# The new TV season **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 5, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tv-season/595311 "2011-09-05T22:14:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tv-season/595311/1 "2011-09-05T22:14:55Z")
What are you really looking forward to? What are you planning to check out in hopes of being happily surprised? What do you hope/expect to die a quick death? New shows I’ll watch at least once and hope they turn out to be watchable: _Playboy Club, Grimm_ Might not be too bad: _Unforgettable_ Returning shows I’m looking forward to: _The Good Wife, Glee, Big Bang Theory_. Will probably check out _CSI_ to see what they do with Ted Danson, who I like. Also, of course, my various reality shows (_DWTS, TAR, Survivor_). Getting much better buzz than I expected, but I’m still not planning to watch: _Two Broke Girls_. Shows I hope die a quick death, just so I don’t even have to see the fucking ads: _Charlie’s Angels, Whitney, New Girl_ ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tv-season/595311/2 "2011-09-05T22:38:31Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > _Whitney_ Jesus, have you seen a less appealing show? I thought ads were to make you want to watch a show, not shove your foot through the TV. “You’re wearing a hoodie to a wedding?” HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tv-season/595311/3 "2011-09-05T22:41:15Z")
I’m looking forward to Terra Nova. Hope it’s good. ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tv-season/595311/4 "2011-09-05T22:45:33Z")
After an uneven (to put it kindly) second season, _Glee_ might turn it around this season…or crash and burn horribly. Either way, I’m curious to see what happens. ---
**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:** [September 5, 2011, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tv-season/595311/5 "2011-09-05T22:46:32Z")
Lets break it down day by day: (and thank the lord for Tivo) Monday - **HIMYM** and **2 Broke Girls** , playing at the same time as **Terra Nova**. **Castle** at 10. Tuesday - I’ll give **Last Man Standing** and **Man Up** a shot, then switch over to **Ringer** and see if SMG still has any chops. Wednesday - **Survivor** , then over to **Modern Family**. Thursday - **BBT** , **Community** and **P&R** all get the nod early. **Person of Interest** sounds interesting, so it gets recorded. There isn’t a damn thing worth watching on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tv-season/595311/6 "2011-09-05T22:51:30Z")
The fourth season of Sons of Anarchy premieres tomorrow night. ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tv-season/595311/7 "2011-09-05T22:55:41Z")
I am not sure of the title, but the new Tough, Hott, “Don’t-Take-No-Shit-From-Nobody” Lady Cop show with Maria Bello (ER), on which she apparently has had a Porkpie hat surgically attached to her head looks good for a few laughs until it’s canceled in early October… ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tv-season/595311/8 "2011-09-05T23:00:23Z")
House. I want to know how they eventually wrap up House. Nothing new sounds like appointment TV. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tv-season/595311/9 "2011-09-05T23:01:37Z")
> [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](#): > > I am not sure of the title, but the new Tough, Hott, “Don’t-Take-No-Shit-From-Nobody” Lady Cop show with Maria Bello (ER), on which she apparently has had a Porkpie hat surgically attached to her head looks good for a few laughs until it’s canceled in early October… That’s a remake of the UK series Prime Suspect. The original starred Helen Mirren and was excellent but I’m doubtful about the remake that stars Maria Bello. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tv-season/595311/10 "2011-09-05T23:04:58Z")
Anyone not highly anticipating NBC’s new concept/drama **Awake,** is outta their goddamn minds! 😉 Watch this [trailer](http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=CfPVoiQKFvk) for it and tell me I’m wrong. Also looking forward to **Terra Nova** (fingers crossed) Returning shows: **Fringe, Big Bang Theory,** and **Dexter.** ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tv-season/595311/11 "2011-09-05T23:12:25Z")
> [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](#): > > I am not sure of the title, but the new Tough, Hott, “Don’t-Take-No-Shit-From-Nobody” Lady Cop show with Maria Bello (ER), on which she apparently has had a Porkpie hat surgically attached to her head looks good for a few laughs until it’s canceled in early October… If I see a commercial for that show one more time, I’ll break me TV. That will show them! 🙂 _Terra Nova_ looks interesting, but I have very little hope it will actually be good. I may give up on \*Survivor \*after being a devoted fan from day 1. I don’t want to see retreads. Looking forward to _The Walking Dead_, _Mad Men_, _Hung_, and I’ll probably check out _Playboy_ and _Pan Am_ out of morbid curiosity. ---
**Author:** ![Stauderhorse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tv-season/595311/12 "2011-09-05T23:13:20Z")
House. I keep hearing that the show is ending this season, but I’m not sure how true that is. Glee. Apparently they are bringing in a new crop of kids to “replace” the original 12 who are graduating seniors. I don’t really care about those kids, but I recently re-watched most of the first season and would like to see the conclusion to the main characters’ stories. And, of course, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tv-season/595311/13 "2011-09-05T23:19:42Z")
