I love watching TV too much for my own good. My time is so scarce, and unfinished queue so long, that I tend to jump down someone’s throat the moment they say “HEY! You have to see this show!”
You know what I want to do girl-I-talk-to-at-work-because-I-have to? I want to run away from you screaming at the top of my lungs like a slasher film female lead.
So with that, I will give you some brand new shows that are debuting this fall – only ones that are supposed to kick butt. Granted they make crash and burn.
Yes, I’m being hypocritical. Yes, that makes me pretty evil – or just crazy.
1. Scream Queens
Tuesday’s at 9 p.m. on FOX.
Starting Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. (Time slot only for pilot)
Created by the makers of Glee and American Horror Story, Scream Queens has the typical slasher-film vibe and yikes is set on a college campus where someone is killing young students –particularly pretty, but snotty, sorority girls; totally shocking.
There’s a whole messed up background story that goes back a couple of decades involving the sorority house that eventually connects the group with the current murders – but you’ll just have to watch and find out. A touch morbid, but Emma Roberts is in it, so that’s a plus.
2. Grandfathered
Tuesday’s at 8 p.m. on FOX
Starting Sept. 29
Alert: John Stamos plays a grandfather in this sitcom, we are a long way away from his Full House days as Uncle Jessie *sighs. In Grandfathered, Stamos plays a 50-year-old Los Angeles restaurant owner who is very single. Now this sounds like the John Stamos we all know and love. But his life gets turned inside out when he discovers that he’s not only a father – but a grandfather. Also, Josh Peck plays his son, RIP Drake and Josh.
3. Supergirl
Monday’s at 8 p.m. on CBS
Starting Oct. 26 at 8:30 p.m. (Time slot for pilot only)
If you really need me to explain why a show about SUPERGIRL is awesome, then you know nothing…Jon Snow.
From the producers who brought you Arrow and The Flash comes – Supergirl. Instead of a totally out there and over-reaching origins story, Kara Zor-El knows exactly where she comes from – and an idea of what her powers are (basically because she’s hadn’t used them much until this point). She has an adopted sister and takes after her famous cousin as she takes on the world of journalism.
As any superhero show would have it, secret government agencies and evil aliens get involved – and well explosions.
4. Master of None
Netflix
All 10 episodes will be available for streaming on Nov. 6
Let the Netflix binge watching being. All episodes released at once? Only 30 minutes each? That’s dangerous.
Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang (fellow Parks and Recreation-er) created Master of None in which Ansari plays a struggling New York actor named Dev. Even if you don’t find Ansari terribly funny – this definitely seems like a pretty mind-numbing show that deserves a chance. However, maybe not too mind-numbing as I’ve heard through the grapevine that the comedian gets pretty deep in the themed-divided episodes. And, adorably, his real parents play his parents in the first episode.
5. Flesh and Bone
Sunday’s at 8 p.m. on Starz
Starting Nov. 8
With 10 episodes and a complicated plot-line Flesh and Bone has a lot of ground to cover, and not-so-mildly grotesque ground at that. Warning: for those of you who are squeamish – this is not for the faint of heart, at least in the beginning. This emotional and honest show drops you in the center of the ballet world and presents an authentic feel as many cast members have a background in dance. The show is centered on a skittish, but talented, ballerina named Claire (played by Sarah Hay) who escapes from home, from circumstances to be revealed, to fulfill her ballet dreams.
