New Shows
Terra Nova
FOX, Monday, 8 p.m., Sept. 26
While the world waits on Jurassic Park 4, the Fall Fox lineup has got the nation covered on their dinosaur fix with its latest sci-fi thriller. Following families in their transition from the future to 85 million B.C.E., Terra Nova explores life on the run from the world's biggest cold-blooded killers.
Grimm
NBC, Friday, 9 p.m., Oct. 21
The evil that lurked in your bedtime fables has a place in the world and so do those who fight it. When a cop learns he has a gift for seeing the monsters beneath their human forms and has a destiny to fight them, his police work takes on a whole knew dimension.
Once Upon A Time
ABC, Sunday, 8 p.m., Oct. 23
Prepare to delve back into the minds of the men who created Lost. Ripped from the pages of fairy tales and cursed to live in the real world without an inkling of their true identities, your favorite childhood characters must lay their hopes in Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison, How I Met Your Mother) to become the heroine in the classic battle of good and evil.
Charlie's Angels
ABC, Thursday, 8 p.m., Sept. 22
Just when it seemed Hollywood had reached a creative low, they turn out this gem. A remake of the classic T.V. show from '70s and the movies from the early 2000s, Charlie's Angels lacks any sort of ingenuity. Hopefully, with Drew Barrymore's direction, the new series can breathe life into a tired franchise.
Person of Interest
CBS, Thursday, 9 p.m., Sept. 22
J.J. Abrams has created two of the biggest shows of the past decade with Lost and Alias. Person of Interest is poised to be his third. The show takes a look at a world where it is possible to see a face that is connected to a crime before it happens. The only catch is you don't know if the person is the victim, a witness, or the guilty. With Abrams at the helm, there will be twists abundant throughout.
A Gifted Man
CBS, Friday, 8 p.m., Sept. 23
Seeing a dead person is never good, especially for a man of science. Dr. Michael Holt (Patrick Wilson, The Ledge) is suddenly graced by the presence of his dead ex-wife, a women completely his opposite who works to reform his worldly habits from beyond the grave.
Returning Shows
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
FX, Thursday, 10 p.m., Sept. 15
While Sunny may be past its prime, it still remains one of the best comedies on television. The degenerates that inhabit Paddy's Pub will continue to be socially awkward for the entertainment of millions. Hopefully, season seven is a return-to-form for the show.
Modern Family
ABC, Wednesday, 9 p.m., Sept. 21
If you haven't seen this show, now is the time to jump on the bandwagon. Between the impeccable cast and the top-notch writing, Modern Family is one of the best comedies in recent memory. Following three branches of the same family tree, the show will have you rolling on the floor as you make the connection to your own family.
The Big Bang Theory
CBS, Thursday, 8 p.m., Sept. 22
Now that Howard's (Simon Helberg, A Serious Man) tied the knot and Leonard's (Johnny Galecki, Hancock) on the long-distance plan with Priya (Aarti Mann, The Young and the Restless), the crew will have to band together to deal with their constant relationship highs and lows. While this hyper-evolved comedy has taken over nearly every cable station, those looking to catch up on the series' beginning can do so on every other station, laugh track and all.
Two and a Half Men
CBS, Monday, 9 p.m., Sept. 19
After Charlie Sheen's melt down, the creators of Two and a Half Men scrambled to find a big name star to continue the story. Enter Ashton Kutcher (No Strings Attached) who will play the person who bought the house after Charlie Harper dies. While the show might lose much of its fan base, Kutcher will provide some much needed laughs on a show surrounded by darkness.
Bones
FOX, Thursday, 9 p.m., Nov. 3
Somehow Hart Hanson has managed to keep fans of the anthropologist/FBI crime-fighting duo in suspense for six seasons, and not just over the murders. The question of Dr. Brennan (Emily Deschanel, The Cleveland Show) and Booth's (David Boreanaz, The Mighty Macs) inevitable relationship came to a climax at the end of last season with the announcement that Brennan is carrying Booth's newest little bundle of joy. With the dueling snipers story arch all but wrapped up, season seven is free to explore new character complications.
NCIS: Los Angeles
CBS, Tuesday, 9 p.m., Sept. 20
G. Callen's (Chris O'Donnell, Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore) enigmatic past has come to plague the Los Angeles-based Office of Special Operations. With the mysterious resignation of Hetty (Linda Hunt, Nip/Tuck) and her entanglement with the Romanian mafia, Callen and company set off to find her, only to find themselves wandering down the dark alleys of Callen's past. Last season left fans kneeling on a Romanian beach, waiting for answers that season three will hopefully provide.
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