FALL PREVIEW

I've been lucky enough to screen most of the new fall shows, at least the ones that looked interesting me to. Below are my thoughts. I'll go in alphabetical order since that's what the list I'm looking at is in. I've also awards stars (1-5) to show you how much I really like it!

Back to You (FOX)- w/ Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton

This show about a disgraced big time news anchor who comes back to his whole in the wall station is just funny. Not that many people I know got the humor, and thought it was sophomoric (I just like using that word) but I liked it. It's silly humor, which I think Kelsey Grammer is really good at. And Patricia Heaton luckily covers those big elephant ears of hers for most of the pilot. ***

Bionic Woman (NBC)- w/ Starbuck from Battlestar Galactica

Based on the 1970s show, this show, unlike BSG, is a bad update. The effects and fight scenes, especially with Starbuck and Jamie Sommers are pretty kick ass, but the story's dumb. They should just make this all about Starbuck's character, a bad ass original bionic woman. *

Cavemen (ABC)

What happens when you take a ridiculous concept commercial and transform it into a half hour comedy? Genius. This show is probably the most polarizing of the new shows that follows a group of real cavemen as they live in today's society who don't particularly like living with cavemen. A social commentary that, for me as a minority, wasn't offensive and was pretty damn funny. I heard they revamped it from what I originally saw, so not how the new version plays. ***

Chuck (NBC)

This is one of my favorite pilots and I hope it holds up because it has the potential of being my favorite show. Chuck is a nerdy guy who gets an email from an old friend that flashes pictures that fill his head with every secret in (oxymoron alert!) American intelligence. He's now the only person alive who knows vital information about national security. It's funny and endearing and the main guy is just adorable. Please check this out. *****

Gossip Girl (CW)

A show about spoiled rich kids, underage drinking and frivolous talk about sex. This is probably the worst show I've ever seen. I mean, I wanted my time back and wanted to find these people and kick them in the teeth. You can either watch this or have your fingernails pulled out. I recommend the fingernails. MINUS *****

Journeyman (NBC)

When I first heard about this show, I was a little confused. I didn't understand the logistics of him going back and forth. And quite honestly, that's how I felt when I first started watching. The last 20 minutes of the show made up for the rest though, and hopefully it found it's footing and the rest of the season will be that good. Check it out. ***

Life (NBC)

Damien Lewis is amazing. I don't care what he's in, even in that hokey ass movie (that I secretly love) Dreamcatcher. He's great. In this, as a cop who spent over a decade in jail only to get exonerated and return to the force, he doesn't disappoint. I think they did a little reworking but I'm hoping it stayed true to what I saw a few months ago. ****

Moonlight (CBS)

I wanted to like the show, it's about vampires, and who didn't like The Lost Boys and Interview with a Vampire? The thing this show lacks though are vampires. I mean, the bad guys are vampires, but so is the good guy, but he's not really because he doesn't do anything vampire-like. There's a cool twist at the end of the pilot, and I may check it out, but it's kinda of a dud. **

Private Practice (ABC)

If you watch Grey's Anatomy then you probably already saw this "pilot" when it aired last season. Wasn't too great, but it has Kellerman from Prison Break on who I accidentally have a crush on and Taye Diggs, I mean, hello! I'll of course watch it, but my feeling is all the crappy writing from last season of Grey's will get sucked into this show. Let's hope not. **

Pushing Daisies (ABC)

I love love love this pilot. I think it's fresh and innovative, I love all the actors, it's a good story, and just so cute. It's about a man who has the magical and unexplained power of being able to touch something that's dead and bring it to life. The only catch is that if he touches it again it dies. This is great when he grows up, since he can use his power to ask a murder victim how they died and get the reward money. When the woman he's loved since he was a kid is murdered he brings her back to life, but decides not to touch her again, to keep her alive. This is probably one of my favorite, along with Chuck this season. I can't say enough good things about it, so it's a strong recommendation. *****

Reaper (CW)

This show was actually really likable. All the characters, including the devil, were fun. In a nut shell the main character's parents sold his soul to the devil and now he's forced to work for him. It's pretty funny and the main guy is adorable. Check it out if you can. ****

Samantha Who? (ABC)

I love Christina Applegate and here she's an amnesia victim who used to be a bitch, but now is quite sweet and she tries to rediscover herself. There are some very cute moments. I hope they give this one a chance because I think it has a lot of potential. ****

I'll be back to give you my thoughts on some of the midseason shows.