Premier Week: Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Wednesday was phenomenal. Started off the night on ABC with their comedy block consisting of The Middle, Better With You, Modern Family, and Cougar Town at 7, 7:30, 8, and 8:30 respectively. I also tuned in for three new shows: Undercovers, The Whole Truth, and The Defenders.  After that, I switched to CBS for Criminal Minds.

The Middle was hilarious as always. It depicts a great view, and extremely accurate one at that, of life in an average, middle class society based in Indiana. Pretty much anyone I know can relate somewhat to this show. It was also pretty sweet that Doris Roberts guest starred in the premier as Brick's new teacher.

Better With You could have been better. It's pilot episode had a joke, once in awhile. It's a new comedy show ABC picked up starring Joanna Garcia(Reba), Jennifer Finnigan, some people I don't know, and Debra Jo Rupp(Kitty from That's 70's Show). It's about 3 couples. One couple's been married 35 years, one's been together 9 years and still not married, and one's been together seven weeks and they're engaged. The couples are all related. Most the girls are *itches, most the guys are arrogant, self-centered airheads. The end.

Modern Family totally ruined their chances at an awesome season two premier. I found the show, that I normally almost die laughing at each episode, very bland and unlikable. I was very disappointed in this emmy winning series, and if they don't do something to show that they deserve that award, they shouldn't expect to get an emmy again this year around.

I usually don't watch Cougar Town. I watched the premier of it last year, and it totally sucked. So, I never watched it the first season. But, they had Jennifer Aniston on, and I couldn't miss the Friends reunion...and well...this show sucks. I hate it. It is extremely unfunny. All the jokes and actors in it seem awkward(and not a funny awkward). Watching this episode made me realize why I didn't watch it in the first place.

Criminal Minds is most definitely my favorite crime show. It is dark and scary and very disturbing at times. And the season premier could not have been better. Tim Curry was the PERFECT actor choice for Billy Flynn, a serial killer who's been unknowingly killing people throughout the United States for over twenty-six years. It ends with JJ, portrayed by AJ Cook, convincing Billy to release the girl he had kidnapped by taking on the role of hostage negotiator and communicating with him through the Los Angeles emergency broadcast system. I think this is what sets up for JJ leaving the show next episode :( Criminal Minds airs at 8 on CBS.

The first new show of the night aired at 7...

Undercovers is a new show that airs on NBC. It is about a husband and wife who quit being spies so they can concentrate more on their marriage and take up a catering business, five years later they are asked to become spies again because and old friend goes missing. This show is very well thought out. It is extremely action packed, with just the right amount of romance a show like this needs. The actors are just spectacular, and I can't wait to see how this show continues on.

At 9 there were two new shows on...

One being The Whole Truth on ABC. This is a nice way to see a show go about the law, rather than the usual: crime scene, rollar coaster of evidence, guilty. You get to see what goes on behind the scenes with the prosecution and the defense. The show stars Rob Morrow and Maura Tierney and their chemistry on the show is excellent. They get the evidence, Morrow and Tierney's characters go at it...then at the end you find out if the verdict was correct or not by a little something something happening seconds before the credits role(like the pilot's episode with the defendant receiving the guilty verdict, then later on his daughter finds a little notebook, opens it, and the murder weapon falls out). Just outstanding. Hopefully it gets more viewers next week, or this show isn't gonna last.

The second new show for Wednesday night was The Defenders on CBS. I particularly wanted to watch this show because I've just recently bought some seasons of Sliders, the 1995 show which starred Jerry O'Connell, and this show has Jerry O'Connell, and also Jim Belushi. It too is much different than the normal shows that start with crime, then comes evidence train, and automatic guilty verdict. This show is about the opposite side. The ones defending the "criminals". And the pilot episode made a good start to the show. There was some good, cheap comedy included and they got their not guilty verdict for a guy killed someone beating up his brother. Very good show indeed.

Altogether, the comedy shows were a bit of a disappointment, while the returning crime/action shows were outstanding. The new crime/action shows were what most impressed me the most and I am extremely impressed with how they all turned out.