(UP)FRONT AND CENTER: NEW SHOWS, PART 2
First things first – Lost will be no longer air at 10pm on Wednesdays. When it returns in January, it will move back to either the 8pm or 9pm timeslot. Sweet! Now I can actually blog about the show immediately after. This season, we’ve all been zombies at work every Thursday, having to absorb Lost and go to sleep after 11pm on a weeknight.
Below are brief descriptions about additional new shows (since my last post on Monday), as well as links to watch previews of all (The CW and FOX previews are not available online yet).
ABC http://abc.go.com/fallpreview/schedule
CBS http://www.cbs.com/primetime/fall_preview_2007/
NBC http://www.nbc.com/Fall_Preview/
The Big Bang Theory
CBS
Hot girl bonds with nerdy neighbors (geeks are VERY popular next season). With Kaley Cuoco (8 Simple Rules…) and Johnny Galecki (Roseanne). Written by Chuck Lorre (Two and a Half Men).
Carpoolers
ABC
Guys from the same neighborhood carpool to work together and discuss life. Desperate Housewives in a car? With Jerry O’Connell (Crossing Jordan). Written by The Kids in the Hall alum Bruce McCulloch.
Cavemen
ABC
Cavemen living in contemporary Atlanta battle stereotypes…about cavemen. Seriously. Directed by Josh Gordon & Will Speck (Blades of Glory).
Gossip Girl
CW
Good looking private school kids in NYC. I’m sure it will be referred to as ‘The OC East.’ Written by The OC’s Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. Narrated by Veronica Mars herself, Kristen Bell.
Moonlight (a.ka. Twilight)
CBS
Vampire works as a private investigator. Again I ask…seriously? The trailer did nothing for me, but the lead (Alex O’Loughlin) sounds exactly like Drama from Entourage (Kevin Dillon). With Amber Valletta (Hitch).
Reaper
CW
Slacker works as bounty hunter for the devil. With Rick Gonzalez (a.k.a. that guy with the hair you recognize from The Rookie and Coach Carter). On the plus side – the pilot was directed by the infamous Kevin Smith and the show’s executive producer is Grey’s Anatomy’s Mark Gordon. Co-written by Tara Butters (Law &Order: Special Victims Unit).
The Return of Jezebel James
FOX
I will watch anything with Parker Posey and Lauren Ambrose (Claire from Six Feet Under). From the mind of Amy Sherman-Palladino, the executive producer of Gilmore Girls.
Wild at Heart
CW
Yet another British adaptation. Vet moves his family to South Africa. Apparently it’s a comedy. Starring Rutger Hauer! Also with Brett Cullen, a.k.a. Goodwin the Other from Lost. Written by Michael Rauch (Love Monkey).
Women’s Murder Club
ABC
Female detective, reporter, Assistant DA and medical examiner work as a team to solve crimes. Based on James Patterson book. With Angie Harmon (Law & Order) and Laura Harris (Dead Like Me). Written by Angel scribes Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain.
RENEWED
24 (FOX)
Ghost Whisperer (CBS)
How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS)
Notes from the Underbelly (ABC)
Numb3rs (CBS)
October Road (ABC)
One Tree Hill (CW)
Smallville (CW)
Supernatural (CW)
CANCELED
According to Jim (CBS)
The Class (CBS)
Close to Home (CBS)
George Lopez (ABC)
Jericho (CBS)
What About Brian (ABC)
Stay tuned for an overall recap of all new shows from all networks, plus my initial thoughts about potential hits and misses. Of course this will happen only after I write and post my Lost blog tomorrow night….