It’s Network Upfronts for Fall TV 2011 – NBC

NBC has the most to gain with creative programming this season and they are in desperate need of some hits.  I like the variety of the shows they’ve decided to add to the schedule this year and I’m hoping some of them end up with season passes on my DVR.

NBC Fall (see the trailers here: NBC Fall)

Highlights:

Free Agent – Hank Azaria stars in this show about a man down on his luck and trying to get out in the dating world again, sort of.  It also stars Anthony Head (formerly Rupert Giles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer) whom I’d watch read the phone book.  This show was funny and totally unexpected so I’m looking forward to it.  It’s been awhile since Hank was on my screen.  lol

Smash – this show looks interesting.  Debra Messing is some kind of producer who’s found an idea to produce a musical titled Marilyn.  It seems from the trailer that the show will revolve around getting this show cast as well as a young singer (American Idol’s Katherine McPhee) looking for her big break, well any break.  It also stars some people with actual accents which television shows around here seem to frown on normally.  Jack Davenport (The Wedding Date, Masterpiece) is also one of the casting producers.  I adored his earlier work so I’m looking forward to seeing him in this.

Awake – A family in in a horrific car crash and as far as I can tell both the wife and son die while the husband is the sole survivor.  He then seems to create these alternate worlds where in one, his wife is still alive and the other his son is still alive.  This looks very intriguing but I feel like the emotional toll may be a little high for me.  I was sad watching the trailer and I’m thinking I don’t want to feel that way after each episode.

Bent - uptight single mom meets and hires way loose man child contractor.  Seems like it could be a fun show to watch.  It’s what I guess they would consider a dramedy maybe with more comedy than drama?  Watch the trailer for a better description.

The Rest:

DVR space is tight in our house with 50% of it going to children’s programming.  So there are other shows I’d watch if I had more time.  Those include: “Up All Night” (C. Applegate, W. Arnett), “Prime Suspect” (Maria Bello), and “Whitney”.

“Grimm” scared the beejezus out of me so I won’t be tuning in to that and “Are You There Vodka? It’s Me Chelsea” looks awful.  Yikes.

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