Are y'all ready to embrace your inner nerd? Your geek? Your comic book fantasies come to life? What do you get when you cross Joss Whedon (biggest TV geek street cred ever) with long standing comic book lore? That's right peeps, the most anticipated show of the fall...we are talking Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. everyone!
Continuing with ABC on Tuesdays:
The Goldbergs: Set in the '80's, this family comedy is about "painful and embarrassing" growing up stories that are as funny as possible. You'll recognize the parents (including one from Bridesmaids). Worth checking out, but could be easy to miss.
Trophy Wife: Good cast. Sure, I'm lured in by the presence of another West Wing alum--Bradley Whitford is the husband to the trophy wife, with Malin Akerman (you'll recognize her) in the title role, and Marcia Gay Harden as one of the two ex-wives. I predict I will like it, add it to the rotation and it will last just one season, if I'm lucky.
Lucky 7: This dramedy isn't really on my radar. Aside from the having a nice cast (including Matt Long. Worth a quick trip to IMDB so you can recognize him), this show seems to have a predictable premise--group of employees who work at a gas station and win the lottery learn that money doesn't solve all the problems in their world. My guess for first to the cancellation station.
On over at the CW:
The Originals: A Vampire Diary spin-off. This means hot actors playing supernatural vampires or werewolves. You don't have to have been a TVD fan to jump in. Picked as a top new show of the year by many a professional writer. I just like the eye candy.
Finally, at FOX, our last two original shows:
Dads: This show gets the award for most protested show before it airs due to being racist and all of that other pro-testable stuff. While Seth Green (yay, Oz from Buffy has a recurring gig again) and Giovanni Ribisi (yay, Phoebe's brother has a recurring gig again), should mean I think it's hilarious, I have to say that as I'm watching this I'm not finding it particularly funny, or so over the top egregious that I have to vow never to watch it again. I just find it meh. And this from the mind of Seth McFarlane. (Also, as a side note, we've got Brenda Song--that's London Tipton to those out there with a lot of Disney in their background--and Vanessa Lachey--that's Nick's wife).
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Believe it or not, Andy Samberg has one of the most anticipated and critically acclaimed shows of the fall season. With Andre Braugher as the new captain, and Samberg as the funny cop who pushes his buttons, this show is supposedly taking its cues from Barney Miller. Anytime I can try to work in an Abe Vigoda or Ron Glass reference, this is a good sign that I'll probably like the show. (Sometimes, my useless information that makes me a success at the TV Guide crossword puzzle comes in handy).
What I know about returning shows: Shockingly, not a lot. NCIS has a whole lot of Ziva is leaving to figure out, and New Girl has to figure out what to do now that Jess and Nick are together. Other than that, I'm out. I'm out of the loop on this night. Maybe it will be the night I only watch a couple of hours of TV instead of six (or eight).
A quick side note to my brother, the professional writer (as well as my very literate pals and esteemed colleagues): the teaching of English for 23 years indicates, sadly, a lessening of one's copy editing skills as opposed to an increase. Reading really bad writing of the average 13-15 year-old is a serious handicap. Yeah, I know, it is all an excuse since I'm a racer and not a pacer, but still, no judgement. I'm attempting to bring snark and funny, here... ;D
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