Welcome back for another installment of my ongoing series where I review the latest television show premieres from this Fall! Hopefully, from reading these quick summaries, you could find your next favorite show, or perhaps the ones you want to skip. Let’s jump into it!

Batwoman

While I’m not a huge fan of the CW’s attempts at DC comics, I am queer and this show advertised a queer lead! So, naturally, I tuned in. The concept is interesting enough. Batman has been missing for years, but his cousin finds his batcave and takes up the mantel. There’s even a familiar batman-ish villain, Alice, who mirrors the character of Wonderland fame, but has an attitude much like the Joker. To make everything more complicated, Alice is seemingly the missing twin of Batwoman! It has family drama, romantic tension, and cool fights scenes. The acting is a bit wooden, and the story a touch predictable, but it’s enjoyable enough to stick around. B.

Emergence

Any new show that says it’s from the writers of LOST will catch my attention. So, this new show was no different. It even started with a plane crash. Might be time to give up that plot device, LOST writers However, the scifi bend to the little girl a local cop discovers at the crash site makes for an interesting set up. The action develops quickly and presents a lot of unanswered questions. The problem I saw was revealing too early that, Piper, the girl from the plane, might actually be a robot. I think that secret could’ve been toyed with until the finale. Other than that, it’s an intriguing concept with some great suspense. B+

Stumptown

Starring Colbie Smolders aka Maria Hill from Marvel aka Robin Sherbatsky from HIMYM, this show is all sass and all action. Colbie plays, Dex, a private eye who goes outside the law to solve dangerous cases. She plays the action hero really well and has a sharp attitude to match. The show has a good breadth of characters, which adds to the appeal, although, Dex’s brother who has Downs is constantly called “bud” which on occasion would be cute, happens so often it becomes patronizing. It has promise overall in exploring the typical cop narrative from a different perspective, and so far has displayed versatility in plot. Hoping for more out of this one. B+

Perfect Harmony

This was the only sitcom that caught my attention this premiere season and I had high hopes for a new, funny, and clever show to unwind to. That’s unfortunately not what I got. I can see this story appealing to a certain audience, but for it wasn’t a great fit for me. There is the fun mix of highbrow characters with lowbrow comedy, but for me, the better fit here would be to watch Schitt’s Creek. It leans a little heavily on stereotypes for my liking and is more concerned with completing a message each episode than letting the themes naturally evolve. Probably won’t stick around. C.

Raising Dion

On Netflix, this new series starts out slow, but develops into a charming, innovative take on superheroes. Namely, the super-powered Dion is a young boy and the show follows how his mother and friends adapt to his abilities while preparing to fight the mysterious Crooked Man who killed Dion’s father years earlier. Packed with twists and turns, the show explores a lot of great concepts in approachable ways while providing an entertaining rift on an old plot. And it seems there may be a second season to come! A-.

If you’ve seen any other fun new shows this fall, feel free to leave a comment. And if you liked any of the ones I mentioned here, share your thoughts on those, too!

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