Golden Huckleberry Award Nominees 2015-2016

I'm sorry for the lack of regular updates in this blog. I'm trying my best to fix this problem. I only have it due to an OCD habit of mine that I might have to alter or get rid of entirely. I will be changing this blog slightly to accommodate changes in other blogs of mine. You'll find out more about this in the cancelled shows post this season. But like I said, you may see more regular updates in the future, although they will be just as irregular as always.

Well, it has come time for me to do my annual awards for the worst of TV during the previous TV season. This list includes summer shows from last year until around May of this year. These are just the nominees at the moment as the actual winners (or losers) will come later. I hope that you aren't confused by any of these awards, but I can always explain more about them later.

Main awards

Worst cliffhanger resolution: Modern Family, Marvel’s Agent Carter, The Big Bang Theory, iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, Hawaii Five-0, The 100

Worst title: The Real O’Neals, Significant Mother, World’s Funniest Fails

Worst ending to a TV series: The Messengers, The Family, The Player, Castle, Under the Dome, Extant, Marvel’s Agent Carter

Worst acting: Dr. Ken, The Real O’Neals, 2 Broke Girls, Mike and Molly, The Carmichael Show

Worst writing: American Dad, Dr. Ken, Significant Mother, Zoo, The Real O’Neals

Worst plot: American Dad, Zoo, American Idol, The Bachelor, Significant Mother, The Carmichael Show, Dr. Ken, The Real O’Neals

The good riddance award: American Idol

Why do people care award: American Crime, American Dad, Zoo, American Idol, The Bachelor

Worst idea for a show: American Idol, Significant Mother, Zoo, Criminal Minds, The Bachelor, America’s “Funniest” Home Videos, The Carmichael Show, Dr. Ken, American Dad, The Real O’Neals

Biggest waste of time: America’s “Funniest” Home Videos, The Vampire Diaries, American Dad, American Idol

Most forgettable: Dr. Ken, American Dad, Zoo, Mr. Robinson, American Crime

Bonehead decision of the season: The Carmichael Show, Dr. Ken, Significant Mother, The Real O’Neals

Worst pilot: Lucifer, Life in Pieces, Zoo

Worst drama show: Zoo, The 100, American Crime, The Vampire Diaries, Criminal Minds

Worst comedy show: Dr. Ken, Mr. Robinson, The Carmichael Show, The Real O’Neals, Mom, 2 Broke Girls, Last Man Standing, Life in Pieces, Betty White’s Off Their Rockers, Significant Mother, American Dad

Worst new show: Dr. Ken, Significant Mother, The Real O’Neals, Life in Pieces, Zoo, Mr. Robinson, The Carmichael Show

Why is it still on award: American Dad, Mom, 2 Broke Girls, America’s “Funniest” Home Videos, The Bachelor, American Crime, Dr. Ken, The Carmichael Show, The Real O’Neals, Life in Pieces, The Odd Couple, The Vampire Diaries

Most overrated show: American Dad, American Crime, Mom, 2 Broke Girls, American Idol

Weakest Characters: The 100, Significant Mother, The Real O’Neals, Dr. Ken, The Carmichael Show, American Dad

Worst reason to cancel a good show: The Real O’Neals

Why was it created award: Dr. Ken, Significant Mother, The Carmichael Show, American Idol, The Bachelor, The Real O’Neals, Zoo, America’s “Funniest” Home Videos

What were they thinking award: Dr. Ken, Significant Mother, The Carmichael Show, The Real O’Neals

Why do people like it award: American Dad, The Bachelor, Zoo, American Idol, Dr. Ken, American Crime

Worst retooling of a show: The 100

Jumped the shark award: The 100

Most obvious cancellation: Mr. Robinson, Wicked City, Angel from Hell, Telenovela

What’s it about award: Mr. Robinson, The 100, The Carmichael Show, American Dad, Zoo

Time to stop watching award (no nominees)

They’ve stopped caring award: The 100

Most average show award: Mike and Molly, Wayward Pines, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Truth be Told, Superstore, Angel from Hell, Lucifer

That’s actually a show award: Significant Mother

Worst show on FOX: Lucifer, Grandfathered, American Idol

Worst show on ABC: Dr. Ken, American Crime, The Real O’Neals

Worst show on CBS: Zoo, 2 Broke Girls, Mom, The Odd Couple, Life in Pieces

Worst show on NBC: The Carmichael Show, Mr. Robinson, Crowded

Worst show on the CW: Significant Mother

Worst show on every other network: The Mindy Project, Betty White’s Off Their Rockers, American Dad

Worst syndicated show: The Meredith Vieira Show, Maury, The Jerry Springer Show

Worst show on television nominees (pending)

Spoiler alert! The other awards tend to reveal information about shows so if you don't want to know about them, then don't read any further. Also, an explanation into some of the awards. Most accepted death would always go to a character that died that I'm glad it dead. Most worthless death is basically any character who died that I felt didn't affect the show at all. WTF death should be self-explanatory.

Other awards

Worst story arc: Sheldon and Amy’s relationship problems from The Big Bang Theory, Ellie’s divorce in NCIS, The City of Light from The 100

Worst plot twist: Juliet is alive from Grimm, Bringing people back from the dead from Gotham, Other Harrison Wells turns against the Flash from The Flash, Elizabeth is pregnant from The Blacklist

Worst new character: Vanessa from Big Brother, Zoom from The Flash, Aubry from Survivor

Biggest moron: Audrey from Big Brother

Most hated character: Austin from Big Brother

Worst character transformation: Lou Grover the deranged vigilante from Hawaii Five-0, Jeff Varner from Survivor, Raj the douche from The Big Bang Theory

Most overrated character: Aubry from Survivor

Most obvious twist: Juliet is alive from Grimm, The person Alex got fired is the terrorist from Quantico, Other Phil Miller dies from The Last Man on Earth

The underdeveloped character award: Zoom from the Flash

Why are they still alive award: Big Jim from Under the Dome

Most worthless death: Natalia from Jane the Virgin

Most accepted death: Damien Darhk from Arrow, Junior from Under the Dome, Maria Ostrova from Madam Secretary

WTF death: The Joker from Gotham, Barry Allen’s father from The Flash, Ziva from NCIS

Most useless character: Audrey from Big Brother

Worst Villain: Vanessa from Big Brother, Zoom from the Flash, Lucifer Morning Star from Lucifer

Dumbest scheduling choice: ABC fumbling the introduction of Wicked City, CBS delaying Person of Interest until late in the season, NBC not caring about comedies, FOX acting like a cable network, thus losing ratings, CW renewing every shows of theirs

Worst episode yet: Umia Ka Hanu from Hawaii Five-0

Worst episode this season: Umia Ka Hanu from Hawaii Five-0

Episode not worth a rewatch award: Umia Ka Hanu from Hawaii Five-0

Worst season yet: The 100 season 3

Christmas Commercials 2015

In a long delayed blog post, I'm here to share with you the post of the Christmas commercials from last year as I do every year. Sorry that it took this long to post it. But I do have a lot of post prepared for the summer and hopefully you'll see a lot of them over time. I just need to write them all first. Now on to the actual post after the end of this sentence.

