New Fall Lineup

Its the first real week of season premiers this week and I have to say I like what I have seen so far.

Monday

Monday is looking to be a lock for NBC with the shows Chuck, Heroes, and Journeyman. Chuck is a plucky action show with the right touch of humor and action scenes. Also its prime timeslot with NBC putting it before Heroes gives it a leg up. As far as Heroes, it goes without saying, great show, solid line up anchor. I gotta say though, I am worried about Journeyman, I think its a great concept along the lines of quantum leap but I am not sure if people will hang around to give it a chance. I personally really enjoyed the pilot and the initial coming to terms with this new "power" that the main character has thrust upon him. Did everyone else though? I read some fairly negative reviews of the actor portraying the lead role(Kevin McKidd) but I think he does a great job from what little we know about the character. I may have a bias, however, since I really liked him in Rome. All in all NBC has done a great job with Mondays and I am def gonna have a tough time watching Monday Night Football with a line up like that. Thank god for DVR.

Tuesday

The Tuesday line up is basically a TV wasteland. There was one show that caught my eye however, Reaper. Reaper is basically a show about a 20-something whose soul has been sold to the devil by his parents before he was born. Featuring some not so well known actors the cast pull off their roles pretty well. Although it is just another fish out of water type series its very entertaining and it has two elements I really like, the fat friend and a hot love interest.

Wednesday

Another day of mediocrity, Wednesday has two shows with alot of buzz in the 8pm time slot, Kid Nation and Pushing Daisies. Unfortunately I was only able to watch Kid Nation so far. Despite its attempt at a Lord of the Flies setting it is pretty much your standard reality fare. Next up at 9, Bionic Woman. Ok, here is where I have a problem, everyone likes a good superhero tale but when you blend it with women's issues I feel like you get a show thats trying too hard to do too much. This show is like a poor man's attempt at Alias, unfortunately the Actress portraying the main character has none of Jennifer Gardner's charm. At 10pm I watched Life, a show about a framed cop who has his named cleared after 12 yrs in the slammer and gets a comfy settlement out of the debacle. I like the actor playing the main role and his partner on the show is pretty hot but I gotta say I am not sure if its good enough to survive the season. Since it was only the first episode I'll give this one another shot and see if it impresses me.

Thursday

Quite easily my favorite night on television, Thursday is another NBC night. With The Office, Scrubs, 30 Rock, and My Name is Earl all on the same night I am pretty much in front of the TV from 8-10. Last night was hour-long Earl and Office and I thought they were both good kickoffs to the season. They are both great shows so I wont delve into them at length but I am wondering how Earl in Jail will continue on the show without getting stale as well as what they are going to do on the Office now that Jim and Pam are together. My theory for that one is a battle for Angela's love between Dwight and Andy is coming and should be hilarious. At 10pm we have another classic in the making in Always Sunny in Philadelphia. This show is a raunchy comedy set with a brother and sister running a bar with their friends and estranged dad. The show has a way of using current isues as a background but in the most absurd way possible. For example, last nights episode had the bar duking it out with a Korean (North Korean presumably) restaurant complete with a Mr. Kim and secret enrichment (of beer). This show is great and kind of a sleeper. Luckily its on FX and they seem to be on the right track with their shows right now.