Agents of Shield: I was a little underwhelmed by the plot of the pilot. But the Whedonesque characterization and dialogue were in full force, and the scene with the sodium pentothal was absolutely inspired.
Sleepy Hollow: Could have sucked, but they're making good use of the fish-out-of-water premise; Ichabod Crane's character is a lot of fun. Still too early to tell if the overarching apocalypse plot will be interesting.
Ironside: The pilot's up on Hulu even though it hasn't aired yet. It had a rather inauspicious cowboy-cop opening, but by fifteen minutes in I was hooked by the main character. Reminds me a lot of Luther. (Also, I haven't seen a cop show with a financial specialist on the team before. That's cool.)
Misses:
The Blacklist: I was really excited by a new James Spader show. But it's an utterly by-the-numbers thriller with big fat plot holes whose idea of a "brilliant insight" is "the bad guy is out for revenge!"
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Agents of Shield: I was a little underwhelmed by the plot of the pilot. But the Whedonesque characterization and dialogue were in full force, and the scene with the sodium pentothal was absolutely inspired.
Sleepy Hollow: Could have sucked, but they're making good use of the fish-out-of-water premise; Ichabod Crane's character is a lot of fun. Still too early to tell if the overarching apocalypse plot will be interesting.
Ironside: The pilot's up on Hulu even though it hasn't aired yet. It had a rather inauspicious cowboy-cop opening, but by fifteen minutes in I was hooked by the main character. Reminds me a lot of Luther. (Also, I haven't seen a cop show with a financial specialist on the team before. That's cool.)
Misses:
The Blacklist: I was really excited by a new James Spader show. But it's an utterly by-the-numbers thriller with big fat plot holes whose idea of a "brilliant insight" is "the bad guy is out for revenge!"
I haven't seen the blacklist, but what from what I've read I'm not really interested. I may watch Ironside based on your recommendation.
Hits:
Sleepy Hollow - I really, really thought this would be a stupid show, but I ended up liking the first episode, despite its flaws. My only worry is that the 'Man out of time' jokes will wear thin soon (seriously Ichabod, you thought there was only one bullet? You saw modern guns fire more than that in the pilot). I'm also a little worried that the mythology might wear a little thin pretty quickly, as I'm afraid Ichabod is just going to 'happen' to have known various witches. I love the premise, however, and it's has been consistently fun both episodes, and the main characters have charisma, which is important.
Parks and Rec - The new season temporarily gets rid of Chris Pratt so he can star in Guardians of the Galaxy, but otherwise the stuff I loved is all still there.
Once Upon a Time - This show is stupid but the villains (especially Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin) keep me coming back. I especially like the introduction of Michael-Raymond James (Neil), as his acting actually makes all the ridiculous stuff a little more believable, because he's the only realistic-seeming person on the show.
On the Fence:
Castle - I used to like this show a lot, and if they can manage what Bones did and keep the drama going despite ending the 'will they or won't they' then I'll stay tuned.
Agents of Shield - Great concept, but only moderately well executed so far. I can't quite suspend my disbelief for the show, and it has taken me a good ten minutes to get into the episodes each season. My problem is that none of the characters have any charisma so far, and even the characters who've appeared in movies seemed to be phoning it in the first two episodes. The second episode definitely took a good turn, however, in what I was afraid would be a rather formulaic series. I'm going to treat this like Dollhouse's first few slow, dull episodes and give it a chance. I really want to like this show simply because it is what it is, but I think the first two episodes leaned too heavily on set-up from the movies. It needs to be interesting in its own right, which I think next week's episode will help bring about. I'm also really not sure about their decision to put it up against the NCIS juggernaut.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine - The first episode was surprisingly good, but for a comedy/drama it didn't actually make me laugh until the last joke. I'll keep watching for a few more episodes to see.
Misses:
Modern Family - I really used to love this show, but the opening two episodes just did not work for me. I think they've played out all the clever jokes, and it seems like they're going for more cringe comedy, which I hate. I literally had to skip some sections because it was too painful to watch.
Covert Affairs - Blech this show has descended into spy-trash already. I really enjoyed season one's more realistic take on the spy genre, but it's worn thin.
Agents of Shield: I was a little underwhelmed by the plot of the pilot. But the Whedonesque characterization and dialogue were in full force, and the scene with the sodium pentothal was absolutely inspired.
Sleepy Hollow: Could have sucked, but they're making good use of the fish-out-of-water premise; Ichabod Crane's character is a lot of fun. Still too early to tell if the overarching apocalypse plot will be interesting.
Ironside: The pilot's up on Hulu even though it hasn't aired yet. It had a rather inauspicious cowboy-cop opening, but by fifteen minutes in I was hooked by the main character. Reminds me a lot of Luther. (Also, I haven't seen a cop show with a financial specialist on the team before. That's cool.)
Misses:
The Blacklist: I was really excited by a new James Spader show. But it's an utterly by-the-numbers thriller with big fat plot holes whose idea of a "brilliant insight" is "the bad guy is out for revenge!"
candidus inperti; si nil, his utere mecum.
I haven't seen the blacklist, but what from what I've read I'm not really interested. I may watch Ironside based on your recommendation.
Hits:
Sleepy Hollow - I really, really thought this would be a stupid show, but I ended up liking the first episode, despite its flaws. My only worry is that the 'Man out of time' jokes will wear thin soon (seriously Ichabod, you thought there was only one bullet? You saw modern guns fire more than that in the pilot). I'm also a little worried that the mythology might wear a little thin pretty quickly, as I'm afraid Ichabod is just going to 'happen' to have known various witches. I love the premise, however, and it's has been consistently fun both episodes, and the main characters have charisma, which is important.
Parks and Rec - The new season temporarily gets rid of Chris Pratt so he can star in Guardians of the Galaxy, but otherwise the stuff I loved is all still there.
Once Upon a Time - This show is stupid but the villains (especially Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin) keep me coming back. I especially like the introduction of Michael-Raymond James (Neil), as his acting actually makes all the ridiculous stuff a little more believable, because he's the only realistic-seeming person on the show.
On the Fence:
Castle - I used to like this show a lot, and if they can manage what Bones did and keep the drama going despite ending the 'will they or won't they' then I'll stay tuned.
Agents of Shield - Great concept, but only moderately well executed so far. I can't quite suspend my disbelief for the show, and it has taken me a good ten minutes to get into the episodes each season. My problem is that none of the characters have any charisma so far, and even the characters who've appeared in movies seemed to be phoning it in the first two episodes. The second episode definitely took a good turn, however, in what I was afraid would be a rather formulaic series. I'm going to treat this like Dollhouse's first few slow, dull episodes and give it a chance. I really want to like this show simply because it is what it is, but I think the first two episodes leaned too heavily on set-up from the movies. It needs to be interesting in its own right, which I think next week's episode will help bring about. I'm also really not sure about their decision to put it up against the NCIS juggernaut.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine - The first episode was surprisingly good, but for a comedy/drama it didn't actually make me laugh until the last joke. I'll keep watching for a few more episodes to see.
Misses:
Modern Family - I really used to love this show, but the opening two episodes just did not work for me. I think they've played out all the clever jokes, and it seems like they're going for more cringe comedy, which I hate. I literally had to skip some sections because it was too painful to watch.
Covert Affairs - Blech this show has descended into spy-trash already. I really enjoyed season one's more realistic take on the spy genre, but it's worn thin.
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