Fall TV season 2014, end of week 2

I think we're settling in nicely to the new fall season. I'm seeing a few things I like a lot, a lot of things that are OK, and a few things that are ... let's just say not as good as I'd like.

As always, we start with new shows watched:

• Selfie: Vic was done with this in the first five minutes. I was done after 10. Then he said, "I thought this was going to be [John Cho's] show," and I said, "It is—it's My Fair Lady, and he's Henry Higgins. She just has to hit rock bottom first." So then he thought maybe we judged it too quickly, but I had already deleted it. So now we're just waiting for it to appear on demand, where we'll watch the whole episode before we ditch it. lol. 
• Manhattan Love Story: I like the girl. The guy is an ass hat. The voice-over I'm sure will get tiring—yet we didn't hate it enough to ditch it outright. We'll watch another episode.
• Makers: Watched the first season from Netflix last night, and it was great. We'll watch the second season in a binge session when all three episodes have aired..
• Stalker: I actually didn't hate it. Three times.
• Gracepoint: We haven't decided what to do about this yet. We'll leave it on the DVR for awhile and maybe binge watch it later.
• Bad Judge: Not great, but pilots—especially for comedies—can be rough. We'll give it another try, but I'm not holding out great hope. That said, I did decide that if we could get a dramedy where Kate Walsh and Debra Messing were sisters, we would totally watch that.
• A to Z: We didn't hate this either, except for the friend of the guy. Horrible character. We'll see if he gets any better. It is interesting that they've set an expiration date. The couple dates for eight months and change. Do they break up at the end of that time, or get engaged/married? We'll see. If they break up, I will be so pissed off I will never watch the show again. Although I imagine we'll find that out on the last episode, so I guess it's a moo point.

Returning favorites watched: 

• Resurrection: Interestingly, although Vic was tired of this by the end of the season (and I was not), now I'm a little tired of it and he is intrigued. We'll keep it for a few more episodes, see what happens.
• Castle: Shocker, they found Castle, and he was alive. I assume we'll spend a few episodes figuring out where he was. I wonder what they'll do about the wedding?
• Criminal Minds: I said last week, "Not in love with the addition of Jennifer Love Hewitt. We'll see how that goes." It goes as expected—I don't like her in this. But the show hasn't changed a bit, so I'll watch it.

New shows, second viewing: 

• Madam Secretary: Still love it.
• Forever: Still deciding.
• Scorpion: Still deciding.
• How to Get Away with Murder: Still like it—but it's definitely not my favorite show of the season, and that surprises me.

Returning favorites, second viewing: I'm only commenting on those shows that I was a little noncommittal on last week or ... you know ... just want to comment on.

• Person of Interest: Much better episode this week. Firmly back in "one of my favorite shows" territory.
• Chicago Fire: Still hooked in, but still not my favorite show, despite how well-done it is.
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Vic said he wasn't thrilled with the direction this show was taking.
• Chicago P.D.: Vic really likes this show.
• Bones: I haven't cried all through an episode since the Lexie Grey/Mark Sloan debacle of 2012. (No. I will never get over it. Don't even ask me to try.) Nice ending, "Lime in the Coconut," last sung by Sweets as they took away Vincent's body in season ... whatever season it was.
• Grey's Anatomy: Vintage episode. Loved the singing sturgeon telegram.
• Scandal: Hmm. Vic is growing weary of it. Me too. We need more cases. We need to get the band back together.

My new shows premiering this week:

 

Only two premieres this week: 

• The Flash: This is for Vic. It's a spin-off of Arrow, which he likes. It looks good, but I feel like I'd eventually drop it, so I'm not even going to start.
• Cristela: Could be funny, but does it have a laugh track? That's a definite minus for me.

Returning favorites premiering this week: 

• Arrow: Again, this is for Vic.

Vic and I were talking over lunch, and we mentioned that there seem to be a lot of shows with voice-overs or interior monologues these days. So I'm going to keep track of them this week and report back on how many shows I watch that have voice-overs—and I will rate how much I hate them. lol. I may also try to rate the shows I watch to see if that helps me decide what to cut out. Have a good week, all!