NEW SHOWS
The Event – Although it’s being hyped like it’s the next Lost, I’m cautiously interested as it will most likely be this year’s FlashForward. Sure, it was interesting. But we’ve done planes and time-jumps-within-the-episode before, and I just hope the characters are people we root for. That’s what made Lost so great in the first season. We wanted to find out about the people first, then the island (at least that was the case in its initial season). But I’m willing to give it another couple of episodes to see if it develops into something more.
Hawaii Five-O – I didn’t expect much, and I didn’t get much. I’ll most likely keep it around for background television and its pretty scenery (both landscape-wise and people-wise). I don’t have any attachment toward the original, so I can’t find anything offensive about it. Although Grace Park has been on a much more superior television remake before…
Lone Star – This was an unexpected surprise. First of all, any television program that borrows heavily from my iTunes mixes gets an automatic bonus point. I was honestly hooked as soon as they started playing Mumford & Sons in its opening musical montage. The premise seems to be something new, but it feels more appropriate to a movie rather than something that could sustain a whole series. The biggest draw for me is James Wolk. He’s great in the lead role. If you made a genetic hybrid of George Clooney, Kyle Chandler, Ross from Friends and a bit of Edward Norton (for that glint in his eyes), you’d have this guy. They could have cast a typical douche-boat (combo of a douche bag and a dreamboat, ie – Bradley Cooper), but this Wolk guy has a bit of an aw-shucks-ness about him that makes me want to root for him. Besides, who wouldn’t want to root for a guy that’s stealing from a rich Texas oil tycoon?RETURNING FAVORITES
How I Met Your Mother – Nice fluff television. It looks like they’re foreshadowing a possible marriage between Robin and Barney, but that seems to obvious.
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Chuck – Although I don’t think the show has suffered too much from the hook up between the title character and the female lead, I hope they pump some new energy into it. It always felt like Alias-lite to me, so I wouldn’t mind it if it got a bit more serious every now and then.
Castle – I never really get into this show, but it’s nice to hear Nathan Fillion effortlessly spout snappy banter while I’m working on Excel spreadsheets.
THE NIGHT’S WINNER…
I gotta give it to Lone Star; half because of adorkable James Wolk and half because they played two Mumford & Sons songs and one from Rogue Wave.Tomorrow brings more new Fall madness, including the ever-joyful Glee. Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait another week for No Ordinary Family.
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