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BY MALEESA JOHNSON
Fall is finally here and the weatherbris starting to cool down. While webrTexans will never truly be snowedbrin, don't let that stop you from bar-brricading yourself in your home for abrnight in with Netflix.br
Binge-watching may not be thebrhealthiest activity in the world,brbut you can always do a fewbrcrunches or planks while streaming,brright? Or is that just something webrall tell ourselves? Either way, asbrthe busy holiday months rapidlybrapproach, we won't judge you forbrtaking a little time out for yourselfbrand your favorite shows.br
This month, a variety of showsbrare returning across a plethora ofbrnetworks. Thankfully, if you needbra refresher or just need to catchbrup, HBO Go, Netflix, Hulu and Ama-brzon Prime have your back. Happybrbinging!
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“Curb Your Enthusiasm”
No, we aren't telling you not to get excited. Returningbrto HBO on October 1, Larry David is ending the show'sbrsix-year sabbatical. The “Seinfeld” co-creator has playedbrhimself on the improvised series since fall of 2000. Thebrlast episode that aired was the episode 10 of seasonbreight in 2011. If you're anything like us, and have a hardbrtime remembering what we had for lunch yesterday,brmuch less what we watched six years ago, you maybrneed a refresher. All eight seasons are on HBO Go, sobrwatch away! You have 80 episodes to view, if you planbron starting from the first season. This is not one to watchbrwith the kids.br
“Poldark”
Never overlook a good PBS show. This British periodbrdrama stars Aidan Turner as a redcoat Capt. Ross Poldark. The show begins with him returning home frombrthe war to find his father had died and his sweetheart isbrabout to marry someone else. His estate was in ruins andbrhe is trying to save his family's copper-mining business.brSeason three premiered October 1, but you can relive thebrpast two seasons of drama on Amazon Prime.br
“Black-ish”
Renewed for a fourth season which aired on ABC Octoberbr3, “Black-ish” is a light-hearted sitcom that is centered onbran upper-middle class African American family. Faithfulbrviewers have had the joy of watching Dre (Anthony Anderson) and Rainbow Johnson's (Tracee Ellis Ross) fourbrkids grow up for the past three years. Dre is constantlybrendeavoring to create an ethnic identity for his family,brwhom he fears has experienced too much cultural assimila-brtion. The show has been highly acclaimed, receiving Emmybrand Golden Globe nominations for Outstanding Comedy.brRevisit some laughs on Hulu before diving into the latestbrseason. This is one you could probably feel comfortablebrwatching with your middle school aged children.br
“Scandal”
It's Shonda Rhimes time! If you told us you weren't guilty ofbrwatching at least one of “Scandal” creator Shonda Rhimes'brshows, we'd be skeptical. As of September 28, #TGITbr(Thank God it's Thursday) on ABC is back. It got evenbrbetter on October 5 with the return of “Scandal.” Watchbras Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) dons more fabulousbrcoats and downs even more wine all while running a crisisbrmanagement firm. Pope, the former White House Directorbrof Communications is back for a seventh and final season. Ifbryou're already getting choked up about the end of an era,brsoothe your soul with some “Scandal” binge sessions onbrNetflix to rehash old times.
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“Arrow”
Deep down, or maybe not so deep down, there is abrsuperhero fan inside us all. That's a good thing, sincebrviewers are basically bombarded with Marvel and DCbrComic characters everywhere they go. The CW's “Arrow” is based on the latter, with billionaire bachelorbrOliver Queen (Stephen Amell). He was presumed deadbrafter a shipwreck, but survived on a remote island, anbrexperience that changed him. Now he is back in Star-brling City, fighting corruption under a secret identity.brSeason five left a lot in the air, but perhaps the premierebrof season 6 on October 12 will remedy some of thebrcliffhangers. Not sure where you left off? Refresh yourbrmemory on Netflix.br
“Jane the Virgin”
Friday the 13th seems like the perfect date for a spookybrshow to premiere. Instead, the CW presents the ever-brzany Jane the Virgin, and we aren't complaining. Forbrthose new to the show, Jane Villanueva had beenbrraised with strict instruction from her grandmother tobrsave herself for marriage. She held onto this teaching,brbut was accidentally artificially inseminated duringbra routine check-up. The show winds its way throughbrhilariously bizarre storylines and a Telenovela style.brNothing is too dramatic for Jane the Virgin. Catch upbron the villainous “Sin Rostro” plotline and crazy lovebrtriangles on Netflix.br
“Stranger Things”
Get into the Halloween spirit with this 80s nostalgicbrthriller. If waiting week by week for new episodes isn'tbryour thing, this Netflix original will be right up your alleybras it releases the entire season on October 27. Don't letbrthe series cast of mostly children lull you into thinkingbrit's child-appropriate: this show is scary. Even if youbraren't a huge fan of jump-scenes, peer pressure maybrbe enough to get you hooked, as this is one of the mostbrbuzzing shows of the year on social media. And fingersbrcrossed, we'll all find out what happened to Barb.