What I'm Watching

There are actually 4 new shows out this fall that I'm finding interesting, in addition to my usual stalwarts of "Castle" and "Psych".  "Psych" is still great, and "Castle" is holding it's own so far.  Curse my DVR for making me capable of keeping up on 6 series...now you know why the movie reviews and book reviews have slowed way down.

Here are the new shows I'm tracking:

"Terra Nova" - this new Monday night show on Fox focuses on mankind in the year 2149, and then 85 million years in the past.  In 2149, mankind has so destroyed the environment, that the earth is nearly unlivable.  But, a doorway to the past of a parallel universe has been discovered, and certain people get to go back and start over again.  One such family is the Shannon family.  I think this is going to sorta be like "Lost" but with dinosaurs.  Probably the most likely of this list to be removed from my DVR, but for right now, I'm sticking it out.

"Person of Interest" - this one is on CBS on Thursday night.  Starring Jim Caviezel and Michael Emerson, this show is just great.  Emerson plays a billionaire who created a machine that is designed to spy on us and find probable acts of terrorism.  But, it finds everything, including normal crimes, which the government ignores.  Emerson programmed "the machine" to spit out a number to him every night, and he uses that number to find a person who needs help.  But, to help these people, he needs help, and that is where Caviezel comes in.  Caviezel plays an ex-spy gone underground who is looking for redemption.  This one is great...but then, anything with Jim Caviezel is great.

"Grimm" - I've got 3 of the 4 major networks covered with this one.  NBC has this show on Friday Night, which is a bad night for a show.  But, this is a really good show.  The main character is a Portland police detective who learns that he is descended from the Brothers Grimm, and it's his family's job to combat the things that go bump in the night.  There's only been 3 or 4 episodes so far, but they've been really good.  This show remindes me of the early days of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."  Lots of potential here, if it can survive the Friday night curse.

"Once Upon a Time" - Now I've got all 4 major networks covered.  "Once Upon a Time" is ABC's foray into the world of fairy tales.  In this show, all our well know fairy tale heroes and villains have been transported to Maine by a dark spell cast by the evil queen from Snow White.  These people are all miserable, and they don't remember who they are.  But, our heroine Emma shows up and things start to turn around in Storybrooke Maine.  A little bit more of a girly show than "Grimm" but really good as well, and enough action to keep me interested. 

I hope all 4 of these shows survive, and I hope that you can give them a shot now that we are nearing rerun season.  I would put them in this order if you have to choose:

1 - "Person of Interest"
2 - "Grimm"
3 - "Once Upon a Time"
4 - "Terra Nova"

And of course, don't miss out on "Psych" and "Castle".