New TV is finally here and I'm already behind on my viewing. I had Terries, Nikita, and Hellcats DVR'd but only got to Terries so far.

Well, that's not entirely true. I started watching Nikita but after the first comical act, I turned it off because I had other stuff I had to do. One reason I might have been repulsed a bit by the opening act was because it reeked of network notes. The beginning is a expository monologue. That's followed by an action scene of a girl getting captured/cut to her in a holding cell where the bad guy explains his entire plan. This role is played by Shane West, who speaks in a gruff growl that is almost as bad as Christian Bale's Batman. The final scene of the act is yet another laughably expository scene. Now, OBVIOUSLY, you can't have all that chit chat in a row so what's the solution? But of course! Throw in a dream sequence with a scantily clad Nikita offing some people and then toss in a dab of treachery.

Hopefully the show gets better but the opening act was just too much for me to deal with. (And yes, part of the issue might be that I'm going through the notes process on the reality show I"m working on right now and that can be a bit of a chore.) The show could be a kind of campy distraction but it wasn't to me so I'll save it for another day.

Terriers had kind of a rough start but I feel like it could get better. The mix of The Shield and Ocean's 11 sounds odd and it is odd. Having the down and dirty private eyes spitting Danny Ocean-esque quips out constantly just didn't really work for me. Also, some of the important emotional scenes were way too on the nose. The show had a gritty feel to it but the dialogue was too stylized. And while I like Donal Logue, the acting in this seemed a bit wooden. Still, it was effective enough and I'm a sucker for cop shows so I'd like to see where it goes. It's definitely no "Shield" and might not even be "Justified". It might be on par with something like "Sons of Anarchy" but with less bikes and more one-liners. "Anarchy" was a good show but one that I just didn't care enough about to keep watching. If some other fall shows do catch my interest, I could see "Terriers" getting left by the wayside.

As for Hellcats, I'm not sure why I DVR'd it because it's not a show for me. But I liked Bring It On and Stick It and thought, why not?

As for shows that are finishing up their summer run, I started in on "White Collar" but still feel the same about it; like the aforementioned Sons of Anarchy, it's a good show but I just don't really care to keep watching. Louie started off strong (and I haven't seen the last two episodes) but talk about a drop off in quality. The last few eps have had some painfully long and unfunny scenes.

But, honestly, right now everything is kind of existing in the shadow of "Boardwalk Empire". I have high hopes for that one.