Fall 2009 TV Schedule and Preliminary Thoughts
I wonder how I can keep up with this aggressive TV schedule…
Sunday (2 Hours)
- Californication: Totally forgot that this was premiering tonight but definitely excited. This show is always a good time.
- Entourage: Probably the weakest season of the show but still a Very Good one. The last fourth has been amazing though. I could watch Ari and Lloyd go at it for 30 minutes
- Mad Men: Definitely not as engaging as the first season (probably on par with the second) but still has amazing acting and they manage to get all of the small details right
Monday (4 Hours)
- Heroes: Started out okay, introduced some new characters but nothing mindblowing. Claire’s new friend should add some interesting storylines
- House: Really well-done premiere. Different than what’s expected, in a good way. Tomorrow’s episode, where House supposedly quits, looks awesome
- Lie to Me: Stoked for this to premiere tomorrow
- Gossip Girl: Handling the characters moving to college surprisingly well. Not amazingly captivating anymore, but solid TV
Tuesday (3 Hours)
- 90210: The show caught its stride in the second half of last season. More of the same this time around but still enjoying the Top 40 soundtrack and shots of LA
- Melrose’s Place: Not a must-watch by any means but great to watch without having to pay careful attention. Also has Top 40 and looks great in HD
- The Good Wife: Last week’s premiere was pretty solid. I was hoping they invested more time in the personal and less in the legal but I’ll give it a shot
Wednesday (4 Hours)
- Hank: I’ll give this a shot because of the Wall Street theme but don’t expect it to last more than a couple of weeks
- The Middle: I’ll give the premiere a shot
- Glee: Probably my favorite new show of the season. Doing HS in a semi-believable manner, and some of the dance skits are amazing
- Modern Family: The premiere showed a lot of promise. Interesting characters and some genuinely laugh-out-loud moments
- Cougartown: This one doesn’t show nearly as much promise. I’ll give it another couple of episodes to hook me
- Eastwick: Probably the second favorite. Interesting premise and much funnier than I was expecting
Thursday (3.5 Hours)
- Flashforward (The series premiere showed a lot of promise. Really interesting storylines came out of the flashforward and looks to have a solid amount of action)
- Vampire Diaries: Good to see that The CW have a solid hit on their hands. A guilty pleasure for sure but much better executed than I would have imagined
- Parks and Recreation: The season premiere was pretty damn funny, last week not so much. Seems to be improving from last season but far from great
- The Office: The season premiere here was one of the funniest episodes of the entire series. Simply amazing. Last week wasn’t quite as good but still great
- Community: Shows a lot of promise. The series premiere was hilarious and I really enjoyed last week’s Ken Jeong (as the Spanish teacher) performance
Friday (2 Hours)
- Dollhouse: Introduced some solid new storylines and good overall but I hope Whedon doesn’t turn the show into a super sci-fi show like last season’s last episode
- Southland: Stoked for this to come back
