Monday, December 30, 2019

My Planned Viewing Habits: Midseason 2020

As usual, the television world keeps changing and I am trying my best to keep up. I will now tell you my plan for what I’ll be watching at midseason in 2020 once it starts next year. I’ll also keep track of more of the usual stuff going on with what the plans are. We’ll see if I stick with them or not.

Right before the fall schedule premiered, I started a job that limited the amount of primetime that I could watch and that changed what happened with my TV watching. I am largely not into Dynasty as a result of this change since I won’t be able to watch or record it most of the time for now. While I was unable to watch a lot of Monday shows for a while until my work schedule changed, I did see some of Dancing with the Stars online, but didn’t see much of that.

Part of my reason for not watching more than one episode of Bluff City Law was because of work. While Wednesdays are more open for me now, I decided not to return to SEAL Team, watch Almost Family more than one, or stay into Riverdale, which I was only watching online anyways. This job will mean not seeing any of the primetime shows that might be on Fridays after 8.

Now let’s start with the returning shows I’m still watching that were on at the fall and will still be on at midseason. They are the CBS shows of 60 Minutes, God Friended Me, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans, NCIS, FBI, Bull, Survivor, S.W.A.T., Young Sheldon, Hawaii Five-0, Magnum P.I., and Blue Bloods, the CW shows of Supergirl, Black Lightning, The Flash, Charmed, and Dynasty, the FOX shows of The Simpsons, Bob’s Burgers, Family Guy, 9-1-1, and The Resident, the NBC shows of The Good Place, New Amsterdam, and SVU, and the ABC shows of The Good Doctor, Modern Family, Grey’s Anatomy, How to Get Away with Murder, American Housewife, and Fresh off the Boat. I plan to return to The Rookie now that Madam Secretary is over.

Let’s continue with me talking about the new shows I’m still watching that are still on at midseason. They are Carol’s Second Act, All Rise, and Evil on CBS, Batwoman and Nancy Drew on the CW, Prodigal Son on FOX, and Emergence on ABC. Until Survivor returns, I plan to watch The Goldbergs and Schooled on ABC as well. Now not all of those shows will be on all of midseason, in case you are wondering.

Now let’s get to the shows I’m still into that are not on at midseason. Arrow will be ending and Madam Secretary is already over now. Other than that, I’m not really sure of any shows that won’t be back at some point that I’m not already into.

Also worth keeping track of are there new midseason shows I plan to watch at least once. They are Council of Dads on NBC, For Life on ABC, Generation Gap on ABC, FBI: Most Wanted on CBS, Flirty Dancing on FOX, 9-1-1: Lone Star on FOX, Deputy on FOX, Duncanville on FOX, Filthy Rich on FOX, The Great North on FOX, NeXt on FOX, Outmatched on FOX, Katy Keene on the CW, Stargirl on the CW, Broke on CBS, and Tommy on CBS.

The returning shows coming back at midseason that I’m still watching are the shows Manifest, Legends of Tomorrow, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, MacGyver, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Station 19, Match Game, Burden of Truth, Blindspot, and Roswell, New Mexico.

The fall shows that I didn’t stick with or didn’t see anyways were Perfect Harmony, Sunnyside, Bless the Harts, Bob hearts Abishola, and The Unicorn. The first two, I never wound up seeing despite having a faint interest in them. The other three, I only watched once and decided that I wasn’t interested in ever seeing either of them again.

I’ve been having reception problems on NBC and have seen little to nothing from it this season. I do not know if it will come back long term or not. I might have to give up on it as a network. We’ll see what goes on. I don’t care enough to watch it elsewhere and am not sure that my local affiliate will be able to fix the problem if I told them about it anyways. I’ve had these issues for a while anyways.


As I finish writing this post, I’d like to say the usual reminder of how this is just a plan and plans could always change in the future. Maybe I’ll have a job that conflicts will all of primetime or maybe I won’t be able to see what I originally wanted to. I don’t even know for sure what all might air when. Some might not be back on until the summer. All I know is that I hope to see most of these shows once.

Monday, December 23, 2019

On the Declining Use of Theme Songs

One of the best notable things about a lot of shows in the past was their theme song. They would set the stage for what was to come. Often, they would tell you what the show was about without having to stay caught up on it all the time as the basic premise would be summarized for first time viewers and the general idea would be recapped each time as a result. But theme songs are largely becoming a thing of the past with very little new shows using them.

This is quite annoying. A show would often not really be an interesting show without a theme song. Now we often just get a title card that barely lasts long or something like a theme song that doesn’t really have as much to offer. Shows just seem to be lazy with them not buying the rights to a song or creating one of their own. It could be for phasing reasons where it is quicker to go without one. But they often still include recaps of some sort instead. What good is a recap when the song could do all the work?

Does anyone else wish that theme songs were used more? Aren’t others annoyed that there aren’t as many of them being seen in the world nowadays? No one cares about good theme songs that set the scene or otherwise make you know that the show you like is starting. Often when we get theme songs, they aren’t good at all in any way. They are over too quickly or don’t offer much to it. Sometimes, they are just straight out awful in some way. Is bad better than none?


I do wish that theme songs were used more today in shows. I don’t care if they start the show or if they are shown after the cold open or even first commercial break. All I know is that I liked them and wish that they weren’t used less and less.

Monday, December 16, 2019

Ranking the FOX Shows I’ve Seen: 2019 Edition

Well, there is only one post that I can hope beyond all hope still gets published in 2019 and that is this post. I want to rank the FOX shows that I’ve seen. I can only hope to write other posts and get to doing the cancelled shows from last season at some point sooner rather than later. Note as usual that this will only be about the primetime FOX shows and will be posted before the premiere of Flirty Dancing as that will just have to wait until the next ranking I might do of this. I hope that I remembered everything that I had seen as I’m not sure that I did remember everything.

Every FOX show I’ve seen: Malcolm in the Middle, Touch, American Idol, Last Man Standing, King of the Hill, The Simpsons, What Just Happened? With Fred Savage, The Last Man on Earth, Superhuman, Family Guy, American Dad, Greg the Bunny, Almost Family, BH90210, New Amsterdam, Dollhouse, Firefly, Bob’s Burgers, 24, Sliders, The Orville, Gotham, Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life, Terra Nova, That ‘70s Show, ‘Til Death, The Winner, Wonderfalls, House, Bones, Ben and Kate, First Responders Live, Arrested Development, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, New Girl, Ghosted, Son of Zorn, Making History, Lucifer, Futurama, Married… with Children, 9-1-1, Bless the Harts, Bordertown, Boom, Drive, Enlisted, Brothers, Alcatraz, Almost Human, American Grit, American Juniors, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, The Cool Kids, The Gifted, Glee, The Good Guys, Dads, Don’t Forget the Lyrics, Grandfathered, Back to You, The Bernie Mac Show, The Grinder, Hole in the Wall, Breaking In, Mental Samurai, Paradise Hotel, The Passage, Million Dollar Money Drop, The Mindy Project, Oliver Beene, On the Lot, Minority Report, The Pitts, The PJs, Prodigal Son, Proven Innocent, Quintuplets, Spin the Wheel, Standoff, Star, Traffic Light, Tru Calling, Utopia, Raising Hope, Rake, Riot, The War at Home, Wayward Pines, The Wedding Bells, Scream Queens, Sleepy Hollow, Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?

