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new and noteworthy tv: 11/3-11/9

November 1, 2014 No Comments

The ’70s spy drama Game will be worth a check and I still can’t help but enjoy a little Cleveland.

Monday: Vanderpump Rules/Euros of Hollywood, Season/Series Premieres (Brav, 9/10pm), Countdown to the CMA Awards (ABC, 10pm)
Tuesday: Election Night Coverage (Various), Masterchef: Junior Edition, Season Premiere (Fox, 8pm), The Curse of Oak Island/Search for the Lost Giants, Season/Series Premiere (Hist, 9/10pm), Marvel: 75 Years, From Pulp to Pop! (ABC, 9pm)
Wednesday: CMA Awards (ABC, 8pm), The Game, Series Premiere (BBCA, 10pm), Hot in Cleveland/The Exes, Season Premieres (TVL, 10/10:30pm), Snooki & Jwoww, Season Premiere (MTV, 10pm), The Almighty Johnsons, Season Premiere (Syfy, 11pm)
Thursday: White Collar/Covert Affairs, Season Premieres (USA, 9/10pm), Pawnography, Season Premiere (Hist, 10pm)
Sunday: The Real Housewives of Atlanta/Fashion Queens, Season Premieres (Brav, 8/11:30pm), Finding Bigfoot, Season Premiere (AnPl, 9pm), Holiday Baking Championships, Series Premiere (Food, 9pm), The Newsroom/The Comeback/Getting On, Season Premieres (HBO, 9/10/10:30pm)

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.

new and noteworthy tv: 6/17-6/23

June 16, 2013 No Comments

More summer fluff arises, to entertain until Wimbledon…

Monday

Love, Marilyn (HBO, 9pm) – Stars reading memorabilia for some reason is getting good reviews.

Tuesday

Blood and Oil (Disc, 10pm) Series Premiere – Family oil competes with the big companies.

Wednesday

Franklin & Bash (TNT, 9pm) Season Premiere – Heather Locklear reprises her Melrose Place role, or you know one of her other reinvigorating personas, dumb series but you know I kind of like the banter.
Hot in Cleveland/The Exes/The Soul Man (TVL, 10/10:30/11pm) Season Premieres – I still enjoy what’s basically a Golden Girls remake but pass on the others.
Fight Master (Spike, 10pm) Series Premiere – Elimination bouts.
The Soup Investigates (E!, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – What viewers want to know, if I knew what they were informing folks on I’d be tempted to watch.

Thursday

Wilfred (Fx, 10pm) Season Premiere – The search for Wilfred’s original owner, weird but good weird.

Friday

Tripping Out with Alie & Georgia (Cook, 9:30pm) Series Premiere – Start with sampling Vegas.

Saturday

666 Park Avenue (ABC, 9pm) – Another show you may have forgotten about getting some air time.

Sunday

Whodunnit? (ABC, 9pm) Series Premiere – It’s like real life Clue, or at least reality show Clue.
Crossing Lines (NBC, 9pm) Series Premiere – Donald Sutherland crosses national lines to solve crimes, doesn’t look revolutionary but worth a peak.
Drop Dead Diva/Devious Maids (Life, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premiere – I guess I canceled my season pass after they canceled it before they renewed it and then a potentially cheesy potentially culturally and sociologically stereotypical mystery soap.
Copper (BBCA, 10pm) Season Premiere – A new sergeant.

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.

returning fall favorites

August 23, 2012 No Comments

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.