Yay, this week the goodies are returning! I'm all giddy with excitement! Let's sort 'em by dates:
Monday, September 24th:
How I Met Your Mother - the funniest sitcom currently on the air is returning for its 3rd season. Will we see more of Robin Sparkles? Will Ted finally meet the mother? Will Lily and Marshall be able to live without Ted, now that they're a married couple? We'll find out soon and it's going to be legen - wait for it! - dary!
Heroes - ordinary people with extraordinary abilities! Two of them exploded in the season finale! Will they live? How will Hiro fare in 16th century Japan? And will Kristen Bell's new character have a totally kick-ass power? Season 2, er, Volume 2, "Generations", is finally upon us!
Journeyman - new show about a guy who travels to the past. Where have I seen this before?
Also airing: Weeds (!) (3x07), Prison Break (3x02), K-Ville (1x02), Two And A Half Men (5x01), Rules Of Engagement (2x01), CSI: Miami (6x01), Californication (1x07) and new shows premiering are Chuck and The Big Bang Theory.
Tuesday, September 25th:
Reaper - new show about an underachiever who discovers his parents sold his soul to the devil who now forces him to work for him. His job is to capture souls that escaped from hell and hand them in at the DMV. Looks like a fun show with a pilot directed by Kevin Smith (of "Mallrats", "Clerks" and "Dogma" fame) and starring Twin Peaks' Ray Wise (in a stroke of casting-genius) as the devil.
Boston Legal - returning for its 4th season, Boston Legal features a Boston law firm with rather wacky employees, portrayed formidably by Emmy-winners William Shatner, James Spader and Candice Bergen. Anyone who watched Ally McBeal won't be surprised that this show is by the same creator, David E. Kelley. But while Ally Mc Beal featured a crazy anorexic chick, Boston Legal features two crazy fat old men. It's more fun than it sounds, promise!
Cane - new show about two multi-generational Latin American families (the Duques and the Samuels) involved in the sugar and rum business in Florida.
Also airing: House (4x01), Bones (3x01), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (9x01), Eureka (2x12), Damages (1x09), The Unit (3x01), NCIS (5x01)
Wednesday, September 26th
Dirty Sexy Money - new show about a filthy rich and accordingly troubled family (The Darlings) whose attorney dies and the patriarch (Donald Sutherland) asks the deceased's son, Nick George (Peter Krause, who was Nate on Six Feet Under), to take the job. He reluctantly does, for the money's really really good but I'm guessing he's in over his head - otherwise we wouldn't have a show now, would we?
Also airing: Criminal Minds (3x01), Gossip Girl (1x02), Back To You (1x02), 'Til Death (2x02), Kid Nation (1x02), America's Next Top Model (9x02), CSI: NY (4x01) and premiering are Bionic Woman, Life (1x01) and Private Practice (this time for real!)
Thursday, September 27th
Grey's Anatomy - after the depressing and disappointing second half of season 3, here's hoping that in its 4th season Grey's Anatomy will get its groove back. With George repeating his intern year, Meredith's sister Lexie being one of the new interns, Addison gone and the George and Izzie debacle still not resolved, I guess there's potential for it to go both ways, sucktastic or fantastic. Either way, I think we have to admit that this is a soap opera and relish the guilty pleasure it's become.
My Name Is Earl - now starting its 3rd season, My Name Is Earl is an endearing sitcom about a redneck loser who learns the concept of Karma and makes a list of all the bad things he's done and then tries to fix them. In the second season finale Earl took the fall for his ex-wife Joy, who was risking her third strike, and ended up in jail. It will be interesting to see how that works for the show's premise, since it seems that Earl will definitely be spending at least a couple of episodes this season in jail - I for one am really looking forward to finding out (and seeing Joy and Darnell and Randy and Mr. Turtle again)!
CSI - Crime Scene Investigation - must. watch. season 8 premiere. Need. to. know. if. Sara. survives!
Also airing: Ugly Betty (2x01), The Office (3x01), Smallville (7x01), Without A Trace (6x01), It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia (3x05&06), Mad Men (1x10), ER (14x01, here you go, ms. mac! And it's 14th, not 15th season as I said in the comment section) and premiering is Big Shots
Friday, September 28th
Moonlight - a new show about a vampire. Yeah, I think that's all you (and I) need to know.
Also airing: Ghost Whisperer (3x01), Las Vegas (5x01), Numb3rs (3x01), Stargate Atlantis (4x01), The IT Crowd (2x06)
Saturday, September 29th
Nothing, really. True story.
Sunday, September 30th
Desperate Housewives - returning for its 4th season, Desperate Housewives will bring us new neighbours and (hopefully) answers to questions like: Will Edie live? Will Susan and Gabby's new marriages fail? Will Bree be able to keep Danielle's pregnancy a secret? And yes, I am aware that this is basically a soap opera, just like Grey's Anatomy...what's your point?
Brothers & Sisters - Sally Field, Rachel Griffiths (Brenda in Six Feet Under), Ron Rifkin, Matthew Rhys, Rob Lowe...need I say more? Ah yes, the show's starting its second season and we're all dying to know whether Justin will make it back from Iraq (my TV experience tells me: yes), whether the Walkers will continue to drink excessive amounts of alcohol supplied by their own vineyard (God, I hope so!) and whether RoadTrip!Sarah will make another appearance (God, I hope so even more!).
Dexter - this awesome show (based on the books by Jeff Lindsay) about a serial killer (Michael C. Hall, David in Six Feet Under) who works for the Miami Dade Police Department as a blood spatter analyst and kills bad guys in his spare time, is starting its 2nd season this fall. Yay! The bestest opening credits in the history of tv will finally grace my tv screen again!
Also airing: Cold Case (5x01), The Simpsons (19x01), King of the Hill (12x01), Family Guy (7x01), American Dad (3x01), Shark (2x02), Tell Me You Love Me (1x04), Curb Your Enthusiasm (6x04), Robot Chicken (3x08), Brotherhood (2x01)
Enjoy your TV week!
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4 comments:
My Name is Earl is definitely one of the gems of American tv at the moment.
I hope Kristen Bell's new character takes the place of that Jessica/Nikki storyline because they really didn't fit in anywhere- surplus to requirements so get rid, I say!
I'll watch Brothers & Sisters again but really, just for something to watch. I don't like it that much. Except for the gay brother who (I suspect because he's played by a Welsh dude) brings a certain touch of cynicism which dilutes the schmaltz to an acceptable point.
I will also be waiting for Ugly Betty, Without a Trace (because I fancy Enrique Murciano) and The Office.
Yes, My Name Is Earl is really sweet and smart (eventhough the characters aren't, except for Darnell)!
As for Heroes, I read that the Jessica/Nikki stuff will move in a different direction, she'll be part of the action instead of being shown at home. And Kristen Bell's character Elle might be eeeeeviiil!:-)
Brothers & Sisters I don't even really know why I watch, but I think it's because they get drunk a lot and then they're fun. And yes, Kevin's played by Welsh actor Matthew Rhys, him and Australian actress Rachel Griffiths (who plays Sarah) are easily the best part of the show.
I haven't started watching Ugly Betty and The Office and with the amount of shows I'm watching I don't think I will start.
Without a Trace I stopped watching about a year ago, I just got bored. But I guess I'll tune in for the big crossover episodes with CSI Las Vegas at the beginning of November! Jack and Grissom together, I wonder whether they'll click...
ER? Where's ER?
Damnit, I keep forgetting ER is still on;-). It's returning for its 15th (!) season this Thursday...
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