Summer Entertainment Plans

Sure, it’s not the most exciting post title, but I couldn’t bring myself to ask “What Are You Douxing This Summer?” And “Summer Entertainment Plans” sums up what you’ll find below: the Doux Reviews writers talk about their plans for catching up on old shows and watching new ones. Because a darkened room and a bowl of popcorn is the best way to enjoy the sunshine and joy of the summer season.

Doux News: May 12, 2013

This week: Cutest vampire couple ever breaks up -- Renewals and cancellations -- New shows -- This week in casts -- This week in cats -- Best commercial ever

New Shows (2013): April 9 - 18

As we all file our tax returns, at least in this part of the world, the new shows continue to premiere. For whatever reason, there are a vast number of new programs airing in April. Here is the second batch and most of them were truly awful. For clarity, I have listed them in the order they originally aired. As a reminder, red means stop, blue (yellow being too difficult to read in my world) means proceed with caution, green means go.

Defiance: Pilot

"From now until the Arks rise again."

Defiance is a bit of a hodgepodge of disparate parts, including Star Wars, Farscape, Firefly, Babylon 5, and a touch of Eureka. Wild aliens, fun but clichéd characters, and occasionally good but predicable plots comprise this lavishly over-produced two hour pilot that makes some of those elements work, but not all of them.