Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Siskel & Ebert's old stuff
On one hand, I'm really enjoying the classic episodes that Ebert Presents At the Movies are showing each week. We've seen Gene & Roger discuss trends, like the "Women in Danger" films, or "Films That Changed the Industry" from the 1970's, and we got their Best & Worst from 1978. But it's been a while since Christy & Ignatiy reviewed anything new. Since this is the only show on TV that discusses current movies (intelligently anyway), it'd be nice if they'd mix in original reviews. Or how about an hour-block on PBS? Half-hour of classic Gene/Roger and then a half-hour of Christy/Ignatiy?
Monday, September 19, 2011
Everything Must Go - DVD Review
ll 1/2
Starring Will Ferrell, Rebecca Hall, Laura Dern, Michael Pena, Christopher CJ Wallace, Stephen Root and Glenn Howerton. Directed by Dan Rush.
Will Ferrell is impressive in his first beginning-to-end straight role. I know he had Stranger Than Fiction and Melinda & Melinda but those were still basically comedies. Here, he's an alcoholic having the worst day of his life. He gets fired from his job and returns home to find he's locked out of his house with all his stuff on the front lawn.
The movie says it's based on a Raymond Carver story. The actual story is only four pages long. Thus this has the familiar trappings of many a low-budget independent film. The character is established, the movie takes its own sweet time of not much happening, and then we end on a final note that could hopeful or tragic. I won't say which direction this one chose to go, but neither would have surprised me, and that's not a bad thing. Ferrell seems willing and able to go as dark as the filmmakers dare.
I didn't mind taking the journey with Ferrell, even if it's a journey from A to B instead of A to Z.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Weekend Box Office
1. The Lion King 3D - $29.3 million - 1 wk (BV)
. . . 2330 screens / $12,575 per screen
2. Contagion - $14.48 ($44.19) - 2 wks (WB) -35.4%
. . . 3222 / $4494
3. Drive - $11.02 - 1 wk (FD)
. . . 2886 / $3818
4. The Help - $6.44 ($147.37) - 6 wks (BV) -27.9%
. . . 3014 / $2136
5. Straw Dogs - $5 - 1 wk (SG)
. . . 2408 / $2076
6. I Don't Know How She Does It - $4.5 - 1 wk (Wein)
. . . 2476 / $1818
7. The Debt - $2.95 ($26.54) - 3 wks (Fox) -38.2%
. . . 1831 / $1609
8. Warrior - $2.77 ($9.91) - 2 wks (LG) -47.2%
. . . 1883 / $1471
9. Rise of the Planet of the Apes - $2.63 ($171.62) - 7 wks (Fox) -32.5%
. . . 2340 / $1122
Disney took advantage of the lack of family films this fall by putting their 1994 success back in theaters, and it overwhelmingly paid off.
. . . 2330 screens / $12,575 per screen
2. Contagion - $14.48 ($44.19) - 2 wks (WB) -35.4%
. . . 3222 / $4494
3. Drive - $11.02 - 1 wk (FD)
. . . 2886 / $3818
4. The Help - $6.44 ($147.37) - 6 wks (BV) -27.9%
. . . 3014 / $2136
5. Straw Dogs - $5 - 1 wk (SG)
. . . 2408 / $2076
6. I Don't Know How She Does It - $4.5 - 1 wk (Wein)
. . . 2476 / $1818
7. The Debt - $2.95 ($26.54) - 3 wks (Fox) -38.2%
. . . 1831 / $1609
8. Warrior - $2.77 ($9.91) - 2 wks (LG) -47.2%
. . . 1883 / $1471
9. Rise of the Planet of the Apes - $2.63 ($171.62) - 7 wks (Fox) -32.5%
. . . 2340 / $1122
Disney took advantage of the lack of family films this fall by putting their 1994 success back in theaters, and it overwhelmingly paid off.
