# Fall TV is almost here: Whatcha gonna watch? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 4, 2007, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-is-almost-here-whatcha-gonna-watch/417975 "2007-09-04T04:01:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-is-almost-here-whatcha-gonna-watch/417975/1 "2007-09-04T04:01:01Z")
I’m most looking forward to “Reaper” and maybe “Chuck” of the new shows. Returning shows? Gimme my “Supernatural”! Gimme gimme! (With a side order of “Ugly Betty,” por favor.) How about you? ---
**Author:** ![Galena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@Galena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galena)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-is-almost-here-whatcha-gonna-watch/417975/2 "2007-09-04T04:35:56Z")
“Journeyman” on NBC looks really promising. Set in San Francisco starring the hot and talented Kevin McKidd (Lucius Vorenus from HBOs Rome!) as a newspaper reporter who travels through time. Literally, what more could you ask for? (Besides a good plot, which I do indeed hope it has…) ---
**Author:** ![TheOnlySaneOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@TheOnlySaneOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheOnlySaneOne)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-is-almost-here-whatcha-gonna-watch/417975/3 "2007-09-04T04:44:42Z")
HEROES. Yeah, I think that may be about it. ---
**Author:** ![some\_white\_dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b487fb/32.png) [@some\_white\_dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/some_white_dude)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-is-almost-here-whatcha-gonna-watch/417975/4 "2007-09-04T05:24:39Z")
I’ll watch most of NBC’s Thursday night lineup (30 Rock, The Office, Scrubs, Earl). I really enjoyed Damian Lewis in Band of Brothers, so I think I’ll check out his new show, _Life_, also on NBC. ETA: Also waiting for LOST in the winter. Maybe 24, but after last season, it’s not looking so good. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-is-almost-here-whatcha-gonna-watch/417975/5 "2007-09-04T05:28:14Z")
Dexter’s second season starts the 30th, so I’ll be watching that. Supernatural, Bones, House, E.R.(inertia), How I Met Your Mother, One Tree Hill when it comes back…you know, the usual suspects. Nothing I’ve read about any of the new shows has really interested me, **but** the guy who wrote Wonderfalls has a new show coming out: Mis/Guided. If anyone can make a show about a guidence councilor interesting, I think it would be him. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-is-almost-here-whatcha-gonna-watch/417975/6 "2007-09-04T05:42:31Z")
Well, duh, [Bones!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=435262) Of the new stuff, _Chuck_ and _Reaper._ Of the other old stuff, _House, Heroes,_ and _Nova_–I’m a sucker for those one-word titles–and _Beauty and teh Geek._ (I don’t know why they keep misspelling the title.) ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-is-almost-here-whatcha-gonna-watch/417975/7 "2007-09-04T07:56:34Z")
I’m going to watch Jericho to see if it deserved the renewal. The last few shows of the first season were actually pretty decent. Let’s see if it’s watchable now without Gerald McRaney. I know it’s not coming back until mid season, so I know I have a bit of a wait. And, I admit it, I’m going to watch Cavemen, just to see if it’s one of those shows that are so bad, it’s worth watching to make fun of. Maybe it’ll be a trainwreck, maybe it’ll be just entertaining enough to occupy a half hour in a mindless sort of way. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-is-almost-here-whatcha-gonna-watch/417975/8 "2007-09-04T08:45:20Z")
I’m really looking forward to “Pushing Daisey’s.” Wasn’t there a show coming out that had Leslie Nielson in it? ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-is-almost-here-whatcha-gonna-watch/417975/9 "2007-09-04T11:47:32Z")
Deal or No Deal. I hope Lindsay (26), Anya (10), and Layla (13) haven’t changed a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-is-almost-here-whatcha-gonna-watch/417975/10 "2007-09-04T12:34:38Z")
Monday Night Football. Then, probably NBC’s Thursday night line-up. Curb Your Enthusiasm, and that sex show that HBO is starting. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-is-almost-here-whatcha-gonna-watch/417975/11 "2007-09-04T13:01:42Z")
