NBC Fall Lineup

We are exactly one week away from Premier Week!  I am so excited for quality television!  No offense to Snookie, JWoww and The Situation, but I have had enough reality television for one summer (even though I secretly love The Jersey Shore and can’t get enough of it!)

My last installment of new show picks brings us to NBC.  The Peacock Network has been a slump lately, and I’m not so sure that 2010 is its comeback year. A sidenote to NBC’s web masters:  Thank you for organizing your shows by night and time instead of alphabetically.  It’s like you read my mind.

Here are my picks and pans by night and time:

The Event  (Monday at 8)—Although I can’t tell you exactly what the show is about, I am picking it.  There’s some sort of government cover up and an attempt to assassinate the president.  And Blair Underwood is the president.  I think its mysteriousness is why I’m interested.  It almost has a Lost feel to it…you’ll have to watch every week to figure it out.  Also, Dr. Carrie Weaver (Laura Innes) from ER is in this show, and I have missed her, and I want to support her career.  During her time off from ER, her leg must have miraculously healed. 

Chase (Monday at 9)—I’m interested for several reasons:  1) it’s set in Texas and I enjoy to see how Hollywood will stereotype us; 2) Jesse Metcalf is in it, and if you will remember, he played John the high school gardener that Gabby was, um, seeing, in Desperate Housewives; and 3) and most important, that creepy dude from Nip/Tuck that has all the tattoos was in the preview.

Jerry Bruckheimer is the producer of Chase, and usually his shows do very well.  Kelli Giddish, a relative newcomer, is the main character, and from the previews, it appears that she over-acts a bit.  This show makes the cut, but only on a trial basis.  Three weeks to hook me, otherwise, DELETE!

Undercovers (Wednesday at 7)—Meh.

Law and Order:  Los Angeles (Wednesday at 9)—I’m not even going to watch the preview, because it won’t matter.  All Law and Orders are successful.  I don’t watch any of them, but I know that they’re good, so I expect this one will be too.

Outsourced (Thursday at 8:30)—Fun idea, but I’m not feeling it.  An American call center outsources its employees to India, and sends their one remaining American employee overseas to manage it.  You might give it a chance, but my Thursdays are full already, and I have enough comedies in my life.

School Pride (Friday at 7, doesn’t premier until October 15)—Think Extreme Makeover:  Home Edition, but for schools.  Communities come together to renovate run-down schools.  It’s a nice idea and will probably be a really good show, but it’s not my kind of show.  Give it a shot if you’re looking for something that’s positive and family-oriented.

Outlaw (Friday at 9)—Every time I tried to watch the preview for this show, the internet crashed or some other issue arose, so automatically I had a bad attitude.  I’m not a big lawyer show person, but this one looks really good, and so does Jimmy Smits, although he has some huge bags under his eyes in some shots..  Smits plays a Supreme Court justice that steps down to go into private practice.  I’m interested in this one, so I’m going to watch it online a few times before I’ll give it a full DVR commitment.

So here is my NBC lineup, including existing shows:

Sunday—Nothin’

Monday—The Event at 8 and The Chase at 9

Tuesday—Nothin’.  Although I am now a Jillian Michaels fan (her e-mail fitness tips are great!), I just can't watch two whole hours of her yelling at people.

Wednesday—Nothin’

Thursday—The Office at 8.  That's it. Wow.  And to think that my Thursdays were once completely dedicated to NBC.  I miss Friends. And ER. And Seinfeld. And Just Shoot Me...anyone remember that show? I liked it.

Friday—If Outlaw pans out, I may add it, but at the moment, my Fridays are free.  Maybe Scotty will take me to the movies.  I think adding another show to the DVR is more likely.