Rueben's Ramblings

It’s that time of the year again. Time for the annual Paley Preview Parties at the Paley Center for Media!

This year the events are now under the umbrella of PaleyFest, starting off with the preview party for CBS on Friday, September 6. The reception will start at 6 PM followed by a 7 PM screening of the new CBS sitcom We Are Men. The cast and creative team of this comedy will then take to the stage at 7:30 PM for a moderated panel followed by screenings of the new comedies Mom, The Millers and The Crazy Ones. The night will then be capped off by a screening of the new drama Hostages.

The CW will take to the stage on Saturday, September 7 starting at 6 PM with the reception and then a screening of the new drama The Tomorrow People at 7 PM. The cast and creative team of this new drama will then participate in a moderated panel at 7:45 PM followed by the screenings of the networks other new dramas Reign and The Originals.

Moving over to Monday, September 9, the reception for the FOX party will begin at 5 PM (note the earlier start time) with the screening of the new sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine happening at 5:30 PM. The cast and creative team of this new comedy will then take the stage for a moderated panel at 6 PM followed by screenings of the new drama Sleepy Hollow, the new comedy Dads, the new drama Almost Human and the new comedy Enlisted.

ABC will have its party on Tuesday, September 10 starting with the reception at 6 PM followed by a screening of the new comedy Trophy Wife at 7 PM. The cast and creative team of this new sitcom will then participate in a moderated panel at 7:30 followed by screenings of the new comedies The Goldbergs and Super Fun Night as well as the new drama Lucky 7.

The last of the Paley Preview Parties will feature NBC on Wednesday, September 11the reception kicking off at 6 PM followed by a screening of the new drama Ironside at 7 PM. The cast and creative team of this new drama will then take to the stage for a moderated panel followed by the screenings of the new comedies Sean Saves the World, Welcome to the Family and The Michael J. Fox Show as well as the new drama The Blacklist.

The Paley Center for Media isn’t done there, though. They also have two September panels to present. The first being a Fall Farewell: Dexter Series Finale on Thursday, September 12 starting at 7 PM with the screening of the final episode followed by a panel with the creative team and cast of the Showtime series. And, the second being Fall Flashback: Reflections – China Beach 25 Years Later, which will be a reunion of the cast and creative team of the TV series China Beach. A screening will take place at 7 PM followed by a moderated panel with the cast and creative team.

All of the above panels will be live streamed as well; and panelists for all of the events will be announced at a later time.

Tickets for members of the Paley Center for Media will go on sale this Saturday, August 10 at 9 AM (Pacific Time) while tickets for the general public will go on sale on Monday, August 12 at 9 AM (Pacific Time). Visit the Paley Center for Media for more details.