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12-28-2007, 02:57 PM
10. Dirt (FX, Jan. 1): It's baaack. Courteney Cox's tabloid Hollywood parody returns on the first of the year, all set to dramatize and satirize the lives of L.A.'s biggest players, including Brit-Brit and K-Fed. Could there be a more warped version of these two real-life train wrecks? We're betting yes.
9. Prison Break (ABC, Jan. 14): Now that the strike caused 24 to get bumped from the schedule, the pretty boys of Prison Break are back...and still stuck in Panama. Things get worse before they get better (duh). Look for more of the nasty and brutish world of Sona, trouble for Sucre, more power for T-Bag, more hotness from Whistler and, as usual, a world of pain and mayhem for Michael and Linc.
8. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox, Jan. 14): Steeped in Terminator movie mythos while deftly updating the stories and introducing new characters, The Sarah Connor Chronicles might just be midseason's breakout new series. Half action-adventure, half family drama, Chronicles tells the tale of Sarah (Lena Headey), John (Thomas Dekker) and a pretty cyborg from 2027 sent back to help fight the future. Determined to bring down SkyNet—before, you know, it kills 3 billion people—the Connors (and their kooky, kickass robot friend—played by Summer Glau of kooky, kickass River Tam fame) struggle to maintain a facade of normalcy while periodically engaging in running gun battles with red-eyed fiends from the future. Very much a genre show, Terminator also manages a fair amount of sly humor and wry cultural commentary. Me likey.
7. Psych (USA, Jan. 11): Oh, Psych, I love you so much. Even if your writing weren't whip-smart, I'd still be all up in your grill thanks to the brilliant comedy tag team of James Roday and Dulé Hill. Luckily for me and my Psych obsession, this winter season includes six all-new eps. (Woo!) Look for the boys to get entangled in a telenovela, the modeling business and an old-folks home, and I'm especially excited for the mummyriffic finale—Egyptology is totally hilarious—because it's going to be directed by Psych creator Steve Franks, and he totally loves WWK. (As previously mentioned, the feeling is so reciprocated.)
6. The Wire (HBO, Jan. 6): Picking up a year after the end of last season, the city of Baltimore has got major problems: The cops want that raise the new mayor promised, the schools are still a mess and the newsies at the paper struggle to compete as resources dwindle. The only people with a working business model are the drug dealers, although there might be trouble with the hard-won truce. If you've already been watching, you know the final 10 episodes of the series can't be missed. And the rest of you? Now's your chance to watch a show that is as deep, exciting and funny as anything ever aired on TV. Plus, after a season of behaving himself, Dominic West's sexy and self-destructive Det. McNulty is drinking again, and you just know that means trouble. Uh-oh.
5. Eli Stone (ABC, Jan. 31): This is from writer-producer Greg Berlanti (Everwood, Brothers & Sisters, Dirty Sexy Money). Need I say more? Okay, just in case you're curious: This legal drama is about a young, hotshot attorney who's plagued with a series of hysterical hallucinations. The visions lead him to believe he's a prophet of God, causing him to change his life. A mix of Jerry Maguire, Ally McBeal and, of course, a healthy dose of Wonderfalls, Stone could be the winter season's biggest new standout.
4. American Idol (Fox, Jan. 15): With the dearth of scripted TV available this season, this ratings powerhouse is poised to have its biggest year yet. Even more than usual, everyone will be watching. So, if you don't plan on watching Ryan, Randy, Simon and Paula and the gaggle of new wannabe stars in the new season, well, you may as well avoid the watercooler all winter long!
3. Dexter (CBS, TBD): Every dark cloud is supposed to have a silver lining, or so the saying goes. And in this dark time of the WGA strike, CBS president Les Moonves has a treat for all you basic-cable tubers who haven't yet discovered Showtime's Dexter. A drama about a Miami forensics expert who moonlights as a serial killer, this TV fare would ordinarily be considered a bit too cutting edge for network television. But with the looming holes in CBS' winter schedule, Dexter Morgan will likely slide into a plum prime-time slot. Please fight your urge to be scared off by the morbid premise. Once you get to know him, Dexter is, in fact, one of the most likable characters on the tube today.
2. Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi, March): The fourth and final season of Battlestar Galactica premieres in March, with 13 episodes ready for air. This season centers on the final push toward Earth, and we'll learn some shocking truths about humanity and Cylonity. Roslin battles her resurgent cancer, Starbuck battles the crew's fears about disappearance, the newly identified Cylons try to figure out what the frak is going on, Six still has baby fever, Adm. Adama does his damnedest, as usual, to keep the ragtag fleet from falling apart—and it's all going to be frakking great.
1. Lost (ABC, Jan. 31): Boy, they weren't kidding when they called the season-three finale "Through the Looking Glass." In the eight produced episodes of season four, the show begins to look back at the Island, and the survivors of Oceanic 815, from distant vantage points far removed in both time and space from the crash-era story. Meanwhile, rescue arrives, in the form of Not Penny's Boat, but seeing as how it's Lost, that's not all it's cracked up to be. This year's new crop of characters (following on the heels of the tailies and the Others) are the boaties, played by a crackerjack team of actors including Jeremy Davies, Rebecca Mader, Jeff Fahey and Ken Leung. Meanwhile, the newly possible flash-forwards will reveal shocking fates (not to mention some shocking allegiances) for the survivors. In the first few eps, look for lots of hostage situations, a division of the Losties between Team Jack and Team Locke, interrogations, lies (Ben) and a couple of shootings. Just another day on the beach!
