Premiere Dates

Seeing as I totally missed that last night was the season premiere of "Parenthood" (though my DVR may have recorded it--I'll have to check), I thought maybe some of you might be wondering when all your favorite shows are coming back into your life. The following list has been cut and pasted from E! Online.

Tuesday, Sept. 6
Sons of Anarchy (FX) 10 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 13
90210 (CW) 8 p.m.
Ringer (CW, series premiere) 9 p.m.
Parenthood (NBC) 10 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 14
Survivor: South Pacific (CBS) 8 p.m.
H8R (CW, series premiere) 8 p.m.
America's Next Top Model (CW) 9 p.m.
Up All Night (NBC, series premiere) 10 p.m.
Free Agents (NBC, series premiere) 10:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 15
The Vampire Diaries (CW) 8 p.m.
The Secret Circle (CW, series premiere) 9 p.m.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX) 10 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 19
How I Met Your Mother (CBS) 8 p.m.
Dancing With the Stars (ABC) 8 p.m.
The Sing-Off (NBC) 8 p.m.
How I Met Your Mother (CBS) 8:30 p.m.
Two and a Half Men (CBS) 9:00 p.m.
2 Broke Girls (CBS, series premiere)  9:30 p.m
Hawaii Five-0 (CBS) 10 p.m.
Castle (ABC) 10 p.m.
The Playboy Club (NBC, series premiere) 10 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 20
Glee (Fox) 8 p.m.
NCIS (CBS) 8 p.m.
The Biggest Loser (ABC) 8 p.m.
New Girl (Fox, series premiere) 9 p.m.
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) 9 p.m.
Dancing with the Stars Results Show (ABC) 9 p.m.
Raising Hope (Fox) 9:30 p.m.
Body of Proof (ABC) 10 p.m.
Unforgettable (CBS, series premiere) 10 p.m. 

Wednesday, Sept. 21
The Middle (ABC) 8 p.m.
The X-Factor (Fox, series premiere) 8 p.m.
Criminal Minds (CBS) 9 p.m.
Modern Family (ABC) 9 p.m.
Harry's Law (NBC) 9 p.m.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS) 10 p.m.
Revenge (ABC, series premiere) 10 p.m.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC) 10 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 22
The Big Bang Theory (CBS) 8 p.m.
Community (NBC) 8 p.m.
Charlie's Angels (ABC) 8 p.m.
The X Factor (Fox, series premiere) 8 p.m.
The Big Bang Theory (CBS) 8:30 p.m.
Parks and Recreation (NBC) 8:30 p.m.
The Office (NBC) 9 p.m.
Person of Interest (CBS, series premiere) 9 p.m.
Grey's Anatomy (ABC) 9 p.m.
Whitney (NBC, series premiere) 9:30 p.m.
The Mentalist (CBS) 10 p.m.
Prime Suspect (NBC, series premiere) 10 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 23
A Gifted Man (CBS, series premiere) 8 p.m.
Kitchen Nightmares (Fox) 8 p.m.
Nikita (CW) 8 p.m.
CSI: New York (CBS) 9 p.m.
Fringe (Fox) 9 p.m.
Supernatural (CW) 9 p.m.
Blue Bloods (CBS) 10 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 24
Rules of Engagement (CBS) 8 p.m.
48 Hours Mystery (CBS) 10 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 25
60 Minutes (CBS) 7 p.m.
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC) 7 p.m.
The Simpsons (Fox) 8 p.m.
The Amazing Race (CBS) 8 p.m.
The Cleveland Show (Fox) 8:30 p.m.
Family Guy (Fox) 9 p.m.
The Good Wife (CBS) 9 p.m.
Desperate Housewives (ABC) 9 p.m.
Boardwalk Empire (HBO) 9 p.m.
American Dad (Fox) 9:30 p.m.
CSI: Miami (CBS) 10 p.m.
Pan Am (ABC, series premiere) 10 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 26
Terra Nova (Fox, series premiere) 8 p.m.
Gossip Girl (CW) 8 p.m.
Hart of Dixie (CW, series premiere) 9 p.m.
Mike & Molly (CBS) 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 28
Suburgatory (ABC, series premiere) 8:30 p.m.
Happy Endings (ABC) 9 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 29
How to Be a Gentleman (CBS, series premiere) 8:30 p.m.
Private Practice (ABC) 10 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 2
Dexter (Showtime) 9 p.m.
Hung (HBO) 10 p.m.
How to Make it in America (HBO) 10:30 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 3
House (Fox) 9 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 5
American Horror Story (FX, series premiere) 10 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 6
The League (FX) 10:30 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 10
Bored to Death (HBO) 9 p.m.
Enlightened (HBO, series premiere) 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 11
Last Man Standing (ABC, series premiere) 8 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 16
The Walking Dead (AMC) 9 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 18
Man Up!  (ABC, series premiere) 8:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 21
Chuck (NBC) 8 p.m.
Grimm (NBC, series premiere) 9:30 p.m.
Dateline NBC (NBC) 10 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 23
Once Upon a Time (ABC, series premiere) 8 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 30
Allen Gregory (Fox, series premiere) 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov.3
Bones (Fox) 9 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 23
I Hate My Teenage Daughter (Fox, series premiere) 9:30 p.m.

