Yes, that’s right. I said VCRs.
There are some things that I just won’t give up, and my reliance on my trusty VCRs is one of them. And since I work during the evenings, multiple VCRs are needed.
Thankfully, I have a chance to wean myself in this fall season slowly, as only two of my shows begin this next week – and unfortunately, both of them are on Tuesday.
Parenthood returns for a fourth season (Four already?! Yikes!) on NBC. I’m guessing I’ll still be a ‘casual’ viewer of this show as I don’t expect them to bring any extra screen time for Bonnie Bedelia than they’ve had before, since the show mainly focuses on the kids. I really would love to see Camille have more interaction with everyone.
It’s already up to season 5 now for Sons of Anarchy, which returns to FX this Tuesday. I think I’m going to enjoy the additions of Jimmy Smits and Harold Perrineau. Just the mention of Perrineau makes me want to get out my Oz dvds for a full series rewatch.
The next week will bring premieres for two new series on Monday (9/17):
- The Mob Doctor premieres on Fox. The title of the show always makes me think of what they actually could have turned Maura into on Rizzoli and Isles if they had made Maura aware of who her bio-pop (Paddy) was to begin the series. I actually wish we’d seen more scenes like the one where Maura had to tend to Paddy’s injuries. I think they caught Paddy way too early in the series. Now I just hope that he somehow escapes custody. Anyway, back to Mob Doc, I’m hoping they bring the same kind of constant moral dilemma on this new show that they gave the Maura/Paddy relationship on R&I.
- Revolution premieres on NBC. I had the chance to watch the pilot for this show earlier this week. I couldn’t help but notice how the show is basically a re-do of Jericho, from a couple years ago – a show that was sadly canceled way too soon. I admit that I enjoyed Billy Burke’s character in this show so much more than his role as FBI agent Gabriel “Dickhead” Dean on Rizzoli and Isles. The rest of the cast was pretty decent as well.
Friday, September 21st, bring the return of Haven to Syfy for another season. I need to get myself caught up on the show again as I think I missed most of last season.
Another show that I had the chance to preview was the pilot episode for Elementary, the new Sherlock Holmes series. I quite enjoyed the duo of Jonny Lee Miller & Lucy Liu. The show reminded me of the early days of CSI (before they 'dumbed it down') where the viewer had to look closely at a crime scene in order to observe eventual clues. The show premieres Thursday, September 27th on CBS.
I was disappointed to hear this week that NBC decided to take Saving Hope off their schedule, allowing the final two episodes to be only seen online. That was so disappointing. I was hoping that since Syfy dropped Amanda Tapping and Sanctuary after 4 seasons, we’d at least have another Stargate alum find success as a main character on a weekly series.
Speaking of Stargate – I forgot to mention previously that Tim Guinee (SG-1’s “Tomin”) was in the pilot episode for Revolution. I’m not sure if he’ll be in other episodes. There might be flashbacks for his character.
I’ve seen a couple previews for Season 3 of Downton Abbey. It’s quite aggravating that it’s not back until January. It also sounds like there are a lot of different story threads to keep track of. I admit that I have a newfound respect for Siobhan Finneran (who plays O’Brien) after I saw her comedic side in the Benidorm series. As shady/evil as she is as O’Brien, she’s even more wonderful as Janice.
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