Several new or recent SF&F shows:

• Under the Dome -- explores some interesting issues of isolated small towns, the SF aspect is totally superficial. Meandering plot. Decent acting. Also good for eye-candy if you like the actors. I am guessing that the Dome will stay up for as long as the show's ratings allow.

• Extant -- Halle Berry gets mysteriously pregnant by her former boyfriend's ghost while on a long solo space mission, and has to deal with her android child once back. Then it gets worse. Way worse. There is already a government conspiracy and there will be evil aliens shortly, I'm sure. The show is as ridiculous as it sounds. Not recommended unless you are a Halle Berry's fan. Well, they do explore the issue of AI integration into the society, but it is not done well at all.

• The Lottery: basically Children of Men serialized, poorly. Annoying plot holes everywhere. Another government conspiracy, a cynical president, an evil head of a shady agency, just pick a trope and you have it. None of what the characters do makes any sense. If you like political drama, House of Cards is infinitely better.