It’s possible that Christmas commercials have gotten more reasonable in this current year. I’m not sure how this happened, but I’m not going to complain. Regardless, I’m still pointing out the number of Christmas commercials before it was close enough to December for it to work. I might add a section regarding Easter commercials next year. That might be a good list. Of course, since this is a while before I’m able to catch up with all of them, I might have already started on Easter commercials for the next year. And I’m not sure why I’m doing this when nobody read the post from last year.

In 2012, the official count of Christmas commercials before October was 0. The official count before Halloween was 27. The official count before the Sunday after Thanksgiving was 200. In 2013, the official count of Christmas commercials before October was 5. The official count before Halloween was 30. The official count before the Sunday after Thanksgiving was 600. In 2014, the official count of Christmas commercials before October was 3. The official count before Halloween was 26. The official count before the Sunday after Thanksgiving was 700.

Christmas overrun for 2014-2015 is 28 commercials. Christmas overrun means that after Christmas and in a bit of January, you will see Christmas commercials of some type. I’m keeping track of them, although they will always be separate from the main list.

In 2015, the official count of Christmas commercials before October was 0. The official count before Halloween was 13. The official count before the Sunday after Thanksgiving was 530. Because of getting caught up on tapes that had these commercials, I wasn’t able to finish counting all of them until 3-24-2016. But I did and now I had to finalize this post for a published date probably in May.

Christmas overrun for 2015-2016 is 14 commercials. That’s half of the number from the previous time I counted. So it appears that we are not at the highest total ever for any of these commercials this year. 2013 has the highest count before October and before November. Meanwhile, the absolute highest number of commercials we have ever had was in 2014. I wonder what the count will be like in 2016.

Well, that’s all I can think of for this blog post. Sorry that it took so long to write and publish this. But I get too far behind on certain shows that I watch which is why I publish this typically as late as I do. That, and it seems that other time sensitive posts have to be published. One wonders how my blog can change with the upcoming cancellation of The Good Wife. I’ll explain more about that when I blog about the cancelled shows from this season. Hopefully somebody reads this post this year unlike the last time that I posted about the Christmas commercials.

My Planned Television Viewing Habits: Summer of 2016

Now that I share what my television viewing habits are (or at least planned to be), I might as well tell you what my summer schedule will be like. Even a TV junkie like me tends to take a break every now and then and during the summertime, I tend to watch a lot less TV than I normally would. I can take breaks from always watching every part of primetime so I can watch more movies on certain times when it fits in my schedule. It can be a bit relaxing to unwind with less stuff to watch. But what all do I watch? Well, I might as well tell you.

First, I’ll address the regular season spillover of shows that will last into summer. Some of this is speculation, but the rest is known shows, that I watch at least, that will still be airing during the summer despite being, or at least starting out, as regular season shows. The CBS show, Rush Hour, for instance, is going to still be airing into the summer. That’s not a good sign for its long term chances, but sometimes shows last longer than it should on the schedule and it still returns for a second season. The final season of Person of Interest will still be airing during the summer. I think that Reign might still be airing later than usual. I’m not entirely sure what else if any will be airing late.

There are returning summer shows that I’m going to watch again. The CW will show Masters of Illusion, so I will watch that again. They will bring back two shows that I watch: Penn and Teller: Fool Us and Whose Line is it Anyways? I’ll be watching Big Brother as usual. If Hollywood Game Night isn’t actually cancelled like I think it is, then I’ll watch it if it airs during the summer. I could watch 20/20 and Dateline whenever they are on, although I’m not yet sure if I will. Plus, ABC and NBC tend to have worse than usual reception problems for me during the summer so I probably will not be able to see most of what I want to. The one I’m looking out for most is Primetime: What Would you Do? That’s an ABC show that I like more than any other show. If Boom returns, I’ll watch that. The same can be said about Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader? That’s all that I can remember for this season.

What new summer shows do I plan on watching? Well, CBS seems to be replacing Under the Dome and Extant with Brain Dead and American Gothic respectively. I’m not entirely sure what they are about or if I would like them long term, but since they are CBS shows, I will be watching them as usual at least once. Houdini and Doyle will count as a summer show in my mind, although I’m not sure if I will watch that for sure. NBC will be airing Maya and Martin in Manhattan, a new variety show, and I’ll probably watch that at least once. I think that I’ll tune into To Tell the Truth and Match Game when they are on. There might also be existing shows I’ll get into for the first time. I don’t know that much about the new summer shows I’ll be into. Things don’t always go according to plan, for better or for worse, with my watching plans. You’ll see what I ended up watching in my summer reviews this season.

Well, that’s about it for this post. I would mention more, but I’m not sure what else there is to say. Now with summer shows, I tend to only watch one thing at a time and not record anything. I also don’t have to watch all of the primetime hours like I would during the main season. Of course, things could easily change regarding this. We’ll see what happens.

New Midseason Shows 2016 Part 2

Well, I’m back with part 2 of my reviews of midseason shows. Now you may have noticed that there were some midseason shows that I planned to review. I have actually added more to the plan than I originally thought. I’m not sure yet if I’ll ever do this again (splitting reviews from one time frame of shows into multiple parts), but I probably will. The next set of reviews will probably be the summer shows, although I have other posts written for the summer and various other times. I have to figure out what I will post as my 100^th blog post of this blog. But I will figure this out and write stuff for the future. So without further ado, let’s get to the rest of the midseason reviews.

