Angry Boys
Broadcasters: HBO
Genre: Mockumentary Comedy
First Aired On: January 1 |
★ING
Chris Lilley (playing the six lead characters) |
PREMISE
The main theme of the show is to identify and talk about the various issues that are faced by young boys in the 21st century. What inspires them, what are their ambitions, their aspirations, and what are the obstacles they face, are all key questions asked in the series. |
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★ING
Laura Prepon, Jake McDorman, Lauren Lapkus, Lenny Clarke, Ali Wong, and Mark Povinelli with Chelsea Handler |
Are You There, Chelsea?
Broadcasters: NBC
Genre: Comedy
First Aired On: January 11 |
PREMISE
Based on the book, Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea, by Chelsea Handler, it follows the hilarious situations that occur in the life of a cocktail waitress and her group of friends. Laura Prepon plays the lead role while Chelsea Handler guest stars as her sister who is diametrically opposite in all ways. |
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Awake
Broadcasters: NBC
Genre: Fantasy Crime Drama
First Airing On: March 1 |
★ING
Jason Isaacs, Dylan Minnette, Laura Allen, B. D. Wong, Cherry Jones, Michaela McManus, Steve Harris, and Wilmer Valderrama |
PREMISE
A police detective who was in a car crash recovers to find that he is living in two realities; one in which his wife is alive, and the other in which his son is alive. He starts questioning his sanity when he realizes that there are overlapping incidents and details. |
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★ING
Dreama Walker, Eric Andre, James Van Der Beek, Krysten Ritter, Michael Blaiklock, and Liza Lapira |
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
Broadcasters: ABC
Genre: Comedy
First Airing On: April 11 |
PREMISE
The show is about two young women, a barista who has lost her job and a con artist who live together as roommates in an apartment in New York. Their life and the hilarity of the things that happen to them form the basis of the show. |
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GCB
Broadcasters: ABC
Genre: Drama Comedy
First Airing On: March 4 |
★ING
Leslie Bibb, Kristin Chenoweth, Annie Potts, Jennifer Aspen, Miriam Shor, Marisol Nichols, Brad Beyer, Mark Deklin, and David James Elliott |
PREMISE
A show about a recently divorced woman who moves back to the town in Dallas she grew up in with her two kids and starts rebuilding her life while interacting with her friends from high school she used to once ridicule. How she copes with her life and how she interacts with her former friends forms the crux of the show. |
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★ING
Don Cheadle, Kristen Bell, Dawn Olivieri, Ben Schwartz, Josh Lawson, Donis Leonard Jr., and Glynn Turman |
House of Lies
Broadcasters: Showtime
Genre: Comedy
First Aired On: January 8 |
PREMISE
Based on the book, House of Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Then Tell You the Time, the show revolves around a consultant management team that is ranked second in the world. The company is based in Los Angeles but travels around the world on different projects. |
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Luck
Broadcasters: HBO
Genre: Drama
First Aired On: January 29 |
★ING
Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Farina, John Ortiz, Richard Kind, Kevin Dunn, Ian Hart, Ritchie Coster, Jason Gedrick, Kerry Condon, Gary Stevens, Tom Payne, Jill Hennessy, and Nick Nolte |
PREMISE
The series that stars some big names of the entertainment business is about characters who all have stakes in the same horse racing track. In the first episode, we are introduced to Hoffman's character who has been released from prison at the start of the series and who has had a long career in organized crime. |
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★ING
Katharine McPhee, Debra Messing, Megan Hilty, Jack Davenport, Raza Jaffrey, Brian d'Arcy James, Jaime Cepero, and Anjelica Huston |
Smash
Broadcasters: NBC
Genre: Musical Drama
First Aired On: February 6 |
PREMISE
The show features what goes on behind the scenes when a new Broadway musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe is being created. It focus on life on the stage and personal lives of each of the characters who are involved in the production of the play. |
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The River
Broadcasters: ABC
Genre: Paranormal Adventure/ Horror
First Aired On: February 7 |
★ING
Bruce Greenwood, Joe Anderson, Leslie Hope, Eloise Mumford, Paul Blackthorne, Thomas Kretschmann, Daniel Zacapa, Shaun Parkes, and Paulina Gaitan |
PREMISE
Six months after a famed explorer goes missing in the Amazon, his wife, son, ex-producer, and other friends and acquaintances go on a rescue mission. They allow the mission to be filmed in order to provide funds for the rescue operation and are faced by a variety of strange happenings. |
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★ING
Kiefer Sutherland, David Mazouz, Danny Glover, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Roxana Brusso, and Karen David |
Touch
Broadcasters: Fox
Genre: Supernatural Drama
First Airing On: March 19 |
PREMISE
The life of a single father changes completely when he realizes that his emotionally challenged eleven year old son has the unique ability to see the past, the present, and predict the future. He can form connections between events. This ability changes the lives of both father and son. |
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