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On commence avec NBC :

FALL PREMIERES




The Blacklist
(Drama, Mondays 10pm)
For decades, ex-government agent Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader) has been one of the FBI's Most Wanted fugitives. Brokering shadowy deals for criminals across the globe, Red was known by many as "The Concierge of Crime."

Now, he's mysteriously surrendered to the FBI with an explosive offer: He will help catch a long-thought-dead terrorist, Ranko Zamani, under the condition that he speaks only to Elizabeth "Liz" Keen (Megan Boone), an FBI profiler fresh out of Quantico. For Liz, it's going to be one hell of a first day on the job.

What follows is a twisting series of events as the race to stop a terrorist begins. What are Red's true intentions? Why has he chosen Liz, a woman with whom he seemingly has no connection? Does Liz have secrets of her own?

Zamani is only the first of many on a list that Red has compiled over the years: a "blacklist" of politicians, mobsters, spies and international terrorists. He will help catch them all... with the caveat that Liz continues to work as his partner.

Red will teach Liz to think like a criminal and "see the bigger picture"... whether she wants to or not. "The Blacklist" also stars are Diego Klattenhoff, Harry Lennix, Ryan Eggold and Ilfenesh Hadera.

Writer Jon Bokenkamp ("The Call," "Taking Lives"), John Eisendrath ("Alias"), John Davis ("Gulliver's Travels," "Predator") and John Fox serve as executive producers. The pilot was directed by Joe Carnahan ("The A-Team," "The Grey").




Dracula
(Drama, Fridays 10pm)
It's the late 19th century and the mysterious Dracula (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) has arrived in London, posing as an American entrepreneur who wants to bring modern science to Victorian society. He's especially interested in the new technology of electricity, which promises to brighten the night - useful for someone who avoids the sun.

But he has another reason for his travels: He hopes to take revenge on those who cursed him with immortality centuries earlier. Everything seems to be going according to plan... until he becomes infatuated with a woman who appears to be a reincarnation of his dead wife.

Victoria Smurfit, Thomas Kretschmann, Jessica De Gouw, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Nonso Anozie and Katie McGrath also star. Writer Daniel Knauf ("Carnival"), Tony Krantz, ("24," "Sports Night"), Colin Callender and Gareth Neame ("Downton Abbey") serve as executive producers.




Ironside
(Drama, Wednesdays 10pm)
In the gritty world of the NYPD, no one's tougher than Det. Robert Ironside (Blair Underwood). He's a fearless cop who won't stop until the guilty are brought to justice.

He and his trusted, handpicked team of specialists - Virgil (Pablo Schreiber), Holly (Spencer Grammer) and Teddy (Neal Bledsoe), as well as his former partner Gary (Brent Sexton) and boss, Det. Ed Rollins (Kenneth Choi) - will do whatever it takes to solve New York's most difficult and notorious crimes.

As a detective, Ironside's instincts are second to none, and those around him have to stay on their toes if they want to keep up because when his spine was shattered by a bullet two years ago, Ironside swore he'd never let a wheelchair slow him down.

Writer Michael Caleo ("Rescue Me," "The Sopranos") Teri Weinberg ("Ugly Betty"), John Davis, John Fox, Ron West and David Semel ("Heroes") serve as executive producers.




The Michael J. Fox Show
(Comedy, Thursdays 9:30pm)
Look who's making the news again. One of New York's most beloved news anchors, Mike Henry (Michael J. Fox), put his career on hold to spend more time with his family and focus on his health after he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

But five years later, with the kids busy growing up and Mike growing restless, it just might be time for him to get back to work. Having never wanted Mike to leave in the first place, his old boss Harris Green (Wendell Pierce) jumped at the chance to get him back on TV.

The trick, as it's always been, was to make Mike think it was his idea. Now the plan is in motion and Mike will be back to juggling home, family, and career - just like the old days, but only better.

Writer Sam Laybourne ("Cougar Town"), director Will Gluck ("Easy A," "Friends with Benefits") and Fox serve as executive producers.




Sean Saves the World
(Comedy, Thursdays 9pm)
Sean (Sean P. Hayes) is a divorced gay dad who juggles a lot - his successful but demanding career, offbeat employees, pushy mom Lorna (Linda Lavin) and weekends with his teenage daughter, Ellie (Sami Isler).

So when she moves in full-time, it's a whole new world. Never one to do anything halfway, Sean's intent on being the best dad ever, so he loads up on parenting how-to books and plans Pinterest-worthy family dinners. But it seems his company's new owner has decided Sean and his team should work longer hours, putting a damper on his homemaking plans and throwing a kink in Sean's perfectly constructed work/life balance.

Ellie sees this development as a plus. She loves her dad, but he's clearly going overboard. From keeping his boss happy, employees motivated and enduring his mother's tactless "advice" to raising a smart, grounded and healthy kid, it's going to be a growing experience, to say the least. But if anyone can handle it all, it's Sean.

