
S.W.A.T., CBS’ reboot of the classic ’70s series, has been given a full season order – while Mark Feuerstein’s 9JKL has been given an order for three more episodes.
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S.W.A.T., CBS’ reboot of the classic ’70s series, has been given a full season order – while Mark Feuerstein’s 9JKL has been given an order for three more episodes.
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David Lim was the last to be cast on Shawn Ryan’s new CBS series, S.WA.T., but he’s been promoted to series regular before the show has even premiered.
Lim plays Victor Tan,a relatively new S.W.A.T. officer on the re-imagining of the hit series from the seventies.
S.W.A.T. premieres on Thursday, November 2nd (10/9C).
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This year’s CBS Fall Preview Special will be hosted by the stars of its new shows including Iain Armitage (Young Sheldon), David Boreanaz (SEAL Team), Mark Feuerstein (9JKL), Shemar Moore (S.W.A.T), Bobby Moynihan (Me, Myself & I) and Jeremy Piven (Wisdom of the Crowd).
The CBS Fall Preview Special will premiere on CBS on Monday, September 4th (8:30/7:30C). It will then be available on demand across multiple platforms through mid-October.
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Today’s unveiling of trailers for seven new fall series (9JKL, Me Myself and I,SEAL Team, Star Trek: Discovery, S.W.A.T., Wisdom of the Crowd and Young Sheldon)on CBS/CBS All Access revealed shows that fit the network’s particular mold exceptionally well – except for Discovery, which feels like Star Trek more than anything else.
Here are my gut reactions to the trailers for this shows…
What you get for that talent is a series of bad jokes about boundaries and testicles. If these are the bits that are supposed to make me want to watch this show, then I can’t imagine how bad the rest of pilot must be.
Grade: F
The result – at least in this trailer – is heartstring tugging so blatant that it feels like I need a shower after watching it.
Grade: D
Grade: C-
I don’t know if we really another show like this (History’s SIX has already staked out this turf with the amazing Walton Goggins), but enough of this trailer worked for me that I’m willing to watch it until it ticks me off.
Grade: B-
It’s a bit jarring that Young Sheldon is a single-camera show while its progenitor is a three-camera show, but the writing seems pretty sharp and Iain Armitage is pretty good as young Sheldon. Kudos to the casting director for casting Laurie Metcalfe’s daughter to play the role that Metcalfe plays on the mother ship.
That sweet moment between Sheldon and his dad at the end of the trailer points to a show that will have as much heart as humor – but it makes me wonder how the writers will handle Sheldon’s dad’s death…
Grade: B
The new S.W.A.T. comes from Shawn Ryan (The Shield), a guy who knows his way around unorthodox cop shows – and the cast (Stephanie Sigman, Alex Russell, Jay Harrington, Lina Esco, Kenny Johnson, Peter Onarati) is first rate. Plus, the trailer treats every character as a real person with individual traits (no cookie cutter stereotyping!), so that’s a plus.
Grade: B+
1. Star Trek: Discovery – science fiction isn’t out of place on CBS (see: Person of Interest), but it’s not the network’s go to. Which is probably what Star Trek: Discovery is on CBS All Access.
The trailer is incredibly cinematic, but looks aren’t everything. What’s also important – especially for a Trek series – is intelligence and wit. In that sense, the trailer is not found wanting – a lot of thought has gone into what we are being shown – James Frain as Sarek, father of Spock, hits precisely the right notes as a Vulcan; Doug Jones’ Saru is a unique new alien with a particular gift; the new Klingon design is as scary as we could ever hope for.
There’s not a lot of action – Trek was never an action franchise, after all – but it has a pair of very capable Starfleet officers at its core in Michelle Yeo’s Captain Philippa Georgiou and Sonequa Martin-Green as Commander Michael Burnham. Two women of color in leadership roles? Very Trek!
The effects are, for TV, truly dazzling, the cinematography is beautiful and the two-and-a-half minutes we get to see of the show really feels like a good vintage of Trek. A bit more action would have been nice, though.
Grade: A-
CBS has released the trailers for its six new shows for Fall 2017-18: Wisdom of the Crowd, SEAL Team, young Sheldon, Me MYSELF & I, 9JKL and S.W.A.T. in a six trailer playlist.
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The 2016-7 CBS Fall Schedule is a classic example of not breaking what’s working. The network has kept its schedule pretty much intact.
Big Bang spinoff Young Sheldon will be paired with its mothership series on Thursday (after Thursday Night Football runs its course) with a special premiere behind the season opener of Big Bang on Monday.