Fall Premieres

The time has come, folks! Fall premiere time! I have a slew of new shows that I will be watching, unfortunately. One would think, at 26, I would have better things to do with my time. Sadly, the answer is that I do not.

Truly.

So anyway, here are my picks for fall TV (in premiere order).

Gossip Girl – I may or may not have watched this show, but the fact that the lovely Kristen Bell (formerly of Veronica Mars fame) does the voice-overs made it a must-see. The pilot was promising, but I have the feeling that, like all guilty pleasures, the novelty will fade and plotlines will stale. The same happened to me with Grey’s Anatomy and The O.C.

Heroes – If you haven’t heard of this show, crawl out from under your rock. There’s a reason everyone’s talking about it. Bring on season 2!

Chuck – I literally changed my mind about this show today, when I found out that one of the main writers from Veronica Mars, Phil Klemmer, is writing for this. It looks promising, but that was the final reason to switch over to Team Chuck.

Reaper – The commercials don’t look great, but everyone is saying this show is great. I’ll bite. They have me curious.

The Office – Season 3, whoo hoo!

Smallville – I am in the midst of the season 6 DVD, but I’ll tape the episodes (since my DVR will be very busy on Thursday!) and go back and watch season 7 once I’m caught up.

Ugly Betty – This is a great little gem of a show. I love that it doesn’t take itself too seriously. And congrats to America Ferrera for her Emmy!

My Name is Earl – The last of the Thursday conundrum, it just proves my love for Jason Lee every week.

Aliens in America – I’m not really a sitcom person, but I’ll give this one a shot.

Pushing Daisies – My number one pick of the new shows, I think it’ll be the new Heroes! Plus I love Lee Pace, Kristin Chenoweth, and Ellen Green!

Scrubs – I got me some Guy Love!


In case you haven’t noticed, the one show I will be missing terribly is Veronica Mars. Please, please, go watch it. Rent it, buy it, download it, whatever, just watch this wonderful show. Season 3 comes out October 23!

Veronica Mars is my Hero!

Saw this post yesterday . . . Kristen Bell is joining the cast of Heroes as a recurring character! She is playing a character named Elle for a run of 13 episodes . . . I can't wait! I love when two of my favorite things come together.

I saw this yesterday and totally geeked out, but I forgot that I now have an anonymous forum where I can totally geek out and it's OK.

Also, Ausiello ran an interview with the intrepid girl detective today, check it out!

TV Bereavement

As the new season of television approaches, I start to get excited over the new shows that will be premiering, as well as old shows that will be continuing (in particular; Heroes, Lost, The Office).

This season, I will also be mourning the loss of two most beloved shows; one that died poignantly and with dignity (before the imminent crash and burn of TV shows that have lost their original appeal), and one that died far too soon and left a wake of angry fans.

I am talking about Gilmore Girls and Veronica Mars. Had I started my blog earlier, you would no doubt know about my three-year obsession with Veronica Mars. It began when I watched the pilot, and I never missed a single episode since. Most of you will go, "huh? What show? Never heard of it!" Sadly, that is why it has joined the ranks of shows canceled before their days despite critical acclaim and obsessed fans (such as myself). Such wonderful shows include (but are not limited too), My So-Called Life, Freaks and Geeks, Cupid, Wonderfalls, and other shows. Luckily Veronica Mars was able to squeak past renewal for two years straight, allowing for three seasons of high-quality TV, but their luck ran out.

For those of you who have not seen it, do so. Rent it, buy it, borrow it, whatever. Just watch it. It appeals to anyone, any gender (trust me on this one). And keep your fingers crossed for a movie. Rob Thomas (no, not that one! the other one!) has said that Veronica will live on in comic books, and (gasp!) potentially a movie.

Gilmore Girls will also be sadly missed, although I believe that it ended at the right time. The last episodes were a great closure for the people of Stars Hollow.

On a positive note, there are some great shows to look forward to! And today I just discovered that one of my favorite actresses Kristin Chenoweth (of Broadway and West Wing fame) is part of the cast of my favorite pick for new fall shows, Pushing Daisies. I'm not sure how that fact escaped me before this, but I'm happy to find that out today. It also escaped my attention that Ellen Greene (another Broadway veteran) will be in the cast. Apparently I'm getting soft in my TV scoop. I may have to do some more research.

Thus, the cycle of life and television begins again this fall.



RIP Veronica Mars 9/22/04 - 5/22/07