28 New TV Shows for Summer 2015

The Whispers

Mondays at 10 p.m. on ABC
When children across Washington, D.C., all start talking with the same imaginary friend named Drill, who persuades them to play dangerous games, the FBI calls in child specialist Claire Bennigan -- whose deaf son has been speaking to Drill, unbeknownst to her -- to investigate. Meanwhile, the defense department sends Wes Lawrence to the Sahara Desert, where he encounters a strange geological phenomenon. As puzzle pieces come together, creating a frightening picture, humanity must wage a battle against unseen forces if it hopes to survive.

Tuesday, June 2

9:00 p.m. - Stitchers - ABC Family

Kirsten Clark, who has been recruited to join a covert government agency, has a special ability. Kirsten is able to be "stitched" into the minds of people who have recently died to use their memories to investigate murders. Taking advantage of Kirsten's ability is Maggie Baptiste, who leads the secret program in which Kirsten works alongside neuroscientist Cameron Goodkin, who is passionate about the work the group does. Other members of the team include socially awkward communications technician Linus Ahluwalia and Kirsten's roommate, computer science grad student Camille Engelson. When things go well, the team is able to use the "stitching" to solve mysteries that otherwise would have gone to the grave with the victims.

Thursday, June 4

10:00 p.m. - Hannibal - NBC

Friday, June 5

12:01 a.m. - Sense8 - Netflix

One gunshot, one death, one moment out of time that irrevocably links eight minds in disparate parts of the world, putting them in each other's lives, each other's secrets, and in terrible danger. Ordinary people suddenly reborn as "Sensates."
Starring:Tuppence Middleton, Brian J. Smith, Doona Bae
Creators:Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, J. Michael Straczynski
Genres: Gay & Lesbian TV Shows, TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy, TV Shows

Thursday, June 11

8 p.m. - Beauty and the Beast - The CW

Friday, June 12

12:01 a.m. - Orange Is The New Black - Netflix

8:00 p.m. - Defiance - Syfy

10:00 p.m. - Dark Matter - Syfy
The six-person crew of a derelict spaceship awakens from stasis in the farthest reaches of space. Their memories wiped clean, they have no recollection of who they are or how they got on board. The only clue to their identities is a cargo bay full of weaponry and a destination: a remote mining colony that is about to become a war zone. With no idea whose side they are on, they face a deadly decision. Will these amnesiacs turn their backs on history, or will their pasts catch up with them?

Saturday, June 13

10:00 p.m. - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell - BBC America
With magic long since lost to England, two men are destined to bring it back; the reclusive Mr. Norrell and daring novice Jonathan Strange. So begins a dangerous battle between two great minds.

Friday, June 19

9:00 p.m. - Killjoys - Syfy

In the Quad, a galaxy on the brink of a bloody interplanetary class war, a fun loving trio of bounty hunters attempt to remain impartial as they chase deadly warrants.

Sunday, June 21

9:00 p.m. - BattleBots - ABC
BattleBots promises to wow viewers with next generation robots—bigger, faster and stronger than ever before. The show will focus on the design and build of each robot, the bot builder backstories, their intense pursuit of the championship and the spectacle of the event.

9:00 p.m. - The Last Ship 2-Hour Premiere - TNT

9:00 p.m. - Under The Dome - CBS

9:00 p.m. - Humans - AMC

HUMANS, a bold new eight-part drama series from AMC, Channel 4 and Kudos, is set in a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth' - a highly-developed robotic servant eerily similar to its live counterpart. Written by British writing partnership Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley (Spooks, Spooks: The Greater Good), HUMANS is based on the award-winning Swedish sci-fi drama Real Humans. HUMANS, which stars William Hurt, Katherine Parkinson, Tom Goodman-Hill, Colin Morgan, Rebecca Front, Neil Maskell, and Gemma Chan.
10:00 p.m. - Falling Skies - TNT
10:00 p.m. - Ballers - HBO

When it premieres: Sunday, June 21, at 10 p.m. on HBO
Dwayne Johnson is pretty busy these days, but he's managed to squeeze in filming an entire HBO series. He plays a retired athlete who now serves as a financial adviser to professional football players. With all the beautiful people, cars, and scenery, it's basically the new Entourage.

10:30 p.m.  The Brink - HBO
Jack Black and Tim Robbins star in this oddball comedy about the government struggling to prevent a new world war.

Monday, June 29

10:00 p.m. - Teen Wolf - MTV

Tuesday, June 30

9:00 p.m. - Zoo - CBS

Zoo is a global thriller about a wave of violent animal attacks against humans across the planet. As the assaults become more cunning, coordinated and ferocious, a young renegade biologist is thrust into the race to unlock the pandemic's mystery before there's no place left for people to hide.

? p.m. - Scream - MTV

When it premieres: Tuesday, June 30, at 10 p.m. on MTV
If you love the 1996 horror hit, you're either going to savor every minute of this TV reboot or avoid it like the plague.What starts as a YouTube video going viral, soon leads to problems for the teenagers of Lakewood and serves as the catalyst for a murder that opens up a window to the town's troubled past.

