2014-15 Fall Primetime TV Lineup

熟知美劇者, 都知道劇集播出時間同排位何其重要。
例: 星期五播出既劇, 一般最無運行; 如有收視好既劇集做lead-in, 即使係新劇, 收視都可能會如魚得水
播出時間影響劇集既收視率, 即劇集既生死, 所以電視台都會審過度過, 先會決定好時間、排位等。

以下為各大電視台來季劇集播出時間表

8:00 p.m.
The Big Bang Theory (temporarily - eventually 2 Broke Girls) - CBS
Dancing With the Stars - ABC
The Voice - NBC
Gotham - Fox
The Originals - CW

8:30 p.m.
Mom - CBS
9:00 p.m.
Scorpion - CBS
Sleepy Hollow - Fox
Jane the Virgin - CW
10:00 p.m.
Castle - ABC
NCIS: Los Angeles - CBS
The Blacklist (eventually State of Affairs, starting in November) - NBC
8:00 p.m.
NCIS - CBS
The Voice - NBC
Utopia - Fox
The Flash - CW
Selfie - ABC

8:30 p.m.
Manhattan Love Story - ABC

9:00 p.m.
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - ABC
NCIS: New Orleans - CBS
Supernatural - CW
Marry Me - NBC
New Girl - Fox

9:30 p.m.
About a Boy - NBC
The Mindy Project - Fox

10:00 p.m.
Person of Interest - CBS
Chicago Fire - NBC
Forever - ABC
8:00 p.m.
Survivor - CBS
The Mysteries of Laura - NBC
Hell's Kitchen - Fox
Arrow - CW
The Middle - ABC

8:30 p.m.
The Goldbergs - ABC

9:00 p.m.
Criminal Minds - CBS
Red Band Society - Fox
The 100 - CW
Law & Order: SVU - NBC
Modern Family - ABC

9:30 p.m.
Black-ish - ABC

10:00 p.m.
Stalker - CBS
Nashville - ABC
Chicago P.D. - NBC

                   8:00 p.m.
The Big Bang Theory (once it moves from Monday) - CBS
Grey's Anatomy - ABC
The Biggest Loser - NBC
Bones - Fox
The Vampire Diaries - CW

8:30 p.m.
The Millers

9:00 p.m.
Scandal - ABC
Gracepoint - Fox
Reign - CW
Two and a Half Men - CBS
Bad Judge - NBC

9:30 p.m.
The McCarthys - CBS
A to Z - NBC
10:00 p.m.
How to Get Away With Murder - ABC
Elementary - CBS
Parenthood - NBC
                   8:00 p.m.
The Amazing Race - CBS
Dateline NBC - NBC
Masterchef Junior - Fox
Last Man Standing - ABC
Whose Line Is It Anyway? - CW

8:30 p.m.
Cristela - ABC
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (repeat) - CW
9:00 p.m.
Shark Tank - ABC
Hawaii Five-0 - CBS
Grimm - NBC
Utopia - Fox
America's Next Top Model - CW
10:00 p.m.
Blue Bloods - CBS
20/20 - ABC
Constantine - NBC

                  7:30 p.m.
Bob's Burgers - Fox
8:00 p.m.
Madam Secretary - CBS
Sunday Night Football - NBC
Once Upon a Time - ABC
The Simpsons - Fox 
8:30 p.m.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Fox
9:00 p.m.
Resurrection - ABC
The Good Wife - CBS
Family Guy - Fox

9:30 p.m.
Mulaney
10:00 p.m.
CSI: Cyber - CBS
Revenge - ABC
http://www.cinemablend.com/television/2014-Fall-TV-Schedule-ABC-CBS-FOX-NBC-CW-Primetime-Shows-Listed-By-Day-64172.html


Upfront Presentation - ABC

秋季檔

BLACKISH - 一套以黑人為中心既家庭sitcom, Hmm, 興趣不大

CRISTELA - 以Mexican-American為中心既家庭sitcom, 似ABC typical既劇集。
Trailer雖然有趣, 但卻被安排係Friday night播出, 未播就已經知道佢既生還率有幾咁高..

