It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

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Must-Squee TV
NCIS (September 23, CBS, Tue@8)
Person of Interest (September 23, CBS, Tue@10)
Sleepy Hollow (September 22, FOX, Mon@9)

Also Recording
Agents of SHIELD (September 23, Tues@10)
Reign (October 2, CW, Thurs@9)
Sons of Anarchy (September 9, FX, Tue@10)
Supernatural (October 7, CW, Tues@9)
The Walking Dead (October 12, AMC, Sun@9)
The 100 (October 22, CW, Thurs@9)

Auditioning
Ascension (November 24, SciFi, Mon@9)
Constantine (October 24, NBC, Fri@10)
Gotham (September 22, FOX, Mon@8)
Scorpion (September 22, CBS, Mon@9)
Z Nation (September 12, SciFi, Fri@10)

On the Bubble
Bones (September 25, FOX, Thurs@8)
Elementary (October 30, CBS, Thurs@10)
NCIS:LA (September 29, CBS, Mon@10)


Over the summer, both of my DVRs went to silicon heaven. It was a bit sad (Old Reliable, my first DVR, had been with me since I bought him refurbished in 2002), but also somewhat liberating. For some time now, I've been recording more television than I really want to watch. My new hobbies leave me with less time, and some shows I used to enjoy just aren't as good as they used to be. I end up with stacks of unwatched episodes on my DVR that make me feel a little guilty each time I pass them over. It's hard to cut ties with old favorites, especially, because I still care about the characters, even if the writers have muddled them almost beyond recognition. Having to program in season passes for each series I watch has helped me cut the cord with some old favorites I just don't enjoy as much any more (Castle, Hawaii 5-0) and some programs that were OK for what they were, but not good enough to justify putting the time into (Big Bang Theory, Blue Bloods). I'm close to dropping Bones, NCIS:LA, and Elementary for the same reasons.

Apart from the return of my must-squees and the final resolution of Sons, I'm not terribly excited over the new season. I'm trying Constantine, Z Nation, and Gotham simply because I feel like I owe genre shows a chance. Scorpion's on my list because, as you've undoubtedly noticed, I'm hella weak for CBS procedurals. Ascension , however, has a fascinating idea at the core -- and Tricia Helfer. Of course, these things are all in the execution, but I think we've got legitimate reason to hope for more than Mad Men in space.

Comments

[graculus.livejournal.com]

I'm completely of two minds about Gotham despite my abiding love for Donal Logue in anything...

Well I made it through the pilot, which isn't always a certainty, but wasn't particularly stricken by it to the point where I'll be on the edge of my seat for next week's ep. I'm not sure what it was, either Ben McKenzie now being just that little bit too old now for the wide-eyed newbie role he did so well in SouthLAnd, or Sean Pertwee's slightly wandering accent as he tried to play Michael Caine, I was left thinking 'is that it?'. Maybe it was a little too knowing in terms of the shovelling of foreshadowing, or just that I don't particularly care for the end result so a prequel was never going to grab me?

The Sleepy Hollow and Person of Interest premieres were both great, though. :)

[claddagh.livejournal.com]

We just ordered the new Quantum DVR from Verizon. MORE RECORDING. Although with Amazon Prime, we have much less need to record as lots of kids' shows are on it.

I hope Agents of Shield finds its way, I found the first episode too chaotic. It needs to quiet the story and focus.

Is it wrong that I am considering NCIS: New Orleans for Scott Bakula?

[goldiebug.livejournal.com]

I am TOTALLY watching NCIS: New Orleans for Scott! Kind of weird getting used to his faux-Cajun accent, but it's not that bad, it's kind of subtle. I've never before watched an NCIS-anything, so this will be fun for me, I think. Loved the two-parter premiere once I found it on the Season 11 NCIS DVD. (how very sneaky of them to pilot a spinoff within the existing season of a show; so those of us who don't watch that show had no idea it was a potential pilot. Can't believe I missed it when it first aired.)

[penfold-x.livejournal.com]

We just ordered the new Quantum DVR from Verizon. MORE RECORDING.

*applause* They just can't make those hard drives big enough, IMO.

Is it wrong that I am considering NCIS: New Orleans for Scott Bakula?

Eighty percent of why I started watching Bones was David Boreanaz, so you're definitely asking the wrong person. ;)

My tv list, FWIW

[goldiebug.livejournal.com]

Sorry you're dropping Castle, Blue Bloods and H50. Our list of mutually watched shows dwindles! :-( My returning shows (in addition to those three): Sleepy Hollow, Person of Interest, Agents of SHIELD, Grimm, Once Upon a Time, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Mom, the Blacklist (although it's often more grisly than I would like, but James Spader rocks), Nashville (my guilty pleasure soap opera), Arrow, the 100 (on the bubble; as long as Paige Turco's character is not killed off I'll stick with it; hey it's based on a teen book and it's almost my job to watch it :-), Elementary, the Amazing Race, and The Mentalist when it returns.

New shows I'm trying: Madam Secretary (loved the pilot), Forever (new favorite! Ioan is so adorable and I love the M.E./procedural stuff, he's almost a Holmesian character), Selfie (only for the car crash-can't-look-away factor), The Flash, Mysteries of Laura (though again, it's probably stupid and I'll give up on it, but want to give Debra Messing a chance), How to Get Away With Murder, Constantine

[lorata.livejournal.com]

I gave up on Castle twice before trying again (both times when the juvenile middle-school-esque 'romance' plots drove off the luff of idiocy) but I'm seriously done. I'm sad, 'cause when I watch old episodes I really like it, but when they drag on 'will they won't they' with asinine misunderstandings that one adult conversation like aults would solve, no thank you.

[penfold-x.livejournal.com]

Yep, pretty much the same, here. I don't care for romances generally, but the 'family' aspects of the first few seasons--both Castle's as well as Beckett's work family--were great, and the banter was fun. One recurring problem with romances is that they're usually at their height during the will-they-or-won't-they stage, and run out of gas after they 'do' (because the reality of adult life starts to set in and real relationships are hard), so writers give into the temptation to spin out the will-they-or-won't-they stage to the point of infantalizing the leads.

[sabaceanbabe.livejournal.com]

I am sooooooooooooooo happy Sleepy Hollow is back! And I was not disappointed in the season opener. \o/

Haven't seen Person of Interest yet, but I'm anticipating I won't be disappointed there, either.

Still planning to watch Elementary, but most of the other stuff I watch (NCIS of all flavors, Castle, Hawaii 5-0) is mostly because the husband likes them. He liked Scorpion, too, but I have my reservations on that one...

[gimmelgirl.livejournal.com]

Did Reign get better? I watched the first two episodes and almost pulled a muscle in my head rolling my eyes at it. I wanted to like it - historical inaccuracy aside, I like a good historical fan-fic. But it was a little too much.

[penfold-x.livejournal.com]

It got, er... louder? It makes no sense. It's totally insane, with plots pulled from the loopiest soap operas. It's brain-free viewing... but I find it strangely entertaining? Megan Fallows is particularly compelling. I have no defense...

[gimmelgirl.livejournal.com]

LOL. I watch tv to be entertained, so I can totally relate. I just never picked it up after watching the pilot on an airplane last year, and then catching one more ep. I wanted to love it because, you know. Anne!