Tag: pilot reviews

The McCarthys is a Boston-based, sports-obsessed, close-knit-family sitcom based loosely on the experiences of the creator and producer. First Impressions I like the style of humor and the jokes are funny to me. The highest compliment I can give it is “families are just like this!” Really, I think it catches the essence of how…

As far as I can tell, not a lot has been released about Odyssey, beyond the NBC website for it: http://www.nbc.com/odyssey First Impressions There’s no trailer or anything for this show, so not much to find out about it. I only have the promotional photo on the NBC site, with their description: It’s a conspiracy show! Hopefully…

Secrets & Lies is a new American drama based on the Australian series of the same name, which aired March 3rd of this year. First Impressions Oh no, too sad already. So the entire season will be the audience determining if this guy murdered the little kid? I’m sure they’ll spice it up, but man…

The brain-child of Anthony Anderson and Laurence Fishbourne, Black-ish is an African-American family-centered sitcom. (I originally didn’t even mention “African-American,” but since so much of the pilot episode is centered on cultural identity, I figured it was a pretty important identifier — never mind the title of the show.) First Impressions I feel sort of the…

#Seflie is a modern, social media My Fair Lady. First Impressions KAREN GILLAN I LOVE DOCTOR WHO. I hate her voice. And she looks super Lindsay Lohan in …a club. (Wait, is that the point?) Does not look funny… buuuut that’s what I’ve thought initially for just about every comedy so far, isn’t it? [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qJAPLypDnE]…

</scorpion> is a disaster-fighting drama based on a real-life genius, Walter O’Brien, who helped catch the Boston bombers. In this show, he builds a team of like-minded geniuses who will work together to assist the country in surviving various crises. First Impressions “A tactile team made of of the smartest people on the planet.” This looks…

An American politics drama, Madam Secretary will air during the 2014-2015 season as part of the CBS network. First Impressions So up until, like, 3 minutes into this 5 minute trailer, I was really curious about this show. A sarcastic ex-analyst thrown into a high-ranking office? Yeah, I was thinking this show would be interesting without being too…

The Whispers, formerly known as The Visitors, is a Steven Spielberg series, so I’m sure it’s no surprise the show is about aliens. First Impressions Ooh, another thriller! And creepy kids! And one woman, out to solve the mystery! But… aliens? I hate aliens. They’re always a cop-out excuse for not having a feasible plot.…

Another new romcom, Marry Me is about the horribly, terrifyingly, hilariously embarrassing engagement of Annie and Jake. First Impressions Besides wondering where this guy is from (I’m so bad with recall! BTW it was Veronica Mars <3), I felt an overwhelming, painful awkwardness. But I couldn’t help but burst out laughing! Then, of course, I…

Stalker is a new TV series starring Maggie Q of Divergent and Dylan McDermott of American Horror Story. Investigating (you guessed it) stalking incidents in LA, the series follows a traditional crime show format, though with more victims per episode. First Impressions I don’t know… this show doesn’t seem like anything I want to watch. I can’t…

Another new romcom this season, A to Z is the chronicling of Andrew and Zelda’s budding relationship, set to last 8 months 3 weeks 5 days and 1 hour. First Impressions OMG BUG AHHH. This show reminds me of How I Met Your Mother, and not just because Zelda was the mother. This nerdy, try-hard guy (“Meant…

Based on the Hellblazer comic, Constantine is determined to solve some new problem, in the wake of condemning himself and a young girl to an eternity in hell. Trailer Impressions My first thought on this series was “but, I saw the movie…” which sort-of still holds true after watching this trailer. Not that I remember much…