Thomas Lennon, Lindsay Sloane and Echo Kellum also star. Writer Victor Fresco ("Go On," "Mad About You"), director James Burrows ("Friends," "The Big Bang Theory"), Sean P. Hayes ("Hot in Cleveland," "Grimm") and Todd Milliner ("Hot in Cleveland," "Grimm") serve as executive producers.




Welcome to the Family
(Comedy, Thursdays 8:30pm)
Parents Dan Yoder (Mike O'Malley) and wife Karina (Mary McCormack) find out on the day their daughter Molly (Ella Rae Peck) is graduating from high school with an acceptance to college, she announces she pregnant.

Across town in East L.A., Junior Hernandez (Joseph Haro), in the middle of his high school valedictorian speech, gets a text from girlfriend Molly that he's going to be a daddy. Expectedly, Junior's parents Miguel (Ricardo Chavira) and Lisette (Justina Machado) are also upset, as they now have Caucasians in the family.

What follows is a crash course in culture blending as Molly and Junior decide they want to get married and, in doing so, bring together two very different families. The dads have the most difficult time reconciling while the moms take a softer approach to get to know one another.

When the parents fully realize that their kids are serious about making a life together, the adults exhale and begin to come to terms with this new blended family and start to understand it will take, humor, love and tolerance to make it all work.

Writer Mike Sikowitz ("Rules of Engagement," "Friends") and Jamie Tarses ("Happy Endings, "Franklin & Bash") serve as executive producers.



MID-SEASON PREMIERES




About A Boy
(Comedy, Mid-Season)
Based on the best-selling Nick Hornby novel. Will Freeman (David Walton) lives a charmed existence as the ultimate man-child. After writing a hit song, he was granted a life of free time, free love and freedom from financial woes. He's single, unemployed and loving it.

So imagine his surprise when Fiona (Minnie Driver), a needy single mom and her oddly charming 11-year-old son, Marcus (Benjamin Stockham), move in next door and disrupt his perfect world. When Marcus begins dropping by his home unannounced,

Will's not so sure about being a kid's new best friend, until, of course, Will discovers that women find single dads irresistible. That changes everything and a deal is struck:

Marcus will pretend to be Will's son and, in return, Marcus is allowed to chill at Will's house. Before he realizes it, Will starts to enjoy the visits and even finds himself looking out for the kid. In fact, this newfound friendship may very well teach him a thing or two that he never imagined possible - about himself and caring for others.

Writer Jason Katims ("Friday Night Lights," "Parenthood"), director Jon Favreau ("Iron Man," "Revolution"), Tim Bevan ("Les Misérables," "About a Boy"), Eric Fellner ("Les Misérables," "About a Boy"), Liza Chasin ("Les Misérables," "About a Boy"), Robert De Niro ("About a Boy," "Meet the Parents") and Jane Rosenthal ("About a Boy," "Meet the Parents") serve as executive producers.




Believe
(Drama, Mid-Season)
Levitation, telekinesis, the ability to control nature and even predict the future... Since she was 2 years old, Bo (Johnny Sequoyah) has had gifts she could neither fully understand, nor control. Raised by a small group known as the "True Believers," the orphaned girl has been safeguarded from harmful outsiders who would use her forces for personal gain.

But now that she is 10, her powers have become stronger and the threat has grown more dangerous. With her life and future now in jeopardy, the "Believers" turn to the only person they see fit to be her full-time protector. That is, once they break him out of jail.

Tate (Jake McLaughlin), a wrongfully imprisoned death row inmate who's lost his will, is initially reluctant until he witnesses one of her extraordinary abilities. Bo sees people for who they truly are... and who they may become. Tate and Bo begin their journey, one in which trust must be earned.

Traveling from city to city, every place they stop and everyone they meet will be changed forever. But they'll have to keep going to stay one step ahead of the sinister forces after Bo's power... because it will take a miracle to keep them safe forever. "Believe" also stars Delroy Lindo and Kyle MacLachlan.

Writer, director Alfonso Cuaron ("Children of Men," "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"), Mark Friedman ("The Forgotten"), J.J. Abrams ("Revolution," "Star Trek: Into Darkness") and Bryan Burk ("Lost," "Fringe") serve as executive producers.




Crisis
(Drama, Mid-Season)
It's field trip day for the students of Ballard High School, a place that educates the children of Washington, D.C.'s elite, top-of-their-industry CEOs, international diplomats, political power players and even the president's son.

But when their bus is ambushed on a secluded rural road, the teenagers and their chaperones are taken, igniting a national crisis. Now with some of the country's most powerful parents at the mercy of one vengeful mastermind, the question arises: How far would you go and what would you become to ensure your child's safe return?

With so many parents and dignitaries put into play with nowhere to turn and no one to trust, this unthinkable scenario grows from the select families at risk to an entire nation at stake.

