New Shows For Fall 2007

[nathan]

See http://www.thefutoncritic.com/guide.aspx?id=fall_2007 for full descriptions

Monday

Samantha be good (ABC): Christina Applegate has amnesia and has trouble dealing with the fact that before she had amnesia she wasn't a good person.

The Big Band Theory (CBS): Nerds and the older daughter from 8 simple rules in a beauty and the geek type comedy

k-ville (fox): police drama set in new orleans (two years after katrina)
Aliens in America (CW): ethnic mismatch comedy set in high school

Journeyman (NBC): Newspaper reporter in a quantum leap type situation. Stuff he does impacts his own life.

Tuesday:

Cavemen (ABC): we all know this is based on the geico ads
Carpoolers (ABC): sitcom about people that carpool together

Cashmere Mafia (ABC): Some sort of Sex in the city clone about women in business
Chuck (NBC): Sort of like Jake 2.0 only the main character has sensitive information downloaded into his head

Reaper (CW): 20 year old slacker finds out his parents were so easy on him because they sold his soul to the devil. Now he has to collect souls with the help of his slacker friends

Wednesday:

Pushing Daisies (ABC): Guy can bring things back to life if he touches them, but they're dead forever if he touches them a second time. There's some kind of ex-girlfriend involved that he heals.

Private Practice (ABC): Spinoff of Grey's Anatomy

Dirty Sexy Money (ABC): Young lawyer's father dies suspiciously. Then there's some drama related to power privilidge and intrigue.

Kid Nation (CBS): Reality show about 40 kids building a town in 40 days

Bionic Woman (NBC): Remake of old show

Life (NBC): Cop rejoins the force after spending time in prison for a crime he didn't commit

Back to You (FOX): Comedy about tv newsroom with Frasier and the wife from Everybody Loves Raymond

The Return of Jezebel James (FOX): One estranged sister agrees to become surrogate mom for other sister

Gossip Girl (CW): An east coast (yuppier) version of the OC. Social scene impacted by somebody with a blog (Gossip Girl).

Thursday:

Big shots (ABC): Sounds like a less soap opery version of Melrose Place set in the board room.
Kitchen Nightmares (FOX): Gordon Ramsay reinvigorating struggling restaurants

Canterbury's Law (FOX): Drama centered around female lawyer (recently lost a son) and her relationships with her husband and colleagues.

Friday:

Women's Murder Club (ABC): Four women solve murders

Moonlight (CBS): Vampire private investigator protects humans from other vampires

New Amsterdam (FOX): Homicide detective is immortal and won't become mortal until he finds his true love

Sunday:

Viva Laughlin (CBS): Musical dramedy/mystery about a slick guy trying to build a casino. He also has issues at home.

Lipstick Jungle (NBC): Probably a lot like Sex in the city--only there are only three of them. They also are trying to climb the corporate ladder.

Sarah Connor Chronicles (FOX): Show centered around Terminator characters Sarah and John Conor as they deal with threats from the future and present.

Life Is Wild (CW): Blended family moves to South African game reserve

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Damn, with all of this crap coming out, we can't even keep Veronica Mars on the air?

 

[jenna2891]

Damn, with all of this crap coming out, we can't even keep Veronica Mars on the air?

that's exactly what i was thinking.

 

[nathan]

Back to You (FOX): Comedy about tv newsroom with Frasier and the wife from Everybody Loves Raymond

I would have given this five thumbs down if there wasn't a 25 images per post limit.

 

[Pariah]

I think Journeyman looks good.

 

[Shane]

Damn, with all of this crap coming out, we can't even keep Veronica Mars on the air?

If a show dont have it. It just dont have it.

 

[Matt L]

viva laughlin looks classic!!!!

 

[nathan]

I just don't understand the American TV viewer: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr.../features/e3ifbfdd1bcb53266ad8d9a71cad261604f

Almost three times as many watched that crappy Brad Garrett comedy as watched Veronica Mars.

As many people watched that dumb Six Degrees drama on ABC as watched The Office.

And then there are all the reality shows....

 

[abomb]

Dont forget these;

That's Our Dad (FOX): Alan Alda stars as an aging parent with Alzheimer's in this family comedy

Fish Tank (CW): Jamie Kennedy and Freddie Prinz Jr play co-owners of a Malibu pet store

Diva! (NBC): The life and times of three heiresses at a New York finishing school.

 

[Mike Olbinski]

Damn, with all of this crap coming out, we can't even keep Veronica Mars on the air?

See, even if you aren't funny, I love you for this post.

My wife does too.

 

[Chaplin]

See, even if you aren't funny, I love you for this post.

My wife does too.

It sucks that Veronica isn't coming back, but it wasn't making ANY MONEY. That's the reason why they pulled it. As a matter of fact, the head of The CW actually did want to bring it back, but was overruled by their partner, CBS.

Even the worst show on ABC, CBS or NBC will get more viewers than Veronica did. You just can't keep a show on the air like that for very long. It's impossible. There are MASSIVE amounts of money going into these shows--I mean, you guys have seen the show, you've seen how good the production value is.