Rush Hour: Show Description- Based on the movie series of the same name, this show is about a black cop and Asian cop who team up to fight crime. It is mostly drama, but part comedy. This show replaces the probably ending CSI: Cyber. Behind the Scenes- As stated before, this show is based off of a movie series that stars Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. My Thoughts- I like the show, even if it seemed a bit too similar to the movies at times. I’d say that it’s enough different that it will be worth watching to see how things turn out. I give it four out of five stars. Long Term Prospects- With the first season expected to still air in the summer, I doubt that it would get renewed for a second right now. It could stick around, but I don’t see that as likely. Where to Find- On CBS at 10/9 Central on Thursdays

Of Kings and Prophets: Show Description- Similar to AD, this is a show based off of the bible, this time on the story of David and Saul from 1 & 2 Samuel. Behind the Scenes- There were production problems that prevented this from airing in the fall as originally planned. Now production problems are never a good thing so that speaks against it being a long lasting show as evidenced by its cancellation. My Thoughts- I’m not sure when the show is going to actually focus on stuff that was actually in the bible, but I haven’t read that part of it yet. Meanwhile, it is rather violent with its content and is not something the whole family should watch (should your family still have young kids in it, that is). Meanwhile, it is an interesting show despite it adding to the story that was probably not there. I give it three out of five stars. Long Term Prospects- It has already been cancelled. Where to Find- It is not on the schedule because it has been cancelled. It’s unknown if it will finishing airing these episodes or not. Since it is not owned by ABC, it probably will not finish airing.

Grandfathered: Show Description- A lady’s man learns that he has a son and granddaughter. Behind the Scenes- Here I offer my usual disclaimer that this is not a midseason show and premiered in the fall. I’m reviewing it this late as I was not able to see it until now. Also, this stars John Stamos, I think, who is mostly known, to me at least, from being in Full House. My Thoughts- I originally had no interest in watching this show because I thought that it would be bad. I ended up watching it because my shows were not on as usual. This show was bad in my mind. It has the bad smut that’s all too common on TV these days. I won’t be watching it again. I give it two out of five stars. Long Term Prospects- I’d put it at a toss-up right now. Where to Find- On FOX at 8:30/7:30 Central on Tuesdays

The Family: Show Description- A family’s life is turned upside down when a person claiming to have been a missing boy they thought was murdered shows up. But is he who he claims to be? Behind the Scenes- I honestly don’t know what to put here, so I’ll just skip this section. My Thoughts- This show is pretty good and interesting with its gripping storyline and interesting characters. I give it five out of five stars. Long Term Prospects- Its ratings are terrible so it won’t last. Plus, I can’t remember the last time ABC had something successful at this timeslot. Where to Find- On ABC at 9/8 Central on Sundays

The Catch: Show Description- A woman finds out that her fiancé is a criminal that she’s looking for. I’m not entirely sure what the name of the show has to do with what it is about. Behind the Scenes- This is part of ABC’s TGIT line-up of soapy shows targeted towards women. My Thoughts- The show is interesting although it can be unusual. It probably relies too much on sex and sex appeal. But it is a good show worth watching if you have the time. I give it four out of five stars. Long Term Prospects- It could go either way at this point. Where to Find- On ABC at 10/9 Central on Thursdays

New midseason- The Family, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life, Houdini and Doyle, Shades of Blue (renewed), Superstore (renewed), You, Me, and the Apocalypse, You the Jury (?), Crowded, Better Late than Never (?), Rush Hour, Game of Silence, Heartbreaker (?), Hot and Bothered (?), Emerald City (?), Lucifer, The X-Files, The Real O’Neals, Angel from Hell (cancelled), Telenovela, American Grit, Of Kings and Prophets (cancelled), The Catch, Containment, Little Big Shots, Bordertown, Second Chance, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (renewed), Heartbeat, Uncle Buck(?).

Those shows I’m reviewing: Rush Hour (CBS), Emerald City (NBC, not scheduled), Lucifer (FOX, see part 1 or most recent Monday post), Bordertown (FOX, see part 1 or most recent Sunday post), DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (CW, see part 1), Of Kings and Prophets (ABC, cancelled), Angel from Hell (CBS, see part 1 or future cancelled shows post), Shades of Blue (NBC, see part 1), The Family (ABC), Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life (FOX, see part 1 or most recent Sunday post), The Catch (ABC), Second Chance (FOX, see part 1), Superstore (NBC, see part 1), Grandfathered (FOX) *

Well, I still don’t know when/if some shows are premiering. I’m guessing that they will be summer shows or won’t be airing at all. Emerald City is one that I plan to do during the summer. You’ll see the other summer shows posted eventually. I’ll probably have more time to post during the summer. But I’ll be back in May, if not sooner, with the next blog post. I decided to cut back into planned additions to this post. I thought about doing Game of Silence and American Grit, but I don’t think that I have time for either one of them.

Fantasy Schedule for the 2016-2017 TV Season

Well, it comes time for me to once again speculate on what I think the TV season will be like next season. As the title of this post implies, it is a fantasy schedule of speculation. This is not something that is official by any means. There are probably some shows that I won’t mention for one reason or another. I do wonder what all I’ll get right. Will any of my predictions end up happening? We’ll see. Remember that these are predictions only and not what will actually happen, although a lot of these could wind up happening. It’s possible after all.

There are some shows that I probably won’t be mentioning because they haven’t premiered yet. Consider me wrong on any of those. Also, I will refer to the upcoming summer schedule on TV instead of the summer schedule for the next year since that is too far off into the future. I know I put summer shows with the previous TV season sometimes, but I won’t do that in my fantasy schedules again. Also, time is in Central Standard Time as that’s the way I roll. If you want Eastern Time, then add an hour. I’m tired of having to subtract an hour from my normal TV schedule.

What’s interesting is that what I think might have been wrong going into the new schedule with my predictions ended up being right after all. Like the Elementary move to Sundays at 10/9 Central ended up happening after all. And Brooklyn Nine-Nine ended up moving to the exact time slot on Tuesday that I had it at when it originally started the season on Sundays.

