TVx3 E254: Fall TV Recap 2014

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On episode 254, Jason (@theTVaholic) is joined by Danielle Turchiano (@danielletbd), a freelancer who can presently be found writing for The Hollywood Reporter and Studio System News, and Kyle Nolan (@kyool) from NoReruns.net (@NoReruns) to talk some cancellation and renewal news, take a look back at the Fall 2014 TV season and then discuss the crossover between The Flash and Arrow and the series premieres of Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce and The Librarians. Plus, some TV recommendations. (Start times of each segment/topic)

News (00:01:08)

We talked about the following three TV news stories:

• Kroll Show: Comedy Central Series Ends with Season Three
• The League To End Run After 7 Seasons
• TNT Renews Legends for Season 2

Fall TV Recap 2014 (00:05:44)

We talked about the good, the bad and the ugly of the Fall 2014 TV season by answering the following seven questions:

• What canceled new shows do you wish were still around? (00:06:29)
• Is there a new show that you are surprised hasn’t been canceled yet? (00:18:55)
• Any new shows you thought you were going to like, but don’t? (00:24:34)
• What are your favorite new shows? (00:32:19)
• Any returning shows that you’ve given up on? (00:39:35)
• What returning shows do you think have gotten better this season? (00:48:49)
• Favorite returning shows this fall? (00:56:31)

Primetime (01:03:28)

We used the specific episodes listed below as a jumping off point to discuss the following four TV shows:

• The Flash – S.1 Ep.8, “Flash vs. Arrow” (01:03:30)
• Arrow – S.3 Ep.8, “The Brave and the Bold” (01:03:30)
• Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce – S.1 Ep.1, “Rule #23: Never Lie to the Kids” (Series Premiere) (01:21:05)
• The Librarians – S.1 Ep.1, “An the Crown of King Arthur,” & Ep.2, “An the Sword in the Stone” (Series Premiere) (01:28:25)

TV Recommendations (01:32:48)

• Jason recommended The Americans – Official Site – Watch episodes via Amazon Prime (S.1), Amazon Instant Video (S.1-2), DVD (S.1-2), iTunes (S.1-2) and Netflix DVD.
• Danielle recommended Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood – Read via hardcover, Kindle and iTunes Books.
• Kyle recommended Westworld – Watch via Amazon Instant Video, DVD, iTunes and Netflix DVD.

What do you think are the best and worst of the Fall 2014 TV season? What did you think about the big crossover between The CW’s The Flash and Arrow? What do you think about the series premieres of Bravo’s Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce? Did you like the series premiere of TNT’s The Librarians? Did you enjoy this week’s guest? Let us know in the comments, send us an eMail, connect via Twitter @TVtimesThree, or Like us on Facebook.