NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | Dancing with the Stars | Castle | ||||
CBS | The Big Bang Theory | The Millers | Scorpion | NCIS: Los Angeles | ||
CW | The Originals | Jane the Virgin | ||||
FOX | Gotham | Sleepy Hollow | ||||
NBC | The Voice | The Blacklist | ||||
MISC | American Dad (TBS) | Independent Lens (PBS) |
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Fall TV Preview: MARRY ME
Starring: Casey Wilson (“Happy Endings”), Ken Marino (“Children’s Hospital”), Sarah Wright (“Parks and Recreation”), John Gemberling (“Broad City”), Tymberlee Hill (“The Hot Wives of Orlando”), Tim Meadows (“Saturday Night Live”), Dan Bucatinsky (“Scandal”) and JoBeth Williams (“Hart of Dixie”)
Genre: Single-camera comedy
Premiere Date: Tuesday, October 14, 9:00 p.m., NBC
Direct Competition: “NCIS: New Orleans” (CBS), “New Girl” (Fox), “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” (ABC), “Supernatural” (CW)
Premise (in 140 characters or less): Jake and Annie are meant to be, or so they think, before each of their marriage proposals go south.
Initial Reaction: “Happy Endings” was ah-mah-zing, and Casey Wilson and Ken Marino are never not funny, so what’s wrong with “Marry Me?” Well, outside of the actors portraying its central duo, just about everything else. [Read more…]
On TV Tonight: Tuesday October 14, 2014
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | Selfie | Manhattan Love Story | Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD | Forever | ||
CBS | NCIS | NCIS: New Orleans | Person of Interest | |||
CW | The Flash | Supernatural | ||||
FOX | The Simpsons (R) | Bob’s Burgers (R) | New Girl | The Mindy Project | Sons of Anarchy (FX) | |
NBC | The Voice | Marry Me | About a Boy | Chicago Fire | ||
MISC | Face Off (Syfy) | Awkward/Faking It (MTV) Tosh.0/Brickleberry (Comedy) |
On TV Tonight: Monday October 13, 2014
Fall TV Preview: THE FLASH
Starring: Grant Gustin (“Arrow”), Candice Patton (“The Game”), Jesse L. Martin (“Law & Order”), Rick Cosnett (“The Vampire Diaries”), Danielle Panabaker (“Justified”), Carlos Valdes (“Arrow”) and Tom Cavanagh (“Ed”)
Genre: One-hour drama
Premiere Date: Tuesday, October 7, 8 p.m., The CW
Direct Competition: “NCIS” (CBS), “The Voice” (NBC), “Utopia” (Fox), “Selfie”/”Manhattan Love Story” (ABC)
Premise (in 140 characters or less): A book smart twenty-something is struck by lightning, which grants him the supernatural ability to run faster than the speed of light.
Initial Response: Of all of this year’s new comic-based programs, “The Flash” is most sure of what it wants to be.
Conclusion: “Gotham” takes itself too seriously, and “Constantine” isn’t strong enough to come off as slick as it does. Unlike those programs, “The Flash’s” identity appears fully realized from the get-go. This is a superhero drama that’s light on its feet and often humorous. It doesn’t need to be anything more than that to be a decent show, and an asset for the CW. There’s a wildly talented cast at play, including a capable leading man in Gustin, and appealing supporting players in Cavanagh, Martin and Panabaker, but the show feels like it’s being made for a super-specific, teenaged audience. It’s an amusing pilot, and among this year’s better hour-longs, but it’s not for me.
Side note: Valdes’ character wears two different “Big Bang Theory” t-shirts in just the pilot. Three cheers for corporate synergy?
Watch Live, DVR or Skip?: Watch live if you’re already a fan of “Arrow,” or if you just happen to be a sucker for anything related to comic books. Unless you’re a fan of standard CBS fare, or tired reality show competitions, there’s no better option Tuesdays at 8.
Morning Static: THE ORIGINALS, FAKING IT, TWIN PEAKS & More!
