Today we get CBS' new fall lineup...so let's take a look back first...
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
3 Lbs. -- 1 Season/8 Episodes/5 Unaired -- I like Stanley Tucci, but I honestly had zero interest in this House clone.
The King of Queens -- 9 Seasons/207 Episodes -- I first saw this show before it aired as part of a focus group. It was entertaining, but nothing special. I did watch the show during its first season, but once my boycott of CBS took effect, the show was off my radar. When I finally came back to watch CBS (last season), I never bothered to jump back in to this show. The reruns were fluff to watch when there was nothing else on. I did catch the final episode. The show went out the way it came in...quietly and in the shadow of greater shows.
Smith -- 1 Season/7 Episodes/4 Unaired -- CBS pulled this show quickly and luckily ran the unaired episodes online. They also posted a document detailing where the show would have gone after those episodes made. Its too bad this show barely got off the ground. Both my wife and I enjoyed it a lot. Maybe a DVD release will come out of this at some point.
Waterfront -- This show never even got to air. Five episodes were shot of this Joe Pantoliano detective show. We'll never know what it was really like (let's face it, do TV executives really know what makes a good show...)
Armed & Famous -- 1 Season/7 Episodes/3 Unaired -- People who got rejected from The Surreal Life are given a badge and a gun? I don't think so.
The Class -- 1 Season/19 Episodes -- Never saw it. Got nothing to say about it.
Close To Home -- 2 Seasons/44 Episodes -- Never saw it, but now maybe the talented Jennifer Finnegan can become a regular on The Dead Zone because her two appearances so far have been fun.
Jericho -- 1 Season/22 Episodes -- This is the biggest shame of the season. What started off as a hit show quickly became an example of how not to air a serialized show. The break between November and February killed the momentum (which is why FOX made 24 a mid-season show and ABC is doing the same with Lost next season). Its too bad. This was a good strong show right to its very end...which will never be resolved...let's hope the upcoming DVD release contains some sort of resolution.
Rock Star -- 2 Seasons/54 Episodes -- They couldn't get Ringo and Paul to put together a band for a third season??
MONDAYS
8pm How I Met Your Mother -- Returns for a 3rd Season. I don't watch.
8:30 The Big Bang Theory -- Two physics geeks meet a hottie. Sure, I'm simplifying the premise, but its a sitcom...who wants more than that. I'll be passing.
9pm Two And A Half Men -- Returns for a 5th Season. Meh.
9:30 Rules Of Engagement -- Returns for a 2nd Season. The evil that is David Spade is stronger than the good that is Patrick Warburton...so I don't watch.
10pm CSI: Miami -- Returns for a 6th Season. I was watching this on DVD for a while, but got bored.
TUESDAYS
8pm NCIS -- This is returning for a 5th Season? Yikes.
9pm The Unit -- Returning for a 3rd Season and there's no real good reason I'm not watching. I love the cast and the creators...but just couldn't find the time or energy.
10pm Cane -- Jimmy Smits, Hector Elizondo and Nestor Carbonal star in a new Latino soap. Good cast, blah premise. But what does this mean for Carbonal's character on Lost? With two episodes to go this season and him on a new show next season I smell another corpse.
WEDNESDAYS
8pm Kid Nation -- Easily one of the most bizarre reality shows ever. Forty kids ages 8 thru 15 are sent to a ghost town to build their own society with no adults involved. Can they prove to everyone they can do better than their elders or is this just a real life Lord Of The Flies? The potential for the latter will make this one to watch.
9pm Criminal Minds -- Its still kind of pedestrian, but the cast keeps me enthralled (when I remember to catch up on it...I've been a bit lax this past season and with the Tivo and the cable DVR both needing repairs during sweeps periods it became tough to keep track of everything). This will be the shows 3rd Season.
10pm CSI: NY -- Returning for a 4th Season, this should be the one in the franchise I watch since I do like the cast a lot...but I don't anymore...only so many TV watching hours in a day.
THURSDAYS
8pm Survivor -- 15 "Seasons" and still going strong. Blah.
9pm CSI -- The grand daddy of the franchise. Coming up on Season 8.
10pm Without A Trace -- Coming up on a 6th Season, this is another show I should like but don't watch (it started during my boycott years). Oh well.
FRIDAYS
8pm Ghost Whisperer -- I picked Medium and I'm not even sticking with that one as it airs anymore. Going into a 3rd Season.
9pm Moonlight -- A vampire private eye. Meh. Maybe a one episode try...maybe...
10pm Numbers -- Going into a 4th Season and I don't watch.
SATURDAYS
8pm Crimetime Saturday -- Its reruns of all the crime shows. Blah
10pm 48 Hours Mystery
SUNDAYS
7pm 60 Minutes -- More liberal clap trap to keep Fox News on their toes and give us the real news.
8pm Viva Laughlin -- Hugh Jackman produces and has a recurring role in this mystery-drama-musical about a businessman running a casino and juggling family life. Sounds very interesting.
9pm Cold Case -- I have no idea what this show is even about but it's been on for 4 seasons. Holy crap.
10pm Shark -- Tried it, didn't care. Gets a 2nd season in spite of my not watching.
MIDSEASON
Swingtown -- Sounds like a TV series version of The Ice Storm set in Chicago. Meh.
The Amazing Race -- Returns for a 12th "Season". Now that's amazing!
Power of 10 -- A game show hosted by Drew Carey? What? No improv clubs want him anymore?
The New Adventures Of Old Christine -- Returning for a 3rd Season, but I still don't care for the lead.
Well...that's all for today...
Tomorrow FOX and The CW. Two Fugues in one day!
Be seeing you.
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