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Fall TV 2011 - What's New?
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Jme
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rezuth said:
Wait... WHAT?!
How did I miss this? What the... WHAT
Pachterballs
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most of the shows look great as I was scrolling down - except this. 3 unattractive angels?
Hyped for ringer myself. Can't wait for SMG on tv.
Foxy Fox 39
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Grimm is about it for me. Everything else looks so boring. Might take a look at Tim Allens and then Donalds comedy.
Escape Goat
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Its like the opposite of Home Improvement.
dead souls
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Pachterballs said:
Really? I thought all the trailers were awful.
The only new shows I'm trying out this fall are Homeland, Enlightened and American Horror Story and I'm not particularly optimistic about any of them.
Wow, what a huge amount of horrible new shows. Wow.
Will give a try:
- Terra Nova (time traveling is always a bad idea, but it cannot be worse than Primeval, can it)
- Person of Interest (plot doesn´t sound too exciting, but will watch because of J. J. Abrams and "Ben")
- Once Upon a Time (sounds a bit silly and could go totally wrong, but will watch because of LOST-writers)
- Neverland (sounds interesting, but could fail because of production budget. Will see)
And that´s it.
Awesome plot. Please give it an Oscar!
Will give a try:
- Terra Nova (time traveling is always a bad idea, but it cannot be worse than Primeval, can it)
- Person of Interest (plot doesn´t sound too exciting, but will watch because of J. J. Abrams and "Ben")
- Once Upon a Time (sounds a bit silly and could go totally wrong, but will watch because of LOST-writers)
- Neverland (sounds interesting, but could fail because of production budget. Will see)
And that´s it.
dead souls
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I haven't seen any trailers yet. I assume they'll start playing those like crazy during Sons of Anarchy.Zoe said:
I know the entire pilot was screened for television critics at TCA and it got mixed reviews.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
I'll only be watching a few. The one thing I really hate about new shows is getting really invested in one only for it to be cut. I might wait to watch some of these shows after it is clear they will be renewed.
I'll watch:
Unforgettable - Premise seems cool but could grow really tiresome. We'll see.
Person of Interest - It has Michael Emerson and it's a show by JJ. I'm in.
Awake - http://www.nbc.com/awake/
I didn't see Awake on your list but it sounds very interesting to me. Check out the trailer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfPVoiQKFvk
I'll watch:
Unforgettable - Premise seems cool but could grow really tiresome. We'll see.
Person of Interest - It has Michael Emerson and it's a show by JJ. I'm in.
Awake - http://www.nbc.com/awake/
I didn't see Awake on your list but it sounds very interesting to me. Check out the trailer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfPVoiQKFvk
Damon Bennet
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So did "Odd Job" with Michael Emerson and Terry O'Quinn to "Person of Interest" with Michael Emerson but without terry o'quinn?
If not: what happened to that project
If not: what happened to that project
Stumpokapow
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Can't wait to start the 2011-2012 Bomba watch TV Show cancellation thread. I see some prime candidates in the OP. Who will be the first to Bomba?!
Damon Bennet
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rezuth said:
phew, i will watch person of interest but i dont like the premise. hope odd jobs will be made someday.
Stumpokapow
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Troblin said:
The show is called The River, it's airing on ABC, and it's a mid-season replacement which means it'll start in anywhere from September to June depending on how many new ABC shows fail and how many scheduling holes they need to fill
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Most of these shows do not look that good. Can't believe it took this long for Mad Men copies to pop up.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
smokeymicpot said:
Mad Men has been a bit of a slow boil in terms of pop culture resonance, and it still has very very very very low ratings compared to literally any show that is on a major network, so I'm not surprised that it took them this long.
I'm surprising that they appear to be doing such a shitty job of it though *teehee*
Rafa=FedKilla
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Why is the focus always on which shows are gonna bomb, rather then what will be good? We need more postivity in our lives.
RatskyWatsky
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Stumpokapow said:
Grimm, H8R, and How To Be A Gentleman will be the first to bomba, I think!
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Rafa=FedKilla said:
There need to be cancellations to be new shows greenlit. Every show you've ever enjoyed in TV history only exists because another show was cancelled to make way for it.
Also, without derailing the thread, way more TV shows go on longer than they should than get cancelled prematurely. I'd prefer fewer episodes and fewer seasons of virtually every show I've ever enjoyed. It would make them better, more cohesive wholes with less filler.
I'm plenty positive, I just happen to think cancellations are something to be positive about
Rafa=FedKilla
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A metaphor of life, we are born, some of us die before our time somehow we stick around and then we die.Stumpokapow said:There need to be cancellations to be new shows greenlit. Every show you've ever enjoyed in TV history only exists because another show was cancelled to make way for it.
Also, without derailing the thread, way more TV shows go on longer than they should than get cancelled prematurely. I'd prefer fewer episodes and fewer seasons of virtually every show I've ever enjoyed. It would make them better, more cohesive wholes with less filler.
