Fall is here! Depending on where you are it still feels a lot like summer but tv waits for no man. I did my note of returning fall tv but in lieu of an intriguing new fall tv post without any advanced knowledge on many of these series I’ll call out anything I’m particularly looking forward to or have reason to believe it might be worth a look.

• Team Kaylie (Net) Series Premiere, Monday 9/23 – Teen celebrity gets a court order to lead an inner-city wilderness club for some reason.
• Bob (Hearts) Abishola (CBS) Series Premiere, Monday 9/23, 8:30pm – The latest Chuck Lorre comedy and while this could be the next gem the previews make it feels a bit like a Mike & Molly with immigration instead of weight as the hook as this romance takes off, maybe.
• All Rise (CBS) Series Premiere, Monday 9/23, 9pm – New judge tries to do things the right way, maybe.
• The Prodigal Son (Fox) Series Premiere, Monday 9/23, 9pm – Serial killer’s son helps solve crimes with what looks like the help of dear old dad, some early interest.
• Bluff City Law (NBC) Series Premiere, Monday 9/23, 10pm – Jimmy Smits returns to the courtroom in this new drama as his daughter returns to the firm following the mother’s death, maybe.
• Mixed-ish (ABC) Series Premiere, Tuesday 9/24, 9pm – I never quite connected with Black-ish or Grown-ish but they both have ingredients I wanted to like more than I did so we’ll see on this.
• Emergence (ABC) Series Premiere, Tuesday 9/24, 10pm – Another genre show, this one with Allison Tolman playing a cop who takes in a girl unscathed by a mysteries crash, and intrigue ensues to see if this could rise above some similar attempts.
• Stumptown (ABC) Series Premiere, Wednesday 9/25, 10pm – This is my dramatic pick of the season with Cobie Smulders as tough PI, you know a little messy but trying to do the right thing, based on a graphic novel.
• Cake (Fxx) Series Premiere, Wednesday 9/25, 10:30pm – Life action and animated short form animation, unknown but could have some good bits in the mix.
• Creepshow (Shud) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/26 – This anthology series based on the film by Stephen King, unknown but could have some good bits in the mix.
• Perfect Harmony (NBC) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/26, 8:30pm – Anna Camp and Bradley Whitford helm a church choir in need of help premise which hopes to bring the best elements of a Pitch Perfect with a little more hard on their luck comedy, good ingredients might make this work.
• The Unicorn (CBS) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/26, 8:30pm – Walter Goggins more known for playing more sketchy guys in dramas stars as a widow starting over, including dating, and this looks to have good cast and some early signs of good comedy, comedy pick of the season.
• Carol’s Second Act (CBS) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/26, 9:30pm – Patricia Heaton plays a divorce who takes a late in life career path is worth a look to see if her sitcom luck holds out (and I’m going to ignore the fact that she’s 61 playing a 50 year old, why?).
• Sunnyside (NBC) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/26, 9:30 – Kal Penn stars as a scandal ridden councilman turns to tutoring Queens residents prepping for their U.S. citizenship test, strikes as a light premise but who knows maybe it’s the next Community.
• Evil (CBS) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/26, 10pm – This reads a little X-File-ish and a trio look into the scientific vs. supernatural display of evil, but with the Good Wife/Fight Kings at the helm this could stand out and I’m intrigued to see what they’ll do with this.
• The Politician (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 9/27 – Ryan Murphy’s latest introduces us to high school student with aspirations of Oval Office by way of student body president and this dark humor has potential to strike some right cords.
• Bless the Harts (Fox) Series Premiere, Sunday 9/29, 8:30pm – A new addition to the animated lineup, the voices of Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig among others bring some hope to this family and their hijinks.

More streaming:

• Bard of Blood (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 9/27 – Former Indian spy leads a rescue mission.
• Skylines (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 9/27 – German hip-hop producer gets caught up in the drug business.

Returning streaming: Abstract: The Art of Design (Net, 9/25), Glitch (Net, 9/25), Liza on Demand (YT, 9/25), Explained (Net, 9/26), El Marginal (Net, 9/27), Transparent (Am, 9/27).

With a little free time some backlog conquering seems within my sights. Wrapped the latest Stranger Things which still meets a pretty good summer nostalgia factor and am working away on Veronica Mars and Downton Abbey (before the movie comes out!) among others. This week also looking forward to return of odd Mr Inbetween on FX, mildly intrigued by the latest season of American Horror Story but stopped watching seasons ago, and staying tuned for the series finale of Killjoys. And of course gearing up to take a look ahead to official Fall TV!

