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by admin

2013 New Fall Season – Wednesdays

old-tv-set1We are at the official half way point of out look at the offerings for the new fall season.

7:00

Revolution – NBC’s lone hit from last fall moves to Wednesdays.  This show struggled mightily once it returned from the winter hiatus, and it will need to start strong if I’m going to stick around for long.

Arrow – Surprisingly, the CW kind of hit it out of the park with this tale of Green Arrow.  Season 2 will be offering an arc featuring Summer Glau, so I, for one, am excited to see where things go.

8:00

Criminal Minds – Another show heading into its ninth season.  This one is getting a little tired, but it is still good more often than not.

Modern Family – This continues to be a funny show, even if most of the characters have become caricatures of themselves at this point.  But that is to be expected in comedies entering their fifth season.

9:00

Nashville – A surprisingly entertaining show that took some wrong turns towards the end of last season.  I’ll give it a shot to redeem itself this year. Continue reading →

by jim

NBC Upfronts

communityNBC jumped the gun and announced many of their renewals early, including the surprise 5th season of Community.  Over the weekend, they presented their full schedule.  The slate includes new shows with James Spader, Blair Underwood, Mike O’Malley, Sean Hayes, and Michael J. Fox.  Revolution loses its plum post-Voice slot on Mondays and will have to fend for itself leading off Wednesdays.  Parenthood inherits the once-exclusive Thursday night slot held by ER, but which has become a wasteland since that show went off the air.  Community starts on the bench, waiting once again for one of the new comedies to falter.  No word yet on the fate of Hannibal, which is piling up on the DVR and will likely be watched only if it gets renewed.

Overall, NBC is in a world of hurt.  The only returning shows on their fall schedule that I am currently watching are Revolution, which has not grabbed much of my attention since it came back after a looooong hiatus, and Parenthood.  None of their new shows looks promising on first glance.  I guess there is a reason they are languishing in the ratings race.