New TV Show Picks For '09/'10

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#5 - V
Giant spaceships appear over all major cities of the world, the alien "Visitors" claiming to come in peace. As some humans begin to doubt the sincerity of the Visitors, Homeland Security agent Erica Evans discovers that the aliens have spent decades infiltrating our governments and businesses and are now in the final stages of their plan to take over the planet. Erica joins the resistance movement, which includes Ryan, a Visitor sleeper agent who wants to save humanity. However, the aliens have won favor among the people of Earth by curing a variety of diseases, and have recruited earth's youth, including Erica's son, to serve unknowingly as spies.


This remake of the old Mini-Series of the same name hits our screens soon... well, not really. We won't be seeing this one all the way until Tuesday November 3rd, 2009. With all the anticipation, it would be incredibly stupid for ABC to not give us a premiere date, as it is even more idiotic of the network to call this a mid-season worthy show, when in reality, it isn't. It should be on their official fall schedule and should be coming within the next month. Oh well, at least we'll get some.

According to E! online, on a rating from 1-10, they'd give it an 11. The pilot episode recieved rave reivews across the board and is definitely going to be a huge contender in the ratings race when this starts to air. Of course, the hype that will build from this wait will only help.

V earns the #5 spot on my list because of how great it seems and obviously is. The only problem is, this is a remake of a mini-series, so I think the show itself will have many challenges to overcome on terms of, how do you continue the story from a mini-series to one that is full-fledged and could go on for many seasons and also, how will the remake be more successful then the original. We have to face it, what remakes nowadays have been nearly as popular as its original or even more so, which remakes have even been remotely successful? Maybe V can stand out.

V premieres Tuesday November 3rd @ 8PM only on ABC!

#4 - The Vampire Diaries
The Vampire Diaries is based on a novel series penned by L.J. Smith where you are given the insight into the diary of Elena Gilbert. Elena had always been a star student; beautiful, popular and involved with school and friends. As the fall semester begins, Elena becomes fascinated with the mysterious new boy in school, Stefan Salvatore, and she has no way of knowing he is a centuries-old vampire. While Stefan struggles to live peacefully among humans, his brother Damon is the embodiment of violence and brutality. Now these two vampire brothers-one good, the other evil-are at war for Elena's soul in the small town of Mystic Falls, Virginia.

Interestingly enough, I can't wait to see this one. Just like V, the series will have many challenges. These are just because this new series is based off of a book series of the same name. There aren't all that many book spin-offs that make it as television shows. Normally, you find this kind of thing as a movie, not television.

The series has a great star on hand, mainly in that of Ian Somerhalder from Lost fame. Hopefully this won't be the only good thing the show has going for it. If the cards are played right, this very well could be a hit from The CW, something the network doesn't usually get.

The thing that'll be even more difficult for the series is the competition from the more major networks in that time slot. The show will air on Thursdays at 8PM, a time slot full of competition from Survivor, the new Flash Forward, Bones, and NBC comedies SNL Thursday Weekend Update and Parks and Recreation. Personally, I plan to watch most of the shows in this time slot, so I'll be looking at some shows out this that aren't up to par and as this one comes from the CW, whether it'll be any good or just normal, crappy, CW drama has yet to be seen.

The Vampire Diaries premieres Thursday September 10th @ 8PM only on The CW!

#3 - Three Rivers
This is the story of an acclaimed transplant hospital and the team, which hold life and death in their hands everyday. The team is comprised of Dr. Andy Yablonski, the lead surgeon; Dr. Miranda Foster, a woman trying to live up to her father's reputation; Dr. David Lee, a resident more interested in his private affairs; Ryan Abbott, the new transplant coordinator struggling to balance the aspects of his job; Pam Acosta, the surgical nurse and Dr. Sophia Jordan, the head of surgery who needs to keep everyone in line. Every case is viewed from the perspective of the team, the recipient and the donor.

Three Rivers is up there as a show I really don't want to wait anymore for. I've been waiting for CBS to come up with a good idea like this ever since that older CBS medical drama (what the hell was it called!?!?) failed horribly. Three Rivers actually has some potential coming out of it and has a great star on their side with Alex O'Loughlin. He was great in Moonlight (shot down before its time) and I'm happy to see him back on television, and on the same network too.

The problem looming here is how can you keep a transplant drama interesting, as there are only so many things that you can transplant, right? So how this show could go as long as hits such as Grey's Anatomy and House has yet to be seen. I do know one thing, if by the fourth or fifth episode, I'm still watching this, I doubt I'll ever stop.

Three Rivers premieres Sunday October 4th @ 9PM only on CBS!

#2 - Flash Forward
Dubbed ABC's 'companion series to Lost, this drama project is based on Robert J. Sawyer's sci-fi novel of the same name. The plot centers around an eerie, chaotic vision of the future after a mysterious event makes everybody in the Earth to lose consciousness. Later, as people start waking up, the world starts changing because people know their future.

You knew this had to be on my Top 5 list somewhere, right? Anyway, Flash Forward, as said above, is being called the new Lost - the show that will be the hit on ABC once Lost is done and gone. I've expressed my problems with this in the past, and that mainly lies within what was just said, what ABC is calling this.

We'll get one of two things out of this show. It'll either be an entirely new and amazing show that'll blow our socks of... OR it'll be another Lost with the same style of mysteries and unanswered questions and such, and even with some of the same actors and actresses. 2 people from Lost are already cast on the show on regulars or at least recurring roles. What will become of this will have to wait to be seen, as the story itself is kind of confusing at the moment. How can one group of people save the entire world from complete chaos is a more major question.

Flash Forward will have competition in its time slot, as it will air Thursdays at 8PM. However, this definitely has the potential to win the hour above all others. How will this one stack up against its competition? I can't wait to see...

Flash Forward premieres Thursday September 24th @ 8PM only on ABC!

#1 - Glee
Didn't know the world of high school glee clubs was tough? Fox is set to expose all the drama and intensity in a one-hour comedy musical from Nip/Tuck creator Ryan Murphy. Glee is produced by 20th Century Fox Television, Ryan Murphy Television.

This is 110% the show that I most anticipate for this fall season. I just can't wait for it to come! This is one of the few (and I think the only) show where we got to see the pilot months in advance on national television, out of all things. It was absolutely amazing.

The show has been predicted to be one of two things. A) a complete bust or B) the breakout hit of the season. I would personally prefer B for sure! It'll be a shame if it isn't well liked once it begins its airing run, as so much work has been put into it by the actors and actresses and so much money has been spent on this product by the network, it would be dissapointing to both the people behind the scenes that work on the show and the network itself. What you see is what you get, and hopefully we will see and get one of the greatest new shows of the season!

Glee premieres Wednesday September 9th @ 9PM only on FOX!
A special Director's Cut of the Pilot airs on Wednesday September 2nd @ 9PM!

The views and opinions expressed in this blog is solely that of James Swanson, reflects his own personal opinions, and is not meant to offend anybody else. And if you have a problem with my opinions and want to make a big deal about something stupid, email me at idontgiveashitsogofuckyourself@shutup.com. Thank you!