From writer/producer Rand Ravich ("Life," "The Astronaut's Wife") and starring Dermot Mulroney, Gillian Anderson, Lance Gross and Rachael Taylor.

Writer Rand Ravich, Far Shariat ("Life," "I Love You Phillip Morris") and director Phillip Noyce ("Salt," "Patriot Games") serve as executive producers.




Crossbones
(Drama, Mid-Season)
It's 1715 on the Bahamian island of New Providence, the first functioning democracy in the Americas, where the diabolical pirate Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard (John Malkovich), reigns over a rogue nation of thieves, outlaws and miscreant sailors. Part shantytown, part marauder's paradise, this is a place like no other on earth, and a mounting threat to international commerce.

To gain control of this fearsome society, Tom Lowe, a highly skilled undercover assassin, is sent to the pirates' haven to take down the brilliant and charismatic Blackbeard. But the closer Lowe gets, the more he finds that his quest is not so simple. Lowe can't help but admire the political ideals of Blackbeard, whose thirst for knowledge knows no bounds.

But Lowe is not the only danger to Blackbeard's rule. He is a man with many villainous rivals and one great weakness, a passionately driven woman whom he cannot deny.

Writer Neil Cross, Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald and Ted Gold serve as executive producers.




The Family Guide
(Comedy, Mid-Season)
It's not every family that's brought closer together by divorce, but then again, the Fishers aren't exactly typical. Take Mel Fisher (J.K. Simmons), for example. Whether it's chopping down trees, showing his daughter how to drive or playing football with his son, he's never let the fact that he's blind slow him down.

Then there's Joyce Fisher (Parker Posey), possibly the only mom in Pasadena to smoke a pipe. For her, divorce is like a second coming of age, a chance to be the teen she never was. Just ask '80s-obsessed teenage daughter Katie (Ava Deluca-Verley), whose clothes Joyce is always borrowing.

At the center of all this is Henry (Eli Baker), the Fisher's 11-year old son. Having always been his dad's eyes, ears and wingman, Henry's less than thrilled when Mel shows up with Elvis, a guide dog... which is also how Henry learns about the pending divorce.

While reluctant to the changes this dog would bring, it's through the adult Henry's voice-over (Jason Bateman) that we find out his parent's split would "allow all of us to finally discover who we needed to be."

Writer DJ Nash ("Up All Night," "Guys with Kids"), Jason Bateman and Jim Garavente serve as executive producers.



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Chicago PD
(Drama, Unscheduled)
District 21 of the Chicago Police Department is made up of two distinctly different groups: The uniformed cops who patrol the beat and deal with street crimes, and the intelligence unit, the team that combats the city's major offenses, such as organized crime, drug trafficking and high-profile murders.

Leading the intelligence team is Sgt. Hank Voight (Jason Beghe), a man not against skirting the law in the pursuit of justice. Demanding and tough, only those who can take the heat survive under Voight's command.

Take Det. Antonio Dawson (Jon Seda), for example. Despite a troubled history with his boss, Dawson has ambitions of running the unit. If that means facing off against Voight every day, he'll persevere.

From the street cops with dreams of moving up to the elite crew who are already in, "life on the job" is a daily challenge. Dick Wolf, Matt Olmstead, Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Peter Jankowski, Danielle Gelber and director Joe Chappelle serve as executive producers.




The Night Shift
(Drama, Unscheduled)
Welcome to the night shift, where every day is a fight between the heroic efforts of saving lives and the hard truths of running a hospital.

At San Antonio Memorial, the men and women who work the wee hours are a special breed, particularly adrenaline junkie T.C. Callahan (Eoin Macken). After a grueling tour of duty in the Middle East, T.C. is about to learn that his toughest battles will be fought right at home.

He and his irreverent team of late-night docs, including Topher (Ken Leung) and Drew (Brendan Fehr), know how to let off steam with the casual prank or two, but when lives are at stake they are all business. Unfortunately, the night shift is now under new management and boss Michael Ragosa (Freddy Rodriguez) is more interested in cutting costs than helping people.

But T.C. has never met a rule he couldn't break, or a person he won't stand up to. And it's clear that not even his ex-girlfriend (Jill Flint) who is a doctor and now Ragosa's second in charge, has a chance at keeping him in line. If Ragosa wants a war, he'll get one.

Writers Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah ("Diary of a Wimpy Kid," "Freaks and Geeks") and Pierre Morel ("Taken") serve as executive producers.




Undateable
(Comedy, Unscheduled)
When confident slacker Danny Beeman (Chris D'Elia) takes Justin (Brent Morin) on as a roommate, Danny unwittingly inherits Justin's group of romantically challenged friends. Seeing himself as the ultimate player, Danny decides to teach the crew (who he dubs "The Undateables") everything he knows about "the game of love."