What isn’t ranked and why: Malcolm in the Middle (while I was a fan of this show, I still have not see how it ends and don’t think that I can rank it fairly as a result), Last Man Standing (while I have seen the ABC version of this show, since I never have and probably never will see the FOX version, it will not be ranked among the FOX shows, but more than likely would with ABC shows), 24 (I don’t think that I have seen enough of this to rank it fairly)

Continued: Almost Family (I didn’t see as much as I would have wanted to of this originally so I won’t be ranking it as a result), Married… with Children (I never saw that much of it and don’t feel that I could rank it fairly as a result), ‘Til Death (too much of this show was screwed with by the network so it won’t be ranked as it is too hard to tell what happened with it)

Continued: The Bernie Mac Show (I don’t remember enough about it for it to be ranked well), Breaking In (this show never really made much sense to me and I never got enough out of it for it to be ranked well), The Passage (I somehow can’t remember how this ends and feel that that would affect the ranking too much), The PJs (I remember very little about this show and feel that it would be better not to rank it as a result), Wayward Pines (this show never made much sense to me so I will not be ranking it as a result due to its lack of sense to me)

The bad shows

King of the Hill: Not just the worst FOX show, in my mind, but this was the worst show in television history. I wasted more time with this than perhaps any other show. The plots and characters were quite dumb and it got progressively worse somehow as the show continued. I don’t know why I ever watched or liked it. I just know that I hate it now more than any other TV show.

Arrested Development- This show also aired on Netflix. I never got this show. What was it about? It seemed so dumb and overrated in many ways. They kept airing fake promos for parts of episodes that had never aired. It wasn’t funny at all. What was the point of it? I don’t get it.

The War at Home: Here’s another awful show that I don’t know why I saw as much of it as I did. It only lasted two seasons and was widely panned by critics before ending in a bad way. It is only my intense hatred for the previous two shows that prevent it from being any lower than third worse.

The Winner: This show was about a late bloomer in life and left a very negative impression on me due to its lack of any real substance. It was dull and had little to nothing to it. If you have never heard of this show, it shouldn’t be too much of a surprise as to why it was that way.

Glee: Once extremely popular, people might have lost interest when some of the cast members had left it after graduating in universe. I was into this at times, but largely hated it in the end. I’m just glad that it could help launch the careers of good actors because other than that, it offered very little.

American Idol: Here’s another overrated show that was just bloated in many ways until it was ended by FOX which better improved their shows’ schedules so they wouldn’t have to take such long gaps in the future. ABC revived it and it might be better now, but I have better things to do with my time.

Riot: You may not know of this improv show that aired during a summer a while ago due to just how bad it was. I know that this show just wandered around without much of a point and there was probably not much, if anything, they could do to fix this show. But why did it even air?

Star: Maybe this should be lower on my list, but it won’t be any higher. I don’t even know why I thought that I’d be interested enough in this show to watch an episode of it. The characters were skanky and the plot was weak. The songs were dumb too. What was the point of any of this?

What Just Happened? With Fred Savage: What was the point of any of this? I didn’t quite get it. Fred was talking about a made up show and trying to create hype about it when each episode happened. But it made little to no sense and had no positive lasting imprint on me.

American Dad: This show also aired on TBS after its run on FOX. While I watched some of it, I never did like that much of it as parts of it just didn’t work and the overall idea of it just wasn’t any good. It is a bit hard to even say where it might have gone wrong other than too much of it not working.

Million Dollar Money Drop: Even without the controversy of an answer that was right being counted as wrong, this wasn’t really that good a show and probably shouldn’t have made it to air. So much of it was just downright dumb such as how one always had to put no money on a certain spot, including the final question where you could lose it all with only two options available. There were too many flaws with the show and its short time on television was indicative of that.

Sliders: This show aired on another network as well. I think it was on the science fiction channel and was also aired internationally for one season as well. Ultimately, it had a lot of potential, but did not really work out that well in the end. Wasted potential is really the only thing that can be said about this show where they travelled to other worlds and tried to fix their problems before going back to theirs. Too much did not make sense or work out well.

House: Maybe I didn’t see the right parts of this as I only saw it when it was airing what would be its final season and one could argue that it wasn’t the best representation of the show. Still, it seemed to be too weird and didn’t really work that well in my mind. The main guy was a creep and not much else about it was memorable. There were good enough parts about it to make it higher than it otherwise could be. But I never liked this show that much.

Rake: All this really was about was a lawyer version of House where the main character is an ass and he is still the person that we are trying to root for. I don’t think this was any good and was ultimately left with a bad impression of this after watching it just once.

Ben and Kate: I almost forgot that this show even existed at all. It seemed so dumb and I don’t get why some random people like it and thought it was good. This wasn’t a reality show about a couple with eight kids, by the way. It didn’t work, this sitcom, and there’s not much else to say about it.

Scream Queens: This horror show had star power and nothing else to its name. So little of it made sense or worked in any way. What was the plot of it? Why was it so weird? Does it matter who killed all the others because does the show even make sense anyways?

Grandfathered: This was a sitcom about a man who found out that he had a child and grandchild. It did not really work that well as it wasn’t funny and focused on too much smut as usual. And yet, the shows are still getting progressively better as I get higher on the list.

Lucifer: It also aired on Netflix after FOX gave it the axe. The show was overall very dumb and didn’t quite work well. The devil’s power is getting others to tell the truth? Really? The father of lies would not do something like this. It was quite a dumb show and I don’t know why Netflix wanted it.

Paradise Hotel: A reality show about hook ups and stuff like that, one wonders why people don’t just watch The Bachelor and shows in that franchise for dumb moments like that. It may be over now, but I don’t get why it was ever seen as possibly good in the first place.

The Cleveland Show: So much about this just didn’t quite work in any way. They didn’t even really give it a good sendoff in the end as the show left without returning or being officially cancelled leaving fans and people who track whether or not shows last confused. Whatever the reason it was suddenly swept aside, I watched some of it but never really liked it and gave it up in favor of other things.

The Mindy Project: I think that this also aired on Netflix or some other channel besides FOX. It was a sitcom relating to Mindy Kaling and didn’t seem to have much to it. But it did have its moments at times, even if I was never really into it.

Son of Zorn: This could have easily been with the good shows, but its horrible lack of an ending is what helped drive it here. While funny at times and often worth watching, it became dumb as it just drove onto one never ending plot point to another. There was a lot of room for improvement with this show that we just didn’t see towards the end.

Mental Samurai: This game show had its issues with it being dumb enough in some places, even if it was far from the worst game shows of all time. Still, it didn’t quite work for me as a show that was good to see much of as it was too simple and revealing while also not being easy enough.

New Amsterdam: Don’t confuse this with the current NBC show of this same name. This show was about a man who couldn’t die and was living his life in New York City helping solve crimes, I think. I forget to review it earlier this year with shows that started that year. All I know is that I wasn’t impressed by any of it, even if it didn’t leave me with too negative an impression. It was just bad enough in my mind to make this part of the list.

The Cool Kids: This show was about people at a retirement community. It might have lasted longer were it not for FOX deciding to air wrestling on Fridays instead. I only saw it once and while it wasn’t that bad a show, things in it seemed dumb in certain ways and the acting wasn’t that great to me. Still, it is on the better side of bad.

Alcatraz: A supernatural show, this prison based drama never really stood out that well. I didn’t quite get some of what it was supposed to be about and it never really stood out to me as a show that could have worked well.