ABC

Sunday- 6:00- America’s Funniest Home Videos, 7:00- Once Upon a Time, 8:00- NEW DOOMED SHOW, 9:00- Quantico

Monday- 7:00- Dancing with the Stars, 9:00- NEW SHOW

Tuesday- 7:00- Fresh off the Boat, 7:30- The Real O’Neals, 8:00- NEW COMEDY, 8:30- NEW COMEDY, 9:00- Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Wednesday- 7:00- The Middle, 7:30- The Goldbergs, 8:00- Modern Family, 8:30- Black-ish, 9:00- NEW SHOW

Thursday- 7:00- Grey’s Anatomy, 8:00- Scandal, 9:00- How to Get Away with Murder

Friday- 7:00- Last Man Standing, 7:30- Dr. Ken, 8:00- Shark Tank, 9:00- 20/20

Midseason- The Great Christmas Light Fight, The Great Holiday Baking Show, The Bachelor, American Crime, Repeat after Me, Beyond the Tank, TERRIBLE COMEDY, MORE ACCEPTABLE COMEDY, MARVEL RELATED DRAMA, REALITY SHOW THAT NO ONE CARES ABOUT, ANOTHER DRAMA

Summer- The Bachelorette, Mistresses, The $100,000 Pyramid, 500 Questions, BattleBots, Celebrity Family Feud, To Tell the Truth, REALITY SHOW, DRAMA, Secret and Lies, LAME BACHLOR SPIN-OFF, Primetime: What Would You Do?

Cancelled- Nashville, Marvel’s Agent Carter, Galavant, In an Instant, Boston EMS, Blood and Oil, Of Kings and Prophets, The Family, The Muppets, Uncle Buck, Rookie Blue, Castle, Save My Life: Boston Trauma, Bachelor in Paradise, Wicked City, The Whispers, Extreme Weight Loss

Explanations- ABC has too many comedies, possibly way more than they need. That is why you’ll see me predicting another hour of comedy for them with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. moving back an hour. I have no idea what to predict with their summer schedule as was surprised that as much was renewed as was. I could easily be wrong about a lot of the summer predictions, but they tend to not care about most of those shows and nearly everything they have is obscure and never comes back for future seasons. I don’t see them changing a lot of things so I’m going to say this is probably right, although I could also be wrong about any number of things.

CBS

Sunday: 6:00- 60 Minutes, 7:00- Madam Secretary, 8:00- NCIS: Los Angeles, 9:00- Elementary

Monday: 7:00- Mom, 7:30- NEW COMEDY, 8:00- Scorpion, 9:00- CSI: ST. LOUIS

Tuesday: 7:00- NCIS, 8:00- NCIS: New Orleans, 9:00- Limitless

Wednesday: 7:00- Survivor, 8:00- Criminal Minds, 9:00- Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders

Thursday: 7:00- The Big Bang Theory, 7:30- NEW COMEDY, 8:00- Life in Pieces, 8:30- The Odd Couple, 9:00- NEW SHOW

Friday: 7:00- The Amazing Race, 8:00- Supergirl, 9:00- Blue Bloods

Midseason- 2 Broke Girls, Undercover Boss, Hawaii Five-0, PROBABLE DRAMA FAILURE, ANOTHER DRAMA, NEW COMEDY

Summer- Zoo, Big Brother, BRAIN DEAD, AMERICAN GOTHIC

Cancelled- CSI: Cyber, The Good Wife, Mike and Molly, Code Black, Rush Hour, The Briefcase, Under the Dome, Extant, Person of Interest

Explanations- I have no idea what to say relating to Thursday Night Football as I’m not even sure they are doing it again this year. I also have no idea how to predict what they would do with it in the off chance that that it is back next season. A lot of CBS shows will get renewed and I think that most of them will stay at their current time slots. The comedies will be interesting especially considering how an existing one will probably be put on the midseason schedule. It will probably be 2 Broke Girls that is at midseason, like it almost was this season as The Big Bang Theory is too popular still to delay the premiere and the other comedies are too new for it to make sense. Of course, networks don’t always make moves that make sense. Last season’s missing comedy time slot lead to more comedies than they had room for this season so they might make more regular comedies this upcoming season. I might be wrong with the dramas, especially considering what could at midseason. There have been at least one drama at midseason in the past season and the current one. With Hawaii Five-0 constantly drawing lower than needed ratings, it will probably be delayed until midseason and it might be its last one. I don’t know what else it could be that gets delayed until midseason except for the usual Undercover Boss. This network is becoming harder to predict in newer seasons.

CW

Sunday- no primetime programming (although they might bring it back since they have more shows than time slots)

Monday- 7:00- NEW SHOW, 8:00- Jane the Virgin

Tuesday- 7:00- The Flash, 8:00- NEW SHOW

Wednesday- 7:00- Arrow, 8:00- Supernatural

Thursday- 7:00- Legends of Tomorrow, 8:00- NEW SHOW

Friday- 7:00- The Vampire Diaries, 8:00- The Originals

Midseason- iZombie, The 100, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, SHORT LIVED SHOW THAT PREMIERES TOO LATE

Summer- Beauty and the Beast (final season), VERY CRAPPY COMEDY, ALSO CRAPPY REALITY SHOW, Penn and Teller: Fool Us, Masters of Illusion, Whose Line is it Anyways?

Cancelled- Significant Mother, Cedric’s Barber Battle, A Wicked Offer, America’s Next Top Model (moved to VH1), Beauty and the Beast, Containment, Dates, most, of not all, of the new summer programming this year of 2016, Whose Line is it Anyways?

Explanations- I am probably overpredicting the amount of new stuff not airing during the summer on the CW. That could wind up being the only part of the season that ends up with cancellations in the future. Why do I say that? What they air on the CW during the summer that isn’t reruns tends to be mostly crap for as long as I remember it. I doubt that they would even make these cancellations official but I just don’t see A Wicked Offer, Cedric’s Barber Battle, or Significant Mother making a season two. I’m surprised they lasted as long as they did, especially the last one. It’s easy for me to see Containment as not lasting long as most shows are renewed on the CW and I don’t see there being any room for it on the schedule. I’m not sure what to point out about the CW, just that they must have too low of ratings in general that they can’t even afford to get rid of their lowest rated shows and don’t want to piss off what few fans they have.

