It's the start of the new TV season for the old broadcast networks and so, in addition to some of our old favorites like House, we decided to record a bunch of new shows that we thought sounded interesting. Here's our take...
- Lone Star - a little odd and stretches credulity, but an intriguing story nevertheless. Still, it seems as if the plot line could get a bit old and end up with only a hard core following at best.
- The Good Guys - leaving The West Wing and ending up as a quirky cop is quite a step. Just seemed as if it was too goofy from the start, but after a few viewings it may actually be pulled off. Iffy, but will eventually show up on one of those all re-run channels.
- Rubicon - AMC offered up the best show of the year. Period.
- The Event - even science fiction fans may go to the kitchen for a snack with this one. The pilot shows lots of room for improvement for this series.
- Hawaii Five-0 - this may be a case where the remake is better than the original... by quite a margin.
- Chase - I seem to have forgotten what it was all about already. Oh yeah, the FBI version of the Secret Service series... or was it the other way around?
- Undercovers - budget version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, but good fun... and good style.
- Blue Bloods - Tom Selleck will draw viewers regardless of what/who he plays... but tough old cops seems to fit best.
- Nikita - so-so tough chick series.
- The Defenders - after 10 minutes of Jerry O acting really stupid, I was about to turn it off, but stuck with it long enough to discover it might be a real sleeper.
- The Whole Truth - still thinking about it. Really liked Rob Morrow in Numb3rs, but not quite as riveting in this one.
- Detroit 187 - just not enough time to watch everything and I can get all the real stories on the local news.
Sorry if I missed one of your new favorites, but I know that some shows will simply not appeal to me.
Some... not all... of longer running shows I have enjoyed and still do, in addition to House which never seems to grow old, include:
- Castle
- Burn Notice
- Memphis Beat
- The Good Wife
- Fringe
- Chuck
- Bones
- White Collar
- Covert Affairs
- Royal Pains
- In Plain Sight [see Chase above]
- Leverage
- The Closer
- Justified ... one of my favorite off-beat shows
Of course, my wife loves shows that only raise a passing interest for me:
- Dancing With The Prancers ... Stars - Two hours of glittery "excitement" grow old pretty fast whereas three hours of football times three is just about right.
- Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice - medical soap operas... more soap than surgery.