New Fall TV Season
So the new fall season starts soon and there are five new shows I’m going to try out. There isn’t any “big” shows that I’m looking forward to like in previous years. But we’ll see if any of these five actually keep my attention.
God Friended Me. 8 pm, Sunday, CBS. This looks cute. It’s about a guy who’s an atheist who gets a friend request, supposedly from God, and it leads him to start helping people. It’s going to air as a two-hour TV movie on 9/30 and then it will air as a regular show starting 10/7. I’ve enjoyed shows like this before, (Joan of Arcadia, Wonderfalls, etc), so I’ll give it a shot.
The Passage. Fox. This is based on the book of the same name by Justin Cronin. I really enjoyed the trilogy of books but I have the feeling the show is going to dumb it down because the books are dark, complex, and it would be difficult to translate all that to a show. It involves a virus unleashed from a government facility that transforms people into mindless vampires which causes the collapse of civilization. Amy is a young girl with supernatural powers who may hold the key to defeating them.
Hopefully, they won’t butcher the story too much. If it’s done well, it could be really good. I’m slightly hopeful.
The InBetween. Fox. Premieres 1/19/19. A woman with psychic abilities helps the cops solve crimes. I loved “Medium” which had a similar premise but part of the appeal with that was the characters and the family dynamics. I don’t know enough about this show to tell whether it will hold my interest yet but I’ll give it a try.
Roswell, New Mexico. CBS. Premieres 4/29/19. This is a remake of the ‘90’s show “Roswell” which was based on a young adult sci-fi series about teenagers living in Roswell who find out they’re actually aliens. I really liked the first show but I tend to dislike remakes so I’m a little hesitant about this. But I guess I’ll give it a chance.
Manifest. NBC. Premieres 9/24/18. This looks like the latest attempt to emulate “Lost.” A passenger plane encounters some turbulence and lands safely only to find they’ve been missing for five years and everyone assumed they were dead. It’s an interesting premise and one that could go so many sci-fi-ish ways: time travel, alien abduction, alternate dimensions, etc.
But the problem with shows like this is they can’t solve the mystery too early or too easily so they drag it out usually to the point that viewers start to get irritated. This reminds me of “The Crossing,” a show from a few months ago that I really enjoyed only to see it cancelled after its initial 10-episode first season. I feel like shows like this don’t last but I’ll give it a try because it’s sci-fi.
I’m also looking forward to the returns of:
The Gifted (love it!) 9/25
The Flash on 10/9
Arrow on 10/15
Legends of Tomorrow on 10/22
Black Lightning on 10/9
Survivor on 9/26
Gotham-the last season will air in 2019
Agents of SHIELD-the last season will air in 2019
Midnight, Texas-on 10/26
The Orville on 12/30
Big Bang Theory on 9/24
Young Sheldon on 9/24
The Walking Dead (even though I feel the quality is going down.) 10/7
The Last Ship on 9/9.
Four shows I enjoyed got cancelled as well-The Crossing, Scorpion, The Shannara Chronicles, and Colony. I’m most annoyed at Colony ending because it was really starting to get into the mystery of the alien invaders and their purpose here on Earth. Interesting sci-fi rarely seems to last long.
Plus, there’s the probable return next year of the spring/summer shows I enjoy like Legion, Amazing Race, X-Files, Fear the Walking Dead, Salvation, and the conclusion of Timeless which is getting a two-hour TV movie to wrap up their story. Not to mention the third season of Stranger Things which isn’t going to air until August of 2019.
Really, between the summer show and all the originals on Netflix, Hulu, and others, it doesn’t really feel like there’s a definitive TV season anymore. I guess sometimes it makes it easier to have shows more spread out then they used to be. But I’ll just have to wait and see which of the new shows, if any, make it onto my “must-see” list.
God Friended Me. 8 pm, Sunday, CBS. This looks cute. It’s about a guy who’s an atheist who gets a friend request, supposedly from God, and it leads him to start helping people. It’s going to air as a two-hour TV movie on 9/30 and then it will air as a regular show starting 10/7. I’ve enjoyed shows like this before, (Joan of Arcadia, Wonderfalls, etc), so I’ll give it a shot.
The Passage. Fox. This is based on the book of the same name by Justin Cronin. I really enjoyed the trilogy of books but I have the feeling the show is going to dumb it down because the books are dark, complex, and it would be difficult to translate all that to a show. It involves a virus unleashed from a government facility that transforms people into mindless vampires which causes the collapse of civilization. Amy is a young girl with supernatural powers who may hold the key to defeating them.
Hopefully, they won’t butcher the story too much. If it’s done well, it could be really good. I’m slightly hopeful.
The InBetween. Fox. Premieres 1/19/19. A woman with psychic abilities helps the cops solve crimes. I loved “Medium” which had a similar premise but part of the appeal with that was the characters and the family dynamics. I don’t know enough about this show to tell whether it will hold my interest yet but I’ll give it a try.
Roswell, New Mexico. CBS. Premieres 4/29/19. This is a remake of the ‘90’s show “Roswell” which was based on a young adult sci-fi series about teenagers living in Roswell who find out they’re actually aliens. I really liked the first show but I tend to dislike remakes so I’m a little hesitant about this. But I guess I’ll give it a chance.
Manifest. NBC. Premieres 9/24/18. This looks like the latest attempt to emulate “Lost.” A passenger plane encounters some turbulence and lands safely only to find they’ve been missing for five years and everyone assumed they were dead. It’s an interesting premise and one that could go so many sci-fi-ish ways: time travel, alien abduction, alternate dimensions, etc.
But the problem with shows like this is they can’t solve the mystery too early or too easily so they drag it out usually to the point that viewers start to get irritated. This reminds me of “The Crossing,” a show from a few months ago that I really enjoyed only to see it cancelled after its initial 10-episode first season. I feel like shows like this don’t last but I’ll give it a try because it’s sci-fi.
I’m also looking forward to the returns of:
The Gifted (love it!) 9/25
The Flash on 10/9
Arrow on 10/15
Legends of Tomorrow on 10/22
Black Lightning on 10/9
Survivor on 9/26
Gotham-the last season will air in 2019
Agents of SHIELD-the last season will air in 2019
Midnight, Texas-on 10/26
The Orville on 12/30
Big Bang Theory on 9/24
Young Sheldon on 9/24
The Walking Dead (even though I feel the quality is going down.) 10/7
The Last Ship on 9/9.
Four shows I enjoyed got cancelled as well-The Crossing, Scorpion, The Shannara Chronicles, and Colony. I’m most annoyed at Colony ending because it was really starting to get into the mystery of the alien invaders and their purpose here on Earth. Interesting sci-fi rarely seems to last long.
Plus, there’s the probable return next year of the spring/summer shows I enjoy like Legion, Amazing Race, X-Files, Fear the Walking Dead, Salvation, and the conclusion of Timeless which is getting a two-hour TV movie to wrap up their story. Not to mention the third season of Stranger Things which isn’t going to air until August of 2019.
Really, between the summer show and all the originals on Netflix, Hulu, and others, it doesn’t really feel like there’s a definitive TV season anymore. I guess sometimes it makes it easier to have shows more spread out then they used to be. But I’ll just have to wait and see which of the new shows, if any, make it onto my “must-see” list.