• ‘The Originals’ post-mortem: Phoebe Tonkin, producer talk twists
• Good: ‘Say Anything’ Series In Jeopardy Over Cameron Crowe Objection
• Trend Watch: San Francisco Earthquake Event Series ‘1906’ Lands at TNT
• Coup: Jennifer Lopez ‘Shades Of Blue’ Pilot To Be Directed By Barry Levinson For NBC
• Pilot Watch: ‘Walking Dead’ star Sarah Wayne Callies joins ‘Colony’ cast
• Data is the Real King, As Netflix Keeps Proving
• Woo-Woo! Kyle MacLachlan Hints at ‘Twin Peaks’ Return.
• Funny Business: ‘Buffy’ alum Nicholas Brendon heads to MTV’s ‘Faking It’
• More Funny Business: ‘Cosby Show’ alum Lisa Bonet is coming to ‘New Girl’
• Deal of the Day: Save BIG on THE SIMPSONS on DVD.
On TV Tonight: Tuesday October 7, 2014
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | Selfie | Manhattan Love Story | Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD | Forever | ||
CBS | NCIS | NCIS: New Orleans | Person of Interest | |||
CW | The Flash | Supernatural | ||||
FOX | Family Guy (R) | New Girl | The Mindy Project | Sons of Anarchy (FX) | ||
NBC | The Voice | Chicago Fire | ||||
MISC | Face Off (Syfy) | Awkward/Faking It (MTV) Tosh.0/Brickleberry (Comedy) |
On TV Tonight: Monday October 6, 2014
Fall TV Preview: MANHATTAN LOVE STORY
Starring: Analeigh Tipton (“Crazy, Stupid, Love.”), Jake McDorman (“Shameless”), Nicolas Wright (“White House Down”), Jade Catta-Preta (“Californication”) and Kurt Fuller (“Better with You”).
Genre: Single-camera comedy
Premiere Date: Tuesday, September 30, 8:30 p.m., ABC
Direct Competition: “NCIS” (CBS), “The Voice” (NBC), “Utopia” (Fox), “The Flash” (CW)
Premise (in 140 characters or less): A misogynist (McDorman) and a cliché (Tipton) fall for each other after a series of unfortunate events.
Initial Reaction: The overuse of voiceover is glaringly obvious in the wake of an underdeveloped script.
Conclusion: Analeigh Tipton was so charming in “Crazy, Stupid, Love.,” so what’s the excuse for her blandness in “Manhattan Love Story?” I don’t blame her, though. I also don’t blame Bret Harrison lookalike, Jake McDorman, for his equally bland performance. The show’s central duo has very little to work with, and the cold open (he’s strolling down the streets of New York rating women, while she’s strolling down the streets of New York rating handbags) is primitive of what I’m talking about. He’s a misogynist. She’s a cliché. To add to the romantic comedy cliché of it all, she’s a starry-eyed twenty-something overwhelmed by her move to the Big Apple.
The characters in “Manhattan Love Story” are remarkably one-dimensional. Perhaps if the pilot spent more time letting us get to know them, and less time listening to their voiceovers, we’d sympathize with either one of them when the pilot wants us to be sympathetic. To make matters even worse, Tipton’s best friend couple/roommates are just awful, awful people. Gosh, just, terrible people.
If I liked these characters, or cared for them in any way, then I’d give this show a few weeks to find its sea legs, but by the end of it, I liked them even less. For the sake of everyone involved, I hope a second version of the “Manhattan Love Story” pilot comes about that reduces the use of voiceover and adds new scenes to help develop its central duo. The supporting characters need a total rewrite.
Watch Live, DVR or Skip?: Skip this and re-watch “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” instead.
Fall TV Preview: SELFIE
Starring: Karen Gillan (“Doctor Who,” “Guardians of the Galaxy”), John Cho (“Star Trek,” “Harold and Kumar”), Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Angriest Man in Brooklyn”), Allyn Rachel (“Weeds”) and David Harewood (“Homeland”).
Genre: Single-camera comedy
Premiere Date: Tuesday, September 30, 8 p.m., ABC
Direct Competition: “NCIS” (CBS), “The Voice” (NBC), “Utopia” (Fox), “The Flash” (CW)
Premise (in 140 characters or less): A social media celebrity has a #FirstWorldProblem, makes John Cho suffer her bulls–t. [Read more…]