TV GUIDE: Ask Matt: Major Crimes, Covert Affairs, MTV's Inbetweeners and More
Sep 4, 2012
by Matt Roush
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... Question: With the recent question about Alphas and the commentary on Falling Skies, I am wondering about what shows have had significantly improved sophomore seasons. Right now I can't think of any better improvement than Falling Skies. I think Alphas improved, but still isn't great. Justified had a great sophomore season, but its freshman season was good as well. Those are all recent examples. What are your thoughts? What shows am I not thinking of? And are any returning shows showing great improvement that they might be worth tuning back into if we didn't already have them on our radar? — Megan
Matt Roush: I wrote a recent column for the magazine on this subject, singling out USA Network's Suits as another series that had improved in its second season just as much as Falling Skies had. (Suits moved beyond the premise of the fake lawyer to delve into a gripping office power struggle.) I agree that Alphas still leaves a lot to be desired, but the Stanton Parish/escaped alphas arc has made things livelier this season, and I also included Starz' Boss on my list of improved (if not in the ratings) sophomore shows, and praised MTV's Awkward and Teen Wolf on their second years, although I liked their freshman seasons as well. In terms of network shows returning for a second season, I haven't seen anything yet, but I will tell you the ones I'm most keen on following, because they improved so much throughout their first season: Person of Interest, Once Upon a Time, Revenge and even the very guilty pleasure of Scandal...
Alphas airs Monday at 10/9C on Syfy.
Once Upon a Time season two premieres Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 8/7C on ABC.
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