A show may be the greatest thing ever, but if it doesn't get the ratings, that means nobody is watching it. If nobody watches it, then advertisers won't pay for time. And if nobody pays for ad time, then the show cannot support itself--it wasn't budgeted by the Network--the CW doesn't actually pay for the production of the show, the advertisers do.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Fish Tank (CW): Jamie Kennedy and Freddie Prinz Jr play co-owners of a Malibu pet store

there's NO doubt in my mind that this show will go down as the WORST SITCOM EVER CREATED. Mescaline, five cases of whip-its and a bottle of glenfidich couldn't make a smile crack my face watching these two no talent monkey-feces.

 

[Renz]

there's NO doubt in my mind that this show will go down as the WORST SITCOM EVER CREATED. Mescaline, five cases of whip-its and a bottle of glenfidich couldn't make a smile crack my face watching these two no talent monkey-feces.

I was thinking the same thing, although not quite as colorfully.

 

[Mulli]

Damn, with all of this crap coming out, we can't even keep Veronica Mars on the air?

Kids of the world unite!!

 

[dreamcastrocks]

It sucks that Veronica isn't coming back, but it wasn't making ANY MONEY. That's the reason why they pulled it. As a matter of fact, the head of The CW actually did want to bring it back, but was overruled by their partner, CBS.

Even the worst show on ABC, CBS or NBC will get more viewers than Veronica did. You just can't keep a show on the air like that for very long. It's impossible. There are MASSIVE amounts of money going into these shows--I mean, you guys have seen the show, you've seen how good the production value is.

A show may be the greatest thing ever, but if it doesn't get the ratings, that means nobody is watching it. If nobody watches it, then advertisers won't pay for time. And if nobody pays for ad time, then the show cannot support itself--it wasn't budgeted by the Network--the CW doesn't actually pay for the production of the show, the advertisers do.

I hear ya. I have no doubt that it would help. What shows has VM been opposite against? I don't keep up with that stuff, but I remember that there were some heavyweights.

Eventhough we are getting 3 seasons of VM, it still seems like we are getting ripped off, a la Firefly and Freaks & Geeks.

 

[Gaddabout]

That's Our Dad (FOX): Alan Alda stars as an aging parent with Alzheimer's in this family comedy

Oh man, Alzheimer's is hilarious. Fun for the whole family. I can't wait for the episode where the leave grampa in the mall and tell him to find his way home. What a hoot, and so touching when grampa "comes to" in the middle of Dillard's and saves two poor girls from paying retail on name-brand merchandise.

You know what else they should make a comedy about? The Korean War.

Oh, wait ...

 

[Linderbee]

Oh man, Alzheimer's is hilarious. Fun for the whole family.

Kind of what I was thinking. Granted, I think the whole politically-correct turn the world has taken has gone to a MASSIVE extreme and people need to be less sensitive, but I just don't see Alzheimer's as funny.

 

[abomb]

there's NO doubt in my mind that this show will go down as the WORST SITCOM EVER CREATED. Mescaline, five cases of whip-its and a bottle of glenfidich couldn't make a smile crack my face watching these two no talent monkey-feces.

Oh man, Alzheimer's is hilarious. Fun for the whole family. I can't wait for the episode where the leave grampa in the mall and tell him to find his way home. What a hoot, and so touching when grampa "comes to" in the middle of Dillard's and saves two poor girls from paying retail on name-brand merchandise.

You know what else they should make a comedy about? The Korean War.

Oh, wait ...

Kind of what I was thinking. Granted, I think the whole politically-correct turn the world has taken has gone to a MASSIVE extreme and people need to be less sensitive, but I just don't see Alzheimer's as funny.

Sorry guys, I made those up. With the crap on TV though, you'd think they were real.

 

[Russ Smith]

Sorry guys, I made those up. With the crap on TV though, you'd think they were real.

whew, I read your first post and thought those can't be real shows can they?

 

[Stout]

Wow, what a steaming pile. Reaper? Hello, Showtime made this already...Dead Like Me, anyone? We're so unoriginal now that we have to copy having people play grim reapers? Ugh.

 

[Chaplin]

Wow, what a steaming pile. Reaper? Hello, Showtime made this already...Dead Like Me, anyone? We're so unoriginal now that we have to copy having people play grim reapers? Ugh.

It's completely different from Dead Like Me. Kevin Smith produces it and directed the pilot.

 

[Gee!]

Why do all the cop shows get a thumbs up? Who did the ratings? TV Guide?

 

[Ryanwb]

The Terminator show sounds good as long as the Sarah and John characters aren't annoying

 

[nathan]

Why do all the cop shows get a thumbs up? Who did the ratings? TV Guide?

I did the ratings. Normally I'm not into cop shows (The Shield being the exception), but just based on the description they could be good. There are other shows for which I can't envision any set of circumstances where I would enjoy watching them. BTW New Amsterdam is a cop show (albeit with a supernatural aspect) and I gave it a thumbs down.

 

[Stout]

It's completely different from Dead Like Me. Kevin Smith produces it and directed the pilot.

Different angle, same basic story line. The kid has to reap souls with a misfit group. Samey-samey. I dig Kevin Smith's work, but he could just as easily done something orignial instead. And don't say there aren't any more original stories, because there certainly are.