New for the Week of September 24th

This week there are several premieres, but far fewer than there were last week.
There are only a few new shows debuting, but some returning shows have a lot to prove this year.

Sunday
On ABC Desperate Housewives returns after a mess of a year. Last year was awful, and I don't have much faith that they will return to Season One status.

There is also the premiere of Brothers & Sisters on ABC. This show marks the return of Calista Flockhart to network television, but this time in a drama. ABC thinks this show is the new Desperate Housewives complete with a "soapy" description. The show is literally based on the family uncovering lies at a birthday party, I hope the show isn't as depressing as its setup is.

Monday
Tonight we have the premieres of 2 new shows.
Heroes on NBC and Runaway on The CW, both at 8PM (Central)

Heroes should reveal itself pretty early as a premise that can work or will fail completely. The show has a rather large ensemble cast of ordinary people discovering extraordinary abilities. It sure sounds interesting but I am worried about the originality the show will have, seeing how the premise has been done before in comics, movies and tv shows. In a first for network TV there will be a Japanese character that will not speak english, but will instead be subtitled (you know like Jin from Lost)

Runaway will probably be bad, but also looks like that kind of show that could surprise you. Plus, you have to love supporting any member of the Wahlberg family.

Tuesday
I am aware that most people would question the fact that a guy my age would watch Gilmore girls, but I know for sure that it was a really good show. The show was really smart, quirky and very well acted. I say "was" because at some point they lost focus and the show just got mean. I didn't notice it for sure until late last year, but during a phone conversation between Rory and Lorelai, I just realized that these have become awful people. I hope the stories stop being quite so bitter, but with the creators now gone it may be too late.

Wednesday
What? It's a good show.
Yes, I watch One Tree Hill. I am aware that it may not actually be good but I will hold on until a show(any show) is able to recreate some Creek magic.

Thursday
Okay I watch pretty much all of the WB shows, which are now The CW shows, deal with it.
Both Smallville and Supernatural are good scifi shows.
I am assuming that everyone is familiar with Smallville and the story of a young Clark Kent.
But I feel most people haven't tried Supernatural.
Supernatual is basically a monster of the week show, which considering that X-Files started out much the same way isn't a bad starting point. But instead of a conspiracy theory-crackpot-friendly UFO and alien backstory, they have a demon that is for some reason after the main characters' family. The show is very well done and so far they have been able to keep the monster of the week idea fresh and interesting.