For their first lesson, Danny takes the guys to an event hosted by his sister, Leslie (Bianca Kajlich), who is a single mom with dating difficulties of her own. At first, Danny's advice seems to pay off big-time: The shy guy talks to a girl, the no-filter dude learns it's never OK to ask a woman when she's due, and his nebbish roommate, Justin, goes home with a mystery woman. It's not until the next day that they figure out it was Leslie.

Writer Adam Sztykiel ("Due Date"), Bill Lawrence ("Scrubs," "Cougar Town") and Jeff Ingold serve as executive producers.

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Perso, à première vue, je materai les pilotes de The Blacklist, The Michael J. Fox Show, Believe, Crisis et Crossbones.

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Pareil, sauf que je vire Believe et Crisis, et j'ajoute Almost Human pas dans ta liste.

J'ai maté le trailer de Blacklist et les mecs te font carrément un résumé du premier épisode de A à Z en te grillant absolument tout effet de surprise. Il faut couper après 1 min.
Ca a l'air pas mal. On sent une fascination pour les grands criminels mastermind à la Hannibal en ce moment.

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CroqAnimement votre

Le pitch de Believe me soule d'avance mais un pilote écrit et réalisé par Cuaron, je vais quand même checker.
Et Almost Human, c'est pas NBC, c'est Fox, ça viendra dans un prochain message, petit impatient.
Oui c'est pareil pour tous les autres trailers de séries, même les sitcoms, ils font tous 3min30, moi je mate pas ou que le début.

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Crisis me tente un peu plus que les autres. Mais je les regarderai tous, malgré leur pitch à deux balles.

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Tennis de Table Bordeaux

CBS :


FALL PREMIERES



The Crazy Ones
(Comedy, Thursdays 9pm)
A single-camera workplace comedy about a larger-than-life advertising genius whose unorthodox methods and unpredictable behavior would get him fired... if he weren't the boss.

Simon Roberts (Robin Williams) is the head of a powerful agency, with the biggest clients and brands in the world, but even more important to him is that his daughter Sydney (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is by his side.

As his partner, Sydney is Simon's exact opposite - focused, organized and eager to make a name for herself, but also too busy parenting her father, which she'd resent if he wasn't so brilliant at what he does.

Joining them in the firm are the dashing and talented Zach (James Wolk); art director Andrew (Hamish Linklater), who's as hard-working as he is neurotic; and the beautiful and deceptively smart assistant Lauren (Amanda Setton). With his team and his daughter behind him, Simon continues to set the advertising world on fire, and it looks like they are definitely buying what these crazy ones are selling.

Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner David E. Kelley ("Ally McBeal" and "The Practice"), Bill D'Elia, Emmy Award winner Jason Winer ("Modern Family"), Dean Lorey, John Montgomery and Mark Teitelbaum are executive producers for Twentieth Century Fox Television. Jason Winer directed the pilot.
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Hostages
(Drama, Mondays 10pm)
From executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer, this high-octane suspense drama stars Toni Collette as a premiere surgeon thrust into a chilling political conspiracy when her family is taken hostage by rogue FBI Agent Duncan Carlisle (Dylan McDermott).

Dr. Ellen Sanders (Collette) and her family are held captive in their home by Carlisle, a desperate man doing the wrong thing for the right reasons, who orders her to assassinate the President (James Naughton) when she operates on him.

His highly skilled accomplices include his brother-in-law Kramer (Rhys Coiro), whose loyalty to Carlisle will be tested; quick-tempered and intimidating Archer (Billy Brown), an ex-military man with a razor-sharp tongue; and the only woman involved, Sandrine (Sandrine Holt), a mysterious last-minute replacement to the team.

With her family's life in peril, Ellen faces an incomprehensible moral dilemma in order to save her overbearing husband Brian (Tate Donovan), her secretive daughter Morgan (Quinn Shephard) and her not-so-innocent son Jake (Mateus Ward).

In this high-stakes standoff between Ellen and Carlisle, fraught with tremendous national and personal consequences, the choices between right and wrong become even more blurred. Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Rick Eid, Omri Givon, Rotem Shamir and Chayim Sharir are executive producers.




The Millers
(Comedy, Thursdays 8:30pm)
Will Arnett stars as Nathan Miller, a recently divorced local roving news reporter looking forward to living the singles' life until his parents' marital problems unexpectedly derail his plans.

After Nathan finally breaks the news of his divorce to his parents, Carol (Margo Martindale) and Tom (Beau Bridges), his father is inspired to follow suit and stuns the family when he leaves his wife of 43 years.

Already in shock, Jack is even more aghast when his meddlesome mom decides to move in with him. Meanwhile, his absent-minded dad imposes upon Nathan's sister, Debbie, her husband Adam and their daughter Mykayla (Eve Moon).

Nathan's best friend and news cameraman, Ray (JB Smoove), was excited to be Nathan's wingman in the dating scene, but Carol manages to even cramp his style. Now, as Nathan and his sister settle in with their truly impossible parents, they both wonder just how long the aggravating adjustment period is going to last.