FOX

Sundays- 6:00- The Last Man on Earth, 6:30- Bob’s Burgers, 7:00- The Simpsons, 7:30- NEW ANIMATED COMEDY, 8:00- Family Guy, 8:30- FAILURE FROM FAMILY GUY WRITERS

Mondays- 7:00- Gotham, 8:00- Lucifer

Tuesdays- 7:00- New Girl, 7:30- Grandfathered, 8:00- Brooklyn Nine-Nine, 8:30- NEW LIVE ACTION COMEDY

Wednesdays- 7:00- Rosewood, 8:00- Empire

Thursdays- 7:00- Scream Queens, 8:00- IRRELEVANT DRAMA

Fridays- 7:00- MasterChef Junior, 8:00- Bones (final season)

Midseason- World’s Funniest Fails, Hell’s Kitchen, SUPERNATURAL DRAMA, SOME TYPE OF COMEDY, MasterChef, MORE SHOWS THAN NECESSARY

Summer- Wayward Pines, MasterChef, Houdini and Doyle, Hotel Hell, Coupled, Prison Break, Home Free, 24, So You Think You Can Dance?, NEW SHIT, Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?

Cancelled- Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life, Bordertown, Minority Report, Golan the Insatiable, American Grit, The Grinder, Sleepy Hollow, Second Chance, Bullseye, Knock Knock Live, Boom!

Explanations- I tend to be a pessimist person in life and tend to have most bubble shows listed as canceled. In fact, that’s something you will probably see about most network schedules of mine. Anyways, FOX is incredibly hard to predict now that they do scheduling similar to cable channels, something that actually lead to a ratings collapse for them. They tend to not care that much about their Friday schedules so that is where I see them putting the final season of Bones. There’s a number of things that I could be wrong about, although I think that most of the cancellations and renewals will be right. I can’t predict what new shows will be airing so I won’t make anything too bold. I just know that I probably don’t have nearly enough new shows for this network to be right and won’t even bother guessing what amount they might have.

NBC

Sunday- ignored until midseason

Monday- 7:00- The Voice, 9:00- Blindspot

Tuesday- 7:00- Superstore, 7:30- NEW COMEDY, 8:00- Chicago Med, 9:00- Chicago Fire

Wednesday- 7:00- NEW DRAMA, 8:00- Law and Order: SVU, 9:00- Chicago PD

Thursday- 7:00- DRAMA FAILURE, 8:00- The Blacklist, 9:00- Shades of Blue

Fridays- 7:00- CRAPPY REALITY SHOW, 8:00- Grimm, 9:00- Dateline

Midseason- CHICAGO LAW, Celebrity Apprentice, The Biggest Loser, Hollywood Game Night, Caught on Camera, The Carmichael Show, LAME COMEDY, POSSIBLY INTERESTING DRAMA

Summer- America Ninja Warrior, America’s Got Talent, Aquarius, I Can Do That, EMERALD CITY, The Night Shift, REALITY SHOWS, CRAPPY COMEDIES, DRAMA

Cancelled- The Island, You, Me, and the Apocalypse, The Player, Truth Be Told, Running Wild, Mr. Robinson, Get out Alive, Heroes Reborn, The Mysteries of Laura, Heartbeat, Telenovela, Undateable, The Night Shift, Crowded, Heartbeat, Emerald City

Explanations- While a lot of this article is jokes based on the past and network demographics, if my information is correct, there actually will be a Chicago Law in the future. In the meantime, a lot of what I’m writing will probably happen. It does seem weird that the network once known for having the most popular comedies now has almost no comedies at all. I don’t see them changing that any time soon. I could be wrong about when the Celebrity Apprentice appears. Since they weren’t able to have it this season, they might want it back sooner than usual so it could appear in the fall. However, I think that for now it will probably still be a midseason show as usual. We’ll see if it gets cancelled after next season or not. This network seems to be the strangest out of all of them, so I don’t really know what else there is to say about it.

What you think will stay: Madam Secretary, 60 Minutes, 48 Hours, Rosewood, Grandfathered, Gotham, Lucifer, The 100, The Originals, Legends of Tomorrow, Jane the Virgin, 2 Broke Girls, Undercover Boss, Supergirl, Blue Bloods, The Big Bang Theory, Scandal, The Great Holiday Baking Show, The Great Christmas Light Fight, Shark Tank, Beyond the Tank, How to Get Away with Murder, Grey’s Anatomy, The Goldbergs, Black-ish, Modern Family, The Middle, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Real O’Neals, Dancing with the Stars, America’s Funniest Home Videos, Once Upon a Time, Quantico, Life in Pieces, The Odd Couple, Criminal Minds, Scorpion, Elementary, Madam Secretary, Family Guy, America’s Next Top Model (moved to VH1), The Simpsons, Bob’s Burgers, iZombie, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Reign, The Vampire Diaries, Supernatural, The Flash, 20/20, Dateline, Big Brother, Hawaii Five-0, Grimm, Shades of Blue, The Blacklist, Arrow, The Originals, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, So You Think You Can Dance?, NCIS: New Orleans, Gotham, Survivor, The Amazing Race, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Chicago Med, World’s Funniest Fails, Hell’s Kitchen, MasterChef, MasterChef Junior, Limitless, The Last Man on Earth, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, Empire, Scream Queens, Hollywood Game Night, The Carmichael Show, The Biggest Loser, Celebrity Apprentice, Superstore, The Voice, Dancing with the Stars, The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, Blindspot, Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?, Law and Order: SVU, Caught on Camera, Bones, New Girl, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Primetime: What Would You Do?

What you think will go: The Good Wife, CSI: Cyber, Bordertown, The Mysteries of Laura, Significant Mother, Golan the Insatiable, The Grinder, Bullseye, Knock Knock Live, Boom!, A Wicked Offer, Cedric’s Barber Battle, Code Black, Under the Dome, The Night Shift, Extant, The Player, Minority Report, Beauty and the Beast, The Muppets, Angel from Hell, Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life, Blood and Oil, Second Chance, American Grit, The Island, You, Me, and the Apocalypse, Truth Be Told, Running Wild, Mr. Robinson, Get out Alive, Heroes Reborn, Heartbeat, Telenovela, Undateable, Crowded, Emerald City, The Briefcase, The Astronaut’s Wives Club, Of Kings and Prophets, In an Instant, Boston EMS, The Family, Uncle Buck, Rookie Blue, Save My Life: Boston Trauma, Bachelor in Paradise, Wicked City, Extreme Weight Loss, Castle, Mike and Molly, Dates, Person of Interest, Galavant, The Whispers, Sleepy Hollow, Rush Hour, Containment, Whose Line is it Anyways?

