Young Sheldon CBS / Thursdays / 30 Minutes / Comedy First Episode: September 25, 2017 Cross Between: The Goldbergs and The Real O’Neals 6.5/10 The Premise: Since our cash cow known as The Big Bang Theory is inevitably going to end, let’s retain our audience by providing a ship to jump to, by making a non-laugh track…
Star Trek: Discovery CBS All Access / Sundays / 60 Minutes / Sci-Fi [Note: In every country except the United States and Canada, this show comes out Mondays on Netflix] First Episode: September 24, 2017 Cross Between: Game of Thrones and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 9/10 The Premise: Let’s resurrect the long-dead tv…
Every year, a network looks at endless pilot scrips. They buy roughly 100 scripts. Of those, a few dozen are actually filmed into pilots. The pilots are mostly scrapped, save for a few that are added to the Fall Lineup. And of those shows, less than 25% survive a first-season cancelation. We also take cautious…
How To Get Away With Murder ABC / Thursdays / 60 Minutes / Drama First episode: September 25, 2014 Cross Between: Scandal and Rope (1948) 10/10 The best new series of the year, and also one of the best pilots I’ve seen in years, is How To Get Away With Murder. The pilot steers clear of Network conventions and…
Gotham Fox / Mondays / 60 Minutes / Drama First episode: September 22, 2014 Cross Between: Smallville and Batman (1989) 8.5/10 Despite what you’d guess of me, I’m actually not a fan of the Batman franchise, at all. To this day I’ve never been able to sit through Batman Begins, and though I loved The…
Madam Secretary CBS / Sundays / 60 Minutes / Drama First Episode: September 21, 2014 Cross Between: The West Wing and House of Cards 8/10 Of the entire crop of new shows this year, Madam Secretary is the one that surprised me the most. In the wake of the success of Scandal and House of Cards, it comes as no surprise…
Every year, a network looks at endless pilot scrips. They buy roughly 100 scripts. Of those, a few dozen are actually filmed into pilots. The pilots are mostly scrapped, save for a few that are added to the Fall Lineup. And of those shows, less than 25% survive a first-season cancelation. We also take…
Back in the Game ABC / Wednesdays / Comedy Sports-themed shows are hit or miss (lol see what I did there?), and Back in the Game is yet another tv show to go down this road. James Caan (where the Hell has he been lately?) and Maggie Lawson star in this family comedy about a…
The Goldbergs ABC / Tuesdays / Comedy First and foremost, I fucking love Wendi McLendon-Covey. Every time we’re graced with her on-screen presence, I’m overcome with joy. She’s everything you could ever dream of from a comedy actress, and a true delight in this pilot. Second, I fucking hate endless voiceovers in Comedy. The Goldbergs…
Every year, a network looks at endless pilot scrips. They buy roughly 100 scripts. Of those, a few dozen are actually filmed into pilots. The pilots are mostly scrapped, save for a few that are added to the Fall Lineup. And of those shows, less than 25% survive a first-season cancelation. We also take…
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