This is the inspiration for it all: this is the TV you should be watching this fall (and why you should be watching it!) I've also included a few shows I think we'll all be disappointed in.
Top Dramatic Shows:
* Heroes-NBC, Mondays, season premier Sept 24th: Genetic mutations a secret organization has known about for years yield superpowers and we're just learning about it now?! Seriously, this show has it all: a compelling (enough) story line, action, cheerleaders and an evil-doer named Sylar. Now to figure out how I get myself some super-powers!
*Criminal Minds-CBS, Wednesday, season premier Sept 26th: Every episode it always strikes me as odd how emotionally involved the guys and gals from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit become with the case. Regardless, its one of the best cop-dramas out there and frequently gives me the heeby-jeebies!
*Cane-CBS, Tuesdays, series premier Sept 25th: I don't really know what to expect, but with Jimmy Smits and the story of how he runs a sugar and rum empire, I'm envisioning a Latino Soprano's. The only thing that could make it sound better is bacon, maybe.
*Big Shots-ABC, Thursdays, series premier Sept 27th: 4 CEOs dishing about their power, privilege and sex lives at their exclusive country club may not sound like good TV, but with 4 veteran actors of Alias, The West Wing, Titus and The Practice I'm willing to give it a shot!
*Grey's Anatomy-ABC, Thursdays, season premier Sept 27th: Forget the "Mc"crap; its the dynamics between Izzy, George and Callie that make the show interesting!
*CSI-CBS, Thursdays, season premier Sept 27th: The original and still the best (well, actually the only CSI worth watching.) Last season they figured out how to make the miniature killer cover several episodes...and she's still at it! Will they be able to find Sarah in time to save her life? In time to save her hand? Tune in to find out!
*Friday Night Lights-NBC, Fridays, season premier Oct 5th: Ouch, FNL got moved to the dreaded Friday night slot! Even though its been likened to "Laguna Beach in Texas" in my house, I still find it compelling-come on, who doesn't like a good underdog story?
*Journeyman-NBC, Mondays, series premier Sept 24th: The upside is its got a great actor from HBO's Rome. The potential downside is with too many writer-producer-director people from The West Wing it could end up like Studio 60-canceled.
*New Amsterdam-FOX, Tuesdays, series premier ???: I think this is to compete with Journeyman and generally one shows wins (sometimes neither like with last year's Six Degrees and The Nine). Anyway its a cop-drama so I'll give it a shot.
*Prison Break-FOX, Mondays, season premier Sept 17th: With all the brain power Michael Schofield has, no one expected him to get caught and sent to a creepy-trippy-prison WAY south of the border. But he did, and we have season 3. I'm hoping the writers will boost the believability of the characters a bit and continue with more MacGuyver-like tricks.
Top Sitcoms:
* The Office-NBC, Thursdays, season premier Sept 27th: One Shrute Buck will be awarded for each episode you watch! Seriously, if you haven't been watching the antics of The Office, welcome back to planet earth. We all wish our lives at work were as exciting as they are for the folks at Dunder Mifflin (sales calls and make-overs with Phyllis, reading Creed's blog, and calculating how many quarters it'll take to get Dwight's office supplies out of the vending machine.) Kinda makes me want to move to Scranton.
*My Name is Earl-NBC, Thursdays, season premier Sept 27th: Awwh Snap! I can't move to Scranton because I'd miss all my friends from the trailer park. This show delivers good, simple laugh-out-loud humor and shouldn't be missed.
*30 Rock-NBC, Thursdays, season premier Oct 4th: Along with The Office & Earl, this makes up the best hour and a half of TV on the air. Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey carry this smart comedy (yes, sometimes you might not hear a joke if you don't have your thinking cap on) about the people who work at a sketch comedy show. Plus they have an episode about Cleveland!
*Carpoolers-ABC, Tuesdays, series premier Oct 2nd: I thought this show looked lame at first, but after seeing a clip with Jerry O'Donnell spouting off rules of the carpool ("Don't show me pictures of your kids because then I'll have to memorize their names"), back seat driving (reaching over the driver to honk the horn) and making the new guy save a parking spot ("I promise, the 'fancy car' guys won't run you over; well I didn't think they would") I decided this is my kind of show.
*Reaper-The CW, Tuesdays, series premier Sept 25th: It has the brother from Invasion as side-kick to the star Sam (who played Sam from Fox's The Loop) whose parents sold his soul to the devil when he was born. Sounds like a great concept with some funny actors so I'll be giving it a shot.
*Big Bang Theory-CBS, Mondays, series premier Sept 24th: I honestly don't give this show much of a chance of lasting through the season, but it has Darlene's boyfriend (from Rosanne) playing one of the main nerdy characters and I believe he plays creepy-nerdy quite well.
Top Reality Shows:
*Survivor: China-CBS, Thursdays, series premier Sept 20th: Please don't fool yourself into thinking you are tired of watching survivor. At the very least watch a few episodes and then read Bob-Dawgster's posts on CBS's website where past competitors comment on each episode.
