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AfterElton's 2012 Summer TV Guide
Posted by Lyle Masaki on May 24, 2012
Summer used to be a time when your TV choices were pretty limited. But then then the cable networks wised up and realized it was a perfect season to launch new programming, since their broadcast competition had little to offer besides reruns. As a result, the summer TV schedule now has enough to keep you thoroughly entertained - a relief on those days when the heat forces you inside and prostrate on the couch.
Whether your idea of great summer TV is light drama, ridiculous reality, supernatural angst or smartass comedy there seems to be something for everyone. Here are the new shows that have our curiosity piqued and the returning shows we're excited to see back.
June 3
Drop Dead Diva (Lifetime, Sundays)
Never mind that the fourth season of starts with a multi-episode story arc starring Kim Kardashian as a relationship guru who helps Greyson deal with heartbreak (oh, irony), Lifetime’s high-concept legal drama has a light tone that makes it an ideal summer show. Gay creator and show runner Josh Berman can be counted on for at least a few gay interest storylines. (They won a GLAAD media award last year for their Constance McMillan inspired "Prom" episode.) And with Patty Duke, Brandy Norwood, Serena Williams and Valerie Harper signed up for guest appearances this season, there’s plenty of reason to expect some campy fun.
June 10
True Blood (HBO, Sundays)
The Vampire Authority has been a mostly-unseen presence on True Blood since the beginning. However, in the fifth season of HBO’s supernatural soap, they’re going to make their mark on Bon Temps, with Christopher Meloni asserting his authority with just as much sexiness as in his Oz days. Add Scott Foley’s mysterious Iraq war vet character, the aftermath of Tara's murder and Russel’s (Denis O’Hare) empty grave to make another compelling season.
June 28
Wilfred (FX, Thursdays)
Wilfred follows Ryan (Elijah Wood) a depressed man who starts hanging out with his neighbor’s dog, who Ryan sees as a grumpy Australian man in a dog costume. At first, the humor was largely about how many of the things dogs do are horrifically inappropriate for a human. As Wilfred continued, we got to know Ryan and his demons better – his family history with mental illness, the viciously competitive side Ryan wanted to leave behind and an overall feeling of being unappreciated. This season might bring a little bit of relief to Ryan’s life as Smallville’s Allison Mack joins the show as a love interest.
July 9
The Closer (TNT, Mondays)
It’s time for Deputy Police Chief Brenda Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick) to investigate her final cases as TNT’s landmark drama gets ready to end. The series’ final episodes will lead to Captain Sharon Raydor (Mary McDonnell) taking over the Major Crimes division. Thankfully, that means we won’t have to say goodbye to surveillance expert Buzz or gay coroner Dr. Morales (played by out actors Phillip P. Keene and Jonathan Del Arco) as both characters will be sticking around for the spin-off, Major Crimes, premiering August 13 right after The Closer's finale.
July 10
White Collar (USA, Tuesdays)
What could be better than spending another season with Matt Bomer as the handsome, charismatic and exceptionally talented con artist Neal Cafferty?
This season promises that we’ll get to see Neal execute his schemes in locations other than New York City as he runs from the FBI. However, in the end, White Collar wouldn’t be the same if it kept Neal and FBI Agent Peter Burke (Tim DeKay) apart, so we can’t wait to see what kind of cat-and-mouse chases are required to make that reunion happen.
July 23
Warehouse 13 (Syfy, Mondays)
The last season left off on a particularly dire note, with gay Steve Jinks (Aaron Ashmore), H.G. Wells (Jaime Murray) and Mrs. Frederic (CCH Pounder) all looking doomed. Now the surviving Warehouse team membersare seeking an obscure and dangerous artifact that might help them repair the damage. With any luck, it’s a device that can make sure we haven’t seen the last of Jinksy, Helena or Mrs. Frederic, like Gene Roddenberry’s cosmic reset button.
July 27
The London Summer Olympics
Once every four years, the summer games showcases male athleticism at its most beautiful. Diving, swimming, wrestling, gymnastics, martial arts, track, soccer, fencing – the summer sports are an awe-inspiring showcase for the world’s most finely-tuned physiques as their power, form, speed and grace all get put to the test. We’ll have more detailed coverage as the events near, but in the meantime enjoy our photo gallery of Team USA’s hottest men.
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