BH90210: What even was this? It made little to no sense and was far too meta to work right. The actors are playing versions of themselves while a fake documentary films them and they talk about a TV show that they used to be on. It had its moments for sure, but wasn’t something I could enjoy.

The average shows

That ‘70s Show: A lot of dumb comedies are movies, but this one was a TV show that lasted quite a bit. The characters weren’t that smart and the humor wasn’t that good, but at least it was worth watching in the end as interesting parts of it were on from time to time, even if it was always about dumb people doing dumb things in the end.

Bless the Harts: Not much could be gathered about this from me as it seemed to continue in a long line of shows that weren’t that great or that bad. I don’t know if I’ll ever watch it again, even if it wasn’t that bad a show. What can I really say? It was average and sometimes I just cut my losses at that.

Quintuplets: This sitcom about a family of teenage quintuplets only lasted one season. It didn’t really have much to it, although it was far from bad. I think that some of the plot could have been better and maybe we could  have done with far less sexual situations.

On the Lot: This reality show about finding a director was notorious for its bad ratings and other issues like that. I don’t think it was that bad, even if I never saw that much of it. Still, it winds up more on the bad side of average since it didn’t really stand out in any way.

Bordertown: Sadly, more of Seth McFarlane’s work is miss than hit. Even his most well known shows aren’t as good as plenty of other shows. This show was about a town on the American-Mexico border and was animated. It had its issues, of course, but was watchable in the end.

Utopia: This reality show was supposed to last a year but only lasted around two months, I think. It did not have much of a purpose to it outside of being an experiment but not many reality show fans even liked it in the end. I think that it was a good show, but not nearly as good as plenty of others.

Back to You: Kelsey Grammar and Patria Heaton starred in this sitcom about newscasters who were reunited after a long time apart only for the man to realize he fathered a kid with this woman. It had some good thoughts to it, even if it wasn’t as good or warmhearted as it could have been.

Dads: Seth Green starred in a sitcom where he and his friend had to deal with their fathers moving in with them. It was critically derided, but I didn’t think it was as awful as people thought it was. It wasn’t as good as it could have been, mind out, but it wasn’t as bad as it could have been.

Hole in the Wall: This game show was adapted by the same Japanese game show and a bit on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. It didn’t have much to offer, even if it found life on other networks after it ended on FOX. There’s not much else to say about that.

Banzai: While technically a British show, it aired on FOX very briefly until they caved to pressure and cancelled it after people found it racist. I didn’t understand some parts of it like if we were supposed to actually bet on the outcomes of the random things they aired on it. At least it gave us wonderful things like shaking hands man and lady one question.

Traffic Light: Adapted from an Israeli show, it wasn’t entirely an original premise as other shows like it existed. Have you seen other sitcoms about friends at different parts of the romantic part of life? You have? Well, that’s the idea of this sitcom before it ended after just one season. Parts were interesting, but it wasn’t that great in the end.

Wonderfalls: A woman has objects talk to her in a show that didn’t last too long before it was pulled, even though you can buy the whole series on DVD. The lesbian angle was rather strange and I’m not sure that it worked like it was supposed to. But it was interesting, even if it didn’t last long.

American Juniors: Pretty much a kid version of American Idol, it only lasted one season and not longer due to the band it created not really lasting that long. It wasn’t as well known as the original, but I still have it ranked much higher than it.

Family Guy: Crass and intentionally controversial at times, this animated comedy came back from being cancelled not once but twice. It seems to be of declining quality as of the later seasons, but it wasn’t that good in the first place. Still, it has its moments.

Oliver Beene: Only lasting two seasons, I saw this show and figured that it might be worth a good place like this on the list. I guess television just wasn’t ready for a show about an adult narrating his life as a kid because the premise of it would be used a lot in the future.

Spin the Wheel: A game show, it seemed to have too much going with it at once while at the same time, not being all that interesting that it could have been. But it was still nice having a show that was about helping those who have helped others in the past.

Greg the Bunny: I forget what drew me into this show, but a puppet tries to fit in with a place where he works at in this show while human characters try to understand some more of what’s gone on. It was decent if not great and certainly worth a spot like this on the list.

Superhuman: I wish that this show had more of a point to it. But we got to see the talents of people with extraordinary abilities that you might not see that much anymore. Making it a competition wasn’t that good an idea, even if them just displaying their talents were boring on their own.

Don’t Forget the Lyrics: I never saw much of the show in the end. It was a game show that was also in syndication at some point. It was good even if the premise was kind of dumb. It still worked in the end even if it was weird in some places.

The Wedding Bells: This show had an interesting premise: a drama of sisters who run a wedding venue as they deal with the various weddings all the time. It was too limited an idea to work well. But it was good enough to rank this high on my list.

Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?: This also aired in syndication and on other networks. I don’t like that part of it was mean and required contestants to say that they were not smarter than a fifth grader if they had lost. Plus, it seemed like they were casting dumb people at times anyways. Still, I liked what I had seen of it, which was a lot of it.

First Responders Live: Maybe if this had more of a narrative instead of just jumping around, then it would have worked as a better show. It was a documentary based on what was going on during the day, but there’s not really much else to say about it.

Boom: This game show was interesting as contestants had to cut the right answers in order to win the money and defuse the bomb. They could have gone with a better host who had more personality and made it possible to drop out sooner than before the final question. But it was good and I enjoyed what I was able to see of it, even the parts that were easily spoiled.

Ghosted- There was an interesting premise to the show and probably could have worked better than it did in some places than others. Part of the problem might have related to the airing of it which was messed up by the network. But it was still good enough in the end.

Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life: While part of the premise didn’t really work as it seemed to be a bit unrealistic, I think that it was overall a nice show, even if it relied on dumb characters for a lot of the show in order to work.

The Pitts: This sitcom about a cursed family was one of many that I missed when it was pulled from the schedule, never to return with the rest of the unaired episodes. Of course, there are plenty of better shows out there, but I liked it for the most part.

Brothers: One of the things to like about this show was it actually featured a disabled actor playing one of those characters when they are often played by just anyone. It sadly never really gained much of an influence on viewers and was never really that great a show in the end, although it was good enough.

Making History- Sadly, they could have done a lot more with this show than they did in the end. I would have liked to see more examples of them traveling through time instead of them staying in the present most of the whole time in the show. But it was good enough.

The good shows

Standoff: I’m not sure why this didn’t click with viewers as I felt it was quite a good show. I know that I have a lot of shows ranked higher, but it was still fun to see people trying to solve the basic premise of how to deal with criminal hostage situations while also dealing with enough of a character subplot that kept the show quite interesting.

American Grit: This reality show was nice when I saw it. It had a good enough premise and didn’t just seem like what you could see from other shows like it. I wished that there was more of a storyline with the person who ended up winning the season I watched, but it was still a good show.

Enlisted: This military comedy actually worked as a show. It didn’t make the military look bad and it was good enough to last the brief amount of time that it was on TV. I only wish that I were able to see more of it in the end than I did.

Raising Hope- You probably wouldn’t think that a man getting a baby from his dead killer wife and then dealing with raising the child with his crazy family would actually make good sitcom material, but this was good and funny when it needed to be while dealing with other issues it could have.

Almost Human: I don’t even know how to describe this show. I liked it and thought that it was good and worth seeing. I’m running out of saying enough things to cover all these paragraphs for each show that I am ranking and only hope that this doesn’t run the risk of boring people.

