I actually watched the CW premiere show, and while it was annoying - don't allow the stars to actually LOOK at the camera - I found that Ringers looked, well, like it could be good.
And H8R won't be as awful as I thought, though, to be fair, it was still not GOOD.
I might get sucked into Hart of Dixie; nothing else I'm watching Monday night, now that The Closer's done.
H8R is just such an ill-advised idea for a show. The celebrities they're promoting are already overexposed, which is why they have "haters" to begin with. I mean there's also lacking talent and acting like assholes, but the overexposure is what triggers negative reactions. So on the face of it they're making the "problem" worse.
7:51 PM
The summer is finally over. For most of us Labour (Labor) Day marks the end of summer and the beginning of Fall – although based on the weather around here last week you couldn’t tell; we had the hottest days of the year last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. For TV the beginning of the Fall season is supposed to be right after the Emmy Awards on Spetember 18th. However, some shows will be debuting from four of the five US networks. The only one not to debut new shows is FOX (although ABC’s debut is a bit of a cheat; 20/20).
So here is what’s coming this week (all times are Eastern):
Tuesday, September 13th
8-9 p.m.: Season Debut of 90210 on The CW
9-10 p.m.: Series Debut of Ringers on The CW
10-11 p.m.: Season Debut of Parenthood on NBC
Wednesday, September 14th
8-9:30 p.m.: Season Debut of Survivor on CBS (originally scheduled for one hour but extended to 90 minutes)
8-9 p.m.: Series Debut of H8R on The CW
9-10 p.m.: Season Debut of America’s Next Top Model on The CW
10-10:30 p.m.: Series Debut of Up All Night on NBC
10:30-11 p.m.: Series Debut of Free Agents on NBC
Thursday, September 15th
8-9 p.m.: Season Debut of The Vampire Diaries on The CW
9-10 p.m.: Series Debut of The Secret Circle on The CW
Friday, September 16th
10-11 p.m.: Season Debut of 20/20 on ABC
New series synopses:
Ringers is the much anticipated return of Sarah Michelle Gellar to network TV. She plays estranged twin sisters, Bridget and Siobhan. Bridget a recovering addict who is a key witness in a murder trial goes to visit her estranged twin sister Siobhan. Siobhan is married and wealthy, but her perfect life isn’t perfect, as Bridget discovers when she assumes her sister’s identity after Siobhan apparently dies at sea.
H8R is a new reality series from The CW hosted by Mario Lopez in which celebrities confront their biggest haters and try to make them realize that their animosity is misguided. featured celebrities include Snooki, Kim Kardashian and Jake Pavelka, while others booked for the series include Kat Von D, Eva Longoria, and Barry Bonds.
Up All Night from NBC stars Christina Applegate and Will Arnett in a comedy about a couple trying to cope with parenthood in the modern world. In this case that means a career woman mom with a vulnerable and needy boss played my Maya Rudolph, and a stay at home dad.
Free Agents is NBC’s remake of a British comedy. This version stars Hank Azaria as Alex, a newly divorced man and Kathryn Hahn as a woman whose fiance recently died. They have a drunken one night stand and the series deals with the awkwardness between the two of them which is magnified since they work together at an advertising agency run by Stephen (played by Anthony Stewart Head, the only hold-over from the original British cast).
The Secret Circle follows The Vampire Diaries on The CW, which is only fitting since both are based on the novels of L.J. Smith. The story focuses on Cassie Blake, who moves to live with her grandmother in Chance Harbor Washington. There she discovers that not only is she the latest in a long line of witches, but she’s the last member needed to complete a coven of teenaged witches known as “The Secret Circle.”
"Show Debuts - September 12-18"
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I actually watched the CW premiere show, and while it was annoying - don't allow the stars to actually LOOK at the camera - I found that Ringers looked, well, like it could be good.
And H8R won't be as awful as I thought, though, to be fair, it was still not GOOD.
I might get sucked into Hart of Dixie; nothing else I'm watching Monday night, now that The Closer's done.
4:41 AM
H8R is just such an ill-advised idea for a show. The celebrities they're promoting are already overexposed, which is why they have "haters" to begin with. I mean there's also lacking talent and acting like assholes, but the overexposure is what triggers negative reactions. So on the face of it they're making the "problem" worse.
7:51 PM