Thu, May 15, 2008

Now that Jericho and Moonlight are finally behind us, CBS has some airtime to fill and they're hoping you'll like a few of these gems. From what I've read, Harper's Island hasn't actually gone before the cameras yet, so if you prefer my version to theirs, send them some nuts (or what would be appropriate – islands?) and we'll get it fixed!

The Worst Week

A: A sitcom in the mold of Groundhog Day, in which four twentysomething friends are continually re-living the worst week of their lives.

B: A young engaged couple mingle with their in-laws-to-be and personalities clash as the wedding plans are hammered out.

Project Gary

A: A newly divorced dad resolves to remake himself in order to meet the expectations of his ex-wife and children, while also trying to make himself presentable enough to start dating again.

B: When a typographical error places Gary, Indiana, at the top of the nation's terrorist threat list, the new mayor spends the windfall of appropriations money on elaborate civic projects to transform his quiet town into the city of the future.

The Ex List

A: A psychic at a party tells a woman she has already met her One True Love, so she begins re-dating every man from her past to reconnect with him. But he might not be found in the places she's looking!

B: A man discovers he has a son and must track down every woman he's ever slept with to see if she is the mother. Some of them are none too happy to see him again.

Eleventh Hour

A: From David E. Kelley. Growing up as the youngest of eleven brothers and sisters, Marilyn Hour had a hard time getting noticed. Now that she's finished college, she's going to write the Great American Novel, find her soul mate, and start a campaign to get her father off death row.

B: From Jerry Bruckheimer. A rakishly handsome scientific investigator works top-secret government cases, attempting to get to the bottom of unexplained anomalies. He and his sexy assistant save people using science experiments.

The Mentalist

A: Reality show in which family members submit to interviews with a self-proclaimed mind reader, and win prizes according to what he is able to discover from them – and what they are able to keep secret.

B: The FBI hires a brooding, mysterious man with psychic powers to help them solve its most disturbing and complicated cases.

Harper's Island

A: A group of friends are re-united for the first time in years to attend an island wedding. When one of them is murdered, they must rely on their knowledge of each other and their skills of deduction to solve the mystery and escape with their lives.

B: A nebbishy young sports writer inherits an island and retires to enjoy the tropical life. When he learns the island has no power or water, he hires a rugged outdoorsman to help him survive the elements. Sparks fly as their opposite lifestyles collide.

Answers: The Worst Week: B; Project Gary: A; The Ex List: A; Eleventh Hour: B; The Mentalist: B; Harper's Island: A

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