The Grinder: I very nearly missed out on this show entirely as I only saw it after a lot of different things had gone my way for the first time I saw it. I liked it and kept up with it as best as I could until it ended. I did think it was strange and maybe not believable in every way, but it makes it this high on the list.

Andy Richter Controls the Universe: This poor actor may not be able to get much of a break outside of always being the sidekick on Conan’s talk show. But he did get a good show that proved to be a good way of showing his potential to the rest of the world.

Proven Innocent: There was a lot of good about this show as we had to deal with the drama of a woman who was falsely imprisoned for a crime and a man who was not convinced until the very end that she had not done what she was accused of. There were some problems with it as well, although I don’t think that it deserves a lower ranking in the end.

Prodigal Son: A fairly new show that I haven’t seen much of, I think it proves to be quite good, even if it might seem a bit similar in ideas to what we might have seen on other shows. I like it for now, even if I also worry that it might be too dark in some ways.

Minority Report: Adapted from a movie of the same name that it was also set after, it was interesting to watch despite its short time on television. I’m not sure where all the hatred of it came from, but you are more than free to create your own blogs and put the ranking of this show where you want it to be.

New Girl: There was a lot to like about this show. I didn’t see as much of this as I would have liked, but could always borrow DVDs if I cared enough to keep up with it more in the future. A lot of the sitcoms based on a group of friends tend to be the same. And yet, this one proved to be quite refreshing even if it went with a lot of the standard norms.

The Good Guys: Pretty much a buddy cop TV show instead of movie, it took the basic idea of what could just start as a normal day in terms of what a cop does before turning into something more. And while this was the premise for every episode, it worked.

Gotham: You wouldn’t think that turning the origins of Bruce Wayne into a TV show would work that well, especially when it seemed more like a police procedural with Batman characters that didn’t always have Bruce in the episode. But this show proved to be a good one worth staying into until the end.

The Last Man on Earth: Who would have thought that a post apocalyptic show would work as a comedy that kept changing its premise? First, it revealed that there were others on earth, including other men. Then, it kept going places only to change things later. And through it all, it worked as a show.

Tru Calling: Imagine being able to change someone’s fate if after they died, they asked for your help and you got to relive the day in question in order to change what went wrong. That was the idea behind this interesting show that didn’t last as long as a lot of us would have liked. But it is good and worthy of being this high on the list.

The Simpsons: The longest running scripted primetime show, it has done quite well, even if it struggles to keep having good ideas longer in its run. That ultimately prevents it from getting a better place on this list as I lower it in favor of shorter lived shows that I liked better. I watched this show a lot as a kid, even if I probably never should have seen it that young. Regardless of if I keep watching it due to if it just winds up not being as good in the future, I won’t regret most of my time spent with it.

Terra Nova: While this could have used better looking dinosaurs than it had, it proved to be interesting seeing people trying to survive in the past with futuristic technology at their hands in order to survive what doom could happen in the future. If only more people liked it and watched it. I don’t regret any of this and don’t harbor any problems with it in the end.

The Sketch Show: This show was originally based off of a British one up to the point of possibly just using what they had done in that show and airing it here. I liked it a lot and wish that more of it were on TV in the end. I guess people just liked other sketch shows.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Who would have thought that a police comedy would ever work? This show, also airing on NBC now, is superb at addressing crime situations in a believable way while also being funny at times as well. There’s not too much else to say about it other than that.

9-1-1: Thankfully I had the time to watch this show once as now I get to see what type of greatness this is. It may be and seem over the top at times, but I still think that it is nice to see what is often always just another day in the life for this first responders as they have very interesting things to deal with.

The Gifted: Here starts the top ten with number 10. This show is set in the X-men world, but doesn’t have them as characters. But the show was still wonderful to keep track of for the short time that we had it on the airwaves. All of it worked for me in the end.

Sleepy Hollow: Much better than the original story, this supernatural show about a Revolutionary soldier who returned to life in the modern day time proved to be full of great twists and turns. Even if it did not always wind up going in places that it should, it proved to be quite interesting having people go after the big bad of the season and the monster of the week that they would bring.

Futurama: This show, which also aired on Comedy Central, was set in the year 3000 with a crew of all sorts of interesting characters that entertained us for quite a while, even after it ended once and then another time. It proved interesting even if there were flawed people in it that showed up a whole lot and proved to be quite annoying as a result. This is a show that most people can get behind.

The Orville: Set to air on Netflix in the future, this is my favorite thing by Seth McFarlane thus far. While it may just seem on the outside to be a recreation of Star Trek with some modern day themes in it that you wouldn’t have seen on that show, it proved that it was its own interesting thing, dealing with all sorts of issues that you might not see as much anymore.

Bones: While it went in various different places throughout its time on TV, it was always clear that it was about solving cases in a good and interesting way. The story arcs worked most of the time and all of it was nice to keep up with over the years.

Bob’s Burgers: A simple seeming show, it has lasted quite a long time already and proved to be more than just another dumb animated show. The characters are goofy instead of dumb as they often have all sorts of interesting adventures over the course of the show. It’s pretty interesting to see and I hope to see more of it in the future.

Firefly: One of the most beloved cult shows, it is hard to believe that a space Western could actually work and be so good and interesting. We saw all sorts of great adventures with the crew of this space ship over just one season. And there’s a great movie set after this too.

Drive: Such great shows are normally not this short lived. Still, it was hard for me not to like a show like this that had a cross country race going on with all sorts of different angles and one was interested in all of the characters regardless of how good or bad they might be in the end. It’s a shame that it was pulled after such a short amount of time on the air, but it will always hold a special place in my heart.

Dollhouse: Perhaps Joss Whedon’s best show, it dealt with fantasy while dealing with important real world issues as well. It also dealt with the implications of what it would mean for the world if such things were to exist in reality. I would suggest getting this if you can.

Touch: The best FOX show in my mind, it seemed a bit strange, but wasn’t bad at all with being too much of a strange show. Everything worked well and was woven together in such a nice way. The way it was written was quite wonderful and you don’t often see shows working together that well. There are not many shows that I’d rank higher than this on other networks.

The official ranking: King of the Hill, Arrested Development, The War at Home, The Winner, Glee, American Idol, Riot, Star, What Just Happened? With Fred Savage, American Dad, Million Dollar Money Drop, Sliders, House, Rake, Ben and Kate, Scream Queens, Grandfathered, Lucifer, Paradise Hotel, The Cleveland Show, The Mindy Project, Son of Zorn, Mental Samurai, New Amsterdam, The Cool Kids, Alcatraz, BH90210, | That ‘70s Show, Bless the Harts, Quintuplets, On the Lot, Bordertown, Utopia, Back to You, Dads, Hole in the Wall, Traffic Light, Wonderfalls, American Juniors, Family Guy, Oliver Beene, Spin the Wheel, Greg the Bunny, Superhuman, Don’t Forget the Lyrics, The Wedding Bells, Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?, First Responders Live, Boom, Ghosted, Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life, The Pitts, Brothers, Making History, | Standoff, American Grit, Enlisted, Raising Hope, Almost Human, The Grinder, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Proven Innocent, Prodigal Son, Minority Report, New Girl, Gotham, The Last Man on Earth, Tru Calling, The Simpsons, Terra Nova, The Sketch Show, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, 9-1-1, The Gifted, Sleepy Hollow, Futurama, The Orville, Bones, Bob’s Burgers, Firefly, Drive, Dollhouse, Touch.