Greg Garcia ("Raising Hope" and "My Name is Earl") is the executive producer of THE MILLERS for CBS Television Studios. Emmy Award winner James Burrows directed the pilot.




Mom
(Comedy, Mondays 9:30pm)
A comedy from executive producer Chuck Lorre starring Anna Faris as a newly sober single mom raising two children in a world full of temptations and pitfalls, and multiple Emmy Award winner Allison Janney as her critical, estranged mother.

Christy (Faris) is a waitress at a posh Napa Valley establishment who is four months clean and doing her best to be a good mom and overcome a history of questionable choices. Her sobriety is tested when Bonnie (Janney), her recovering alcoholic mom, reappears chock-full of passive-aggressive insights into Christy's many mistakes.

Bonnie joins Christy's already complicated circle of relationships: her handsome, married boss - and lover - Gabriel (Nate Corddry); the restaurant's hot-tempered chef, Rudy (French Stewart); her pretty, 16-going-on-25-year-old daughter, Violet (Sadie Calvano); her sweet but overly honest son, Roscoe (Blake Garrett Rosenthal); her irresponsible ex-husband and Roscoe's father, Baxter (Matt Jones); and Violet's clueless boyfriend, Luke (Spencer Daniels).

Christy tries to remain positive as she pursues her new path in life, but she faces an uphill battle, surrounded by a dubious support system - and a copious amount of dysfunction.

Chuck Lorre and Eddie Gorodetsky ("Two and a Half Men" and "The Big Bang Theory") are executive producers. Pamela Fryman directed the pilot.




We Are Men
(Comedy, Mondays 8:30pm)
A single-camera comedy about four single guys living in a short-term apartment complex who unexpectedly find camaraderie over their many missteps in love.

Carter (Chris Smith), the youngest and most recent addition to the group, moved in after being ditched at the altar mid-ceremony, and is now eager to re-enter the dating scene and get on with his life with some guidance from his "band of brothers": Frank Russo (Golden Globe and multiple Emmy Award winner Tony Shalhoub), a successful middle-aged clothing manufacturer and four-time divorcée who still fancies himself a ladies man; Gil Bartis (Kal Penn), a small business owner who was caught having the world's worst affair; and Stuart Strickland (Jerry O'Connell), a speedo-wearing OB/GYN who's hiding his assets until his second divorce is settled.

Jill (Rebecca Breeds) is Frank's charming and attractive daughter, who stands as the one positive remnant from his failed relationships. Armed with a hot tub, pool-side barbeque and plenty of questionable advice, these losers in the marriage department take Carter under their wing to impart their own brand of wisdom about the opposite sex.

Emmy Award winner Rob Greenberg, Eric Tannenbaum and Kim Tannenbaum are executive producers.


MID-SEASON PREMIERES


Friends with Better Lives
(Comedy , Unscheduled)
A romantic comedy about six friends at different stages in their lives - married, divorced, newly engaged and single - who are outwardly happy, but secretly questioning if their friends have it better.

Andi (Majandra Delfino) and Bobby (Kevin Connolly) are happily married with two kids but at times long for the days they had less responsibility and more fun; Will (James Van Der Beek) is newly single and preaching the bachelor lifestyle, but still pining for his ex-wife; Jules (Brooklyn Decker) and Lowell (Rick Donald) are high on their passionate new relationship; and Kate (Zoe Lister Jones) has a successful career but may take a swan dive into the L.A. River when she finds out her last remaining single friend, Jules, just got engaged.

When it comes to relationships, these six friends are finding it a challenge to look at each other without wondering... who really has the better life? Dana Klein and Aaron Kaplan are executive producers. James Burrows directed the pilot.




Intelligence
(Dramatic Thriller, Mondays 10pm)
Dramatic thriller starring Josh Holloway as a high-tech intelligence operative enhanced with a super-computer microchip in his brain. With this implant, Gabriel (Holloway) is the first human ever to be connected directly into the worldwide information grid and have complete access to Internet, WiFi, telephone and satellite data.

He can hack into any data center and access key intel in the fight to protect the United States from its enemies. Leading the elite government cyber-security agency created to support him is Director Lillian Strand (Marg Helgenberger), a straightforward and efficient boss who oversees the unit's missions.

Strand assigns Riley Neal (Meghan Ory), a Secret Service agent, to protect Gabriel from outside threats, as well as from his appetite for reckless, unpredictable behavior and disregard for protocol. Other skilled members of the Cybercom team include Chris Jameson (Michael Rady) and Gonzalo "Gonzo" Rodriguez (James Martinez), two resourceful federal investigators.

The brains behind the design of the chip is Dr. Shenendoah Cassidy (John Billingsley), whose son, Nelson (PJ Byrne), is jealous of Gabriel's prominent place in his father's life. As the first supercomputer with a beating heart, Gabriel is the most valuable piece of technology the country has ever created and is the U.S.'s secret weapon.