I'm plenty positive, I just happen to think cancellations are something to be positive about
Who thought that it's a great idea to give a lead role of a period drama to Eddie Cibrian? The guy can't even act to save his life when he was on a soap opera (he has one look expression for everything). Now he has to headline The Playboy Club? The show is doomed!
Ringer looks more noir-esque instead of soap opera-ish. That actually intrigues me.
Grimm looks interesting but it's competing with Fringe, Supernatural, and Nikita. 3 genre shows that already have established fanbase. So it's pretty much DOA.
Will check out both Pan Am and Once Upon a Time. Especially Pan Am because Christina Ricci's project usually is good value. Ditto with Persons of Interest.
Might watch Revenge and Charlie's Angels for the pure trashiness of it all.
Ringer looks more noir-esque instead of soap opera-ish. That actually intrigues me.
Grimm looks interesting but it's competing with Fringe, Supernatural, and Nikita. 3 genre shows that already have established fanbase. So it's pretty much DOA.
Will check out both Pan Am and Once Upon a Time. Especially Pan Am because Christina Ricci's project usually is good value. Ditto with Persons of Interest.
Might watch Revenge and Charlie's Angels for the pure trashiness of it all.
Sign me up for:
- Hart of Dixie (it made me think for Everwood. It'll probably suck, though).
- Terra Nova (dinosaurs, man!).
- The Playboy Club (gotta watch to see how bad it turns).
- Ringer (SMG, FTW!).
- New Girl (Zooey!).
- How to Be a Gentleman (Johnny Drama).
- Person of Interest (need I say more?).
- A Gifted Man (sounds clichéd, but anyway).
- Grimm (just to check it out).
- Pan Am (gotta watch those MM clones).
- Boss (Sideshow Bob!).
- American Horror Story (too weird to pass up).
- Hells on Wheels (but I guess it'll turn out to be like all the other AMC's attempts to have other hits besides BB and MM).
Anyway, I don't think I'm going to have that much time, I never do.
- Hart of Dixie (it made me think for Everwood. It'll probably suck, though).
- Terra Nova (dinosaurs, man!).
- The Playboy Club (gotta watch to see how bad it turns).
- Ringer (SMG, FTW!).
- New Girl (Zooey!).
- How to Be a Gentleman (Johnny Drama).
- Person of Interest (need I say more?).
- A Gifted Man (sounds clichéd, but anyway).
- Grimm (just to check it out).
- Pan Am (gotta watch those MM clones).
- Boss (Sideshow Bob!).
- American Horror Story (too weird to pass up).
- Hells on Wheels (but I guess it'll turn out to be like all the other AMC's attempts to have other hits besides BB and MM).
Anyway, I don't think I'm going to have that much time, I never do.
Terra Nova yes
Person Of Intrest BIG NO
Grimm Maybe
New Girl (The Only Mega Hit sadly because of DeChanel's Fujoshiness) BIG NO.
Snow White(Once Apon a Time) Maybe leading to no
Hat8r (Gonna be Pop and Mainstream's Gaf favorite show) NO.
Unforgettable HELL NO
Gifted Man HELL NO
Charlie Angels with Mika Kelly - Looks so good but this is a FLOP. NO.
Pan Am/Playboy Club - No Cursing, Bad Sex, BLAH. NO.
Xfactor (new Number One Show on Fox for the forseeable future) will watch if you got funny shit. Otherwise its a pass.
CBS New Comedies : NO
ABC New Comedies: NO
NBC New Comedies : maybe leading to a no
Fox New Comedies: Teenage Daughter got hot leads, Staying for the females otherwise no.
(Just a note - most of these pilots outside of Nova and maybe POI reeked bad. Teenager Daugher was the BEST of the Comedy pilots.)
Person Of Intrest BIG NO
Grimm Maybe
New Girl (The Only Mega Hit sadly because of DeChanel's Fujoshiness) BIG NO.
Snow White(Once Apon a Time) Maybe leading to no
Hat8r (Gonna be Pop and Mainstream's Gaf favorite show) NO.
Unforgettable HELL NO
Gifted Man HELL NO
Charlie Angels with Mika Kelly - Looks so good but this is a FLOP. NO.
Pan Am/Playboy Club - No Cursing, Bad Sex, BLAH. NO.
Xfactor (new Number One Show on Fox for the forseeable future) will watch if you got funny shit. Otherwise its a pass.
CBS New Comedies : NO
ABC New Comedies: NO
NBC New Comedies : maybe leading to a no
Fox New Comedies: Teenage Daughter got hot leads, Staying for the females otherwise no.
(Just a note - most of these pilots outside of Nova and maybe POI reeked bad. Teenager Daugher was the BEST of the Comedy pilots.)
AngmarsKing701
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Grimm, Once Upon a Time, Terra Nova, Homeland and I'll try a couple of the comedies.
