Rotation: Vance Worley Michael Roth Tyler Viza Cam Opp McKenzie Mills Bullpen: Alex Webb Tahnaj Thomas Graham Sparker Jack Seppings Akeel Morris Branden Noriega Mike Peterson Matteo Sollecito Andre Scrubb Ian Gibaut Jake Esch Chavez Fernander Gunnar Groen
Rotation: Alex Walls Lewis Thorpe Kyle Glogoski Jack O'Loughlin Blake Townsend
Bullpen: Liam Hendriks Warwick Saupold Liam Doolan Will Sherriff Tim Atherton Josh Guyer Sam Holland Joe Kennedy Daniel McGrath Steve Kent Chris Oxspring
Bench: Liam Spence Robbie Glendinning Ryan Battaglia Jordan McArdle Robert Perkins
True Lies: Helen, a language professor bored with her daily routine, makes the
shocking discovery that her seemingly ordinary husband Harry(played by Steve
Howey of Reba & Shamless) is a first-class international spy for U.S.
intelligence agency Omega Sector. With the secret out, Omega recruits Helen,
who impresses everyone with her formidable skills, and she joins Harry and
his team of top-notch operatives, embarking on covert missions around the globe
and an exhilarating life of danger and adventure. The renewed bond between them
adds much-needed sizzle to their emotionally distant marriage and upends the
top-secret world of Omega Sector.
Verdict: Cancelled. Do they think
we are stupid? How can you take this show seriously? It is one thing when the
James Cameron movie came out it was a one-time thing being a movie with Arnold
Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis but not plausible for a full season or
more. CBS needs to stop making remakes of old classic shows, rebooting movies
or reviving old shows when they have good quality one hour shows already. It is
nice that Howey is finally a lead in a show after being on so many shows as a
supporting role but he isn’t the reason the show is bad. They made sure his
wife is a minority so the kids are mixed but it’s her acting credits that don’t
wow anyone to be a spy even if it is by accident as it literally says comedian
or sitcoms on her acting list. The other agents seem to be wasteful in terms of
their dialogue not needed- just do the missions as they are unknowns plus looks
like they dated. The good thing is Omar Lopez(of the Unicorn & Ballers) is
the tech guy as he offers some humor to the stale show as his last show was
unjustly cancelled. The kids also seem to be filler so he can have a real life
despite them saying they made an exception for him to be married because he is
“the best spy out there”. I guess they think having guest stars will make it
passable but Matthew Lillard, Keith David, Tom Arnold and the boss being Beverly
D’Angelo are not going to save a show when most of the characters or plot are
bad. There is actually no room in the upcoming schedule for this show as FBI
franchise, NCIS franchise, CSI, Equalizer, two of the freshmen shows have been
renewed plus potential new shows coming and waiting for mainstays SWAT &
Blue Bloods to be renewed so just cancel this show and save everyone some
time.
ABC:
Will Trent:Based on Karin
Slaughter's bestselling books, the series follows Special Agent Will Trent(Ramon
Rodriguez of the Wire & Daybreak) of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations.
As a child, Trent was abandoned and was forced to endure a harsh coming-of-age
in Atlanta's overwhelmed foster care system. Now that he is in a position to
make a difference, Trent is determined to use his unique point of view to make
sure no one is abandoned like he was. His personal motivation and background/ unique
eye for observational detail contribute to Will Trent having the highest
clearance rate in the GBI. This has engendered animosity in some of his peers,
and also from APD officers because Trent had been assigned a police corruption
case and solving it resulted in the arrest of several APD officers. Verdict: Renewed. This is a clever show
which seems to be an original idea as it is based off a best belling book and
it takes place in Atlanta which most cop/FBI shows do not. It is also
interesting that the GBI is in the same building with the police department and
that he is different from the rest as he is dyslexic despite being one of the
smartest. It has been well written so far with some background info on his past
with more probably to come as he has a dog and an off/on girl friend from his
past that is also in law enforcement so they do not need to force any
relationships on him going forward. Rodriguez does such a good convincing job
in this role that is very easy to get behind him and the show as a whole. With
hopefully the end of Big Sky and freshmen show Alaska Daily being cancelled
there should be room in the schedule as a whole for fresh new ideas especially
for one hour dramas and good crime solving shows. Plus it fits well in this
three hour block of the Rookie and its spinoff Feds as all are different kind
of cop/FBI shows on Tuesday nights. The issues with the show are his boss seems
to be over the top with her bossiness plus she sound like a man or a person who
smoked a million cigarettes with weird glasses and that she is a reason why all
the cops hate him. She then used her personal connections to hire her friend’s
daughter to work with Trent one of the cops who got fired. The other thing is
there has been so many different detectives used so far in the first three
episodes that you cannot keep up with who matters and who doesn’t outside of
his friend despite recognizing a few faces from previous shows.
