Like Fox's "24," "Heroes" has announced a clip show to bring us up to speed before the premiere Sept. 22. "Heroes" was just starting pick up speed before the writers' strike, so that will hopefully be one of the bright spots of the new fall season. Here are NBC's premiere dates for fall.
Who will win "American Idol" - David Cook or David Archuleta?
Did you vote?
Do you care?
Do you think this season has been the worst ever? Or the best ever?
Just wondering.
Let's take a moment to remember those who have left us, like those dead people montages they do during award shows.
Which shows will you miss the most? For me, it's "Aliens in America." That show was a thoughtful comedy that was actually funny. Get it on Netflix some time, and see what you missed.
ABC
"Big Shots," "Carpoolers," "Cashmere Mafia," "Cavemen," "Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann," "Here Come the Newlyweds," "Just for Laughs," "Men in Trees," "Miss/Guided," "Notes From the Underbelly," "October Road," "Oprah's Big Give," "Women's Murder Club."
CBS
"Cane," "Jericho," "Kid Nation," "Moonlight," "Power of 10," "Shark," "Secret Talents of the Stars," "Viva Laughlin," "Welcome to the Captain."
CW
"Aliens in America," "Beauty and the Geek," "Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants," "CW Now," "Girlfriends," "Life Is Wild," "Online Nation," "Pussycat Dolls Presents: Girlicious," "WWE Smackdown!"
FOX
"Anchorwoman," "Canterbury's Law," "K-Ville," "Nashville," "New Amsterdam," "The Next Great American Band," "The Return of Jezebel James," "Unhitched."
NBC
"1 vs. 100," "Amne$ia," "Bionic Woman," "Clash of the Choirs," "Journeyman," "Las Vegas," "My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad," "Phenomenon," "quarterlife," "Scrubs," (Since ABC owns this show, they promptly picked it up) "The Singing Bee."
The complete fall season was in my column today (read it here), but it didn't tell the whole story. Here are some of the other things we can expect in the coming year.
ABC
New fall series: "Life on Mars" (based on the BBC series about a cop who somehow ends up back in 1973 after a car crash) and "Opportunity Knocks" (a reality show which shows how well people REALLY know they their family).
Midseason news! "Lost" will be back in 2009, and in the last two seasons it will make up the episodes that we didn't get this year because of the writers strike.
Other series to return in the midseason are "According to Jim" (how is this still on?), "The Bachelor," and "Primetime."
New series to come in the midseason are "The Goode Family" (a new Mike Judge animated comedy), "Scrubs" (from NBC, for a full 18-episode run), and "Untitled Ashton Kutcher/Tyra Banks Project" (which is apparently some kind of beauty pageant. Personally I wish they would keep that title).
CBS
New fall series: "Eleventh Hour" (a new Jerry Bruckheimer drama based on a British thriller), "The Ex List" (a romantic dramedy), "The Mentalist" (a drama starring Simon Baker), "Project Gary" (a comedy with Jay Mohr as a divorced man), and "Worst Week" (a relationship comedy).
The awful sitcom "Rules of Engagement" returns in the midseason, as if anyone cares.
Only one new series is to come in the midseason is "Harper's Island" (a horror comedy).
CW
New fall series: "90210" (well, technically new), "Stylista" (a new fashion reality show), and "Surviving the Filthy Rich" (a drama about a live-in tutor to wealthy twin sisters).
One of 2007's bright spots, "Reaper," returns in midseason.
No new midseason series have been announced.
FOX
New fall series: "Do Not Disturb" (a comedy starring Jerry O'Connell) and "Fringe" (a thriller murder mystery by J.J. Abrams).
"24" returns in Jan. 2009. The previous post goes into depth about this.
Midseason brings the premiere of "Dollhouse" (a Joss Whedon drama about an underground mercenary group starring Eliza Dushku) and "The Cleveland Show" (a "Family Guy spinoff).