FOREVER - 一男一女查案劇, 長青類劇種, 基本上即係the new Castle/Elementary/Mentalist or whatever dramas with a man or woman as detectives while one of them is not really a detective

HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER -  Shonda Rhimes繼Grey's Anatomy同Scandal後又一作品, 將被安排係同GA同Scandal一樣係星期四晚播出。有GA同Scandal做lead in, 加上trailer似乎不俗, 收視係未播出前已十拿九穩。
MANHATTAN LOVE STORY - a very cute rom-com, 但故仔上唔似可以做到一套long lasting既連續劇

SELFIE - 講述Marketing genius Henry (John Cho飾)點樣幫自我中心既social media diva Eliza(Karen Gillan飾Z)變得人見人愛
ABC咁多套sitcom入面, 我最喜歡既一套, yet, 網上似乎有好多人唔鐘意個lead actress Karen Gillan同唔睇好呢套..

Midseason檔

AMERICAN CRIME - 情節緊張, 加上有多位演技了得既演員, 包括Felicity Huffman(Desperate Housewives, Timothy Hutton(Leverage) and Benito Martinez (House of Cards), 亦同時有John Ridley (12 Years a slave既編劇), 好多人對此劇寄予厚望

FRESH OFF THE BOAT - 由美藉台灣人Eddie Huang既自傳改篇, 敍述一個台灣家庭點樣係美國落地生根, 追尋American Dream。呢套係我其中一套最有興趣既sitcom, 希望唔會做得太racist。

GALAVANT - 中世紀comdey musicial fairytale, 題材新穎雖然個種邊行邊唱歌非常Disney, 有D兒童+teenage向, 但新鮮感十足, 有望跑出。

MARVEL'S AGENT CARTER - MARVEL'S fans必追之作

SECRETS & LIES - 同American Crime相似, 劇力出色加上有一流演員, 唔難成為mid-season既寵兒

THE WHISPERS - from an imaginary friend to the assassination of a president, another very compelling drama that I am very much looking forward to.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/14/abc-trailers-and-first-reaction

Upfront Presentation - NBC

NBC來季有5套新劇:

STATE OF AFFAIRS 
Director of the Blacklist + CIA + 動作 + 懸疑, 呢套有齊一套cop show會紅既元素
Katherine Heigl 自離開Grey's Anatomy後, 轉戰大銀幕, 一直拍rom-com
KH今次回歸電視, 出乎意料地並唔係拍熟悉既rom-com, 而係懸疑動作, 似乎係決心改戲路
如果今次成功, 將會係佢事業上一個好大既突破。

Katherine Heigl 出名難合作, 但就依然屢有新戲 / 劇, 而觀乎呢條trailer, 套劇似乎潛質甚高。

THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA 
Homicide cop + single Mom既setting
Dramedy, 主角討好, trailer似乎幾有趣, 應該會睇幾集, 再決定會唔會追落去。


CONSTANTINE
美漫改篇既Supernatural dark drama
男主角Matt Ryan同原著既John Constantine實在有幾分相似, 加上trailer似乎做到原著既深沈感覺
呢套係繼Gotham後, 我另一套必看之選

BAD JUDGE
點諗到係Grey's Anatomy 同 Private Practice 都正經八板既Kate Walsh, 原來可以咁搞笑?
搞笑+溫情, 呢套似乎值得一試。

MARRY ME
睇完trailer, 無甚印象, can totally skip, 完。

A TO Z
有"Mother" Cristin Milioti, 佢係呢套劇依然係好可愛, 但rom-com係TV業業界,似乎唔係咁容易成為大熱, 就睇下今次Cristin Milioti係HIMYM上既魅力可唔可以係度延續落去。

http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/05/12/nbc-new-fall-shows-snap-judgment/

Upfront presentation - CBS

繼續講Upfront presentation, 今日輪到CBS
NCIS: NEW ORLEANS
老劇集, 新背景。 如果有追開NCIS, 應該會幾有興趣, 但我無, 於我黎睇, 只係似一套普通cop show, 絕對可以略過。

