New Shows with a Full Season Pick-Up: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Scores Full Season Order

I'm sure this comes as a surprise to no one, but ABC's Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D set in the ever popular Marvel movie universe scored the networks first freshman back nine order.  It joins NBC's The Blacklist and Fox's Sleepy Hollow.

There has been some doom and gloom when it comes to the show's ratings.  It has slipped a little week to week in total live viewership, but it is still kicking ass in the 18-49 demo (the holy grail for advertisers).  It beat NCIS, the #1 show on TV, last week and this week was down a hair.  

I, for one, am a fan of the show.  I like that it is more light hearted and fun, but I don't doubt that if it needs to go dark, Whedon & Company are not afraid to go there.  This is a freshman show and it's still finding it's footing and it's voice.  I have a feeling that things will only get better for this already good show.

What do you guys think?  Are you enjoying the show?  Excited by the news?  Let me know.

Once Upon a Time Recap: Who You Really Are

Once Upon a Time, Episode 2: "Lost Girl"

The quest to find Henry continued in this episode.  The theme of this episode was all about confronting and accepting who you really are.  Emma and Rumplestiltskin took long hard looks in the mirror.  Did they like what they saw?  Hit the jump to find out.

Fall TV Preview: Once Upon a Time in Wonderland

Fall Down the Rabbit Hole with this Once Upon a Time spin-off

Tonight, ABC premieres the second spin-off of the season after the CW's The Originals.  This is a spin-off of ABC's massively successful, Once Upon a Time.  It was originally supposed to be a limited series, set to air during the flagship's winter hiatus.  It seems ABC execs had high hopes for the series, because they decided to move it to Thursdays and premiere it in the fall.

The series follows Alice who is back from Wonderland and now residing in a mental institution after she told her family about her trip down the rabbit hole.  It seems that Alice fell in love with a genie named Cyrus while she was in Wonderland.  She believes that he is dead and her broken heart is the reason that she is denying everything to the shrinks in the asylum.  Everything changes when the Knave of Hearts shows up and tells her that Cyrus is alive.  Before long, Alice is busting out and going back to Wonderland with the Knave and the White Rabbit, in tow.

It looks like the show will follow in the footsteps of the original by blending different fairy tale mythologies.  It was announced at Comic Con that Lost's Naveen Andrews would be playing Jafar.  So, there is a chance we may also meet Aladdin and Princess Jasmine.  

One of the biggest draws is Sophie Lowe who plays Alice.  She is beautiful, scrappy, badass, and charming.  You relate to her immediately, which is smart.  I think fans of the flagship will love this.  The special effects are great and the love story between Alice and Cyrus seems believable.

Here's a preview of the show and you can catch the series premiere tonight at 8/7c on ABC.

Sleepy Hollow Recap: Bring Me a Dream...

Sleepy Hollow, Episode 3: "For the Triumph of Evil"

Sleepy Hollow has been a lot of things in its short life span.  It has been a fantasy series.  It has been a kind of weird, alternate history show.  It can be incredibly cheesy.  It sometimes has a sort of buddy cop feel to it and it can be patently ridiculous.  Is Ichabod ever going to change clothes.  Jeans are your friend, homeboy.  All these things sort of dovetail and make the series immensely watchable and hugely entertaining.  This episode coninued that trend.  It also introduced a super creepy demon for Abbie and Ichabod to dispatch.  We also got a little bit more backstory for the Sisters Mills.  Hit the jump for more.

Fall TV Preview: Arrow Season 2

The Hero That Starling City Deserves

Tonight, the CW continues it's week late rollout of new shows.  Arrow is one of the CW's biggest success stories and it follows in the footsteps of Smallville, another CW show based on a DC comic character.  This season will see Oliver stepping up and facing down some famous DC characters, including a Scarlet Speedster who is destined for his own show.  So, where did we leave off and what can we expect?  Hit the jump for more.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Recap: Teambuilding

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Episode 2: "0-8-4"

This is it.  The pilot has aired.  Joss has gone back to writing Avengers: Age of Ultron and has left day to day duties of the show.  This episode will give us a good idea of what to expect from the series week to week.  How did the second episode pan out?  Hit the jump for more.

Fall TV Preview: Supernatural Season 9

Fall TV Preview: What Happens When Angels Fall?

Networks continue to roll out their fall premieres.  Tonight, the CW thriller, Supernatural, begins it's ninth season.  The show has had a pretty impressive run.  After being banished to Friday nights a few years ago, the show was able to more than hold it's own and last  year it was moved to Wednesdays and paired with freshmen hit, Arrow.  This year, the show is on the move again, this time to Tuesdays where it's lead-in is Vampire Diaries spin-off, The Originals.  So, where did we leave the Winchester Brothers last year and what can we expect from the coming season?  Hit the jump for more.

Sleepy Hollow Renewed for Season Two

Fox Drama Scores Surprise First Renewal of the Season

Fox granted the first renewal of the 2013/2014 television season to the freshmen supernatural drama.  Sleepy Hollow premiered strong and has retained most of the audience from week to week.  It is one of the pleasant surprises of the season so far.  

Fox is going a weird way with this.  Normally, when a freshman drama is ordered to series, it's given a 13-episode order.  If the show does well, the network will order 9 more episodes or "the back 9."  Then, if the show continues to do well, it will grant a second 22 to 24 episode season.  It looks like Fox is going with the cable model, ordering 13 episodes in order to maximize its prime time real estate.

So, what do you guys think?  Are you watching?  Happy that it's back?  Do you wish there were more episodes?  What say you?

Once Upon A Time Third Season Premiere Recap: First Star to the Left...

Once Upon a Time, Episode 1: "The Heart of the Truest Believer"

So, that's Peter Pan, eh?  He is definitely not the Pan of our childhood, but I think we all knew that was going to be the case.  Did you guys have any idea that the kid with Henry was actually Pan?  I have to admit that I had no idea.  I didn't think we'd be introduced to him for at least a few episodes.  We also learned what Pan's plan for Henry was.  We saw some dysfunctional family bonding on the Jolly Roger and checked in with Neal in the Enchanted Forest.  It was a pretty jam packed episode, so let's get right to it.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Series Premiere Recap: Origin Story

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Episode 1: "Pilot"

Every TV season there is a pilot that everyone is looking forward to.  Anticipation is high.  This can be a blessing and a curse.  This year's pilot to watch has even more burdens on it's shoulder, seeing as how it is the continuation of one of the first shared movie universes ever and it comes on the heels of one of the most successful films of all time.  So, did the Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D pilot live up to the hype?  Hit the jump to find out.

Sleepy Hollow Recap: Adjusting

Sleepy Hollow, Episode 2: "Blood Moon"

You can't judge a book by it's cover.  Conversely, you can't judge a television show by it's pilot.  There have been shows that have had grade A pilots, but the shows themselves have been steaming piles of crap.  On the flip side, some shows have shaky pilots, but once they figure out the tone and direction of the show, it is relatively smooth sailing.  The pilot of Sleepy Hollow was a pleasant surprise, mixing horror elements with some time displaced comedy.  How was the second?  Hit the jump to find out.