2008 TV Fall line-up

[DéjàNu]

the yearly tv thread dedicated to new stuffs and returning series.

everyone is invited to add any infos they have or pointing us which shows they wants to see and why.

the 2008-2009 have less new shows then last years

so here the info I collected starting by the first to be aired.

Fringe
FOX at Tuesday 9:00 PM (60 min.)
Status: New Series Premieres: September 9, 2008
Show Categories: Drama, Science-Fiction
FBI agents Olivia Dunham and Peter Bishop are faced with a rapidly spreading unexplained phenomenon of the threatening kind. In an attempt to stop the spread, they enlist the assistance of Bishop's estranged father, the institutionalized scientist Dr. Walter Bishop.
Dawson's Creek's Joshua Jackson will play the lead role of Peter Bishop, a smart guy with many gambling debts. The Secret Life of Us's Anna Torv will play Olivia Dunham, a young, tough FBI agent who has to confront an unexplained phenomena. Also cast in the series are The Black Donnelly's Kirk Acevedo and Boston Legal's Mark Valley. They will play FBI agents. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's John Noble and The Wire's Lance Reddick soon were added to the credits. Noble was cast as Dr. Walter Bishop and Reddick as Phillip Broyles, a special agent for Homeland Security head of the Fringe division, that investigates terrorist and paranormal events. Alongside them are veteran actress Blair Brown and Take the Lead actress Jasika Nicole. Brown will play Nina Sharp, a 16-year veteran of Prometheus Corp., a cutting-edge research facility, while Nicole got the role of Astrid, a federal assistant.
This highly anticipated sci-fi drama is created by Transformers /Star Trek/ Mission: Impossible III's J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. Fringe is directed by Emmy Award-winning Alex Graves ("The West Wing") and produced by Warner Bros. Television, Bad Robot Productions and Fringe Element Films.

The Big Bang Theory
CBS at Monday 8:30 PM (30 min.)
Status: New Series Premiered: September 24, 2007
Show Category: Comedy
Created by writer/producers Chuck Lorre (of Two And A Half Men) and Bill Prady (of Gilmore Girls) comes The Big Bang Theory, a sitcom that shows what happens when hyper intelligent roommates/physicists Sheldon and Leonard meet Penny, a beautiful woman moving in next door--and realize they know next to nothing about life outside of the lab. Rounding out the crew are the smarmy Wolowitz, who thinks he's as sexy as he is brainy, and Koothrappali, who suffers from an inability to speak in the presence of a woman.

The Mentalist
Airs Next: CBS at Tuesday 9:00 PM (60 min.)
Status: New Series Premieres: September 23, 2008
Show Categories: Drama, Action/Adventure
The Mentalist tells the tale of Patrick Jane who is employed as an independent detective working with the California Bureau of Investigation to solve crimes. He has refined his observations skills to a near perfect level and lends these skills to the CBI to help them solve cases. The team that he works with consists of the senior agent, Teresa Gibson, agents Kimball Cho & Wayne Rigsby.

Knight Rider
NBC at Wednesday 8:00 PM (60 min.)
Status: New Series Premieres: September 24, 2008
Show Categories: Action/Adventure, Drama
Justin Bruening stars as Mike Traceur, the estranged son of Michael Knight (David Hasselhoff). Mike teams up with KITT—an artificially intelligent Ford Shelby GT500KR—to fight crime in this continuation of the 1980s cult favourite.

The Ex List
CBS Premieres: Friday, Oct. 3, 9 pm/ET
Who's on it: Elizabeth Reaser (Ava/Rebecca from Grey's Anatomy)
A psychic tells Bella Bloom (Reaser) she has one year to get married, or else she never will. The catch: Her true love is someone she has already dated. Despite the insane, age-of-Google premise, it's cute. Reaser does a great job handling the show's breezy dialogue, and she plays Bella with such approachable exuberance that you will forget her sad turn on Grey's.


