This is a match made in buttery mashed potato heaven. Right?
Yeah... anyway, It's taken SO long to write this post that fall TV shows have been cancelled and their mid-season replacements have too. And now, somehow it's 2014?!?
Where does the time go?
While I'm waiting for a few new shows to start (Rake on FOX, and Late Night with Seth Meyers and About a Boy on NBC, I'm talking to YOU), let's feast our eyes on 50+ shows that have been clogging up my DVR. In all cases, I've seen at least 2 episodes, but probably many (many) more. Like, whole seasons. Even of the ones I didn't like.
I blame the potato.
BEST NEW COMEDY
WHY IT'S A SMASH:
Let's face it, sitcoms aren't as funny as they used to be. But there's nothing not to like about this show. Will Arnett? Great. Greg Garcia, who created My Name Is Earl, created this show too? I'm in. It also makes me laugh? Pass the chips (just don't tell you know who!).
Honorable mention goes to: Hello Ladies (HBO), The Michael J. Fox Show (NBC), Super Fun Night (ABC), Ground Floor (TBS), Orange Is the New Black (Netflix), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX)
DUDS: Sean Saves the World (NBC), Trophy Wife except the little guy named Bert, he's awesome (ABC), Dads (FOX), The Goldbergs (ABC), Mom (CBS), Welcome to the Family (NBC - cancelled), We Are Men (CBS - cancelled), Back in the Game (ABC - cancelled)
BEST NEW DRAMA
WHY IT'S A SMASH:
This show has a Silence of the Lambs vibe, minus the cannibalism. So far. James Spader lost some hair and gained some pounds, but is still creepy like we like him. He plays Red Reddington, a fugitive who turns himself in to help a new FBI agent track down a bunch of other criminals who are so shady they aren't even on the Most Wanted List. Sounds dumb, but it's good.
Honorable mention goes to: Betrayal (ABC), Mob City (TNT)
DUDS: Hostages (CBS), Killer Women (ABC), The Carrie Diaries (CW), Almost Human (FOX), Lucky 7 (ABC - cancelled), Ironside (NBC - cancelled)
BEST NEW REALITY
WHY IT'S A SMASH:
This show is hard to watch. And that's what has me hooked. It follows a handful of pee-wee football teams in Texas. The boys, who are only 8 or 9 years old, are amazing. It's the coaches that are disgusting. If I had a kid on one of these teams, I'd punch the coach in the chicken nuggets.
Honorable mention goes to: Courtney Loves Dallas (Bravo), Vanilla Ice Goes Amish (DIY), Real World Ex-plosion (MTV), Below Deck (Bravo)
DUDS: 100 Days of Summer (Bravo), Thicker Than Water (Bravo), Toned Up (Bravo), Styled to Rock (Bravo), Come Dine with Me (Lifetime), The New Atlanta (Bravo), Alaskan Women Looking for Love (TLC)
BEST NEW FANTASY
WHY IT'S A SMASH:
Ever wonder what Mary Queen of Scots was like when she was 15? Me neither. And even if I did, I'm 99% sure this show is wildly historically inaccurate. But hey, that's why they invented historical fiction. Just give me fancy dresses and cute boys, I'm there.
Honorable mention goes to: The Originals (CW), Sleepy Hollow (FOX)
DUDS: Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (ABC), Dracula (NBC), The Tomorrow People (CW), Witches of the East End (Lifetime)
BEST NEW COOKING
WHY IT'S A SMASH:
Imagine you needed to roast a chicken using only a crème brûlée torch with spatulas duct-taped to your hands? A bunch of sociopaths cook up crazy sabotages like this every week, and chefs battle it out to cook a good dish despite them. I wish I could be a fly on the wall for the pitch meetings. It would be more funny to see what doesn't make the cut.
Honorable mention goes to: Knife Fight (Esquire Network), My Grandmother's Ravioli with Mo Rocca (Cooking Channel), Guy's Grocery Games (Food Network)
DUDS: Rachael vs. Guy: Kids Cook-Off (Food Network), Junior Masterchef (FOX), The Kitchen (Food Network)
Lastly, it's time to roast a show I wanted to love (really, I did!), but I didn't:
WORST FAMOUS PERSON IN A SITCOM
WHY IT'S A ROTTEN POTATO:
Robin Williams! This had all the makings of my new favorite show -- Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Bob from Mad Men in a modern-day advertising industry sitcom by David E. Kelley? Genius. Then came Robin freaking Williams. That guy can't shut it off. He grates my nerves down to a pile of hashbrowns, which incidentally, would be infinitely more enjoyable than his tired old schtick. Boo.
Disagree? See something I missed? Put the DVR on pause and comment below...
tags: entertainment
3 comments:
great shows
How can you not like Crazy Ones??? Robin Williams is a comedy Genius.
Are you watching Rake? Meh.
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