10:00 p.m. - Extant - CBS

Thursday, July 9

10:00 p.m. - Dominion - Syfy

Sunday, July 12

10:00 p.m. - The Strain - FX

Friday, July 17

12:01 a.m. - BoJack Horseman - Netflix

A humanoid horse, BoJack Horseman -- lost in a sea of self-loathing and booze -- decides it's time for a comeback. Once the star of a '90s sitcom, in which he was the adoptive father of three orphaned kids (two girls and a boy). The show was the hottest thing around, then suddenly, was canceled. Now 18 years later, BoJack wants to regain his dignity. With the aid of a human sidekick and a feline ex-girlfriend who is his agent, he sets out to make it happen. But Hollywood is vastly different from those days, and getting used to stuff like Twitter may take some time. This first animated series from Netflix -- with plenty of references to sex, drugs and alcohol -- is not for the little ones.

Wednesday, July 22

9:00 p.m. - Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! - Syfy
The third movie, in the what is now a television movie franchise looks to outdo itself again! This time the "sharknado" is hitting Washington D.C. and Orlando, Florida, and bringing a bit of mayhem with it!

July 26, 2015

Continuum-SyFy

Continuum’s upcoming fourth season will be its last. And it will be rather brief.
The main heroine of Continuum is a cop from the future named Kira Cameron. During the terrorists execution in 2077, the criminals use a time portal to escape in year 2012. Kira followed them to the past, and now she must track the terrorists and get them back to their own time for the sake of justice..

Still TBA 

Fear The Walking Dead 

It's been confirmed that Fear the Walking Dead will take place during the early stages of the zombie apocalypse - that period its parent series missed, with Rick in his coma - and is set in Los Angeles, over 2,000 miles from Atlanta where The Walking Dead is set.

But while Fear will initially serve as a prequel - dealing with the "anxiety and anticipation" of an outbreak, rather than going "full-zombie" - The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman has confirmed that the two series' timelines will align at some point.

Wipeout-ABC
Wipeout looks to be returning for eighth season this coming summer. After the Summer 2014 run of lower rated episodes, producers appear to be overhauling the format for 2015. ABC is now casting for an updated version, called Wipeout Extreme.

Double Sheep Review: Outlander (TV Series)

What is Outlander? 

Follows the story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie Fraser, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate relationship is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives. Based on the novel by author Diana Gabaldon. 

The first 8 episodes (mid-season break) 

Katie's take on the Show 

Honestly, I've not read the book series to this story. So Donna will have more insight and comparison then I would. However, I have been invested in the TV series thus far and have lots to say about that! 

First and foremost, this series is visually stunning! The camera usage and natural scenes are out of this realm. The background that is Scotland becomes a character in the show, there is just no other way to describe it. The world would not be what it is if you let's say...taped this in Hollywood on a closed set. It just could not live and breathe in that type of restricted environment. 

The musical score adds all the heartfelt drama you could expect. It's touching and intense at the same time. The fine line between too much and just right is walked and it's always refreshing to know that you don't need to make something that shouts in your face. 

Costumes are clever and accurate, not like I'm an expert or anything but they look like what you would expect to see in either of the time worlds they jump back and forth too. I want to get my hands on some of those dresses!

How many TV shows are out there with old school Scotts, time travel and romance? I can't think of one. (Does Dr. Who count?) And who cares, they are not Outlander! 

My one BIG issue with this story is our leading lady Claire. From the start, she's getting into some trouble. Men are attacking her left and right. I don't know how many times you can accost or rape a gal before she just jumps off a damn cliff! Was the book like this? I don't know, ask Donna! 

Let me tell you though, it's getting tiring watching her being beaten down by almost all the men in her life. Suck much? Yeah, sure does! 

Aside from that, hats and kilts off to all the actors. The good guys, the bad guys and all the misfits in the middle. This show has loads of depth and character dialog. Talk about not rushing, at times you almost want them to hurry the hell up! But that's due to a "want it now culture". It's nice to take it slow, ride the pony until we can handle the racehorse. 

I love this show and I can't wait for it to pick back up! 

Katie 

Donna’s Take on the Show

As a fan of Ron Moore, ever since watching Battlestar Gallactica, and reading Diana Gabaldon, I was quite excited when I heard Outlander was being made into a series. When I found out it would air on Starz, I was overjoyed. Knowing from past viewing experience with Starz shows, they don’t normally hold back. I wasn’t disappointed this time either.

So far, it has surpassed my expectations. As Katie already mentioned, the visuals are insanely beautiful and also credible. Everything about the series seems well thought out, down to the simplest little details. If you like period pieces, you can’t help but be drawn in by the history.

Now, as we all know, books don’t always make the translation to screen very well. If possible, in this instance, I find myself liking the show better than I did the book. As anyone who’s read Outlander knows, it’s a lengthy tome. So far the series has managed to take the best of the book and bring it to life in a way that feels authentic to the story and highlights its strongest points. 

There are additions in the series that never took place in the book, which really developed some of the secondary characters. When the Highlanders defend Claire’s honor, I was like wow. That was such an intriguing scene and felt like it completely belonged but never existed. The parts of the book that were cut, at least for me, didn’t lessen the story at all. 

If I were to get super picky and try and find flaws, I think the only complaint I have is the constant close call with rape. It’s starting to get a bit tiresome for me. Somehow in the book, it didn’t seem as often as it does on the big screen, high-definition TV. I just can’t figure out why it’s bothering me so much now, lol. 

Even with that one tiny complaint that I feel guilty about even writing since I’m a huge fan, this is five star viewing all the way. If you like period pieces, romance, political intrigue or action, basically, if you have any interests at all, I would suggest you give this show a try. It’s quickly become one of my all time favorites. 

Donna Augustine

Urban Fantasy Author 

http://donnaaugustine.com/