I must admit, when a television remake of the 2000 Dennis Quaid film was announced, I wasn’t expecting much. But Frequency actually turned out to be a decent effort, thanks to the efforts of Peyton List and Mekhi Phifer. What it wasn’t is a good fit for the CW, since it wasn’t about superheroes or teenagers trying to find reasons not to have sex with each other. In a surprising move, the network released a 3 minute epilogue on their website to wrap up the loose ends from the series.
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The CW Upfronts
With the least number of spots to fill in their weekly lineup, the CW has added only 2 new shows to their fall slate. Supergirl returns on Monday, where it will be followed by Valor, a drama about a military team sharing a secret after a botched mission in Somalia. Tuesday remains the same, with the Flash and Legends of Tomorrow offering up a double dose of the DC universe. Riverdale moves to Wednesdays, where it will be followed by a re-booted Dynasty. Supernatural returns to Thursday for its 40th season, and will be followed by Arrow. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Jane The Virgin reunite on Fridays.
iZombie will return at mid-season, along with Black Lightning, yet another show from DC, and Life Sentence, starring former Pretty Little Liar Lucy Hale.
Lost to the sands of time are The Vampire Diaries, Reign, No Tomorrow, and Frequency.
Midseason Review – Wednesdays
We have reached the half way point of our look back at the offerings for the new fall season. Here’s what Wednesdays had on tap for the fall.
7:00
Arrow – Season 5 finds Oliver Queen trying to save the city, both as the Arrow and as mayor. This also promises to be the last season of flashbacks, making me look forward to season 6.
Honestly, Arrow’s new team isn’t really clicking with me. Hopefully the spring switches back to the old configuration.
Lethal Weapon – FOX reboots the movie series with Damon Wayans. Might be worth a look, at least.
I made it through a couple of episodes before bailing. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t really anything special.
8:00
Modern Family – The comedy, entering its eighth season, is really starting to show its age. It’s still fun, but the plots are starting to get a little out there.
A strong first half of the season for the long time favorite.
Criminal Minds – The show returns for its twelfth season minus original stars Shemar Moore, who left last spring, and Thomas Gibson, who was fired for attacking a writer in the early going of this season. To fill the void, Aisha Tyler has been bumped up to a regular cast member and Paget Brewster returns as Emily Prentiss.
A few new faces have joined the BAU and they continue to solve crimes.
Frequency – The CW reboots the movie, replacing Dennis Quaid with the fetching Peyton List.
The first season wraps up tonight, as father and daughter fight crime together, separated by time.
8:30
Black-ish – After a strong second season, the show returns looking to improve yet again.
This might be my favorite comedy currently airing.
9:00
2016 New Fall Season – Wednesdays
We have reached the half way point of our look at the offerings for the new fall season. Here’s what Wednesdays have on tap for the fall.
7:00
Arrow – Season 5 finds Oliver Queen trying to save the city, both as the Arrow and as mayor. This also promises to be the last season of flashbacks, making me look forward to season 6.
Lethal Weapon – FOX reboots the movie series with Damon Wayans. Might be worth a look, at least.
8:00
Modern Family – The comedy, entering its eighth season, is really starting to show its age. It’s still fun, but the plots are starting to get a little out there.
Criminal Minds – The show returns for its twelfth season minus original stars Shemar Moore, who left last spring, and Thomas Gibson, who was fired for attacking a writer in the early going of this season. To fill the void, Aisha Tyler has been bumped up to a regular cast member and Paget Brewster returns as Emily Prentiss.
Frequency – The CW reboots the movie, replacing Dennis Quaid with the fetching Peyton List.
8:30
Black-ish – After a strong second season, the show returns looking to improve yet again.
9:00
The CW Upfronts
The CW has gone all-in on the comic book adaptation front, with 6 series planned for next season based on properties that originated in the comics world. They get things started on Monday, where Supergirl lands the same timeslot it enjoyed last year on CBS, followed by returning hit Jane The Virgin. The Flash remains on Tuesday, leading in to No Tomorrow, a romantic comedy with an apocalyptic twist.
Arrow stays in its usual Wednesday slot, followed by Frequency, an adaptation of the old Dennis Quaid film starring Peyton List. Legends of Tomorrow remains on Thursdays, followed by the 235th season of Supernatural, where the Winchester brothers investigate the deal with the devil struck to keep this show on the air. Returning shows Vampire Diaries and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend move to the dead zone that is Friday nights.
iZombie moves to mid-season, along with Riverdale, an adaptation of the Archie comics.