Batgirl’s Weblog

The fall TV season is almost here, and I’m attempting to figure out my schedule.  The new shows seem to have more potential this year, but who knows how I’ll feel about them after they premiere.  I’ve also added a few older shows onto my TV schedule since I spent a lot of time catching up this summer.  So here’s my possible schedule with the reasons as to why I’ve chosen these shows:

Mondays:

• 8:00 – The Secret Life of the American Teenager (season ends September 7th):  This show is so trashy and you could get drunk within the first 5 minutes if you took a shot every time someone said “sex”, but man, is it addictive.  I love it even though I want to punch some of the characters every week.
• 8:00 – Heroes (September 21 through December): Why haven’t I given this up after I claimed I would after Seasons 2 and 3?  Two words: Zachary Quinto.  Once he leaves, I leave, and I pray that he leaves soon cause it does not look like the quality of the show is getting any better.  Can we please go back to Season 1 and stop after that?  I do want to see what happened to my buddy, Zeljko, as well as see how creepy Robert is going to be.  But I’m definitely fastforwarding through the Claire scenes which always make me want to throw my laptop across the room.  This show has been delegated to Hulu viewing.
• 9:00 – Gossip Girl (September 14): Chuck and Blair are finally together, a good amount of the characters are now students at my alma mater, and Chuck may be bi.  Guilty pleasure.
• 9:00 – Greek (begins August 31): In my eyes, ABC Family can do no wrong, and this is the show that got me hooked.  College was never this exciting for me so it’s nice to live vicariously through the characters.
• 9:00 (?) – Make It or Break It (returns January 2010): I’m not sure what day and time ABC Family will put the new season on, but this is where Season 1 was.  Not as trashy as The Secret Life but just as entertaining.  I’m still upset that Peyson was the one who got hurt and cannot compete as a gymnast anymore. Way to crush a fictional character’s dreams, ABC Family.
• 9:30 – Big Bang Theory (September 21): Apparently this is me in male form so I should start watching.
• 9:00 – Trauma (September 28): San Francisco represent!!! (Give me a job!)

Tuesdays:

• 8:00 – 10 Things I Hate About You (returns January 2010): I was skeptical when I heard that they were making the movie into a series since the movie is my favorite teen flick ever.  But I love the show.  It’s funny and the young cast clicks.
• 8:30 – Ruby & the Rockits: I had no idea whether I would like this show when it premiered, but it makes me laugh every single week.  ABC Family, you have taken over my life.
• 8:00 – V (November 3): A scifi mystery with Juliet from Lost and a mini Firely reunion?  Count me in.
• 10:00 – The Good Wife (September 22): Nurse Carol back on TV with Detective Logan and Logan Echolls in a story about a wronged wife.

Wednesdays:

• 8:00 – Parenthood (spring): Maura Tierney and Peter Krause in one show will make up for my ER and Dirty Sexy Money withdrawal.
• 8:00 – Mercy (September 23): A new hospital show that may lower my ER withdrawal.  The commercials make it seem entertaining.
• 9:00 – Glee (September 9): I was unsure about the pilot after seeing the commercials ten thousand times, but I loved it.  It has comedy and musical performances and a great cast.  I cannot wait for the soundtrack (listening to their version of “Gold Digger” cheers me up).  It kind of makes me wish that my high school had a glee club.  Not that I’d join or anything since I have stage fright, but still that’d be cool.
• 9:00 – Human Target (spring): Jackie Earle Haley on my screen every week? Sweet.
• 9:00 – Criminal Minds (September 23): I’ve watched a few episodes over the summer and it’s an entertaining procedural.  Plus it has Fat Tony.
• 9:00 – Modern Family (September 23): The commercials make me laugh specifically when the dad sings High School Musical.
• 10:00 – CSI:NY (September 23): The best of the three CSIs.
• 10:00 – Eastwick (September 23): I haven’t seen many commercials for this and I’ve never seen the movie so I’ll watch the pilot and go from there.

Thursdays:

