Ah, yes, TV’s fall season has started officially. And with it comes the promise of new good shows, but that’s not always the case.
This week, four prominent shows shows premiered on network television.
On CBS:
Accidentally on Purpose
I talked about this show a couple of weeks ago, and I was a little excited to see it. It was fun. Jenna Elfman wasn’t trying to be over the top as Billie, and Ashley Jensen (who plays her best friend, Olivia) and Lennon Parham (who plays her sister, Abby) are the perfect companions for her. They were like the devil and the angel, and it wasn’t always apparent who the devil and the angel were. The baby-daddy, played by Jon Foster, was interesting but not quite charming. I’m not entirely sure I want to continue watching it.
On ABC:
Cougar Town
I loved this show. Courtney Cox is funny as Julie Cobb, the 40 year old divorced mother, who finds herself thrown back in the dating world again. Dan Byrd, who plays her teenage son, Travis, is equally memorable in this show. One memorable scene was when Cox and her son got home, and her son was giving her a hard time about her new posters all over town. Her neighbor comes to tease her, and she starts pushing him to the ground while she screams out all her frustrations. Every time he came back up, she pushed him back down. Definitely a show to watch out for!
Eastwick
Three people who live in the same town but have never spoken to each other before bond when they feel a connection after making a wish. They start to discover powers they never had before and use them to their advantage. It’s not a show I highly recommend. The characters were uninspiring, the acting was lackluster. Maybe if it was a half-hour show, I’d watch it.
Flashforward
Flashforward is promising. It actually reminds me of Heroes, Season 1. I’m hoping it won’t go the route of that show, though. It’s got curious me the way Lost got me curious, but it didn’t have the same writing. I’m more excited really because Jack Davenport is in the show. I am looking forward to next week.
Were you able to watch these shows? What did you think?