*Beauty & The Geek-The CW, Tuesdays, series premier Sept 18th: Pretty girls make over geeky boys and everyone learns something about themselves...well almost everyone.
*The Biggest Loser-NBC, Tuesdays, series premier Sept 11th: New (thinner) host Allison Sweeney from Days of Our Lives and 3 teams competing! This is a feel good reality show, that actually makes a positive impact...and sometimes makes me cry happy tears.
*Dancing With The Stars-ABC, Monday & Tuesday, series premier Sept 24th: Men, you can watch this show and enjoy it. First, you have Josie Maran (swimsuit model). Second because you have manly-men competing like Helio Castroneves and Floyd Mayweather.
*Kid Nation-CBS, Wednesdays, series premier Sept 19th: As many of you know, I really don't care for children, particularly when they interfere with my ability to have a nice quiet dinner at a restaurant. Each child that intrudes on my dinner should be sent to Kid Nation to live in a ghost-town where they have to take care of themselves. In that capacity they might actually be entertaining to me (unlike when the ill-behaved little ones choose to throw a tantrum at a restaurant because they don't have Kraft mac-n-cheese on the menu-That is not entertaining!)
Shows you shouldn't bother with:
*Private Practice-ABC: Spin-off of Grey's is a bad idea. Red-headed doctor will be back in Seattle before Christmas.
*Cavemen-ABC: Even their website can't accurately describe the setting (is it set in San Diego or Atlanta?)...I seriously doubt the script is any more well thought out.
*Chuck-NBC: All computer jobs are boring, the government will not accidentally send you the biggest secrets in our nation so you can act as a secret agent and save the world, all computer jobs will remain boring.
The Queen has spoken!
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I think The Big Bang Theory will stick the whole season and beyond. It has top sitcom creator Chuck Lorre behind it who has nothing but a long line of successes, and James Burrows who is an emmmy winner directing. Look for some great things from this show.
We may be in for a pleasant surprise here: Chuck Lorre helped bring us Rosanne and Dharma & Greg.
Sara Gilbert To Reunite With Johnny Galecki On The Big Bang Theory :
Gilbert and "Roseanne" Hubby Reunite
Tue Sep 4, 2007 3:22AM EDT
By Nellie Andreeva
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Sara Gilbert will reunite with her "Roseanne" husband Johnny Galecki on Galecki's new comedy series, CBS' "The Big Bang Theory."
The show, set for a September 24 premiere, revolves around Leonard (Galecki) and Sheldon (Jim Parsons), two socially inept physicists who befriend their new pretty neighbor (Kaley Cuoco).
Gilbert will appear in an unspecified number of episodes as a love interest for Leonard. She is a fellow physicist who works with him, and the two attempt to date.
On "Roseanne," Gilbert and Galecki's characters, Darlene Conner and David Healy, had an on-again, off-again relationship until tying the knot in the penultimate season's finale.
Gilbert's role on the long-running ABC sitcom earned her two Emmy nominations.
Gilbert, who gave birth to a girl a month ago, has had a recurring role on NBC's veteran medical drama "ER."
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
Journeyman? Really??? I'm pretty sure we've all seen this before, it was called Quantum Leap staring the great Scott Bakula!!! I give this show 7 episodes until its cancelled...
Ok, i'm willing to give all this a chance, even setting up Tivo to record the Office... But I think the one reality show missing, is Extreme Home Makeover. Ty is over the top (and apparently a drinker) but the show highlights that there is still good in this world... I dont' have much on my tivo, but Extreme Home Makeonver is one of them.
I loved Quantum Leap! Extreme Makeover used to be something I tivo'd, but there were too many conflicts with other Sunday night shows...however there were many a happy tear cried for that show!
Other shows that you might wanna check out to round out the 50 hours...
24 - Fox, Jan. '08 - Not everyone's favorite, and maybe a bit old now, but a good time killer if you need one, and who doesn't love Jack Bauer?
The Shield - FX, Jan. '08 - Amazing cop show. ALready through 6 seasons, so you have time to rent and catch up for the final eps...
Rescue Me - FX - ??? - Another awesome FX show, starring Dennis Leary. This is just ending its 4th season this week, so you can get these on DVD too.
House, M.D. - Fox, Sept. 25, '08 - I know there are lotsa doctor dramas, but having a doctor that doesn't care (about you or anyone else) makes this awesome.
Scrubs - NBC, Oct. 10, '08 - This is a super cheesy show I always tried to resist, cause it always had a moral. But then it was on 43 times a day on WGN and TBS and what not, and I got hooked. Check it out (if you got Tivo and wanna use it to its full potential...)
Keep it up, Queen. I'm looking forward to recaps and rants...
Gotta give props to The Shield and Rescue me - although both have dropped in performance a bit in the latest seasons - still good uses of the Tivo!
What's "Lost"? I think I remember a show titled similarly a few years back, but can't remember.
Also, Queen Lativo was coined by someone else on this blog about 2 years back. Try Google.
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