Wednesday, 17 October 2012

The 2012-2013 New Season of TV shows - Part 2

So, following on from my recent list of forthcoming pilots for the new TV season, (See here for more details) I thought I might run through a few of the ones I've seen and offer my verdict.
Now, to begin with I'l just emphasise that any I haven't watched/reviewed, doesn't mean I think they're rubbish. Simply that I haven't watched them. Life's too short to watch things I don't enjoy, then blog about how rubbish it is.

Sitcom:
I'll admit right away, we haven't watched any of the new shows in this category...


Drama:
Chicago Fire: The first episode was good, but not overly inspiring. To be perfectly honest, I'm not caring for any of the characters. And as far as i can tell the basic storyline of each episode will be "building is set on fire. Team rush to put it out." There is only so many things that they can set on fire in Chicago. We'll give it a couple more episodes to see if I'm wrong.

Elementary: I wanted to hate this. I wanted to come on here and rant in FULL CAPS (because that shows passion, and emphasis, you know) about how the "damn Americans" have screwed over a classic British character. But I can't, because - for reasons I can't figure out - it works! The show actually works! Jonny Lee Miller is good (he's no Benedict Cucumberpatch, but he's good). A female Watson is good. Just as long as the Powers That Be can keep ANY love interest away from the pairing then I can see this show running.

Last Resort: I think possibly my favourite new show so far. I'm really enjoying it (even if (and I'll admit this now) some of the politics are a little deep.) Great cast, and characters that I am starting to care about. Not sure how long the premise will actually hold up for though; there is only so many times the Captain can bluff Washington before they realise he's bluffing and he's forced to kill Americans (Which I'm thinking is a road the show creators don't want to go down).

Made in Jersey: I love Janet Montgomery, and I'll admit she was the only reason I wanted to watch this, but I had to turn it off after the first episode. It just wasn't working for me as a show (And it seems, nor for a lot of other people...)

Horror, Supernatural and Sci-Fi:
666 Park Avenue: Terry O'Quinn and Vanessa Williams are great. The main couple, not so great, but the show has a lot of promise. It's on the keep list for now, and we're hoping it'll turn into this years American Horror Story.

Arrow: This far exceeded my expectations of it, which is great! I was worried it would be Smallvillish, which while I've only seen 1 episode (and it still may turn that way), it doesn't appear to be headed in that direction. The plot arc was neatly laid out; the main characters motivations explained, and the hero given form. 

Revolution: It's very stilted at the moment. Very "Let's market this to the Hunger games/Twilight audience"ish, but I'm still enjoying it. Aaron is clearly this years Hurley character - the everyman who can ask the stupid questions that the audience themselves are asking.


Well that's it for now. The ones missing from the list (as I said) I've either not watched, or they haven't aired yet.

1 comment:

  1. Quick update for you all!

    Chicago Fire: Rapidly turned around to make me start caring for the characters. After only a couple of episodes I can see some big season long arcs appearing, which is great. I'm regretting my earlier mocking of it just being "Building catches fire. Team put it out" every week :)

    Arrow: Getting better and better each episode!

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