As an avid fan of scripted television, this new season has been notable for its nearly complete lack of compelling new series. My TiVo is recording only a couple new shows–The Event and Boardwalk Empire. And The Event is dangerously close to losing my interest unless its writers decide to stop futzing around with watered-down science fiction tropes and start actually telling a story that would make me care. The lack of exciting new television isn’t anything to cry about, however. Between returning shows (like Community and Fringe) and Netflix streaming of older shows that I haven’t seen (30 Rock and Dexter), I don’t suffer a lack of video content. I’m sure that something new will eventually grab my attention, but probably not until the spring.
