Anybody check out Copper on BBC America? It's a detective show set in Civil War-era New York City...the first episode was pretty solid.

8/21/2012 10:56:14 PM

Copper on BBC America looks good

8/22/2012 12:20:12 AM

anyone who has HBO GO should immediately watch Brody Stevens Enjoy It!

he's one the most brilliant comedians working today

8/22/2012 1:08:07 AM

I have a replay of Copper set to DVR tonight. Sad thing is U-Verse doesn't have BBCA-HD so i'll be watching in glorious 480p

8/22/2012 8:07:32 AM

Anyone know how many shows make up the season? Going to look at getting it on Amazon Season Pass...

8/22/2012 8:17:51 AM

10 episodes for Copper

8/22/2012 8:28:19 AM

Watched the Animal Practice pilot last night. When I see a "meh" pilot, I think back to when I thought Parks and Rec and Happy Endings started off weak and now they are my favorite shows. But I don't know if this one has the ability to get better...but we'll see. At the very least, I love animals and this show has tons of them (the monkey is the shit). And the main chick is pretty hot.

8/23/2012 9:55:06 AM

wayyy too much monkey. how long can they rely on that crutch?

8/23/2012 10:09:42 AM

The Outlaw Country pilot is pretty fucking good so far...definitely worth checking out if you like Justified.

8/28/2012 10:08:34 PM

Is this the FX burn off?

[Edited on August 28, 2012 at 11:14 PM. Reason : A]

8/28/2012 11:10:14 PM

yeah, I'm kind of pissed that there aren't more episodes but at the same time I don't really have time to take on any new shows.

8/28/2012 11:31:19 PM

BTTT as Hulu has several pilot previews available.

Animal Practice: It was alright. Nothing special yet, but it was okay.
Revolution: Pretty interesting as well. Wasn't blown away, but it had some cool points. Will continue.
The Mindy Project: Not bad. Kinda funny. Might give it a shot.
The New Normal: Have not watched yet.
Ben & Kate: Have not watched yet.

Anybody else seen a pilot to comment on?

9/5/2012 3:51:18 PM

Quote :

"Should You Give J.J. Abrams' New Post-Apocalyptic Drama, "Revolutions," a Chance? Short answer: No. Longer answer: It’s worse than you might have anticipated. In fact, I have no idea why NBC has decided to preview the pilot for free on Hulu this week, as I’d imagine it’d be a show they’d want to hide for as long as possible in the hopes of tricking viewers into at least giving the pilot some decent ratings based solely on name recognition. That the premise — it’s a post-apocalyptic world set 15 years after a permanent blackout — is silly is almost beside the point. In fact, that ridiculous high-concept is the most compelling thing about “Revolution,” and it’s not even thoroughly explored in the pilot, at least not in a way that satisfyingly draws the viewer in. A better show would’ve focused on the immediate aftermath of such a blackout, and while flashbacks in “Revolution” hint at that, the main focus of the show is on the future, where a milita controls territories, where people have no electricity, where no medicines can be developed, and where there is no such thing as toilet paper. Everything, at least initially, seems to revolve around an amulet MacGuffin, a piece of jewelry that has the ability to create electricity. Electricity obviously being a scarce resource, it’s heavily sought after, but unfortunately, those doing the seeking are all bland-faced actors straight out of CW casting, save for Giancarlo Esposito, who does his damndest to manufacture a compelling villain from the little that is given to him. His character, Captain Neville, has been tasked by the militia colonel to track down two men who perhaps can provide a means to produce electricity. But oops: He kills one man and kidnaps that man’s son, while the others among the contingent of bland characters seek out the other man, who is the brother of the dead one. (I’d offer you actor names, but most you won’t know — save for Twilight’s Billy Burke and the guy from “Mad Men,” and you have no real reason to care about them, anyway). The brother is also former military and therefore has the ability to kill a roomful of swarming army men, which comes in handy when he’s attacked by a roomful of swarming army men. And that’s the thing: There’s a lot of fighting in “Revolution,” but there’s no real interest in what they’re fighting for. In addition to terrible casting and awful writing, J.J.Abrams fails to develop the central mystery, figuring that if a plane dropped out of the sky in the opening minutes of the pilot, we’d be sold. Hey! It worked for “Lost,” right? Well, “Lost” had a smoke monster and characters we were more immediately invested in, plus a supernatural element. There is nothing of the sort in “Revolution,” and the characters look like they were transplanted from Spielberg’s “Terra Nova”; they’re focus-tested vessels for bad dialogue and stupid actions. It’s the equivalent of an airbrushed television show. Moreover, and most detrimentally, we’re not even given a hint about what caused the blackout, only a potential solution. Why is this amulet necessary when, theoretically, we can simply generate electricity through water or wind power? The show seems to be focused on a solution to a problem J.J. Abrams has no interest in exploring: Why is there no power? It’s just because, and with a show as badly thrown together as “Revolution,” I need more than that to stick around for a second episode."

9/5/2012 4:00:47 PM

BTTT, any shows people are planning to catch that are new or coming back this week? Here is a list of shows that are new or returning this week.

Monday: Bones, The Mob Doctor, Revolution
Wednesday: Survivor
Thursday: Parks & Rec, Up All Night, The Office

Not too many premieres this week, but a few. I am just happy to have Parenthood back. The wife and I really enjoy that one.

9/17/2012 7:54:56 PM

Bones!

9/17/2012 8:03:46 PM

The Mob Doctor looks unspeakably awful. I'm going to try to keep up with Parenthood this season, but Tuesdays are busy so who knows.