Escape Goat
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rezuth said:
Since its the opposite he will make adorable faces.
Lionel Mandrake
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Beavis and Butthead and maybe Hell on Wheels.
dead souls
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As a ratings junkie, I'm pretty excited to see what flops as well.Stumpokapow said:
Apart from Person Of Interest, Alcatraz (which look to be the most interesting dramas right out of the gate) nothing else is grabbing me.
I certainly don't see any comedy break outs like my beloved Community. Should make for an interesting season.
It's got to be either Pan Am or Playboy. There isn't enough room for two 'Mad Men lite' shows so one of them has to go.
Though Pan Am is supposed to be the better show (and Eddie Cibrian isn't fit to light Don Draper's cigarettes) than Playboy it could really be either of them that goes up in flames right out of the gate.
In fact I wouldn't be surprised if either of these shows turns out to be this season's Lonestar.
I certainly don't see any comedy break outs like my beloved Community. Should make for an interesting season.
Stumpokapow said:
It's got to be either Pan Am or Playboy. There isn't enough room for two 'Mad Men lite' shows so one of them has to go.
Though Pan Am is supposed to be the better show (and Eddie Cibrian isn't fit to light Don Draper's cigarettes) than Playboy it could really be either of them that goes up in flames right out of the gate.
In fact I wouldn't be surprised if either of these shows turns out to be this season's Lonestar.
Rafa=FedKilla said:
For me it is a case of schadenfreude. Especially when a show or the network is clearly trying to be the next "Insert Hugely Successful TV Show Here" and just ticks the boxes on a list rather than use its own ideas.
I don't want to act like all new shows have to be brand new original ideas. Some new series that follow current TV trends do turn out to be good. It's just that I get enjoyment out of a heavily hyped knock off quickly failing and getting pulled off the air.
Great OP for early season. I come to all of these shows with no promos so I purely go on buzz from upfronts, so I'm looking forward to:
Playboy Club - I don't actually care about this show, but the divine Laura Benanti is in it so I have to watch at least one episode.
Ringer - SMG, natch. Plus Ioan Gruffudd!
The New Girl - the trailer made me laugh, I'm a sucker for irritatingly cutesy humour.
Up All Night - again, trailer made me laugh.
Free Agents - the UK version was filthy, so I look forward to seeing how toned down it is for the US.
Person of Interest - Jim Caviezel is completely free of charisma but it could be interesting nonetheless.
Prime Suspect - can Maria Bello live up to Helen Mirren?
A Gifted Man - I like Jennifer Ehle.
Once Upon A Time - the pilot script had buzz. The trailer from upfronts looked APPALLING, but when people compare it to Pushing Daisies it tugs at my heartstrings...
Might give a few other shows a try (the other genre shows certainly, although Grimm looked terrible) and at midseason I'll probably watch at least some of Awake and Alcatraz.
Playboy Club - I don't actually care about this show, but the divine Laura Benanti is in it so I have to watch at least one episode.
Ringer - SMG, natch. Plus Ioan Gruffudd!
The New Girl - the trailer made me laugh, I'm a sucker for irritatingly cutesy humour.
Up All Night - again, trailer made me laugh.
Free Agents - the UK version was filthy, so I look forward to seeing how toned down it is for the US.
Person of Interest - Jim Caviezel is completely free of charisma but it could be interesting nonetheless.
Prime Suspect - can Maria Bello live up to Helen Mirren?
A Gifted Man - I like Jennifer Ehle.
Once Upon A Time - the pilot script had buzz. The trailer from upfronts looked APPALLING, but when people compare it to Pushing Daisies it tugs at my heartstrings...
Might give a few other shows a try (the other genre shows certainly, although Grimm looked terrible) and at midseason I'll probably watch at least some of Awake and Alcatraz.
Angry Fork
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What is it with them and the 1 black guy quota. It's so odd and obviously to try to 'balance' something or whatever but it just comes off as being worse than not having the black guy there. I wouldn't be surprised if they're all sidekick comic relief characters too.
Oh my god, this is HORRENDOUS.
Discotheque
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fucking pussycat dolls chick in x-factor, it should have been cheryl cole. Infinitely hotter.
none of the shows look interesting. I'll check out Boss because Frasier is in it, Charlies Angels maybe because I kinda enjoy trashy stuff like Nikita (don't take it too seriously yo).
Person of Interest for James Caviezel and Ben. Abrams means it will probably suck though :/
edit: man what happened to Caviezel. Just saw Thin Red Line again. He was so....pretty in that movie.
none of the shows look interesting. I'll check out Boss because Frasier is in it, Charlies Angels maybe because I kinda enjoy trashy stuff like Nikita (don't take it too seriously yo).
Person of Interest for James Caviezel and Ben. Abrams means it will probably suck though :/
edit: man what happened to Caviezel. Just saw Thin Red Line again. He was so....pretty in that movie.
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