One year ago today (September 1st) I made an entry about the upcoming (2007) Fall TV season so this my entry about this (2008) up coming fall season. (The entry I reference is Entry 10). I'll be doing it much like that entry, dividing it up for by day & time.
Before we get started let's mourn for a few seconds about the untimely death of 2007 Television season due to the complications (i.e. The Writer's Strike).
OK! Moving on!
Monday
8 pm: Chuck (NBC): one of the new series that I liked & am pleased to see it returning. The mini-series based off of the series is also quite good, if your a fan of the show I'd say pick it up.
Premiere: Sept. 29th
Back-Up Show: The Big Bang Theory (CBS): I have bow to the wisdom of Ryler32 that rebuffed my comment that this show would be cancelled & it wasn't. Which I am happy for, it's one of the few things that did make make it.
Premiere: Sept 22nd.
Back-Up Show #2: Dancing with the Stars (ABC): Something to watch with the Family. Well, I do some times. NOTE: Runs from 8 to 9:30.
Premiere: Sept. 22nd.
8:30 pm: How I Met your Mother (CBS): An enjoyable comedy.
Premiere: Sept. 22nd.
9:00 pm: Heroes (NBC): YaTah! One of the best shows out there is returning. (I know. I'm a big nerd but if you read this Blog you should know that already).
Premiere: Sept. 22nd with a clip show at 8.
Back-Up Show: Two & a Half Men (CBS): An enjoyable comedy.
Premiere: Sept. 22nd.
Back-Up Show #2: Dirty Jobs (Discovery): One of the two things I watch on the network. Makes me glad I don't have to do any of the things he regularly does.
Premiere: October, but epsiodes from past seasons are already running.
Back-Up Guilty-maybe-I-shouldn't-be-watching-this-but-hey-hot-girls Show: One Tree Hill (The CW): It's not aimed at me (I'm neither a girl or a teen) but if you want a show where you can sit down & turn off your brain for yet other hour, watch this! Bonus: Hot Girls!
Premiere: Yesterday. I saw most of the premiere & there are some crazy stuff that is going to go down on that show.
Tuesday
8 pm: NCIS (CBS): One of the more intresting "Cop" shows out there with a really well thought out cast of characters.
Premiere: Sept. 23rd
Back-Up Show: 90210 (The CW): I have vague remembrances of the original show so I'll check out it out to see if it worth watching or worth ignoring.
Premiere: TODAY! (Get it! 902010 premieres on 9/02).
9 pm: Privileged (The CW): from what I've heard/read it's a show about a New Yorker (played Joanna Garcia) who is emplyed by a rich family in California to help their celebutant daughters to get into College. Hilarity is sure to ensue (that's what the ad's show me).
Premiere: Sept. 9th.
Back-Up Show: Dancing with the Stars, the results show: Result to what you watched on Monday!
Premiere: Sept. 23rd.
Wednesday
8 pm: Pushing Daisies (ABC): The 3rd returning series I know that premiered last season. The shows premiss: A Private Invesitgator has a special power: One touch he can bring the dead back to life, another touch they die again & can't be reaised back again. He uses his power to his advanage in his work (ask the dead who killed them). He finds his childhood sweatheart (who's a girl named Chuck), she's died so he brings her back but he can never touch her again or she'll be lost to him Forever!
Premiere: October 1st.
9 pm: Mythbusters (Discovery): The 2nd thing I watch on the network (Dirty Jobs being the other). Explosions are cool!
Premiere: I have November as a premire date but they are already showing new stuff.
Back-Up Show: America's Next Top Model (The CW): One of my guilty reality show pleasures.
Premiere: Sept. 3rd, starts at 8.
Let's take a moment to mourn the loss of the remake of Bionic Woman. I liked the show so did my Mom. But I didn't like the main BW, I liked her predecessor. The one play by Katee Sackhoff, she was interesting. She had a fleshed out character, she had back story, she was nuts! The main BW played by whoever was not as interesting. She might of become interesting if the series went on but we'll never know.
Thursday
8 pm: Smallville (The CW): Superman's early years. I have a Like/Dislike realtionship with this show. This year Lex is gone so someone is running Luthor Corp., Green Arrow is a regular cast member. I think is also gone & Kara is a only is few episodes. Also, Doomsday shows up somehow.
Premiere: Sept. 18th.
9 pm: The Office (NBC): One of the Best Mockumentries on TV!
Premiere: Sept 25th.
9:30 pm: 30 Rock (NBC): One of the better comedies on the air.
Premiere: Sept. 25th.
Back-Up Show: CSI (CBS).
Premiere: Oct. 9th.
10 pm: Tim Gunn's Guide to Style (Bravo): I have enjoyed him on Project Runway & he's getting his own show.
Premiere: Oct 2nd at 11pm.
Friday
8 pm: Crusoe (NBC): The classic book I've never read is turned into a series I might not watch!
Premiere: Oct. 17th
9 pm: Doctor Who (Sci-Fi): Good British Sci-Fi! (When it returns next year some time I most likely will be at this time slot.)
10 pm: Numb3rs (CBS): A smart cop show.
Premiere: Oct. 3rd.
?? pm: Batman: The Brave & The Bold (The Cartoon Network): From what little I see & read of the series. It looks to be taking a classic take of Batman (like 1950's Comics/Adam West 1960's TV Show) but some of the design are of current (not classic) characters, Blue Beetle being one.
Premiere: Nov. 14th (I don't have a time but it's mostly in their Friday Night prime time block)
Saturday
11 pm: MADtv (Fox): Sometimes better then it's competition, sometimes not.
Premiere: Sept. 13th
11:30 pm: Saturday Night Live (NBC): It's seen better times but maybe this season will be one of those?
Premiere: Sept. 13th.
Sunday
7 pm: America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC): Classic Long Running Clip show. Always good for a laugh.
Premiere: Oct. 5th.
8-10 pm: The Fox Cartoon block (The Simpsons, King of the Hill, American Dad & Family Guy): I do like me some cartoons.
Premiere: Sept. 28th.
10 pm: True Blood (HBO): Vampire can now live a some what normal existence thanks to a synthetic beverage called "Tru Blood" which means they need the real stuff & other things. I've seen some of the ad's for it (Vampires were people, too!) & I saw this Mockumentry about based in the Show's universe & that was pretty good. I'd give the show a try.
Premiere: Sept. 7th.
Other Stuff:
Ricky Gervais's stand-up special (HBO): The guy behind The Office before it crossed the pond. I've seen some of his stuff & I like british humor.
Premiere: Nov.
2 recommended Cartoons: Word Girl (PBS) and Phineas & Ferb (Disney Channel). WG is a educational show but the best part is the dancing by her monkey sidekick Captain Huggyface (yes, that's his name). With P&F has a great sense of humor, might be a bit to dry for most kids to get but it's one of the highlights of the show (another being Perry the Platypus).
2 Shows that are changing networks: Scrubs changes networks (from NBC to ABC) & they start Midseason. Project Runway changes networks (from Bravo to Lifetime, television for woman) & they start in Nov.
I'll probably review these shows as I see them.
Until next time: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
