Every year networks try to give us a new next-big-thing. We had Lost (still the next big thing in my opinion), followed by Prison Break followed by Heroes. So do we have a massive new hit this year? We don’t, but we certainly have one of the best new shows I have ever seen, even though it will never reach the proportions of the ones mentioned.
Josh Schwartz returns with not one but two news shows. One is for boys and one is for girls. The latter is named Gossip Girl and it is basically a wit free version of the OC in
So far one good show and one bad show, shame the balance is not kept has there are many more bad shows and not so many good shows. On the negative side we have a Battlestar Galactica wannabe, a Smallville wannabe a whole new bunch of police shows and other mismatches.
Let’s start with Bionic Woman a remake of an old TV series that is very different from the original. So it gets some points for being original but it really doesn’t matter because it is just bad in all other aspects, the acting is bad, the special effect are bad, the plots are bad, basically everything is bad and if that wasn’t enough it is just plain boring so we don’t even get the “Schwarzenegger-factor”. Give this one a miss. You might also like to miss out on the awful remake of Flash Gordon a show that is just a complete failure!
K-Ville, Journeyman and Life are the new cop shows in town, the latter stars Damien Lewis as Charlie Crews a cop who was sent to jail only to be released 5 years after for lack of evidence. He comes out of prison with a whole new perspective on life. It is ok for the first few episodes but it grows tired and I have already lost interest. Journeyman is about this guy that can go back in time and K-Ville is about how policemen in
There are some shows I haven’t watched yet mainly because the concept doesn’t really interest me. These include: Aliens in
I have also watched the pilots of both Dirty Sexy Money and Big Shots. I didn’t enjoy either of them. The first one is about how a very rich family spends its money and the second one is about the life of 4 businessmen.
Samantha Who and Life is Wild are two average series that I have been watching when I have nothing else to do. First one stars Christina Applegate as Samantha a girl who got amnesia after a car crash, you’ll be able to figure out what the show is all about just by that description so it’s not very original although I have to give credit to Applegate for being well funny in it. Life is Wild is a show that might as well be on the Disney channel. It’s about a family that moves to
So apart from Chuck it sounds bad so far but fear not my friends because actually there are some pretty awesome new shows.
Reaper, whose pilot was directed by Kevin Smith, is about a clerk (Bret Harrison) that collects escape souls for the Devil. Sock (Tyler Labine) is funny as hell (see what I did there?) but the real scene stealer is Ray Wise’s fantastic impersonation of the Devil. He’s charming, funny and a downright mother fucker just as you’d want him to be.
Unexpectedly, Big Bang Theory, a 20 minute sitcom about a bunch of nerds and a hot girl is extremely funny. I look forward to every single episode and the over the top geekiness of its main characters is just great. This is the new sitcom to watch!
Californication, starring David Duchovny starts out with a nun giving a blowjob! But unfortunately its comic tone reverts to drama as the series progresses. First season is finished by now, only 12 episodes, and it is well worth watching, especially because of Duchovny (and well the many great boobs we see throughout the show).
Another unexpected good show is Private Practice a Grey’s Anatomy spin off that has nothing to do with Greys Anatomy! It stars Dr Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh) of Greys Anatomy fame and a bunch of other great actors including some well known TV faces. Like Anatomy it has both drama and comedy but it has a completely different tone to it. You just got to watch it to understand. However I still prefer Anatomy but that is mostly because of the surgeries.
Moonlight is a show I expected to hate. I don’t even know why I watched the pilot because the concept seemed so stupid and unoriginal. I mean a PI vampire? Do we really need another Angel or worse another Bloodties? Don’t make the same mistake as I did, this show is amazing. It has a sexy gothic feeling to it and it does not follow the vampire clichés we are all used to. Alex O’Loughlin is seriously cool as Mick Saint John and Veronica Mars fans will be pleased to see Jason Dohring back on telly.
And these are basically the six new shows worth watching! Obviously some older shows are also back for their new seasons. Most of them remain true to themselves and if you enjoyed them before you will probably still enjoy them now. These include Prison Break, Grey’s Anatomy, CSIs, Weeds, Dexter, Smallville, House, Battlestar Galactica (which starts with a cinematic release of the first episode!!!), Simpsons, Shark, Ugly Betty, Family Guy, Avatar, Desperate Housewives and the rest of the bunch.
Special mention goes to Heroes. It starts out slowly and boring, and you will be thinking that the writers don’t know what they are doing anymore, well just keep watching and when episode seven comes along you will be left jaw dropped by the cleverness of the twist they had been planning since Hiro was last seen dropping in 16th century Japan at the ending of first season. It’s fucking brilliant!
By now you will have heard about the writers strike. It will affect most of the shows but the only ones I am really worried about is Scrubs which will probably have a shortened last season and Lost which looks like it is only going to have 8 episodes instead of 16 (when really it should have a full 24 episode season…). Also, 24 (which I don’t really care about) is only going to have 8 episodes which is pretty funny as it ruins the whole concept of the show. Oh One Tree Hill is also going to be back for its fifth run. It’s probably going to go downhill as last season finale was pretty much perfect and tied up all the loose ends. I think they ran out of story to tell but I will give it a chance because I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this show after disregarding it as an OC rip off.
Also there are some Summer series you might want to check if you missed them because you were partying too hard. Including: Entourage, a series any guy will love, featuring the brilliant Jeremy Piven as Ari Gold with its foul mouth (quotes include: “open your mouth like JT is gonna drop a load in it” and the famous “do you wanna hug it out? Lets hug it out bitch”); the clever sci-fi Kyle XY about a kid with no belly button; Eureka about a town full of intelligent people,
So that is basically it but I have left the best for last. This year’s gem, this year’s Lost, this year’s amazing new show is… Pushing Daisies. The facts are these: It is about a pie maker, Ned (Lee Pace), whose first touch brings people back to life but second touch kills them forever. He tries to live a quiet life until Emerson Cod (Chi Mc Bride) discovers his secret and proposes a crime solving society. All goes well until the murder they have to investigate is of Ned’s childhood sweetheart Chuck (a gorgeous Anna Friel). Top this with a love triangle between Ned, Chuck and Olive (a cleavage friendly Kristin Chenoweth) and you have got a winner. This is probably the sweetest TV show you will ever watch and Chuck and Ned are the cutest couple ever. Everything looks as if it came out of a fairy tale and the cross between Tim Burton, Dr Seuss, Amelie and the narration of Jim Dale is just plain perfect. It will leave you with the biggest smile! Let’s just hope its quirkiness doesn’t result in poor ratings and eventual cancellation as it happened with Wonderfalls and Dead like Me (Bryan Fuller’s previous shows). Watch this! Only 6 episodes and it is already one of my favourite series!
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So in conclusion do your self a favour and give Big Bang Theory, Chuck, Reaper, Californication, Private Practice and Moonlight a chance and, make sure you watch Pushing Daisies I promise you won’t be disappointed.
PS: Also re-watch
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