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Bill in UT : 9/23/2016 6:24 pm
After being disappointed with The Good Place and Kevin Can Wait, I've seen a few good ones, imo. Lethal Weapon had real good chemistry between the guys. The guy who played
Riggs reminded me a lot of Timothy Oliphant in Justified. You've got to suspend disbelief some, like in all action shows, but it was good fun. Also liked Designated Survivor. Keifer is somewhere between Jack Bauer and the dad he played with the autistic child, very understated, but with a tough side. Bull was at least ok, I'll stick with it a while. With Michael Weatherly gone, I like the new cast additions to NCIS. The lady seems to be taking on a lot of Weatherly's smart-ass persona, which I like.
The only one I have seen is  
Big Al : 9/23/2016 6:31 pm : link
Designated Survivor. Great premise. Let's see how it works. We do have the predictable evil power hungry General challenging the President and the late in the hour show of strength after most of the wimpy early behavior.
Quarry  
steve in ky : 9/23/2016 6:34 pm : link
Didn't know what to expect but it has been very good
I like Kiefer Sutherland, but I thought the show...  
Crispino : 9/23/2016 6:45 pm : link
was just meh. Writing was spotty at best, and of course they go with the tired old cliche of the hawkish, crazed with aggression military advisor who's ready to nuke everybody. Another cliche with the slightly offbeat, but smarter than everyone else security (CIA?) expert who knows exactly what the bad guys are up to while everyone else fumbles around. Pretty formulaic.
Atlanta on FX  
adambear : 9/23/2016 7:00 pm : link
is v good
RE: Atlanta on FX  
steve in ky : 9/23/2016 7:04 pm : link
In comment 13138113 adambear said:
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is v good


The commercials made it look kind of soap operaish. Is it, what's it about? Just in general no spoilers like OP requested.
Lethal weapon looks okay, although it made me miss Mel and Danny  
Bill L : 9/23/2016 7:07 pm : link
I wonder if they will have a Leo?

Weatherly's new show didn't seem horrible so I'll watch it for the one season I think it will be on.

I have always liked Jennifer Esposito so I'll keep up,with ncis. I've watched it for forever.
Just remembered that I watched  
Big Al : 9/23/2016 7:10 pm : link
Better Things on FX because of the Louis CK connection. Not sure yet about it.
I liked Designated Survivor  
Skankhunt42 : 9/23/2016 7:47 pm : link
But I think my interest will wane, unless they figure out a way to blow up Congress on every episode.
RE: I liked Designated Survivor  
Big Al : 9/23/2016 7:53 pm : link
In comment 13138156 Skankhunt42 said:
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But I think my interest will wane, unless they figure out a way to blow up Congress on every episode.
My regards to Kyle.
Watched  
mitch300 : 9/23/2016 8:07 pm : link
Designated survivor, and I think it has promise. I'll give it 2-3 episodes. I thought Kevin can wait was funny. Liked it.
This is us had a good twist in the pilot.  
PeterinAtlanta : 9/23/2016 8:26 pm : link
Watching Hell's Kitchen right now.
RE: Atlanta on FX  
UConn4523 : 9/23/2016 8:30 pm : link
In comment 13138113 adambear said:
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is v good


Atlanta is fantastic. Such a great premise and enough comedy mixed in with a still serious plot. Love it.
I've watched a few  
Steve L : 9/23/2016 9:02 pm : link
Kevin Can Wait - eh. It was ok and I will check it out again because I'm a fan of Kevin James. King of Queens was great.

Designated Survivor - another eh. Very very predictable as someone else mentioned but I don't see how they keep the story going.

Speechless - it's the show about the family with a kid that uses a computer to talk. This was a clever show that has a lot of promise to me. I will definitely watch it again.

The Good Place - Ted Danson and Kristen Bell (who looks great). I only watched about 20 minutes of the hour show but I really liked it. Nice twist to it and it was funny.

My two cents
nothing special so far  
RasputinPrime : 9/23/2016 9:06 pm : link
didn't hate Lethal Weapon which was shocking.

Luke Cage next week.
Kevin can Wait  
steve in ky : 9/23/2016 9:07 pm : link
I thought he was still the same funny guy, his surrounding cast particularly his family weren't near as good as King of Queens.
Designated survivor I can get into, but that's the first time in a  
barens : 9/23/2016 9:25 pm : link
Long time I've watched something on network tv. Quality has just plummeted, but DS is ok so far. Everything I watch is on cable, Netflix, Amazon and Hulu, among others.

