Thoughts on Fall Lineup: Mondays

Not a difficult night to juggle for me.  Haven't been keeping up with Dancing with the Stars (ABC), but the all-stars edition should be interesting - might take a peek.  Otherwise, my schedule will swing between the CBS comedies - How I Met Your Mother (let's see how this Barney/Robin thing is going to re-kickoff) and 2 Broke Girls (dvr maybe?) and NBC's Revolution (more on that below).  Although it's not been favorably-received, Partners just *may* draw me in with Michael Urie (love loved him on Ugly Betty) (the rest of the cast is not to shabby either, including a Superman).

As much as I fear the Revolution will just turn out to be another cancelled one- (maybe two with a strong save-the-show campaign) season show and so many of its genre before it, the fangirl in me just HAS to give it a chance.  It's got an intriguing premise - envisioning the future of a world without power/electricity and sets up the mysteries (why did the blackout happen? what did the dad know about it? were there others who knew? how did the characters change from their pre-blackout selves?).  Having attended a sneak peek of the show (only to realize later it was already on ondemand - but at least got to see all the cyclists (see below) and the actor who plays the dad), I can say the pilot at least was pretty solid and kept me interested - kudos to a couple of big twists at the end that I didn't guess until very close to the reveal.  Sure there were some plot holes and moments that require some suspension of disbelief, but nothing so glaring if you just watch and enjoy the ride.  The next episodes should be more telling though.  Afterall, the Event had a decent enough pilot too, but that turned into a series laden with unbelievable events and completely illogical actions by unbelievably stupid characters ...

One thing's for sure though - Revolution is nothing like Hunger Games - please can the comparisons stop!