2011 Emmy Award Winners
BEST DRAMA - Mad Men
BEST COMEDY - Modern Family
BEST ACTOR DRAMA - Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
BEST ACTRESS DRAMA - Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
BEST ACTOR COMEDY - Jim Parsons, Big Bang Theory
BEST ACTRESS COMEDY - Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR DRAMA - Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS DRAMA - Margo Martindale, Justified
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR COMEDY - Ty Burrell, Modern Family
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS COMEDY - Julie Bowen, Modern Family
BEST MOVIE or MINISERIES - Downton Abbey
BEST REALITYCOMPETITION - The Amazing Race
BEST ACTOR MOVIE/MINISERIES - Barry Pepper, The Kennedys
BEST ACTRESS MOVIE/MINISERIES - Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR MOVIE/MINISERIES - Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS MOVIE/MINISERIES - Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
BEST WRITING DRAMA - Friday Night Lights
BEST WRITING COMEDY - Modern Family
BEST WRITING VARIETY - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
BEST WRITING MOVIE/MINISERIES - Downton Abbey
BEST DIRECTING DRAMA - Martin Scorsese, Boardwalk Empire
BEST DIRECTING COMEDY - Michael Alan Spiller, Modern Family
BEST DIRECTING VARIETY - Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live
BEST DIRECTING MOVIE/MINISERIES - Brian Percival, Downton Abbey
BEST COMEDY - Modern Family
BEST ACTOR DRAMA - Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
BEST ACTRESS DRAMA - Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
BEST ACTOR COMEDY - Jim Parsons, Big Bang Theory
BEST ACTRESS COMEDY - Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR DRAMA - Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS DRAMA - Margo Martindale, Justified
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR COMEDY - Ty Burrell, Modern Family
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS COMEDY - Julie Bowen, Modern Family
BEST MOVIE or MINISERIES - Downton Abbey
BEST REALITYCOMPETITION - The Amazing Race
BEST ACTOR MOVIE/MINISERIES - Barry Pepper, The Kennedys
BEST ACTRESS MOVIE/MINISERIES - Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR MOVIE/MINISERIES - Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS MOVIE/MINISERIES - Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
BEST WRITING DRAMA - Friday Night Lights
BEST WRITING COMEDY - Modern Family
BEST WRITING VARIETY - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
BEST WRITING MOVIE/MINISERIES - Downton Abbey
BEST DIRECTING DRAMA - Martin Scorsese, Boardwalk Empire
BEST DIRECTING COMEDY - Michael Alan Spiller, Modern Family
BEST DIRECTING VARIETY - Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live
BEST DIRECTING MOVIE/MINISERIES - Brian Percival, Downton Abbey
Saturday, September 17, 2011
CW's Ringer - TV Review
Not bad. Enough to make my viewing cycle? Doubtful. Some of its CW-ness comes through when she's supposed to be in a boat at sea and the green-screen effect is laughable. It makes me appreciate the quality of AMC.
Sarah Michelle Gellar is pretty good as Bridget, stripper on the run, and Siobhan, rich girl with a secret. When Siobhan dies, Bridget assumes her place, only to learn her sister was having an affair, among other things. Then it turns out Siobhan faked her death in hopes Bridget would take her place. The mystery thickens. I liked Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four, Amazing Grace) as Siobhan's husband. I don't know. Maybe I will watch Episode 2 and see if it hooks me.
Sarah Michelle Gellar is pretty good as Bridget, stripper on the run, and Siobhan, rich girl with a secret. When Siobhan dies, Bridget assumes her place, only to learn her sister was having an affair, among other things. Then it turns out Siobhan faked her death in hopes Bridget would take her place. The mystery thickens. I liked Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four, Amazing Grace) as Siobhan's husband. I don't know. Maybe I will watch Episode 2 and see if it hooks me.
Kevin Costner drops Django Unchained
Kevin Costner has dropped out of Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained. He was to play Ace Woody, right-hand man to evil plantation owner Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio). The movie stars Jamie Foxx as freed slave Django, with the help of a German bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz), seting out to free his wife from Candie. Samuel L. Jackson also has a role.
I was looking forward to seeing Costner unleash in QT's world, so who should replace him? I would enjoy seeing QT alum Kurt Russell (Death Proof) or Michael Keaton (Jackie Brown) come back. Maybe Woody Harrelson, who did Natural Born Killers which was written by but not directed by QT. Who's someone who would not be an obvious choice but might be able to let loose in QT's world? Anthony Edwards? Anthony LaPaglia? Ed Harris? Colin Farrell? Brian Van Holt? Bryan Cranston? Andrew McCarthy? Powers Boothe?
