Franklin & Bash [Summer/Spring 2011 TV #6]

I've been too excited about the recent pick-ups for Fall 2011 that I completely forgot about the new and returning shows of the summer and spring months of May to August.

TNT's second new show for the season (after Falling Skies) is a law procedural show with a sense of humor. If I've got no more better shows to watch, then I'll check this one out. The Good Wife has set the bar way way up for courtroom series like this one and I'm afraid I might just get disappointed in the end. I also think that maybe the characters of Franklin and Bash should just recur in The Good Wife, joining the already wonderful recurring cast of lawyers and judges which include Martha Plimpton, Michael J. Fox and Dennis O' Hare. They'll be an incredible addition to the CBS drama, in my opinion. But of course this will never happen... Here's a good idea, why not have Good Wife-Franklin & Bash crossover episodes? Let this happen please, oh powerful TNT and CBS execs.

 

More Summer TV:
Switched at Birth
The Nine Lives of Chloe King
The Great State of Georgia
The Lying Game
Falling Skies
Platinum Hit
Alphas

Teen Wolf

Hart of Dixie [PREVIEW]

Check out this preview for the upcoming series Hart of Dixie.

Josh Schwartz is reuniting with Rachel Bilson! (Remember The O.C.?) The creator of Gossip Girl and Chuck is bringing us this new dramedy that follows a big-city doctor who moves to the south when she inherits a local medical practice. Scott Porter of Friday Night Lights and The Good Wife is also in it! Is it just me or does this show have all the credentials to becoming the next CW hit?

 

Apartment 23 [PREVIEW]

Check out this preview for the upcoming series Apartment 23.

Why do they have to tease us like this? And what is up with ABC not giving us previews with the lead characters in it

Whatever it is, it's certainly working. I'll watch this new comedy only to see the wonderful Dreama Walker (from The Good Wife! Yes, watch it already) lead the show.
   

The Bad Girls of The Good Wife

To all my fellow Good Wife fanatics, are you very much looking forward to tomorrow's second season finale? (If you don't watch The Good Wife... first, HOW COULD YOU NOT, and second, let me turn your attention to my previous post.)

So who's turning bad in the season's final episode entitled "Closing Arguments"? Well, from the promo below, it looks like Alicia is gonna get busy with [Spoiler Alert!] (Stop here and don't watch the video if you don't wanna get spoiled.)

... Will! We all know this will happen soon, right? Or is the promo simply misleading us? And how about this photo?

They seem to be enjoying themselves, aren't they?

Spoiler Alert! Read at your own risk. 


Speaking of getting busy and enjoying one's self, Kalinda sleeps (!) with someone in the episode...

And what do you know, it's Sophia, the private investigator from last week! But there seems to be no happy ending for this couple anytime soon, especially after Kalinda finds out that ****i*  *s  **r****!

So what do you think guys? Will Alicia and Will finally hook up? Are Alicia and Kalinda ever gonna be friends again? And when will our resident bisexual (lesbian?) have a permanent love interest?

Happy Watching!
-Ansis

TV You Should be Watching but Aren't #1

Yes, it’s that time of the year again when we have to suffer enjoy 5 months of hiatus from our favorite TV dramas and 5 months of reality summer TV. Now that no new episodes of The Vampire Diaries or Community will be shown ‘til forever, how about marathon some quality series? Catch up on these shows-you-should-be-watching-but-aren’t before Fall TV 2011 starts in September/October.
First on the Couch Patatas’ list: The Good Wife






The Good Wife has been a hit in the U.S. but I think it still hasn’t caught on here in the Philippines.

Background: The series focuses on Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies), whose husband Peter Florrick (Chris Noth), a former Cook County state’s attorney, has been jailed following a very public sex and corruption scandal. Alicia returns to her old job as a litigator (after taking years out to be a mother) in order to provide for her two children.

Source: wikipedia.org

Why you should watch it: Great actors. Great writers. Great plot. Seriously, every one of the regular and recurring characters in the series are interesting and authentic. Margulies and Panjabi (Kalinda) are both AWESOME in their respective roles. (Panjabi won an Emmy and Margulies a Golden Globe!) Plus, even though the show’s a procedural, the writers make sure we don’t just see the same old formula we see in other law or cop shows. It’s drama, comedy and procedural all rolled into one legendary show. Also, watch out for Eli (Alan Cumming) and some major plot twists in the 2nd season! (which ends May 17).