Michael Seitzman, René Echevarria, Tripp Vinson, and David Semel (for pilot) are executive producers.




Reckless
(Legal Drama, Unscheduled)
A sultry legal drama set in Charleston, S.C., where a gorgeous Yankee litigator and a charming Southern attorney must hide their intense mutual attraction as a police sex scandal threatens to tear the city apart.

Jamie Sawyer (Anna Wood) is enviously cool, confident and armed with south-side-of-Chicago street-smarts as she takes on the good ol' boys in the South. Her handsome courtroom rival, Roy Rayder (Cam Gigandet), a divorced father of two, embodies the Old South and is the newly minted City Attorney, thanks to his influential former father-in-law, Dec Fortnum (Gregory Harrison).

When disgraced cop Lee Anne Marcus (Georgina Haig) hires Jamie to represent her in a lawsuit against the police department, Jamie and Roy discover that Lee Anne is at the epicenter of a sinister case with dire implications for the members of the Charleston P.D. Heading that department is Deputy Chief Holland Knox (Michael Gladis), a family man who radiates integrity.

Working under him are Terry McCandless (Shawn Hatosy), a cocky and corrupt detective, and Preston Cruz (Adam Rodriguez), Jamie's well-respected boyfriend who might not be all that he appears. Helping Jamie is her confidante and paralegal, Vi (Kim Wayans), an expert at digging up case-winning information.

As Jamie and Roy spar in and out of the courtroom, dark secrets simmer behind every door and threaten to tarnish the genteel facade of seductive Charleston.

Ian Sander, Kim Moses, Dana Stevens, Corey Miller and Catherine Hardwicke are executive producers. Catherine Hardwicke ("Twilight") directed the pilot.

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Je materai les pilotes de The Crazy Ones, Hostages, Intelligence et, si les critiques sont bonnes, Mom et We Are Men.

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C'est ce que j'avais aimé dans Eagle Eye : un accès à l'information rendant omniscient et maître de toutes les machines pilotées par un programme.
Dans les années 70, il y avait eu une série sur le même principe. Le mec avait un implant qui lui permettait de communiquer de façon indétectable avec une régie. Dans la régie, il y avait des experts de tous les domaines possibles et des fonctionnaires haut placés qui pouvaient agir sur tout ce que le gouvernement peut modifier.
Il y avait eu aussi une émission de Caméra cachée qui avait piégé Alain Delon avec le même dispositif. A un diner, un gamin relié avec une oreillette invisible à un groupe d'experts se montrait incollable sur tous les sujets lancés par Alain Delon, qui finissait par s'énerver.

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Tennis de Table Bordeaux

The CW :


FALL PREMIERES




The Originals
(Supernatural Drama, Tuesdays 8pm)
A spin-off of "The Vampire Diaries". Family is power. The Original Vampire family swore it to each other a thousand years ago. They pledged to remain together, always and forever. Now, centuries have passed and the bonds of family are broken. Time, tragedy and hunger for power have torn the Original Family apart.

When Klaus Mikaelson (Joseph Morgan), the original vampire-werewolf hybrid, receives a mysterious tip that a plot is brewing against him in the supernatural melting pot that is the French Quarter of New Orleans, he returns to the city his family helped build. Klaus' questions lead him to a reunion with his diabolical former protégé, Marcel (Charles Michael Davis), a charismatic vampire who has total control over the human and supernatural inhabitants of New Orleans.

Determined to help his brother find redemption, Elijah (Daniel Gillies) follows Klaus and soon learns that the werewolf Hayley (Phoebe Tonkin) has also come to the French Quarter searching for clues to her family history, and has fallen into the hands of a powerful witch named Sophie (Daniella Pineda). Tensions between the town's supernatural factions are nearing a breaking point as Marcel commands his devoted followers and rules with absolute power.

For Klaus, the thought of answering to his powerful protégé is unthinkable, and he vows to reclaim what was once his - the power, the city and his family. While they wait to see if their sister Rebekah (Claire Holt) will leave Mystic Falls and join them, Klaus and Elijah form an uneasy alliance with the witches to ensure that New Orleans will be ruled by THE ORIGINALS once again.

Julie Plec ("The Vampire Diaries," "Kyle XY," "Wasteland"), Leslie Morgenstein ("The Vampire Diaries," "Gossip Girl") and Gina Girolamo ("The Lying Game") are executive producers. Plec wrote the pilot episode, which was directed by Chris Grismer ("The Vampire Diaries").




Reign
(Historical Drama, Thursdays 9pm)
Hidden between the lines of the history books is the story of Mary Stuart (Adelaide Kane), the young woman the world would come to know as Mary, Queen of Scots. Queen of Scotland since she was six days old, the teenage Mary is already a headstrong monarch - beautiful, passionate, and poised at the very beginning of her tumultuous rise to power.

