{"id":4392,"date":"2011-09-12T11:29:44","date_gmt":"2011-09-12T15:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scifisaturdaynight.com\/?p=4392"},"modified":"2013-02-17T08:48:34","modified_gmt":"2013-02-17T13:48:34","slug":"what-can-the-networks-do-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/scifisaturdaynight.com\/?p=4392","title":{"rendered":"What Can The Networks Do For You?"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, it\u2019s about that time. Let’s be surprised and\/or disappointed by the genre shows the Big 5 (seriously, 5?) Networks have to offer us for the upcoming Fall Season. As Doctor Who, Torchwood and True Blood come to their seasons’ amazing conclusions, lets take a rapid-fire look at what the networks have in store.<\/p>\n

Monday<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

FOX \u2013 Terra Nova 8:00pm NEW<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Spielberg takes us 85 million years into the past to erase the sins of the future. FOX is banking on this Future\/Past series that infuses itself with many of the basic tropes of a successful Sci Fi Series:\u00a0 Dystopian Future, Overpopulation and Time Travel. The beauty of its success hangs on the writing. Over and over we stress that writing is the difference between trope and tripe and this show has all the earmarks of having a great shot.<\/p>\n

Why You Should Watch – The producers name says it all, Steve has made his bones and on the basis of that alone<\/p>\n

ABC \u2013 Castle 10pm<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Richard Castle<\/p><\/div>\n

Mal Reynolds \u2013 Detective. While not genre, who cares? It is Not To Miss Nathan Fillion. A great concept, a stellar cast, clean crisp writing and classic villain of the week writing makes this one of the high-water marks in network TV. If you are a discerning watcher, there are frequently barbed side comments\u00a0 at past roles. This show has subtext and I like it.<\/p>\n

Why You Should Watch \u2013 Its consistently smart, well acted and it’s Capt. Tight Pants. It’s got laughs and it’s just good entertainment, something quite rare on the networks.<\/p>\n

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Tuesday<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

CW Ringer 9:00pm NEW<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Sarah Michelle Gellar\u00a0(SMG) returns to TV without Scooby\u00a0Doo, playing twins in a non-Parent Trap show about an ex-stripper and her “not dead yet” twin. A cool cast includes SMG, Ioan\u00a0Gruffudd, Kristoffer\u00a0Polaha\u00a0and Tara Summers. It has a complex plot with SMG working to create disparate twins, and there are some very interesting twists and turns\u00a0in the pilot. If the pilot is any indication of what the season has in store, I’m watching it. You should give it a try.<\/p>\n

Why You Should Watch \u2013 SMG. Simply put, she is a wonderful actress who has been under used for years. JINKIES!<\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Catch up on your Favorite blog, Sci Fi Saturday Night!
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Thursday<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Aarti Mann<\/p><\/div>\n

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CBS The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Season 5 opens with an awkward explanation of Raj and Penny sleeping together, and the fun continues with our favorite super brained nerds. While we are all confident and comfortable with the basic premise, I find the show interesting because I know these people, I worked with these people. They are just like Sheldon Cooper. I know Howard’s mother, lets face it, we all do. Nerds with brains are the new cool, and this show is very cool.<\/p>\n

Why You Should Watch \u2013 Jim Parsons gets less and less funny but Aarti\u00a0Mann is smokin\u2019. Nice trade off. Nerds rule.<\/p>\n

CW The Vampire Diaries 8:00pm<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Season Three. Never watched it. Evidently, they don\u2019t sparkle. Good for them.<\/p>\n

CBS The Mentalist 10:00pm<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Wait for Psych to come back on. At least when they’re funny, it\u2019s intentional.<\/p>\n

Why Psych is better than The Mentalist<\/span>:<\/p>\n