Autumn is here! And along with the leaves falling to their untimely
deaths and the cries of wosses everywhere about the cold and host of new tv
programmes are back on the air, or making a triumphant comeback. Here then are
the seven best new and not quite so new programmes to drown out the sounds of
the world giving up and hibernating for six mounths.
#8 Continuum
The first season of this has actually finished, but that’s probably for
the best as it is one of those shows where it is much more enjoyable all in
one. The plot revolves around time travel, with a group of future terrorists
fighting against the regime of big corporations that have taken over the world
in 2077. They are sent back to our time, along with a future cop (she is the
green woman in star trek film and something else, but that’s all i knew her as).
Its er struggle to try and stop them restarting the revolution on our time and
get herself back home. Honestly one of the best series i have seen this year it
is one of those rare shows where even the evilest of villains is in some way
understandable and with the flash(back? Forwards?) to 2077 the audience begins
to question whether future cop shouldn’t be trying to help the rebels.
#7 Arrow.
This is the reimagining origin story of the green arrow, and it sets out
to capitalise on the popularity that smallville brought to the modern day robin
hood. The first episode premiered on Wednesday and by all accounts was
surprisingly good. The trailers have been coming out for months and they made
it look like a batman rerun and that is defiantly the case. It plays along the same
kind of lines, millionaire play boy turns dark avenger to save the city he
loves, but if anything it manages to go darker then batman (i was shocked as
well). It plays well to the non geeks out there but for those who have even a
bit of comic book knowledge the sly shout outs and the subtle foreshadowing is
great. And as it has only just started you can be all hipstery about it later
when it runs for the tenth or eleventh season as you liked it before it was
cool.
#6 Fringe
Sadly you can’t be quite as hipster about this one as it has begun its
fifth (and final season), although I’ve been watching it for the last five
years so that gives me like 300 cool point right there. This show has gone from
strength to strength and has changed dramatically from its first season to its
last. The premise, if not the plot, is fairly simple it is a x files show with
an extra mad scientist on the pay roll. The show soon evolves into parallel universes
time travel, scientific abominations which will keep you coming back for more. A
great show to watch in one go.
#5 Person of Interest
This has just started its second season but if you couldn’t be bothered
to watch the last season is easily accessible from any episode. A reclusive
genius creates a machine that can predict human behaviour, and gave it to the
government to stop terrorism by tapping into all communications. The problem however
is that it can also predict murders, which the government doesn’t care about. Cue
Reece, a invincible ninja (essentially, he is meant to just be really well
trained but no one without superpowers could do what he was meant to be able to
do) who helps save the general public from the murder of the week. It’s a fun show that if you can be bothered
to delve into in asks some interesting questions on A.I, the right to privacy and
so on, or it can just be a fun who’s planning on killing who (with ninjas).
#4 New girl
This isn’t really geeky, but hell its extremely funny. What more do you
want out of a comedy programme?
#3Alphas
A take on the X men theme, where mutants exist and a wise leader has
brought them together to help them and help the world understand them. While in
the first season at times it felt the show didn’t know how dark or comic book
like it wanted to go, it has now found its footing and is taking a completely
different path then the x men. It also still tries to hold on to the term “scientifically
plausible” which is easier some weeks then others but on the whole it achieves
the goal of making it seem at least reasonable that the alpha team could live
in the real world. The only question left is what power would you want, super strength,
super agility, super senses, the ability to electromagnetic waves (so can surf
the internet WITH YOUR MIND!), or any other of the many new powers.
#2 Grimm
This can be summed in one sentence “supernatural police procedural”. What
want more? It focuses on a cop who has the power to see the monsters as they
really are, not the human faces they hide behind. So whether its a cat monster,
a werewolf a pig man of a witch he can see them all. As the Grimm he has to
sort out the murders and basically police the monsters. Its a good show which
sounds kind of daft, but makes a real effort to be dark with lots of grisly
murders and blood, lots of blood (it makes one believe they get it half price
the amount they use on this show). Now
is the perfect time to join as well, Mr grimm (you might have been able to
guess i can’t remember any of the main characters names so far, a part from #5
which i looked up) has just told his partner so there is no more stupid
sneaking around and the world is finally opening up and we get to see how the
monster society really works.
#1 Revolution
I love this show, but I’m not sure whether its because the show has most
people using bows and swords (which i can use) or just the basic premise
itself. It all starts when electricity just stops being a force on our world,
nothing with electricity will ever work again. Move forward 15 years and we
start to see people survived, what happened to the country (America obviously)
and how things have changed. Honestly i would be hooked just on the thought
experiment alone, I mean what would happen to all the people in the cities? How
fast would people descend into barbarism? Would a government hold up? Would we
be able to simply start living like we did in the 1800’s or has our culture
become so reliant on electricity that it would simply be impossible to change
back? Would guns still be useful after 15 year (after all making ammo would be
difficult to say the least and getting the materials would be almost
impossible). A fun idea to think about and it makes you realise how different the
world would be. On top of all this one of the many militia that sprung up
afterwards has kidnapped blonde haired boy and so the family goes off to find
him. Plus revolution isn’t a bad show, though at the monument it can’t decide
whether it should be all dark and emotional (it shouldn’t) or more of a
swashbuckling adventure (it definitely should). This is defiantly a show with lots of room to
grow and a definite must if you are like me and enjoy the game of what if?
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