2006 Fall Season

Guide to Fall Shows 08.18.06

In order to have a few shows canceled by mid-September, Fox is starting the fall season early. Hell or high water, we'll be ready.

Into Thin Airwaves 08.28.06

With Vanished, Fox inaugurates the new fall season with the first of three particularly weak debuts.

Razzle Dazzle 09.04.06

I don't care who you are, you have to be happy about Victor Garber returning to television. Fox's Justice may be the price we have to pay.

Standoffish 09.11.06

You weren't counting on Fox to deliver the new fall shows that were going to capture your imagination and carry you through a blissful season of non-stop entertainment, were you? Good.

Sex and the Permafrost 09.18.06

Alaska pays its citizens about $1000 a year to live there. If ABC started the negotiation at $1000, they might be able to sucker a few people into watching Men in Trees.

Snark Week 09.25.06

There's not much to love in TV's biggest week of fall premieres – but the lovable show has the added benefit of shimmering with the brilliance of a thousand sunsets.

60 Seconds 09.29.06

A few additional thoughts in defense of Studio 60 – not that it needs defending. I'm not obsessed or anything!

Pug Fugly 10.02.06

I'm not rushing to appreciate Ugly Betty, but God bless the show for giving me any excuse to use that as a title for a column.

Mid-Term Report 10.04.06

A chance to check in on the progress of some of the season's new shows once they've got another episode or two under their belts.

The Whole Nine Yards 10.10.06

Friday Night Lights is well reviewed and hotly anticipated – but is America ready for some football?

Laugh Tracks Suck 10.17.06

In the sense that I feel they represent a style of television that isn't working very well. Witness: 30 Rock vs. Twenty Good Years.

Save the Cheerleader 11.09.06

A not-at-all comprehensive look at where the new TV season stands, a few weeks in.