But they can certainly make snap judgments!
Below, a best-to-worst ranking of all the clips from the upfronts.
NOTE: They ignoredKaty Keene,because that midseason series preview was very short.
Also: Rob Corddry and Michaela Watkins as a married couple is comedy heaven.
Plus, Gary Cole!DARREN:Im over the 80s.
The kids look charming.
I worry about second spinoffs.
Theishverse has a good track record.
Why am I dithering: Gary Cole!
4.Evil(CBS)
DARREN:FromGood Fightcreators Michelle and Robert King (hooray!)
comes a supernatural drama (okay!)
about, umm, demons possessing murderers?
Oh boy, do you have that right.
5.Deputy(Fox)
KRISTEN:The Dorff-aissance continues!
recent electoral developments in the LA countys Sheriffs Department.
Still, Im glad to see executive producer David Ayer returning to hisEnd of WatchCaliCop milieu.
And boy did I love Dorff inTrue Detective.
Wait, was that silver-haired Kyle MacLachlan?
Im in!KRISTEN:Heaton is entertainingly perky as the overly-chatty doctor/den mother to her fellow residents.
And hey, is that Kyle MacLachlan?
I, too, am in!
Fair to say were all ready for a swaggery lesbian caped crusader to heal our broken world.
8.Prodigal Son(Fox)
DARREN:This procedural vibes like a lesserHannibalwith more daddy issues.
Im not really sure what Smulders character reallydoes some kind of off-the-books crime fighting, I guess?
but shes fun to watch.DARREN:That carfight scene resemblesThe Raid 2.
I know, for logical budget reasons, that nothing after the pilot will ever resembleThe Raid 2.
But I will watch anything that even briefly resemblesThe Raid 2.
This is my blessing and my curse!
10.Perfect Harmony(NBC)
DARREN:Prissy Bradley Whitford leads a small-town choir to glory.
Yeah, this is my nightmare.DARREN:Feels likeAPBwithout the drones.
God, I hatedAPB.
12.Tommy(CBS)
Darren:Good news, Los Angeles!
(RIPThe Crossing,Resurrection.)
RIP,The EventandManifest.
Wait,Manifestis still on?
Ifthatcould get a second season, the mere presence of Tolman should ensure a healthy run forEmergence.
to make it fly with their audience.
Also, whats with all these plane crashes?
Wait, no, sorry, its not stalking, theyre falling in rom-com love!
Will probably get better when this becomes a relationship show.
What could possibly go wrong?
17.Nancy Drew(The CW)
KRISTEN:Hey kids!
You likeRiverdale, right?
18.Outmatched(Fox)
DARREN:Dumb parents wish their smart kids were dumb.
Thats a whole lotta concept for 22 minutes.DARREN:Its broke, all right.
20.Bless the Harts(Fox)
DARREN:A lot of boldface names for this cartoon.
Executive producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller!
And the gag in this trailer is that, like, fast food is bad for you.
As in La Croix, the sparkling water beverage that famously fills every television writers room?
