jlh | a new TV post! (Reply)

Now that the fall season is well in hand, I thought I'd make a new "list of what's on my DVR"!

Returning shows still on my DVR:

Castle is still on notice, because the resolution to the disappearance thing was dumb and the entire plot unnecessary, but at least they're getting married during sweeps.
New Girl has been very cute!
Bob's Burgers is a delight, always
Brooklyn Nine-Nine is absolutely matching the brilliance of its first season
Top Chef is in Boston! Has Blaise as a judge! Needs to make up for the shit ending of last season!
The Soup abides.

Returning shows I'm no longer watching:

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. lost me when they cast Tim DeKay (glad you're working!) as Ward's evil older brother who is now a senator. Nope.
Dancing with the Stars but this might be temporary. There just weren't any celebs this season I loved enough to watch Julianne Hough be a judge. She's so irritating as a judge when she was fun as a dancer, it's disappointing.

New shows I've picked up:

black-ish is SO GOOD. I don't usually like family sitcoms but this one is done so well and has such a strong sense of itself. If you've only seen the pilot, the best thing I can say is that it isn't always about race, but it never forgets about it entirely.
How to Get Away with Murder. Look, you're either on this train or you aren't. I'm not a Shonda person; I don't watch Grey's or Scandal. But HTGAWM so far balances a mystery that doesn't feel like a procedural with tons of personal intrigue.

New shows I like but don't expect to last:

Mulaney is pleasant but is tanking; I expect to watch the 13 eps that we'll get and call it a day.
Selfie has most of the same problems that Suburgatory did: fun and often funny with has great characters but doesn't seem to know what sort of show it wants to be.

New shows I tried but bailed on:

Shows about to air their final season:

Justified usually is on in January, and I cannot wait to see the Boyd-Raylan showdown we've been promised. More Rachel please!
White Collar will have a 6-ep season airing November-December. It's time for it to end, but I will miss it.
Parks and Recreation will probably bring me to tears when it ends but I can't wait to see what the time jump from last season's finale will mean!

Shows I should be catching up on instead of watching cooking shows:

Masters of Sex I watch on demand while I'm cooking on Sundays so I'm at around episode 6? It's a great show but it doesn't demand that I zoom through it every week.
You're the Worst is quite a good sitcom that probably ruined me for all those rom-com-ish sitcoms that premiered this fall. It's acidic and I can't really binge on it, and it's definitely not for everyone, but as someone who doesn't usually like FX sitcoms about annoying people I quite liked this show.
Broad City. I have four eps left so there's NO REASON.
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries season 2!!
Transparent. Heard all the good things.

Shows I'm eagerly awaiting the return of that haven't been mentioned above: