywood production designers compete.

Wednesday

  • Survivor (CBS, 8pm) Season Premiere – Philippines, including Facts of Life actress Lisa Whelchel.
  • Rake (Dir, 9pm) Season Premiere – Eight part legal series.
  • South Beach Tow /Operation Repo (Tru, 9:30/10pm) Season Premieres – Repossessions happen.
  • How Booze Built America (Disc, 10pm) Series Premiere – Mike Rowe explores booze back in the day.
  • The Challenge (MTV, 10pm) Season Premiere – Battle of the seasons.

Thursday

  • SNL: Primetime Election Special/Up All Night/The Office/Parks & Recreation (NBC, 8/8:30pm) Season Premieres – Bringing the new funny, and I’ll give the latest Office shakeup one more shot.
  • Tamar & Vince (WE, 10pm) Series Premiere – Following the singer and producer.
  • Bling It On (TLC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Over the top dressmaker designs.
  • Prom Queens (Life, 10:30pm) Series premiere – Don’t mess with Texas.

Friday

  • NCLR ALMA Awards (NBC, 8pm) – Eva Longoria and George Lopez host.
  • Haven (Syfy, 10pm) Season Premiere – Oddest events ever?
  • Secret Princes (TLC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Actual princes pretend to be regular guys to meet a gal.

Saturday

  • Day of backlog?

Sunday

  • Emmys (ABC, 8pm) – Red carpet heats up as early as 4.
  • $24 in 24 (Food, 10pm) Series Premiere – The food’s all within the budget.
  • Treme (HBO, 10pm) Season Premiere – Back to 2007.
  • House Hunters Renovation (HGTV, 11pm) Series Premiere – Starting with a little Cape Cod style.

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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The new shows are starting to hit and the critics are starting to buzz. So without much of an advanced look, here’s what I’m looking forward to:

  • Go On (NBC, 9/11) /The Mindy Project (Fox, 9/25) /The New Normal (NBC, 9/11) – Comedies aplenty, and though they all need a few episodes to see how they find their rhythm I actually enjoyed all the premieres, think of them like the new Community, the new New Girl, and the new Modern Family.
  • Elementary (CBS, 9/27) – I don’t know that this will quite live up to Sherlock which I have recently converted to, but I do like both Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu and just generally like these detective paying attention kinds of shows.
  • Last Resort (ABC, 9/27) – This could be this year’s Lost, not just because I understand there’s an island, but because critics are saying good things about the pilot, military sub defies orders, and I am left wondering how they will sustain a whole series, plus I do dig Andre Braugher.
  • Nashville (ABC, 10/10) – This could be a decent caliber soapy look at country stylin’s of the new, Hayden Panettiere, and the old-ish, Connie Britton.
  • Vegas (CBS, 9/25) – Michael Chiklis and Dennis Quaid in 1960s Vegas baby!

And for the rest of the shows that for one reason or another might be questionable, but might be gems:

  • 666 Park Avenue (ABC, 9/30) – Vanessa Williams and Terry O’Quinn in a beyond creepy NY apartment building, could be intriguing.
  • Animal Practice (NBC, 9/26) – The preview wasn’t the worst show I’d ever seen but…
  • Arrow (CW, 10/10) – Your latest superhero, fighting crime one arrow at a time.
  • Beauty and the Beast (CW, 10/11) – Kristin Kreuk unbelievable as NYPD and some hot guy unbelievable as Beast.
  • Ben & Kate (Fox, 9/25) – There’s some potential in this brother/sister hijinks comedy.
  • Chicago Fire (NBC, 10/10) – Dick Wolf takes on fire fighting.
  • Emily Owens, M.D. (CW, 10/16) – This just strikes me as like the worst of Meredith Grey.
  • Guys With Kids (NBC, 9/26) – Yes men have kids and no it’s not necessarily funny.
  • Made in Jersey (CBS, 9/28) – Jersey girl in NYC law firm, any excuse for acrylic nails and a case of the week.
  • Malibu Country (ABC, 11/2) – I found the old Reba a bit of a guilty pleasure so if this equals that’s not the worst thing.
  • The Mob Doctor (Fox, 9/17) – Indebted to the mob and bringing the medical skillz, how much will she corrupt her morals?
  • The Neighbors (ABC, 9/29) – I like Jami Gertz but living on a suburban street full of aliens?
  • Partners (CBS, 9/24) – With Will & Grace as the noted pedigree it’s a gay man/straight man buddy comedy.
  • Revolution (NBC, 9/17) – I am over dystopian tv series but would relish a great one.
What are you looking forward to?

