Ripping Good Yarns: Tuesday Night Fall TV

The TV fall schedule review continues, with Tuesday's exciting lineup.  I think I got it a larger this time, and I'll try to mention some cable shows as well!

The two returning shows most popular at the Strait household are Raising Hope and New Girl.  Raising Hope is a very funny show produced by the people who made My Name is Earl.  The family is funny and their working class roots are delightful to see, but the scene stealer is the incredible Cloris Leachman, who is in her eighties and has been performing since the late forties.  She is a hoot and a half as the unpredictable Maw Maw.  New Girl features the talented and nerdy/sexy Zooey Deschanal as Jess, and a great ensemble group surrounding her.  The show  does offtrack into the raunchy side, and is definitely not for the children.

The most interesting new show on Tuesday looks to be The Mindy Project, featuring Mindy Kaling of The Office,  playing an ob-gyn looking for love in all the wrong places.  Ummm, or something like that.  Alison has read a book she wrote and is a big fan. Other new shows include Ben And Kate, about two siblings, irresponsible brother and responsible sister, trying to raise the sister's 5-year-old daughter; Go On, featuring friend Matthew Perry as a sportscaster in group therapy; The New Normal, about a gay couple who try to start a family via a surrogate (done by the creators of Glee and American Horror Story - Alison's mother saw the pilot and found it emotionally engaging;: Emily Owens, M.D., about an intern at a Denver hospital who likes to talk to herself (stars Mamie Gummer who is Meryl Streep's daughter);  and Vegas, crime drama set in the 60s and starring Dennis Quaid.

 NCIS returns for it's 10th fall season and NCIS:Los Angeles returns for it's 4th (there must be a whole lot more crime in the Navy than I thought). Private Practice is on for it's 6th fall season, and features Pierce County native Kadee Strickland. Parenthood is back for it's 3rd season, a show that Alison still enjoys but I have dropped out of (too many relationship changes).  Happy Endings and Hart of Dixie are back for second fall seasons, Don't Trust the B---- in Apt. 23 started in the spring and is back for the fall.

On F/X  Sons of Anarchy, the violent but engaging biker drama returns for Season 5.  It had its premiere last Tuesday and features Ron Perlman (Beauty and the Beast and Hellboy).  I've seen the first season on DVD and found it fairly interesting.