Thursday, September 10, 2009

Fall TV Picks

I'm a horrible blogger. I haven't written in months, so I apologize to my fans (all one of them--thanks Lindsay!) for making you wait on pins and needles for this latest post.

This is the first of a series of four posts on the new fall television lineup. Every year toward the end of July I get this excitement brewing in my little brain. I cannot wait to see what kind of new addictions the networks will tempt me with. Rather than one big post, I'll divide this up by the four major networks. Let's go alphabetically--I'm looking at new shows only.

(And by the way, I'm so far behind on EVERYTHING that I just now realized that Samantha Who was cancelled. Thanks ABC. Way to go. They always cancel the good ones.)

ABC

Cougar Town--Wednesdays at 8:30
I am proceeding with caution on this show. It looks funny, but I'm not sure it will be successful. I love Courtney Cox and hope this works out for her (I'm still upset that Dirt was cancelled. Thanks FX), but based on the previews, I'm afraid her character may be a little too much like an older Monica Geller. It appears that she may be trying too hard, but hopefully she'll relax a little and create a funny character. The show co-stars Busy Phillips and I really liked her when she was on ER. I'm rooting for this show, but am not completely optimistic about its fate.

Eastwick--Wednesdays at 9
I'm not certain about this show either. It seems a little weird, and the movie The Witches of Eastwick really creeped me out as a kid. I really like Lindsay Price--she was in Lipstick Jungle and is a good actress (but NBC cancelled it. Thanks NBC), and Rebecca Romijn is always awesome. I still haven't decided yet if I'm going to give this program temporary status on my DVR.

Flash Forward--Thursday at 7
Automatically this show fights an uphill battle for me because it is stealing, yes STEALING Ugly Betty's spot. I almost didn't watch the preview because of this reason. But I caught a preview this morning on GMA and now I'm intrigued. The concept is very interesting--everyone blacks out at exactly the same moment and they see their future. This gets a spot on the DVR simply because it's so interesting.

The Forgotten--Tuesday at 9
The ABC Web site was taking FOREVER to load the preview to this show, so I didn't get to watch it. However, I saw a preview several weeks ago and it looks like a good crime drama. I may not record this one simply because the DVR is getting a tad crowded--I have to make sure I save room in case the Discovery Channel airs a surprise episode of Deadliest Catch.

Hank--Wednesday at 7
I want Kelsey Grammar to do well, but the show doesn't look all that good. Maybe I'll be wrong.

Happy Town--mid season premier
This sort of reminds me of October Road (which was also cancelled), but with a spooky twist. I'm excited to see this and it will have a reservation on the DVR.

The Middle--Wednesday at 7:30
OK, this one looks freakin funny! It's DVR worthy.

Modern Family--Wednesday at 8
ABC is stacking up nicely on Wednesdays and this show looks like a great addition. The cast looks really great. Ty Burrell is a main character...I started liking him when he was on CBS's Out of Practice (which was cancelled); Ed O'Neil (Al Bundy); Julie Bowen from Ed and Boston Legal (cancelled); and Jesse Tyler Ferguson from The Class (ALSO cancelled, good grief!) and he had a bit part as the dentist in Ugly Betty. I'm excited about this one also.

V--November 3
Does anyone remember that mini-series V that came out when I was in second or third grade about the aliens that were really lizards? That show scared the crap out of me and it looks like a new and improved 2009 version, and it's still scaring the crap out of me. Plus I'm not too big of a fan of alien stuff. I'd rather see more realistic things like the Ghost Whisperer.

So that's it for ABC. Stay tuned for my picks for CBS. It looks like my DVR is going to be very full. Good thing I'm not going to school anymore!! Now that I think about it, I have a doctoral degree, and I'm writing about t.v. shows. I should probably be writing about research or something smart like that.

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