Showing: February 11th Finally, a post-financial melt-down TV show that knows to poke fun at itself. The delightfully named Schitt's Creek will reteam Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara together as a a rich couple who lose their fortune and are forced to rebuild their lives in their only remaining asset: the no-horse town of Schitt's Creek, which they had bought as a joke. So the opposite of The Beverly Hillbillies then, but with a golden comedy cast. What's not to love? The Selling Point: The central pairing of Levy and O'Hara were the best part of Best In Show and the chance to see them reunited in a similarly irreverent setting is irresistible. The Concerns: Hopefully the town name is going to be where the gimmick ends. You'd like to think it would, but Eugene Levy has appeared in all eight American Pie movies, so he's clearly not against pushing something too far.
15. 12 Monkeys
Showing: January 16th Revisiting the world of 12 Monkeys was always going to be an enticing prospect, even without Brad Pitt and Terry Gilliam, and the promise of a complete reinvention and not just a reboot has to be counted as a further win. So too does the decision to channel Looper, and cast Aaron Stanford - previously seen as Pyro in the X-Men series - as the time-traveller sent back to thwart a terrorist attack. The Selling Point: That concept is solid gold, and should it endure beyond a first season, the opportunity to create subsequent Quantum Leap style historical jumps would offer longevity. The Concerns: Movie to TV adaptations don't ordinarily have the best track record, though Hannibal, Fargo and Bates Motel have gone some way to dispelling those concerns to a certain extent. And unfortunately if anyone gets wind of success early on, the show might be written as an over-extension that spins the original story way too thin.