Well, I hope that this was a good post and that I had everything ranked well enough for me. I could have changed some of this at some point, but being pressed for time, I just wanted to make sure that I got this written at all. Some of this could have been different. But I think that this is a well enough done post even if the ranking could be better in some places.

Monday, December 9, 2019

Fall Shows 2019 Part 3

Well, I have to write and publish enough posts to cover the rest of the Mondays of this year. I still have not done a post on all the cancelled shows from the last season and I feel bad about that. And I have kept missing doing a fantasy schedule before the new schedule was announced. But I did think that there were two shows that I saw late into the fall that I should review so I can post something.

Bluff City Law: Show Description- This is a courtroom drama. Behind the Scenes- There’s nothing to add here. My Thoughts- It seemed pretty interesting, but not good enough to keep watching long term. I give it three out of five stars. Long Term Prospects- It is already cancelled. Where to Find- I don’t think that this is on the schedule anymore


A Little Late with Lilly Singh: Show Description- Lilly Singh hosts a shorter late night show. Behind the Scenes- When Carson Daly was leaving Last Call due to doing other projects, this comedian was brought in to replace him. I don’t know why this isn’t a new version of Last Call. My Thoughts- She seemed good and on point. I’d say that this might be worth watching if you are up that late for some reason. I give it three out of five stars. Long Term Prospects- I have no idea how long this might last but think that it should last at least a year if not longer. It can be hard to predict late night shows like this or others. Where to Find- On NBC on weeknights after Late Night is done airing around 1:35/12:35 Central on Tuesdays through Saturdays remembering that midnight starts a new day

Monday, December 2, 2019

Bull Drinking Game

I haven't shared one of these in a while as I was unsure if I had any ideas left for them. Still, I might have to stop sharing these since it doesn't seem that enough people are reading them for the posts to be worthwhile. Remember that drinking games are always played at one's own risk. Now if you ever watch the TV show Bull, here is what would happen that I would suggest taking a shot at.

  • If the word green is said
  • If the word red is said
  • If the word juror is said
  • If the word jury is said.
  • If Benny says, "My apologies."
  • Anytime someone says, "your honor."
  • The judge says, "the jury will disregard..."
  • Bull points out that the jury never disregards something
  • Coms are used
  • Someone says Bull's name
  • A juror is struck
  • Any time jump, no matter how brief

Monday, November 25, 2019

Crisis on Infinite Earths Predictions

With the upcoming Arrowverse crossover that will be happening soon, I thought that I would predict some of what might happen in the crossover based on information that I have and other that I thought that I would just guess in some way. We'll see if any of these wind up happening in the end or not.

  • Earth-90 Barry Allen will be revealed to be alive, but will die during the crisis.
  • The Linda Park of Earth-2 will appear and have some important role in it.
  • It will be revealed what happened to Jessie Quick and the Earth-2 version of Harry Wells.
  • No Gotham characters will appear, but there could be cameos from them playing other people in one of the universes here.
  • Earth-1 Barry Allen will indeed go missing, but will be found early into the next part of The Flash.
  • One of the Supergirl versions will die.
  • Earth-2 Laurel Lance will die.
  • Eobard Thawne will race Superman at some point.
  • There will be only one earth after the crisis with people from all the other earths living on this one now instead of any others.
  • The storyline from Legends of Tomorrow will largely be unaffected by any of this due to that show having not started airing its current season.

Monday, November 18, 2019

The Top 25 Episodes of 2018

With the year winding down and me wanting to get to as many of the last posts that I was wanting to write this year before it is over, I might as well finally get to what I felt were the best episodes of 2018 now that only two months remain in 2019. There was a lot of good episodes that I watched and hope that you can see any one of these that I mention if you haven’t already and can easily. Only one episode from a single series will make it on the list. I would also like to include the largely hospital set episode of Life Sentence as an honorable mention. Now, let’s get to the top 25.

#25 Unknown episode- Primetime: What Would You Do?: Since you won’t remember what the episode in question was since I don’t remember when it aired, I might as well tell you about it. While it had more than just two scenarios, what gets it on this list is the first two. In one, a waiter won’t serve a man who wears an impeach 45 shirt. In another one, a waiter won’t serve a man in a Make America Great Again hat. The show then shows a great group of people reacting to both situations. It covers both sides of the political aisle while showing people standing up for the customer in both cases.

#24 I Saw the Sun Rise- Magnum P.I.: The first episode of this show was pretty good, which is why I’m putting it on the list. From the fantasy introduction to the more simple, cast introductions, we get the start of a great series summed up in a pretty good way.

#23 The Heavens Fall- Quantico: I liked the deaf character that was in the final season of Quantico. And while the second half of the final season was kind of a dud, the first half shined quite well. This episode explained how the agent went deaf while putting her and other characters in a crazed death match that they had to escape from.

#22 Minivan Mom Bank Robber- Pink Collar Crimes: While I don’t watch a lot of true crime as I don’t often like the shows, it was nice to see the show actually have the criminal talk about her crime. We learned why she did what she did and how this lead to where she was.

#21 Sliding Sweaters- American Housewife: Named after the movie Sliding Doors, we saw a day going for the main character two different ways. The parallels between them were nice to see. Even though we have seen an episode like this before (Bowling from Malcolm in the Middle), it was still fun to see a nice take on the idea.

#20 Pilot- Charmed: Taking a fresh take on the old series, I quite liked this as a fan of both shows. We see the beginning of these sister’s adventures in a very different world than the one that we had back when the WB existed. I do wonder how many people who hate this show even gave it a chance.

#19 This is Now- Chicago Med: While this at first might have been like a seemingly simple take on a hospital treating victims of a mass shooting, it provided far more insight into the world in general such as what people might feel like being in such places when these things happen. It seemed very realistic and offered such great insight into what would go on there.

#18 Pilot- Instinct: This might have been the only episode of the show to actually focus on the book that the show was partly based off of. Whatever happened, we got a great episode to lead the series as we were introduced to the characters of the show and what type of angle they would use to solve the crimes of it. While it seemed generic at times, this episode was more of a stand out verses others in the series and on other shows that year.

#17 A Heck of a Ride- The Middle: The last episode of the show was a good way of wrapping things up. We finally see Sue wind up with a man that the writers kept messing up a romance of for years. We see the last family trip as the oldest child leaves home. It was a great way of ending the show.

#16 Dead Scratch- Dynasty: The first season finale was incredible with its twists and turns. You may not have been hooked on this show by the start of this episode, but by the end, you had to want to know what would happen next. Most of the family is in a fire with their lives in danger. We won’t know what will happen to them as the show starts for its next season.

#15 The Business of Saving People’s Lives- Code Black: Another series finale makes the list as the show gives a good ending with a medical emergency starting in the hospital when a plane crashes into it. We then see the rest of the situation going on before the episode ends and the series wraps in a very good way that we don’t normally see all the time.

#14 Destiny’s Child- NCIS: The season premiere last year provided to be a good way of moving the show forward after the last season finale’s cliffhanger. We saw the tense parts of Vance’s kidnapping while the show worked on having the rest of the team rescue him. There were enough twists with what was going on that we were not entirely sure of what was going on.

