What Shows I'm Trying Out This Fall

These are all about new shows, not returning ones.

Updates to whether I watched/continued with them are in red, written on October 25.

Gotham, drama.

This is a prequel to the Christopher Nolan-Christian Bale-Batman movie series but this is focused around Jim Gordon before he became Commissioner. It also shows the origin stories of classic Batman villains such as Penguin, Riddler and the Joker. 

The first episode will be Bruce Wayne's parents dying I'm pretty sure, so it's basically all the flashbacks in Batman Begins but expanded to 16 episodes this season.

I'll try it out. The trailer didn't jump out at me much. Starts Sept 22. 

Tried it out, liked it, will continue.

A to Z, comedy.

I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt for this one. I really like both actors, the guy is from Mad Men and the girl is from How I Met Your Mother. There's some definite cringey parts in the trailer, but so did the Brooklyn-99 trailer and that was one of the best new shows to come out last year.

Here's the trailer. Starts Oct 2.

Tried it out, liked it, will continue.

Constantine, drama.

It's dark, based on a comic book, and he's Scottish/Irish/whatever and seems like a cool tough guy. It's a dark fantasy show about him fighting some supernatural threat. I'm intrigued and will try it out.

Trailer is here. Starts Oct 24.

Gracepoint, drama.

This is a remake of a British show, but starring the same actor David Tennant and Skyler White AKA Anna Gunn. It looks like an intense 10-episode murder mystery and I'll check it out after seeing this cool trailer.

Starts Oct 2.

Didn't end up trying it.

Stalker, drama.

I'm a fan of Dylan McDermott and stalking is a creepy-but-interesting topic. I'm expecting this to be a "stalker-of-the-week" type show so I'll likely not stick with the show unless there is an ongoing story, which I doubt.

Trailer. Starts Oct 1.

Tried it out, liked it, won't continue because it's stalker of the week each episode.

Marry Me, comedy.

Changing it up with some comedy. A happy couple gets bad signs that they shouldn't be together, and signs they should. I don't know, I like both actors so I'll try it out, here's the trailer.

Starts Oct 14.

Didn't end up trying it.

Utopia, reality.

15 people go onto some land and do whatever they want. Build a house, make stuff, and just live together on a 3-acre land. Seems interesting, and it airs 2 nights a week, Tuesday and Friday. The trailer uses footage from the UK version but the people being interviewed are for this version I'm pretty sure.

Starts Sept 7. There's also a live stream up that I've been listening to (and sometimes watching) for a few days, it's really cool. There's 2 streams (camera angles) for free, then 2 more that you have to pay for.

Tried it out, liked it, will continue.

There we are! All the new shows I'm trying out this fall. In early January I'll have another post about new shows starting then.

Final Guesses

Here are my final guesses for the shows on the chart that is Bubble or lower. Anything above Bubble (possibly Suburgatory and The 100) that was cancelled will be added as well. Updates will be in red.

NBC (decisions on May 12)
Dracula - Cancelled. Cancelled on May 10.
Crisis -  Cancelled. Cancelled on May 9.
Believe - Cancelled. Cancelled on May 9.
Parenthood - Renewed for final season. Renewed for final season on May 11.
Revolution - Renewed. Cancelled on May 9.
Community - Renewed for final season. Cancelled on May 9.
Hannibal - Renewed. Renewed on May 9.

If Revolution is renewed, it's basically getting a fourth season as well. Unless it's a 13-episode order. Parenthood is likely to end next season but it could be cancelled. Dracula may get another 10 episodes because it's an international co-production like Hannibal (it's very cheap to make and cheap for NBC to air) so it may get more but it doesn't have the fan-base or critic-love that Hannibal has so I'm putting Cancelled.

Fox (decisions on May 12)
Dads - Cancelled. Cancelled on May 7.
Surviving Jack - Cancelled. Cancelled on May 7.
Almost Human - Cancelled. Cancelled on April 29.

I'm personally hoping for an Almost Human renewal but realistically it won't. Nothing else to see here, really.

ABC (decisions on May 13)
Betrayal - Cancelled. Cancelled on May 9.
Super Fun Night - Cancelled. Cancelled on May 9.
Killer Women - Cancelled. Cancelled on May 9.
Mixology - Cancelled. Cancelled on May 8.
The Neighbors - Cancelled. Cancelled on May 9.
Trophy Wife - Cancelled. Cancelled on May 8.
Nashville - Renewed. Renewed on May 9.
The Goldbergs - Renewed. Renewed on May 8.
Suburgatory was cancelled.

Nashville may get 13 episodes or could be a full season, I don't know, but if renewed, a fourth season is to come too unless ratings get even lower. The Goldbergs may be a "schedule filler" order for a new show coming this fall that gets cancelled and it needs its timeslot filled. Of Trophy Wife, Neighbors and Mixology, one of those three may get another season.

CBS (decisions on May 14)
Hostages - Cancelled. Cancelled on May 10.
Intelligence - Cancelled. Cancelled on May 10.
The Mentalist - Cancelled. Renewed on May 10.
Crazy Ones - Cancelled. Cancelled on May 10.
Friends with Better Lives - Cancelled. Cancelled on May 10.
Bad Teacher - Cancelled. Cancelled on May 10.

The Crazy Ones has the best chance of getting another season out of all those because of Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar but I still vote cancelled.

The CW (decisions on May 15)
Carrie Diaries - Cancelled. Cancelled on May 8.
Beauty and the Beast - Cancelled. Renewed on May 8.
Star-Crossed - Cancelled. Cancelled on May 8.
Tomorrow People - Cancelled. Cancelled on May 8.

Tomorrow People may squeak by with another season, but we'll see. With 1 pilot a sure-thing (The Flash) and previous renewals (Arrow, Originals, Vampire Diaries, Reign and Supernatural) and with Hart of Dixie most likely getting another season, the CW doesn't have much room in it's schedule for any more.

24/28 I got right.

Season 4 Finale FAQ

Season 4 finale spoilers ahead.

Why did Rick get suspicious by looking at the people?

Pangea: What would the world and humanity be like today?

Pangea was a super-conintent about 300 million years ago. Most of the lands were connected with one huge ocean called Panthalassa.

 

If Pangea were still around today:

 
• Huge huge hurricanes
• Ocean exploration would be different
• Beach-front property would be more expensive
• Family road trips from end to end would suck
• Way less likely to threaten nuclear war
• Worldwide currency
• Worldwide government?
• Water disputes. Who controls what part of the rivers? Where does waste go?
• No Australia, so all the crazy huge spiders would roam freely around
• Fishing would be more expensive and also make more money
• There would defintiely be a huge wall somewhere
• If there's a World War, Africa would be screwed
• Trading and communication would be better
• An idiot will set sail from East Pangea, sail across the huge ocean and lands in West Pangea, thinking he discovered new land.
• Border protection would be more insane
• World conflicts would be more relatable to us, no more thinking oh North Korea and South Korea are bombing each other
• Airline tickets would be cheaper, or would trains be more popular?
• The little islands not connected to Pangea would either be for the super-rich, or prisons.

Might be completely pointless to some, interesting to others. It's interesting to me to think about.

Writing Prompts (Part 2)

Some more interesting writing prompts.

Professor walks into his classroom, shoots a student in the head, then has a conversation about why he did it.