Fall is looking promising with the new programs invading TV networks like NBC, ABC and FOX. This semester, TV will bring you exactly what you need: new distractions from your homework and other studies. Happy procrastinating!
11. “Galavant” (ABC)
Premiere: To be announced
For those who are fans of Broadway and fairytales, this comedy musical fairytale will be sure to get you laughing, singing and forgetting about midterm week. The show stars Joshua Sasse as Prince Galavant, who goes on a quest to save his one true love, played by Mallory Jansen, as princes do. This can either be a horribly cheesy or a surprisingly fantastic musical laugh.
10. “Forever” (ABC)
Premiere: Sept. 23 at 10 p.m.
If you are into science fiction, “Forever” is a good match for you. The irony of an immortal medical examiner Henry Morgan, played by Ioan Gruffudd, who mixes the sciences with the supernatural, seems like an interesting way to spend your homework break.
9. “Stalker” (CBS)
Premiere: Oct. 1 at 10 p.m.
Looking for a terrifying thriller? “Stalker” features two detectives, played by Dylan McDermott and Jack Larsen, who specialize in stalking cases for the Threat Management Unit in the LAPD. This is sure to give you a night-time scare between your calculus and chemistry homework.
8. “Red Band Society” (FOX)
Premiere: Sept. 17 at 9 p.m.
From the brilliant mind of Steven Spielberg, this show chronicles stories of young patients in a hospital wing. It reminds me of “The Breakfast Club,” only with a less rebellious cast with varied illnesses. Just substitute high school for hospital and you’ll be in tears in no time.
7. “Manhattan Love Story” (ABC)
Premiere: Sept. 30 at 8:30 p.m.
This isn’t your average love story — not when this show features the unfiltered inner monologues of your star actors. The young man Peter, played by Jake McDorman, and his love interest Dana, played by Analeigh Tipton, go about their relationship in their own heads making for a seemingly hilarious new series.
6. “Scorpion” (CBS)
Premiere: Sept. 22 at 9 p.m.
A band of super geniuses are recruited to work with the government against complex societal threats after working outside the law. Starring Elyes Gabel, this show should make intellectuals and action/suspense lovers rejoice.
5. “Selfie” (ABC)
Premiere: Sept. 30 at 8 p.m.
In a society of a real-world disconnect and social media takeover, “Selfie” is the easiest of new shows to connect with. Starring Karen Gillian, this show dramatizes the humorous and extreme corruption of one’s image.
4. “Proof” (TNT)
Premiere: To be announced
Jennifer Beals plays an intelligent surgeon, who finds herself wanting to explore supernatural occurrences after the loss of her son. She becomes obsessed with what lies on the other side of death.
3. “Black-ish” (ABC)
Premiere: Sept. 24 at 9:30 p.m.
Don’t drink water while watching this show’s preview because if you’re like me, you’ll have water sprayed across the floor after cackling at upper middle-class man Dre Johnson, played by Anthony Anderson, as he tries to make his kids more “culturally identifiable,” aka black.
2. “Gotham” (FOX)
Premiere: Sept. 22 at 8 p.m.
Superhero fans, you’re about to get lucky. Featuring many well-known actors such as Jada Pinkett Smith and Ben McKenzie, this trailer gave me chills from wrist to shoulder, providing the backstory to our well-known superhero Batman.
1. “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC)
Premiere: Sept. 25 at 10 p.m.
Law students, professors and murder plots — oh my! When a criminal defense professor, played by Viola Davis, and her law students become entangled in a murder plot, the university is thrown off kilter — as most likely your mind will be by this show from Shonda Rhimes of “Grey’s Anatomy” fame.