#13 Not Your Hero- Station 19: In the first season finale, we got such a great episode that we knew they could not resolve it by the time it was over. The crew was battling quite an intense fire and we don’t know who might be safe in the end. It was quite a dramatic way of ending the season and made you all the more ready to come back for more the next season.

#12 Air Force Two- Scandal: I was never into this show for long, but still thought that I would want to see the rest of it as it aired. This episode made it seem more worth it to watch more of the show until the very end of it. We had the interesting part of the vice-president’s plane being hacked and we saw all the great set-up for more storylines finishing the season as the second in command slowly tries to stage a coup in order to get power.

#11 (Don’t Fear) The Reaper- Grey’s Anatomy: When Bailey went into the hospital, thinking that she was having signs of a heart attack, some of us might not have known that she was coming back. This was quite a good episode, with us getting flashbacks into important parts of Bailey’s past. She was okay in the end, but it was still interesting seeing the episode and wondering both if she’d be okay and if she was even experiencing a real problem at all.

#10 Ninguna Salida- NCIS: Los Angeles: The season finale was an action roller coaster. When the team had gone undercover, we saw the trying to rescue their leader’s son. There were a lot of fighting and the team’s lives were in danger at the end. It had you eagerly waiting next season, even if you knew that most of them are not dead.

#9 Life Sentence- Arrow: Another season finale makes the list as Oliver Queen delivered news that would change the series forever, “I am the green arrow.” The series would forever be different going forward as the dynamics would never be the same again on this show. Sometimes a show just needs to change what is has been so far and do something different for the rest of it going forward.

#8 Fade Out- 10 Days in the Valley: The series finale of the show did a great job of wrapping up all that had happened and ending it in a good way. The show had a great ending and didn’t ruin the good show like a lot of other series finales do. I don’t think there was a single thing bad about this episode.

#7 Leaving Storybrooke- Once Upon a Time: When we get to the last episode of this show, some of us might have thought it overstayed its welcome at least one season. But the series finale was great in a whole lot of ways as we wrapped up everything left of this show. We saw Rumple go up against his evil self and his good side was finally redeemed once and for all.

#6 Man of Steel- Supergirl: The origins of Ben Lockwood were wonderful to see in this episode. It might have seemed a bit early to reveal what all was going on with the big bad. But with Easter eggs to a lot of previous episodes, the episode explained how a once great man became such a wonderful villain that seemed to be the most justified one thus far and is certainly my favorite of the whole franchise at this moment in time. I hope for more episodes like it.

#5 Chapter Seventy-Eight- Jane the Virgin: Coming after the news of a character’s cancer, this episode proved to be one of the most interesting of the whole series. It may not have been the best of the whole series, but it can mean a lot to people like me to see them address a serious topic like this in such a good way as they deal with the difficult news and think of how to move forward.

#4 Murphy Too- Murphy Brown: This show was very topical and this episode was a good way of showing his how it could deal with serious issues like it. An issue like sexual harassment or things similar to it should not have taken this long to deal with in the world. Murphy confronts a man who took power and a bit more from her. She then leaves with what is rightfully hers.

#3 Enter Flashtime- The Flash: Here is a great idea for this show: set most of the episode at super speed. With a bomb literally going off in the background, Barry has to work with whoever he can in order to figure out a way to get rid of the blast in a way that won’t result in many deaths. It was a very well done episode and it’s a bit of a shame that we might not see anything like it again, on this show at least.

#2 Gone Baby Gone- Law and Order: SVU: With Olivia’s child going missing, the first episode of this show that aired this year was quite intense and hard not to watch. There was no other episode that past year that I saw so intense on action and suspense. I quite liked it.

#1 Sound and Fury- Madam Secretary: If there is a national film registry equivalent for episodes of TV shows, this should be preserved for future generations to enjoy and write about. When a president has such declining mental health, there has to be people holding him accountable and taking him out of the office to see what’s wrong. I hated this episode at first for what they did to Conrad, but by the time it was over, I knew it was one of the best ones in television history.


Well, now that 2019 is almost over, it makes sense to finally tell you this list. I am hoping that I can get the ranking of a network’s shows done pretty soon this year. Sorry for not telling you that I was taking the last week off for this blog in order to update another one. I hope to do all that I want done and keep up with all I need to do in life as well.

Monday, November 4, 2019

Best and Worst Show of 2018

Well, it is time to get to my shortest post of the year since the two other posts that I need to do this year and another one that I should have done a while ago are not yet done being written. I’m going to post my thoughts on the best and worst of TV from last year or season.

Best show on television for 2018: Supergirl

Worst show on television for the 2017-2018 TV season: Star


And that’s about it, as the singer of Amburgers and Wootbeer would say. I hope to be back here with more posts as the usual date and also hope to never miss any dates. I do have it set up right now that I do not allow myself to miss any Mondays ever unless or until I can phase out of them for some reason. I just hope that I can focus on important things in life in addition to these blogs of mine.

Monday, October 28, 2019

Back to School Commercials 2019

Well, here is the final count of back to school commercials for the current year. They might not have seemed as annoying this time around, or, perhaps, I just didn’t see as much of them. Maybe they are reading this blog of mine and know not to offend me. I like to think that at times, but know that it is really unlikely that it happens. They will air them regardless of how much hate I give them by merely counting them.

In 2014, the official count of back to school commercials before Independence Day is 1. The official count before August is 48. The official count before September is 158. The official total of the whole year is 170. In 2015, the official count of back to school commercials before Independence Day is 0. The official count before August is 44. The official count before September is 125. The official total of the whole year is 136.

In 2016, the official count of back to school commercials before Independence Day is 1. The official count before August is ~61. The official count before September is ~261. The official total of the whole year is 286. In 2017, the official count of back to school commercials before Independence Day is 0. The official count before August is ~68. The official count before September is 219. The official total of the whole year is 234. In 2018, the official count of back to school commercials before Independence Day is 0. The official count before August is ~20. The official count before September is 110. The official total of the whole year is 115.

In 2019, the official count of back to school commercials before Independence Day is 0. The official count before August is ~52. The official count before September is 159. The official total of the whole year is 165.


That’s all for this quick post. I hope to have the cancelled shows from the previous season mentioned pretty soon in the future. I still need to work on the best of 2018’s shows. I still don’t know what else you might see here that I need to write and get caught up on before the year is over. Hopefully, I will have the time to write this in addition to important things in life.

Friday, October 25, 2019

Golden Huckleberry Award Winners 2018-2019

It wasn’t too long ago that I finally came out with the late nominees of what is the worst of what I saw on television the previous TV season. Well, I am now finally getting to the winners (or losers) of this section. I realize that I shouldn’t have nominated Riverdale for any award out of respect of the late Luke Perry. So consider that nomination void. I think that one only showed up once. Hopefully, I can learn to stop doing this mistake in the future. Now let’s get to the awards!

