TV PARTY TONIGHT

To be honest, I haven't been the least bit excited about this fall TV season at all.
None of the new shows really appealed to me when I viewed their previews and promos, and what I was mostly interested in were shows like "The OFFICE," "Pushing Daisies," "ER," and "30 Rock," that were returning for another season.

So far, I've only seen three of the new shows, and here's what I think of them...

"Life On Mars" ABC Thursday nights.
Great show. Does a good job at combining elements of "LOST" and "NYPD BLUE" with little reminders of past TV Detective Shows like "Cannon" and "Barnaby Jones." It's about a modern day New York Detective who, after being hit by a car, ends up in the early 1970's using his current knowledge and skills to solve 30 some year old crimes.
It's fantastically well done, although some of the characters border on caricatures and some of the fashion is a bit over-the-top. But still gets an "A" for effort.

"Kath and Kim" NBC Thursday nights.
Good cast....Crappy show! Possibly the flimsiest excuse for a TV show ever. A single Mom raising her adult (although socially stunted) daughter, who is separated from the world's biggest moron. It should be cancelled NOW! After only one episode!!! Stop the madness!

"My own Worst Enemy" NBC Monday nights.
Christian Slater, still channelling his inner Jack Nicholson, does a decent job at playing both Henry and Edward (Jekyll? Hyde?), one of which is a family man, while the other is a hit man. Silly premise done well by the makers of "Alias."

Of the returning series, "Pushing Daisies" has had some good, but not great moments and seems to be lagging a bit from last year. "Chuck" has been good, if not better than last season. "Heroes" is all over the place and has been a bit hard to follow so far this year. There are way too many characters at this point.
"The OFFICE" is perfection... "Earl" may have peaked in season 2, and while season 4 so far is better than season 3 was...it's still a far cry from the quality of the first two years. "ER" is still solid and well done in it's final year.

Oh, and "LOST" can't start soon enough for me... ditto "30 Rock!"

Dave