Fall Genre Shows

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I will preface this by saying that I watch too much TV. I was actually kind of relieved that two of my favorite shows were ending last year. Lost did end, but Supernatural decided to ruin a great series finale and come back for a 6th season to be discussed below. So I am being a bit more critical with new shows this year as I don’t need to watch any more TV than I already do.

The Event: Caught the second episode, and I no longer have to watch. It went from being a Scifiesque type show to being an allegory for fear in the age of terror/political thriller. Not that the show was overwhelmingly interesting to begin with, but the hook at the end made me perk up my ears for the second episode. Nothing in episode two made me want to continue watching the show. This show may end up being amazing, but if that is the case, I guess I will just have to catch up on DVD.

Chuck: This is a fun family show as always. Sure it pushes the boundaries a little, but it comes on at 8/7central. Every time the show starts getting stale they do a little to change it up. This year they are bringing in cameos galore. Already we have seen Lou Ferrigno, Olivia Munn, and Dolph Lundgren with promises of many more. Look out for Nicole Ritchie and Stone Cold Steve Austin next week. It is a fun show that kind of falls on the guilty pleasures list.

No Ordinary Family: Watched this last night. Again, it seems like a pretty family friendly show that comes on at a family friendly time. It is a little early to make a final judgment, but it looks pretty good. What helps set the show apart is that the family has problems. The dad is unemployed, the mom is a workaholic, the daughter is a girl in high school, and the son has a learning disorder, then their plane crashes and all of a sudden, they have to deal with super powers. The acting was good, there is drama, and there is comedy. It looks like this one will be fun.

SGU: The show got pretty good in the last half of the first season. The final cliffhanger was intense with everyone’s lives in the balance for different reasons. To be honest, I think they thought they were being cancelled and if that would have happened everyone would have died. They weren’t cancelled and the first episode of the second season was about getting themselves out of that great big corner. It wasn’t smooth, it wasn’t graceful, and it wasn’t the greatest of episodes. It does look like they are laying some groundwork mysteries to be solved throughout the rest of the season. I will stick it out with SGU, because when it is good, it can be real good.

Wrasslin: Hey it is on SyFy right? No? okay, but I fell in love with AJ from NXT. She is a self confessed nerd, but that might be part of her character. She was wearing a I heart nerds t-shirt last night. NXT is not good TV, but they are doing divas which are fun to look at. Smack Down is moving to SyFy this week and they are bringing back the supernatural overtones of Undertaker and Cain to celebrate.

Supernatural: Speaking of supernatural, Supernatural returned for a 6th and final(?) season. This is a great show and as I said earlier had the perfect series finale at the end of season 5. CW is milking it for all it is worth, but the first episode was still pretty good and not farfetched at all considering what has happened in past seasons. I wanted the show to end, because I wanted it to end while it was still good. I am not sure about 6.1 but they are setting some stuff up that could be interesting. Needless to say, I am in for the long haul on this one. Don’t watch this on CWTV.com. The player sucks and freezes a lot, plus you will get less commercials just watching it on the air.



These are the shows that have my attention, what are you watching.

The Event

Me watching "The Event" was not the event.

And really it wasn't.  The show was non linear but not in any way that was condusive to the story telling.  Okay it might have been better had something that happened in the past had direct influence over the present, but the show could have been linear and it may have worked better.  I was reading a comic so the show didn't have my full attention, so I may have missed something.

The main character is a dork.  I can't grow facial hair anywhere but on my chin.  I know this and don't try.  This character/actor is unaware of this fact about himself and therefor tries and looks like a person too lazy to shave.  I had to ask my wife if she found that look attractive.  She said she did not. 

The plot of the show is seeped in mystery but all that is really kind of given away at the end.  Honestly, I figured out about the prisoners before the big reveal at the end.  The big reveal at the end does have a certain hook to it and I guess I amy be tuning in next week for no other reason than it comes on after Chuck. 

Overall it wasn't a bad show.  It has some questionable editing decisions and Jason Ritter is no John Ritter (I though Zach Braff was John Ritter's son).  I have a short attention span and this show doesn't have my full attention as of yet. 

The only other new show I have seen this season is Better Together.  It comes on between the Middle and Modern Family, two shows that keep my family laughing.  For half an hour, the only laughter in my house was from the laugh track.  The show needs better writing or needs to go away. 

Chuck and V Renewed

According to Flick Cast.  Chuck and V have been renewed for an additional season.  Flash Forward did not make the cut however and will be cancelled.