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Thursday, 21 September 2006

Nancys Fall Season
Mood:  chatty
Now Playing: Freshmen!
Topic: Review Time

I often try a new show or two when the new season starts. This year I am trying four. "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" , "Shark", "Heroes" and "Brothers & Sisters" . All dramas, not a comedy among them. (I seriously got burned when I hitched my star to the Friends spin off "Joey" It never made it to season three.)

I go by first impressions. They, I think, are critical to what the series is like. Its also slightly unfair cause I have seen the pilots to shows I love and found that they wouldnt have grabbed me at first so its an iffy practice.

Last year I sampled only one new show "Criminal Minds". Depsite the appearance of Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson and many others, this show never grabbed me. Its in its second season now. I have never watched beyond the first episode.

So far I've seen two pilot episodes. One more is forthcoming on Monday. ( "Heroes" debuts before episode two of Studio 60).Brothers & Sisters is on Sunday night. A review of that will come in the same blog as "Heroes" I am posting my first impressions of the first two pilots I've seen now.

Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip: In the first episode/pilot nothing much happened. Like in all first episodes the situaton was being set up. Next week I will be able to get more into it. Matthew Perry and Bradley Whitford are great in it. You'd think they were old friends, they have great chemistry. I am hearby calling for a Emmy nomination for Judd Hirsch next year, for his Howard Beale-like rant alone, even if hes never on the show again. I can't  wait to see what this show does.

Shark: James Woods is a defense attorney turned prosecutor. James Woods is one of my favorite actors, and  I think he carries a strong screen presence. I am already looking forward to next week. And its after CSI: Original Flava.

I am also realistic and know some of these shows might not survive (Past shows I liked, including "The Handler" , and "Mds" didn't last the season, and in one case not past Halloween.)

So out of the four shows I am going to try, I predict that "Heroes" will be replaced by extra episodes of "Deal or no deal"  with "Hair or no hair" Howie Mandel before sweeps.


Posted by citizennancy at 11:01 PM EDT | Post Comment | Permalink
Updated: Thursday, 21 September 2006 11:10 PM EDT

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