Shows mostly listed in alphabetical order and all premiere dates are of course subject to change. 

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new and noteworthy tv: 9/10-9/16

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Labor Day is over and fall is in the air…

Monday

  • The Voice/The New Normal (NBC, 8/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Blind auditions and banter followed by cute new ‘family’ sitcom.
  • Basketball Wives LA (VH1, 8pm) Season Premiere – The wives are back.
  • Fall TV Preview (CBS, 8:30pm) – Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs of Two Broke Girls host the sharing of new CBS fare.
  • All On the Line (Sund, 9pm) Season Premiere – Joe Zee returns to lend more expertise to clothes and clothiers.
  • Hoarders (A&E, 9pm) Season Premiere – More horrors of stuff.

Tuesday

  • Parenthood (NBC, 10pm) Season Premiere – Following official return of Go On and new timeslot and new ep for New Normal the Bravermans and all their drama return.
  • Sons of Anarchy (Fx, 10pm) Season Premiere – Trouble is brewing in Charming and I know I’d be too tense to watch an hour and a half premiere on a school night but so excited this is back.
  • Bomb Girls (Reelz, 10pm) Series Premiere – New drama following women at work during WWII, who gets Reelz?

Wednesday

  • The X Factor (Fox, 8pm) Season Premiere – Check out Britney and Demi joining for a new season.
  • Damages (Dir, 9pm) Series Finale – How will the crazy end?
  • Cajun Pawn Stars/American Restoration (Hist, 9:30/10pm) Season Premieres – Pawning cajun style followed by restorations American style.
  • Guys with Kids (NBC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Three dads don’t look to bring a ton of comedy.

Thursday

  • Glee (Fox, 9pm) Season Premiere – Almost intrigued to see them take the Rachel show on the road.
  • The Real Housewives of Miami (Brav, 9pm) Season Premiere – Miami wives new and old.
  • Rock Center with Brian Williams (NBC, 10pm) Season Premiere – More newsiness.

Friday

  • Shark Tank/What Would You Do / 20/20 (ABC, 8/9/10pm) Season Premieres – New inventions, awkward situations and news stories.
  • The Ultimate Fighter (Fx, 9pm) Season Premiere – Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson.
  • Primetime Preview (NBC, 9:30pm) – Matthew Perry hosts a look at NBC’s new stuff.

Saturday

  • Bayou Billionaires/Redneck Rehab (CMT, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Spending money and getting back to country roots.
  • Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s (Own, 9pm) Season Premiere – New shop.
  • Saturday Night Live (NBC, 11:30pm) Season Premiere – Seth MacFarlane hosts.

Sunday

  • Rehab with Dr Drew/Behind the Music (VH1, 8/9pm) Series/Season Premieres – More struggles with addiction, this time it’s dubbed without the ‘celebrity’ angle which I can’t help it but I’ll watch,  followed by a look at Train.
  • Boardwalk Empire (HBO 9pm) Season Premiere – The season begins on New Year’s Eve.
  • Weeds (Show, 10pm) Series Finale – I lost this show seasons ago but it somehow wraps up.

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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I’ve mentioned some of the shows that I’m looking forward to, but fall is also the time to make some cuts. There have been a few shows that have been dropped over the years, I can’t wait for them all to get canceled… Sometimes it’s because I can’t keep up with more than two shows per time slot but typically I just can’t take it anymore. For these I’ve only included shows that I’ve stuck with for a bit, and admittedly these aren’t all recent drops.

