THE POPFILTER 2014 FALL TV CHALLENGE

ROUND ONE   RED BAND SOCIETY VS THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA   SEE THE BRACKET AT http://challonge.com/popfilter     Red Band Society is the kind of trash that, once you’ve been watching pilots for a couple of years, you find yourself almost hoping for. It’s not good, and it suffers from a severe case of pilotitis, a…

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THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE

THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE THE POPFILTER 2014 FALL TV CHALLENGE   For the last couple of seasons, the PopFilter editing staff has attempted to tackle every new fall premiere, trying to determine whether or not they were good shows based solely on their pilots. All that we learned was that pilots are painful garbage that…

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THE POPFILTER TEEVEE PREVEE

The PopFilter Fall TeeVee PreVee CABLE!   THE AFFAIR (SHOWTIME) PREMIERES SUNDAY OCTOBER 12TH WHAT IT BE: In Treatment creators Hagai Levi and Sarah Treem jump to Showtime for this 10 episode story of two couples, and the affair that breaks them apart or brings them together, or both, seeing as how it lasts for ten…

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THE POPFILTER FALL TEEVEE PREEVEE

The PopFilter Fall TeeVee PreVee THE CW     THE FLASH PREMIERES TUESDAY OCTOBER 7TH   WHAT IT BE: The CW’s follows up the success of Arrow with another DC character that isn’t part of their Big 3 (Batman, Superman, and Batman). The Flash follows the adventures of a young Barry Allen as he attempts to…

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THE POPFILTER TEEVEE PREVEE

The PopFilter Fall TeeVee PreVee FOX     GOTHAM WHAT IT BE: The most famous fake city of all time gets to become the main character of its own show. Starting from the death of the Wayne family, Gotham follows the rise of Detective Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie), as he watches Gotham go from bad to worse,…

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THE POPFILTER FALL TEEVEE PREVEE

The PopFilter Fall TeeVee PreVee ABC     AMERICAN CRIME WHAT IT BE: A crime takes place in a small town. Unfortunately for the town, but fortunately for ABC and its viewers, it’s one of those crimes that has a ripple effect, and many angles it can be looked at. WHY IT MIGHT BE DECENT:…

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THE POPFILTER FALL TEEVEE PREVEE

The PopFilter Fall TeeVee PreVee NBC         A TO Z PREMIERES OCTOBER 2ND   WHAT IT BE: Cristin Miloti follows up her run on the much-heralded, not-at-all-maligned final season of  How I Met Your Mother with a titular role in which she’ll probably get some actual screen time. At least I assume it’s…

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THE POPFILTER FALL TEEVEE PREVEE

the PopFilter Fall TeeVee PreVee CBS   It’s my favorite time of the year, when we haven’t yet discovered that 90 percent of the time we spend watching new fall shows is a complete waste. The world is full of optimism and wonder. The nation twitches with excitement, hoping to add dozens of new shows…

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WE DID IT!

  We did it! Thank you Filterinos  for your support, be it monetary, emotional, spiritual,, intellectual, sexual, but most of all monetary. It means a lot that everyone would give so generously to a handful of people who are addicted to pop culture, even if you only gave to get us to shut the fuck up.…

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HAPPY 3 YEARS OF POPFILTERING!

While I write this update, I’m drinking a Bloody Mary, and doing so for a couple of reasons: First off, because it’s Saturday. That means it’s totally okay for anyone to start drinking whenever they feel like it, regardless of what “time” it is or how many “families” with “kids” are running around to say…

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