NBC Fall Preview

NBC is definitely my favorite network. And of the big four, it always seems to get the worst ratings. There must be something about good shows that the average tv watcher doesn't like. Every year the Peacock puts out good new shows and then they get canceled because no one was watching them (case in point Studio 60 and Journeyman). This fall they're bringing in new shows, My Own Worst Enemy, Knight Rider, Kath and Kim, and Crusoe. Last year's best night of television was Monday's Chuck, Heroes, Journeyman so lets see if Christian Slater can step up to the plate and keep it that with with Own Enemy.

Interest Level (6=really want to start this show...1=will never watch this show)

Monday
8:00 Chuck- Season 2: Currently watching (Starts Sept. 29)
9:00 Heroes- Season 3: Currently watching (Starts Sept. 22)
10:00 My Own Worst Enemy- (New): Starting to watch (Starts Oct. 13)

Tuesday
8:00 Biggest Loser- Season 6: Interest level= 2 (Starts Sept. 16)
10:00 Law and Order SVU- Season 10: Interest level= 2
(Starts Sept. 23)

Wednesday
8:00 Knight Rider- (New): Starting to watch (Starts Sept. 24)
9:00 Deal of No Deal- Season 4: Have watched (Started)
10:00 Lipstick Jungle- Season 2: Interest level= 4 (Starts Sept. 24)

Thursday
8:00 My Name Is Earl- Season 4: Currently watching (Starts Sept. 25)
8:30 Kath and Kim- (New): Starting to watch (Starts Oct. 9)
9:00 The Office- Season 5: Currently watching (Starts Sept. 25)
9:30 30 Rock- Season 3: Currently watching (Starts Oct. 30)
10:00 ER- Season 15: Interest level= 3 (Starts Sept. 25)

Friday
8:00 Crusoe- (New): Starting to watch (Starts Oct. 17)
9:00 America's Toughest Jobs- (New): Started and stopped
(Already started)
10:00 Life- Season 2: Interest level= 2 (Starts Oct. 3)

ABC Fall Preview

ABC came into their own four years ago when they started Lost, Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives. Here's the thing about ABC, do they have no sitcoms right now? I'm not sure if Samantha Who is a sitcom or not. If it is, then they have one. One! How do you survive on that? I like that ABC dramas do well in ratings without being of the noncontinuous CBS variety. There isn't much new programing this fall because there weren't that many cancellations. Those that were (carpoolers, cavemen) were replaced by midseason shows (eli stone).

Interest Level (6=really want to start this show...1=will never watch this show)

Monday
8:00 Dancing With the Stars- Season 7: Interest Level= 4
(Starts Sept. 22)
9:30 Samantha Who?- Season 2: Interest Level= 5 (Starts Oct. 6)
10:00 Boston Legal- Season 5: Interest Level= 2 (Starts Sept. 22)

Tuesday
8:00 Opportunity Knocks- (New): Starting to watch (Starts Sept. 23)
9:00 Dancing With the Results- Season 7: Interest Level= 4
(Starts Sept. 23)
10:00 Eli Stone- Season 2: Started and stopped (Starts Oct. 14)

Wednesday
8:00 Pushing Daisies- Season 2: Interest Level= 3 (Starts Oct. 1)
9:00 Private Practice- Season 2: Currently watching (Starts Oct. 1)
10:00 Dirty, Sexy, Money- Season 2: Currently watching
(Starts Oct. 1)

Thursday
8:00 Ugly Betty- Season 3: Interest Level= 3 (Starts Sept. 25)
9:00 Grey's Anatomy- Season 5: Currently watching (Starts Sept. 25)
10:00 Life On Mars- Season 2: Interest Level= 3 (Starts Oct. 9)

Friday
8:00 Wife Swap- Season 5: Interest Level= 1 (Starts Oct. 3)
9:00 Supernanny- Season 5: Interest Level= 1 (Starts Oct. 3)

Sunday
8:00 Extreme Makeover Home Edition- Season 6: Watch sporadically (Starts Sept. 28)
9:00 Desperate Housewives- Season 5: Currently watching
(Starts Sept. 28)
10:00 Brothers and Sisters- Season 3: Currently watching
(Starts Sept. 28)

CBS Fall Preview

CBS is the king of the non continuous dramas that kill on ratings but are never any good. Any dude can step in every other week and watch an episode of NCIS or CSI and not miss any important plot points from the week before. That is something that I really hate. These shows are not anywhere close to the losts and heroes of the world, but beat them in viewers week in and week out. The fantastic sitcom lineup from CBS is also one of the worst. To be fair, I have never seen How I Met Your Mother, but 2 and 1/2 Men is not funny and Big Bang Theory is God awful. The little I've seen of Old Christine I liked so I'm hoping the new comedies, Worst Week and Gary Unmarried, are more similar to that. CBS kills it on reality though. I'm about to finish Big Brother and Survivor and Amazing Race get enough compliments that I will be checking them out this fall.

