Friday, September 19, 2014

Fall TV 2014 Previews: Friday Nights

Friday nights, as per usual, aren't jam-packed with new shows. It is becoming less of a place where TV shows go to die (although it is still somewhat of a graveyard). Two new shows (and another airing of reality TV Utopia) are on fall Fridays: another laugh track comedy and a supernatural drama.


Cristela

 Premiere Date: October 10

Showtime: 8:30 pm

Network: ABC

Description: Cristela is a Mexican-American law student who must juggle an unpaid internship and her family.
     
To Watch or Not to Watch: Meh. This seems like basically another version of The McCarthys. Laugh track, zany family problems, etc., etc. Hitflix found Cristela the actress/producer incredibly engaging at the press conference, but the comedy of the pilot too broad and overdone.




Constantine

 Premiere Date: October 24

Showtime: 10 pm

Network: NBC

Description: A TV adaptation of the Hellblazer comic book series, which has also been a movie with Keanu Reeves. John Constantine is a man with his own demons, who fights actual demons.
     
To Watch or Not to Watch: Yeah, I'm in. I'm up for trying anything with a supernatural tinge. It certainly looks exciting, if a bit grim. Hitflix found it a little too exposition-y and wooden, so we'll see if I stick around



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