For those of you keeping record at home, we've only watched one other new show, Forever. Zach and I both liked it because it isn't overly action packed, it isn't hard to follow, it has nice, sweet twists, so we can only assume it is not long for this world.
This night is really all about Shonda-land. With the addition of one of the most buzzed about new shows, How to Get Away With Murder, the one woman train of Shonda Rhimes takes over a network. In case you have no idea what is going on with this one, it is about a law professor that teaches a class--on wait for it--how to get away with murder. Her best and brightest students wind up working for her at her law firm as well. Predicted to have the kind of water cooler buzz Scandal generates, this seems like a sure bet.
Fox has Gracepoint, which is about a murder that rocks a town. Based on the BBC show Broadchurch, it even stars the same actor--Doctor Who's David Tennant--and closely follows the original the first two episodes, then diverges on its own path, setting up for a possible season two if it does well.
NBC has two new comedies. I've seen A to Z and really liked it. It covers the romance of a cute couple (she is the Mother from How I Met Your Mother, he's most notable for being on Mad Men, but I know him as Fred from Drop Dead Diva)--one of whom works for a dating website--and they give the relationship a time limit--eight months, three weeks and some odd days--before it ends or changes. You don't know which. Sweet and light, a hearty thumbs up from me.
Bad Judge brings Kate Walsh back to TV where she is a hard partying judge. She shows up hung over, eats like crap--you know, the usual. Anyway, there are some big reasons to give this one a chance. Executive Producers include Adam McKay and Will Ferrell, and the string of her boy toys includes Ryan Hansen (Veronica Mars) and Captain Awesome from Chuck. It could be an interesting version of Night Court, for those of you missing Markie Post and Bull.
Winners of the coveted viewing spots will be the Shonda trifecta, Bones, and the NBC comedies. I will check out Gracepoint when it airs starting in November. Once football is over for CBS at the end of October, we will watch BBT and Elementary as well. And as much as I love Ian Somerhalder, I'm officially a season behind now. Again, thanks Netflix for the chance to get caught back up!
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