iZombie, a loose adaptation of the Vertigo series by Chris Roberson and Michael Allred produced by Veronica Mars veterans Rob Thomas and Diane Ruggiero-Wright, wrapped up its fifth and final season on the CW last summer. The show mixed some old favorites, like David Anders and Aly Michalka, with newcomers (at least to me) Rose McIver and Rahul Kohli to produce an entertaining tale of zombie infestation with more of a comedic bent. While the show had run its course, I will be interested to see what the principal players, both in front of and behind the scenes, do next.
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The CW Upfronts
With more shows than spots on the schedule, the CW has finally decided to expand to a 6th night of programming for the first time in 9 years. Monday gets a brand new look, with Legends of Tomorrow followed by Arrow. Tuesday remains the same, with the Flash and Black Lightning offering up the second straight night of a double dose of the DC universe. All American, about a high school football player who moves from Compton to Beverly Hills, follows Riverdale on Wednesdays.
Supernatural returns to Thursday for its 40th season, and will be followed by Legacies, about the next generation of supernatural beings at The Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted. Friday has Dynasty and the final season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. The Sunday night offerings are Supergirl and a new version of Charmed, without any of the Halliwell sisters.
The final seasons of Jane The Virgin and iZombie, along with The 100, are on the bench for mid-season. New shows on tap are In The Dark, about a blind woman trying to get by in the world, and Roswell, New Mexico, a reboot of the former WB and UPN series.
Lost to the sands of time are Hooten & The Lady, Life Sentence, The Originals, Reign, and Valor.
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.
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.
Midseason Review – Tuesdays
Continuing our look back at my thoughts on the new fall season with the offerings I found myself interested in for Tuesdays.
7:00
The Muppets – ABC brings a new version of the Muppets to television, this time as a work place comedy. Basically, The Office but with Kermit.
Possibly the new show I was looking forward to the most, but it suffered from tone issues. A new showrunner is taking over, so hopefully things will more resemble the Muppets everyone knows and loves.
The Flash – A surprisingly fun adaptation of the DC superhero. The first season was very satisfying and I hope for more of the same.
Still a lot of fun, though the Flash’s secret identity is one of the worst kept secrets in Central City.
8:00
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – Another new status quo, following the end of last season and the events of the latest Avengers movie, as we head in to season 3.
More of the same from the fine folks at Mutant Enemy and Marvel.
Scream Queens – Emma Roberts and Jamie Lee Curtis team for this horror comedy, hopefully in the vein of the Scream films, from FOX. I’m certainly willing to give it a shot to impress.
I lasted a few weeks, but once the show came back after the World Series, the schedule got busy and I had to drop it.
iZombie – The zombie comedy, which was a midseason surprise last spring, returns for a full season. I have a lot of faith in EP Rob Thomas, so I’m looking for good things.
A surprisingly enjoyable procedural from the people who brought us Veronica Mars.
2015 New Fall Season – Tuesdays
Continuing our look at the new fall season, here are the offerings that I may find myself interested in for Tuesdays.
7:00
The Muppets – ABC brings a new version of the Muppets to television, this time as a work place comedy. Basically, The Office but with Kermit.
The Flash – A surprisingly fun adaptation of the DC superhero. The first season was very satisfying and I hope for more of the same.
8:00
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – Another new status quo, following the end of last season and the events of the latest Avengers movie, as we head in to season 3.
Scream Queens – Emma Roberts and Jamie Lee Curtis team for this horror comedy, hopefully in the vein of the Scream films, from FOX. I’m certainly willing to give it a shot to impress.
iZombie – The zombie comedy, which was a midseason surprise last spring, returns for a full season. I have a lot of faith in EP Rob Thomas, so I’m looking for good things. Continue reading →
The CW Upfronts
We finish up our look at the upfronts with the CW, which has slowly moved themselves away from the home of the teenage drama to super hero central. Come next spring, 4 out of the network’s 10 weekly hours will be devoted to shows based on DC comic books.
Monday adds Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, the only new show on the fall schedule, to join Jane The Virgin in a comedy block. Tuesdays and Wednesday remain unchanged, with The Flash leading in to iZombie, followed by Arrow and yet another season of Supernatural. Thursdays have been turned over to vampires, and Friday remains a dumping ground.
Midseason will bring DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow, the spin-off of The Flash and Arrow, featuring a super team made up of powered folks that had previously appeared on the other 2 shows.
The CW Upfronts
With only 10 hours of programming per week, and most of that aimed directly at pre-teen girls, the CW doesn’t have much to talk about as they unveil their fall schedule. DC gets another show on the schedule with Flash, spun off from Arrow, which will air Tuesday nights and lead in to the 47th season of Supernatural. Speaking of Arrow, it stays where it is on Wednesday. And that’s about it.
Waiting for mid-season is yet another DC adaptation, iZombie, brought to us by Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas.
And thus endeth our look at the 2014 upfronts.