NBC
New fall series: "Crusoe" (as in Robinson), "Kath & Kim" (a BBC import comedy starring "SNL's" Molly Shannon), "Knight Rider" (returning as a series after the successful made-for-TV movie), and "My Own Worst Enemy" (drama starring Christian Slater).
Midseason welcomes "Kings" (a drama set in a modern warzone), "Merlin" (a modern fantasy based on the "Camelot" legend), "The Office" Spinoff (which premieres after the Super Bowl), and "The Philanthropist" (a drama about a vigilante philanthropist - snicker).
The new 52-week schedule includes a summer block, which includes "America's Toughest Jobs" (a competition from the producer of "Deadliest Catch"), "Chopping Block" (a new chef-based reality show), "The Listener" (a drama about a mind-reading paramedic - another snicker), and "Shark Taggers" (it's pretty much what it sounds like).
One of the most unfortunate victims of the writers strike was Fox's "24," which had to cancel its entire season in order to stay true to its hour-by-hour format. It's true that season 6 was disappointing, but I greet every new season of "24" the way you Cubs fans greet each new baseball season - full of hope and optimism.
And season 7 looked promising, with Cherry Jones (a strong character actress, I first think of her as the sheriff in "Signs" who kept calling Mel Gibson "Father" even after he asked her not to) as the president of the United States (at least it can happen on TV!).
Well Fox has announced it will have a two-hour prequel episode on Sunday, Nov. 23, to bring us up to date on what Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) has been up to, and make all us diehard fans start speculating on how this could be the best year ever!
Will you watch, or has the strike left you realizing you don't need "24"?
It took me a while to warm to David Cook, but he has consistently shown himself to be the most original of this year's crop of contestants on "American Idol," and this wonderful version of -- of all things -- Roberta Flack's song "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," makes it obvious to me that he is the winner. I feel that he has the most promising pop music career ahead of him. Watch this, and let me know what you think. (My predictions for the careers of Syesha and David Archuleta follow.)
I was coming back from a Mother's Day celebration last night so I had to DVR the show. This is our last chance to see the Fans vs. Favorites crew and see who won. It was Parvati, as anyone who cares knows by now.
First of all, what is going on with Cirie? When I last saw her she was pretty heavy, but now she is downright skinny.
Parvati is bragging about how she destroyed people.
My sister Denise, a big "Survivor" fan, said this was one of her favorite seasons. That means more to me than Jeff saying it over and over.
Amanda just says when she got back home, because she was on back-to-back seasons, she had a hard time coming back to normal life. She would find herself having trust issues with people in her everyday life, which is hilarious.
Ozzy says he now understands how someone can kill in the heat of passion.
Ami just announced a lot of "Survivors" are going to do charity work together now.
Erik (the ice-cream scooper) makes the dumbest "Survivor" move ever when he
gives up immunity to Natalie. He's such a doll, though. A dumb doll, but still a doll.
James is telling a story of working at a funeral and a woman saying "my mom loved your abs." Her DEAD mom, by the way. Then he took pictures with them, shirtless.
Kathy is next. She applied five times. She's talking about being ostracized, and the rats biting and so forth. She says she gave it her all, and Jeff says he could tell that she was really struggling.
Ozzy and Amanda are still together. Mary and Ryan from "Pearl Islands" are together too.
James wins $100,000 as the fan favorite.
Jeff says Joel and Chet are one of his favorite "Survivor" couples. Jeff gives Chet props for lasting longer than Joel.
Mikey D's mom passed away recently, so he was the last one talked to.
Lastly we find out where "Survivor" goes next - Gabon in Africa.
The last time she appeared on CBS' "How I Met Your Mother," Britney Spears gave the Monday comedy a ratings boost, so now she is back. Here is a clip of her next appearance, tonight at 7:30.
Other than them giving away "the shocking twist" in this clip, do you have any other reaction?
This week, the writers of "Two and a Half Men" ad "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," two of CBS' top-rated shows, switched shows. Here is a clip from "CSI."
Did this stunt work? What did you think of the shows?
