Looking at the above grid, it’s always fun to pick what shows might be worth watching in the fall on the networks. The process is flawed in todays age of better shows on cable so of course many of these shows will become on demand or non live watches as HBO, FX, SYFY, and other networks will actually end up grabbing my live viewing hours. But for the purpose of fun and this write up, lets assume you live in a world of twenty years ago, and you only have access to the major networks. What to watch?

Here’s my picks for this mostly safe television season,

Sundays:
By moving the hilarious live action Brooklyn 99 into their animation block, Fox actually might get me to watch The Simpsons again making the 8-9 hour very funny for a very packed 9pm slot on the pay networks. Nothing else the networks are doing on Sunday really competes with cables heavy lineup so thats my only pick for Sunday.

Mondays:
How can I say no to Gotham. Anything in the Batman universe wins, so 8pm will be for that. Sleepy Hollow was so bad its good last year so they get the 9m slot for me. Fox wins Monday i guess.
At 10, The Blacklist will win my live eyeballs as it was one of the better shows this year, but Castle will still get on demand watches, even as it shows its age. Might be the last season for that show in my log of video.

Tuesdays:COMIC BOOK NIGHT.

The CW has The Flash at 8. ABC has the really terrible Agents of Shield at 9pm. As bad as it is, I can’t stop watching. The Flash looks to be more scientific than the really great ARROW (also on the CW) but I’m hoping it can be entertaining as well as nerdy.

WED:

ARROW. Best show about a guy with a bow and arrow ever.
Poor The Goldbergs gets moved to on demand watching with the day change. It will make a good dinner show. Nothing else on this day for me.

Thursdays.

9pm. Gracepoint on Fox. David Tennant in a role he made famous in Britain. Sign me up. Absent is Parks & Recreation which has no timeslot as of yet. Strange.

Fridays: Amazing Race moves to Fridays, followed by Shark Tank. Constatine on Fox is very intriguing.

Saturdays are for college football.

Winners this year. Comic book shows and Fox. Losers: CBS. Who do they make shows for besides really old and dumb people?

True Detective is one of those rare shows (but almost always the ones that get rewatched) that is self contained and has everything you need in a story in just 8 episodes. It’s the kind of stuff that HBO excels at. Like Deadwood and Rome before it, you have a quick glance into another world, and you want more, but leave satisfied with the conclusion.

Brilliant performances by M. McConaughey and W. Harrelson keep the show moving at all times and McConaughey in particular is mesmerizing as Rust Cohle. Let’s just say he’s a ‘different’ kind of detective.
If you’ve got a weekend to spare, this is the kind of show you could easily get lost in. It’s frightening at times but only if you look to far into the darkness.

Great job HBO! Now it’s time to return to Game of Thrones!