I was looking forward to seeing Costner unleash in QT's world, so who should replace him? I would enjoy seeing QT alum Kurt Russell (Death Proof) or Michael Keaton (Jackie Brown) come back. Maybe Woody Harrelson, who did Natural Born Killers which was written by but not directed by QT. Who's someone who would not be an obvious choice but might be able to let loose in QT's world? Anthony Edwards? Anthony LaPaglia? Ed Harris? Colin Farrell? Brian Van Holt? Bryan Cranston? Andrew McCarthy? Powers Boothe?
Friday, September 16, 2011
CW's H8R - TV Review
This TMZ-esque show lured regular people in who thought they were auditioning for a reality show. The producers questioned them to find out if there were celebrities they hated. Then they confront the actual celebrities. First episode focussed on Jersey Shore's Snooki and The Bachelor's Jake. So not really celebrities. Reality-show stars. It rattled off future celebs that'll be on: Charles Barkley, Ron Artest, The Miz, Kim Kardashian, and two or three other people I'd never heard of. I assume they're reality-show folks.
Snooki managed to win over her hater. She had a meal at his family's house. Jake failed to win over his. He took her on a helicopter ride and to the Bachelor house, but she kept insisting he's still conceited and fake and full of himself.
Snooki managed to win over her hater. She had a meal at his family's house. Jake failed to win over his. He took her on a helicopter ride and to the Bachelor house, but she kept insisting he's still conceited and fake and full of himself.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Last Night's TV Ratings
WEDNESDAY
Channel - Title - Viewers (in million) / 18-49 demo
8/7
NBC - America's Got Talent - 14.37 / 3.6
CBS - Survivor: South Pacific - 10.74 / 3.4
ABC - The Middle (r) - 4.31 / 1.2
- The Middle (r) - 4.38 / 1.3
FOX - Buried Treasure - 2.8 / .8
CW - H8R - 1.29 / .6
9/8
ABC - Modern Family (r) - 4.9 / 1.8
FOX - Buried Treasure (r) - 3.06 / .9
CW - America's Next Top Model - 1.96 / .9
9:30/8:30
CBS - Big Brother 13 - 7.78 / 2.9
ABC - Modern Family (r) - 4.65 / 1.8
10/9
NBC - Up All Night - 10.95 / 3.7
- Free Agents - 6.12 / 2.1
ABC - Primetime Nightline - 4.08 / 1.2
America's Got Talent's finale did great numbers for NBC, weakening the season premiere of Survivor. NBC also has to be happy with retention for the new Christina Applegate / Will Arnett series Up All Night.
CW's H8R is DOA, and America's Next Top Model's first all-star season failed to bring back viewers.
Random Movie News 9/15/11
- Robert DeNiro and Diane Keaton will star in The Big Wedding, about a long-divorced couple who are forced to pretend they're still happily married at their son's wedding. It co-stars Katherine Heigl, Amanda Seyfried, Topher Grace, Ben Barnes, Susan Sarandon and Robin Williams. It's slated to open October 19, 2012.
- Hugh Grant has joined the ensemble Cloud Atlas, starring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugo Weaving, Jim Broadbent, Susan Sarandon, Ben Whishaw and Bae Doona. It's about people from different time periods, narrators that "hear each other's echoes down the corridor of history."
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones) will join Jessica Chastain (The Help, The Debt) in Mama, a horror movie from producer Guillermo Del Toro.
- Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later) is close to signing on for the remake of Highlander.
- Seth Rogen will co-write, co-producer, co-direct The Apocalypse with longtime partner Evan Goldberg. It'll star Rogen as well as James Franco, Jonah Hill and Jay Baruchel, playing themselves locked in a house while the apocalypse happens outside, but the longer they're holed up, the more they get on each other's nerves.
- Hugh Grant has joined the ensemble Cloud Atlas, starring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugo Weaving, Jim Broadbent, Susan Sarandon, Ben Whishaw and Bae Doona. It's about people from different time periods, narrators that "hear each other's echoes down the corridor of history."
