2008-09 New Fall TV Shows (reporter, prison break, the office, television)

[Amy S in PBC]

Anything sound interesting?


DRAMA

Section 8: Everyday people with exceptional neurological abilities recruited to work for a secret branch of a government agency.

Life on Mars: A story about a 21st century detective who, after a car crash, mysteriously finds himself working as a cop in the 1970s — based on the BBC’s sci-fi crime drama.

The Mentalist: A mentalist uses his skills of observation to solve crimes as an independent detective working with the police.

Ny-Lon: A female New York record store clerk and a male London stock broker embark on a cross-continental romance — based on a British series. The British Series starred Rashida Jones (The Office).

Mythological X: After learning from a psychic that she already has dated the man she’s supposed to marry, a woman revisits all her past relationships in the hopes of finding him.

Can Openers: Centers on a twenty-something woman and her fellow residents who fight to survive the intensely competitive boys club that is the seven-year neurosurgical residency.

The Kingdom: Medieval drama about four guys, one of whom is crowned king and reluctantly takes the throne despite preferring drinking and sex to procession and war.

The Meant to Be’s: Romantic drama about a young woman who dies, but in order to "pass over," she must return to Earth and help people improve their lives.

Eleventh Hour: A special science adviser to the government saves people from the worst abuses of science.

Flashpoint: A struggling artist is recruited by a secret agency to fight comic book-type villains developed by and shared with Canada’s CTV.

Tower: A group of Chicago reporters treat breaking news as cases to be both investigated and solved.

Harper’s Island: A horror story unfolds over the course of a season as a group of friends meet on an island off the Seattle coast for a destination wedding.

How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls: Yale-educated young woman is hired to be the live-in tutor/life coach to two rich heiresses in Palm Beach; based on Alloy’s book.

The Oaks: Follows the lives of three families, in different time periods, who all occupy the same house haunted by a restless spirit.

Fringe: Young, tough FBI agent is forced to confront the spread of unexplained phenomena and work with a XX scientist and his son

Queen B: Female workplace drama

Inseparable: A modern-day Jekyll and Hyde tale about a partially paralyzed forensic psychiatrist (Toby Stephens) with a split personality whose alter ego is a charismatic criminal.

Knight Rider: An updated version of the 1980’s television series.

Kings: A contemporary soap loosely based on the story of King David.

Blue Blood: Based on the 2004 bestselling autobiography by New York police officer Ed Conlon, the show is about a rookie NYPD officer who is a Harvard grad who decides to return to the family beat — law enforcement.

The Philanthropist: A hedonistic maverick with billions goes out of his way to help those in need.

Robinson Crusoe: A drama based on Daniel Defoe’s classic novel.

The Listener: he show centers on Toby Logan (Craig Olejnik) as a young, big-city paramedic withthe power to listen to people’s thoughts

COMEDY

The Goode Family: Animated comedy about a family obsessed with doing the "right" thing

Literary Superstars: Sexy and sassy literary publicist (Jenna Elfman) fights for the rights of her authors while balancing a busy social schedule

The More Things Change: A quartet of male friends explore how male friendships endure through change.

This Might Hurt: A single-camera comedy set at a private medical practice owned by a fifty-something pediatrician with a great bedside manner but woefully old-fashioned methods, his brainy internist son with whom he’s in constant conflict, and an OBGYN who has an inherent distrust of all men.

Worst Week: Young couple must navigate the politics of their soon-to-be in-laws during a family holiday

Single White Millionaire: Multi-camera comedy about an unassuming millionaire in his thirties who is ready to settle down.

My Best Friend’s Girl: The relationship between two male best friends becomes complicated when one starts dating the other’s ex-wife.

Ex Life: Carter Thomas moves into a shot-term housing complex populated primarily by divorced, after he is jilted and left at the alter.

Outnumbered: Parents struggle to raise three intelligent and curious children

The Pitts: Animated comedy based on Fox’s 2003 live-action comedy series about the unluckiest family in the world.

Saint of Circumstance: Centers on Wayne (David Denman), a man going through a midlife crisis who quits his dead-end office job to be a paramedic on the night shift.

Sit Down, Shut Up: Animated comedy about the lives of seven staff members at a high school in a small northeastern fishing town who are preoccupied with their own needs and agendas, which means the students always come second. Based on the live-action Australian series.

Spaced: Revolves around two strangers who pose as a married couple in order to rent an apartment and become intimately involved with the other misfits in the building.

Don’t Bring Frank: Frank Spencer is an overly energetic, under-coordinated guy whose every move precipitates havoc.

[ShepsMom]

Wow, that's a huge list.
I don't know who in the world have time to watch all that!!!

I think i'll stick with my History, Discovery and Travel channells for now.
But thanks for posting the list..

[aragx6]

Where's that list from? Kath and Kim isn't on it, which is probably the show getting mst of the buzz right now.

[MooksterL1]

I'm going to give The Mentalist, Kath & Kim, and Knight Rider a shot. I'm still sad that Moonlight isn't coming back, but can't wait for Criminal Minds, Survivor and then 24 in January! So my schedule is limited for new shows.

[sgresident]

We thought the Fringe might be worth a look. and the eleventh hour show. We are looking forward to Prison Break, the shield and 24.

[Think (Freedom)]

Anything sound interesting?

Nope. Maybe Fringe. But that's a big maybe, and for only one reason. I'm really not interested in any new show.. I'll probably just stick to my 2.

[tamiznluv]

"Flashpoint: A struggling artist is recruited by a secret agency to fight comic book-type villains developed by and shared with Canada’s CTV."

I think that is wrong. I already am watching "Flashpoint" on CBS Thursday nights at 10 edst. It's SWAT cop show! Nothing to do with comic books!

[tamiznluv]

The Eleventh Hour and Raising the Bar may prove to be interesting.

[LauraC]

I'll give Sons of Anarchy a try on FX.

[j760]

Originally Posted by Amy S in PBC

Anything sound interesting?

Nope.