Ripper Street is Back 12th October

In a surprise move, fans of Ripper Street will be treated to two seasons in one year, as Amazon has announced the latest series will arrive sooner than expected. This will be a huge relief for fans, who were left with a gripping cliffhanger at the end of season 4.

The Victorian crime show was killed off by the BBC in 2013, but was later resuscitated by online streaming service. Now the show is ending on its own terms at season 5, which will see all six episodes arrive on 12th October.

The series will make up one single story and (according to Amazon’s publicity) “Our heroes become fugitives, forced to operate outside the law as they pursue the most insidious enemy they have encountered yet.” The enemy in question is “a serial killer with subhuman desires, but a superhuman ability to avoid apprehension”, played by Jonas Armstrong (Robin Hood). Is it going to be the eponymous Ripper they come across?

All the usual suspects will be returning, as well as a fan favourite from season 2 Detective Inspector Jedidiah Shine (Joseph Mawle – Game of Thrones).

Bad guy DI Shine (Joseph Mawle) makes a welcome return

Catch the whole thing on 12th October on Amazon.

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Good Girls Revolt Trailer Lands on Amazon

Next month, Amazon launches the 1960s drama Good Girls Revolt, which tells the stories of female journalists fighting for equality. The series is based on the true story of 46 female members of the Newsweek staff taking legal action against the publication for “systematic discrimination” against women in terms of hiring and promotion. Although the series uses real events and Lynn Povich‘s memoir of the events, most of the characters and settings are fictionalised. Newsweek becomes News of the Week, and the leading roles are possible composite characters of real men and women involved in the events. The show is created by Narcos writer/producer Dana Calvo, and is pitching itself as a stylish, cool Mad Men style affair. This time though, the Don Draper types take a back seat and the spotlight on ladies such as Jane (Anna Camp – True Blood),  Patti (Genevieve Angelson – House of Lies) and Cindy (Erin Darke – Don’t Think Twice). The show will nod to real characters too, with Grace Gummer (Mr Robot) appearing as feminist powerhouse Nora Ephron.

Watch the trailer here:

The series launches on 28th October 2016

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Modern Family To Feature Transgender Child Actor

ABC’s award winning sitcom Modern Family has never been afraid of breaking new ground, both in story-lines and innovation. It was one of the first shows to feature a committed gay couple (culminating in one of the first gay weddings in 2014)  and last year filmed an episode entirely shot using an iPhone. They are now pitching another first: they are the first television show to use an openly transgender child actor.

The episode, “A Stereotypical Day” is due to air tomorrow (28th September) and, according to Variety, will feature 8-year-old Jackson Millarker. The story will focus of Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) being overcome with pride that their daughter Lily (Aubrey Anderson-Emmons) wants to invite her trans friend Tom (Millarker) over for a play date. As Cam and Mitchell are notoriously a bit pompous and self-congratulating (for comedic effect), they see it as a sign of their awesome parenting that their daughter is so open minded. However, their joy is short lived, when they overhear Lily insulting her friend, and they use the moment as an opportunity to  teach her. This being Modern Family, I assume it will all resolve nicely by the end!

Fans have taken to social media to praise the show for the move and to demand that Hollywood do more to include trans actors:

First transgender-centric episode, and first trans-kid on #TV. Modern Family trully a forward show #wow #lgtv https://t.co/Ys7vQgkmse pic.twitter.com/sw6Y2rTb8c

— Ze D. Kya (dekya) (@zedekya) September 27, 2016

"Modern Family" has cast a Trans child actor to play one of Lily's friends. If they can cast Trans actors, so can the rest of Hollywood.

— ZackPas+ (@dapperzack) September 26, 2016

Thank you @ModernFam for casting a child #transactor! #translivesmatter #lovewins #livingourtruth #transchoruslahttps://t.co/pKMxt4i3iz

— TransChorusLA (@TransChorusLA) September 26, 2016

However some fans are still critical at the decision to cast heterosexual actor Stonestreet as gay character Cam:

"Modern Family" casting trans child but still has fake gay Eric Stonestreet https://t.co/R6em93syxh

— Robert Heikkila (@newsouth418) September 26, 2016

‘A Stereotypical Day’ is the second episode of Modern Family‘s 8th season, and will air tomorrow night (28th September) on ABC.

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The Fall Schedule: November and December Previews

We’ve got a lot of new and returning TV hitting the screens in September and October, but it’s not too early to think about the shows that are heading our way in November and December. There’s a few teasers being released, which I’ve collected for you here!

All details are correct for the USA at the time of writing. For your country, please check your TV guide.

Date	Show	Network	Season
5th Nov	The Crown	Netflix	1
15th Nov	Good Behaviour Sweet/Vicious	TNT MTV	1 1
17th Nov	Undercover	BBC America	1
20th Nov	Librarians The Affair	TNT Showtime	3 3
21st Nov	Search Party	TBS	1
25th Nov	Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life	Netflix	8
30th Nov	Incorporated Vikings	Syfy History	1 4 (second part)
7th Dec	Shut Eye	Hulu	1
9th Dec	Fuller House	Netflix	2
11th Dec	The Hollow Crown: The War of the Roses	PBS	Miniseries

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life premiers 25th November

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The Fall Schedule : October

The Fall Schedule if in full swing now, bringing together a host of old and new quality tv. I’ve put together the air dates for new and returning shows in October (September is available on a separate post) so you can make a note of when your favourite shows are back. Remember to keep an eye on Skatronixxx.com for reviews of all the best shows.