No decision: Houdini and Doyle, The X-Files, Game of Silence, The Catch, any summer series not listed as cancelled, any other series not mentioned

Well, here we are at the end of this fantasy schedule of mine. I’m trying to make this as close to what I think will happen and not necessarily what I want to happen, otherwise different shows mentioned as cancelled and renewed would be different. I hope that I didn’t publish this too soon before the next season starts, but I didn’t know of a better time that it would work out. Now just wait until the next blog post to see just how long it takes to publish sometime next month. Better finish writing it! You will see it on April 21^st at the absolute latest, but I’m not even sure yet when I’ll be back with my next post.

Wednesdays in Primetime Version 3

Wednesdays can be a bit of a bore on television. There are some interesting shows but most of it is not worth your time. Yet it also has some of the best shows. ABC shows its comedies which are currently Modern Family, Black-ish, The Goldbergs, and The Middle. NBC shows Law and Order: SVU. The CW shows Arrow. CBS shows Criminal Minds and Survivor. I haven’t seen much of them that aren’t listed here, but I’ll tell you about what I have seen. There are no winners or losers, merely competitors.

The Middle: Status- Currently on ABC at 8/7 Central on Wednesdays. Why I’ve seen it- Survivor reruns happened and I heard this was good. Noteworthiness- It is tied with Modern Family as longest running ABC comedy. Description- The comedy adventures of an ordinary family in Indiana. Notable People- Patricia Heaton, who was Debra from Everybody Loves Raymond, is the mother. Neil Flynn, from Scrubs, is the father of the show. Pros- Mothers would like this show. It is quite funny from time to time. The youngest kid’s quirkiness is humorous. Cons- Some inappropriate stuff comes up sometimes. However, the show is typically always PG so it’s not as bad as it could be. Note to Parents- This is probably more acceptable than other shows in terms of content, but I’d ultimately watch it for yourself to make a decision. Recommendation- I say that you should watch this show if you can. You’ll especially like it if you don’t like Survivor. Prediction- It will last a long time. Reception: positive. Grade: B+.

Survivor: Status- Currently on CBS at 8/7 Central on Wednesdays. It was on Thursday for a long time until it switched with the comedy blocks. It might have changed because March Madness would move it to this slot for that time and the network decided not to bother changing it for that time. Why I’ve seen it- I think that other people in my family liked it and I found it interesting as well and started watching. Noteworthiness- It shows two seasons a year; one in the fall and another in the spring. The current season they are on is their 27^th. There has been something new that happens on this show that has never happened in previous seasons. While most reality shows don’t have as good ratings as scripted shows, this has good ratings that show scripted shows could envy. It is also the adaptation of the Swedish reality show, Expedition Robertson. It is considered the first American reality show and is the longest running one on CBS if you don’t count a news related show. Description- Contestants compete against each other to see who will survive 39 days and win a million dollars. Every week, a contestant is voted out and the last few people face a jury of previously voted out people who vote one of them the winner. Notable People- Jeff Probst is the host. Mark Burnett is the creator of this show. Pros- There is a different cast each season so if you don’t like one season you can stop watching and watch the next season. The contestants are interesting sometimes. Drama is always pleasant. Due to the competition nature of the show, it can’t legally be scripted like a lot of reality shows are. Something new always happens in each season. Cons- The people that you hate can make it far while the people that you like get eliminated first. The basic plots of some seasons can be similar to each other. They like to recycle ideas, locations, and challenges. It can be hard to find a normal season anymore. A lot of controversies have arisen on the show. This show has indirectly made every other reality show. They have a tendency to keep having returning players each season which can be off-putting to those that aren’t already fans of the show. Lately, people have not liked most of the new seasons (beyond the twentieth season, at least). Note to Parents- I watched this as a child, but I’m not sure if your kids should. It is better than the typical show in terms of content that might be deemed inappropriate for kids. Recommendation- Take it or leave it. I like it and think that you should watch it, but not everyone has my opinion of this show. Prediction- It will last as long as it has the same host, enough viewers, and enough money. If the host changes, it might leave the airwaves shortly after although another network like the CW might still have faith in it which could lead to a dramatic retooling of the show plus a fight with any other networks that might want it (if any do). Besides, this is the type of show that can be off the air for an extended amount of time and suddenly return with new people. I even have a blog about it. Reception: good, although seasons vary. Grade: A-. http://adamdeckersurvivor.blogspot.com/

Arrow: Status- Currently on the CW at 8/7 Central on Wednesdays. Why I’ve seen it- I wanted to watch a CW show that was new at the time. This show was new last season. Description- The CW drama is about the comic book character Green Arrow. I don’t know if it is accurate or not to the source material. Pros- It seems interesting enough to keep potential viewers coming back and watching it again. Cons- It seems like every other superhero drama. Note to Parents- This can be a bit gruesome at times so preteens and younger shouldn’t watch. Recommendation- Take it or leave it. If you have time to watch it, then you should. If you aren’t interested, then you aren’t missing out on anything. Prediction- It will stay around because this network needs another hit. Reception: positive. Grade: B.

The Goldbergs: Status- This ABC comedy airs at 8:30/7:30 Central on Wednesdays. Why I’ve seen it- The first time was because I was unable to stop recording a tape after a different program stopped airing which recorded a whole episode of the show. I watched more episodes because I thought that it might be good after watching that particular episode. Noteworthiness- It is somewhat based off of true events. Description- It is about a man’s life growing up in the eighties when he was a kid and is based on details that actually happened (although I’m not sure just how much). Pros- It can be pretty good and funny sometimes. Cons- It doesn’t make a lot of sense sometimes and can be a bit odd. Plus, there are normally always errors when setting things in the past. Note to Parents- This is borderline over what is and isn’t acceptable so I suggest you watch for yourself to make your own decision. Recommendation- It is a good show to watch. Prediction- It might last and probably will. I see a hundredth episode in its future. Reception: mostly mixed. Grade: B-.