The only new show that seems intriguing is **Pushing Daisies**. In January, I will start watching **The IT Crowd** , mostly because, if they’re smart enough to cast the same actor as Moss, then there’s a chance they’ll do the concept justice. Returning shows are **House, Bones, CSI, Earl, The Office** and probably **The Simpsons**. ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-is-almost-here-whatcha-gonna-watch/417975/12 "2007-09-04T13:13:51Z")
I’ve got a few shows checked off in the tv guide that I want to check out. The first season of The Tudors will be airing this fall here, Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares (American version), No Opportunity Wasted (Phil’s new show)… the little teaser for Lost drew my interest again, so I think I should watch the second and third seasons now and finish up Heroes. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-is-almost-here-whatcha-gonna-watch/417975/13 "2007-09-04T13:17:41Z")
[QUOTE=dropzone] Well, duh, [Bones!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=435262) [/QUOTE] Braggart! That’s fun. Congrats. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-is-almost-here-whatcha-gonna-watch/417975/14 "2007-09-04T13:21:01Z")
My perennials are **Scrubs** , **Veronica Mars** , **Family Guy** , **Heroes** , **L&O SVU** , and **L&O:CI**. I’m looking forward to **Chuck** , the one about the immortal cop, and **Reaper** looks like it could be good. One I will avoid at all costs is **Cavemen** ; I mean, come on, what’s next, The WaMu Bankers’ Pen? ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-is-almost-here-whatcha-gonna-watch/417975/15 "2007-09-04T13:25:01Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] My perennials are **Scrubs** , **Veronica Mars** [/QUOTE] **Anyrose** , you do know that our beloved VM is gone, right? (Please don’t let me be the bearer of bad tidings. Please don’t let me be the bearer of bad tidings.) ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-is-almost-here-whatcha-gonna-watch/417975/16 "2007-09-04T13:39:27Z")
**House** **Heroes** **Bones** **The Office** **My Name is Earl** I would be watching **Scrubs** , but I’m a season or two behind, because the DVDs are slow to release. I haven’t heard about any of the new shows, but just from this thread **Journeyman** , **Pushing Daisies** and **Chuck** sound interesting. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-is-almost-here-whatcha-gonna-watch/417975/17 "2007-09-04T13:42:28Z")
[QUOTE=jsgoddess] **Anyrose** , you do know that our beloved VM is gone, right? (Please don’t let me be the bearer of bad tidings. Please don’t let me be the bearer of bad tidings.) [/QUOTE] egad! say it isn’t so! really and truly gone, or just on hold until January? ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-is-almost-here-whatcha-gonna-watch/417975/18 "2007-09-04T14:25:30Z")
Gone gone. And Scrubs is barely hanging on for that matter. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-is-almost-here-whatcha-gonna-watch/417975/19 "2007-09-04T14:34:31Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] egad! say it isn’t so! really and truly gone, or just on hold until January? [/QUOTE] It’s really and truly gone, but Kristen Bell will be on **Heroes**. Does that help? I’m mostly looking forward to old shows --Heroes, Lost, Earl, The Office, and Friday Night Lights. And **The Wire** , which returns in January, I believe. New stuff – I’ll try Alan Ball’s vampire show, but that’s about it. Summer weaned me from TV and I don’t want to get hooked on a new show that might get cancelled. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-is-almost-here-whatcha-gonna-watch/417975/20 "2007-09-04T14:45:33Z")
[QUOTE=SmackFu] Gone gone. And Scrubs is barely hanging on for that matter. [/QUOTE] I’m okay with Scrubs disappearing - it’s in syndication, so I know I can always get my fix. As for Kristen Bell being on **Heroes** , I watch **Heroes** anyway, but where am I going to find my wise-cracking, strong, intelligent, mystery or supernatural solving blonde chick? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-is-almost-here-whatcha-gonna-watch/417975.md?page=2)