To quote the immortal words of Tone Loc, let’s do this…
Okay, before we begin, it might be time for True Confessions: The Television Edition.
We’ve established for well over two years now that there is too much good TV out there. Now add to the fact that streaming is everywhere...Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO Go….and CBS All Access….and there’s On Demand for most networks, I’m fairly certain no one actually watches TV in real time anymore. I know I don’t. I also know I try to watch as much as the new stuff as possible, but (and I can't believe I'm saying this) it is way too hard to watch it all. My teenage self just died at those words...But it is good to know when to set your DVR, so let’s give this our best shot.
There are three new shows airing on Sundays, two of which have received the critic's’ seal of approval, while the third gets a solid, sure, why not?
First up is Ten Days in the Valley, starring Kyra Sedgewick. This show has some solid buzz and an intriguing premise. Sedgewick plays a TV crime drama show runner who’s daughter is abducted in the middle of the night. Many a famous person in the cast, solid pedigree of creators, so if this is your genre, I’d watch it.
The sure why not show is Wisdom of the Crowd, starring Jeremy Piven. Piven has a lot of TV in his background, and with the exception of his role of Ari Gold in Entourage, he’s got a rep for being a little like Christian Slater--a well known name without a huge breakout hit to his starring name. While I still think his best role was as Cupid in the show aptly titled Cupid, this time around he’s a tech wizard who develops a crowd sourcing platform through social media to catch criminals (his daughter was murdered). Anyway, an interesting premise, with a crime of the week feel.
Our last show stars two of my favorite comedy guys--Craig Robinson (The Office) and Adam Scott (Parks and Rec) play paranormal investigators. Robinson plays Leroy Wright, a LAPD detective now working as a mall cop, and Scott plays Max Jennifer, a Stanford professor that now works at a bookstore. Two solid funny guys during Fox’s comedy night. Can’t be a bad deal.
Other items from Sunday:
--If you aren’t watching Last Man Standing, you probably should. I know it is on my list. I saw the first few episodes and haven’t gotten back to it yet.
--The Toy Box is a game show starring Eric Stonestreet, the actor who plays Cam on Modern Family.
--I still love Madam Secretary. It is time for my yearly shout out of love to Timothy Daly.
--Has NCIS Los Angeles always been on Sunday?
--Not on the list, but you’ve all heard about PBS’ Vietnam documentary, right? I know I haven’t watched it yet, but I know I should.
And now let’s chat about Monday!
Monday, as always, has much going on. We’ve got six new shows to talk about, not including Young Sheldon, which premieres tomorrow night but then moves around later.
The critics give The Good Doctor two thumbs up. Between Freddy Highmore as the doctor and Richard Schiff as the president of the hospital who supports the “brilliant young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome” as he moves to San Jose for his residency, I'm in. Anything with a West Wing pedigree automatically gets a watch.
9JKL on CBS is being critically panned. It’s my official guess for a CBS cancellation, but it will hang around for a bit longer than it should because it is on CBS and it has a great cast--Linda Lavin (Hey, Alice, how are ya?), Elliot Gould (Ross and Monica’s pop), and Mark Feuerstein (Dr. Hank, anyone?). The premise is basically Feuerstein’s life. He plays himself (I think) from a time in his life when he lived in the apartment between his parents and his brother. Seriously. It is on everyone’s UGH list.
Me, Myself, and I is getting some solid reviews. It stars three different actors playing the same character--as a middle schooler, a current 40 year old, and a 65 year old. With John Larroquette and Bobby Moynihan, it has a good enough pedigree to check it out.
Fox has The Gifted, a show about people with “special” abilities (think X-Men) on the run from the government who wants to round up everyone with a talent. It has a Marvel pedigree, and a few cast members worth noting: Stephen Moyer (Vampire Bill, True Blood) and Amy Acker (Fred from Angel in the Whedonverse).
NBC has The Brave, which is a military series--basically a workplace drama with an undercover mission show vibe. You’ve got a covert-ops unit going out and saving the world under the Defense Intelligence Agency, led by Anne Heche (shout out in her bio to Another World, where we all thought she was the bomb...then she went a little crazy and wandered the desert for a bit...and eventually was in one of the worst Hallmark movies ever). I’m hearing meh, so not sure if it will last that long.
The CW is also joining the military drama with The Valor, which is about a female army helicopter pilot. Never fear, since it is on the CW it is going to be one soapy military show. Since this isn’t their type of show historically, it will be interesting to see if it sticks around.
Young Sheldon premieres tomorrow night, and according the the TVverse, you can’t miss it. If you are part of the bajillion people who watch “The Big Bang Theory,” then you know that this is about Sheldon being a genius when he is a young boy in Texas. We get lots of backstory, and possibly a little revision from TBBT cannon.
Also worth noting:
--How can Dancing with the Stars be in its 25th Season? Seriously. This time around it does have Nick Lachey…
--Did you hear that they killed off the wife on “Kevin Can’t Wait” and brought in his former TV wife Leah Reminy? If you haven’t and you were a fan of his old show, then you’ll probably want to be sure to watch.
--I still enjoy Scorpions, but just don’t have the time. Because why? You have to have CBS All Access to stream it. Rat Turds.
--Lucifer is on season 3. I’ve still never seen it.
--Somehow, Miley Cyrus became my favorite judge on The Voice. Obviously there’s Adam and Blake, but Miley’s got a lot of heart and soul. She is an earnest coach and her approach is fun to watch. This year they’ve also added Jennifer Hudson as a new judge--she worked on the UK version of the show.
--Supergirl. Not going to lie. Loved it at first, but when it moved to the CW, it fell off my radar. I feel like you could check in and be good to go fairly quickly.
So that is your Sunday and Monday...happy viewing everyone!
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