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones) will join Jessica Chastain (The Help, The Debt) in Mama, a horror movie from producer Guillermo Del Toro.
- Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later) is close to signing on for the remake of Highlander.
- Seth Rogen will co-write, co-producer, co-direct The Apocalypse with longtime partner Evan Goldberg. It'll star Rogen as well as James Franco, Jonah Hill and Jay Baruchel, playing themselves locked in a house while the apocalypse happens outside, but the longer they're holed up, the more they get on each other's nerves.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Passion Play - DVD Review
l 1/2
Starring Mickey Rourke, Megan Fox, Bill Murray, Kelly Lynch, Rhys Ifans, Rory Cochrane and Robert Wisdom. Directed by Mitch Glazer.
The writer of Scrooged and The Recruit makes his directorial debut with this arthouse oddity that aspires to be David Lynchian but misses the mark by a wide, wide mile.
Mickey Rourke plays Nate Pool, a trumpet player on the run from a mobster named Happy (Bill Murray) that wants to kill him. One of Happy's henchmen takes Nate into the middle of the desert to kill him, but the henchman is gunned down by some Indians wearing all-white who say nothing and run off. And that's the last we see of them.
Nate wanders through the desert for hours and happens upon a carnival. Love those carnivals in the middle of nowhere. Alas it is not led by a dwarf named Samson; it's run by a mustache-twirling barker played by Rhys Ifans. As he wanders the grounds, he finds Lily (Megan Fox), a woman on display because she has angel wings, literally.
Nate rescues her, but Happy is hot on his trail, and once he learns of Lily's wings, he wants her for himself.
Glazer has some obvious talent, and the quirky cast does what they can, but what the freak is this movie trying to do? How can you have a plot like this and try to play it as straight as The Wrestler? It held my interest for a while, but it meanders halfway through until it sputters and dies with a laughable climax.
CBS's Big Brother - TV Review
The way the producers manipulate the outcome of this show is shameless, but I guess the house-hamsters are all aware of that when they come in. It was obvious they wanted a veteran to win, so they introduced Pandora's Box on the week that Porsche won HoH, and then made the next HoH competition physical in a week when Porsche can't play. Nice. Meanwhile, Adam has replaced Cowboy as the most useless BB player in history. I'm rooting for Porsche to win and I never would have guessed I'd feel that way in Week 1. I'd say I'm rooting for them in this order:
1. Porsche
2. Rachel
3. The house falls through a crack in the ground after a giant earthquake
4. Adam
1. Porsche
2. Rachel
3. The house falls through a crack in the ground after a giant earthquake
4. Adam
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
HBO's Entourage - series finale
The series finale felt rushed. In fact, the season felt like a bit of a waste. I liked Ari unravelling without Mrs. Ari, but Vince suddenly getting married? Turtle suddenly a millionaire? Sloane suddenly pregnant? I enjoyed Scott Caan sticking around, but this series limped into the sunset. Best to remember the earlier years. And there's the possibility of it becoming a big-screen movie. I am not encouraged.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Fall TV Preview - Odds
Last year, there were 23 new shows on the networks. Six of them got a second season (Hwaii Five-0, Mike & Molly, Raising Hope, Blue Bloods, Nikita, Shark Tank). Three new midseason shows (Body of Proof, Harry's Law, Happy Endings) managed a second season as well.
This year, there are 27 new shows. This is the order I'd put them in for odds that they last a second season. Based on buzz, potential, early reviews, schedule and my own hunches.
1. The X-Factor
2. Person of Interest
3. 2 Broke Girls
4. Suburgatory
5. Ringer
6. Terra Nova
7. Pan Am
8. New Girl
9. Unforgettable
10. Prime Suspect
11. Up All Night
12. Allen Gregory
13. Last Man Standing
14. A Gifted Man
15. How to Be a Gentleman
16. The Secret Circle
17. I Hate My Teenage Daughter
18. Charlie's Angels
19. The Playboy Club
20. Whitney
21. Free Agents
22. Once Upon A Time
23. Man Up!
24. Grimm
25. Revenge
26. Hart of Dixie
27. H8R
Trivia: Of the 24 shows that debuted five years ago, only 30 Rock remains. Although The Game managed to become a hit by moving from The CW to BET.
