We are so excited to announce our new podcast: THE FANGIRLY SHOW!
For our first episode EVER (!), we talk about superheroes on TV and the offerings brought to us by Marvel (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Daredevil, Agent Carter) and DC (Arrow, The Flash, Gotham, and soon Supergirl).
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You know what I love about TV? Anything is possible. I mean, network television is the only place where a Disney Prince like Grant Gustin (star of the CW’s new hit The Flash) could convincingly pass as a physics nerd who just can’t seem to get some strange. Do TV executives really think that girls hate math and science so much that we would overlook a guy this seismically sexy because he’s a college educated professional who likes to talk about particle physics? I’m having a really hard time not feeling insulted.
The truth is CW, nobody’s buying it. I honestly believe that this man could play a dumpster-diving cannibal with a bad case of halitosis and a third arm growing out of his neck, and my reaction would still be…
So, Grant Gustin, we here at Fangirly salute you. You are great, your new show is great, and we look forward to watching you inexplicably not get laid for many years to come.
–Whitney
You may not have noticed, but we love TV here at Fangirly. Like, love love. So much so that I attachments I form to my shows are lasting and real. I thought I might try and predict which shows I want to spend my life with/have a one-night stand with/give the axe.
Marry:
Gotham – As Whitney so perfectly summed up yesterday, this show has some things working against, but from where I sit, it is one of the most promising of this new crop of shows. I’m a little hesitant to tie myself to a show that is almost exclusively comprised of villains as that may get trying, but i have faith in the human decency of Baby Commissioner Gordon.
Marry Me – Do you know what else I have faith in? The creative team behind Happy Endings. Comedies always take a bit longer to find their groove, so even if I am not sold on this one within the first few episodes, I am going to stick with it. I initially gave up on Happy Endings after the first couple of episodes. It makes me weep to think about how I was part of the problem. I will not do the same thing to this show. If only for the possibility that someday the whole cast of Happy Endings will guest star as Wilson’s old college friends or something. Have I mentioned that I love Happy Endings?
The Flash – Those smarty-pants at DC Comics and The CW know how to guarantee an audience for a new show. Just air a back door pilot during a show that already has a rabid fan base and then guarantee crossover episodes for years to come so that said fan base has no choice but to also watch the new show. I also saw this pilot at Comic Con and it promises to be a fun, poppy, comic book romp.
Boff:
Jane the Virigin – I am not just picking this because it is humorous to boff the “virgin show”. Back when the promo for this show came out, it would have gotten a kill, but early buzz is pretty good with great reviews for star Gina Rodriguez and it is not too hard to convince me to watch a sweet CW show.
Mulaney – Please be good, Mulaney, please be good. There is a lot riding on this one for me. If it is good, I will get a weekly dose of John Mulaney’s patented blend of dorky, pop culture infused stand up. If it is bad, I will cry. The multi-cam format with a laugh track has me worried but I am trying to be optimistic.
Gracepoint – I haven’t yet gotten around to watching the UK source material, Broadchurch, but I feel like that may work in my favor for this US version. Bonus boffability points for David Tennant with an American accent. I’m weirdly into it.
Kill:
Selfie – There is so much here that I want to like. I mean, Karen Gillan in a My Fair Lady retelling? What’s not to like? I don’t know but this looks kind of stupid.
Scorpion – CBS hammered the final nail in this show’s coffin when it obnoxiously self-promoted on my beloved Big Brother. Stay out of my trashy television!
Cristela – This show seems to be cashing in on the ethnically-diverse-female-who-pokes-fun-at-her-weight card that Mindy is already working.
– Ellen
Sunday
Mulaney (Fox) 9:30
Wait, I’m confused. If the show is supposed to be named after him, then why isn’t it called Whitney’s Future Husband?
Monday
Gotham (Fox) 8:00
I wish I could say this was the first time I’ve been sexually attracted to The Penguin.
Tuesday
Selfie (ABC) 8:00
Amy Pond stars in a My Fair Lady retelling. I’ve told you all you need to know.
The Flash (CW) 8:00
You got to hand it to the CW, they know when they’ve found a winning formula: cute boy + comic book premise – waiting months and months for next installments.
Marry Me (NBC) 9:00
Full Disclosure- I have no idea what this show is about. They had me at Casey Wilson. And they really had me at Ken Marino. In summation, they really have me.
Forever (ABC) 10:00
Ioan Gruffudd stars as a medical examiner who enjoys a fulfilling career and a normal human lifespan. Oh, scratch that, he lives forever. I gotta learn how to pick up on context clues.
Thursday
Gracepoint (Fox) 9:00
From what I can tell, David Tennant stars in the US version of last years Broadchurch, which also starred David Tennant. Hey, reduce, reuse, recycle.
A to Z (NBC) 9:30
My only hope for this show is that Cristin Milioti doesn’t die at the end of the 9th season. Sorry, too soon?
How to Get Away with Murder (ABC) 10:00
Ironically, Viola Davis probably could get away with murder.
-Whitney
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