Brand New Shows for Fall 2015 part 1

While all-time favorites are keeping their ratings up-- some already starting to say goodbye as their final season kicks off-- there is a new slew of shows that have already premiered.

1. Heroes Reborn

This much-anticipated reboot of the old Heroes franchise did not disappoint. Over the summer, a series of short episodes came out online, entitled Dark Matters. The first episode takes off from that but presents things mostly from the point-of-view of Noah Bennet, a.k.a. The Man with the Horn-rimmed Glasses. He's the only major character from the old series that has appeared so far. They are keeping things mysterious with Noah, so that kept my interest piqued.

Also appearing in the first episode is Zachary Levi. Chuck fans will get a tad disoriented with his character here. We all loved him as Chuck, right? He was adorkable. Here, he is the total opposite, and I am not quite sure how to take it. I think he needs to convince me more that his Heroes Reborn character is bitter enough to turn evil. I need to see more anger, Zach!

The new Evos (evolved humans, humans with powers) were interesting too. I especially liked Katana Girl. She is so kick-ass. The Vortex Boy (?) played an evil Peter Pan in Once Upon a Time, so I was a bit unnerved to see him vulnerable and bullied. You see, as The Pan, he had this smirk and a sneer that you could almost see in this new character; the these two characters are (again) exact opposites of each other.

In any case, I will be watching more Heroes Reborn.


2. Limitless

Taking off from the 2011 Bradley Cooper starrer of the same title, Limitless proved interesting -- at least the first episode was. I liked the pace and the character development. I just hope it does not just follow the normal-cop-paired-with-special-person formula I have been seeing a lot of lately-- hello, Almost Human, and Intelligence -- get my drift? Yeah, these shows got axed already after one season. There is another new one, Minority Report (more on this later). But then there is Cracked which is on its second season already, but then Perception got cancelled after three. So I guess there is hope yet. Going back to Limitless, I hope the show-runners will take care of this one. I was sore after they cancelled Almost Human.


3. Blindspot

Yep that's Lady Sif all inked up. Jamie Alexander's character here is another kick-ass woman. I've never been really crazy about her, actually, ever since I saw her in Kyle XY. Her upper lip is much too stiff-- and I mean that in the literal way. Her eyes are very expressive though. The premise of Blindspot got me interested to see more.


4. Minority Report

To be honest, though this first episode is well-made and the pacing is exciting, I found the premise too forced. I saw the film it was based on and I actually liked it. But the film version of Minority Report ended the story of the three special kids. I hope the series can put more substance into the premise. I'm willing to give this series a try but it won't be at the top of my must-watch list.

Let me end this here, for now. Part 2 will feature Scream Queens, Rosewood, and The Muppets.