Thursday night was a huge night for prime-time television, with season premieres of Shonda Rhimes’ Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder. With both shows proving to be hits on social media, various media outlets live-tweeted the premieres. But People magazine didn’t exactly win over the crowd with some of its tweets. Apparently the person behind People’
If there really were some “how to” on creating an entertaining TV show, more people would use it.
Still, you could do worse than following the path blazed by Pete Nowalk, creator of the wild and wildly entertaining How To Get Away with Murder (ABC, Thursday, 10 ET/PT; *** out of four). And the first step is to hire a terrific actor to star — though good luck finding one as good as Viola Davis. Bringing every ounce of her considerable talent to bear in Wednesday’s opener, Davis convincingly m
ABC’s fall primetime lineup will be more diverse its ever been.
On top of favorites like Scandal and Greys Anatomy, which both have minority leads, a new slew of diverse shows will be joining the network. Black-ish (a sitcom based on a Black suburban family), Cristela (a show about a Hispanic family), Fresh Off the Boat (a show about an Asian community), and How to Get Away with Murder (starring Viola Davis) are all bringing a much-needed array of stories/experiences to prime time.
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