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new and noteworthy tv: 6/22-6/28

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anotherperiodAnother Period could be fun with what EW calls Downton Abbey meets Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Mr. Robot is hoping to lift the Christian Slater tv curse with computer hacking, and Humans gives another look at androids wanting some rights. And so excited that InkMaster is back, there’s a special at 9 before the new season kicks off at 10.

  • Monday – The Woodsmen/Forged in Fire, Series Premiere (Hist, 9/10pm), POV, Season Premiere (PBS, 10pm)
  • Tuesday – WWE Tough Enough, Season Premiere (USA, 8pm), Counting Cars/Leepu & Pitbull, Season/Series Premieres (Hist, 9/10pm), Ink Master, Season Premieres (Spike, 9/10pm), Another Period, Series Premiere (Com, 10:30pm)
  • Wednesday – Big Brother, Season Premiere (CBS, 8pm), First Peoples, Season Premiere (PBS, 9pm), Rogue, Season Premiere (Dir, 9pm), Suits/Mr. Robot, Season/Series Premieres (USA, 9/10pm), Duck Dynasty/Country Buck$, Season Premieres (A&E, 9:30/10pm)
  • Thursday – Boom!, Series Premiere (Fox, 8pm), Beyond Scared Straight/American Takedown, Season/Series Premieres (A&E, 9/10pm), Under the Dome, Season Premiere (CBS, 9pm), Rookie Blue, Season Premiere (ABC, 10pm), Graceland, Season Premiere (USA, 10pm)
  • Sunday – Last Tango in Halifax, Season Premiere (PBS, 8pm), Humans, Series Premiere (AMC, 9pm), Nurse Jackie, Series Finale (Show, 9pm), Falling Skies, Season Premiere (TNT, 10pm)

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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gotham

A pretty dismal season for television so far though one or two options still might make the cut. Still waiting for State of Affairs but until then, here’s where I’m at:

Monday

  • 8pm – Gotham (Fox)
  • 9pm – Sleepy Hollow (Fox)
  • 10pm – Blacklist (NBC)

The jury is still somewhat out on Gotham but there’s enough interesting about it that it’s still sticking for now. And returning series remind me that there were better shows last year, Hollow is still bonkers but super fun, Spader still makes it.

Tuesday

  • 8pm – Selfie (ABC)
  • 9pm – SHIELD (ABC) / New Girl/Mindy Project (Fox) / Marry Me/About a Boy (NBC)

Happy to keep some of these comedies around, actors are likable enough for me to keep for now, and Shield has been finding some new rhythms though I oppose a triple booking I am deferring a cut with On Demand.

Wednesday

  • 8pm – The Middle (ABC) / The Mysteries of Laura (NBC)
  • 9pm – The 100 (CW)

Ok, I’m not totally sold on Laura but it’s a decent enough filler for now while Middle and 100 are still keeping me in.

Thursday

  • 8pm – Bones (Fox) / Big Bang Theory/Mom (CBS)
  • 10pm – Elementary (CBS) / Parenthood (NBC)

I really am almost done with Bones but it’s still a decent procedural and keeping up with the rest of the regulars.

Friday

  • 9pm – Grimm (NBC) / ANTM (CW)
  • 10pm – Constantine (NBC)

After two Constantines I’m not sold but still don’t feel like I have a feel for the week to week, it’s a good pair with the solid freak of the week on Grimm and yes the models, last year’s addition of boys was a welcome one.

Sunday

  • 8pm – Madam Secretary (CBS) / Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox)
  • 9pm – The Good Wife (CBS)

Secretary still sort of comes across like the poor man’s version of West Wing crossed with Good Wife (which is still fantastic) but even a poor man’s version keeps me in so far and Brooklyn still keeps me amused.

And for the cable fodder: Benched (USA), Ink Master (Spike), The League (Fxx), Project Runway (Life), Sons of Anarchy (Fx), Z Nation (Syfy)

What’s in your queue?

Update: Selfie is cancelled and Constantine no longer made the cut.

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new and noteworthy tv: 2/24-3/2

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hannibal

A little delayed, and what with some new television actually available…

Monday

  • The Voice (NBC, 8pm) Season Premiere – We’re on the Shakira/Usher version, and I think I just read CeeLo will be out out so not sure if Usher is fighting to stay?
  • Dallas/Private Lives of Nashville Wives (TNT, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premiere – More of the Ewings and then some other stupid reality show.
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race (Logo, 9pm) Season Premiere – America’s next Next Superstar.
  • Cryptid (Hist, 10pm) Series Premiere – Alleged mythical swamp creatures.
  • The Tanning of America (VH1, 11pm) Series Premiere – A four part series on hip-hop pop-culture.
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC, 12:36) Series Premiere – Really.

Tuesday

  • Amish Mafia/Clash of the Ozarks (Disc, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premiere – Some guy is back on top and then Arkansas family rivalry.
  • Game of Arms (AMC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Competitive arm wrestling!
  • Ink Master (Spike, 10pm) Season Premiere – Continuing my refinement of ink judgments.
  • Mind Games (ABC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Christian Slater is the kiss of death to a series these days but willing to check out he and Steve Zahn manipulating people.

Wednesday

  • Survivor (CBS, 8pm) Season Premiere – Cagayan anyone, this time its split into Brawn, Brains, and Beauty.
  • Mixology (ABC, 9:30pm) Series Premiere – Singles bar mingling, not supposed to be a winner but I’m always desperate for sitcoms.
  • The Americans (FX, 10pm) Season Premiere – Mission goes awry, I read two critics who say second season is even better than the first.
  • Legit/Ali G (FXX, 10/10:30pm) Season/Series Premieres – Our protagonist is a sex addict and then some sketches a la Borat.

Thursday

  • Countdown to the Oscars (ABC, 8pm) – In case you can’t wait until Sunday.
  • Mary Mary (WE, 9pm) Season Premiere – Returning from hiatus.
  • The Red Road (Sund, 9pm) Series Premiere – A sheriff forms a native american alliance, but pretty sure this isn’t Longmire.
  • Scandal (ABC, 10pm) Season Premiere – Something shocking?
  • Vikings (Hist, 10pm) Season Premiere – Someone recently was saying good things about this show I could never quite get into, take that for what its worth.
  • Portlandia (IFC, 10pm) Season Premiere – More of the randomness.

Friday

  • Inside Job/Save Our Business (TNT, 9/10pm) Series Premieres – Peeps looking for great gigs and bad companies trying to get it together.
  • Bellator MMA Live (Spike, 9pm) Season Premiere – Duke it out.
  • Hannibal (NBC, 10pm) Season Premiere – Oh how I missed the creepy crazies, will Will finally get a helpful medical diagnosis.
  • Betty White’s Off Their Rockers (Life, 10pm) Season Premiere – I hate that I feel bad saying a mean thing about Betty White.
  • Beyond Scared Straight (A&E, 10pm) Season Premiere – Will the aggressive regress?
  • Game of Stones (Disc, 10pm) Series Premiere – A rare stone collector.

Saturday

  • Deion’s Family Playbook (OWN, 10pm) Series Premiere – For those folks who need to see what Sanders is up to.

Sunday

  • Red Carpet/Oscars (ABC, 2/5:30pm) – And the winner is… speaking of my Oscar pool of course.

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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