Main awards

Worst cliffhanger resolution: SEAL Team

Worst title: Rel

Worst ending to a TV series: The Crossing

Worst acting: Rel

Worst writing: Fam

Worst plot: Star

The good riddance award: Life in Pieces

Why do people care award: Life in Pieces

Worst idea for a show: AP Bio

Biggest waste of time: Last Man Standing

Most forgettable: Star

Bonehead decision of the season: TKO

Worst pilot: Fam

Worst drama show: Star

Worst comedy show: Life in Pieces

Worst new show: TKO

Why is it still on award: In the Dark

Most overrated show: Life in Pieces

Weakest Characters: Star

Worst reason to cancel a good show: Mental Samurai

Why was it created award: Rel

What were they thinking award: TKO

Why do people like it award: Life in Pieces

Worst retooling of a show: The Blacklist

Jumped the shark award: The Blacklist

Most obvious cancellation: Rel

What’s it about award: Star

They’ve stopped caring award: The Blacklist

Most average show award: Mental Samurai

That’s actually a show award: The Gong Show

Not worth a second viewing award: In the Dark

Weirdest show: The Gong Show

Worst news show: Heartland News

Biggest Dud: TKO

Dead to me award: The Crossing

Worst show on FOX: Star

Worst show on ABC: The Gong Show

Worst show on CBS: TKO

Worst show on NBC: AP Bio

Worst show on the CW: In the Dark

Worst show on every other network: Game of Thrones

Worst syndicated show: Maury

Worst show on television nominees: Star, The Gong Show, TKO, AP Bio, In the Dark, Game of Thrones, Maury


Other awards

Worst story arc: the fight against Connor Devlin from Quantico

Worst plot twist: changing when the crisis of 2024 is on Arrowverse

Worst new character: Emiko from Arrow

Biggest moron: any of the Life in Pieces characters

Most hated character: Ricardo Diaz from Arrow

Worst character transformation: Jane being Remi from Blindspot

Most overrated character: Ricardo Diaz from Arrow

Most obvious twist: trying to taint the new “Good Place” from The Good Place

Why are they still alive award: Eobard Thawne from Arrowverse

Most accepted death: Ricardo Diaz from Arrow

WTF death: Ryan from Quantico

Most obvious death: Deedee from Modern Family

Most useless character: Emiko from Arrow

Worst Villain: Conor Devlin from Quantico

Dumbest scheduling choice: airing the final season of Jane the Virgin as late as you did on the CW

Worst episode yet: These are the Names from The Crossing

Worst episode this season: These are the Names from The Crossing

Episode not worth a rewatch award: These are the Names from The Crossing

Dumbest character departure: Wally West in Arrowverse

Weirdest plot choice: changing when the crisis of 2024 is from Arrowverse

Worst romance: Petra and JR from Jane the Virgin

Worst commercial: Hinney clean

WTF moment: the asteroid isn’t an asteroid from Salvation

Worst host: Kevin Hart on TKO: Total Knock Out

Worst political commercial: any vote Republican ad

Most ridiculous plot point: the car pileup on the way to the hospital on New Amsterdam

Worst season yet: Quantico season 3

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Mondays in Primetime Version 6

Mondays are a day that I’ve had mixed feelings about at times, but they tend to have good shows a lot of the time now. It seems to air a lot of new things a lot of the time. NBC shows a lot of different things over time. They mostly show The Voice as the first show for most of the year. ABC airs Dancing with the Stars in the spring and fall, The Bachelor in the winter, and The Bachelorette during the summer. It airs other things throughout the year, such as American Idol now at times. The Good Doctor is the current end of their schedule. CBS shows two different comedies right now at this time before ending with Bull. FOX is currently airing Prodigal Son and 9-1-1. The CW airs All American and Black Lightning.

The Neighborhood: Status- Currently on CBS at 8/7 Central on Mondays. Why I’ve seen it- I tend to watch a CBS show at least once and this was no exception. Description- A white family moves into a predominately black neighborhood. Notable People- It has Max Greenfield from New Girl. It has Beth Behrs from 2 Broke Girls. It has Tichina Arnold from Everybody Hates Chris. Pros- It has a more racially equal cast than what you typically see. Cons- It wasn’t really any good or funny. The material does not work that well. Note to Parents- There might be some issues with it at time in terms of if kids should watch this or not, but it is probably better than most. Recommendation- I’d pass on this. My Viewing Habits- I only watched this once. Prediction- This will probably last for now as enough other people like it. Reception: mixed to negative. Grade: D. New review

Dancing with the Stars: Status- Currently on ABC at 8/7 Central on Mondays. Why I’ve seen it- I watched it since James Van Der Beek was in a season of it. Description- Celebrities team up with professional dancers to compete on a live show. Notable People- Tom Bergeron, former host of America’s Funniest Home Videos, is one of the co-hosts of this show. Carrie Ann Inaba, who is currently on The Talk, is a judge on the show. Pros- It can be better and more interesting than one might think, giving its genre. Cons- Too much time is wasted on this show due to set up to dances and other competitions. Note to Parents- Outside of sometimes inappropriate outfits, there might not be too much bad in the show, although you’d have to watch for yourself. Recommendation- This isn’t too bad, but isn’t outstanding either. The main reason why one wouldn’t want to watch it would be time commitment to other things. Prediction- This will probably keep lasting. Reception: good. Grade: B-. New review

9-1-1: Status- Currently on FOX at 8/7 Central on Mondays. Why I’ve seen it- When I first watched it, nothing else that I cared about was on. Description- Various emergency works are shown from their professional life to their personal lives. Notable People- Jennifer Love Hewitt, from Ghost Whisperer and Criminal Minds, is a character on the show. Peter Krause, from Parenthood and The Catch, is another person on the show. Pros- The plot is good and works most of the time. Cons- Some of it can seem a bit unrealistic at times. A lot of what happens can seem like wasted time. Note to Parents- There is a lesbian on the show. Most of the episodes air with a content adversary warning. Some of what happens can be violent more than it needs to be. Recommendation- I think that it is good and worth watching if you have the time for it. My Viewing Habits- I starting watching into its second season around March and plan to keep watching when I can until it ends. Prediction- This will probably keep lasting for now and it has a spin-off set to start at midseason. Reception: positive. Grade: A. New review

All American: Status- Currently on the CW at 8/7 Central on Mondays. Why I’ve seen it- I like to watch some new CW shows at least once when they first start airing. Noteworthiness- This is based off of a true story. Description- A teenage boy moves in with a coach who seeks to give him a better life. Pros- The show worked in some ways. Cons- It didn’t really click with me at all. There wasn’t much that was interesting about it. Note to Parents- There might not be too much bad about this. Recommendation- I don’t think that it is worth anyone’s time. My Viewing Habits- I only watched the first episode and never cared about seeing the show again. Prediction- It might have a deal that can save it. I don’t think that it will last, but just as easily might. Reception: positive. Grade: D. New review

Bob Hearts Abishola: Status- Currently on CBS at 8:30/7:30 Central on Mondays. Why I’ve seen it- I tend to watch a CBS show at least once when I can. Description- A man falls for a medical person who treated him after he was sent to the hospital. Notable People- This stars Billy Gardel from Mike and Molly. It also was created by Chuck Lorre who also did Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, and Mom. Pros- This had some parts that worked and could be interesting long term. Cons- I wasn’t finding much good or funny in it. Note to Parents- This might have the usual problems that you might expect from most of the TV shows nowadays. Recommendation- Don’t bother with it. My Viewing Habits- I watched the first episode, but never cared about seeing it again. Prediction- This will probably last. Reception: mixed. Grade: D. New review

All Rise: Status- Currently on CBS at 9/8 Central on Mondays. Why I’ve seen it- I tend to watch shows on CBS at least once. Description- This is a courtroom drama largely from a judge’s perspective. Pros- It seemed pretty good. We see what we normally don’t in perspective. Cons- It does have a problem by not seeming much different from other shows like it, outside of who the main focus is on. Note to Parents- This might not have too much that kids can’t see, but could have issues beyond that as it would focus on bad things in people’s lives such as crimes. Recommendation- Maybe this is worth the time, but it might not be since it might be leaving the airwaves soon. My Viewing Habits- While I like the show, I don’t think that I’ll be able to see it much outside of the one time I saw it. Prediction- This will not last. Reception: generally favorable. Grade: A. New review

