Have you checked out any of the trailers for next season's new TV shows? Well, here's a round up for you (minus CBS, which hasn't posted any of their upfront material yet).

It really appears as if network TV is taking some of its cues from basic and premium cable, which has been radically terraforming the landscape the past decade or so. Many of these shows seem bolder and more epic than anything previously attempted (lots of fantasy and science fiction amongst the dramas, and, finally, sitcoms that, thanks to shows like "30 Rock" and "Arrested Development," are breaking away from the multiple camera, stage-bound, laugh-tracked model). But then, this audaciousness may also be due to the fact that pilots are made with heaps of cash the regular season will never see.

Pilots sometimes use up every good idea or joke in the first episode or, conversely, contain greatness that, like wine, needs some time to breath and come alive. Many of these appear more like movies than television series'. How some of these shows plan on sustaining multiple seasons, much less a single one, is beyond me. While it's fun seeing so much behind-the-camera film talent taking a whack at the small screen, I'm concerned many of these shows do not lend themselves to long-term storytelling (frankly, I'd love for the next television transformation to be something more akin to the shorter, more limited British model). That said, many are clever and undeniably creative and they appear to be doing things differently than has been done before. I can appreciate that even if I certainly don't want to watch every one.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXjoPRvSd7k&list=UU_IpSl6O_-IRAA6fiNs05Gg&index=6

Almost Human
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCdHiZsSPjg&feature=youtu.be

Blacklist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9_qgX7pTlc&list=PLkq8eG0dpFmmQEJxY9fRPyZ14MbIwys1d&index=0

Dads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F4pEfZDl0k

Enlisted
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpZ79FXs-eI

Sleepy Hollow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFOEzR9zgUo

The Michael J. Fox Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXl-krlLoxg

Mixology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sXkzoNOw5E&list=UU_IpSl6O_-IRAA6fiNs05Gg

The Goldbergs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhksMq75mj8&list=UU_IpSl6O_-IRAA6fiNs05Gg

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1UzmW77F30

Welcome to the Family
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbv21sVG3SA

Sean Saves the World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Add1vy2Hv0g

Rake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDFAp8LZWNU

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-ir6JhV2Zs&list=UU_IpSl6O_-IRAA6fiNs05Gg

Dracula
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1jVcmDH43Y

Super Fun Night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg1RtDr-cHE&list=UU_IpSl6O_-IRAA6fiNs05Gg

Trophy Wife
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIpB5bbJthc&list=UU_IpSl6O_-IRAA6fiNs05Gg&index=2

Resurrection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3dGcgHKru4&list=UU_IpSl6O_-IRAA6fiNs05Gg

Mind Games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naTMrFcHy2I&list=UU_IpSl6O_-IRAA6fiNs05Gg

Back In The Game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf3ttSBq09g&list=UU_IpSl6O_-IRAA6fiNs05Gg

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