New Fall TV Thoughts

So I watched the pilots of MOST of the new network TV shows (and one Netflix show) and wrote down some quick thoughts. (I skipped the CBS sitcoms because they're pretty much consistently "eh, not bad.") In case anyone's curious:

• Prodigal Son (FOX via Hulu): Son of a serial killer; enjoyable but will get gory in the future; plausibility: eh
  Persistence: I haven't watched anything past the pilot, but fully intend to do some mini-binges in the near future.
  
  
• Bluff City Law (NBC via Hulu): Jimmy Smits and his estranged daughter fight THE MAN as part of a respected but tiny law firm; decent enough for this overpopulated genre; originality: zero
  Persistence: I only watched the pilot. I will probably not watch any other episodes.
  
  
• All Rise (CBS via CBS All Access): A former prosecutor becomes a judge in Los Angeles and struggles with balancing JUSTICE and pragmatism; Simone Missick is really great; Los Angeles accuracy: Look at all the brown folk!
  Persistence: I've been keeping up on a weekly basis and digging it A LOT. Possibly my favorite of the new shows.
  
  
  
• Stumptown (ABC via Hulu) is Cobie Smulders being the Cobie Smulderest, if you're into that kind of thing. (I am very into that kind of thing.)
  Persistence: I have only watched the pilot. Weirdly, despite my Smulders-love, I don't feel strongly compelled to watch more? I'll probably watch a couple more anyway, just to see if I get hooked in a little more.
  
  
• Emergence (ABC via Hulu) is...remember, right after Lost ended, and every other new show was about some sort of mysterious unnameable event that had spooky music and zero explanation? This is that, but with a badass creepy child and a protag who looks and acts like a normal human.
  Persistence: I only watched the pilot. I actually didn't plan on watching any more, but a couple of critics I respect have said good things about the developments, so I'm going to dive back in soon.
  
  
• Evil (CBS via CBS All Access) is a good watch (MIKE COLTER), but folks, do not watch it right before going to bed.
  Persistence: I've been watching every week with trepidation. Overtly religious supernatural stuff creeps me out a lot. But it's such a good show!
  
  
• Mixed-ish (ABC via Hulu) is delightful in the same way Black-ish is delightful, but with bonus Mark-Paul Gosselaar. (Will the kids get tooooo precocious? Possibly. But we shall see.)
  Persistence: I have only watched the pilot, mostly because I'm, like, two seasons behind on Black-ish. I will probably watch this season all in one gulp in the future.
  
  
• Sunnyside (NBC via Hulu) is an old-school sitcom, but with an actual, honest-to-god diverse cast. Kal Penn as a disgraced politician who decides to tutor immigrants for citizenship class! I dig.
  Persistence: I've watched the first two episodes and really liked the characters. (The super-rich twins are DELIGHTFUL.) I haven't been keeping up, but I'll probably keep watching this in batches of two or three.
  
  
• Perfect Harmony is...it stars Bradley Whitford and Anna Camp, and I am going to give it a chance based solely on those strengths. Who knows where this whole "church choir hijinks" premise shall go?
  Persistence: After watching the pilot...I see the last five minutes every week before The Good Place starts. I feel like that's enough.
  
  
• Almost Family (FOX via Hulu): This is the grossest premise (a fertility doctor uses his own sperm and he gets exposed, along with a LOT of half-siblings). I think we're supposed to think this will end up heart-warming? Like, with three half-sisters becoming friends or whatever. Eh.
  Persistence: I watched the pilot. I will probably binge-watch this in the summer.
  
  
• Raising Dion (Netflix): I binged this all in one day. I only meant to watch one episode, but Dion is ADORABLE, and his beleaguered mother is pretty charming. There is a Nice Guy problem, but it's 100% intentional, so I can roll with it. Anyway: TINY SUPERHERO.
  Persistence: This was a one-day binge, but I actually can see myself watching it again, if a second season happens. It's great.
  
  
• Batwoman (CW via the CW App): This is 100% a Batman-ish origin story, but hopefully it will get more complex in the near future. I dig that they incorporated Don't Ask Don't Tell into the story, which is the kind of specificity I'm craving.
  Persistence: I've watched three episodes so far--I'm watching batches every couple of weeks. I like it, but I don't usually feel urgent about CW shows. Except for Legends.
  
  
• Nancy Drew (CW via the CW App): What if Veronica Mars grew up in Riverdale, basically.
  Persistence: I watched the pilot. I'm pretty uninterested in ever watching again, alas.

Did I miss any? Let me know!