# Summer TV Series Begin! Here Is List Of Shows And Dates **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 27, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-tv-series-begin-here-is-list-of-shows-and-dates/623260 "2012-05-27T17:45:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-tv-series-begin-here-is-list-of-shows-and-dates/623260/1 "2012-05-27T17:45:21Z")
Some of my favorite shows are the “summer series” that are just about to start up. Here is a [link](http://tvline.com/2012/05/24/summer-tv-shows-2012-schedule-premiere-finale-specials/) to what is starting up in May, June and July - with a few new ones briefly described. Looking forward to Royal Pains, Burn Notice, White Collar, Leverage, Suits, Covert Affairs, Rizzoli and Isles and yes, I will even tune in to see what they have done with Dallas. (At least for one or two shows…) I wish I could see Damages, but don’t have Direct TV and will have to hope they show that on another channel some day - it is a great series and I was pissed when it moved far, far away from my reach. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-tv-series-begin-here-is-list-of-shows-and-dates/623260/2 "2012-05-27T17:52:39Z")
Thanks. I signed on this morning to figure out when Royal Pains returning. I’m glad to see the dates for Drop Dead Diva (which I surely would have missed) and The Closer as well. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-tv-series-begin-here-is-list-of-shows-and-dates/623260/3 "2012-05-27T17:54:18Z")
Jesus, what a fucking wasteland. I guess i’ll be getting some reading and beachgoing done over the summer. We’ll probably watch _Damages_, but to be honest the last couple of seasons haven’t been anywhere near the quality of the first one. We’ll watch the last 6 episodes of _The Closer_. About the only one i’m really looking forward to is _Breaking Bad_, and even then i’m annoyed because they’re breaking up a single season over two years, so we only get 8 episodes this year. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-tv-series-begin-here-is-list-of-shows-and-dates/623260/4 "2012-05-27T18:05:24Z")
There’s Louie and Breaking Bad, and the rest of that sounds absolutely awful. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-tv-series-begin-here-is-list-of-shows-and-dates/623260/5 "2012-05-27T18:33:08Z")
I caught an episode of _On the Fly_ – reality show set in an airport – there’s something about rude customers that entertains me, and makes me glad I’ve never had to work with a paying public. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-tv-series-begin-here-is-list-of-shows-and-dates/623260/6 "2012-05-27T18:38:49Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > …there’s something about rude customers that entertains me… You should check out A&E’s Parking Wars. The first 4 seasons are available on Netflix. It’s a train wreck of stupidity and rudeness and entitlement. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-tv-series-begin-here-is-list-of-shows-and-dates/623260/7 "2012-05-27T18:39:12Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > There’s Louie and Breaking Bad, and the rest of that sounds absolutely awful. This. But thanks for the link. It’s good to know I won’t be missing anything important to me. Using this list as an indicator, TV has passed my tastes by the wayside. They’re definitely not interested in my demographic! ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-tv-series-begin-here-is-list-of-shows-and-dates/623260/8 "2012-05-27T18:55:52Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > There’s Louie and Breaking Bad, and the rest of that sounds absolutely awful. I’m looking forward to both of those as well as Weeds which Premiers in July. Another one I’m looking for to is Dexter which won’t be back till September. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-tv-series-begin-here-is-list-of-shows-and-dates/623260/9 "2012-05-27T20:38:37Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > You should check out A&E’s Parking Wars. The first 4 seasons are available on Netflix. > > It’s a train wreck of stupidity and rudeness and entitlement. I’ll check it out. Is it scripted? There’s a show with a process server – it had promise, but it was obviously scripted. Practiced rudeness isn’t much fun. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-tv-series-begin-here-is-list-of-shows-and-dates/623260/10 "2012-05-27T21:45:40Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Using this list as an indicator, TV has passed my tastes by the wayside. They’re definitely not interested in my demographic! Same here, especially the free-to-air networks. We hardly set foot in free-to-air network TV at all anymore. We watch _30 Rock_ and _Modern Family_, but that’s about it. I’ve heard that _Parks and Recreation_ and _Community_ are pretty good, but they sort of passed us by, and if we decide to give them a try now, we can do it on Netflix. Apart from that, about the only time the Big 4 networks are on in our household is on Sundays during football season (i don’t have NFL Network), and for 10 minutes on Monday nights so we can watch Headlines on Leno. I watch baseball online for the most part, through my [MLB.com](http://MLB.com) subscription, and we get most of our news from various internet sources. **AuntiePam** , i don’t think Parking Wars is scripted. I don’t think it takes much effort for people to get genuinely angry about getting a ticket, or having their car booted or towed. I’m not arguing that it’s a great show or anything; i mainly watch it on Netflix to pass the time if i’m doing some work that doesn’t need all my concentration. One thing i do like about it is seeing the neighborhoods of Philadelphia; it reminds me a lot of when i lived in Baltimore, and is so different from southern California, where i am now. I’m also impressed at how philosophical some of the parking authority workers are about all the abuse they get. I guess you’d need to develop a thick skin pretty quickly in that job. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-tv-series-begin-here-is-list-of-shows-and-dates/623260/11 "2012-05-28T03:57:29Z")
I’ll be watching _Hell’s Kitchen_ and _Lizard Lick Towing_ for sure. Started watching _Men at Work_, found it underwhelming, but I’ll give it a chance to develop. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-tv-series-begin-here-is-list-of-shows-and-dates/623260/12 "2012-05-28T04:01:07Z")
I’m really only looking forward to _The Closer_. I wish it wasn’t ending. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2012, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-tv-series-begin-here-is-list-of-shows-and-dates/623260/13 "2012-05-28T21:18:02Z")
Looks like the week of June 24th will be the money week for me: Aaron Sorkin’s Newsroom on HBO, and then the return of Louie and Wilfred on FX. Plus, Wipeout. Also looking forward to another set of ridiculous plot twists on Burn Notice.