THE MCCARTHYS: 家庭為背景既sitcom, 一直都有捧場客。遠既有Malcom in the Middle, 近既有Rasing Hope, Modern Family, etc..但總覺得自從Modern Family既成功後, 就每年都一定會有一套家庭sitcom, 今季有The Millers, Mom, 來季就有The McCarthys。睇完pilot, 橫睇豎睇都覺得係The Millers既翻版。

STALKER: Maggie Q + Dylan McDermott, 實在係一個好吸引既組合。Maggie Q做硬朗警花, 佢拍檔由Dylan McDermott飾演, 係一個有小小脫線, 非常有觀察力但有少少古靈精怪既人 (其實有D似Mentalist 既Jane)。
Trailer做得好懸疑, 而且呢D硬朗警花角色實在好適合Maggie Q做。
呢套係咁多套新既秋季檔CBS劇入面, 我最鐘意同睇好既一套。



SCORPION: 一班天才救地球, pilot唔太吸引, 但可能有potential做得好既, 如果每集既case精彩的話

MADAM SECRETARY: 我喜歡睇political drama, West Wing, House of Cards都係我心頭好, 但呢套實在係勾唔起我既興趣, 原因可能係同insidetv既所講既一樣: "The biggest problem might be Leoni, who’s so low-energy here, you can’t imagine her staying awake through a whole season. "
唯一令我有少少興趣睇既原因係Zeljko Ivanek會做Chief of Staff。除此之外, 呢套實在引唔起我既興趣。

夏季檔:
Extant
由金像女星Halle Berry主演, Steven Spielberg作producer, 再加上ER既Goran Visnjic (Dr. Luka Kovac), 呢套實在係無唔睇既理由。再加上trailer亦拍得異常出色, 實在係必睇之選

http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/05/14/cbs-fall-shows-snap-judgment/
http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/cbs-new-shows-watch-trailers-2014-1201181444/

Upfront Presentation - FOX

Upfront presentation, 美國電視業界傳統, 係電視台高層用黎介紹佢哋黎緊呢個電視季既新安排同新節目等, 與會者包括電視台高層、傳媒同各大廣告商, presentation既用意當然係用黎吸引各大廣告商落廣告, 所以理論上電視台呢個時候已經千挑萬選, 係數套新劇既pilot之中, 揀選最好既, 再係upfront presentation度介紹俾大家認識。

各大network都陸續發表咗佢哋既upfront presentation連新劇集trailer。
Let's take a look together, starting from FOX

初步感想:
Gotham: FOX今年既重頭戲, 落重彈藥宣傳
睇trailer, 感覺良好, dark drama, 都配合到Batman個feel
唯一係男主角Ben McKenzie個樣有D木獨, 但唔知係角色需要定點
套劇係FOX, 其實令人有D擔心, FOX出名心狠手辣, 兩集唔得, 三集唔掂, 第四集就會話cancel, 完全無俾劇有成長既空間
希望Gotham既命運會好D



Gracepoint:
翻拍英國一套著名short series, 睇trailer感覺良好, 而且只有十集, FOX點都唔會cut佢呱

Utopia:
Hmm..reality show, 個人來說, 興趣不大..

Mulaney:
感覺有D似係Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, 睇完trailer, 感覺一般, 亦無留下好大印象。

Red Band Society:
講一班病咗既小朋友/青少年係醫院既生活, 但全片感覺似係dramedy, 唔係沉重型既drama
條trailer拍得好好, 加上有Octavia Spencer演出, 個人黎講, 幾睇好~~

觀看FOX新劇trailer:
http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/05/12/fox-fall-shows-snap-judgment/

AS OF MAY. 11 - updated renewals, cancellations

2013-2014電視季已過了大半季, 劇集renew/cancel的消息己開始如雪花般飛來, 相信在過了2月這傳統的sweep season , 將有更多這樣的消息。
以下是總結到現時為止的消息。其餘請密切留意US TV-DramaholicFacebook page:

UPDATED AS OF MAY. 11

FOX
Renewed •
"Bones" - Season 10
“The Simpsons”
“Glee” Season 6, 最後一季, 故事背景將完全集中在New York set entirely in New York
“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (Season 2) 
"New Girl" (Season 4)
"Mindy Project" (Season 3)
"The Following" (Season 3)
“Sleepy Hollow" (Season 2)
"American Idol" (Season 14)
Not Looking Good • "Raising Hope"
Looking Good • ;  “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” ; "New Girl" ; "Mindy Project" ; "The Following"; "Dads"; "Enlisted"; "Surviving Jack"

Canceled • "American Dad"; "Raising Hope"; "Almost Human"; "Dads"; "Enlisted"; "Surviving Jack"; "Rake"

NBC
Renewed  
“The Blacklist” - Season 2; 
"Grimm" - Season 4
"Chicago Fire" - Season 3
"Chicago P.D." - Season 2
"Parks and Recreation" - Season 7
"About a Boy" - Season 2
Looking Good "Parks and Recreation"; "Grimm"; "Chicago Fire"; "Chicago PD"
Not Looking Good "Dracula"
Canceled  “The Michael J. Fox Show”; "Sean Saves the World"; “Ironside”
"Welcome to the Family"; "Community"; "Dracula"; "Revolution", "Believe", "Crisis" ; "Growing Up Fisher

CBS
Renewed •  
"The Big Bang Theory" - Season 8-10 (TBBT 得到了CBS既3年續季合約, 會播至 2016-17 電視季, a.k.a. Season 10! Yay for TBBT fans!)
"Elementary" - Season 3;
"The Good Wife" - Season 6
"2 Broke Girls" - Season 4
"Mike & Molly" - Season 5
"Person of Interest" - Season 4
"N.C.I.S" - Season 12
"NCIS: LA" - Season 6
"Criminal Minds" -  - Season 10
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" - 15
"Hawaii Five-0" - Season 5
"Blue Bloods" - Season 5
"The Millers" - Season 2
"Two and a Half Men" - Season 12
"Mom" - Season 2
"Survivor" - Season 30 (Survivor戰鬥力真係好強頑!!)
"Amazing Race" - Season 25
"Undercover Boss" - Season 6
 "Mentalist" - Season 7
Looking Good • "Elementary"; "Mentalist"; "The Good Wife"; "2 Broke Girls"; Mike & Molly"; "Person of Interest"; "The Big Bang Theory"
Final Season and not coming back • "How I Met Your Mother"
Not Looking Good • "Hostages" ; "Intelligence"; "Mom"; "The Crazy Ones"; 
Canceled • “We Are Men”; "Hostages" ; "Intelligence"; "The Crazy Ones"

ABC
Renewed  • "Castle" - Season 7; " Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. " - Season 2; "Modern Family" - Season 6; "Scandal" - Season 4, "Grey's Anatomy" - Season 11, "Once Upon A Time", "The Goldbergs" - Season 2, "Once Upon A Time" - Season 4, "Resurrection" - Season 2, "Revenge" - Season 4; "The Middle" - Season 6; "Nashville"- Season 3
Looking Good • "Nashville"; "Grey's Anatomy" 雖尚未出official announcement, Patrick DempseyEllen Pompeos已簽下來年兩年的contract
Not Looking Good • “Once Upon a Time in Wonderland”; "Super Fun Night" 
Canceled • “Once Upon a Time in Wonderland”; “Lucky 7" ; "Back in the Game"; "Super Fun Night"; “Mixology,” “Trophy Wife,” “The Neighbors” and “Suburgatory”

CW
Renewed • "The Vampire Diaries" - season 6; "The Originals" - Season 2; "Reign"- Season 2; Arrow - season "Supernatural" - season 10; "Beauty and the Beast"; "Hart of Dixie"; “America’s Next Top Model”
Pending • "Tomorrow People"; "Tomorrow People"
Not Looking Good • "The Carrie Diaries"
Final Season and not coming back • "Nikita"
Not Looking Good • "Beauty and the Beast"
Canceled •  "The Carrie Diaries";  "Tomorrow People"; "Star-Crossed"

Netflix
Renewed • “House of Cards” Season 3' "The Orange is the New Black" Season 3


24: LIve Another Day E01E02

睽違四年, 睇返24, 就好似見返個老朋友咁
有D橋段, 有D鋪排, 可能係熟口熟面, 但見返老朋友既感覺, 永遠都係咁好
睇完LAD E01同02 - 12個我最鐘意既moment
(下有spoilers!)

