The first wave of shows has infiltrated our homes. Some shows delivered, and others have already tanked. One of the worst, "The Playboy Club," is already in danger of being cancelled after only two episodes.
For once, so far I am happy with my choices in shows to watch: 4 new shows and 6 returning.
Person of Interest: A decent show. After watching the first two episodes, I'm going to keep on watching. The whole premise is cool: a supercomputer predicts when a major crime is about to happen, but all they have access to is a social security number. They have to work quickly to fill in the blanks, and stop the crime before it occurs. Of course, everything they're doing is dangerous and illegal. So, they get beat up, and you wonder how much longer they can keep it up. This is all cool.
There are still a few problems with execution. In one scene, Reese says, "Don't try to find me, we'll meet on my time," and then they're together in the very next scene. In another scene (or was it in the opening credits?), they say, "no one can find us," but there they are walking on the sidewalk in plain sight. We can see them. But who cares? I'm enjoying watching this show. You can catch the first two episodes on cbs.com.
Terra Nova: Now my favorite show, as long as they can keep it up. After watching the pilot, I just said, "Wow." The special effects are beyond awesome. The story grabbed me and didn't let go. It's clear that they spared no expense.
Set 150 years in the future, it appears we don't have long before we become overpopulated, with oxygen depleting and no moon or stars in the sky. But then after discovering a rip in space-time that opens to a place millions of years in the past, they start sending "pilgrimages" to colonize and grab a second chance on life. The show starts with the tenth pilgrimage.
And get this (this is very important). They go back in time to a different parallel universe. Without this, the show's premise falls apart. Just their being on ancient Earth with all that technology would destroy the "original" human species' chance of evolving. But it's okay in a parallel universe. It nicely avoids those timey-wimey paradoxes.
After watching an hour, and they finally arrived at the camp, I thought: "Okay, here we are in Jurassic Park. It was fun getting here, but now what are we going to do for a season? It's not like we need any more dinosaurs. We already have three movies, plus the rumor of a fourth." But they delivered in the last hour. You can always count on human nature to provide an interesting story.
The sixth pilgrimage was corrupted. They somehow fixed the Lottery and they have an unknown agenda. They no longer live inside the camp. The leader lost his son in the second pilgrimage, but he's still alive somewhere.
I'll keep watching. Ratings were a little low for the premiere, which is always concerning. If you haven't watched already, check out the Pilot on hulu.com.
The Office: This show might just survive without Michael Scott. The remaining characters have their chance to shine now. My favorite character is Kevin. He very funny. My least favorite is (and I have to look up her name) Angela. Her constant ribbing of Pam is getting on my nerves. James Spader is a fun addition. That whole genius thing is funny. I don't know about his idea to raise prices to attract customers, though. Who wants a pyramid?
Fringe: The first episode was decent. Though, I'm a little concerned that these zombie shape-shifters may dominate this season. I really like the "new guy". He's new because the timeline has been rewritten and he's no longer part of Fringe Division. But now he's back in a different capacity. I wonder if he's still a leader-type in the alternate universe. I would assume not, as they would have met him already. How long is it going to take for Peter to come back? Oh, please make it interesting! It already feels like, "I can't believe we made it this far."
Simpsons: The first episode had its funny moments, but the magic of the earlier seasons is pretty much gone. Keifer was funny in his guest role. I'll keep watching, because every now and then they hit gold.
Still waiting for the second wave of shows in October: Grimm, Once Upon a Time, Psych, The Walking Dead, Chuck.
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