This year, there are 27 new shows. This is the order I'd put them in for odds that they last a second season. Based on buzz, potential, early reviews, schedule and my own hunches.
1. The X-Factor
2. Person of Interest
3. 2 Broke Girls
4. Suburgatory
5. Ringer
6. Terra Nova
7. Pan Am
8. New Girl
9. Unforgettable
10. Prime Suspect
11. Up All Night
12. Allen Gregory
13. Last Man Standing
14. A Gifted Man
15. How to Be a Gentleman
16. The Secret Circle
17. I Hate My Teenage Daughter
18. Charlie's Angels
19. The Playboy Club
20. Whitney
21. Free Agents
22. Once Upon A Time
23. Man Up!
24. Grimm
25. Revenge
26. Hart of Dixie
27. H8R
Trivia: Of the 24 shows that debuted five years ago, only 30 Rock remains. Although The Game managed to become a hit by moving from The CW to BET.
Fall TV Preview - Sunday
ABC
Once Upon a Time
Desperate Housewives
Pan Am
CBS
The Amazing Race
The Good Wife
CSI: Miami
NBC
Sunday Night Football
FOX
The Simpsons
Allen Gregory
Family Guy
American Dad
New Shows:
ONCE UPON A TIME (ABC) - Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) and the Evil Queen (Lana Parrilla) continue to battle in modern-day Storybrooke, Maine. Robert Carlyle co-stars as Rumpelstiltskin.
PAN AM (ABC) - Christina Ricci and Kelli Garner are swinging stewardesses in 1963.
ALLEN GREGORY (FOX) - Animated show about a precocious 7-year-old (voiced by Jonah Hill) forced to endure the indignity of public school after his gay dads decide to stop home-schooling him.
Outlook:
Allen Gregory should fit in fine as long as it's funnier than Bob's Burgers or The Cleveland Show, which isn't that hard to do. Meanwhile I see Pan Am being a hit and Once Upon A Time struggling. CBS disrespects its critical hit The Good Wife by moving it again, but it should still do well between two other established hit shows in The Amazing Race and CSI: Miami. I see Pan Am breaking out.
Once Upon a Time
Desperate Housewives
Pan Am
CBS
The Amazing Race
The Good Wife
CSI: Miami
NBC
Sunday Night Football
FOX
The Simpsons
Allen Gregory
Family Guy
American Dad
New Shows:
ONCE UPON A TIME (ABC) - Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) and the Evil Queen (Lana Parrilla) continue to battle in modern-day Storybrooke, Maine. Robert Carlyle co-stars as Rumpelstiltskin.
PAN AM (ABC) - Christina Ricci and Kelli Garner are swinging stewardesses in 1963.
ALLEN GREGORY (FOX) - Animated show about a precocious 7-year-old (voiced by Jonah Hill) forced to endure the indignity of public school after his gay dads decide to stop home-schooling him.
Outlook:
Allen Gregory should fit in fine as long as it's funnier than Bob's Burgers or The Cleveland Show, which isn't that hard to do. Meanwhile I see Pan Am being a hit and Once Upon A Time struggling. CBS disrespects its critical hit The Good Wife by moving it again, but it should still do well between two other established hit shows in The Amazing Race and CSI: Miami. I see Pan Am breaking out.
Fall TV Preview - Friday
=Friday=
ABC
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Shark Tank
20/20
CBS
A Gifted Man
CSI: NY
Blue Bloods
NBC
Chuck
Grimm
Dateline NBC
FOX
Kitchen Nightmares
Fringe
CW
Nikita
Supernatural
New Shows:
A GIFTED MAN (CBS) - Patrick Wilson plays a neurosurgeon whose late ex-wife (Jennifer Ehle) appears to him in ghost form to inspire him to be a better doctor. It co-stars Rachelle LeFevre (Twilight), Margo Martindale (Justified) and Julie Benz (Dexter).
GRIMM (NBC) - A descendant of the brothers Grimm possesses their gift for detecting the supernatural. TV Guide called it a combo of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The X-Files, but said the hero (David Guintoli) was bland.
Outlook:
You don't need good ratings to stay afloat on Fridays, but with weak lead-in Chuck (I'm a fan, but this is its final 13 episodes), I don't see Grimm lasting long. Plus it is on against Fringe and Supernatural. A Gifted Man might succeed because it seems like CBS can do no wrong.
ABC
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Shark Tank
20/20
CBS
A Gifted Man
CSI: NY
Blue Bloods
NBC
Chuck
Grimm
Dateline NBC
FOX
Kitchen Nightmares
Fringe
CW
Nikita
Supernatural
New Shows:
A GIFTED MAN (CBS) - Patrick Wilson plays a neurosurgeon whose late ex-wife (Jennifer Ehle) appears to him in ghost form to inspire him to be a better doctor. It co-stars Rachelle LeFevre (Twilight), Margo Martindale (Justified) and Julie Benz (Dexter).
GRIMM (NBC) - A descendant of the brothers Grimm possesses their gift for detecting the supernatural. TV Guide called it a combo of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The X-Files, but said the hero (David Guintoli) was bland.
Outlook:
You don't need good ratings to stay afloat on Fridays, but with weak lead-in Chuck (I'm a fan, but this is its final 13 episodes), I don't see Grimm lasting long. Plus it is on against Fringe and Supernatural. A Gifted Man might succeed because it seems like CBS can do no wrong.
Fall TV Preview - Thursday
ABC
Charlie's Angels
Grey's Anatomy
Private Practice
CBS
The Big Bang Theory
How to Be a Gentleman
Person of Interest
The Mentalist
NBC
Community
Parks & Recreation
The Office
Whitney
Prime Suspect
FOX
The X-Factor
Bones
CW
The Vampire Diaries
The Secret Circle
New Shows:
CHARLIE'S ANGELS (ABC) - Minka Kelly, Rachael Taylor and Annie Ilonzeh are the three new Angels for this reboot.
HOW TO BE A GENTLEMAN (CBS) - David Hornsby plays the etiquette columnist for a genteel man's magazine that suddenly gets a Maxim-like makeover, so his new roommate (Kevin Dillon) offers to teach him how to be a guy.
PERSON OF INTEREST (CBS) - Lost's Michael Emerson plays a billionaire who invented a survelliance system for the US government, but now on his own he uses it to predict and track down possible criminal acts before they happen, with the help of Jim Caviezel and Taraji P. Henson.
WHITNEY (NBC) - Stand-up comeidienne Whitney Cummings gets her own sitcom, based on her stand-up.
PRIME SUSPECT (NBC) - Maria Bello stars in this rework fo the UK hit (that starred Helen Mirren). She's a homicide detective fighting to earn the respect of her male co-workers in New York City. Aidan Quinn and Brian F. O'Byrne co-star.
THE SECRET CIRCLE (CW) - Picture Vampire Diaries, except it's about witches.
Outlook:
Person of Interest is getting rave reviews and has been given CSI's old timeslot, a sign CBS has a lot of faith in this show. How to Be A Gentleman has the same threshold of the cancelled $%&! My Dad Says. be funny, and ratings will come. Otherwise... I expect Charlie's Angels to tank, and Whitney, which'll get replaced by 30 Rock at midseason.
Charlie's Angels
Grey's Anatomy
Private Practice
CBS
The Big Bang Theory
How to Be a Gentleman
Person of Interest
The Mentalist
NBC
Community
Parks & Recreation
The Office
Whitney
Prime Suspect
FOX
The X-Factor
Bones
CW
The Vampire Diaries
The Secret Circle
New Shows:
CHARLIE'S ANGELS (ABC) - Minka Kelly, Rachael Taylor and Annie Ilonzeh are the three new Angels for this reboot.
HOW TO BE A GENTLEMAN (CBS) - David Hornsby plays the etiquette columnist for a genteel man's magazine that suddenly gets a Maxim-like makeover, so his new roommate (Kevin Dillon) offers to teach him how to be a guy.
