There is not much new and exciting tonight, but still much to talk about...so here we go.
ABC brings two new shows to the table. Speechless is a comedy with Minnie Driver as the mom of an unruly bunch of kids. She's outlandish--her son as cerebral palsy and she fights for all of his rights, often in a direct, confrontational matter. So much so that the entire community gives her a pass for everything she does. At first I was interested because Minnie Driver. Then I thought after seeing the previews, eh, I don't know. After reading the professionals reviews, it is falling into a give it a try category. Largely because ABC's Wednesday block is pretty solid, so they wouldn't throw something in the mix that wasn't fairly entertaining. They also have Designated Survivor (brief moment of sadness that they got rid of Nashville...I love me some Rayna and Deacon...thank you CMT), which the biggest caution of heard from everyone is don't think this is Jack Bauer coming to save the day. Keifer plays a member of a President's cabinet who has been asked to resign when he's given the role of the person who doesn't get invited to sit in on the State of the Union, but instead hang back in case the unthinkable happens. Then the unthinkable happens and he becomes the President of the US. Saving the world ensues. This falls into must check out category...meaning you're going to watch several episodes before you make up your mind.
CBS and NBC...nothing new here...move along...
The CW has Frequency, which is based on the movie from 2000 with Dennis Quad. This is a bit of a departure from what the CW normally programs, and the word on the street is give it a go if the premise intrigues you. A detective can speak to her estranged father who died in 1996 via ham radio. He was also a detective. They solve cases together that then has a butterfly effect on the modern world. If that doesn't intrigue you, does Mekhi Pfeifer being in the cast do something for you? Anyone that has his name in a famous song does deserve to have his new show checked out.
And speaking of move reboots, FOX has Lethal Weapon. Yep, Lethal Weapon. And while I don't think anyone will be getting screwed (this is a family blog, after all), through the drive-thru, somedays you might feel too old for this sh...tuff. Daman Wayans is taking over Danny Glover's roll. Believe it or not, this one falls into the give it a chance category. What I'm reading says that the cast is affable and the show is worthy of checking out. In my crowded schedule, I'm not sure it will make the must see list, but I wouldn't mind being pleasantly surprised.
And that's a wrap for Wednesday!
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