• 8:00 – Flash Forward (September 24): The freshman show I’m most excited about.  A great cast and an intriguing, mystery filled premise. Lost 2.0.  Plus it has Shakespeare, Penny, Peter Griffin, ADA Carver, Norrington, and Sulu.
• 8:00 – Vampire Diaries (September 10): There is a serious amount of vampire overload in popular culture right now, and this is unfortunately adding to it.  I do, however, love Ian Somerhalder since he played Boone on Lost (hated him on Smallville though. Boo to Batman wannabes). Honestly, anything is better than Twilight.
• 9:00 – Supernatural (September 10): I started watching this show at the beginning of August and finished the series in less than a month.  It’s extremely addicting with a fun story, and I love the family dynamic and the boys’ banter with each other.  Now with the apocalypse, Lucifer (aka Mark Pellegrino aka Jacob from Lost), the 4 Horsemen (one of whom is my buddy Titus), and angels, it’s going to get even crazier.  Thanks to ONTD and their Supernatural posts/gifs for getting me hooked!
• 9:30 – Community (September 17): The most promising of the new comedies. I do enjoy Joel McHale on The Soup every week so here’s hoping his humor translates well in primetime.
• 9:30 – 30 Rock (October 15): My favorite comedy on television.  If I could choose one moment to demonstrate its brilliance, I’d choose this:  Werewolf bar mitzvah, spooky scary.  Boys becoming men, men becoming wolves…
• 9:00 – Burn Notice (returns in winter): Another show I got into this summer and devoured all of the episodes.  Very fun and full of action.
• 10:00 – Private Practice (October 1): Violet better not die now that she’s chosen Pete.  And I’m still mad at Cooper for choosing to go see whiny Charlotte instead of walking into Violet’s house and seeing that she was being cut open by a crazy patient who wanted her unborn baby.

Fridays:

• 8:00 – Smallville (September 25): MY FAVORITE SHOW IN THE WORLD.  I am very angry that the CW moved it to Fridays and split up the epic Smallville/Supernatural pairing.  I’m still entertained every week (minus the Lana episodes), and the show has gotten even better now that Clark is closer to becoming Superman.  This season, we get the JSA, Roulette, Metallo, the Wonder Twins, Speedy, and Clark and Lois growing even closer; yes, I know that they’re canon and there’s no way they wouldn’t end up together, but I still become excited when they have moments on the show.
• 8:00 – Law & Order (September 25): This show will never die, and if they keep the cast they currently have, I’d be fine with that.  Lupo and Cutter, how did Law & Order survive without you?
• 9:00 – Southland (October 23): A sophomore show I like that actually survived.  It took over ER’s time slot, and even though it hasn’t taken over ER’s spot in my heart, it’s a well-written character driven show.  You actually care about the ensemble of characters.

Sundays

• 8:00-10:00 – Animation Domination (September 27): The Simpsons has been a part of my life since 1989.  Hopefully The Cleveland Show is as funny as Family Guy .  Family Guy has been so-so lately, but I still laugh at least twice every episode, and American Dad has grown on me this past year purely because of Steve and Roger.
• 9:00 – Three Rivers (October 4): I miss ER and loathe Grey’s Anatomy so hopefully this medical drama will fill in that gap.

Lost, Friday Night Lights, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Goren and Jeff Goldbum means I’ll watch every week) are returning in 2010, and Venture Brothers returns in 2009 so they’ll eventually be added to the list.  Lost is my second favorite show on TV, and I become even more addicted with each week and season.  This season will be its last, and I’m hoping that they answer all of the questions I’ve had since Season 1.  As long as there’s a lot of Ben, Richard, Desmond, Miles, Lapidus and angsty Jack and his infinite well of tears, I’ll be happy.  I started watching Friday Night Lights this summer because of Taylor Kitsch and was drawn in by the relationships and the heart.  If I had HBO, I’d throw True Blood, Entourage, and Boardwalk Empire (aka the show that makes me squeal every time it’s mentioned) in there.  So there is my fall TV schedule.  We’ll see if anything falls off.  And RIP Kings, Life on Mars, ER, Dirty Sexy Money and Pushing Daisies.  You’ll be missed.

And I know that everyone is expecting me to comment on the news that Disney has bought Marvel.  I’ll just say this: As long as they don’t mess with the characters, comic book stories, and movies, I’ll be happy.  No turning The Hulk into a cuddly green monster.  No making the X-Men into PG teens and kids (they’re all adults now. Let them live adult lives).  No making Daredevil burst into song about his horrible string of relationships (although that would be very entertaining. I need a Daredevil musical, NOW).  No Jonas Brothers or Miley Cyrus casting please.  Don’t cast Disney stars just for the sake of casting Disney stars.  Only do it if they fit the part and will do the job well (which is highly unlikely).  Please let Deadpool be as crazy as he is and let the violence and humor run wild.  The Pixar/Marvel collaborations, however, will surely be sick.  These are two of my favorites companies, and although I am a little scared of what’s to come, Disney has a history of letting their companies do their own thing (Pixar, Miramax, etc).  Plus, Disney knows better than to mess with the formula.  Marvel movies make a ton of money, and if they start turning out a G rated Avengers, they’ll most likely lose money.  So don’t fix what’s not broken, Disney.  At least they’ve confirmed that they’re not making any changes to the movies in development or filming (Iron Man 2 and 3, Spidey 4, Captain America, Thor, The Avengers).  So good luck, Disney and Marvel!!!