PERSON OF INTEREST (CBS) - Lost's Michael Emerson plays a billionaire who invented a survelliance system for the US government, but now on his own he uses it to predict and track down possible criminal acts before they happen, with the help of Jim Caviezel and Taraji P. Henson.
WHITNEY (NBC) - Stand-up comeidienne Whitney Cummings gets her own sitcom, based on her stand-up.
PRIME SUSPECT (NBC) - Maria Bello stars in this rework fo the UK hit (that starred Helen Mirren). She's a homicide detective fighting to earn the respect of her male co-workers in New York City. Aidan Quinn and Brian F. O'Byrne co-star.
THE SECRET CIRCLE (CW) - Picture Vampire Diaries, except it's about witches.
Outlook:
Person of Interest is getting rave reviews and has been given CSI's old timeslot, a sign CBS has a lot of faith in this show. How to Be A Gentleman has the same threshold of the cancelled $%&! My Dad Says. be funny, and ratings will come. Otherwise... I expect Charlie's Angels to tank, and Whitney, which'll get replaced by 30 Rock at midseason.
Fall TV Preview - Wednesday
ABC
The Middle
Suburgatory
Modern Family
Happy Endings
Revenge
CBS
Survivor: South Pacific
Criminal Minds
CSI
NBC
Up All Night
Free Agents
Harry's Law
Law & Order: SVU
FOX
The X-Factor
I Hate My Teenage Daughter
CW
H8R
America's Next Top Model
New Shows:
SUBURGATORY (ABC) - Jane Levy is a big-city teen girl who moves with her single dad (Jeremy Sisto) to the suburbs and gets a rude awakening to the Stepford-like quirks of her new neighborhood.
REVENGE (ABC) - Story of a young woman who integrates her way into high society where she can get close and then destroy the family that ruined her father 17 years ago. Stars Emily VanCamp, Madeleine Stowe, Gabriel Mann and Henry Czerny.
UP ALL NIGHT (NBC) - Will Arnett and Christina Applegate are new parents who didn't anticipate what sleepless nights would do their lifestyle. Maya Rudolph plays Applegate's boss, and Nick Cannon's in there too.
FREE AGENTS (NBC) - Divorced Alex (Hank Azaria) and widowed Helen (Kathryn Hahn) are co-workers and cynical about love, but nevertheless decide to give love another go with each other.
THE X-FACTOR (FOX) - Simon Cowell is back, as is Paula Abdul, in this new singing competition with the age limit of 12-99, and group acts are allowed.
I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER (FOX) - Jaime Pressly (My Name Is Earl) and Katie Finneran (Tony winner) are two single moms dealing with their mean-girl teenagers.
H8R (CW) - Mario "I'll host anything" Lopez oversees this show where "celebrities" like Snooki and Kim Kardashian hunt down and confront their fierce, anonymous online critics.
Outlook:
Suburgatory should do nicely between The Middle and Modern Family. I'm actually surprised ABC is leaving Happy Endings in the plum post-Modern spot. Curiosity should be through the roof for X-Factor. I've read good about Up All Night and bad about Free Agents and I Hate My Teenage Daughter.
The Middle
Suburgatory
Modern Family
Happy Endings
Revenge
CBS
Survivor: South Pacific
Criminal Minds
CSI
NBC
Up All Night
Free Agents
Harry's Law
Law & Order: SVU
FOX
The X-Factor
I Hate My Teenage Daughter
CW
H8R
America's Next Top Model
New Shows:
SUBURGATORY (ABC) - Jane Levy is a big-city teen girl who moves with her single dad (Jeremy Sisto) to the suburbs and gets a rude awakening to the Stepford-like quirks of her new neighborhood.
REVENGE (ABC) - Story of a young woman who integrates her way into high society where she can get close and then destroy the family that ruined her father 17 years ago. Stars Emily VanCamp, Madeleine Stowe, Gabriel Mann and Henry Czerny.
UP ALL NIGHT (NBC) - Will Arnett and Christina Applegate are new parents who didn't anticipate what sleepless nights would do their lifestyle. Maya Rudolph plays Applegate's boss, and Nick Cannon's in there too.
