TV: Fall 2012 Teaser

The networks announced their new shows. Some look like hits, most look like misses. I looked over what I predicted last year at this time and was surprised. For dramas, one got cancelled immediately (Playboy Club), three I gave up on part way through (Person of Interest, Ringer, Grimm), and the one I watched didn’t get a second season (Terra Nova). For comedies, two of them got canned very quickly (How to be a Gentleman, Free Agents) and I still watch the other three that all got picked up for next year (Up All Night, New Girl & Suburgatory). For midseason, I still watch two (Smash, Apt. 23), one didn’t get its seconds season (Alcatraz) and two lost my interest right off the bat (Napoleon Dynamite & Are You there Vodka). I’m hoping to watch less television this upcoming year, so I’m only picking two from each category that stood out for me. Again, what interests me are the premise and people involved. Again, I have not seen any full episode and I’m just basing this on snap judgements so things can definitely change come fall. But until then here is what looked interesting:

Dramas
Revolution (NBC) Mondays at 10pm
Premise: All forms of technology die, a group of survivors try to adapt
Names: Giabcarlo Esposito (Gus on Breaking Bad),
JJ Abrams (Lost creator), Eric Kripke (Supernatural creator)
Why: Premise looks interesting, I love Gus and Abrams is producing

Elementary (CBS) Thursdays at 10pm
Premise: Modern day Sherlock Holmes with a female Watson that takes place in New York City.
Names: Jonny Lee Miller (Eli on Eli Stone),
Lucy Liu (Charlie’s Angels movies)
Why: I like how eccentric Miller can be and the premise intrigues me.

Comedies
Go On (NBC) Tuesdays at 9pm
Premise: A depressed sportscaster in therapy
Names: Matthew Perry (Chandler on Friends),
Scott Silveri (Friends producer)
Why: Love seeing Matthew Perry on screen again.

The Mindy Project (FOX) Tuesdays at 9:30pm
Premise: An OB/GYN tries to go for the perfect life
Names: Mindy Kaling (Kelly on The Office),
BJ Novak (Ryan on The Office) produces
Why: Kaling alone makes this comedy worth watching.

Midseason
1600 Penn (FOX) Comedy
Premise: The presidential family has to deal with their eldest idiot son
Names: Josh Gad (Book of Mormon),
Jason Winer (Modern Family producer)
Why: Loved Gad on Back to You a few years ago.

Hannibal (NBC) Drama
Premise: a profiler has a killer new partner, a pre-film Hannibal Lecter.
Names: Bryall Fuller (Pushing Daisies producer)
Why: Fuller can do no wrong, premise looks tight.

There you go. I’ll try and have a TV show wrap up out soon.