_How I Met Your Mother Big Bang Theory Hawaii 5-0 How the States Got Their Shapes_ ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tv-season/595311/14 "2011-09-05T23:23:07Z")
Whats NBC replacing **Outsourced** with? Their Thursday comedies are the only thing I usually watch (well, those and **Psych** , but I don’t think the latter is coming back till mid-season). ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tv-season/595311/15 "2011-09-05T23:23:13Z")
I want to like Last Man Standing because I like Tim Allen, but I don’t imagine it will be very good. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tv-season/595311/16 "2011-09-05T23:26:26Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > If I see a commercial for that show one more time, I’ll break me TV. That will show them! 🙂 > > _Terra Nova_ looks interesting, but I have very little hope it will actually be good. > > I may give up on \*Survivor \*after being a devoted fan from day 1. I don’t want to see retreads. > > Looking forward to _The Walking Dead_, _Mad Men_, _Hung_, and I’ll probably check out _Playboy_ and _Pan Am_ out of morbid curiosity. Agreed on **Terra Nova,** but I’m a sci-fi whore… I’ll probably stick with it, even if it’s obvious it’ll be cancelled. And :smack: on **The Walking Dead** and **Community. Parks and Rec,** too. Can’t wait. Also, did **Falling Skies** get another order, and if so, when to expect season 2? ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tv-season/595311/17 "2011-09-05T23:28:22Z")
It’s just like last season. There’s not a damn thing that I’d bother watching. Somewhere else on the boards, someone mentioned the seventies show _Starsky and Hutch_, saying that the show would never make it today because it had long scenes where people just talked and smoked cigarettes. I remember thinking, “Yeah, scenes like that were called plot and character development.” Now what do we have? Pretty people running around shooting cartoon dinosaurs. Ooooh, that’s exciting. And I’m saying this not even _liking Starsky and Hutch_. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tv-season/595311/18 "2011-09-05T23:55:38Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > It’s just like last season. There’s not a damn thing that I’d bother watching. > > Somewhere else on the boards, someone mentioned the seventies show _Starsky and Hutch_, saying that the show would never make it today because it had long scenes where people just talked and smoked cigarettes. > > I remember thinking, “Yeah, scenes like that were called plot and character development.” > > Now what do we have? Pretty people running around shooting cartoon dinosaurs. Ooooh, that’s exciting. > > And I’m saying this not even _liking Starsky and Hutch_. Nope. There’s been plenty of fantastic television over the last couple of decades. If sci-fi, high concept, or camp isn’t your bag, there’s plenty of fantastic series that have great plots and characterization (if not some of the greatest plot and characterization on television ever) on right now. **Breaking Bad** and **Mad Men** come to mind. There’s dozens more. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tv-season/595311/19 "2011-09-06T00:15:13Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > Nope. There’s been plenty of fantastic television over the last couple of decades. If sci-fi, high concept, or camp isn’t your bag, there’s plenty of fantastic series that have great plots and characterization (if not some of the greatest plot and characterization on television ever) on right now. **Breaking Bad** and **Mad Men** come to mind. There’s dozens more. Okay, I took a gander at a"best of" clip of _Mad Men_. Are you kidding me? That’s the best of? The script was such laughably stilted dialog that I couldn’t even sit out the whole four minutes. Plus again, everybody way too pretty. Except the poor nanny help of course. Dumb. Nobody in the world talks the way these people do. _Breaking Bad_ I found less putrid. They had gangsters sitting around a table talking a deal. Suddenly some guy gets killed. Then for no reason the scene gets all artsy and in slow-motion so it quickly becomes detached from any real drama the scene might have otherwise had. Another meh. Sorry, still batting zero here. ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tv-season/595311/20 "2011-09-06T00:15:34Z")
> [@Stauderhorse](#): > > Glee. Apparently they are bringing in a new crop of kids to “replace” the original 12 who are graduating seniors. I don’t really care about those kids, but I recently re-watched most of the first season and would like to see the conclusion to the main characters’ stories. I think only some of the original 12 students will be graduating at the end of the coming season (with the others being either a year younger or held back for various reasons), but it seems like most of the kids who’ve had major plots will be seniors in the coming year. The writers have confirmed that Finn, Rachel, and Kurt are graduating, and I assume Quinn and Santana will be too. Part of the reason I have hope that the third season will be an improvement over the second is that with graduation looming the writers may actually start resolving things with these characters. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-tv-season/595311.md?page=2)