First Casualty of the Season

Fox has cancelled Lonestar after only two episodes. While this show wasn't on my watch list, it's sad that this show didn't get much of a chance. I wonder if they factor online views into their decision. I saw the first episode online and was quite impressed.

I think that the title, Lonestar, didn't perhaps portray the show. Most people were probably thinking a Dallas type show. That's all I could imagine from the title. You really had to watch the commercials to see that the show was about a guy and his father were scamming people and the lead character was leading two lives.

 I'm upset that I really didn't get a chance to enjoy this show. But the first weeks ratings were only at four million and the second week dropped to 3.2 million. The show was up against stiff competition from Dancing with the Stars, NBC's The Event and CBS Monday night comedies. The lead-in was also House, a steady rating dropper over the last few years.

Well, hoping that they air the remaining shows that were shot and don't make me wait until they come on DVD. Update: Just learned that Lie to Me will be returning earlier than expected to fill the gap for this canceled show.

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2010 Fall Season: Pass or Fail?

I'm looking forward to this new season. The major networks are investing a lot of money into new programs. I'm so happy there isn't as many reality shows, but we still can't seem to get rid of those. Here's my watch, DVR and ignore lists…

Shows to watch:

• The EVENT (NBC) – I need to know what the "Event" is, and I heard it's not going to be like LOST and they will reveal the "Event" in early episodes. Plus, I love Blair Underwood.
  
• Undercovers (NBC) – The first African American drama EVER! And its produced by Alias' JJ Abrams. Add that to Boris Kodjoe and it may be a hit.
  
• Hawaii Five-O (CBS) – Loved the original, and like they characters the picked for this one, let's hope it lives up to the old show. Glad they kept the theme song pretty much intact.
  
• Mike and Molly (CBS) – Looks like the only promising new comedy this season, just hope it's not all fat jokes.
  
• Detroit 1-8-7 (ABC) – Being from the Detroit area, I need to see how bad the city is going to be portrayed. I can say that noticed I some text changes to their site since it was first announced. They aren't referring to Detroit at the murder capital anymore.
  

DVR and catch it on a rainy day:

• Nikita (CW) – show seems to moving slow right now, let me know when the action starts
  
• Chase (NBC) – Good for a rainy day, but seems like The Fugitive, with a new fugitive each week.
  
• Blue Bloods (CBS) – This cop drama looks like it's got too many family issues going on, but I'll spend my weekend with Tom Selleck and Donnie Wahlberg anytime.
  
• S#*! My Dad Says (CBS) – Looks like it could be funny, but not sure how good it's actually going to be, and can't believe they are getting away with a name like that.
  
• Outlaw (NBC) – saw the first episode and think it has promise
  
• Raising Hope (Fox) – Looks funny and promising. And Cloris Leachman has some funny one-liners.
  

Ignore, well cause they doesn't interest me:

• Lonestar (Fox) – a show about a schemer looks like a scheme to me
  
• The Defenders (CBS) – Jerry O'Connell and Jim Belushi as lawyers in Vegas. It won't last six episodes.
  
• My Generation (ABC) – Another show about more lawyers.
  
• Outsourced (Fox) – Looks like a bunch of stereotypical jokes about call centers in India
  
• Hellcats (CW) – Watched the first two episodes, and not impressed. I don't think I'm the target demo for this show. Seems like CW has found a niche with teenage girls and is sticking to it.
  

So what do you give a pass or fail?

Fox’s Crazy Schedule

I love the fact that Fox was one of the first stations to produce quality original programming in the summer months instead of showing reruns. However, now they are working on like four different seasons. Shows air for six to twelve weeks. Take off another six to twelve weeks and then return for the remaining episodes.

Sometimes when they came back for the second half of their season, they even switch days and times. This was very irritating when they did it with Glee. I ended up not watching Glee the second half, because I had found myself getting interested in a show on another network. I resorted to watching Glee online.

What's even more irritating, is scheduling around the World Series. The new season starts this week, and only about four episodes will air before taking off a week or so to show baseball. The problem with this hiatus is that I'm given an opportunity to watch shows on other networks, and I may not make it back to one of Fox's shows.

So Fox, please stop with all these crazy interruptions! Lie to Me is one of my favorite shows. Season two began on September 28, 2009. Ten episodes were aired and then the show went on hiatus in December. The second half of the season then returned in June and the remaining 12 episodes of the season were aired. It returns for its third season on November 10^th. I'm so confused! I thought the summer season was the third season.

Sometimes a rerun is good, I love sitting at home watching TV, but I also need to go out and have a life. So give me a chance to see it again, without streaming it on my computer.

Nikita is No Alias

The CW's Nikita is only in its second week, so I'm hoping that it starts to get better. I can see that they are going to do some back story on this show. So far it has had a slow start. It was nothing like JJ Abrams Alias, that had you hooked on the first episode (I will admit the last two seasons of Alias were a little crazy with all that Rembaldi artifact chasing).

I believe that Nikita has some promise. I loved the movie Le Femme Nikita, so I'm going to hang in there and hope for the best. I just hope the ratings stay up. Soon the show will have to compete with Grey's Anatomy. And after last season's shoot 'em up two hour finale, I can't wait to see what happens on Grey's.

Nikita will definitely be in my DVR. It has some pretty good action scenes, some new and upcoming actors and promising plot. Girls fighting and kicking butt is just awesome, Girl Power! Just hope they don't drag the plot along and we lose interest.

I’m Not Cheering for Hellcats

The other new show to the CW is Hellcats. The show is about a brooding young woman, Marti (Alyson Michalka) trying to get her college degree so she can get out of town (and get away from her mother) and go to law school. But at the beginning of the semester, she loses her scholarship due to budget cuts. She picks on Savannah (Ashley Tisdale), the cheerleader captain before finding out that there is a cheerleading scholarship.

I think that the show moved too fast in its first two episodes, so I'm not sure where they have to go besides character development. And we have already learned a lot about the two main characters already, their family problems and school problems. In the first episode the main character had already made the squad, and was teaching them to cheer like the movie Bring It On.

They were also competing in their first competition in the second episode. And much like the Glee premise, they must win nationals or they will have their funding cut. There's also a jealous teammate, because Marti (takes her spot after an injury, introduces a new way to cheer and her ex-boyfriend also seems to have a crush on her. There's a mother that leans too much on her daughter, and it seems as if the parental roles have been reversed, which I believe some people may be able to relate.

I wonder if the future of the show has been considered. No one has mentioned their class status (freshman, sophomore, etc.), but it has been mentioned they are 21, and often hang in a college bar and have drinks. When I turned 21 I was going into my senior year.

I only watched the first two episodes because nothing else was on, and CW was smart enough to start their season early. I'm not even sure if this show is worth space in my DVR. But maybe I'm too old for the target demographic.