As I close up the blog for the weekend thought I’d leave you folks with a double shot preview. In all honesty these days had to be combined since they’re so thin. Tuesday nights suffered a big loss when the ”in its prime” Veronica Mars and the “past its prime” Gilmore Girls left our airwaves however the most exciting new show of the year gives the night hope. Friday wasn’t even going to get a mention (along with Saturday) but then NBC got all literal on our ass forcing me to talk briefly about it.
TUESDAY MUST SEES
Reaper, 8pm CST The CW: This is THE new show of the season. Its got so much going for it I’m not sure where to start. There’s the premise: A teen discovers that his parents sold his soul to the devil (literally) and now he works as a bounty hunter for Lucifer catching evil doers that have escaped from an overcrowded hell. There’s the cast: star waiting to happen Bret Harrison (Grounded for Life) and a guy who’s got plenty of experience playing evil, Leland Palmer himself Ray Wise. There are the creators: two women (sadly a historical first for the genre) who got their start on shows like Buffy and The X Files. There’s the director of the pilot: Dick and fart joke director Kevin Smith who supposedly imbues the pilot with his trademark wit and heart, although he says that was already in the script which gives one even more faith. There’s the network: CW is desperate to find a new hit and they’re putting a lot of money and effort into making sure Reaper has every opportunity to make it. In short there are a ton of reasons this show should make it but then again look at the fate of the show its replacing…Veronica Mars. Premieres September 25th.
TUESDAY SHOWS WORTH CHECKING OUT
nip/tuck, 9pm CST FX: Unfortunately I’m a late comer to this deliciously self indulgent show. I started watching mid-way through season 3 and after last years, at times laughable, season 4 I was truly sorry to have missed the wildly popular and critically acclaimed first two seasons. Still this show is a lot of fun. At its heart the show features a beautiful love story between doctors Troy and McNamara and their friendship is still the core of the show. Despite moving their practice to LA expect to see a lot of the same folks making the commute from Miami including Sean’s estranged family and guest stars like Rosie O’Donnell (ugh, I hate to admit it but she was actually good on here last year). Expect plenty of gross out surgeries, sexual misadventures, and I’m just guessing here, plenty of trippy dream/fantasy sequences of which the show has really fallen in love with. Premiers October 30th.
FRIDAY MUST SEES
Friday Night Lights, 8pm CST NBC
Ladies and gentlemen I present to you the reason TiVos were invented…Fridays. How NBC could possibly think that moving a struggling show to the graveyard that is Friday night is a good idea is baffling to me, but now that the damage is done let’s make the best of it and TiVo the shit out of this diamond in the rough show. I’ve written before about how last year I overlooked this show on the schedule last year but after watching the premiere I was hooked. The mix of sports drama and a family soap works to perfection and there are few shows that look stylistically better. I was shocked by how last season ended and really thought it was a swan song for the series since most things were wrapped up nicely but the new season already has some promising drama. The season starts 8 months after the title game, convienantly just in time for the new football season, and finds the players adjusting to a new coach while dealing with their newfound success from winning the championship the state championship. I’m a pessimist when it comes to the life of this show so I plan to enjoy it while I can. Panther pride, baby, Panther pride. Premiers October 5th
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