Interest Level (6=really want to start this show...1=will never watch this show)

Monday
8:00 Big Bang Theory- Season 2: Interest Level= 1 (Starts Sept. 22)
8:30 How I Met Your Mother- Season 4: Interest Level= 2
(Starts Sept. 22)
9:00 Two and a Half Men- Season 6: Interest Level= 2
(Starts Sept. 22)
9:30 Worst Week- (New): Starting to watch (Starts Sept. 22)
10:00 CSI Miami- Season 7: Interest Level= 2 (Starts Sept. 22)

Tuesday
8:00 NCIS- Season 6: Interest Level= 2 (Starts Sept. 23)
9:00 The Mentalist- (New): Interest Level= 3 (Starts Sept. 23)
10:00 Without a Trace- Season 7: Interest Level= 2 (Starts Sept. 23)

Wednesday
8:00 New Adventures of Old Christine- Season 4: Interest Level= 5 (Starts Sept. 24)
8:30 Gary Unmarried- (New): Starting to watch (Starts Sept. 24)
9:00 Criminal Minds- Season 4: Interest Level= 2 (Starts Sept. 24)
10:00 CSI NY- Season 5: Interest Level= 2 (Starts Sept. 24)

Thursday
8:00 Survivor- Season 17: Starting to watch (Starts Sept. 18)
9:00 CSI- Season 9: Interest Level= 2 (Starts Oct. 9)
10:00 The 11th Hour- (New): Interest Level= 2 (Starts Oct. 9)

Friday
8:00 Ghost Whisperer- Season 4: Interest Level= 3 (Starts Oct. 3)
9:00 The Ex List- (New): Interest Level= 1 (Starts Oct. 3)
10:00 Numb3rs- Season 5: Interest Level= 3 (Starts Oct. 3)

Sunday
8:00 Amazing Race- Season 13: Starting to watch (Starts Sept. 28)
9:00 Cold Case- Season 6: Interest Level= 2 (Starts Sept. 28)
10:00 The Unit- Season 4: Interest Level= 2 (Starts Sept. 28)

New Fox Shows

Fringe is the fourth show created by JJ Abrams (Felicity, Alias, Lost). Like all of Abrams' shows, Fringe will have an overarching mythology. The plot centers around a research scientist, his son and a female FBI agent. Abrams said his inspiration came from a range of sources including X-Files and the Twilight Zone. Notable cast involved are Joshua Jackson and the bald black dude from The Wire and Lost (Lance Reddick).




Do Not Disturb is a new sitcom dealing with a hotel in New York City that used to be popular...sounds strangely like 'Welcome to the Captain.' Jerry O'Connell will take his second stab in two years at starring in a sitcom. His Carpoolers of ABC tanked last season, but it did not have the bonus feature of co-starring #2, aka Robert Wagner.



Hole In the Wall is an adaptation on the Japanese game Brain Wall. Basically the contestants have to arrange themselves in different ways in order to fit themselves into a hole in the wall. It sounds interesting for two episodes and then will be done.

Fox Returners

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles returns for its second season on Fox. I really enjoyed the first season and this show is probably in my top five awaited returns. The addition of Brian Austin Green mid-season was a great decision. Seeing young David Silver as an action star is like a dream come true. Also, Clare's friend from the first season of Heroes is John Connor so that's an extra tv plus. If you are excited for the new Christian Bale infested Terminator 4, you really should catch up on Sarah Connor Chronicles to fill the time.

Best Character:
Derek Reese (below left)

Worst Character: (only thinking of the five main characters)
John Connor (above right), which is sad because I like him.

House starts their fifth season this fall and it's starting to drag a little for me. Sure I love House's quirks and Wilson's everything, but the episodes are getting too repetitive for me. Give me some more relationship stuff, like with the House, Wilson, Cut-throat B*tch love triangle. It's like they only have one or two of these situations a season. Also if House could watch more soaps and play more gameboy I would get a bunch more laughs out of it.

