For TV watchers, this is premiere week. As TV's second string hits the showers after a summer of time slot filling, the popular and promising fall line-up lines up for introduction. There are plenty of new entries, most which won't make the grade. Still, this one of the more exciting season premiere weeks in my memory. Here is what I am looking forward to during the coming season.
NBC seems to be swinging for the fences. Journeyman and The Bionic Woman join network hero Heroes this week. NBC found a hit with heroes and seems to be trying to replicate the success with two more sci-fi-ish shows. Journeyman seems interesting and star Kevin McKidd was stellar in HBO's Rome. Still, it will depend on the shows writers to take Journeyman from good idea to hit show.
CBS, which might as well change its name to CSI has brought Jimmy Smits in to try to score with Cane, a kind of modern day Dallas. Moonlight has an interesting premise: a private investigator who happens to be a vampire. I'm also rooting for David Mamet's show, The Unit. Yes, it stars the Allstate Insurance guy, but it had its moments last year and Mamet and The Shield creator Shawn Ryan are deserve a long running hit.
Reality TV? I liked BEauty and the Geek on the CW last year. Unlike the Bachelor, I was able to watch it without losing hope in all humanity. Kid Nation might be interesting. Might be.
Next week holds a lot. Of course, there is also some more highbrow viewing, in the form of Ken Burns' new documentary The War. It runs on PBS this week.
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