{"id":4816,"date":"2014-01-19T05:36:42","date_gmt":"2014-01-19T11:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=4816"},"modified":"2014-01-19T06:56:02","modified_gmt":"2014-01-19T12:56:02","slug":"midseason-review-sundays-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/midseason-review-sundays-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Midseason Review – Sundays"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"old-tv-set1\"<\/a>With the advent of winter premieres, the start of the premium cable network shows,\u00a0and with February sweeps around the corner, it\u2019s time to revisit my thoughts from the\u00a0beginning<\/a>\u00a0of the season and look ahead at what\u2019s to come for Sunday nights.<\/p>\n

7:00<\/strong><\/p>\n

Once Upon A Time<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Season 2 of the show about fairy tale characters in the real world started to go off the rails a little as new characters showed up and the plot expanded. \u00a0This season promises a more focused plot, which will hopefully result in the show becoming more enjoyable again.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, the first half of the season mostly jettisoned most of the characters and focused on a small group fighting Peter Pan in Neverland.\u00a0 While things were more focused, they may have been too focused.\u00a0 The show returns in the spring with (another) new status quo, so we’ll see where it goes from here.<\/p>\n

8:00<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Good Wife<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Last season, the show moved from solid to really good. \u00a0With Alicia and Cary planning on leaving the firm, the season ended on a cliffhanger that will hopefully continue to carry it to new heights this year. \u00a0The big problem once again will be catching the entire episode when football runs long, as it always does.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This show has become crazy good.\u00a0 The slow burn of when will Alicia pull the trigger and leave and then the explosion of what happens once she (and the others) do was tremendously done.\u00a0 The one complaint, and it is a small one, is that every case since has been the new firm versus Lockhart Gardner.\u00a0 It would be nice to see them do battle against some other law firms as well.<\/p>\n

Revenge<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Another ABC show that became much more convoluted in its second season. \u00a0This went from one of the better shows of the previous season to one that, more often than not, was a chore to get through. \u00a0Hopefully a new show runner will get things back on track this year. \u00a0Otherwise, it might be time to say goodbye to the Hamptons.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Things did get back on track somewhat, but the soapier elements are starting to seep through.\u00a0 I’ll be sticking with the show for now, but I can’t say for how much longer.<\/p>\n

The Walking Dead<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Now here\u2019s a show that keeps building and building. \u00a0Following last season\u2019s story with the Governor, things get shaken up at the prison this year. \u00a0I can\u2019t wait to find out what happens next.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The first part of the season ended with the Governor dead, but Rick and the rest of the survivors forced to separate and go their own ways.\u00a0 Things should pick up again next month when the show returns.<\/p>\n

Homeland<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Last season ended with the CIA getting blown up and Damian Lewis\u2019 character on the run, accused of the terrorist act he didn\u2019t commit. \u00a0I\u2019m not sure how much more there is to get out of the story of Nicholas Brody, but I\u2019m willing to see where it goes next.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, there wasn’t much left in the Nicholas Brody story.\u00a0 I certainly understand why they tried to keep Damian Lewis around, given his overall acting skills and the chemistry he shared with Claire Danes, but the show has suffered for it.\u00a0 We’ll have to see next fall if the show can recover without having him around.<\/p>\n

9:00<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Mentalist<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Entering its sixth season, this is a show that is getting extremely tired. \u00a0The producers are promising to finally reveal who Red John is and rumor has it that two cast members will be leaving sometime this season. \u00a0Maybe these moves will give the show a second breath, but I\u2019m not convinced at this point.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So what happens once the series-long mystery of Red John gets wrapped up?\u00a0 Well, two actors get kicked off the show, the rest of the team moves to the FBI, and the scope of the show’s cases moves from California to the entire country.\u00a0 Woo hoo.<\/p>\n

Masters Of Sex<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Showtime\u2019s latest looks back at pioneering sex researchers William Masters and Virginia Johnson. \u00a0The promise of nudity from Lizzy Caplan does not factor into my decision to give the show a shot. \u00a0At all.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, I certainly meant to watch this.\u00a0 I even recorded the first few episodes.\u00a0 Sadly, I needed the room and decided I would catch up later via OnDemand.\u00a0 Which, to date, I have not done.<\/p>\n

So that’s where the shows I planned to watch in the fall stand.\u00a0 Let’s take a look at new shows starting this spring.<\/p>\n

Shameless<\/em> – The Gallagher clan returned to Showtime’s Sunday night lineup earlier this month.\u00a0 I am looking forward to seeing where everybody winds up following the end of last season.<\/p>\n

True Detective<\/em> – Planned as an anthology series where each season has a different premise and cast.\u00a0 The debut season kicked off last week, starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.<\/p>\n

Girls<\/em> – Lena Dunham and friends return for their latest look at hipster girls trying to make their way in today’s scary world.<\/p>\n

Episodes<\/em> – Matt LeBlanc returns as Matt LeBlanc, in a show that might be nearing it’s end of usefulness.<\/p>\n

House of Lies<\/em> – After the end of last season, Marty and his team are broken up and spread across 3 different companies.\u00a0 We’ll have to see how the new players fit in and if they upset the chemistry.<\/p>\n

Sherlock<\/em> – Over the Christmas break, I caught up on the first 2 seasons of the BBC show bringing Sherlock Holmes to 21st century London.\u00a0 The third season kicked off in the UK on New Year’s Day, but doesn’t air in America until tonight on PBS.\u00a0 I think the last thing I watched regularly on PBS was Sesame Street<\/em>, so hopefully I can figure out their schedule.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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