Contributor: Paul Asay

Paul Asay has been part of the Plugged In staff since 2007, watching and reviewing roughly 15 quintillion movies and television shows. He’s written for a number of other publications, too, including Time, The Washington Post and Christianity Today. The author of several books, Paul loves to find spirituality in unexpected places, including popular entertainment, and he loves all things superhero. His vices include James Bond films, Mountain Dew and terrible B-grade movies. He’s married, has two children and a neurotic dog, runs marathons on occasion and hopes to someday own his own tuxedo. Feel free to follow him on Twitter @AsayPaul.

FlashForward

What if you saw a vision of what you’d be doing in six months? Would it be a curse? A blessing? And would you see this show in your future?

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Tidelands

This explicit Australian Netflix series might be one of the worst exports ever from the land down under.

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Galavant

ABC’s medieval musical comedy is silly and salacious in equal measure, as if The Princess Bride had been scribed by that Family Guy guy.

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White Rabbit Project

This Netflix reality series is like Discovery’s Mythbusters—minus the myths but with more busting.

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American Gothic

American Gothic wants to be fashionable. But in order to stand out from all the other dark shows out there, it has accessorized with an extra dose of crazy.

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Daredevil

Interesting doesn’t always equate to spiritually or morally beneficial. And artistically satisfying doesn’t mean a marvelous walk in the park.

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The Mayor

Rapper Courtney Rose ran on a platform of cleaning up the city. ABC’s The Mayor might be running a surprisingly similar campaign.

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Dominion

Dominion is Pretty Little Liars mashed up with Kabbalah, a septic spiritual stew of Gossip Girl, Gnosticism and I, Frankenstein.

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Teen Mom

For better or worse, this quartet of young mothers has become a fixture on the television landscape. … So which is it? Are we better off for Teen Mom? Or worse?

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Skins

MTV’s Skins is being called “the most dangerous program ever” by the Parents’ Television Council. And nobody’s arguing. Especially not MTV.

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Son of Zorn

Fox’s animated/live-action, fantasy/comedy mash-up has some sweet, traditional moments. But it’s got more than a few bloody, not-so-sweet ones too.

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Melrose Place

Do shows such as ‘Melrose Place’ have encased within their miserable trappings a heart of gold?

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Glee

For years, unlikely schoolmates have united to sing and dance their way into your living room and your heart. High School Musical? Nope. This Fox curtain call makes us feel quite a bit less happy than that.

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Nikita

CW’s new prime-time spy drama, which actually isn’t completely new, serves up bullets and belly buttons in equal measure. Shouldn’t we have a little bit of a problem with shows that make killing seem cool?

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Last Resort

Capt. Marcus Chaplin goes rogue after the Pentagon tries to sink his sub. Is he right to steal the boat and threaten his own country with its nuclear warheads? More importantly, would you be right to watch him do it?

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