Not Dead yet: Nell
Serrano(Gina Rodriguez of Jane the Virgin & Big Mouth) is an American
reporter who moved to the UK ten years ago for a guy but when the engagement is
called off she moves back to the US to start her life over. She lands the
only job she can find which is to write obituaries by her new employer which is
her old employer, and begins to encounter ghosts of the people whose obituaries
she is writing, whom only she can see and hear. The ghosts begin to have
conversations with Serrano, and offer her advice on how to rebuild her life
while also helping her write their obituaries by telling her their
stories.
Verdict: Cancelled. It is a clever and interesting idea
that she can see the people she has to write about. She is playing a relatable
person who is down on her luck trying to get back to where she was no matter what.
The guest stars who she is writing about have been good guest stars as well. It
is nice to see Lauren Ash(of Superstore & Paul Blart 2) in a new show but
her role is a stuck up person who is now Nell’s boss but is unqualified for her
role. It just doesn’t sit well with her role in this show/her voice or
something which is disappointing to not like her in this role. Her best friend
is now friends with the boss who Nell didn’t like. It is an interesting idea
but is playing like it very straight so it is not likeable or unlikeable. I do
like her new friend Cricket(of the Fosters & Sanford & Son) , one of
the widows that she wrote about her husband, which is a nice role as she is the
only redeemable character in the show. They also have to have a token gay
friend who is in the metro but doesn’t offer much, the intern and other people
in the office also seem to waste scenes plus her roommate is odd as well. I
don’t know if they are making fun of him being on the spectrum or bringing
light to people who are. It has had its laughs so far but maybe cut out the
characters we do not need and focus on the ones who help make the show funny.
Unsure what ABC is doing with sitcoms as they only had four on this fall/spring
when they used to have 6-8 at a time so with no word on the renewal of Home
Economics and Wonder Years still missing you never know. They have two long
running sitcoms in Connors and Goldbergs whom both should probably be over with
but there would be room for this show going forward but I would be surprised if
it gets renewed or cancelled because it is merely average or below average. But
if you want to watch a show about a woman who sees ghosts just watch the
current sitcom Ghosts on CBS it has been renewed for a third season.
The Company you keep:A night of passion leads to love between con man
Charlie(played by Milo Ventimiglia of Heroes & This is Us) and undercover
CIA officer Emma, who are unknowingly on a collision course professionally.
While Charlie ramps up the family business with sights set on getting out for
good, Emma works to close in on the vengeful criminal who holds
Charlie's family debts in hand -- forcing them to reckon with the lies
they've told so they can save themselves and their families from disastrous
consequences. The series is based on the Korean Broadcasting System series
entitled "My Fellow Citizens."
Verdict: Renewed. It is
interesting plot about a family of criminals who con other people to finally
make it big but it goes awry due to Charlie’s girlfriend screwing them over taking
all the money and running. It is also interesting that they have to be
criminals in order to work off the debt they got settled with because of the
ex-girlfriend screwing them. There are not many heist TV shows; those are
mostly movies so I could have seen this as a movie but so far it has been
interesting enough to keep you wanting to watch more. It is also nice that Milo
has a new show after his previous long-running show ended as he has been a good
lead in two shows/good in movies and William Fichtner(of Prison Break &
Mom) who is also a quality actor who deserves another show. The other
family members are good actors too as the mom Polly Draper(of Thirtysomething
& Naked Brothers Band) and sister Sarah Wayne Callies(of Prison Break and
Walking Dead) are veterans plus her daughter is deaf so they incorporate lots
of sign language that is sometimes used on the some of the cons. Even the bad
guys are familiar actors like Timothy V Murphy, Barry Sloane and Felisha
Terrell who have been in various shows/movies. The main issue is no one cares
about his new fling’s life with her Kennedy esc family in politics/rich family
issues and her breakup. It is lazy writing that she is investigating the same
person who is making Charlie’s family do cons so it could be done without her
or him being single as he should not trust anyone for a bit before rushing back
into it. With hopefully the canceling of Big Sky and Alaska Daily, the final
season of a Million little things there should be room in the schedule for an interesting
but flawed show especially Sunday nights have an opening with the Rookie moving
to Tuesday night.