FREE AGENTS (NBC) - Divorced Alex (Hank Azaria) and widowed Helen (Kathryn Hahn) are co-workers and cynical about love, but nevertheless decide to give love another go with each other.
THE X-FACTOR (FOX) - Simon Cowell is back, as is Paula Abdul, in this new singing competition with the age limit of 12-99, and group acts are allowed.
I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER (FOX) - Jaime Pressly (My Name Is Earl) and Katie Finneran (Tony winner) are two single moms dealing with their mean-girl teenagers.
H8R (CW) - Mario "I'll host anything" Lopez oversees this show where "celebrities" like Snooki and Kim Kardashian hunt down and confront their fierce, anonymous online critics.
Outlook:
Suburgatory should do nicely between The Middle and Modern Family. I'm actually surprised ABC is leaving Happy Endings in the plum post-Modern spot. Curiosity should be through the roof for X-Factor. I've read good about Up All Night and bad about Free Agents and I Hate My Teenage Daughter.
Fall TV Preview - Tuesday
ABC
Last Man Standing
Man Up!
Dancing with the Stars results
Body of Proof
CBS
NCIS
NCIS: LA
Unforgettable
NBC
The Biggest Loser
Parenthood
FOX
Glee
New Girl
Raising Hope
CW
90210
Ringer
New Shows:
LAST MAN STANDING (ABC) - Tim Allen returns to network TV as a manly man who owns an outdoors store who still has to deal with his wife and daughters. ABC really hopes he restores that old Home Improvement magic to their line-up.
MAN UP! (ABC) - Dan Fogler (Take Me Home Tonight), Christopher Moynihan (100 Questions), and Mather Zickel (The Cape) play three video-game-playing dorks trying to figure out how to be real men in the 21st century. Sounds like a dumber Big Bang Theory.
UNFORGETTABLE (CBS) - Poppy Montgomery (Without a Trace) as a homicide investigator with a perfect memory.
NEW GIRL (FOX) - Zooey Deschanel in her first TV series, as a quirky gal who moves in with three guys.
RINGER (CW) - Sarah Michelle Gellar plays twins. One is Bridget, an ex-stripper hiding for the mob and the FBI by posing as her sister Siobhan, whom she thinks is dead, but turns out, she isn't.
Outlook:
Tim Allen's show should debut high, but will the quality be there? I've read dreadful reviews of Man Up! and expect it to fail. New Girl benefits from the Glee lead-in, but there's also the direct competition of the Dancing with the Stars results show and NCIS: LA. Unforgettable should do well if it's a good show.
Last Man Standing
Man Up!
Dancing with the Stars results
Body of Proof
CBS
NCIS
NCIS: LA
Unforgettable
NBC
The Biggest Loser
Parenthood
FOX
Glee
New Girl
Raising Hope
CW
90210
Ringer
New Shows:
LAST MAN STANDING (ABC) - Tim Allen returns to network TV as a manly man who owns an outdoors store who still has to deal with his wife and daughters. ABC really hopes he restores that old Home Improvement magic to their line-up.
MAN UP! (ABC) - Dan Fogler (Take Me Home Tonight), Christopher Moynihan (100 Questions), and Mather Zickel (The Cape) play three video-game-playing dorks trying to figure out how to be real men in the 21st century. Sounds like a dumber Big Bang Theory.
UNFORGETTABLE (CBS) - Poppy Montgomery (Without a Trace) as a homicide investigator with a perfect memory.
NEW GIRL (FOX) - Zooey Deschanel in her first TV series, as a quirky gal who moves in with three guys.
RINGER (CW) - Sarah Michelle Gellar plays twins. One is Bridget, an ex-stripper hiding for the mob and the FBI by posing as her sister Siobhan, whom she thinks is dead, but turns out, she isn't.
Outlook:
Tim Allen's show should debut high, but will the quality be there? I've read dreadful reviews of Man Up! and expect it to fail. New Girl benefits from the Glee lead-in, but there's also the direct competition of the Dancing with the Stars results show and NCIS: LA. Unforgettable should do well if it's a good show.
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