US Timeline : New US Shows Spring/Summer 2016

[Kymmy]

Thread to post about new shows within the timeline on the thread title. US timeline only

The catch (currently on episode 2)
PI investigating fraud for clients finds out that her fiance is the man they are after.
Only seen episode #1 ATM but it's got the quality of Shonda Rhimes behind it and it flows well
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Containment (started Aprin 25th)
Viral outbreak hitting the USA

[Stephen]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Containment_(TV_series)

Containment is an upcoming American drama miniseries, based on the Belgian TV series Cordon. The show was officially ordered as a series by The CW on May 7, 2015,[1] and is set to debut April 19, 2016

Sounds good!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Catch_(TV_series)

The Catch follows Alice Vaughan (Enos), a private investigator from Los Angeles, California, who is the victim of fraud by her fiancé. She is determined to find him—between working on other cases—before it ruins her career.[2] Peter Krause plays her fiancé, Benjamin Jones, while Sonya Walger, Rose Rollins, Elvy Yost, Jay Hayden, Jacky Ido, and Alimi Ballard also co-star.

[Kymmy]

Both shows have promos on youtube

Hunters

An upcoming American television drama series starring Nathan Phillips and Britne Oldford.

The series was ordered in September 2014 with a straight 13-episode pick up and is based on Whitley Strieber’s best-selling novel Alien Hunter - it centers around the disappearance of a decorated Philadelphia cop’s wife.

Its due to premiere on Syfy on April 11th.

[General Maximus]

yup, Hunters is featured in this months issue of SFX. I hadn't heard of it up and till now but it sure sounds good and I have selected it on my tv calendar. A couple more air dates for new seasons/series to look at:

Game of Silence - 7th April
The Girlfriend Experience - 10th April
Fear the Walking Dead (season 2) - 10th April
12 Monkeys (season 2) - 18th April
Game of Thrones (season 6) - 24th April
Last Ship (season 3) - 5th Junes
Dark Matter (season 2) - 12th July


Shame we haven't got any Defiance or Falling Skies to look forward to this year.

Originally Posted by General Maximus

yup, Hunters is featured in this months issue of SFX.

Thats exactly where I learned about it

There is also Season 2 of Humans & Killjoys to come.

[Kymmy]

Promos

HUNTERS: https://youtu.be/L-ReGtWNs1I

CONTAINMENT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE983cTD4Mg

THE CATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go0R8IZlhZQ

[Kymmy]

Saw ep#1 of Hunters yesterday and I'm not sure that it's gonna be anything special. In fact reminded me of a lot of most Human v Aliens shows in the last 10 years

[General Maximus]

I have just rolled out of bed and I am about to watch it. I'll let you know what I think.

[General Maximus]

Colonel O'Neill is so amazed at how cliché it is that he is speechless. Like I said with Legends of Tomorrow, if something is unrealistic or doesn't make sense then I can't believe it would really happen and can't watch it.

"My name is Regan and I part of a secret government organisation that is hunting aliens. I know how bad and kickass they are but I am still going to disobey orders and go down the stairs after one by myself. When I get my team leader killed and my partner complains about it nothing is going to get said or done and I am still allowed to go on missions where I can put everyone else at risk".

And don't even me me started on the script, I could have written it myself.



Thumbs up for it being cancelled asap.

[Kymmy]

It's SyFy so I'm not holding it upto high standards to begin with..

The problem I have is so many shows with so little time that I have to pick and choose, I'll give this until ep#3 though as a lot of good shows have started off mediocre and improved tremendously over a short time

[General Maximus]

it was that bad that I have already decided I am not watching any more. I gave Legends of Tomorrow until ep 3 Let me know if it gets any better. All I can say is thank god Fear the Walking Dead started this week and GoT is back in 2 weeks.

[Kymmy]

Not into Zombie stuff and would you believe I've not yet seen an episode of GoT, I'll catch up one of these days

[General Maximus]

believe it or not I don't watch TWD because it is zombiefied. Although I am not a huge fan of psychology I love to watch apocalyptic stuff (e.g. Day After Tomorrow) because I love to study human behaviour and analyse how people react to different situations. Yes TWD is entirely fictional but you need to ask yourself this: if you were to wake up tomorrow and find that there had been a massive solar discharge resulting in an emp which knocked out all power on Earth/natural volcanic disaster/zombie apocalypse and there was a complete breakdown of communication and government would you:

a) flee your immediate highly dense residential area to the country side where you can create a more defensible position
b) hold up in your house hoping you can ride it out and that no neighbourhood mobs attack you for food
c) do you go it alone or try and buddy up with some neighbours to share resources and defense
d) if you come across a group of strangers, do you trust them and integrate them into your group or do you see them as a threat and kill them and take their food and resources?

TWD addresses this and much more.

I don't even know where to start on GoT. I loved it from the opening scene but I have got many friends who found it way too intense and couldn't get to grips with it. That being said, it is arguably one of the best tv series ever. You'll see in other threads that I have listed Babylon 5, BSG and SG SG1 as my favourite tv series of all time and that is because they are all about the characters and story. GoT has this in spades and it is truly unique because of the sheer scope and number of characters. You can look at series like B5 and say it is an ensemble cast without one main actor but GoT just ****es all over it. No matter how minor the role or whether they are good or bad, you come to love every single character in GoT, get to know them and appreciate the role they play in the story. I like to consider myself a very clever dude but I am in awe that one man has created such an intricate world with so many stories and characters and can keep track of everything that is happening. If you asked me to do it I would say it was for a team of PhD guys at NASA.

I am half jealous because when you do get round to GoT you have got the luxury of watching 6 seasons back to back. I have got a friend who started at season 4 so she watched seasons 1-3 back to back and it nearly killed her when she had to watch season 4 on tv and wait a week between each episode. No matter what anyone says, I think GoT is a series which can appeal to anyone and everyone because the characters and stories are so diverse. If I had the spare $$$ I would send you a copy on bluray

[Kymmy]

Watched first 2 eps of GoT and yes I can see promise in the show even though it seems liked a teenage D&D plazying nerd's fantasy come true.