Fall premiere dates - Fox, ABC, NBC

During the Television Critics Association press event in L.A., the networks are starting to release the premiere dates for old and new shows this fall. The event is only about half over, but so far we have three networks stepping up with dates to mark the calendar.

Things kick off with Fox in August with Prison Break! (This is just the list of everything - times are Eastern and an '*' indicates a new series. I'll be back in a few weeks with the list of new shows I'm going to try out.)

Monday, August 21
8 pm Prison Break FOX
9 pm Vanished* FOX

Wednesday, August 30
8 pm Bones FOX
9 pm Justice* FOX

Thursday, August 31
8 pm Duets* FOX

Tuesday, September 5
8 pm Standoff* FOX
9 pm House FOX

Thursday, September 78 pm Til Death* FOX
8:30 pm Happy Hour* FOX

Friday, September 8
8 pm Nanny 911 FOX

Saturday, September 9
8 pm COPS FOX
9 pm America's Most Wanted FOX

Sunday, September 10
8 pm The Simpson FOX
8:30 pm American Dad FOX
9 pm Family Guy FOX
9:30 pm War at Home FOX

Saturday, September 16
11 pm MADtv FOX
12 am Talk Show with Spike Ferensten* FOX

Monday, September 18
8 pm Deal or No Deal NBC
10 pm Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip* NBC

Tuesday, September 19
9 pm Law & Order CI NBC
10 pm Law & Order SVU NBC

Wednesday, September 20
8 pm The Biggest Loser NBC
10 pm Kidnapped* NBC

Thursday, September 21
8 pm My Name is Earl NBC
8:30 pm The Office NBC
9 pm Grey's Anatomy ABC
10 pm ER NBC
10 pm Six Degrees* ABC

Friday, September 22
8 pm Ugly Betty* ABC
9 pm Men in Trees* ABC
10 pm Law & Order NBC

Sunday, September 24
7 pm Extreme Makeover Home Edition ABC
9 pm Desperate Housewives ABC
10 pm Brothers & Sisters* ABC

Monday, September 25
9 pm Heroes* NBC

Tuesday, September 26
9:30 pm Help Me Help You* ABC
10 pm Boston Legal ABC

Monday, October 2
9 pm The Bachelor: Rome

Tuesday, October 3
8 pm Friday Night Lights* NBC

Wednesday, October 4
8 pm Twenty Good Years* NBC
9 pm Lost ABC
10 pm The Nine* ABC

Thursday, October 5
8 pm Big Day* ABC
8:30 pm Notes from the Underbelly* ABC

Monday, October 9
10 pm What About Brian ABC

Wednesday, October 11
8:30 pm 30 Rock* NBC

Tuesday, October 17
9 pm Knights of Prosperity* ABC

Friday, October 20
8 pm Crossing Jordan NBC
9 pm Las Vegas NBC

Wednesday, November 15
9 pm Day Break* ABC

Posted by tivogirl at 2:22 PM 2 comments  

Amazing Race 10 teams announced

Here's the story.
Sounds like a diverse group! And what a lineup of countries, huh? This one could be harsh!

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Emmy reactions

Now that I've had time to digest the list a bit (see last entry for link), I have some thoughts...

Drama Series: "Grey's Anatomy," ABC; "House," Fox; "The Sopranos," HBO; "24," Fox; "The West Wing," NBC.

Notice anything missing there? Where the HELL is LOST?! Okay, so House and 24 were rock solid this season, but Sopranos was weak, The West Wing is gone and Grey's Anatomy is just a soapy clone of ER with bad actors. One of those three spots should've gone to Lost, which followed up a spectacular first season with an equally riveting sophomore year.

Comedy Series: "Arrested Development," Fox; "Curb Your Enthusiasm," HBO; "The Office," NBC; "Scrubs," NBC; "Two and a Half Men," CBS.

With one exception (I'll let you guess), an admirable list. I'd love to see Arrested get it just to poke Fox in the eye one last time. Two of my other faves are here - Office and Scrubs - but where's My Name is Earl?