Best Character:
Greg House (below left)

Worst Character:
Eric Foreman (above right)

Family Guy is now in its seventh season although there was that break in between because it got cancelled. what?!? This is by far the best animated show of all time, and they come up with the most subtle but ridiculous ways to make you laugh. One of the great things about this show is that there are three tremendous characters that I can absolutely see being someone's favorite character. Although I am a Peter man, Stewie or Brian would be absolutely the best character on any other animated show on television.

Best Character:
Peter Griffon (below)

Worst Character:
Herbert (creepy old guy)

Fox Fall Preview

Fox relies heavily on its January incorporation of American Idol and 24. Fox has this strange preference for playing their news at 10:00 and therefore they have many less openings for prime time shows. If there was one show currently on television that I wish I was caught up on it would be Fox's Prison Break. Thankfully Fox has the animated comedies covered with Family Guy, The Simpsons and the new Family Guy spin-off coming mid-season, because they are hurting on the regular comedies. Last year I enjoyed Back to You with Kelsey Grammar and Fred Willard but sadly it was cancelled. This year they bring back Til Death and add Do Not Disturb with Jerry O'Connell.

Interest Level (6=really want to start this show...1=will never watch this show)

Monday
8:00 Terminator: Sarah Connor- Season 2: Currently watching
(Starts Sept. 8)
9:00 Prison Break- Season 4: Interest Level= 6
(Starts tonight, Sept. 1)

Tuesday
8:00 House, MD- Season 5: Currently watching (Starts Sept. 16)
9:00 Fringe- New: Starting to watch (Starts Sept. 9)

Wednesday
8:00 Bones- Season 4: Interest Level= 3 (Starts Sept. 3)
9:00 'Til Death- Season 3: Started watching and stopped
(Starts Sept. 10)
9:30 Do Not Disturb- New: Starting to watch (Starts Sept. 10)

Thursday
8:00 Hole In the Wall- New: Interest Level= 3 (Starts Sept. 11)
9:00 Kitchen Nightmares- Season 2: Interest Level= 2 (Starts Sept. 4)

Friday
8:00 Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?- Season 3:
Interest Level= 1 (Starts Sept. 5)
9:00 Don't Forget the Lyrics- Season 3: Have watched sporadically (Starts Sept. 12)

Sunday
8:00 The Simpsons- Season 20: Watched repeats (Starts Sept. 28)
8:30 King of the HIll- Season 13: Interest Level= 2 (Starts Sept. 28)
9:00 Family Guy- Season 7: Currently watching (Starts Sept. 28)
9:30 American Dad- Season 4: Interest Level= 3 (Starts Sept. 28)

CW Fall Preview

With the start of the fall television season right around the corner it is time for me to start getting after it. Whether it's Heroes, The Office, Grey's, 30 Rock or House anybody reading this should be pumped for 2008 tv. I'm going to start previewing the CW because their shows start earlier than the other major networks.

Last year I didn't watch any shows on the CW and then I caught up on the first season of Gossip Girl over the summer. I'm gonna start three new shows this fall and see which ones will stick. Also I'm still catching up on One Tree Hill (middle of season 2, season 6 starts September 1).

Interest Level: (6= Will definitely watch this show sometime.....1= would never watch this show)

Monday
8:00 Gossip Girl- Season 2: Currently watching (Starts Sept. 1)
9:00 One Tree Hill- Season 6: On season 2 (Starts Sept. 1)

Tuesday
8:00 90210- New: Starting to watch (Starts Sept. 2)
9:00 Priveleged- New: Starting to watch (Starts Sept. 9)

Wednesday
8:00 America's Next Top Model- Season 11: Interest Level= 1 (Starts Sept. 3)
9:00 Stylista- New: Interest Level= 1 (Starts Oct. 22)

Thursday
8:00 Smallville- Season 8: Interest Level= 5 (Starts Sept. 18)
9:00 Supernatural- Season 4: Interest Level= 3 (Starts Sept. 18)

Friday
8:00 Everybody Hates Chris- Season 4: Interest Level= 4 (Starts Oct. 3)
8:30 The Game- Season 3: Interest Level= 3 (Starts Oct. 3)

Sunday
7:00 In Harm's Way- New: Interest Level= 3 (Starts Sept. 21)
8:00 Valentine- New: Starting to watch (Starts Sept. 21)
9:00 Easy Money- New: Interest Level= 2 (Starts Sept. 21)