Saturday, September 18, 2010

Fall TV First Impressions

There were 2 new shows I watched this week, so i'll get to it.

Hellcats
Wednesdays, 9 p.m. The CW
First strike against this one: no HD on my local CW affiliate, and Standard definition makes my soul cry. Even so, I liked it. This is Glee for cheerleading. There's even a Rachel equivalent(Ashley Tisdale). Our hero is Marti(Aly Michalka), forced to try out for a cheerleading scholarship to stay in school. Why did I enjoy the show? could it be the fact that I couldn't tell if those were cheerleaders or employees of Déjà Vu minus the pole? That doesn't hurt, but no. I just really liked the main character and the tone of the show. Also There's a Cylon!
Verdict: I'll keep watching. ***

Terriers
Wednesdays, 10 p.m. FX
Donal Logue and the serial killer from True Blood season one(Michael Raymond-James) are private eyes. This is pretty awesome. It's nice to see the True Blood guy not playing a psycho, and Donal Logue is always good. The pilot does a nice job setting up the bad guy and showing how well the leads work together.
Verdict: Season Pass ****
Nikita
Thursdays, 9 p.m. The CW

Bucket List Item #32
Finally make Praline Bacon.

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