# Fall TV Season - what's the buzz? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 28, 2012, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-season-whats-the-buzz/632969 "2012-08-28T21:42:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-season-whats-the-buzz/632969/1 "2012-08-28T21:42:55Z")
I have heard virtually nothing about what’s coming up on network TV this fall, other than promos that ran during the Olympics. What should I set my DVR to get? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-season-whats-the-buzz/632969/2 "2012-08-28T22:03:40Z")
**Revolution** will either be fantastic (and cancelled in 6 months) or a total waste of time. I’m looking forward to it! ---
**Author:** ![Rubixcube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Rubixcube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubixcube)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-season-whats-the-buzz/632969/3 "2012-08-28T22:29:09Z")
_Doctor Who_ is the only thing I’ll be watching. I’ll check out _Revolution_ but I get the feeling it won’t turn out all that great. Kind of like every Sci-fi show since the early 2000’s sans _Who_ and _Eureka_. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-season-whats-the-buzz/632969/4 "2012-08-28T22:39:34Z")
Fox will be making my Tuesday very crowded with the _The Mindy Project_ following _New Girl_. Am less confident in _Ben and Kate_ following _Raising Hope_ but will give that show a trial run. I’m guessing the CBS Sherlock Holmes show _Elementary_ will do mega ratings following _Person of Interest_ on Thursday, so I might as well get on that train from the start. Not sure what to make of _Revolution_ on NBC or _Last Resort_ on ABC, both are up my alley, but my TV watching budget may be too full for them. ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2012, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-season-whats-the-buzz/632969/5 "2012-08-29T10:38:10Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > **Revolution** will either be fantastic (and cancelled in 6 months) or a total waste of time. I’m looking forward to it! What do you mean “or”? ---
**Author:** ![Rollo\_Tomasi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/58956e/32.png) [@Rollo\_Tomasi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rollo_Tomasi)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2012, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-season-whats-the-buzz/632969/6 "2012-08-29T12:55:37Z")
From the reviews that have popped up here and there, it seems like the shows to keep an eye on are: ABC: _Last Resort_ and _Nashville_ CBS: _Elementary_ and _Vegas_ Fox: _The Mindy Project_ and _Ben and Kate_ NBC: _Go On_ and _Revolution_ (although everything I’ve seen has been more of the “Well, let’s see what a second episode looks like” attitude) CW: _Arrow_ The pilots for _The Mindy Project_ and _Ben and Kate_ are available for free on Hulu now, and I watched both of them last night. They both have potential, although _Mindy_ wasn’t quite as good as I’d hoped. (The show feels like it’s being pulled in a bunch of different directions.) I did like Dakota Johnson and especially Lucy Punch from _Ben and Kate_, although I could see Nat Faxon’s character getting very annoying very quickly. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2012, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-season-whats-the-buzz/632969/7 "2012-08-29T15:47:01Z")
Grimm is already back on and stuff is happening, it’s been good so far. Revolution will probably be terrible but I’ll try it if I remember to set my Tivo within the ~2-week period before the show premieres. Otherwise it will be old favorites like NCIS, Person of Interest, and Community. Hopefully Community will still be good after losing their creator/director/writer/whatever, I have my doubts. Anybody heard if Happy Endings will be back? I started watching it last year and I like it, a fast-paced quirky and somewhat clever show. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-season-whats-the-buzz/632969/8 "2012-08-29T17:47:30Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > Anybody heard if Happy Endings will be back? I started watching it last year and I like it, a fast-paced quirky and somewhat clever show. Yep, Tuesdays at 9. ---
**Author:** ![Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Long_Time_First_Time)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-season-whats-the-buzz/632969/9 "2012-08-30T15:12:02Z")
I watched the sneak preview of Animal Practice, a new show on NBC. It was horrible, I don’t expect it to last 3 episodes. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-season-whats-the-buzz/632969/10 "2012-08-30T15:20:14Z")
> [@Long\_Time\_First\_Time](#): > > I watched the sneak preview of Animal Practice, a new show on NBC. It was horrible, I don’t expect it to last 3 episodes. Yeah. I get the feeling they said “Hey, we can get that cute monkey from the movies – okay, now let’s make up a story.” ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-season-whats-the-buzz/632969/11 "2012-08-30T15:23:26Z")
Revolution is gonna be yet another family drama in a scifi setting ala terranova, falling skies or walking dead. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-season-whats-the-buzz/632969/12 "2012-08-30T18:49:11Z")
Only one I’m looking forward to is Last Resort. ---
**Author:** ![judikium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9adbd/32.png) [@judikium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/judikium)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-season-whats-the-buzz/632969/13 "2012-08-31T09:14:45Z")
I’ve watched these pilots: The New Normal- really funny, really heartfelt, is typically overwritten as is typical Ryan Murphy but I’m forgiving for now The Mindy Project- funny-ish, has potential to be an interesting Girls antidote/30 Rock replacement Ben & Kate- sorta interesting, but they wore out every gag, and there’s not really a compelling angle? got bored. Go On (with Matthew Perry)- unwatchable, tone-deaf. had to turn it off. They’re all available on Hulu and whatnot. Stuff I haven’t seen, I’m not really feeling. Just can’t wait for the return of Veep, Girls, Mad Men, Smash…all of which will be mid-season, I assume.