It's a Series!! Revenge

So with this preview I actually have something besides commercials and reviews to go off of. I discovered that I could download on my iPad the pilot script for "Revenge." And upon finishing said pilot, there was a code for me to use to screen the first episode online! One of my favorite things about working at Showtime is that I get to read scripts, watch the final product, and see how things change in between! This was no different. There were many many changes--names, flashback scenes, plot points, some of which I agreed with and some for which I wish I could have had some input! In any case, here are my thoughts on "Revenge."

Photo from ABC.com

Very first impression: "This is not a story about forgiveness" is a line on page 2 of the script, and it is used in the premiere episode. Well, duh. The title is "Revenge." Moving on.

Emily Van Camp ("Everwood," "Brothers and Sisters") is Emily Thorne, formerly Amanda Clark, who spends her summer exacting revenge on those who betrayed her father. In all the commercials for this show, it's impossible to figure out whether her father is dead or in jail, or anything surrounding what happened. The pilot explains it all. If we are to believe that he was, in fact, innocent (which we are expected to), it is explained via flashback that he was convicted of channeling money to a terrorist group that took down an commercial flight in 1995. In the script, he is given the death sentence. Not so in the episode. But he's dead anyway, which is how Emily has come into massive amounts of money (and can pay for a Hamptons summer rental and buy a $10K ticket to a society gala her first day there). If I try to explain everything, you won't want to watch. So some of the connections I'll leave you to find out for yourself. And this show if FULL of twisty turny connections. But to say the least, Emily's father was betrayed by a ring of his co-workers, friends and lovers. And they're all still friends...for now.

I will say that there are some overly dramatic and poorly acted moments in this show, maybe to be smoothed out as it gains momentum. It also has the potential to get boring. Watching Emily circling this intertwined group of Hamptonites and "eliminating" them one by one could get old. (Isn't anyone else tired of watching Blair, Serena and Chuck try to out-do one another? I'm hoping this show doesn't mirror the "Gossip Girl" shenanigans) But in an interview with Van Camp, she promises that not every episode will follow that pattern. It is also a show about emotions and romance and summer in the Hamptons. Lots to work with there.

As I mentioned, some of the acting is slightly less than stellar. I'm not sure I bought into the evilness of Victoria Grayson (Madeline Stowe) and they may have played off of her more vulnerable moments in the premiere episode, making her seem almost sympathetic. There's also a scene with Emily and Nolan (a Mark Zuckerberg-type played by Gabriel Mann) that could've used a re-shoot.  Not to mention--ABC, why do you continue to use horrendous wigs on these actresses??? You couldn't spring for a decent blond wig for Claire on "Lost," and then you put Emily in a ridiculous black wig (to show how badass she was??) in this show. Shell out a few more bucks for something realistic. Or stop using wigs. Thanks.

I've been an Emily Van Camp fan since "Everwood" so I was excited to see that she landed a lead role on a major network show. I'm also intrigued to see how she handles not being the girl next door type, though technically she IS the girl next door in this show...just a twisted girl. After watching the premiere episode, I'll be giving this show a shot. I'm digging the hows and whens of Emily's plan to avenge her father. The first episode sets up the season so you know certain elements, are left guessing at others, and definitely wanting to know more.

Revenge premieres on ABC on Wednesday, September 21, at 10:00 PM

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It's just under a year away from our wedding, so Josh and I created a lovely webpage for you to look at. It's still under construction, so check back for updates, changes, etc. Enjoy!