  • American Idol (Fox) – I keep trying, and tune back in to catch the new competitors as well as the new judges but I just find myself with not enough to keep me tuning back in, I’m out.
  • The Apprentice (NBC) – I tried some of the early seasons of these but just can’t get on board with watching the ‘celebrities’ fight and fight their way through challenges.
  • Criminal Minds (CBS) – This gruesome case of the week got a little monotonous for me though I do still tune back into reruns now and again.
  • Glee (Fox) – I loved the moments where they got the mix of humor and heart and music just right but those got fewer and farther apart, I’m slightly intrigued about life after high school but history tells us that it won’t improve things.
  • Gossip Girl (CW) – I loved a few seasons of this but again post high school shenanigans and re-pairings lost my interest much like every other teen drama.
  • Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) – I was still hanging on to this when a triple booking last season meant I would have to take an extra step like watching online, after I missed a couple eps… no more Meredith for me.
  • Hawaii Five-0 (CBS) – Though the show did make me want to visit Hawaii again, and I liked the banter between the boring and the funny leads, one character of interest in a case of the week wasn’t enough.
  • The LA Complex (CW) – It was so bad it was good but then this Canadian kids trying to make it big in LA just got plain bad.
  • Once Upon a Time (ABC) – I love a fairy tale remake but though I was engaged in some of the retold tales the present day town didn’t have much to offer.
  • Person of Interest (CBS) – If two men who don’t emote go around trying to save people does anyone care?
  • Private Practice (ABC) – Who would have thought that you could get cheesier than Grey’s?
  • Scandal (ABC) – The thing that may have kept me tuned into this was the fact that the lead wore some beautiful outfits, but the scandalous items and their resolutions are a little too preposterous.
  • Survivor (CBS) – Reality shows are the easiest for me to drop, I’m not engaged in the new set of characters and though new each season, it’s somewhat repetitive.

As noted on a couple shows are also probation: ANTM (CW), L&O: SVU (NBC), The Voice (NBC). What’s no longer in your queue?

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new and noteworthy tv: 9/3-9/9

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Labor Day signals the end of summer, and typically the start of nice weather in SF, perhaps a bit more tennis before we get serious about new tv…

Monday

  • US Open Tennis (CBS, 8am, T-Th ESPN2, F-Su CBS) – Enjoy Labor Day with a little tennis and then if you have to work perhaps skip the cable coverage during the week and tune back in starting with the men’s and women’s semis on Friday.
  • Switched at Birth (ABCFam, 8pm) Season Premiere – The gals go through another year of drama with their extended family.
  • American Chopper/Fast n’ Loud (Disc, 9/10pm) Season Premieres – Senior and Junior collaborate and then let the car restoration continue.
  • Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Trav, 9pm) Season premiere – Sometimes the places that don’t take reservation are just plain weird.
  • Coma (A&E, 9pm) Miniseries Premiere – A remake of the ’78 thriller.
  • T.I & Tiny (VH1, 9pm) Season Premiere – Camping?
  • Girlfriend Confidential (Oxy, 11pm) Series Premiere – Eva from ANTM and some other gal pals hang in the big city.

Tuesday

  • Flipping Out (Brav, 9pm) Season Premiere – Designer flips out while trying to flip a house.
  • Democratic National Convention (NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, 7pm T/W/Th) – It’s the Democrat’s turn.

Wednesday

  • Ghost Hunters (Syfy, 9pm) Season Premiere – A serial killer’s revenge.
  • Sweat Equity (DIY, 10pm) Season Premiere – Converting a basement.

Thursday

  • 2012 MTV Video Music Awards (MTV, 8pm) – Kevin Hart hosts.
  • Raising House (DIY, 9pm) Series Premiere – Starting with a rebuild.
  • Texas Car Wars (Disc, 10pm) Series Premiere – Let the rivalries begin.
  • Living Abroad (HGTV, 11pm) Series Premiere – Three American families living in Shanghai.

Friday

  • Stand Up to Cancer (ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, 8pm) – Celebs perform, chat about, and take money for cancer.
  • Making the Team/Cheer (CMT, 9/11pm) Season/Series Premieres – Cowboy’s prelims and if you’re a diehard cheer fan…

Saturday

  • My Fair Wedding (WE, 9pm) Season Premiere – Medieval-themed wedding.
  • I Was Impaled (Health, 10pm) Series Premiere – Seriously a whole show on impalements?

