Thursday, September 27, 2007

The weekend

There's not too much to watch over the weekend, and even if there were, I need some sleep.
Here are a couple shows to check out.

Friday
"Moonlight"(Friday 8 CBS) has an "Angel" setup, with a vampire working as a private detective in LA. The main character, Mick, wants to be a better vampire and help humans with his abilities. This show follows Jennifer Love Hewitt's chest and show "Ghost Whisperer" which may setup a supernatural night for CBS, but a vampire detective isn't going to be an easy sell, and Angel fans may be upset with the blatant use of the premise.
There is also the 2 hour season premiere of "Las Vegas"(Friday 8 NBC-next week switches to 9 to make room for Friday Night Lights), I have given this show several chances, but at this point I've missed too much to warrant adding another show, especially on Friday night.

Saturday
CBS and NBC are both using the worthless Saturday night primetime slots to replay some of their shows.
CBS will reair 2 new series, with Friday's "Moonlight" at 7 and Tuesday's "Cane" at 8.
NBC is choosing to go for short term ratings (and advertiser's money), rather than being concerned with boosting the audience for their many new shows. At 7 they will replay the season premiere of "Heroes", at 8 the series premiere of "Chuck" followed by the "Law & Order: SVU" season premiere.

Sunday
The CW is using Sunday to reair "Gossip Girl" at 7 and then you can try to figure out if Tyra really said "assburgers" at 8.
On FOX there are new episodes of "The Simpsons"(Sunday 7 FOX) and "Family Guy"(Sunday 8 FOX) and really who can't use a little more animation in their lives (especially if its as funny as these two shows)
ABC has the premieres of "Desperate Housewives"(Sunday 8 ABC) and "Brothers & Sisters"(Sunday 9 ABC), and while I have almost given up on Desperate Housewives, Brothers & Sisters could be one of the best dramas on TV. It isn't going to take much for me to drop Housewives, and even a decent beginning may not be enough to turn it around. Brothers & Sisters has grown on me, it has enough drama to be interesting, plenty of secrets that need to be revealed and a great cast (including Amy VanCamp)
Finally we have "Shark"(Sunday 9 CBS) this is a good, but not great show that I am hooked on. James Woods and Jeri Ryan make a good team, and this year they will working together more often. The show has been able to balance a good supporting cast with the star power of Woods, and the cases have been very interesting and usually keep you guessing.

As of Sunday we will be 1 week into the official TV season which can only mean one thing, its time to start planning Friendsgiving. I have mentioned this great holiday several times, but I think this is an important holiday for everyone to recognize.
So before you get too wrapped up in throwing the Best Halloween Party Ever, take some time to think about your Friendsgiving plans, you'll thank me later (if you follow all of my advise, you don't have to thank me everytime just hit the highpoints for me).

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