2007 Fall Season

NBC Upfronts 05.14.07

Attempting to rebound from the worst season in TV history, NBC has announced some new shows that play it very, very safe.

ABC Upfronts 05.16.07

ABC has eleven new shows and at least one of them is not about ridiculously attractive twentysomethings fucking and backstabbing each other!

CBS Upfronts 05.16.07

A quick look at the shows CBS would like you to watch this fall. And a bonus quiz to test your Upfront IQ!

Upfronts: The Expansion Teams 05.25.07

Fox and CW did their upfronts last Thursday, but I was busy traveling. Here's a late recap on what to expect from the baby nets this fall.

New Shows Coming! 08.20.07

You may have noticed an ad or two for the new fall shows. (If you've been watching NBC, the "lower-thirds" are taking up two or three thirds right now.) Here's the complete listing.

Facing the Gauntlet 09.13.07

The primetime TV season begins next week. As Sam Jackson said, "I've had it with these motherfuckin'"– wait. No, it was: "Hold onto your butts."

It's Not Going to Watch Itself 09.24.07

It's not an auspicious start to the fall season, but then this season looks to be pretty light on auspicion all around. We might best pack up our remaining auspice and hold it in reserve.

Freaks and Geeks 10.01.07

Slackers, gamers, computer geeks, time travel... with Heroes as the only breakout show of '06, the networks are courting a new crowd. Funny no one thought of that before.

She Metal 10.02.07

What's the show with the buzz and the powerhouse marketing this year? Is it Bionic Woman? Because I've seen the show, and I'm sure that's not right.

With premiere week out of the way, I prepare to march doggedly through the season's remaining fall debuts. But just as I'm headed into that zombie state, I'm born anew in the genius of Pushing Daisies. (Sorry for the late posting, kiddies! This is what happens when I flit away to the coast.)

Not Without My Slaughter 10.15.07

The only new show this week was ABC's Women's Murder Club. It's not really my kind of series, but I don't have any real problems with it.

It's All Coming Back to Me Now 10.22.07

The last new shows of the fall season have bowed with minimal fanfare. TiVo and I breathe a sigh of relief.