Arriving in France with four close friends as her ladies-in-waiting, Mary has been sent to secure Scotland's strategic alliance by formalizing her arranged engagement to the French king's dashing son, Prince Francis (Toby Regbo). But the match isn't signed and sealed, it depends more on politics, religion and secret agendas than affairs of the heart. Prince Francis is intrigued by the fiery Scot, but like most young men, he resists the idea of settling down into marriage, especially when he has a history with a lady of the court and his own point of view on the wisdom of an alliance with Scotland.

Still, an attraction between Mary and Francis is ignited. Further complicating things is Bash (Torrance Coombs), Francis' roguish half-brother, who has a history of his own - despite his illegitimate birth, Bash is his father's favorite. And now that Bash has caught Mary's eye, a royal triangle may be forming. While at French Court, fierce foes and dark forces conspire to sabotage Mary's marriage to Francis and even threaten her life, until a mysterious shrouded guide becomes her ally.

With danger and sexual intrigue around every dark castle corner, Mary rallies her ladies-in-waiting and steels herself, ready to rule the new land and balance the demands of her country and her heart. Megan Follows, Alan Van Sprang, Celina Sinden, Caitlin Stasey, Anna Popplewell and Jenessa Grant also star.

Executive producers Stephanie SenGupta ("Hawaii Five-0"), Laurie McCarthy ("The Ghost Whisperer"), Frank Siracusa ("Beauty And The Beast") and Brad Silberling ("Moonlight Mile"). The pilot was directed by Brad Silberling.




The Tomorrow People
(Sci-Fi Drama, Wednesdays 9pm)
They are the next evolutionary leap of mankind, a generation of humans born with paranormal abilities - the Tomorrow People. Stephen Jameson (Robbie Amell) stands at the crossroads between the world we know and the shifting world of the future. Up until a year ago, Stephen was a "normal" teenager - until he began hearing voices and teleporting in his sleep, never knowing where he might wake up.

Now, Stephen's issues have gone far beyond the usual teenage angst, and he is beginning to question his sanity. In desperation, Stephen decides to listen to one of the voices in his head, and it leads him to his first encounter with the Tomorrow People - John, Cara and Russell (Luke Mitchell, Peyton List, Aaron Yoo) - a genetically advanced race with the abilities of telekinesis, teleportation and telepathic communication.

The Tomorrow People are being hunted down by a paramilitary group of scientists known as Ultra. Led by Dr. Jedikiah Price (Mark Pellegrino), Ultra sees the Tomorrow People as a very real existential threat from a rival species, and the outcast group has been forced to hide out in an abandoned subway station just beneath the surface of the human world.

Trading in secrets, Jedikiah offers Stephen the chance for a normal life with his family and best friend, Astrid (Madeleine Mantock), if he will help in the struggle to isolate and eradicate the Tomorrow People. On the other hand, Cara, John and Russell offer Stephen a different type of family and a home where he truly belongs.

Unwilling to turn his back on humanity or the world of the Tomorrow People, Stephen sets out on his own path - a journey that could take him into the shadowy past to uncover the truth about his father's mysterious disappearance, or into an unknown future.

Executive producers Greg Berlanti ("Arrow," "Green Lantern"), Julie Plec ("The Vampire Diaries," "Kyle XY"), Phil Klemmer ("Political Animals," "Chuck") and Danny Cannon ("Nikita," "CSI: NY"). The pilot was directed by Danny Cannon.



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The 100
(Sci-Fi Action, days pm)
Ninety-seven years ago, nuclear Armageddon decimated planet Earth, destroying civilization. The only survivors were the 400 inhabitants of 12 international space stations that were in orbit at the time.

Three generations have been born in space, the survivors now number 4,000, and resources are running out on their dying "Ark" - the 12 stations now linked together and repurposed to keep the survivors alive. Draconian measures including capital punishment and population control are the order of the day, as the leaders of the Ark take ruthless steps to ensure their future, including secretly exiling a group of 100 juvenile prisoners to the Earth's surface to test whether it's habitable.

For the first time in nearly a century, humans have returned to planet Earth. Among the 100 exiles are Clarke (Eliza Taylor), the bright teenage daughter of the Ark's chief medical officer; Wells (Eli Goree), son of the Ark's Chancellor; the daredevil Finn (Thomas McDonell); and the brother/sister duo Bellamy (Bob Morley) and Octavia (Marie Avgeropoulos), whose illegal sibling status has always led them to flaunt the rules.

Technologically blind to what's happening on the planet below them, the Ark's leaders - Clarke's widowed mother, Abby (Paige Turco); the Chancellor, Jaha (Isaiah Washington); and his shadowy second in command, Kane (Henry Ian Cusick) - are faced with difficult decisions about life, death and the continued existence of the human race.