• The I-Land (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/12 – No advanced word on this sci-fi adventure where ten people wake on an island with no memory by Neil LaBute and Lucy Teitler but might be worth a look.
• Mr. Mom (Vudu) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/12 – Based on the film this ’83 comedy the premise isn’t revolutionary but a dad stays home when a mom gets her dream job, I don’t even know if I get Vudu.
• Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate (ABC) Thursday 9/12, 5pm – Down to ten and then who knows how many we’ll be back to for the next one.
• Unbelievable (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 9/13 – Based on a true story, after a young woman is accused of lying about a rape two detectives investigate similar attacks with Toni Collette among others with some good early buzz.
• Undone (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 9/13 – Animated time travel and esoteric meaning of life, perhaps.
• Country Music (PBS) Series Premiere, Sunday 9/15 – Ken Burns latest documentary, I am just listing this because people can’t stop talking about how amazing all his documentaries are and I feel terrible that he makes like one a year and I can’t even make the time to watch.
• Criminal (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 9/20 – Detectives pressure a doctor to confess to murder, not sure anything about this other than David Tennant is in it so maybe worth a look.
• Between Two Ferns: The Movie (Net) Friday 9/20 – I guess feeling a little Galifianakis nostalgic after Baskets but not sure what to make of the idea of his random awkward interviews in movie form.

Other streaming releases:

• When the Camellia Blooms (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 9/18 – Korean romance drama an orphan who grows up to be a single mom falls for a police officer.
• The Family Man (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 9/20 – Indian middle class family man and world class spy.

Returning streaming: This Close (SundN, 9/13), The Chef Show (Net, 9/13), The Ranch (Net, 9/13), Top Boy (Net, 9/13), The Fastest Car (Net, 9/20).

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

Dabbling with another two week look ahead… Wrapped Sabrina which was entertaining enough so that opened a little slot for Stranger Things. And with the reboot of 90210 my rewatch might wrap as they take off into their college years in the show, which was probably a little earlier than I dropped the first time (but good gawd season 4 alone is 31 episodes, I don’t know how anyone made it through all 10). Which is giving me a new slot to rewatch Veronica Mars, though now that my promo year of hulu is up I’m reevaluating my commercials included subscription level. Also sad to see iZombie wrap up but it had a good run and looking forward to next seasons of Glow and Dear White People. Skipping on The Disappearance and Pandora after not a lot of interest held in the first ep.

• Four Weddings and a Funeral (Hulu) Series Premiere, Wednesday the 31st – Based on the film this look at four friends reunited at a wedding, not amazing initial reviews but might still be a good romcom.
• My Life is Murder (Acorn) Series Premiere, Monday the 5th – Australian mystery with Lucy Lawless as a fearless PI.
• Bulletproof (CW) Series Premiere, Wednesday the 7th – Two undercover cops chase down criminals in London’s East End.
• BH90210 (Fox) Series Premiere, Wednesday the 7th – The original cast (minus Perry, sniff) reunite to play ‘heightened versions of themselves’ in a behind the scenes look at rebooting the show, as an early Beverly Hills, 90210 fan wouldn’t miss a look.
• Two Sentence Horror Stories (CW) Series Premiere, Thursday the 8th – Anthology horror series strikes me as being longer than two sentences but we’ll see.

More streaming:

• Dollar (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday the 8th – This Middle Eastern drama has a beautiful executive assistant teaming up to find a dollar worth a million.
• The Naked Director (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday the 8th – Biopic of the life of director Toru Muranishi who revolutionized Japanese porn.
• Wu Assassins (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday the 8th – Wannabe chef teams up with homicide detective to take down supernatural assassins.
• The Inbestigators (Net) Series Premiere, Friday the 9th – Australian comedy about four school kids vlogging about their new detective agency.
• Sintonia (Net) Series Premiere, Friday the 9th – This Brazilian show follows three teens living in the same favela as they pursue their dreams.

Returning streaming: The Letdown (Net, Wednesday 7/31), Dear White People (Net, Friday 8/2), Derry Girls (Net, Friday 8/2), Five Points (Face, Monday 8/5), Glow (Net, Friday 8/9), Las Chicas del Cable (Net, Friday 8/9).

It’s time for a special double issue of new and noteworthy. Caught far too much tennis, which wasn’t even all that tennis had to offer, but glad to see some favorites get court time. This week looking forward to
the return of the final season of Killjoys on Friday and will likely dabble in a coupe new offerings though still tempted to start a Veronica Mars rewatch. Always remember to triple check your listings as things can change. Happy summer.