All details are correct for the USA at the time of writing. For your country, please check your TV guide.

Date	Show	Network	Season
2nd	Westworld Madam Secretary Shameless Elementary	HBO CBS Showtime CBS	1 3 7 5
3rd	Scorpion Conviction Timeless	CBS ABC NBC	3 1 1
4th	The Mindy Project The Flash No Tomorrow	Hulu The CW The CW	5 3 1
5th	Arrow Frequency	The CW The CW	5 1
9th	Divorce Insecure	HBO HBO	1 1
10th	Supergirl 2 Broke Girls	The CW CBS	2 6

The Flash season 3 premiers 4th October

Date	Show	Network	Season
11th	The Middle American Housewife Fresh Off the Boat The Real O’Neals Chicago Fire	ABC ABC ABC ABC NBC	8 1 3 2 5
13th	Legends of Tomorrow Supernatural Falling Water	The CW The CW USA	2 12 1
14th	Haters Back Off	Netflix	1
17th	Jane the Virgin The Odd Couple	The CW CBS	3 3

Supernatural season 12 premiers 13th October

Date	Show	Network	Season
19th	Chance	Hulu	1
21st	The Vampire Diaries Crazy Ex-Girlfriend	The CW The CW	8 2
23rd	The Walking Dead Comic Book Men	AMC AMC	7 6
24th	Man With A Plan	CBS	1
26th	Rectify	Sundance	4
27th	The Great Indoors Mom Life in Pieces Pure Genius	CBS CBS CBS CBS	1 4 2 1
29th	The Fall	Netflix	3
31st	People of Earth	TBS	1

The Walking Dead season 7 premiers 23rd October

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The Fall Schedule: September

Ok.. I know this is a little bit late! Really sorry! I’ve put together the air dates for new and returning shows in September (October is on a separate post) so you can catch up if you’ve missed any of your faves. Remember to keep an eye on Skatronixxx.com for reviews of all the best shows.

All details are correct for the USA at the time of writing. For your country, please check your TV guide.

Date	Show	Network	Season
6th	From Dust Til Dawn: The Series Atlanta	El Rey FX	3 1
8th	Better Things	FX	1
11th	Rob & Chyna Masters of Sex	E! Showtime	1 4
14th	Blindspot American Horror Story South Park Legends of Chamberlain Heights	NBC FX Comedy Central Comedy Central	2 6 20 1
16th	Z Nation High Maintenance	Syfy HBO	3 1
19th	Gotham The Big Bang Theory Kevin Can Wait Lucifer The Good Place	Fox CBS CBS Fox NBC	3 10 1 2 1

Gotham season 3 premiers 19th September

Date	Show	Network	Season
20th	NCIS Brooklyn Nine-Nine New Girl Bull Scream Queens This Is Us Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. NCIS: New Orleans	CBS Fox Fox CBS Fox NBC ABC CBS	14 4 6 1 2 1 4 3
21st	The Goldbergs Lethal Weapon Speechless Modern Family Empire Law & Order: SVU Black-ish Chicago PD Designated Survivor	ABC Fox ABC ABC Fox NBC ABC NBC ABC	4 1 1 8 3 18 3 4 1
22nd	Superstore Grey’s Anatomy Rosewood Notorious Chicago Med Pitch The Blacklist How To Get Away With Murder	NBC ABC Fox ABC NBC Fox NBC ABC	2 13 2 1 2 1 4 3

How To Get Away With Murder season 3 premiers 22nd September

Date	Show	Network	Season
23rd	Longmire Last Man Standing MacGyver Dr. Ken Shark Tank The Exorcist Hawaii Five-0 Blue Bloods Van Helsing Transparent	Netflix ABC CBS ABC ABC Fox CBS CBS Syfy Amazon	5 6 1 2 8 1 7 7 1 3
25th	Bob’s Burgers Once Upon a Time The Simpsons NCIS:LA Son of Zorn Secrets and Lies Family Guy Last Man on Earth Quantico	Fox ABC Fox CBS Fox ABC Fox Fox ABC	7 6 28 8 1 2 15 3 2

Last Man on Earth season 3 premiers on 25th September

Date	Show	Network	Season
26th	The Regular Show	Comedy Central	8
27th	Channel Zero: Candle Cove Aftermath Drunk History	Syfy Syfy Comedy Central	1 1 4
28th	Criminal Minds Code Black Younger Impastor	CBS CBS TV Land TV Land	12 2 3 2
30th	Luke Cage Crisis in Six Scenes	Netflix Amazon	1 1

Luke Cage season 1 premiers on 30th September

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A Look At The New Star Trek Show

The characters from Star Trek have been portrayed in many different movies and TV shows. The original Star Trek TV shows and many other TV shows and movies. In 2009, director J.J Abrams gave Star Trek a new look with Star Trek, and shortly after, Star Trek: Into Darkness. Now, in the year 2016, not only is Star Trek: Beyond coming out soon, recently a new Star Trek TV show was announced!

To die hard fans who love Star Trek, this trailer is probably a disappointment. It gives almost no indication if the show is going to be as good (or better) than the originals. But this trailer is only a teaser, and hopefully later in the year, we will see more. The show will premiere in 2016 on CBS.

I will stay posted and hopefully write a blog when we see more. Also, be sure to check out the other blogs on skatronixxx, all of them are awesome. Well, until next time, set your phasers to stun.

-Cole @TheNicolasTweet