With the X-Men film rights locked up by Fox, Marvel has been pushing the Inhumans to the forefront, both in the comics and on screen, culminating with last fall’s entry on ABC. Eight episodes aired to poor reviews and audience indifference.
I watched a part of the first episode before bailing on this complete waste of time.
ABC is shaking up their lineup this fall, with changes on every night save Monday and Thursday. The week gets off to a familiar start with Dancing With The Stars, followed by The Good Doctor. Roseanne returns for another season to kick off Tuesday nights, followed by The Kids Are Alright, about a traditional Irish-Catholic family navigating the turbulent 70s, then black-ish and Splitting Up Together staying put. The night ends with The Rookie, bringing Nathan Fillion back to the network in a familiar setting.
Wednesday starts the same, with The Goldbergs, American Housewife, and Modern Family starting the night, followed by Single Parents, a comedy about, well, single parents starring Taran Killam and Leighton Meester. The night is capped off by A Million Little Things, about a group of Boston friends who re-examine their lives when one of them dies. Thursdays stay exactly the same, with the three Shondaland shows remaining in place. A revamped Friday kicks off with the re-located Fresh Off The Boat and Speechless, followed by Child Support and 20/20. Sunday goes all reality, with a junior edition of DWTS sandwiched between America’s Funniest Home Videos and Shark Tank. The night ends with The Alec Baldwin Show, the first prime time talk show since the unfortunate attempt to keep Jay Leno happy while Conan O’Brien hosted The Tonight Show.
Agents of SHIELD will return in summer of 2019, and American Idol and For The People will return at some point. Also on the bench for mid-season are The Fix, a legal drama from Marcia Clark starring Robin Tunney, Grand Hotel, from executive producer Eva Longoria, and Whiskey Cavalier, about a partnership of FBI and CIA agents played by Scott Foley and Lauren Cohan. The one comedy is Schooled, a spin-off of The Goldbergs.
Cancelled shows never to be seen again are Alex Inc., The Crossing, Deception, Designated Survivor, Downward Dog, The Great American Baking Show, Kevin (Probably) Saves The World, Inhumans, The Mayor, The Middle, Once Upon A Time, Quantico, Scandal, Somewhere Between, Still Star-Crossed, and Ten Days In The Valley.
We finish up our look back at the fall season with Friday’s amazing slate of shows.
7:00
Blindspot – A 2 year time jump gives the third year show a soft reboot as it moves to the deadzone of Friday nights.
I don’t know how much of a future this show has.
Once Upon A Time – For some unknown reason, the show returns for its 7th season minus 6 cast members.
I still don’t understand the rationale for continuing the show.
8:00
Hawaii Five-0 – An eighth season of the show that doesn’t really impress, but doesn’t really disappoint, loses Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park from the main cast.
More of the same.
Jane The Virgin – The telenovela returns for its fourth season with a surprising move to Friday nights.
The quality is still there.
The Exorcist – FOX’s reboot of the movie franchise was surprisingly entertaining in its first season. We shall see if they can keep it up for another year.
I didn’t make it back for this season.
Marvel’s Inhumans – With the rights to the X-Men tied up by FOX, Marvel has tried to make the Inhumans their new go-to team, both in the comics and now on television. Early reviews show that this will not be a winning formula.
I made it through one painful episode.
9:00
Blue Bloods – The first family of the NYPD returns for an eighth season.
More of the same again.
Our final look at the new fall season gives us Friday’s amazing slate of shows.
7:00
Blindspot – A 2 year time jump gives the third year show a soft reboot as it moves to the deadzone of Friday nights.
Once Upon A Time – For some unknown reason, the show returns for its 7th season minus 6 cast members.
8:00
Hawaii Five-0 – An eighth season of the show that doesn’t really impress, but doesn’t really disappoint, loses Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park from the main cast.
Jane The Virgin – The telenovela returns for its fourth season with a surprising move to Friday nights.
The Exorcist – FOX’s reboot of the movie franchise was surprisingly entertaining in its first season. We shall see if they can keep it up for another year.
Marvel’s Inhumans – With the rights to the X-Men tied up by FOX, Marvel has tried to make the Inhumans their new go-to team, both in the comics and now on television. Early reviews show that this will not be a winning formula.
9:00
Blue Bloods – The first family of the NYPD returns for an eighth season.
ABC is shaking up their lineup this fall, with changes on every night save Thursday. The week gets off to a familiar start with Dancing With The Stars, followed by The Good Doctor, a new medical drama about an autistic country doctor who moves to the big city. Seriously. The Tuesday night comedies get switched around somewhat, with black-ish moving over from Wednesdays, followed by The Mayor, about a young wrapper looking for his big break. The night ends with The Gospel of Kevin, starring Jason Ritter, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, and J. August Richards.
Wednesday stays mostly the same, with American Housewife moving over from Tuesdays to take black-ish‘s place. Thursdays stay exactly the same, with the three Shondaland shows remaining in place. A revamped Friday kicks off with Once Upon A Time, which will be losing most of its main cast, followed by Marvel’s Inhumans, the most recent attempt to make the Inhumans happen. Sunday goes mostly reality, with To Tell The Truth and Shark Tank moving over. The night ends with Ten Days In The Valley, a new drama about a producer whose daughter goes missing.
Agents of SHIELD will take over for The Inhumans on Fridays after 8 weeks and Quantico will return at some point for an abbreviated 3rd season. Also on the bench for mid-season are The Crossing, a drama about war refugees from America, Deception, about a magician who turns to the FBI which is in no way similar to The Mentalist, and For The People, about a set of new lawyers trying to find their way. Comedies include Alex Inc, based on a podcast, and Splitting Up Together, starring Jenna Fischer.
Cancelled shows never to be seen again are The Real O’Neals, Imaginary Mary, The Catch, Dr. Ken, Last Man Standing, American Crime, Secrets and Lies, Time After Time, Notorious, and Conviction.