9/17/2012 8:38:05 PM

An exhaustive list of "upcoming" shows I am tracking on Sidereel:

1600 Penn
666 Park Avenue
Animal Practice
Ben/Kate
Cult
Family Tools
Friend Me
Go On
How To Live With Your Parents
Infamous
Last Resort
Next Caller
Last Resort
Parade's End
Partners
Revolution
Save Me
The Following
The Goodwin Games
The Neighbors
The New Normal
Vegas
Village People
Zero Hour

With the exception of Vegas, I am pretty much unenthused about all of these shows, but I will watch them all at least once. Some of these shows are "mid-season" programs, but I listed them here because networks don't even seem to have clear seasons anymore (which makes all of this much less fun--and more like a chore--for us TV fans).

9/17/2012 8:38:48 PM

LAST RESORT FTW

9/17/2012 8:41:05 PM

Forgot to mention that Last Resort is on advance preview from Hulu now until it premieres on the 27th. Just watched it and kinda Liked it. Suspending disbelief on certain factors, but I will most likely be catching this show once it debuts.

9/17/2012 9:05:31 PM

Last Resort is the only new show that even remotely interests me and I can't believe they'll have enough to go on to keep it interesting.

9/18/2012 10:10:32 AM

I'll watch anything with Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age nonwithstanding.

9/18/2012 10:13:33 AM

i liked Last Resort when it was called Down Periscope so it can only get better as a serious abc drama.

9/18/2012 11:06:02 AM

Just finished the pilot of Last Resort. I really enjoyed it.

9/18/2012 11:10:54 AM

so did anyone else watch Vegas on CBS last night?


Dennis Quaid
Jason O'Mara
Carrie-Anne Moss
Michael Chiklis


looks like it's going to be typical CBS fare. Period era police procedural with some underlying stories developing throughout. I don't watch very many shows on CBS, they usually tire on me after awhile with Person of Interest being the only one I really follow weekly. But I enjoyed this one and the cast, though Michael Chiklis feels extremely miscast. Even with a character like Vic Mackey under his belt he just does not come across as an imposing villain in this role.

9/26/2012 9:01:57 AM

Ben & Kate

i liked it, but it felt too much like Bent the midseason burnoff series that I really really liked. Even the little girl was a lesser version of Joey King. I kept wanting Amanda Peet and David Walton to bust through the door the entire time.

9/27/2012 10:36:39 AM

Bent was quality.

9/27/2012 12:21:09 PM

Ben & Kate was pleasant enough, but I didn't find it particularly funny.

Vegas was pretty meh, the CBS execs said going forward it would be less of a procedural but we'll see what happens.

9/27/2012 3:21:06 PM

i am really putting my hopes in Last Resort tonight, other than that there isn't a "new" show i'm really hanging my hat on this fall season

9/27/2012 3:41:14 PM

I thought the Last Resort pilot was pretty compelling...way, way better than Revolution. Of course it will probably bomb in the ratings.

9/27/2012 4:12:41 PM

Modern Family premiere was so bad I was getting angry.

9/27/2012 4:18:55 PM

really? i thoroughly enjoyed it.

9/27/2012 4:28:32 PM

So new shows that I am watching:

The Mindy Project/The New Normal (I like these, but they are definitely not for everybody.)
666 Park Avenue/Vegas (I am most likely going to stop watching these soon.)

New shows that I'm no longer watching:

Animal Practice
Ben/Kate
Go On
Last Resort
Partners
Revolution
The Neighbors

Last Resort was okay, but it's not my bag. Revolution was no good. And I don't have room for any more comedies since I'm still watching the very stale Office and How I Met Your Mother.

New shows on my list yet to air:

1600 Penn
Cult
Family Tools
Friend Me
How To Live With Your Parents
Infamous
Next Caller
Parade's End
Save Me
The Following
The Goodwin Games
Village People
Zero Hour

10/5/2012 1:44:24 PM

Yea I decided not to invest in Animal Practice as its going to get canned. Watched the pilot, but got too many shows I'm already watching. Also I bailed on Revenge as I don't care enough to continue watching it either. I am still watching Revolution (okay) and Last Resort (really enjoying). So far that is all I have bagged for new shows that I'm sticking with.

10/5/2012 2:45:05 PM

anybody watching elementary? i dvr'd the pilot but have yet to watch it

10/5/2012 4:24:06 PM

^it's a pretty standard CBS procedural where a dude with exceptional powers of observation solves crimes by staring at things, but Johnny Lee Miller is really good in it.

10/5/2012 4:40:35 PM

only three new shows I caught were revolution, last resort and 666 park avenue

revolution prolly wont make it past teh next episode, enjoying 66 park ave and last resort though

[Edited on October 5, 2012 at 4:45 PM. Reason : the pilot for animal practice was just awful]

also copper sounds intriguing. I love period pieces but hate cop shows so I'm on the fence

[Edited on October 5, 2012 at 4:46 PM. Reason : .]

10/5/2012 4:44:47 PM

well Animal Practice was canceled today. a show that wasn't very good, but i liked quite a bit. It will now be replaced by a worse show, Whitney.

10/18/2012 3:58:06 PM

I really kinda enjoying Arrow.

10/18/2012 5:09:20 PM

the ratings are strong. i need to check it out

10/18/2012 5:19:03 PM

Damn it NBC, why replace Animal Practice with Whitney instead of Community?

10/18/2012 6:49:46 PM

^^^Me, too!

10/18/2012 7:53:48 PM

More than likely Community will replace Up All Night when it gets canned soon.

10/18/2012 8:27:52 PM