What should I watch this fall?

[dougo]

One of the advantages of TiVo is that it's easy to never watch any commercials. One of the disadvantages is that it's hard to hear about new TV shows. Last year I was lucky to find out about "Firefly" and "Boomtown" early enough to start watching from more or less the beginning, but so far I haven't heard about any new shows this season that I want to watch. So, what new shows are you planning to watch, or have already started watching? I'm mainly only interested in new shows, because I've pretty much made up my mind about existing shows, but feel free to make your case for an older show, especially if it's changing significantly this season (for example, I may give "The Practice" another chance because I generally like James Spader). For reference, here's a list of shows I'm already planning to watch, roughly in descending order of interest:

• Survivor: Pearl Islands (arrr!)
• The West Wing
• Friends
• Frasier
• Ed
• Boomtown
• 24
• Curb Your Enthusiasm
• That 70s Show
• Good Morning Miami
• Grounded For Life
• King of Queens
• Will & Grace
• King of the Hill
• The Simpsons

Since I have multiple recording devices, scheduling conflicts are generally not a problem. Also, I've left off some shows that are already mid-season, like "Monk", "Dinner For Five", and "Queer Eye For The Straight Guy", and ones that I don't think are starting soon, like "Six Feet Under" and "The Sopranos". But I like all those too. Plus, the late night talk shows, media watch shows ("Fox News Watch", "Reliable Sources"), etc... Maybe I should have just given my entire TiVo Season Pass list, but, enh, some other time.

Comments

[jfb.livejournal.com]

I like Gilmore Girls a lot--if the episode you saw is the one I'm thinking of (flashbacks about Lorelai getting pregnant), it wasn't a great introduction, and you should try it again sometime.

I find the lead characters and most of the supporting ones appealing, but mostly I like the fast-paced, reference-stuffed dialogue--even little things like when Lorelai asked Rory if she was becoming a "soc". I liked that it was understood that the two of them had seen The Outsiders and could use its lingo casually, and I liked that they assumed that some of their audience would get it too, and that those who didn't get it would be okay and would stick around for the next line.