We continue our look back at my expectations for the fall television season, and today we are focusing on Tuesdays.
7:00
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – Following the success of The Avengers, ABC, corporate sibling of Marvel, gets to air the spin-off featuring a team of SHIELD agents tracking down threats across the globe.
What looked to be the hit show of the fall has thus far disappointed. From a strictly Marvel perspective, the lack of any recognizable characters, beyond Coulson, from the movie universe has been a disappointment. From a Whedon perspective, the show has lacked any of the heart that previous Mutant Enemy productions have shown. It may be that this show just has too many corporate masters to appease in order to put on a decent show. I’ll keep watching, though, in the hopes that it improves.
7:30
Brooklyn Nine-Nine – There hasn’t been a real police workplace comedy since Barney Miller left the air in 1982. The premiere episode wasn’t bad, but sometimes a little bit of Andy Samberg can go a long way.
The show still struggles occasionally with Andy Samberg overload, but, besides that, it has been a very surprising comedy hit.
8:00
New Girl – This show really found its footing once Zooey Deschanel’s Jess and Jake Johnson’s Nick hooked up towards the end of last season. The two have incredible chemistry, and keeping them apart really served no purpose. Now if only they could find a consistent usage for Winston.
With Happy Endings ending, Damon Wayans Jr. was available to return to the role he played in the pilot, at least for the remainder of this season. Things have been a little uneven this season.
Supernatural – The show moves back to Tuesdays, in its original time slot from when it premiered, for its 9th season. The show has tried to find a consistent purpose post-season 5 and the wrap up of the original storyline. Maybe another year will do it.
Is there a classic rock tune hasn’t shown up on Supernatural yet? To be honest, I think this show has outlived its usefulness by this point. It’s not that it has gotten bad, but just very repetitive.
8:30
The Mindy Project – Season 1 was a little uneven, as the show went through numerous cast changes as they tried to figure out what kind of show they had. At its worst, it is still amusing, so I’ll be going along for season 2.
Adam Pally also found his way to FOX’s Tuesday night slate following the end of Happy Endings. The show continues to be uneven, even though the cast shakeups have settled down. The writers are really just treading water before the eventual hookup of Mindy Kaling and Chris Messina’s characters.
Trophy Wife – Early reviews are positive for this Malin Akerman vehicle, so I’ll likely give it a try..
This show was surprisingly funny and became one of my favorite new shows of the year.
9:00
Person of Interest – How do you improve upon what, after an inauspicious start, turned in to one of the more exciting shows on television? You add Amy Acker and Sarah Shahi to the main cast, that’s how.
The show keeps getting better, although I am not too sure about the death of Det. Carter and the loss of Taraji P. Henson from the cast.
With that out of the way, here are the new/returning shows for Tuesday nights:
Pretty Little Liars – Now that the girls know that Allison is still alive and the viewers know who the latest version of A is, the soap continues to spin its yarn.
Killer Women – Tricia Helfer stars as the only woman Texas ranger in a show that has already seen its time on the air shortened.
Cougar Town – The Cul-du-sac crew returns for more wacky adventures.