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Well, fall is almost here, and that means TV TIME!!! While some shows have already premeired, the majority of them haven't. Here's a guide to what's new, and what's making a comeback. Which are you watching?

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Worst Week - Worst Week will be based on BBC version, The Worst Week of My Life. The show is about a soon-to-be married couple who go on a family holiday with their in-laws for a week. Over the course of the week, the groom keeps getting into all kinds of unexplainable embarrassment, causing his in-laws to hate him.[1]
With Kurtwood Smith, Erinn Hayes, Nancy Lenehan, and Kyle Bornheimer.
Premeires 9/22 at 9:30 on CBS

My Own Worst Enemy - Henry Spivey (Christian Slater) is a middle-class efficiency expert living a humdrum life in the suburbs with a wife, two kids, a dog, and a minivan. Edward Albright is an operative who speaks 13 languages, runs a four-minute mile, and is trained to kill.... Henry and Edward are polar opposites who share only one thing in common—the same body.
Stars Christian Slater, Madchen Amick, Saffron Burrows, Mike O' Malley, and Alfre Woodard.
Premeires 10/13 at 10:00 on NBC

90210 - The series revolves around the Wilson Family's transition from Kansas to California, similar to how the original series revolved around the Walsh family's recent move to California.
Stars Jessica Stroup, Dustin Milligan, Tristan Wilds, Shenae Grimes, AnnaLynne McCord, Michael Steger, Ryen Eggold, Rob Estes, Jennie Garth, Lori Louglin, and Jessica Walter. Special appearence by Shannen Doherty.
Premeired 9/2 at 8:00 on The CW.

The Mentalist - Starring Golden Globe Award nominee Simon Baker as Patrick Jane, an independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI), who has a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes by using his razor sharp skills of observation
Stars Amanda Righetti, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman, Robin Tunney, and Simon Baker.
Premeires 9/23 at 9:00 on CBS.

Opportunity Knocks - In yhis game show created by Ashton Kutcher, host JD Roth travels the country, ringing door bells and inviting prescreened families to play a trivia game where all the questions will be about how well they know each other.
Premeires 9/23 at 8:00 on ABC.

Privileged - Twenty-three-year-old Megan Smith has a Yale education, a relentlessly positive attitude and a plan to conquer the world of journalism, despite the fact that she is currently slaving away at a tabloid rag. Megan's plan is thrown off course when, in one whirlwind day, she gets fired, meets cosmetics mogul Laurel Limoges and becomes the live-in tutor for Laurel’s twin teen granddaughters in the heady Palm Beach world of wealth and power.
Starring JoAnna Garcia, Kristina Apgar, Anne Archer, Brian Hallisay, and Shley Newbrough.
Premeires 9/9 at 9:00 on The CW.

Fringe - The plot deals with a research scientist named Walter Bishop (who Orci describes as "Frankenstein mixed with Albert Einstein"), his son, and a female FBI agent who brings them back together. The show is being described as a cross between The X-Files, Altered States, and The Twilight Zone.[
Starring Joshua Jackson, Anna Torv, Lance Reddick, Mark Valley, Kirk Acevedo, Blair Brown, John Noble, and Jasika Nicole.
Premeires 9/9 at 9:00 on Fox.

Knight Rider - Knight Rider is a sequel to the 1982 TV series of the same title. This series stars Justin Bruening as Mike Traceur, the estranged son of Michael Knight (the original Knight Rider), who in turn becomes the new Knight Rider. Also starring will be Deanna Russo as a former girlfriend and current love interest, Wayne Kasserman as his roommate and friend, and Val Kilmer as the voice of K.I.T.T.
Stars Justin Bruening, Deanna Russo, and Val Kilmer.
Premeires 9/24 at 8:00 on NBC.

Do Not Disturb - Do Not Disturb is an upcoming American television comedy series, which will debut as a Fall entry on FOX's primetime lineup in 2008, starting in September 10[1]. The multi-camera sitcom will be co-produced through Reveille Productions, Principato-Young Entertainment and Fox Television Studios. It is about the going-ons at a once-popular New York City hotel as seen through the eyes of its employees. Fox has ordered 13 episodes of this series, with Jason Bateman directing the pilot.
Starring Niecy Nash, Jerry O' Connel, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jolene Purdy, and Molly Stanton.
Premeires 9/10 at 9:30 on Fox.

Stylista - Stylista is an american fashion-themed Reality based competition series, which is slated to premiere on the CW network on October 22, 2008 fall television season. The series is executive produced by Tyra Banks through her Bankable Productions and Warner Horizon Television. The series will have people compete for a job at Elle Magazine.
Judged by Anne Slowey.
Premeires 10/22 at 9:00 on The CW.

