Hi this is Rachel - and this is Kendra - and you're watching this week in TV.
This week we have officially entered that period of fall premiere madness.
Don't know about you, but Kendra and I will be logging an embarrassing number of couch
hours this week.
So, first we've got all the premieres and then continuing with our fall previews we'll
highlight ABC's new offerings.
First, Kendra, what is on?
K: Well Rachel, on Monday, How I Met Your Mother premieres with a double episode on
CBS starting at 8pm, followed by Two and a Half Men, 2 Broke Girls, and Hawaii Five-0.
Over on ABC, Dancing with the Stars kicks off at 8 followed by Castle.
On NBC The Sing-Off premieres at 8pm followed by The Playboy Club.
On Tuesday, on CBS at 8, NCIS premieres followed by NCIS: Los Angeles and Unforgettable.
On FOX, Glee premieres at 8 followed by New Girl and Raising Hope.
On NBC, Biggest Loser premieres at 8.
On ABC, we have the Dancing with the Stars results show at 9 then Body of Proof.
On Wednesday, The X Factor premieres at 8 on FOX.
On ABC, The Middle and Modern Family both have 1 hour premieres followed by Revenge.
On NBC, Up All Night and Free Agents move to their regular timeslots of 8 and 8:30 followed
by Harry's Law then Law & Order: SVU.
On CBS, catch Criminal Minds at 9 then CSI.
So, that's the craziness at the beginning of the week, what's on the rest of the week,
Rachel?
On Thursday we've got lots of premieres: Charlie's Angels and Grey's Anatomy on ABC, The Big
Bang Theory, The Mentalist and Person of Interest on CBS and Community, Parks & Rec, The Office,
Whitney AND Prime Suspect on NBC.
ON Friday we have Kitchen Nightmares and Fringe premiering on FOX, a lineup of crime premieres
on CBS - that's A Gifted Man, CSI: NY and Blue Bloods, as well as the premieres of Nikita
- now on Friday and Supernatural on The CW.
We have Saturday premieres this week too with Rules of Engagement on CBS - yes - on Saturday
- and Saturday Night Live on NBC.
Finally, Sunday the 25th is also super busy.
FOX animated comedies are back - including The Simpsons, The Cleveland Show, Family Guy
and American Dad.
We also have 2 hours of Extreme Makeover Home Edition on ABC followed by Desperate Housewives
and Pan Am. CBS has The Amazing Race, The Good Wife on its new night and time and CSI:
Miami.
We also have some good stuff on cable: Boardwalk Empire returns to HBO.
Additionally, Drop Dead Diva and my new obsession, The Great Food Truck Race, are having their
finales on Lifetime and Food Network, respectively.
R: Fall TV premieres are in full swing this week, so Kendra and I are continuing with
the previews, this week focusing on ABC.
This time, we decided to divide up the new offerings into the good and the bad - as opposed
to comedies and dramas.
Kendra, the eternal optimist, will start off with the good.
K: First, I believe Rachel and I agree that we're excited for Revenge starring Emily VanCamp
of Brothers & Sisters and Everwood as Emily Thorne.
Emily is summering in the Hamptons along with the usual elite crowd there, but with her
very own sinister motive of revenge on the people who destroyed her father's life, and
hers as well, 17 years earlier.
Check out the promo clip:
[Promo Clip]
Next, Pan Am will rival NBC's The Playboy Club as the new Mad Men, this one being the
new Mad Men in the sky.
Pan Am follows flight attendants in the '60s when flying was a lot more exclusive and unusual
and becoming a flight attendant was a chance for women to not only get the chance to have
a career, but also see the world (and its men)!
The show has a great cast including Christina Ricci plus looks to be well-written and full
of fun and plenty of drama as well.
So those are the new ABC shows we think look the best this fall, what is not looking so
good, Rachel?
R: Well, Kendra, Charlie's Angels - much as I adore star Minka Kelly from her time on
Friday Night Lights - from what I've seen of this show, it looks bad.
Really, really bad.
Terrible, cheesy dialogue that may have worked in the 70s, but just seems cheesy now.
Here's a preview.
Another new ABC offering that I am not too excited for is Last Man Standing - featuring
Tim Allen's return to TV.
Not to be controversial, but I was never a huge fan of Allen or Home Improvement - and
this show doesn't seem all too removed from it.
In Allen's own words he has flip flopped Home Improvement and is now a man surrounded by
strong women.
It's still a family sitcom.
My biggest fear for this show, though, is that featuring such a big star, it just won't
live up to ratings expectations.
K: There are also a few more ABC newbies we're not feeling particularly excited or negative
about.
Rachel, what new ABC shows are you on the fence about this fall?
R: I'm on the fence about ABC's 2 new remaining comedies - Suburgatory and Man Up.
They don't necessarily look awful - bit with plots we've already seen - suburbia and relationship
humor - I bet you can guess which ones come From which show - these shows will really
have to distinguish themselves since I'm already watching a number of other abc comedies that
are likely superior - including modern family, cougar town and happy endings, Kendra, what
are you on the fence about?
K: Well, much like the '60's trend this fall, we also have a fairytale trend.
ABC's go at this is Once Upon a Time which premieres October 23rd and stars House's Jennifer
Morrison.
This one could go either way as it has a great cast and the intriguing premise of fairy tales
and modern day life colliding, AND it's from the Lost executive producers!
But if it's coming from the Lost producers, Lost was an amazing and addicting phenomenon
with mystical elements as well, but a lot of its fans turned against it when it got
too crazy without good explanation.
So, while I do have hope this could be great like Lost, I also have fears it could get
ridiculous like Lost as well.
K: That's it for this week, stay tuned to our Facebook and Twitter for more Fall TV
news and buzz.
R: We'll see you next week!