Summer Television Preview

 So the official television season is practically over; bring on Summer TV! Here are some returning and new shows I’ll be perusing this summer.

Last Comic Standing: Season 8 begins (Thu.May.22) on NBC

Looks like a better, quicker format. Too bad Roseanne is so loud.

Masterchef: Season 5 begins (Mon.May.26) on FOX

Maybe I’ll be inspired to cook something this summer.

Halt & Catch Fire premieres Sun.June.1 on AMC

Eighties birth of computers. Stars Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies).

Orange is the New Black: Season 2 streams (Fri.June.6) on NETFLIX

What’s to become of Piper after the Season 1 finale?

Seven Deadly Sins premieres Thu.June.19 on SHOWTIME

A documentary series from Super Size Me’s Morgan Spurlock

Tyrant premieres Tue.June.24 on FX

A Middle-Easter drama from Howard Gordon (Homeland) & Craig Wright (Grace)

The Leftovers premieres Sun.June.29 on HBO

Post rapture drama from Damon Lindelof (Lost) with a good cast

Under the Dome: Season 2 begins (Mon.June.30) on CBS

This Stephen King story is pretty crazy and even magnetic this year.

Amazing Race Canada: Season 2 begins (Tue.July.8) on CTV

I hear they may leave the country this season. Hope it’s not just Alaska.

The Strain premieres Sun.July.13 on FX

Vampire thriller from Del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth) and Cuse (Lost)

Masters of Sex: Season 2 begins (Sun.July.13) on SHOWTIME

A great dramatic series despite the taboo subject matter.

The Killing: Season 4 streams (Fri.Aug.1) on NETFLIX

Just six more episodes to conclude the series right. Thanks Netflix

My other summer watching hopes to include: introducing my wife to Breaking Bad, watching Broadchurch, either Scandal or The Good Wife, and possibly starting Dr. Who.

UPCOMING REVIEWS: X-Men: Days of Future Past