# Upcoming TV season - any shows you are looking forward to? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 16, 2016, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-tv-season-any-shows-you-are-looking-forward-to/766078 "2016-09-16T12:13:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-tv-season-any-shows-you-are-looking-forward-to/766078/21 "2016-09-16T22:34:13Z")
I’m assuming that _Fargo_ will be back with a new cast at some point. The new season of _Longmire_ will be up on Netflix later this month. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-tv-season-any-shows-you-are-looking-forward-to/766078/22 "2016-09-16T22:47:36Z")
All I am looking forward to is season 5 of [Elementary](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2191671/). ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-tv-season-any-shows-you-are-looking-forward-to/766078/23 "2016-09-17T02:26:40Z")
> [@appleaday](#): > > The new season of _Murdoch Mysteries_ is starting soon. I’m certainly looking forward to that. We just found this on Netflix and started season one. Not bad, and will likely get better, seeing as it’s gone 96 episodes already. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-tv-season-any-shows-you-are-looking-forward-to/766078/24 "2016-09-17T03:03:27Z")
I’m really looking forward to the second season of _Crazy Ex-Girlfriend_, which I still think was the best show on television last season. (Disclaimer: I haven’t seen every show. Duh.) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-tv-season-any-shows-you-are-looking-forward-to/766078/25 "2016-09-17T05:04:59Z")
_Bull_ looks awful! But then it’s on CBS and they have _Scorpion_, and if that stupid piece of crap can survive maybe anything can. Though apparently not _Limitless_, doggone it. Anyway, I’m looking forward to _Luke Cage_, the guardian angel thing with Kristen Bell and Ted Danson, and at least one of the new time travel shows, of which there are apparently four - I shall sample them all and choose. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-tv-season-any-shows-you-are-looking-forward-to/766078/26 "2016-09-17T13:26:05Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > I’m really looking forward to the second season of _Crazy Ex-Girlfriend_, which I still think was the best show on television last season. (Disclaimer: I haven’t seen every show. Duh.) I would agree. The songs are always a delight, but the show has some very serious things to say. I just noted it’s moved from Monday, which is great. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-tv-season-any-shows-you-are-looking-forward-to/766078/27 "2016-09-17T15:02:14Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > All I am looking forward to is season 5 of [Elementary](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2191671/). I’m afraid they are going off a cliff. I fear every episode will be about the old man running the world’s largest criminal syndicate, rather than regular crimes. But we’ll still watch it. ---
**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:** [September 17, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-tv-season-any-shows-you-are-looking-forward-to/766078/28 "2016-09-17T15:22:44Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > And Modern Family has declined significantly IMO. It sure has. We’ve continued to watch it, and will probably do so this season, at least for a while, but it’s now partly out of habit. We’ll also watch Brooklyn Nine-Nine when it returns. It’s a bit silly, but we always get some laughs out of it, and some of the characters are very appealing. Love the deadpan Andre Braugher. I am really liking Donald Glover’s new show, _Atlanta_, on FX. It’s only a half hour, but it’s smart, funny, and poignant in places. Well worth a look. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-tv-season-any-shows-you-are-looking-forward-to/766078/29 "2016-09-17T23:50:38Z")
Forgot to mention that _Better Call Saul_ will be coming back. And so will Gus, apparently. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2016, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-tv-season-any-shows-you-are-looking-forward-to/766078/30 "2016-09-18T07:37:33Z")
I’m not saying that _Conviction_ looks exceptionally promising, but the hotness of Hayley Atwell means that I’m going to give it more chances than it probably deserves. And _Timeless_ is going to earn a look as well. I read some good things from the people behind it. They appear to be thinking beyond a repetitive reset-button formula where every episode is just the bad guy changing a major historical event and the good guys changing it back. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-tv-season-any-shows-you-are-looking-forward-to/766078/31 "2016-09-18T13:37:42Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > I’m definitely going to check out _[The Good Place.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMf24rEsMOs)_ It had me at the trailer’s “What a condescending bench.” I only hope it’s not regularly on Monday nights; I already have too many shows that night. It has Kristen Bell, so I will give it a chance. Did not know until that preview that she is there by mistake. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-tv-season-any-shows-you-are-looking-forward-to/766078/32 "2016-09-18T14:50:11Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I tried starting a thread on this topic [last week](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=803970), and was informed that “tv seasons” no longer exist. Maybe you’ll get some less jerky responses. :dubious: _One_ person pondered whether there’s such a thing as “the fall season” anymore (because so many new shows begin mid-season these days), no one ever said that TV seasons no longer exist, the thread wasn’t derailed or even disrupted, and there was activity as recently as last night. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2016, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-tv-season-any-shows-you-are-looking-forward-to/766078/33 "2016-09-18T14:56:30Z")
I don’t have a clue what the new shows are yet, but I’m looking forward to _Lucifer_, _Elementary_, and _Big Bang Theory_. Those are the only three I watch, usually. ---