Sunday

  • Long Island Medium/Breaking Amish (TLC, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Family and the hereafter and then I think there might need to be special protections about filming the Amish, I mean how can they know how terrible reality tv is and how much privacy they’re giving up?
  • Wallander (PBS, 9pm) Season Premiere – How long until his peace is interrupted by a mystery?

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: 8/27-9/2

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A little more time ’til fall hits so time for a bit more tennis…

Monday

  • US Open Tennis (ESPN2, 10am) – The US Open kicks off, plus preview and Arthur Ashe Kid’s Day Sunday on CBS.

Tuesday

  • The Republican National Convention (ABC, CBS, NBC, 7pm also Wed/Thurs) – Convening.
  • 19 Kids & Counting/Abby & Brittany (TLC, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Lots of kids and then 22 year old conjoined twins.
  • Property Virgins (HGTV, 9pm) Season Premiere – Property happens.
  • Addicted (Health, 10pm) Season Premiere – Combating addiction.

Wednesday

  • Buying and Selling (HGTV, 9pm) Series Premiere – Getting ready to buy and sell.
  • Restaurant Stakeout (Food, 10pm) Season Premiere – Struggling chef needs help.

Thursday

  • Gigolos (Show, 11pm) Season Premiere – They’re back.

Friday

  • Perhaps a little ANTM?

Saturday

  • Doctor Who (BBCA, 9pm) Season Premiere  – The Doctor’s next escapade.

Sunday

  • TV’s Most Dynamic Duos (ABC, 8/9pm) – Robin Roberts counts them down.
  • Million Dollar Contractor (DIY, 10pm) Season Premiere – Big restorations.

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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The fall season is starting to trickle in… Until we get the full lay of the land of the new stuff, let’s take a look at what I’m looking forward to that’s coming back.

  • Community (NBC, Oct 19) – They’re able to do a crazy good job with random theme episodes and ongoing arcs that leverage the characters as well as pop culture.
  • The Good Wife (CBS, Sept 30) – Still one of my favorite dramas, I am somehow interested in all the aspects of the people, cases, relationships and politics.
  • Happy Endings (ABC, Oct 23) – This is my fave buddy/relationship comedy as each of these characters have evolved into their own random peeps.
  • Hart of Dixie (CW, Oct 2) – My new favorite fluffy small town rom-com, I want to see if Summer Zoe is still rocking the shorts at her medical practice.
  • The Mentalist (CBS, Sept 30) – This procedural has maintained the most of my interest, mostly due to Simon Baker being a likable wackadoodle.
  • New Girl (Fox, Sept 25) – This show too had some growing pains in the first season but I like that Jess has found a better balance of innocence and reality and the supporting cast has become more well rounded.
  • Parenthood (NBC, Sept 11) – What will befall the Bravermans this season, they get into some stupid situations but usually treat them with the right amount of humor and heart.
  • Parks & Recreation (NBC, Sept 20) – I almost wanted this show to end with the council election because it was just so perfect but am thrilled to see the return of these misfit government workers.
  • Sons of Anarchy (FX, Sept 11) – Every season I wonder how Jax and the crew will get out of their latest fix and am eagerly anticipating their new season of good bad guys.
  • The Walking Dead (AMC, Oct 14) – I finally caught back up and am ready for a new season of relationships strained to the max as they fight for their survival of the zomb-pocalypse.

Honorable Mentions (On the TiVo): 30 Rock (NBC, Oct 4), The Big Bang Theory (CBS, Sept 27), Bones (Fox, Sept 17), Castle (ABC, Sept 24), Dexter (Show, Sept 30), Don’t Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23 (ABC, Oct 23), Grimm (NBC), Hot in Cleveland (TVL, Nov 28), How I Met Your Mother (CBS, Sept 24), It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX, Oct), The League (FX, Oct), The Middle (ABC, Sept 26), Modern Family (ABC, Sept 26), Suburgatory (ABC, Oct 17).

Debatable but may check in: American Horror Story (Fx, Oct), America’s Next Top Model (CW, Aug 24), Law & Order: SVU (NBC, Sept 26), The Office (NBC, Sept 20), The Voice (NBC, Sept 10).

Chime in with comments on what you’re looking forward to or other questions on returning faves.

Shows listed in alphabetical order and all premiere dates are of course subject to change.

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