Actor, Drama Series: Denis Leary, "Rescue Me," FX Network; Peter Krause, "Six Feet Under," HBO; Kiefer Sutherland, "24," Fox; Martin Sheen, "The West Wing," NBC.

Go Denis Leary! From misunderstood stand-up comic to brilliant series creator - who knew?

Actress, Drama Series: Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer," TNT; Geena Davis, "Commander in Chief," ABC; Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," NBC; Frances Conroy, "Six Feet Under," HBO; Allison Janney, "The West Wing," NBC.

Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Candice Bergen, "Boston Legal," ABC; Sandra Oh, "Grey's Anatomy," ABC; Chandra Wilson, "Grey's Anatomy," ABC; Blythe Danner, "Huff," Showtime; Jean Smart, "24," Fox.

Actress, Comedy Series: Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback," HBO; Jane Kaczmarek, "Malcolm in the Middle," Fox; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "The New Adventures of Old Christine," CBS; Stockard Channing, "Out of Practice," CBS; Debra Messing, "Will & Grace," NBC.

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Cheryl Hines, "Curb Your Enthusiasm," HBO; Alfre Woodard, "Desperate Housewives," ABC; Jaime Pressly, "My Name Is Earl," ABC; Elizabeth Perkins, "Weeds," Showtime; Megan Mullally, "Will & Grace," NBC.

Really? THIS is the best you could come up with? Most of these people aren't even on tv anymore (deservedly so)! I see two decent choices in four categories - Jaime Pressly (who is hilarious on Earl) and Jean Smart (who had an AMAZING comeback role on 24). Sad.

Actor, Comedy Series: Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm," HBO; Kevin James, "The King of Queens," CBS; Tony Shalhoub, "Monk," USA; Steve Carell, "The Office," NBC; Charlie Sheen, "Two and a Half Men," CBS.

Not bad - glad to see Kevin James on the list. Too bad he's up against Steve Carell, who will walk away with this (and should). Sorry, Monk fans, I like Tony Shalhoub but he overacts on this show, and Larry David is overrated. I don't think I need to say a thing about Charlie Sheen.

Supporting Actor, Drama Series: William Shatner, "Boston Legal," ABC; Oliver Platt, "Huff," Showtime; Michael Imperioli, "The Sopranos," HBO; Gregory Itzin, "24," Fox; Alan Alda, "The West Wing," NBC.

Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Will Arnett, "Arrested Development," Fox; Jeremy Piven, "Entourage," HBO; Bryan Cranston, "Malcolm in the Middle," Fox; Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men," CBS; Sean Hayes, "Will & Grace," NBC.

This is more like it! A few duds in the bunch, but Oliver Platt, Michael Imperioli, Greg Itzin, Alan Alda, Will Arnett, Jeremy Piven and Bryan Cranston are all deserving. I'm rooting for Alda and Piven (who absolutely MAKES Entourage).

I won't bother going over the miniseries and tv movie categories. Frankly, who cares? It's just a bunch of movie actors who are either padding the resume or who aren't good enough to win an Oscar. I do, however, have a few words about the "reality-competition" nominees...

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: The Amazing Race - CBS, American Idol - Fox, Dancing With the Stars - ABC, Project Runway - Bravo, Survivor - CBS.

Gee, who do you think I'm rooting for? Naturally, I think the Amazing Race is still the best reality show out there and deserves to win (again) but I wouldn't be disappointed if Project Runway took this one. I feel I had a little part in its discovery and it really is a fun show.

Just one final note - the infamous Trapped in the Closet episode of South Park was nominated for best animated program. (You know, the one Tom Cruise freaked out about and seemingly successfully got banned from the rerun cycle.) You go, Matt and Trey!

I'll post my picks a few weeks before the Emmys, so check back.

Posted by tivogirl at 9:47 AM 0 comments  

Emmy nominations are out!

Here's the list

Good points: Arrested Development, Amazing Race, Denis Leary are up
Bad point: Lost is lost

More comments later...

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