What TV to Watch This Fall

As always, this year’s fall TV season offers a flurry of new shows, from the Batman origin story “Gotham” to the comedy “Black-ish,” about an African-American father trying to give his kids a better sense of their cultural identity. We talk about the season’s highlights and the rise of non-TV options, including Amazon Prime’s new breakout web hit “Transparent,” about a transgender father transitioning into becoming a woman.

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