I like the 2 new shows on FX, Atlanta and Better Things. Really looking forward to Luke Cage, Westerworld and Shameless.
RE: Atlanta on FX  
tbonfig : 9/23/2016 9:43 pm : link
In comment 13138113 adambear said:
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is v good

+1
I'll second Speechless  
tbonfig : 9/23/2016 9:43 pm : link
good pilot
Just watched This is Us  
Bill in UT : 9/23/2016 10:40 pm : link
I thought it would just be a chick show that I'd record for my wife, but I actually liked the first episode.
RE: Just watched This is Us  
jhibb : 9/23/2016 11:29 pm : link
In comment 13138285 Bill in UT said:
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I thought it would just be a chick show that I'd record for my wife, but I actually liked the first episode.


I thought it was really good, too. It was solid enough as a stand alone episode that I'm a little worried about where they'll go with it.

I went in with the same attitude as you, but it definitely seems like a good one to watch with the wife where we'll both actually be into it (as opposed to most shows we watch "together" when one of us is paying more attention to their phone).

RE: Just watched This is Us  
Danny Kanell : 9/23/2016 11:30 pm : link
In comment 13138285 Bill in UT said:
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I thought it would just be a chick show that I'd record for my wife, but I actually liked the first episode.


Same here.
I second Quarry and Atlanta.  
j_rud : 9/23/2016 11:55 pm : link
Quarry (don't worry, no spoilers) is a gritty crime drama with a compelling anti-hero, circa Memphis 1972. Atlanta is a comedy/drama about two cousins trying to negotiate the Atlanta hip hop scene. You don't need to be a big hip hop fan to enjoy it, either, it's just a good show. Kinda feels like Donald Glover is finally on the verge of being recognized as one of the most creative minds in the entertainment industry.
USA network has a couple of ones that look good that haven't started  
Stu11 : 9/24/2016 1:35 am : link
yet- Shooter and Eyewitness. Gonna give them a shot.
Atlanta is awesome  
Ned In Atlanta : 9/24/2016 3:07 am : link
How about pitch on fox?

It's about a woman who becomes a starting pitcher for the San Diego Padres!

I'm all for gender equality but the premise of this show defies human anatomy and physiology. There isn't a woman on the planet who has the physical makeup to pitch in the majors.
USA network also has  
flby55 : 9/24/2016 4:31 am : link
a new one called Falling Water that I thought was good
RE: Atlanta is awesome  
j_rud : 9/24/2016 5:34 am : link
In comment 13138333 Ned In Atlanta said:
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How about pitch on fox?

It's about a woman who becomes a starting pitcher for the San Diego Padres!

I'm all for gender equality but the premise of this show defies human anatomy and physiology. There isn't a woman on the planet who has the physical makeup to pitch in the majors.


To piggyback on your post, if by some physiological miracle there is a woman who can throw a baseball in the low 90s she probably ain't gonna look like the star of that snow, either. Odds are she would resemble the love child Randy Johnson and a Russian gymnast. With Rollie Fingers 'stache just for good measure.
I've caught 2 of the new shows so far  
mavric : 9/24/2016 9:33 am : link
"This is Us" was interesting. Curious how it unfolds going forward.

"Lethal Weapon" was good enough that I set my DVR to record all of the future shows.

I DVR'd the pilot show of "Notorious", but haven't had a chance to watch it yet. Mainly because I have the hots for Piper Perabo who stars in it and the drama (from the trailer) looks interesting.

Of course, some of the old standbys are starting back up so I can't follow everything. I have to keep up with "Blacklist" and "Gotham".

I guess I have to wait until next year to watch my all time favorites like "Archer" season 8 (probably March), and "Fargo" season 3 - don't know when it will start, but very I'm anxious to watch it. If any of you have not seen "Fargo" the TV series, it's a must watch show. Better than "Breaking Bad".

Hard to keep up with everything with so many games going on and I always prefer live sports to TV shows. DVR's are the cat's ass!
Saw The Exorcist last night  
Gman11 : 9/24/2016 10:20 am : link
I thought it would be terrible, but I was curious.

Actually, it wasn't bad. I'll probably tune in again next week.
Atlanta is a really cool show  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 9/24/2016 10:25 am : link
Donald Glover is a talented dude
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