For the 100 young people on Earth, however, the alien planet they've never known is a mysterious realm that can be magical one moment and lethal the next. With the survival of the human race entirely in their hands, THE 100 must find a way to transcend their differences, unite and forge a new path on a wildly changed Earth that's primitive, intense and teeming with the unknown.

Based on the upcoming book series by Kass Morgan. Executive producers Matthew Miller ("Human Target," "Chuck"), Jason Rothenberg (upcoming "Twilight Zone" feature), Bharat Nalluri ("Torchwood," "Emily Owens, M.D."), Leslie Morgenstein ("The Vampire Diaries") and Gina Girolamo ("The Secret Circle"). The pilot was directed by Bharat Nalluri.




Star-Crossed
(Sci-Fi Romance, days pm)
When Emery (Aimee Teegarden) was 6 years old, an alien spacecraft crash-landed in her small town. Whether they came in peace or with more sinister intentions didn't matter: a fierce battle erupted as humans fought for control over their new rivals, an alien species called the Atrians.

In the midst of the conflict, Roman (Matt Lanter), a 6-year-old Atrian boy, found his way to a shed behind Emery's house, where she protected him from harm, bringing him food, comfort - and friendship. In their brief time together, Emery and Roman forged a deep bond, but the authorities wasted no time tracking Roman down and capturing him in a violent confrontation. Emery has grown up believing that Roman was killed that day.

Ten years later, the Atrians have been acclimated to life on Earth, but they are interned in a heavily-guarded camp known as the Sector to keep them separate from humans. Now, for the first time, a group of Atrian teens will enroll in a suburban human high school, with the goal of testing the feasibility of human/alien integration.

The eyes of the nation and the whole world are fixed on this historical social experiment, an endeavor fraught with suspicion and fear. In the mayhem of the first day, Emery is amazed to learn that Roman was not killed by the authorities and is, in fact, one of the Atrian students. Their childhood bond is quickly rekindled - in a school and a society that distrusts everything about the Atrians, Emery and Roman have found each other again.

However, their relationship is threatened by the small-mindedness of their respective communities and the political agendas of people in power. While the world around them rages with anger and prejudice, their bond becomes increasingly strong and increasingly dangerous. As an epic Romeo and Juliet romance unfolds, a violent encounter between Roman's father and Emery's father occurs in the Sector. Can Roman and Emery's love - and peace between the species - survive?

Executive producers Meredith Averill ("The Good Wife," "Life on Mars"), Josh Appelbaum ("Life on Mars," "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol"), Bryan Furst ("Daybreakers," "Tough Trade"), Sean Furst ("Daybreakers," "Tough Trade"), Daniel Gutman ("Dance!," "12 Corazones"), Andre Nemec ("Life on Mars," "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol"), Scott Rosenberg ("Life on Mars," "October Road" and Richard Shephard ("Golden Boy," "Ringer"). The pilot was written by Meredith Averill and directed by Gary Fleder ("Beauty And The Beast," "Vegas," "Runaway Jury").

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Je materai les pilotes de AUCUNE DE CES SÉRIES.

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Dommage tellement les synopsis, distributions ainsi que la chaîne de diffusion me donne envie de lire tes avis.

Je regarderai celles qui survivront.

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Tennis de Table Bordeaux

Maté Dads, pilote de sitcom à l'ancienne (multi-cam, rires) créée par Seth MacFarlane et/ou des anciens de Family Guy, avec Giovanni Ribisi et Seth Green, trentenaires dont les darons relous réemménagent avec eux.

La démocratisation des comédies qui sont sorties du schéma sitcom à l'ancienne (Scrubs, New Girl, The Mindy Project) a rendu celles qui s'accrochent à cette forme (2 Broke Girls, The Big Bang Theory) assez ringardes.
Ces dernières ne tentent plus que le rire pour le rire et semblent avoir abandonné toute vocation de développement de perso, notamment pour en tirer quelque chose qui puisse être touchant.

Bon, c'est un choix, et c'est pas forcément inapproprié pour le style d'écriture de mecs qui viennent d'un DA loufoque comme Family Guy, mais à l'heure où MacFarlane réussit à évoluer en gardant son identité (Ted), ça fait un peu vain comme effort.

Après, il reste des gags qui marchent (même si y a un bon nombre de blagues racistes ras le plancher) et les acteurs sont bons (notamment Peter Riegert en père de Seth Green).

Mais bon, j'aurai du mal à le conseiller et je suis pas sûr de continuer d'où ma non-création de topic (enfin je dis ça, mais je regarde encore 2 Broke Girls).

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Mom, par la créateur de Mon oncle Charlie et The Big Bang Theory, avec Anna Faris en mère célibataire ex-alcoolo qui s'embrouille avec sa mère ex-alcoolo, jouée par Allison Janney.

Sitcom de base comme les deux sus-mentionnées, gâchis d'actrices. Je continuerai pas.

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