{"id":1013,"date":"2012-01-23T08:44:04","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T14:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=1013"},"modified":"2011-12-31T09:07:59","modified_gmt":"2011-12-31T15:07:59","slug":"midseason-review-mondays-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/midseason-review-mondays-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Midseason Review \u2013 Mondays"},"content":{"rendered":"

Continuing our look back at the fall television season<\/a>\u00a0and what is coming up this winter.<\/p>\n

CBS<\/strong><\/p>\n

How I Met Your Mother<\/em> \u2013 Based on the season premier, we are no closer to meeting the titular mother, and the surprise reappearance of VIctoria will likely kill some time.\u00a0 By adding another tease (who will Barney marry?), the show\u00a0seems intent on giving its critics more ammunition, but could avoid it if they start paying off on some of these \u201cmysteries\u201d.\u00a0 Meanwhile, after a season that stretched his dramatic acting skills, the first two episodes of the season gave Jason Segel more comedic moments.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I still enjoy the show and am not one of those people who think they absolutley need to get the whole mother meeting out of the way, but the writers do seem to be treading water somewhat, almost as if they are deliberately not introducing the mother, but they don’t know what else to do at this point.<\/p>\n

2 Broke Girls<\/em> \u2013 The first episode started off kind of weak, but it got better later in the half hour.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been a big fan of Kat Dennings dating back to The 40 Year Old Virgin<\/em> and Beth Behrs seemed to have some chops as well.\u00a0 I\u2019ll give it a chance.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The show has gotten better, but it still seems to be missing something.\u00a0 I do think Behrs has been one of the shining stars of the new season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hawaii Five-O<\/em> \u2013 After a mostly popcorn-fun first season, the show returns with a new recurring guest star in Terry O\u2019Quinn.\u00a0 That in and of itself would be a reason to turn in.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0Continues to be a fun show that doesn’t take itself too seriously.\u00a0 O’Quinn has been entertaining in his occassional appearances.<\/p>\n

NBC<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Playboy Club<\/em> \u2013 NBC\u2019s venture into the Mad Men-esque nostalgia scene.\u00a0 It looked bad going in, and the pilot did little to change my mind.\u00a0 The one thing it has going for it is Amber Heard in a bunny costume, but it will take more than that to keep anyone interested.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, I only lasted the one episode, and the show didn’t have much of a chance to improve beyond that as it was pulled after 3 episodes aired.<\/p>\n

FOX<\/strong><\/p>\n

Terra Nova<\/em> \u2013 Originally picked up for last year, the show, which finally debuts tonight,\u00a0is about a group of people from the future who, facing a dying Earth, find a way to travel to pre-historic times.\u00a0 The commercials show them dealing with dinosaurs, which may get tiresome over a long season.\u00a0 I\u2019ll give it a shot, but it will be on a short leash.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I managed to stick out the entire season (series?), but the show was mostly wasted opportunities.\u00a0 It was never bad enough to stop watching, but never good enough to look forward to.\u00a0 It was just kind of there.<\/p>\n

House<\/em> \u2013 Some shakeups at Princeton Plainsboro, as Lisa Edelstein has checked out as Dr. Lisa Cuddy.\u00a0 House begins the season in prison, where, according to the promos, he comes across Odette Anabel\u2019s new character.\u00a0 She will be a welcome addition, as I feel that Olivia Wilde will be checking out sooner rather than later.\u00a0 With Cuddy gone, there will have to be a new status quo, which is obviosuly needed for any show entering its eighth season.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While I am enjoying the new doctors played by Odette Anabel and Charlyne Yi, I fear that this show has started to go stale.\u00a0 It may be time to wrap things up.<\/p>\n

New this winter, we have Alcatraz<\/em>, which returns Lost<\/em> veteran Jorge Garcia to the small screen.\u00a0 It looks interesting and I’ll definately be checking in.<\/p>\n

ABC<\/strong><\/p>\n

Castle<\/em> \u2013 The premiere followed up on Beckett\u2019s shooting, leading to a more grim and serious episode than Castle normally gives up.\u00a0 Previews for the next episode seems to point towards a return to form, which is good as there are plenty of grim procedurals to choose from and few that fill Castle\u2019s niche.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Not much new to say about Castle, as it continue to do what it does best, wrap the serious police procedural in a comedy bow.<\/p>\n

CW<\/strong><\/p>\n

Heart Of Dixie<\/em> \u2013 There is not much that looks to be appealing about this show, but I\u2019m willing to give it a shot just for Rachel Bilson.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0I ended up watching a number of episodes and it was a cute little show, but not good enough to keep taking up DVR space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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