For a Complete listing click on the link.....
http://tv.yahoo.com/american-idol/show/34934/news/urn:newsml:eonlinekristen.com:20071226:TV-2fdb684cc52cc1f64962ec5b1d02de63__ER
9. Prison Break (ABC, Jan. 14): Now that the strike caused 24 to get bumped from the schedule, the pretty boys of Prison Break are back...and still stuck in Panama. Things get worse before they get better (duh). Look for more of the nasty and brutish world of Sona, trouble for Sucre, more power for T-Bag, more hotness from Whistler and, as usual, a world of pain and mayhem for Michael and Linc.
8. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox, Jan. 14): Steeped in Terminator movie mythos while deftly updating the stories and introducing new characters, The Sarah Connor Chronicles might just be midseason's breakout new series. Half action-adventure, half family drama, Chronicles tells the tale of Sarah (Lena Headey), John (Thomas Dekker) and a pretty cyborg from 2027 sent back to help fight the future. Determined to bring down SkyNet—before, you know, it kills 3 billion people—the Connors (and their kooky, kickass robot friend—played by Summer Glau of kooky, kickass River Tam fame) struggle to maintain a facade of normalcy while periodically engaging in running gun battles with red-eyed fiends from the future. Very much a genre show, Terminator also manages a fair amount of sly humor and wry cultural commentary. Me likey.
7. Psych (USA, Jan. 11): Oh, Psych, I love you so much. Even if your writing weren't whip-smart, I'd still be all up in your grill thanks to the brilliant comedy tag team of James Roday and Dulé Hill. Luckily for me and my Psych obsession, this winter season includes six all-new eps. (Woo!) Look for the boys to get entangled in a telenovela, the modeling business and an old-folks home, and I'm especially excited for the mummyriffic finale—Egyptology is totally hilarious—because it's going to be directed by Psych creator Steve Franks, and he totally loves WWK. (As previously mentioned, the feeling is so reciprocated.)
6. The Wire (HBO, Jan. 6): Picking up a year after the end of last season, the city of Baltimore has got major problems: The cops want that raise the new mayor promised, the schools are still a mess and the newsies at the paper struggle to compete as resources dwindle. The only people with a working business model are the drug dealers, although there might be trouble with the hard-won truce. If you've already been watching, you know the final 10 episodes of the series can't be missed. And the rest of you? Now's your chance to watch a show that is as deep, exciting and funny as anything ever aired on TV. Plus, after a season of behaving himself, Dominic West's sexy and self-destructive Det. McNulty is drinking again, and you just know that means trouble. Uh-oh.
5. Eli Stone (ABC, Jan. 31): This is from writer-producer Greg Berlanti (Everwood, Brothers & Sisters, Dirty Sexy Money). Need I say more? Okay, just in case you're curious: This legal drama is about a young, hotshot attorney who's plagued with a series of hysterical hallucinations. The visions lead him to believe he's a prophet of God, causing him to change his life. A mix of Jerry Maguire, Ally McBeal and, of course, a healthy dose of Wonderfalls, Stone could be the winter season's biggest new standout.
4. American Idol (Fox, Jan. 15): With the dearth of scripted TV available this season, this ratings powerhouse is poised to have its biggest year yet. Even more than usual, everyone will be watching. So, if you don't plan on watching Ryan, Randy, Simon and Paula and the gaggle of new wannabe stars in the new season, well, you may as well avoid the watercooler all winter long!
3. Dexter (CBS, TBD): Every dark cloud is supposed to have a silver lining, or so the saying goes. And in this dark time of the WGA strike, CBS president Les Moonves has a treat for all you basic-cable tubers who haven't yet discovered Showtime's Dexter. A drama about a Miami forensics expert who moonlights as a serial killer, this TV fare would ordinarily be considered a bit too cutting edge for network television. But with the looming holes in CBS' winter schedule, Dexter Morgan will likely slide into a plum prime-time slot. Please fight your urge to be scared off by the morbid premise. Once you get to know him, Dexter is, in fact, one of the most likable characters on the tube today.
2. Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi, March): The fourth and final season of Battlestar Galactica premieres in March, with 13 episodes ready for air. This season centers on the final push toward Earth, and we'll learn some shocking truths about humanity and Cylonity. Roslin battles her resurgent cancer, Starbuck battles the crew's fears about disappearance, the newly identified Cylons try to figure out what the frak is going on, Six still has baby fever, Adm. Adama does his damnedest, as usual, to keep the ragtag fleet from falling apart—and it's all going to be frakking great.
1. Lost (ABC, Jan. 31): Boy, they weren't kidding when they called the season-three finale "Through the Looking Glass." In the eight produced episodes of season four, the show begins to look back at the Island, and the survivors of Oceanic 815, from distant vantage points far removed in both time and space from the crash-era story. Meanwhile, rescue arrives, in the form of Not Penny's Boat, but seeing as how it's Lost, that's not all it's cracked up to be. This year's new crop of characters (following on the heels of the tailies and the Others) are the boaties, played by a crackerjack team of actors including Jeremy Davies, Rebecca Mader, Jeff Fahey and Ken Leung. Meanwhile, the newly possible flash-forwards will reveal shocking fates (not to mention some shocking allegiances) for the survivors. In the first few eps, look for lots of hostage situations, a division of the Losties between Team Jack and Team Locke, interrogations, lies (Ben) and a couple of shootings. Just another day on the beach!
For a Complete listing click on the link.....
http://tv.yahoo.com/american-idol/show/34934/news/urn:newsml:eonlinekristen.com:20071226:TV-2fdb684cc52cc1f64962ec5b1d02de63__ER