Prodigal Son: Status- Currently on FOX at 9/8 Central on Mondays. Why I’ve seen it- I was a bit into it and want to start watching every new FOX show when I can. Description- A consult works for the cops while also dealing with his criminal father. Pros- It’s not entirely something different while not being something you wouldn’t expect either. It seems to make sense. Cons- It could become too cliché or mysterious. Note to Parents- I don’t know what to say having not seen much of this show. I will say that it is probably not for kids, but teens might be okay watching it. Recommendation- This might be good for others to watch. My Viewing Habits- I don’t know yet if I’ll be able to see it more than once or not. I can only hope that I will be able to see more. Prediction- This will more than likely last for now, although it might be in danger of going either way. Reception: mixed. Grade: B. New review

Black Lightning: Status- Currently on the CW at 9/8 Central on Mondays. Why I’ve seen it- I try to watch a new CW show at least once if I can. Also, I like most superhero shows and watch them when I can as they are normally good. Noteworthiness- This is adapted from a DC comics character, but is not part of the main franchise of superhero shows on the CW (yet at least). Description- A black superhero comes out of retirement to protect his city from new threats. Pros- This show has more normal humans that can solve problems and even create problems. Thus, it is good that it focuses less on just a super villain of the week. The plot largely works for the most part. Cons- There could be more people that have super powers in this than I’ve seen thus far. Its advantage of not always focusing on people with powers is also a problem. There could be more to it than there is. Note to Parents- Teens should be okay watching this and maybe some preteens would be okay too, but there are some issues that parents might have with this, such as a lesbian character. Recommendation- I see it as largely good, but it needs improvement as it goes along. I suggest watching it. My Viewing Habits- I got into this just a bit later than I was wanting to and have missed a lot, but have watched this since the first season. I don’t know if I’ll be able to see it as much this season or not. Prediction- This will probably last and the only problem that could potentially happen is the network’s limited superhero shows at a time rule. I’ll admit that it might be better outside of Arrowverse. Reception: positive. Grade: B.

The Good Doctor: Status- Currently on ABC at 10/9 Central on Mondays. Why I’ve seen it- It looked like a pretty good show to me. Noteworthiness- This is an adaptation of a South Korean show. Description- A young doctor with autism starts working with other doctors and has to overcome stigma. Notable People- Hill Harper, from CSI: New York, stars on this show as well. David Shore, the creator of House, is also the creator of this show as well. Pros- This is wonderful with well written characters, plots, and overall believable medical situations. Cons- Not all the characters are nice people. I know that happens a lot and it can be needed at times, but it can still be a problem. Note to Parents- This is mostly acceptable for kids, but there are some problems with it in terms of what age can watch. I’d say that pre-teens and older should be good with this. Recommendation- I think that everyone should watch this. My Viewing Habits- I don’t know if I’ve seen every episode, but I’ll watch this as much as I can over the course of time. I am currently missing this show for now due to work commitments. Prediction- This is getting good ratings for now so it will stay for as long as that lasts. Reception: mixed to positive. Grade: A+.


Bull: Status- Currently on CBS at 10/9 Central on Mondays. Why I’ve seen it- I always watch a CBS show under most circumstances and I thought that this show would be interesting too. Noteworthiness- This is inspired by something Dr. Phil did before he went into television. He also helped create the show. Description- This is about a jury consultant who helps with court cases. Notable People- This stars Michael Weatherly, well known from NCIS, as the main character. Pros- It seems like a pretty interesting show as you normally don’t see courtroom dramas from this perspective. In fact, it makes you wonder why you don’t see shows like this more often. Cons- Michael Weatherly is doing a bad job of separating himself from NCIS as his character on this show is very similar to the one he played on NCIS. Also, it doesn’t seem realistic as no other courtroom drama has this angle on it. Some problems often wind up being nonfactors in the show. There can be a sense of sameness with the episodes. Note to Parents- This is the standard amount in terms of what is acceptable for kids or not. Recommendation- I would watch this show if you could. My Viewing Habits- I have watched it since the first episode, but I don’t think that I’ve seen all of it. Prediction- Due to allegations against the star, I would say that this is probably in danger of ending this season. Reception: negative. Grade: A.

Monday, October 21, 2019

Fall Shows 2019 Part 2

While there is at least one new NBC show I was hoping to possibly see this season, I’m not sure that I care enough to see any or will be able to before they are gone this year. I do need to work on other posts that should have been done a while ago. The cancelled shows post should hopefully come soon since I’m caught up on all of them that I care about. I also want to do other, annual posts before too long. I just hope that I have time to write them all. Next week will be the Monday primetime shows this year. Today is the second and final post on the new fall shows this year. Let’s get to it.

All Rise: Show Description- This is a courtroom drama largely from a judge’s perspective. Behind the Scenes- This show replaces The Code. My Thoughts- It seemed pretty good. It does have a problem by not seeming much different from other shows like it, outside of who the main focus is on. I give it three out of five stars. Long Term Prospects- It probably won’t last based on its current ratings. Where to Find- On CBS at 9/8 Central on Mondays

Prodigal Son: Show Description- A consult works for the cops while also dealing with his criminal father. Behind the Scenes- It replaces Lethal Weapon, I think. My Thoughts- It seems like it works. It’s not entirely something different while not being something you wouldn’t expect either. It seems to make sense. I hope that it doesn’t become to cliché or mysterious. I give it three out of five stars. Long Term Prospects- I think that it might last longer. Where to Find- On FOX at 9/8 Central on Mondays

Almost Family: Show Description- A woman’s life is turned upside down when she learns that her father was misusing his role at a sperm clinic in many ways, most notably by being a sperm donor to tons of women unknowing to them, meaning that she has countless siblings. Behind the Scenes- This replaces Mental Samurai, I think. My Thoughts- The plot may be a bit unbelievable, but I think that it works in some ways and is too weird in other ways. I give it three out of five stars. Long Term Prospects- This probably won’t last long. Where to Find- On FOX at 9/8 Central on Wednesdays

Nancy Drew: Show Description- Now either a teenager or young adult, the sleuth Nancy Drew is working to solve a cold case murder and a newer murder. Behind the Scenes- This is based on the popular kid’s book series based on the popular character. This also stars Riley Smith from Frequency, Life Sentence, and Proven Innocent. My Thoughts- I like what I’ve seen of it thus far. I’ll admit that it runs into ususal problems like sex or other things that probably don’t need to be there, but it otherwise interesting if you have the time for it. I give it three out of five stars. Long Term Prospects- This might last, but just as easily might not due to the CW already having far too many shows on already. Where to Find- On the CW at 9/8 Central on Wednesdays


Batwoman: Show Description- Following the disappearance of her cousin, a woman seeks to be the new hero that Gotham needs. Behind the Scenes- This is based on a comic book character with some things different and set in Arrowverse. My Thoughts- I like it thus far. I hope that it doesn’t just become more of a female Batman type show as they should establish differences. I give it three out of five stars. Long Term Prospects- This will more than likely last beyond its first season. Where to Find- On the CW at 8/7 Central on Sundays