CW:
Gotham Knights: Batman is dead, and a powder keg has ignited Gotham City without the
Dark Knight to protect it. In the wake of Bruce Wayne’s murder, his
adopted son Turner Hayes is framed for his killing with runaways Harper
and Cullen Row and criminal Duela. With the charismatic and hard-charging
District Attorney Harvey Dent and the GCPD hot on his trail, Turner
must rely on allies including his best friend and formidable coder
Stephanie Brown, and unlikely Batman sidekick Carrie Kelley. However, they
soon learn there is a larger, more nefarious force at work within Gotham
City. This team of mismatched fugitives must band together to become its
next generation of saviors known as the Gotham Knights.
Verdict: Renewed.
Finally an interesting show where they are getting to the point of the show
which is to clear his name/the others and find out who killed his
father(Batman). The issue is there have been four male Robins (two female)
that you could have used as his adoptive son and who could have been
Robin. It is not that she is female or black but some random nerd he goes to
school with which isn’t that believable that she was picked. They
also picked a British person to be his “Alfred” but she is Asian which doesn’t
add up. The gang of misfits he is being framed with all have comic book
connections at least like his best friend is known to be “Spoiler”/one of
the female Robins/Batgirl, Joker’s daughter but could be Harvey Dent’s
daughter too, one is “Bluebird” and one is a teenager Batman once saved.
While Misha Collins (of Supernatural & ER) the veteran actor
of this group is playing Harvey Dent pre “Two-Face” which is good,
there is one ally for Turner. The whole show is a huge mystery that you
want to keep watching to find out who is behind everything from the
murder, the framing job and who is really pulling all the strings in
Gotham. The sets look familiar like from the previous Bat show with Batwoman
and are using the clocktower which is very cool as it is something Batgirl
& Black Canary has used. It is always cool to see the use of all the
Batman tech and tricks of the trade he passed down to Robin and if anymore
DC/Gotham characters pop up. The
issue is CW axed all of their shows essentially and announced shows were
having their last season plus have decided to be like the other four
stations. They are going to be showing race car driving, golf and reality
competition shows instead it looks like, and only All American has been
renewed so far so it is anyone’s guess if any of the three new shows and
any other shows will be returning.
Animal control: A group of local animal control workers' lives in
Seattle are complicated by the fact that animals are simple, but humans are
not. Leading the crew is Frank(Joel McHale of Community & Stargirl), an
opinionated, eccentric animal control officer who may not have gone to college
but is still the most well-read person in the room. In his past life as a
cop, Frank tried to expose corruption in his department, but his efforts got
him fired, leaving him cynical and curmudgeonly. Despite his rough exterior, he
is blessed with an almost superhuman ability to understand animals.
Verdict:
Renewed. When you can laugh multiple times in just the first couple of minutes,
let alone the whole episode then you know it is a good comedy because you’re
supposed to laugh when watching a comedy. McHale is great again in a lead role
in a sitcom with his good looks, charm, wit, narcissist traits and loveable
appeal but the back-story is great too. He also gets some of the funnier lines
as well. It is nice to see Ravi Patel(of Grandfatherd & Meet the Patels) as
well with his comedy chops with all the physical humor he has to endure with
the animals in the show. While Vella Lovell(of Mr. Mayor & My Crazy Ex-GF)
always seems to be playing narcotic people who work for the government in an
office setting as she is the nice but clueless boss. They even have an
antagonist who works in another precinct they have a rivalry with who’s played
by comedian Gerry Dee(of the Moodys) and the other cast members are funny too,
especially McHale’s new partner who seems to be a clueless young guy who also
does good physical humor. Every episode has an animal name in it too. There is
definitely room in the Fox lineup for a really funny sitcom as they should go
back to having more than two sitcoms at a time because all three right now are
funny(Call me Kat & Welcome to Flatch). The hope is McHale can have a
sitcom go past one season as his last sitcom was unjustly cancelled after one
year.