Gah! Just planning for this night give me heartburn. Way too many choices. Out of the whole night, only three and half shows I don't plan on putting into the rotation. And I do not have a DVR that can tape more than two shows at once.
First World Problems, I know.
So, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. This is a spin-off from Once Upon a Time that centers around Alice. Originally, it was only going to have a 12 episode run, but now it has the full season treatment. It is going to have a big mythology and be a time commitment--fair warning; I think it will be good, but I don't know if it will be good enough to warrant a second show like the original. Also, it seems to not fit in with the rest of the night for ABC.
CBS has two new comedies. The Millers has an ah-mahzing cast--Will Arnett (still sad he and Amy Poehler split up), Margo Martindale (the best in Justified), and Beau Bridges (Hollywood Royalty). Arnett is newly divorced and living with his parents.
The Crazy Ones is also the big news of the fall season, but not on a #1 watch list or anything. This show marks Robin Williams' return to TV with Buffy herself, Sarah Michelle Gellar. My reading shows they are not going for broad, over the top comedy, but chuckles. Father-daughter work together at an ad agency.
CW has Reign, which did make some best lists. This is
And finally, NBC brings out three new comedies, relying on two former heavy-hitters to hopefully bring home the bacon.
Welcome to the Family stars two favorite actors of mine. Mike O'Malley (Glee) and Mary McCormack (In Plain Sight and, once again, WEST WING) star as parents whose daughter finds herself in the family way with a boy whose family is none too pleased either.
Sean Saves the World brings Just Jack (Sean Hayes, Will and Grace), back to Thursday nights as the gay father of a teenage girl that just moved in with him. Alice (Linda Lavin) plays his mom.
The Michael J. Fox show has Michael J. Fox (really, do I need to list his credits?) playing a semi-autobiographical role as a news anchor living in NYC with his wife and three kids and dealing with Parkinson's. This show has sure bet written all over it. Then again, I think I said that about Go On, Matthew Perry's show from last season that was cancelled.
From the return pile, I know that Scandal and Grey's will be very Shonda-esque again. Grey's is getting to be a veteran show with actors ending their time, so it will be interesting to see who stays and who goes and how they deal with potentially big cast changes. Scandal has huge buzz, so it will be a huge challenge to see if it can live up to the hype. I can't wait to see how they get out of their twisty turvy world they wound up in last Spring.
Glee is starting the season with no mention of Finn's death. I believe that is episode three or four--and I know they were going to have him overdose, just as Corey Monteith did, but changed their mind and are writing in his death differently. I think.
(Because, as evident from yesterday, I need a fact checker... or at least the time to take 5 extra minutes to go to IMDB and remember that Gloria actually had her baby last season on Modern Family. Em.Barrassing.)
Elementary was great last season and really ended in a strong way; I still don't watch Parenthood and know that I should; and I'm a full season behind on The Vampire Diaries. But I love me some Ian Somerhalder. Yum. Parks and Rec is one of my absolute favorite shows (if I could figure out how to be a Amy Poehler/Tina Fey hybrid when I grow up, I'd be pretty happy) and it left off with a Ron twist last season that will only result in more Xenia, Warrior Princess being around, which is a good thing.
So, take the week to study. You'll need it. I believe that this is why there are no premieres tonight and they are saving the explosion of television activity for next week. Just so people can plot and plan.
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