Gary unmarried - The show is about a divorced father who is struggling to live after divorce.
Stars Jay Mohr, Jaime King, Ed Begley Jr., and Paula Marshall.
Premeirs 9/24 at 8:30 on CBS.

Kath and Kim - Kath & Kim details the chronicles and misadventures about the family matters and relationships of the title characters, a dysfunctional mother and daughter, living in a suburban community in Florida. Their family bonding, like in the Australian version, is different as night and day.
Starring Molly Shannon, Mikey Day, John Michael Higgins, and Selma Blair.
Premeires on 10/9 at 8:30 on NBC.

Life on Mars - According to a report by The Hollywood Reporter, Rachelle Lefèvre had been cast as Annie Cartwright (the female lead of "the lone female detective in the department" who "forges a mystic bond with the mysterious detective and teams with him to track a serial killer"),[9] and the BBC reported that Colm Meaney would star as Gene Hunt.
Starring Jason O' Mara, Michael Imperioli, Harvey Keitel, Gretchen Mol, Jonathan Murphy, and Lisa Bonet.
Premeires 10/9 at 10:00 on ABC.

Eleventh Hour - The Eleventh Hour" follows Dr. Jacob Hood (Rufus Sewell), a brilliant biophysicist and special science advisor to the government, as he investigates scientific crises and oddities. His jurisdiction is absolute and Hood is dogged in his pursuit of those who would abuse and misuse scientific discoveries and breakthroughs for their own gain. His passion and crusade is to protect the substance of science from those with nefarious motives. He is called in at the eleventh hour and he represents the last line of defense. Hood is also assisted in his mission by his female bodyguard Rachel (Marley Shelton) as they save people from the worst abuses of science.
Starring Rufus Sewell and Marley Shelton.
Premeires 10/9 at 10:00 on CBS.

Hole in the Wall - Two teams of three people play, usually male versus female, with a hobby or occupation as the team name. The studio evokes a Japanese game show with the audience having loud noisemakers. Two lifeguards, one male and one female, sit poolside. The contestants are dressed in the familiar silver spandex and wear red or blue helmets, elbow pads, and knee pads depending on the team color.
Hosted by Brooke Burns and Mark Thompson.
Premeires 9/11 at 8:00 on Fox.

The Ex List - The Ex-List follows Bella Bloom - a single, 30-something, successful business owner who is surprised to learn from a psychic that she's already dated her future husband AND there's a catch: if she doesn't find him in the next year, she'll remain alone forever. During a bachelorette party for her sister Daphne, Bella learns from the psychic she must revisit her past relationships and sort through the mistakes to find her soul mate. Skeptical, Bella begins to analyze every past liaison and failed romance with her close circle of friends: Augie, an endearing guy who has listened to Bella's love woes since college; Vivian, Augie's long-term girlfriend; and Cyrus, who's chronically unemployed and full of wry observations. Once Bella witnesses proof of the psychic's other predictions, her cynicism disappears and she begins her search. Along her trip down break-up lane, Bella is determined to remain optimistic and receptive, believing that when destiny reopens doors to the past, every relationship can matter in the future.
Starring Elizabeth Reaser, Adam Rothenberg, Alexandra Breckenridge, Amir Talai, Rachel Boston, and Mark Deklin.
Premeires 10/3 at 9:00 on CBS.

Crusoe - Crusoe is a new NBC adventure drama, based on the legendary novel by Daniel Defoe, this is the tale of Robinson Crusoe. A young man leaves his true love to embark on an adventure -- only to end up shipwrecked on a remote tropical island for 28 years, completely detached from the life he once knew. His desire to return to his wife and his strong and unlikely friendship with Friday are the only things that keep him sane. While stranded, Crusoe encounters enemies and braves the elements. The two hour series premiere is scheduled to air on Friday 17 October 2008 at 8pm, on NBCand will air regularly on Fridays for 13 episodes.
Starring Philip Winchester, Tongayi Chirisa, Joss Ackland, Sean Bean, Sam Neill, and Anna Walton.
Premeires 10/17 at 8:00 on NBC.

Surviving Suburbia -
A half-hour comedy dubbed as a male Roseanne, Surviving Suburbia focuses on a father named Keith Stevers, his wife Anne, and their two children, Henry and Courtney. Everything seems normal for the Stevers until their new next-door neighbors cause several problems, turning their suburban lifestyle upside-down.
Starring Bob Saget, Jere Burns, G. Hannelius, and Cynthia Stevenson.
Premeires 11/2 at 7:30 on The CW.

