By Mary Beth Gentle
The Holiday’s are over, resolutions are upon us and Hollywood has geared up a full selection of Midseason TV Shows for the New Year. The Fall Season of TV has had its successes and its failures, now its time to see what can step in and take over our DVR’s and TV’s for the coming months. There will be new family comedies, new cop shows and at least a few reality shows will make an appearance.
January brings us the return of old TV Star Favorites with Matt LeBlanc in Showtime’s, Episodes and Paula Abdul’s return to reality in Live to Dance. There is also a Comic Book adaptation, an over the top family drama, a couple of British remakes, a few family comedies and the ever-popular Cop Dramas.
Episodes is the first on the list of midseason offerings that I plan to check out. Friends Star Matt LeBlanc makes his return to the world of Series TV in the Showtime series that follows British Comedy writers as they make their big break into Hollywood with the remake of their popular TV series. Matt LeBlanc plays a less than appealing version of himself as the Actor set to star in the remake of their British hit series. Next up is the NBC Comic Book series, The Cape. Series centers on a framed cop who disguises himself as a comic-book hero to fight the villains that framed him. And finally, I can’t help but tune in to the Medical drama, Off the Map; it has been described as Lost meets Grey’s Anatomy. It is the tale of damaged Doctors staffing a South American clinic – I am sure there will be lots of medical and human drama to go around.
February thru April brings fewer entries, but also some high profile talent venturing into the TV World. Biggest hopeful on this list is the return of another Friends star to the small screen, Matthew Perry takes a turn in the February premiere of Mr. Sunshine. He plays the part of a sports arena manager in San Diego who goes through a mid life crisis when he turns forty. He will sort through his life as he tackles the unusual demands of his job and his boss. March brings the premiere of medical/cop show, Body of Proof starting Dana Delany as a Medical examiner with a unique approach to solving crimes. And April offers up the Christian Slater comedy, Breaking In, about a team of security consultants that take extreme and often questionable measures to sell their protection services.
So no matter which new shows you decide to check out, get your DVR’s ready and settle in with a bowl of popcorn – midseason TV shows are here! Enjoy!
1 comment:
Christian Slater is back! This makes me so happy!
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