Modern Family: Status- Currently on ABC at 9/8 Central on Wednesdays. Why I’ve seen it- Free time at the time and general interest in the show. Noteworthiness- Like The Office, it is a fake documentary meaning it presents itself as a reality show, when it isn’t (although certain “reality” shows are that way). It has inspired ABC to look for families like the ones on the show. Whether anything will come of that besides 20/20 interviews is another question. It is a popular show winning awards as is the longest running comedy on this network along with The Middle. Description- A look at the people an extended family of “normal” ones and not so normal ones. Notable People- Ed O’Neil from Married with Children is present. Other people might be famous either before or after the show aired. Pros- This is a funny comedy that attracts all different people like the families that are like this. There are good episodes a lot of the time. Cons- The episodes do not always have enough material in them and move by too quickly. Inappropriate material shows up often. Note to Parents- This is borderline like a bunch of other shows like it. Recommendation- Watch this show if you like it. You probably will. Prediction- Since it is the most successful comedy on ABC, it will last a long time. Reception: mostly positive. Grade: A.

Criminal Minds: Status- Currently on CBS at 9/8 Central on Wednesdays. Why I’ve seen it- It was during summer reruns (I think) that I first saw this. I was interested in seeing it at least once. Noteworthiness- The first main character left over creative differences on this show and the thought that it was too dark. Description- A law enforcement agency solves crimes. Pros- It is similar to other dramas so you know what to expect. Cons- It is too dark. One wonders how it can be allowed on network television. Note to Parents- This show is quite gruesome and graphic with its violence and crime. Don’t let people under the age of 13 watch this. Recommendation- I don’t like it and don’t recommend it. Prediction- If it continues getting the good ratings that it has, then it will continue to be on television. I still see it lasting for a while more. Reception: negative. Grade: F.

Law and Order: Special Victims Units: Status- Currently on NBC at 9/8 Central on Wednesdays. Why I’ve seen it- I forget why I started watching. Noteworthiness- It is the longest running drama spin-off on television as well as the longest running NBC drama. It is also the only primetime drama to premiere last millennium and still be on the air producing new episodes. It is a spin-off of Law and Order. Description- A group of people known as the special victims unit (SVU) investigate sexual crimes and crimes that happen to children as well. Pros- They never show the crimes. The plots are interesting and different. There are always twists that keep you hooked on the show. They use real life cases as an inspiration, but not as what actually is shown. Cons- The show may never end. They regularly switch head writers because it has been on so long. The endings are normally not happy. It has a rather grim subject for a show. Note to Parents- There’s a lot of dark stuff in here and every episode airs with a viewer discretion is advised warning. So keep that in mind when you don’t let your kids watch it. Recommendation- Give it a chance and you might like it. Prediction- It will last until people stop watching for some odd reason or it gets too expensive to keep making. Reception: great. Grade: A+.

Black-ish: Status- Currently on ABC at 9:30/8:30 Central on Wednesdays. Why I’ve seen it- What I normally watched wasn’t on. Noteworthiness- This is based on a true story. Description- This sitcom is about a black family. Pros- It is popular with critics. Cons- I thought that this show was terrible. I didn’t find any of it funny nor did I understand the purpose that it had. Note to Parents- Having only seen one episode, I don’t know what to put here. It might be okay for kids, but I really don’t know for sure what to tell people. Recommendation- I wouldn’t watch it, but that’s just me. Prediction- I say that this will probably last until at least syndication. Reception: positive. Grade: D. New review

Mondays in Primetime Version 3

Mondays is actually a pretty uninteresting night on television. NBC shows the Voice and Blindspot during the main year at least. ABC airs Dancing with the Stars in the spring and fall, The Bachelor in the winter, and The Bachelorette during the summer. The Bachelor series was voted at www.tvseriesfinale.com at the number one popular series that should be cancelled. Castle ends the ABC schedule during the main year. CBS shows dramas at this time. FOX has been known for showing popular dramas at this time, although this is also a bad night some of those shows. Anyways, here are my reviews for Monday shows that are on the air right now.

Gotham: Status- Currently on FOX at 8/7 Central on Mondays. Why I’ve seen it- I was interested in it and it worked out well for me to watch it. Noteworthiness- The show can best be described as a Batman origins story, even though he’s not in it as much as he could be as Jim Gordon is the main character and Bruce Wayne is a child and supporting character who has not yet become Batman. Description- A story set in the world of Batman that largely focuses on Jim Gordon helping fight crime back when the characters were much younger. Notable People- Bruno Heller, the creator of the Mentalist, helped develop this show. Ben Mackenzie, who was in Southland and the OC, is the main character, Jim Gordon. Morena Baccarin, who was on Firefly, V, Homeland, and other shows and movies, is a character on the show. Pros- I like this show for the most part. It is pretty interesting. It can probably keep you interested even if you aren’t that big a Batman fan. Cons- It seems more police procedural than actually about the Batman characters we know and love. Some of those characters aren’t as recognizable as others. I’m sure that Batman not being as big as he probably should be in this show. Note to Parents- This show typically airs with a content advisory so it isn’t for younger viewers. Recommendation- I’d say that this show is good, even if Batman is more of a side character. Prediction- This will probably last a good long while. It probably will have two more seasons after this one. Reception: positive. Grade: A. New review

Supergirl: Status- Currently on CBS at 8/7 Central on Mondays. Why I’ve seen it- I thought that it looked good and I watch every show on CBS at least once. Noteworthiness- This is adapted from DC comics. It was said to be, or at least planned at one point to be set in the same world as The Flash and Arrow. I don’t know if that’s still the case or not. Meanwhile, this does make you wonder if there’s the possibility of this ending up on the CW if the ratings get low on CBS. Description- Superman’s cousin, a female, becomes a superhero herself fighting various alien outlaws and other supernatural creatures. Pros- This show is quite good and interesting, seeing a previously unknown superhero get her own story. Cons- There could be potential flaws with trying to appeal to feminists and being politically correct. Note to Parents- From what I’ve seen thus far, this show is pretty acceptable to a younger audience, although there still might be more violence than they would need. Recommendation- I think that this is a good show and worth watching. Prediction- It has good ratings so it would probably last a good while. Meanwhile, it could wind up on the CW if it doesn’t do well on CBS after all. Reception: highly positive. Grade: A-. New review