Josh and Stephanie are getting married!

It's A Series!! Happily ever after???

Why the obsession this year with fairy tales? There are two shows coming out two days apart from one another (and two Snow White movies coming out as well).  If I'm being honest, I'm actually pretty interested in both of them, for varying reasons. First up, "Grimm."

Photo from NBC.com

Part crime drama, part sci-fi horror show, "Grimm" stars one of the more successful reality-star-turned-real-actor stories. David Guintoli, from "Road Rules: South Pacific," has made the transition from reality to drama series via many small parts in a lot of different shows ("Grey's Anatomy," "Nip/Tuck,' etc). Now he plays Nick Burckhardt, one of the last Grimms (very creative the way they named this show, eh?). What or who are the Grimms, you ask? Nick asks this, too. Turns out that the Grimms are supernatural hunters (also descended from the Brothers Grimm) who are charged with the task of taking out the baddies from this world. Grimms have the ability to see what other people can't, like when someone's face contorts itself into a demon. That's how he knows who to kill. Good thing Nick is a cop, because he's got the whole detective thing under his belt already. He now just has to contend with seeing really freaky things happen that noone else can see.  And would you believe that his cases will now resemble your favorite childhood fairy tales?  Just a lot creepier.

Nick has a little help, though, in Big-Bad-Wolf-turned-good-guy Monroe, played by Silas Weir Mitchell ("Prison Break," "My Name is Earl"). You can see from the previews that he is clearly the comic relief of this show.


On the NBC website, the trailer is called Once Upon a Crime. A possible elbow in the side of ABC's show "Once Upon a Time?"  See the "Grimm" trailer here.

If you were a "Buffy" or "Angel" fan, you will be able to see those influences come through. Co-Creator of "Grimm," David Greenwalt, was a key player on both earlier shows. I, oddly enough, enjoyed both shows (though I was a late-starter for both and stopped watching "Buffy" once she died and came back to life) and will be watching "Grimm" to see whether it's worth putting on my permanent list. Unfortunately, it goes up against "Fringe," another supernatural sci-fi drama. Oh, DVR, you are my savior! 

"Grimm" premieres on NBC Friday, October 21, at 9:00 PM



ABC's fairy tale show, "Once Upon A Time" confuses me a little bit. But because it comes from Executive Producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz of "Lost," this shouldn't surprise me. It appears to be much more fairy tale-like than "Grimm" in that we actually get to see images we're familiar with: a gorgeous Snow White being awoken with a kiss by her Prince Charming, an evil Queen, etc. But it will float back and forth between present day and the stuck-in-time Fairy Tale world.  Will the sound of an airplane signal the transition between the two worlds? I doubt it. Maybe the slashing sound of a sword.

Photo from ABC.com

Jennifer Morrison ("House") plays Emma Swan, a bail bonds collector, who is approached one day by the son she gave up ten years earlier, Henry. He carries with him a book of fairy tales which claims that Snow White and Prince Charming sent away their daughter to escape the curse of the Evil Queen. This curse supposedly trapped the fairy tale world in time.  Henry claims that Emma is the long lost daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming and that she is the only one who can save the fairy tales' happy endings. Hmm...

Emma takes Henry back to his home in Storybrook, Maine, and decides to stay a while. She meets Henry's teacher, Mary Margaret/Snow White, played by Ginnifer Goodwin ("Big Love," "Something Borrowed"), who gave him the book of fairy tales. She also meets Henry's mother, Regina/Evil Queen, played by Lana Parrilla ("24"), who also happens to be the mayor of Storybrook.  Other characters you'll be familiar with: Rumplestiltskin, Jiminy Cricket, even Grumpy and Sleepy!

But again, this show confuses me. How is Emma supposed to save all the happy endings?  How do these two worlds interact with one another? How did the Queen trap the fairy tales AND give them amnesia? How do I get that wedding dress Snow White is wearing? Oh wait, I already have a wedding dress. Silly me!  How did 10-year old Henry figure everything out? Is this feeling "Lost" enough for you?

Lana Parrilla summed it up this way: "you know the stories, but you don't know this story." Good enough for me!  See the trailer here.

"Once Upon A Time" premieres on ABC Sunday, October 23, at 8:00 PM