{"id":4818,"date":"2014-01-20T05:40:39","date_gmt":"2014-01-20T11:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=4818"},"modified":"2014-01-19T09:54:09","modified_gmt":"2014-01-19T15:54:09","slug":"midseason-review-mondays-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/midseason-review-mondays-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Midseason Review – Mondays"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"old-tv-set1\"<\/a>Day 2 of our\u00a0look back<\/a>\u00a0at my thoughts on the new fall television season and what is new for the winter and spring.<\/p>\n

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

How I Met Your Mother<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Entering its 9th and final season, the show finally introduced the titular mother in last spring\u2019s finale. \u00a0This entire season will take place over the weekend of Barney and Robin\u2019s wedding, but should have some flashbacks and flashforwards involving the mother.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The show has worked best this season when the mother has been involved, which, sadly, hasn’t been too often.\u00a0 The plan is for it to air without reruns through the series finale in March.<\/p>\n

Bones<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Also returning for its 9th season,\u00a0Bones<\/em>starts the year on Mondays but is scheduled to move to Fridays after the World Series. \u00a0Replacing it on Mondays will be<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, FOX finally pulled the trigger and actually moved Bones<\/em> to Fridays.\u00a0 Not much to say about the show that hasn’t already been said.\u00a0 It seems to just keep chugging along.<\/p>\n

Almost Human<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Brought to us by some of the good folks responsible for\u00a0Fringe<\/em>, I\u2019ll give this a shot, assuming it ever does show up on Mondays.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We’re 9 episodes into the season and I’m still not sure what to make of this one.\u00a0 More often than not, I find myself falling asleep during the show, which I guess doesn’t bode well for it.<\/p>\n

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

2 Broke Girls<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Entering its 3rd season, it is time to accept that this show is not going to change. \u00a0It will continue to feature two talented leads and surround them with base racial stereotypes and humor aimed towards the lowest common denominator. \u00a0To this point, the charm of the leads has been enough to overcome bad things about the show. \u00a0At some point, though, that is bound to change.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The status quo got shaken up a bit, first with the addition of the cupcake window at the back of the diner and then with the addition of the baking school.<\/p>\n

Sleepy Hollow<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 The new show takes Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman and brings them from the Revolutionary War to the present day. \u00a0I was not very impressed with the pilot, but I\u2019ll give it a few weeks to see if it improves.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’ll be honest, I am not seeing the crazy greatness in this that other people do, but I’m sticking with it.<\/p>\n

8:30<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mom<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Anna Faris moves to television for the first time as a recovering addict who has to deal with an overbearing mother while raising two kids. \u00a0I\u2019ll give it a shot, but I\u2019m not expecting much from it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s a good thing I wasn’t expecting much, because I certainly didn’t get much from this.\u00a0 I made it through the pilot, but saw no reason to return for any further episodes.<\/p>\n

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

Hostages<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Toni Collette and Dylan McDermott team up for this 15-episode series based on an Israeli show. \u00a0I will give this a chance, but, again, I\u2019m not sure how long it will survive.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Turns out that I never actually got around to watching this.\u00a0 The reviews were not good and, after a few episodes piled up on the DVR and I needed the space, I decided to cut bait and delete them.<\/p>\n

The Blacklist<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 NBC brings James Spader back to television and gives him plenty of scenery to chew, and I\u2019d be lying if I said I wasn\u2019t intrigued. \u00a0Hopefully we get more Alan Shore and less Robert California.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

James Spader makes this show.<\/p>\n

Castle<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Heading into its 6th season, the show picks up with Castle having proposed to Beckett, who has just been offered a job in Washington. \u00a0The show has not yet started to show its age, and hopefully it continues to fire on all cylinders.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Over Christmas break, I ended up rewatching all of Castle<\/em> up to this season.\u00a0 I guess I could have burnt out on the show, but I find myself just liking it more.<\/p>\n

Now that we’ve reviewed the shows from the fall, let’s look at what new shows are coming to Mondays.<\/p>\n

The Following<\/em> – Kevin Bacon returns in a show that was a bit of a mess in its first season.\u00a0 To be honest, I don’t even remember how the season ended.\u00a0 I’ll probably check back in, but I could be talked out of it.<\/p>\n

Intelligence<\/em> – Josh Holloway returns\u00a0with his series since Lost.<\/em>\u00a0 Early reviews have it as a watered down Chuck<\/em>, which, if true, I can live with.\u00a0 Sadly, it isn’t even that.\u00a0 Holloway and Meghan Ory will keep me around, but the early ratings results may not keep the show around.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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