1. 見返同聽返熟悉既字型同熟悉既跳字聲, 感覺實在係太好啦

2. 聽到Jack讀:"The following take place.."呢句, 就feel到24真係返黎啦~~(去到06分先出呢句, 我幾驚LAD skip咗呢個tradition)

3. 24獨有既分格, 用以顯示同時間, 幾個場景發生既事件

4. 今次呢個short series, 有好多人客串, 計有Damages既Tate Donovan, 又有Chuck/Dexter既Yvonne Strahovski, 但我最鐘意既都係Game of Thrones既Lady Stark - Michelle Fairley
佢既聲音柔中帶剛, 有女性既溫柔, 但亦有在高位者既威嚴



5. Aurdey is back!! (仲行得走得, 好生龍活虎)

6. Chloe is back!! (puck rock style)

7.有update同幫我哋跟進返無出到場既舊人既情況 (應該遲下會交代埋究竟Chloe離咗婚個老公同個仔發生咗咩事, 令到佢而家會變成咁..)

8. 即使係隔咗四年, Jack無論係外表定身手, 都無乜點老到


9. 就算係扣住手扣, Jack都會係最好打個個

10. Jack係咩情況下都係咁愛國

11.Jack's legacies live! 縱使係被裁定為叛國, CTU既人都要study佢既cases, 總算Jack咁多年既辛勞無白費到。
而且一句You know who I am已充份反映到Jack既知名度 :P



12. Last but not least..Damnit!! 無呢句, 就唔係24, 就唔係我哋既JACK :D
(第一句Damnit約出現係LAD E01 第32分鐘。)


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Batman 前傳 Gotham

身為Batman fans, 早於FOX下旨落實pilot以前, 已相當期待此劇集。
事實上, 電視界亦對此劇集睇高一線。由宣傳開始拍攝之時, 已被公認為會是上榜劇集之一。
就在5月5日, FOX正式落實Gotham會在今年2014-2015電視季播出(確實日期待定)。

劇集主要圍繞年輕探長James Gordan (多年後的葛探長) 於 Gotham (葛咸城)上任兩星期後, 即遇到Wayne;s Family (韋氏家族) 雙重謀殺案, 韋氏夫婦被殺, 其獨生子Bruce Wayne (韋布斯) 頓成孤兒。


調查此案其間, 多個Batman宿敵將陸續登場。多個角色造型照於已先後陸續發於。
FOX除宣佈落實order, 亦同時發出第一條official trailer。(該條Trailer更是於24: Another Day播出時發於!!) 


Trailer貫徹Batman一向的沈黑感覺, 加上男主角  Ben McKenzie 一句: "However dark and scary the world might be right now, there will be light."實在令人極度期待!


50秒Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNvd-3vzlPk

兩分鐘Extended Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d1zpt6k5OI

角色選角及造型照 (NB: Batman作為我童年回憶重要的一部份, 以下角色介紹將包括港版譯名)

Ben McKenzie As James Gordon (葛探長)
 

 Donal Logue as Detective Harvey, James Gordon 上司兼mentor
 

David Mazouz as young Bruce Wayne (小朋友韋布斯)

Sean Pertwee as Alfred (管家阿褔)

Robin Lord Taylor as Penguin (企鵝)

 Camren Bicondova as Selina Kyle (亦即未來Catwoman, 貓女郎)

Cory Michael Smith as The Riddler (謎語人)

Clare Foley as young Poison Ivy (毒藤女)

在已發佈的角色中, 並無Joker (小丑)蹤影, 可能會係日後既最後大佬?