[ivysaur12]

Mike Royce (Men of a Certain Age) will showrun 1600 Penn.

Garrett Donovan and Neil Goldman (Community) will showrun Ben & Kate.

[Busty]

Garrett Donovan and Neil Goldman (Community) will showrun Ben & Kate.

This is kind of a big deal.

I didn't expect them to get 'back in the saddle' so soon.

[985boi]

Bob Greenblatt: "I'm thrilled Josh Safran is joining SMASH. He's a great storyteller, especially with arced story lines."

You gotta be kidding me.

[TripOpt55]

Any good sites I could go to for coverage of this and TV shows in general. I read reviews at the AV Club, but not much else these days. I used to read Sepinwall on HitFix, but my computer/browser doesn't seem to like that site.

[Busty]

Any good sites I could go to for coverage of this and TV shows in general. I read reviews at the AV Club, but not much else these days. I used to read Sepinwall on HitFix, but my computer/browser doesn't seem to like that site.

The Futon Critic is usually worth checking out. That and the usual trades like Variety, THR and of course Deadline.

[RatskyWatsky]

Fox:

Ben and Kate: Looks pretty decent actually. Not necessarily my type of humor, but seemed amusing enough. The scene where the woman is talking about her mouth was funny.

The Goodwin Games: Also looks decent. Wasn't that funny (though funnier than B&K) but it seemed like it had a lot of heart.

The Following: Looks really good minus some hokey dialog. "You better plan on some re-writes!" Great cast. Get hype.

The Mindy Project: Looked good. Funny, charismatic lead with smart dialog. Seems like a win.

The Mob Doctor: Looked alright. Am I wrong in that this appears to be sort of 24 meets House?

Fox's new shows (especially the comedies) seem to blow NBC's out of the water. Granted, Fox showed full trailers for all of their shows while NBC only showed brief clips, so it's hard to get a feel for them, but at this point I'd say Fox is in pretty good shape this fall.

[SpectreFire]

Jesus fuck, that litany of half hour comedies. How many of those are going to get axed before they even make it halfway through their seasons?

[Stumpokapow]

Jesus fuck, that litany of half hour comedies. How many of those are going to get axed before they even make it halfway through their seasons?

As per usual, at least half of them.

[Rekwest]

Jesus fuck, that litany of half hour comedies. How many of those are going to get axed before they even make it halfway through their seasons?

Only two.

[ivysaur12]

I'm impressed with Fox. Jury's out on The Mob Doctor, but this could be a good season for them.

I've also really likes The Goodwin Games since script stage - glad it lived up to it now.

[Busty]

I'm really digging the 'Millenium esque' vibe from The Following. Hopefully FOX, and broadcast TV, will embrace something this (potentially) dark.

The 'Mindy Project' looks interesting but the fact she's her character is a doctor really annoys me and I don't know why. Probably because the show will shamelessly crowbar in all the drama and sentiment that way. Urgh.

The more I see of NBC's pilots (though they are trailers and not really a fair representation of the shows) the worse they get. Revolution looks like it could be really good but the trailers/clips for Infamous and Do No Harm make them look like cheap soaps... which they may very well be.

[Emerson]

Intrigued by The Following, love me some Purefoy that's for true. Can't decide if I'd prefer this be good and stick around or it get canceled so he can be on Game of Thrones.

[Stumpokapow]

Asked girlfriend to rate trailers for the 2012-2013 NBC lineup out of 5: The New Normal - 2 Revolution - 2.5 Go On - 3 Animal Practice - 2.5 Guys with Kids - 2.5 Chicago Fire - N/A "You couldn't tell anything about the show" Do No Harm - 4.0 "I really like the title card with the face split in half" Save Me - 2.5 1600 Penn - 4.0 Next Caller - 3.0 Infamous - 2.0 "Even the title card looks like Revenge"

Asked her to rate FOX:
Ben and Kate: 5.0 "The kid is cute what was she in recently?"
The Mindy Project - 4.0
The Mob Doctor - 3.5
The Following - 4.5
The Goodwin Games - 5.0

[TripOpt55]

I thought all the Fox trailers were pretty good except maybe The Mob Doctor. The Following was my favorite, but all of three comedies looked like they might be good.

