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new and noteworthy tv: 1/13-1/19

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Ok this is more like it, my TiVo finally has a backlog that I will find daunting…

Monday

  • Australian Open (ESPN2, various) – The first week gets into full swing.
  • Lost Girl/Being Human/Bitten (Syfy, 8/9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – The campy but fun folks like a succubus who are more than human, vampire, werewolf and a ghost trying to find their human, and then a series with a closer look at a lady werewolf worth a shot.
  • Switched at Birth (ABCF, 8pm) Season Premiere – The girls start their senior year.
  • Archer/Chozen  (Fx, 10/10:30pm) Season/Series Premieres – Animated spy returns and then a wrapper returns.
  • Don’t Trust Andrew Mayne (A&E, 10pm) Series Premiere – Illusionist pranks, pass.

Tuesday

  • Face Off (Syfy, 9pm) Season Premiere – Fifteen new contestants test their creature creating chops.
  • Kroll Show (Com, 10:30pm) Season Premiere – Something comedic returns.

Wednesday

  • American Idol (Fox, 8pm) Season Premiere – JLo, Keith and Connick are in their chairs, and I am choosing again to value each hour I spend not watching this show.
  • Suburgatory (ABC, 8:30pm) Season Premiere – Ready to see what’s up on the return of our Tessa and George to their suburban existence.
  • Duck Dynasty/Crazy Hearts (A&E, 10/11pm) Season/Series Premieres – The quacking cash cow returns followed by the ‘reality’ of trying to make it in Nashville.
  • Men at Work (TBS, 10pm) Season Premiere – This buddy comedy returns to try to make you laugh.

Thursday

  • Critic’s Choice Movie Awards (CW, 8pm) – Broadcast Critics put their picks out there.
  • Here Comes Honey Boo Boo/Welcome to Myrtle Manor (TLC, 9/10pm) Season Premieres – More reality of the, what’s the politically correct term for ‘white trash’, nature.
  • Under the Gunn (Life, 9pm) Series Premiere – Latest twist of mentor/designing competition, I like Gunn and still enjoy a runway so worth a look.
  • Party Down South (CMT, 10pm) Series Premiere – Watching friends party.
  • SWV Reunited (WE, 10pm) Series Premiere – Following their comeback.
  • Jerks with Cameras/Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory (MTV, 10:30/11pm) Series/Season Premieres – Yet another prank show and they more Rob’s antics.
  • Brian Boitano Project (HGTV, 11pm) Series Premiere – When you think Boitano you think home renovation.

Friday

  • Cold Justice/APB with Troy Dunn (TNT, 8/9pm) Season/Series Premieres – More real crime and then looking for lost loved ones.
  • The Diamond Collar (OWN, 10pm) Series Premiere – A look at mafia turned dog groomer.
  • Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO, 10pm) Season Premiere – Bill’s back.

Saturday

  • Flowers in the Attic (Life, 8pm) – Apparently not quite captures the quality of the cheese of the book but how could one not be curious.
  • Mom’s Got Game (OWN, 10pm) Series Premiere – Former WNBA mom manages NBA son.
  • My Big Redneck Family (CMT, 10pm) Series Premiere – Who doesn’t need another redneck spinoff?

Sunday

  • The Following (Fox, 10:30pm) Season Premiere – I can’t believe this show is back.
  • Keeping Up With the Kardashians/Richkids of Beverly Hills (E!, 9/10pm) Season/Series Premieres – Blurg.
  • Sherlock (PBS, 10pm) Season Premiere – We’ve been waiting and now it’s time to find out what happened to Holmes.
  • Looking (HBO, 10:30pm) Series Premiere – The male gay version of (insert slightly incorrect comparison to chick show here), give in to the promise of the characters.

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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my schedule

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We’ll see if anything changes and I’m always pretending I’ll be a bit more ruthless with some cuts, but here’s where things are netting out for now.

Monday

  • 8pm – How I Met Your Mother (CBS) / Bones (Fox)
  • 10pm – Castle (ABC)

I’m kind of over all of these shows but feel dedicated to see them through for their resolution and still glimmers of my past appreciation.

Tuesday

  • 8pm – Ben & Kate (Fox) / Hart of Dixie (CW)
  • 9pm – Happy Endings/Don’t Trust the B in Apt 23 (ABC) / New Girl/The Mindy Project (Fox) / Go On/The New Normal (NBC)
  • 10pm – Parenthood (NBC) / Vegas (CBS)

My biggest competitive slot at 9… Ben & Kate aren’t rock solid yet so we’ll see where it goes, but the rest of the funnies, assuming Endings and Apt 23 come back in good form, are pretty solid, capped off with some good family drama and a so far kind of intriguing Vegas.

Wednesday

  • 8pm – The Middle/Suburgatory (ABC)
  • 9pm – Modern Family (ABC)
  • 10pm – Nashville (ABC)

More funny, and I’m only one in but enjoyed the drama of the Nashville songsters and the actual and subjective politics surrounding them and the pretty catchy tunes.

Thursday

  • 8pm – The Big Bang Theory (CBS) / 30 Rock (NBC)
  • 9pm – The Office/Parks & Rec (NBC)
  • 10pm – Elementary (CBS)

When’s the last time I was enjoying so many comedies, though hoping Office will go out on a good note, and then the enjoyable latest iteration of Sherlock and Watson.

