Fall TV Preview: Sundays

As I have opined in previous posts, television is the audiovisual medium of my heart. My heart, which went thippety-thump when Entertainment Weekly's Fall TV Preview arrived in my mailbox the other week. And, just as the new rhythms of my non-student, grown-up job have allowed me to read more than I've been able in the past five years, so, too, do I find myself with the ability to watch TV on an appointment basis. Most of the time, anyways.

In any case, here are the things I look forward to watching on Sundays!

Real-Time Devotion

• The Good Wife (9/21), 9 PM on CBS
  
  This show is, hands-down, the best show I watch. Every once in a while it gets too melodramatic and/or goofy, but it's overall splendid. Last season was jaw-droppingly awesome, and I suspect it will continue to stun this season.
  
  

Soon After Airing (thanks, internet)

• Bob's Burgers (10/05), 7:30 PM on FOX
  I resisted Bob's Burgers for the longest time, mostly because the animation style didn't appeal to me. Now, however, I am quite addicted to the heartwarming weirdness of the Belcher family. Louise, the little sociopath, is the most delightful, but Tina's hormone-addled groans are the song of my heart.
  
  
• NEW: Madam Secretary (9/21), 8 PM on CBS
  I'll admit, I'm a bit skeptical of this show, mostly because all the press has been a bit wink-wink, nudge-nudge about Tea Leoni as a Hillary Clinton stand-in. But I like Tea Leoni, and Tim Daly also stars, so I'll give it a shot.
  
  
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine (9/28), 8:30 PM on FOX
  The beginning of this show's first season was worrisome, mostly because I wasn't too keen on Samberg as the anchoring point of the comedy. Over time, however, the ensemble started mesh beautifully. Plus, as I think I've mentioned before, this is possibly the only show outside of Shondaland that is reflective of real-life diversity.
  
  

I'll Get Around to It

• Once Upon a Time (9/28), 8 PM on ABC
  OUAT is delightfully imbalanced, filled with actors I like and sprinkled with plot twists and character notes that enthrall. It is also, however, really bad at dialogue and character consistency, and a bit too in love with its daring. I like tearing into chunks of OUAT four or five episodes at a time--then, it gathers enough density so that I can brush all the dross away and enjoy the fun at its heart.
  
  

Bookmarking for Future Downtime

• The Affair (10/12), 10 PM on Showtime
  I support anything that keeps Joshua Jackson on the air, and the concept of using alternating perspectives to explore a couple of unraveling marriages is intriguing. Unfortunately, Showtime is one of those networks that just never has its episodes up on streaming, and I'm not invested enough to pursue alternative means of consumption.
  
  
• The Walking Dead (10/12), 9 PM on AMC
  Yes, I know it's the fifth season, and I know I have only managed to watch the very first two episodes. My zombie fear is very real, y'all, but I continue to gather my courage.

Well, that's all for Sunday, it looks like. Manageable so far. We'll see how the rest of the week goes.