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Status- This show is on the CW at 8/7 Central on Mondays. Why I’ve seen it- My promise to watch a new fall show on each network a season and the fact that this was the only new show on the CW during the fall. Description- A woman randomly moves to where her ex-boyfriend lives in hopes of winning him back. There’s more to the show as needed. Pros- There are some good parts about it. It can be funny at times. Cons- While this wasn’t bad, I didn’t like it. It was strange and didn’t seem to have much of a point to it. Note to Parents- Having only seen the pilot, there is not much advice to offer here. I’d say this is probably good for teen and preteens but not younger than that. It may be safe for some ages, but I wouldn’t think that. Recommendation- I’d pass on this. Mostly it’s a toss-up between good and bad, so I’ll pass. Prediction- I don’t think that it will last, but it just as easily could. I’ve been wrong about things before. Reception: positive. Grade: D. New review

Lucifer: Status- This show is on FOX at 9/8 Central on Mondays. Why I’ve seen it- Promise to watch one midseason show from each network and the thought that it might be interesting. Noteworthiness- This is adapted from a comic book. Description- For some odd reason, the devil, known as Lucifer, decides to help people solve crimes. Pros- The show is different than the usual show. It can also be kind of interesting. Cons- It is hard to tell entirely what this show is about. It seems kind of dumb and lame. Note to Parents- This is probably safe for teenagers, but not much younger. I can’t give good advice to parents having not seen most episodes. Recommendation- I wouldn’t watch it. Prediction- I’d put it at a toss-up for now. It might last into a second season, but I’m not sure yet if it will or not. Reception: mixed to positive. Grade: D. New review

Jane the Virgin: Status- This show is on the CW at 9/8 Central on Mondays. Why I’ve seen it- A dream of mine implied that I should watch it. Description- Based off of a Spanish telenovela, a woman named Jane, who’s a virgin, is accidently artificially inseminated and becomes pregnant. There are others in the cast that make this interesting. Pros- If you actually watch the show, you’ll probably find something very interesting and worthwhile. Cons- It’s hard to tell what to make of this show. I mean, the premise itself seems kind of strange and the promos make it look more than weird. Also, the recurring storyline can drag on throughout the show. Note to Parents- This has some serious topics in it that could be useful discussing with teenagers. I’d say that young kids shouldn’t watch this, but preteens and teens can watch this. Recommendation- I would say that you should watch it, but only if you can see it all the time. Prediction- I think that it will be here for awhile. Reception: critically acclaimed. Grade: B-.

Scorpion: Status- It is currently on CBS at 9/8 Central on Mondays. Why I’ve seen it- I thought that I might like it. Noteworthiness- This is inspired by the real life of Walter O’Brian. How much of it is fictionalized is unknown, but guessed to be a lot. Description- This show is about Walter O’Brian and a team of geniuses that he leads. Notable People- Robert Patrick from the Unit is on this show. Pros- It’s a pretty interesting drama and it not being the typical drama makes it better. Cons- The show has a predictable format. It can be overdramatized. Note to Parents- This probably isn’t full of objectionable material that you’d typically see in a primetime drama. Sex is usual not present and violence in it is typically at a minimum. Recommendation- I like it and suggest that other people watch it. Prediction- I think that this show will last a while. Reception: mixed. Grade: A. New review

Blindspot: Status- It is currently on NBC at 10/9 Central on Mondays. Why I’ve seen it- I was interested in the idea of it. Description- For mysterious reasons, a woman has amnesia and tattoos all over her body and there are crimes solved based off of this. Pros- The show is intriguing and interesting. Cons- The show may seem a bit scatterbrained and it seems like they are trying to do a female version of Jason Bourne. The show can seem similar to other types of dramas in a way. It can also be more violent than it needs to be. Note to Parents- I’d say that this is something that teenagers can watch, but not any younger than that. I think that all the episodes I’ve seen thus far were TV14. Recommendation- I’d say that this is worth watching. Prediction- I’d say that it has a good chance of lasting right now. It will be around at least until next season. Reception: positive. Grade: B+. New review

NCIS: Los Angeles: Status- It is currently on CBS at 10/9 Central on Mondays. It has been sold into syndication. Why I’ve seen it- I watch NCIS so I figured that this would be good as well. Noteworthiness- It is a spin-off of the popular NCIS. The agency it is based off of (office of special projects) does not really exist in real life (although the information I have on that could be wrong). Description- The office of special projects of NCIS which is located in Los Angeles investigates different crimes. Notable People- Chris O’Donnell, known for different movies, is the lead agent G Callen. LL Cool J, a rapper and also known for different movies is Sam Hanna. Linda Hunt, known for different movies as well, is Hetty. There are probably others I’m forgetting about. Pros- This is different from NCIS, but still good enough to keep you watching. The undercover assignments are funny and interesting. Cons- It is not as good as NCIS and unrealistic at points. Note to Parents- I’d say this has the usual amount of what you would expect from a primetime drama. I’d say that you could let high schoolers watch this, but probably not younger than that. Recommendation- I say that you should watch this show if you like it, but not if you aren’t already into NCIS or military dramas like that. Prediction- It might get cancelled before NCIS ends. I’m not sure if it will. The ratings have been bad lately so it might not last that much longer. Reception: mixed. Grade: B.

Castle: Status- Currently on ABC at 10/9 Central on Mondays. Why I’ve seen it- Recommended by my brother and not that great a devotion to any other show at the time. Noteworthiness- Tie-in novels under a character’s name that are referenced on the show have been published in real life. Description- A writer of novels assists the police in solving murders and other crimes in New York City. It is also about the love of the two main characters who work together and will stop at nothing to solve any case. Notable People- Nathan Fillion, known for his work on Firefly, and other shows, is the title character, Richard Castle. Pros- It is a semi-unique drama with good comedy and recurring storylines. Cons- It can take a while for some plots to be returned to in the storyline. Basic plots get repeated constantly. Note to Parents- This has the same amount of what you’d expect from a primetime show. I’d say that teenagers can watch this, but not much younger. Recommendation- Watch this show. It is very good. Prediction- The ratings are not doing as well as they used to, so the show might be ending pretty soon, unfortunately. At least it has lasted as long as it has. Reception: positive. Grade: A.