As for this week's post, the fall TV lineup has begun! Therefore, I will be doing my first in an annual series of the 7 Fall Shows That I'm Most Excited For.
1) DEXTER
Showtime, Sundays at 9:00
With Season 4, Dexter proved that they were past the typical Showtime Season 3 Slump that many of their shows go through, and I'm thinking America's favorite serial killer is just going to keep picking up steam. I'm very excited to see what's the writers have in store for us after the events of last season's finale.
2) THE EVENT
NBC, Mondays at 9:00
Riding off the coat tails of Lost and other conspiracy shows, we have The Event coming to NBC this fall. I'm excited to give it a try, but if it turns out to be anything like NBC's last attempt at a conspiracy show, I'll be very excited to delete The Event from my Hulu queue. Yes, Persons Unknown was really that bad. NBC, don't screw your audience over again, or you're going to lose them.
3) GLEE
Fox, Tuesdays at 8:00
Yes, everyone's favorite guilty pleasure show is back for a second season, and I'm ready for it. I guess this one doesn't quite belong on a list of show's that I'm most excited for, but it is a show I plan on watching that is notable. You see, I'm completely on board for doing a second season, but it's also the show on this list that I'm most likely to cut from my Hulu queue halfway through the season. The first half of season one was amazing. They focused on story and then pulled songs that supported the story. In the second half, after their hiatus, they started focusing on creating a theme and picking songs and then trying to fill in a story to support the songs.
If Glee is able to return to it's roots of writing the story first and then picking songs that support the story, I'll be fully on board for season 2. If season 2 just continues with this masturbatory excuse for them to sing the songs they want to sing, I'll be jumping ship early. The singing really isn't good enough to excuse the stale, cliche and boring story arcs they tried to give us in the second half of season 1.
4) LIE TO ME
Fox, Wednesdays at 8:00
Tim Roth is a god. The show is insanely clever with a very solid concept. This is probably the show that I'm most excited for right now.
5) HELL'S KITCHEN
Fox, Wednesdays at 9:00
Chef Gordon Ramsay is back yet again, and I will be tuning in for every single episode. As far as reality shows go, I can really only get behind the ones that require the contestants to have some sort of specific skill. Plus, cooking shows always get me excited, and Ramsay is incredibly entertaining to watch.
My only concern with this is that we went from the previous season of Hell's Kitchen directly into Master Chef, also featuring Ramsay, and now we're going directly into the next season of Hell's Kitchen. Not even a single week break in between shows. I'm worried that America might burn out on him by the end of this season. Hopefully not. I'd hate to see his television franchises go and Donald Trump still be allowed on TV.
6) THE OFFICE
NBC, Thursdays at 9:00
I'm excited to watch the final season of The Office. What? This isn't the final season? But Steve Carrell is leaving.
I'm calling it now. Even if this isn't actually the final season, it's going to be the final good one. Steve Carrell has been carrying that show ever since Jim and Pam got together and ended that story arc. Friends got it right by not having the main romantic tension of the show resolve until the final season. Why on earth did The Office think it would be a good idea to resolve that several season ago? Then they tried to make a new Jim and Pam, but from the looks of it, they're not really pushing that new arc very hard.
7) OUTSOURCED
NBC, Thursdays at 9:30
Regardless of how well the rest of NBC is doing, one thing they've had a history of getting right is Thursday night comedies. Plus, I've seen the movie that this show is based on and I enjoyed it, so I'm excited to see how well it translates to sitcom.
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