[survivor]

Ben and Kate: If this was anime then the brother and the sister will hook up at the end.

The Following: As a fan of cops drama and detective stories, this might be good.

The Goodwin Games: I like the premise and the trailer but how do they plan to make this last more than one season? The whole show kinda ends after beating the game so unless they are only answering like couple questions an episode, the show can't be dragged on

The Mindy Project: Not feeling this show at all. Maybe it was the lead star or the weak writing but none of the jokes in the trailer made me smile.

The Mob Doctor: Some of the details flew over my head but is she working for both side? Like kill people the mafia hates and kill mafia people as ordered by corrupted cops?

[ivysaur12]

Asked her to rate FOX: Ben and Kate: 5.0 "The kid is cute what was she in recently?" The Mindy Project - 4.0 The Mob Doctor - 3.5 The Following - 4.5 The Goodwin Games - 5.0

I'm going to do the same thing with my brother, mother, and father tonight, but this is the root of NBC's problems. Look how much better cut these Fox trailers look!

[ivysaur12]

Uploaded new pictures with the graphic Fox schedule to the OP. Unfortunately, these computers don't have Flash so I can't get the URLs for the NBC or Fox trailers. I'll do those tonight when I get home.

[BigJonsson]

I watched Terra Nova and Alcatraz last season, and both got axed

I'm done with network TV shows


Can't we just get 24 back?

[systemfehler]

My preliminary list so far:

YES: 1600 PENN, Go On, Animal Practice, The Goodwin Games, The Folllowing, The Mob Doctor

Maybe: The new normal, Next Caller, Revolution, Do no harm,

No: Save Me, Guys with Kids, Chicago Fire, Infamous, Ben and Kate, The Mindy Project,


So far a lot of the descriptions and trailers call for early cancellation, especially the NBC shows. I hope I am wrong and I am eager to see Chandler but after Mr. Sunshine I doubt it. With The Voice as a lead it might work out. NBC Wednesday sadly looks already dead to me.

Fox did better - Mindy Kaling + New Girl and Mob Doctor with Bones might work out pretty well. Ben and Kate in my eyes won't survive that long.

[RatskyWatsky]

I hope Malibu Country is good. I liked Reba (the show) and I like Reba (the person) so I'm rooting for it. I hope it gets a full trailer and not a 30 second clip.

[ivysaur12]

Now that I can view all of the trailers:

- Ben & Kate: Super adorable. I get why they changed the title. Emotional, has some solid laughs in the trailer, and looks like it'll have a ton of heart. Plus, it has two amazing showrunners on it. Sold.

- The Mob Doctor: Surprisingly great casting all around. Not sure about the subject matter and I'm not a huge fan of doctor procedurals. Still feels like it's missing something... but that was a much better trailer than I expected.

- The Goodwin Games: Usually not a fan of high concept comedies (and the, oh look, it's our minority!), but How I Met Your Mother did it right. I'm definitely high on this. The ensemble is also super talented.

- The Following: Yes.

- The Mindy Project: I will watch, but that trailer was not doing it for me. But there's a ton of potential there. And I really like Mindy.

- Go On: Laugh a few times. Seems emotionally manipulative, but I'll definitely give it more than one episode.

- The New Normal: One one hand, I'm really happy that Bartha's character isn't as obnoxiously stereotypical as he was in the script. He played it down and it works better. On the other... I just don't know. I also can't stand NeNe.

- Animal Practice: Much funnier than expected. The "every day is a gift!" line got a laugh.

- Guys With Kids: Eh. Cast seems charming, but eh.

- Chicago Fire: 1) I love the NBC drama voice guy. 2) It's a Dick Wolf procedural, so, yeah. 3) Holy shit, is this the sexiest cast of any new drama or what?!

[James Woods]

William Forsythe aged so goddamn bad. He was never a decent looking bloke but...jesus.

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

I just saw the trailer for The Following. Despite my misgivings of the concept sounding like a spin on The Mentalist character 'Red John', that looks really good. I'm in.

[metsallica]

Shawn Ryan associated with anything coming up?

[RatskyWatsky]

Shawn Ryan associated with anything coming up?

Last Resort on ABC.