**Author:** ![peptastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@peptastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peptastic)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-tv-season-any-shows-you-are-looking-forward-to/766078/34 "2016-09-18T19:45:25Z")
I am looking forward to Superstore and Scream Queens second seasons this year. Next year The Path and Better Call Saul will be back. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2016, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-tv-season-any-shows-you-are-looking-forward-to/766078/35 "2016-09-18T22:29:24Z")
Heads up that Gotham and Big Bang Theory start the 19th Brian ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-tv-season-any-shows-you-are-looking-forward-to/766078/36 "2016-09-19T21:21:59Z")
I tend to watch network pilots, so I’ll probably see more than this, but New shows - in mostly alphabetical order: [ul] [li]Atlanta - the first three episodes have been very good with some great moments[/li][li]Conviction - I loved “Agent Carter,” so while this doesn’t look all that good, I’ll give it a chance.[/li][li]Frequency/No Tomorrow - the CW is a weird, weird network that somehow makes shows that I tend to like more than I expect I would. So, maybe these will be like Jane the Virgin/Crazy Ex-Girlfriend/iZombie/Supernatural/the superhero shows and I’ll find them entertaining in spite of my demographic.[/li][li]The Good Place - Good cast and entertaining premise.[/li][li]People of Earth - looks weird but interesting[/li][li]Pitch - I wanted to be a baseball player when I was a little girl. No way on earth would I not give this a chance or three.[/li][li]Speechless - ABC has been doing well with family comedies. This could turn out rather good.[/li][li]This is Us - apparently there’s some kind of huge twist in this one. I want to at least know what it is.[/li][/ul] Returning (fall) shows: The CW shows listed above - I’m going to specifically plug"Jane the Virgin" here. It’s actually really good. Yes, it’s got telenovela/soap elements. But the acting is excellent; the writing is very smart, very funny, and very specific; the characters are all fully three-dimensional people, even the ones that on other shows would be throwaway jokes; the narrator (with his chyrons) is hysterical. If you watch nighttime soaps, you definitely should watch this. But also, if you like smart comedy you should try it as well. (I’m surprised that it doesn’t have higher crossover appeal with Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.) Give it two episodes. The family comedies on ABC - all of which are pretty good. It looks like most of the dramas I watch are midseason or spring. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-tv-season-any-shows-you-are-looking-forward-to/766078/37 "2016-09-19T22:22:54Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > NBC’s Timeless has my interest. Saw the pilot episode on my most recent AA flight. The first episode goes back to the Hindenburg explosion. It was okay. Had a Quantam Leap feel to it. I’ll watch it for a few episodes to see how it goes. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-tv-season-any-shows-you-are-looking-forward-to/766078/38 "2016-09-20T00:45:18Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > the CW is a weird, weird network that somehow makes shows that I tend to like more than I expect I would. So, maybe these will be like Jane the Virgin/Crazy Ex-Girlfriend/iZombie/Supernatural/the superhero shows and I’ll find them entertaining in spite of my demographic. It _is_ an odd network, isn’t it? I’m 50 years old, and I can tell that the shows are intended for/geared toward a much younger demographic. But strangely enough, nearly all of my regularly-watched shows are on The CW. It’s like I found a network that accidentally makes shows specifically for my tastes. The only non-CW shows I watch regularly are _Gotham_ (FOX), \*Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D \*(ABC) and _The Blacklist_ [NBC] (_Supergirl_ was on CBS, but now it’s moved over to CW). I’m not including Netflix shows like _Daredevil_ and _Jessica Jones_, just network TV. Ironically, I’ve heard Internet writers who _are_ in CW’s intended demographic describing CW shows as “20-something underwear models brooding in front of cameras”. It would seem almost that CW is aiming at one demographic and hitting another. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2016, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-tv-season-any-shows-you-are-looking-forward-to/766078/39 "2016-09-20T20:03:39Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > I’m 50 years old, and I can tell that the shows are intended for/geared toward a much younger demographic. But strangely enough, nearly all of my regularly-watched shows are on The CW. I’m 45, and one of my favorite shows is _Supernatural_: it’s always a little weird when I see _Supernatural_ memes on FB posted by my friend’s 13-year-old daughter. It’s clearly a very popular show among her friends, even though they were only 1 or 2 when it debuted. (Which WOW makes me feel old.) (The other thing that makes me feel old is that they are all gaga for Jared Padalecki, where I’m more about Jensen Ackles…or Misha Collins…or _sigh_ Jeffrey Dean Morgan.) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2016, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-tv-season-any-shows-you-are-looking-forward-to/766078/40 "2016-09-20T23:28:19Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > I’m 45, and one of my favorite shows is _Supernatural_: it’s always a little weird when I see _Supernatural_ memes on FB posted by my friend’s 13-year-old daughter. It’s clearly a very popular show among her friends, even though they were only 1 or 2 when it debuted. (Which WOW makes me feel old.) > > (The other thing that makes me feel old is that they are all gaga for Jared Padalecki, where I’m more about Jensen Ackles…or Misha Collins…or _sigh_ Jeffrey Dean Morgan.) I’m 38 and have been watching Supernatural since I was 28. It’s not my favorite show anymore, but it was around season 4 and 5(season 12 is premiering soon) and my wife and I still love it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-tv-season-any-shows-you-are-looking-forward-to/766078.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-tv-season-any-shows-you-are-looking-forward-to/766078.md?page=3)