Valentine - The show focuses on the Valentine family, a group of gods living amongst humans. They must keep their true identities secret as they do whatever it takes to bring soulmates together.
Starring Robert Baker, Greg Ellis, Patrick Fabian, Christine Lakin, Jaime Murray, Kristoffer Polaha, and Autumn Reeser.
Premeires 9/21 at 8:00 on The CW.

Whew, that took a while. Please comment, so I don't feel like a wasted an hour. :P
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I just have two words....


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Poody wrote:I just have two words....


PUSHING DAISES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Yay!! I can't wait for Pushing Daisies to return.
The only new series I am really interested in is "The Ex List" with Elizabeth Reaser since the premise sounds interessting and I like Reaser and can't wait to see how she does comedy after being Jane Doe/Ava/Rebecca.

Aside from that I am gonna watch:
Pushing Daisies (Olive in the nunnery!!)
Grey's Anatomy
Ugly Betty
House M.D. (Cutthroatbitch :()
America's next Top Model
Private Practice
Dirty Sexy Money (will be interesting to see how this continues after its remodeling)
Family Guy
Gossip Girl
Greek
Scrubs

Yeah, I think that's it.
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There is nothing new this year I want to check out. I shall just await the return of Pushing Daisies, Brothers & Sisters, House, The Office and Survivor (yeah I still watch it XD). And then once January comes I can start to get my American Idol and, more importantly, my Lost fix.
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Panfan wrote:Which are you watching?
Conveniently enough, the two shows I'm most interested in are on Mondays: "How I Met Your Mother" (8:30, CBS) and "One Tree Hill" (9:00, CW).

Unfortunately, "Dancing With The Stars", "Gossip Girl", and "Samantha Who", and "Worst Week" all conflict with those two, so I'll likely only catch them during commercial breaks.

I don't seem to watch TV on Tuesday anymore, even if two shows I still enjoy ("House, M.D." and "Law & Order: SVU") are still on the air. I can easily just get the DVD season sets or watch repeats on USA. I'm not gonna watch the "Dancing with the Stars" results show since it takes me only 30 seconds to check the results online rather than waste 57 minutes watching filler followed by 2 minutes of results. If there is any Tuesday show that I'm interested in, it's probably "Fringe" (9:00, FOX), but as interesting as it sounds, I may not get "into" it.

I don't have time for TV on Wednesday, so even if I was interested in any of the shows, I couldn't watch them.

Thursdays are devoted to "Ugly Betty" (8:00, ABC) and possibly "Life on Mars" (10:00, CBS) if they make this US version as good as the UK original. I'll catch "Kath & Kim" (8:30, NBC) during commercials for "Ugly Betty".

Fridays I'll spend either watching a DVD or out somewhere. Preferably, I'd spend it out somewhere, but the SoJo nightlife isn't much, at least in my town (sure, Philly or Atlantic City is 20-30 minutes away if you know where you're driving, but I ain't driving there just to stand around in a club with, to quote Barney Stinson, "loud repetitive music that hasn't changed since the 90s")

Come midseason, I look forward to the BBC import "Merlin" (which will air on NBC) and the return of "Reaper" (CW) and "Scrubs" (ABC).

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Only shows that currently interest me are Smallville, Supernatural, Heroes, and Ghost Hunters (the original version, not International). I also like some of Adult Swim, but that's about it for stuff that isn't pure reruns. Unless I'm forgetting something.
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Returning Shows That I'm Watching
One Tree Hill
Entourage
Gossip Girl
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
The Office
The Simpsons
Family Guy
Desperate Housewives
Dirty Sexy Money
Everybody Hates Chris
Samantha Who?
30 Rock
Saturday Night Live

New Shows I'm Giving A Shot
High School Musical: Get in the Picture
90210
Do Not Disturb
The Suite Life on Deck
Kath and Kim
SNL Thursday Night Live
Crusoe

Mid-Season Shows I'm Watching
Lost
Scrubs
Roman's Empire
The Office Spin-Off
The Celebrity Apprentice
Merlin
Kings
American Idol
The Tudors
Back to You (limbo)
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Wouldn't mind checking out that Terminator show sometime, if only for Summer Glau.
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Yeah, I haven't seen much of Pushing Daisies. I watched the first three episodes and was completely bored with it. I've actually become interested with Grey's Anatomy this past season, though Meredith drives me crazy. I would've watched Ugly Betty, but my mom gets pissed off every time she sees me watching it for some reason. House really started out good this season. Last season sucked, so I hope it gets better.

The only thing I'm especially looking forward to is Desperate Housewives! :P I just hope Bree doesn't veer off in the wrong direction...
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