What's New, Pussycat?
A whole lot, that's what! There are a whole bunch of new shows on the TV networks this year. Last year I was a bit jaded by the end of the TV season, resolving to retreat into a cocoon of a select few trusted shows by trimming my regular schedule (bye bye, silly melodrama of Gray's Anatomy), and not having any interest in the new crop to come. That stance has softened over the summer so that I'm willing to give several new shows a try for at least one episode. Here are the first two:
Journeyman (NBC Mondays) - Seeing the commercials for this over the summer, it didn't appeal to me at all. Fox's New Amsterdam seemed more interesting to me (although it looks like it won't air until January, and reading the summary, it looks schmaltzier than I thought). A blogger I read got a sneak preview and recommended it, so I gave it a try. I really liked the first episode. The way they handle the time travel is very similar to the book The Time Traveller's Wife, which I loved. There was an interesting mystery about the dead fiancee, too. But then the last five minutes happened and it ruined it for me. The overly dramatic conclusion with his wife, and the realization that he's going to travel back in time every week to do some random good deed killed it for me. Quantum Leap was fun, and I was also in high school when I watched it. I don't need to see it again. I'm not even interested in the fiancee storyline anymore, which I'm sure they'll drag out all season long. I did like the star, Kevin McKidd, though his American accent wasn't very consistent.
Reaper (The CW Tuesdays) - Again, this is a show I read a bit about in the spring, but I wasn't keen on because of another show I read about called Pushing Daisies (from the creator of one of my faves, Wonderfalls). I read a review of it in EW last week and decided it was worth a shot. Man, am I glad I tuned in! It was awesome! Here's the unique premise: guy finds out on his 21st birthday that his parents sold his soul to the Devil before he was born. Now Satan is collecting the debt and enlists the guy to capture evil souls that have escaped Hell. Intriguing, for sure, but what sells it are the snarky characters. It's really funny. I highly recommend it. Kevin Smith directed the first episode, and may direct more later. Let's hope the non-Kevin eps are just as good. Check it out. They're rerunning the first episode tonight.
That's all for now, but I'm planning on watching a bunch more and writing them up here. Next show is tonight's Dirty Sexy Money. I'm staying far the hell away from Private Practice. Ugh.
Journeyman (NBC Mondays) - Seeing the commercials for this over the summer, it didn't appeal to me at all. Fox's New Amsterdam seemed more interesting to me (although it looks like it won't air until January, and reading the summary, it looks schmaltzier than I thought). A blogger I read got a sneak preview and recommended it, so I gave it a try. I really liked the first episode. The way they handle the time travel is very similar to the book The Time Traveller's Wife, which I loved. There was an interesting mystery about the dead fiancee, too. But then the last five minutes happened and it ruined it for me. The overly dramatic conclusion with his wife, and the realization that he's going to travel back in time every week to do some random good deed killed it for me. Quantum Leap was fun, and I was also in high school when I watched it. I don't need to see it again. I'm not even interested in the fiancee storyline anymore, which I'm sure they'll drag out all season long. I did like the star, Kevin McKidd, though his American accent wasn't very consistent.
Reaper (The CW Tuesdays) - Again, this is a show I read a bit about in the spring, but I wasn't keen on because of another show I read about called Pushing Daisies (from the creator of one of my faves, Wonderfalls). I read a review of it in EW last week and decided it was worth a shot. Man, am I glad I tuned in! It was awesome! Here's the unique premise: guy finds out on his 21st birthday that his parents sold his soul to the Devil before he was born. Now Satan is collecting the debt and enlists the guy to capture evil souls that have escaped Hell. Intriguing, for sure, but what sells it are the snarky characters. It's really funny. I highly recommend it. Kevin Smith directed the first episode, and may direct more later. Let's hope the non-Kevin eps are just as good. Check it out. They're rerunning the first episode tonight.
That's all for now, but I'm planning on watching a bunch more and writing them up here. Next show is tonight's Dirty Sexy Money. I'm staying far the hell away from Private Practice. Ugh.
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