Monday, August 12, 2013

Bizarre TV: Fall 2013

Bizarro Television Bureau- The summer doldrums have provided us with reruns and reality shows, but Fall of 2013 might put some spark back into the boob-tube. Check out these upcoming programs joining prime-time in just a few short weeks!

Blacklist (NBC)- International fugitive and definitely not a shameless Hannibal Lecter ripoff Red Reddington turns himself in to the FBI, offering to help them catch a terrorist they believed to be dead. The catch? He'll only work with rookie criminal profiler Elizabeth "DEFINITELY NOT CLARICE STARLING" Keen. Reddington introduces Agent Keen to a world of espionage and intrigue that links foreign insurgents, organized crime, and top politicians. If she wants to unravel the massive conspiracy, she has to put her life and job on the line.

Or she would, except absolutely all of this takes place after Reddington turns himself in to the FBI. Being an international criminal, every frigging thing he does is recorded. Before the pilot episode is finished, Keen is reassigned and Reddington is eliminated. The conspiracy remains hidden, all because this mega-ultra-super-agent couldn't be bothered to arrange a meeting with Keen without, you know, putting himself at the mercy of a corrupt law enforcement agency.

Ironside (NBC)- On the mean streets of New York City, Detective Robert Ironside is a reasonably capable cop who will take appropriate and legal measures to see suspects receive a fair trial by a jury of their peers. He and his pretty much okay team of bureau-selected specialists will work about 42 hours a week to solve New York's most moderately difficult crimes--and they never break the rules.

Calm, slightly overweight and generally pleasant, Ironside's never been known to speak without discretion. As a detective, his instincts are reliable enough that his colleagues have to stay on their toes.....would be what I would say if I were an insensitive douche, because Ironside's spine was severed by a bullet two years ago. Despite his disability, Ironside resolved to move at a brisk pace while on the job by lobbying for ramps to be installed throughout the city.

Blair Underwood stars in a police procedural more modest and subdued than you've ever seen.

The Michael J. Fox Show (NBC)-Yeah...woof....you know, I hope it goes well for him.

S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC)- Based on Marvel's characters that acted solely as comedy relief while the super heroes actually went out and did stuff, "S.H.I.E.L.D." is sure to piss off comic book nerds and bore the living hell out of everyone else. This Fall, ABC hopes you'll accept another police procedural in a world of super powered warriors featuring absolutely no super powered warriors actively involved in the actual program. Clark Gregg stars, and Robert Downey Jr. has agreed to make a 30-second cameo.

The Goldbergs (ABC)- The Goldberg family are a dysfunctional bunch of wacky characters that constantly clash with each other in this series that's pretty much exactly like ten other shows that got cancelled in the last round of sweeps except it's set in the 80's. Happy Madison, Adam Sandler's production company, is at the helm of this series in the same way Edward Smith was at the helm of the RMS Titanic.

We Are Men (CBS)- Sorry Tumblr, misogyny is back in full force this fall with "We Are Men". A group of four single regular dudes grill various meats and drink sponsor-provided beer while talking about how all of woman-kind is conspiring to make their lives a nightmarish hellscape. Along the way, they'll meet celebrity cameo actresses, sleep with them, then break up in a goofy way that explains why they'll never show up in any future episodes.

Hostages (CBS)- Renowned surgeon Dr. Ellen Sanders and her family are taken hostage by a rogue FBI agent. Join Jerry Bruckheimer as he struggles to figure out how to extend one hostage situation into a full-length season without the dramatic tension becoming diluted after gun waving and threats made by the same terrorists to the same hostages becomes boring and routine. Spoiler alert: They get Stockholm Syndrome and everyone picks a hostage taker to get married to.

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