In case you are not aware Fox is notorious for canceling programs immediately if the pilot episode isn’t well received. This week I had the privilege to watch the pilots for the upcoming Fox season, everything should be premiering next week. (This should have gone up a week ago, but it was my birthday week, so tough.)
So without further ado here’s the break down.
“RUNNING WILDE” Premiering on TUE SEPT 21 9:30/8:30c
I think we are all looking forward to the next thing that is like Arrested development. Well, this has David Cross, Gob, and the same style of humor. The main character plays the same character he played in AD, but it works and it certainly has its funny moments. I have seen the second show of Running Wilde. It is much better than the pilot. The characters develop and it has a nice flow. I still have some reservations about this show, one reason is the narration from the young mute girl, but it’s not like they could have David Cross do it. I am still watching and I like what I have seen.
“MIXED SIGNALS” Premiering midseason on TUE 9:30/8:30c
I had to say I started this the other day with McD and stopped about 1 min into it. I think McD would have appreciated it more than me. At first, it looks like another relationship-comedy and we all know we have too many of those on TV as it is, however, this has bite. I liked it for being clever and the characters have room to grow. I think the cast has a nice mix. Although it has the same formula as other relationship sit-coms. It seems to bring the edgy humor we have come to expect from FOX. I was wrong to judge this by its cover; I thought I was getting another “where I met your mom” or some rubbish like that, but not the case. This is better. I would watch this again.
“RIDE-ALONG” Premiering midseason on MON 9/8c
It takes a lot to do a good cop drama and this one falls short. I don’t know if it will be around to develop into something good, but it will never be an NYPD Blue or Law & Order. It has too much “cheese” for that, really this show has some cheesy lines. The lead is played by Jason Clarke whom you may know from “Public Enemies”. To tell you the truth, he looks a lot like Chandler from “Friends” So that is what I keep seeing when I watch this. It does touch on Chicago-style politics, which is a night and day difference from what I am used to seeing. I can’t believe an alderman would have that big of an office, so it just seems to stretch too far. Oh yeah, and it has nothing to do with doing a ride-along, I would know, I have been on at least 20+ ride-along and nothing from this show has ever happened on any other of them. I must say McD and others liked it and they would watch it again, but not I.