• Pearson (USA) Series Premiere, Wednesday the 17th, 10pm – The suits spinoff sees Gina Torres’ character take on the role of Chicago fixer, I dropped Suits after a few but always love Torres.
• South Side (Com) Series Premiere, Wednesday the 24th, 10:30pm – This comedy brings friends who just graduated from community college and reportedly finds laughter amid the chaos of the Chicago community.
• Another Life (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday the 25th – An alien artifact leads to a mission to make first contact with Katee Sackhoff returning to her sci-fi roots.
• The Boys (Am) Series Premiere, Friday the 26th – An irreverent take on superheroes who abuse their superheroes in this action take on the heroic quest to expose them, some mixed but promising reviews..
• Pennyworth (EPIX) Series Premiere, Sunday the 28th – The early years of Batman’s butler and is relationship with Wayne senior, no reviews yet but I’d be intrigued if I got EPIX.

Other streaming premieres:

• Rookie Historian Goo Hae-Ryung (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday the 17th – This free spirit gets a government post for women in this political period piece.
• Typewriter (Net) Series Premiere, Friday the 19th – Friends look into ghosts in a house but when a family moves in things start to get spooky in this Hindi thriller.
• My First First Love (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday the 25th – A group of friends move in together in this Korean romantic drama.

Returning streaming: La Casa de Papel (Net, Friday), Queer Eye (Net, Friday), Dino Dano (Am, Friday 7/26), Light as a Feather (Hulu, Friday 7/26), Orange is the New Black (Net, Friday 7/26), Sugar Rush (Net, Friday 7/26), Veronica Mars (Hulu, 7/26), The Worst Witch (Net, Friday 7/26).

Well I did catch a little tennis but I was very far from caught up on television other than catching the Deadwood movie and wrapping up Z Nation which had been sitting on my TiVo, a fun take on zombie apocalypse. I haven’t even tried out season 3 of Stranger Things, might be time for another tv cull.

• The Disappearance (WGN) Series Premiere, Tuesday, 10pm – A missing 10-year-old boy and the secrets of his family.
• Family Reunion (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday – Multi-generational comedy series with Tia Mowry and Loretta Devine.
• Florida Girls (Pop) Series Premiere, Wednesday, 10pm – Four women forced to confront their stagnant lives in this comedy.
• Wimbledon (ESPN/ABC) – Breakfast at 5am and finals at 6 or at noon for network viewers

Other streaming series: One Spring Night (Net) Series Premiere, Friday

Returning streaming: Harlots (Hulu, Wednesday), Escape the Night (YouTube, Thursday), 3 Below (Net, Friday), Comicstaan (Am, Friday)

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

I am thrilled for the holiday on the 4th and a little catchup time, perhaps I’ll leave my apartment but if I don’t I have plenty of tv to keep me company. Wimbledon starts Monday on ESPN while there’s a Tour de France Pre Show on Saturday on NBCSN. While nothing much is new on streaming, aside from The Last Czars on Netflix, I’m still plugging away on Sabrina, Money Heist, Downton Abbey, Big Love, Bosch, The Shield… And have a few unstarted series sitting on my TiVo including Fosse/Verdon, Gotham, Mrs. Wilson, and Deutschland 83/86. And I just read that Veronica Mars is coming back to Hulu on the 1st to prep for the new season, am I due for a rewatch?

I haven’t made a lot of progress since last week catching some fun summer fare but need to knock off at least Sabrina before I start Jessica Jones.

• Das Boot (Hulu) Series Premiere, Monday – Limited reviews seem quite mixed (some excellent) for this sequel to the film has the maiden voyage of a U-612 in the fall of 1942.
• Grand Hotel (ABC) Series Premiere, Monday, 10pm – Based on a Spanish series Eva Longoria EPs this drama set at the last family-owned hotel in Miami Beach looks like a very summer series.
• Reef Break (ABC) Series Premiere, Thursday, 10pm – No advanced word on this show where island intrigue is promised with Poppy Montgomery as a former thief turned fixer for the governor.
• Final Life (Am) Series Premiere, Friday – Targeted to Japanese audiences this offers crime solving with a “Special Unit” within the police force
• Mr Iglesias (Net, Friday) Series Premiere – “Hilarious” high school teacher tries to make a difference.

Returning streaming: The Missing (Net, Monday), Riviera (SundN, Thursday), The Caskateers (Net, Friday), The Confession Tapes (Net, Friday), Dark (Net, Friday), Girls Incarcerated (Net, Friday), Go! Vive a tu Manera (Net, Friday), Hitoshi Matsumoto Presents Documental (Am, Friday)

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