[Tim the Wiz]

Revolution looks interesting - nice to see another trope of sci-fi hit the mainstream. The Following's premise seems ridiculous, but everyone involved is pretty fucking ace for network television (Purefoy, son!). And Elementary is actually happening? Wow.

Otherwise, gg ABC: Yes, I would watch Terry O'Quinn and Andre Braugher in anything.

[metsallica]

Last Resort on ABC.

Danke, sir. Will likely watch.

[ivysaur12]

ABC:

8:00 p.m. “The Bachelor”
10:00 p.m. “Castle”
TUESDAY:
8:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars the Results Show”
9:00 p.m. “Happy Endings”
9:30 p.m. “Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23”
10:00 p.m. “Private Practice”
In January:
8:00 p.m. “How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)”
8:30 p.m. “The Family Tools”
WEDNESDAY:
8:00 p.m. “The Middle”
8:30 p.m. “Suburgatory”
9:00 p.m. “Modern Family”
9:30 p.m. “The Neighbors”
10:00 p.m. “Nashville”
THURSDAY:
8:00 p.m. “Last Resort”
9:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy”
10:00 p.m. “Scandal”
FRIDAY:
8:00 p.m. “Shark Tank”
9:00 p.m. “Primetime: What Would You Do?”
10:00 p.m. “20/20”
In November:
8:00 p.m. “Last Man Standing”
8:30 p.m. “Malibu Country”
9:00 p.m. “Shark Tank”
10:00 p.m. “Primetime: What Would You Do?”
SATURDAY:
8:00 p.m. “Saturday Night College Football”
SUNDAY:
7:00 p.m. “America’s Funniest Home Videos”
8:00 p.m. “Once Upon a Time”
9:00 p.m. “Revenge”
10:00 p.m. “666 Park Avenue”

[Sloane]

Neighbors after Modern Family? Nice. Last Resort Thursdays at 8? Eh. Pretty solid schedule overall though.

[ivysaur12]

Neighbors after Modern Family? Nice. Last Resort Thursdays at 8? Eh. Pretty solid schedule overall though.

Yup. I'm impressed.

[Busty]

ABC: THURSDAY: 8:00 p.m. “Last Resort” 9:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy” 10:00 p.m. “Scandal”

Eeeeeep. I'm glad that Last Resort got a spot on the fall schedule rather than a handful of eps for an 'event series' order but Sony can't be happy that it's in the same 'death slot' that killed their Charlie's Angels reboot stone dead last year.

Alright the Charlie's Angels reboot was awful but it's a really tough slot and this doesn't sound like a good lead in for Grey's Anatomy at all.

And 8 o'clock for a Shawn Ryan drama? Again, though I haven't read it myself, I heard mixed things about the pilot script but I'm always eager to check out something from Mr Ryan.

This could be the fall's biggest question mark. :(

SUNDAY: 7:00 p.m. “America’s Funniest Home Videos” 8:00 p.m. “Once Upon a Time” 9:00 p.m. “Revenge” 10:00 p.m. “666 Park Avenue”

A great bit of scheduling for ABC here. These three dramas could form a potent night of 'must see TV' for ABC replacing Desperate Housewives with a night of female skewing (?) genre shows.

[Emerson]

Will we be getting ABC trailers later today?

[ivysaur12]

Will we be getting ABC trailers later today?

Yes.

Wow, that's a really smart schedule. Moving DWTS results to 8 is a really good idea.

[beat]

Happy Endings and Apt 23 paired up! Nice.

[ivysaur12]

Updated the OP with visual schedule for ABC, trailer for Fox and NBC shows (where applicable), and first key art for ABC shows. Zero Hour's art is neato.

[RatskyWatsky]

Matt Olmstead To Run NBC Series ‘Chicago Fire’

Breakout Kings co-creator/executive producer Matt Olmstead is joining NBC’s new drama series Chicago Fire as executive producer/showrunner.

‘Mistresses’ Summer-Bound

ABC’s racy new soap Mistresses will launch next May for a summer run, ABC’s Paul Lee said during a press call this morning. It will likely premiere on Monday after The Bachelorette.

[Busty]

..., and first key art for ABC shows.

That Park Avenue 666 image is fantastic. If that's anything like the visual tone of the show itself I might just check it out.