Friday

  • 8pm – Community (NBC) / ANTM (CW)
  • 9pm – Grimm (NBC)

So Community isn’t back yet, but whenever and wherever it hits I’ll check it, I have somehow been sucked back into ANTM hijinks, and still digging the silly and sometimes grisly weekly fairy tale mystery.

Saturday

  • Day of rest or frolic

Sunday

  • 9pm – The Good Wife (CBS)
  • 10pm – The Mentalist (CBS)

A good dramatic lineup to cap off the week with my favorite network drama Wife.

And still working in my less time slot specific cable entries of It’s Always Sunny (FX), The League (FX), Major Crimes (TNT), Sons of Anarchy (FX), The Walking Dead (AMC) and tentatively American Horror Story (Fx).

What’s in your queue?

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new and noteworthy tv: 10/15-10/21

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Just Emily Owens left to go and then we can officially close the chapter on new fall shows… though of course I have some TiVo catching up to do.

Monday

  • My Shopping Addiction (Oxy, 11pm) Series Premiere – Losing your fortunate, borrowing money, how much can you shop?

Tuesday

  • Debate (Various, 6pm) – Let’s just hope that Obama doesn’t over caffeinate to make up for last time.
  • Emily Owens, M.D. (CW, 9pm) Series Premiere – Starting a new surgical internship.
  • Tia & Tamera/Chicagolicious (Style, 9/10pm) Season Premieres – Choices about work and workin’ it with style in the windy city.
  • Covert Affairs (USA, 10pm) Season Premiere – What sort of a fix will Annie be in?
  • Extreme Cheapskates (TLC, 10pm) Series Premiere – Is this the way to make it in New York, and elsewhere?
  • Underemployed (MTV, 10pm) Series Premiere – More not quite adults give it a go.
  • Tattoo Nightmares (Spike, 11pm) Series Premiere – Tattoos of exes and worse can be saved.

Wednesday

  • Suburgatory (ABC, 9:30pm) Season Premiere – Back to Chatswin after a summer in New York.
  • American Horror Story (FX, 10pm) Season Premiere – The brilliance of a whole new story means I’m intrigued to tune back in, plus I’ve got money Adam Levine will be the first fresh death.
  • My Life is a Lifetime Movie (Life, 10pm) Series Premiere – Real life people with stories to tell, you know ridiculous stories that sound like a Lifetime Movie.

Thursday

  • Sweet Genius (Food, 10pm) Season Premiere – Make it work, with sweets.

Friday

  • Nikita (CW, 9pm) Season Premiere – Is this show still on?
  • Home Strange Home (HGTV, 9pm) Series Premiere – Irregular houses.
  • Hunted (Cin, 10pm) Series Premiere – A private security agent returns to work after a hit is taken out on her.
  • Mystery Diners (Food, 10pm) Season Premiere – Is the head waiter dividing the tips fairly, this mystery will be solved!

Saturday

  • The Girl (HBO, 10pm) – The tale of Tippi and the birds, ok really of Tippi and Hitchcock.

Sunday

  • Night of Too Many Stars (Com, 8pm) – America comes together for autism programs.

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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There still may be some rearranging but here’s where I’m at…

Monday

  • 8pm- How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
  • 9pm – House (Fox) / Hart of Dixie (CW)
  • 10pm – Castle (ABC)

Hart of Dixie is the new addition to this evening, not an incredible show but I like Rachel Bilson and the Gilmore Girls-esque town, it makes me happy. House has been hanging by a thread on my schedule but I’m always interested if not entertained by the supporting cast shakeups.

Tuesday

  • 8pm – Glee (Fox)
  • 9pm – New Girl/Raising Hope (Fox) / Ringer (CW)
  • 10pm – Parenthood (NBC)

New Girl is one of two new enjoyable sitcom additions with a nice quirky feel that I hope they’ll grow into well, and it brought Raising Hope, which I sort of enjoy, back from being abandoned by me. Ringer is hanging on by a thread but I keep wanting to give Buffy a chance and see where it’s going.

Wednesday

  • 8pm – The Middle/Suburgatory (ABC)
  • 9pm – Modern Family/Happy Endings (ABC) / ANTM (CW)
  • 10pm – L&O: SVU (NBC)

Sitcom addition number two, Suburgatory, is another nice dose of quirky fun made better than average by the lead. ANTM all star edition is getting me back on board with this, and the new cast may not be enough to keep me on board with SVU.

Thursday

  • 8pm – The Big Bang Theory (CBS) / Community/Parks & Rec (NBC)
  • 9pm – [Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)] / Person of Interest (CBS) / Bones (Fox) /[The Office (NBC)]
  • 10pm – The Mentalist (CBS) / Prime Suspect (NBC)

Prime Suspect may not be getting great ratings but it is coming into its own, while it’s clearly the 9 o’clock hour that’s a problem. Grey’s is always borderline on schedule, but I can pick them up online if need be while PofI isn’t the most awesome new show I might be more interested than the no longer in its prime Office.

Friday

  • 8pm – Chuck (NBC)
  • 9pm – Grimm (NBC)

I was a little over Chuck’s family drama over the past season(s) but hoping their final year and rogue spy troupe is back to basics and giving the new fantastical procedural a go.

Saturday

  • Day of rest or frolic

Sunday

  • 9pm – The Good Wife (CBS)

She’s still good.

And not forgetting cable I’ve got Sons of Anarchy (Fx), It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Fx), Walking Dead (AMC) still in the queue and am still on board but not sure how much I love the new totally bizarre but working it out American Horror Story (Fx).

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