[crazygambit]

Ben and Kate: If this was anime then the brother and the sister will hook up at the end. The Following: As a fan of cops drama and detective stories, this might be good. The Goodwin Games: I like the premise and the trailer but how do they plan to make this last more than one season? The whole show kinda ends after beating the game so unless they are only answering like couple questions an episode, the show can't be dragged on The Mindy Project: Not feeling this show at all. Maybe it was the lead star or the weak writing but none of the jokes in the trailer made me smile. The Mob Doctor: Some of the details flew over my head but is she working for both side? Like kill people the mafia hates and kill mafia people as ordered by corrupted cops?

Is this so terrible? You laugh at anime, but the one thing it has going for it are series that are 26 episodes and no more. Just a self contained good story, not needlessly dragged on for 4 seasons. I wish more shows had a fixed length and didn't feel the need to keep going forever. Stuff like Prison Break would have been much more compelling had it been only 1 season (2 at most) for example.

[HammerOfThor]

Community is returning :D

But with only 13 eps???? :(

[AgentWhiskers]

Been looking for this thread. Ben & Kate looks great. Love Nat Faxon! I'll also be tuning into The Mindy Project and Goodwin Games as well. Good amount of solid-looking new comedies this season. Network dramas I'm always on the fence about, though. I'll give Revolution and Last Resort a shot.

[ivysaur12]

ABC upfronts starting now. We'll have trailers soon.

@TVGMDebra ABC head Anne Sweeney: "Our Bachelors may not stay engaged, but our audience does." #abcupfronts

looooooooooooooooooooool

[ghostmind]

I will give Revolution a try... 666 Park Avenue sounds interesting. Otherwise, it's back to my cable and BBC shows.

[985boi]

Kimmel is killing it at the Upfronts.

[FoneBone]

Zero Hour looks so awful.

[Sean]

ABC Trailers (YouTube Links are US only, use mirror link if outside US):
Nashville (mirror)
Last Resort (mirror)
666 Park Avenue (mirror)
Zero Hour (mirror)
Red Widow (mirror)
Mistresses (mirror)
The Family Tools (mirror)
Malibu Country (mirror)
The Neighbors (holy shit, so terrible) (mirror)
How To Live With Your Parents (mirror)

I'm really looking forward to Last Resort. Andre Braugher FTW.

[ivysaur12]

I'm embarrassed that I worked on an ABC sitcom that didn't get picked up. Holy shit at that crop.

[RatskyWatsky]

ABC:

The Neighbors: Some good jokes in the trailer, though the effects look shitty. Not sure what you can realistically expect in that department though, especially for a half hour comedy series on ABC. I could see the alien angle getting tiring after a short while.

666 Park Avenue: American Horror Story has come to ABC. Looks pretty bad just from the trailer, but it could be fun.

Last Resort: Dat budget. :O With Shawn Ryan behind it it could be a great series. I have faaaaith!

Red Widow: Generic action soap. Looks similar to The Mob Doctor.

Zero Hour: Scary baby eyes >:(. Seems like nothing but a series of action/mystery cliches.

Mistresses: Awful looking Desperate Housewives clone. Though it has Sun from Lost so it can't be all bad. <3

Nashville: Meh. Poor Connie Britton.

Malibu Country: Looks horribad. Why Reba? Why? ;_;

How to Live With Your Parents: "Jelly tastes so good on a penis." I think that about sums it up.

The Family Tools: Looks terrible.

The voice over guy ruined all the trailers.

So far:

Fox>ABC=NBC.

[Stumpokapow]

ABC Trailers (YouTube Links): Nashville Last Resort 666 Park Avenue Zero Hour Red Widow Mistresses The Family Tools Malibu Country The Neighbors (holy shit, so terrible) How To Live With Your Parents I'm really looking forward to Last Resort. Andre Braugher FTW.

Videos not available in Canada. Anyone want to pirate the videos and upload them somewhere else or back on Youtube or pass me an ABC press site trailer link?

[Emerson]

In 666 and Last Resort, ABC has a couple great premises with potential that based on the trailers they may have absolutely ballsed up. They could still turn out good but both seem to be big ? marks to me.

[big ander]

The Neighbors: easily this year's Work It! How does that exist.