Life On Mars
ABC at Thursday 10:00 PM (60 min.)
Status: New Series Premieres: October 9, 2008
Show Categories: Science-Fiction, Action/Adventure
ABC Studios, 20th Century Fox Television, and Kudos Productions are co-producing the remake of BBC drama Life on Mars. Sam Tyler (Jason O'Mara) is a detective from the 21st century who travels back in time to the 1970s after a car accident. Tyler clashes with new boss Gene Hunt who doesn't take his coming from the future seriously. Tyler ends up working on a case involving a serial killer that may have something to do with his girlfriend's kidnapping in the present time.

Eleventh Hour
CBS at Thursday 10:00 PM (60 min.)
Status: New Series Premieres: October 9, 2008
Show Categories: Drama, Action/Adventure
This Jerry Bruckheimer (CSI) produced sci-fi series on CBS is an adaptation of a British thriller of the same name. The show follows Dr. Jacob Wood (Rufus Sewell), a special science adviser to the US government who saves people from the worst abuses of science. He is accompanied by his feisty female bodyguard, Rachel Young (Marley Shelton).
CBS ordered the show to series on 12 May 2008 with a thirteen episode initial order.
The show distinguishes itself by being unafraid to toss scientific references and technobabble into an otherwise standard sitcom, even employing a physicist to keep things accurate. In doing so, it allows Sheldon and Leonard to do for science what Frasier's Crane brothers did for fine dining, art, and opera.

My Own Worst Enemy
NBC at Monday 10:00 PM (60 min.)
Status: New Series Premieres: October 13, 2008
Show Category: Drama
Edward Albright is a super spy. Henry Spivey is living the normal American dream in the suburbs with his wife, two kids and dog. The two men have one thing in common - they share the same body because Edward took part in an experiment several years earlier to create a split personality. Henry has never met his alter-ego Edward, and one day he receives an email from Edward saying that people are coming to kill him. Now, the super spy and the suburban daddy have to learn to live with each other in the same body. My Own Worst Enemy is produced by Universal Media Studios. It has been given a 13 episode initial order by NBC. With Christian Slater.

Crusoe
NBC at Friday 8:00 PM (60 min.)
Status: New Series Premieres: October 17, 2008
Show Categories: Drama, Action/Adventure
Based on the classic Daniel Defoe novel, Crusoe tells the story of young Robinson Crusoe as he leaves the love of his life to set out on an adventure. When the trip takes a turn for the worst, Crusoe ends up shipwrecked on a tropical island, detached from the only life he's known. Stranded, his friendship with Friday and memories of his wife keep him sane as he battles enemies, braves the elements, and learns how to survive on the island for over 28 years.

Legend of the Seeker
Disney (60 min.)
Status: New Series Premieres: November 1, 2008
Show Categories: Action/Adventure, Drama
Based on Terry Goodkind's best-selling fantasy series, The Sword of Truth, this Disney series follows woodsman Richard Cypher as he transforms from woods guide to magical leader, with a task to stop a vicious tyrant. This is a live-action series to premiere in November of 2008.


Castle
ABC (60 min.)
Status: New Series Premiered: Midseason
Show Categories: Drama, Comedy
ABC Studios and Beacon television are producing this police drama. Nick Castle (Nathan Fillion) is a writer of horror novels who helps the NYPD homicide department solve crimes. ABC has ordered the series for mid-season of the 2008/2009 season.

Kings
NBC Premieres: Midseason
Who's on it: Ian McShane (Deadwood), Australian actor Christopher Egan
It's a retelling of the David-and-Goliath story that takes place in a modern-day, although fictional monarchy. David (Egan) is a soldier who, by rescuing the crown prince during wartime, finds his fate intertwined with that of the complicated king (McShane) and his daughter, the princess.

 

[DéjàNu]

RETURNING SERIES

Bones (Sep/03/2008)
Brothers & Sisters (Sep/28/2008)
Chuck (Sep/29/2008)
Criminal Minds (Sep/24/2008)
CSI (Oct/09/2008)
CSI: Miami (Sep/22/2008)
CSI: NY (Sep/24/2008)
Dancing With the Stars (Sep/22/2008)
Desperate Housewives (Sep/28/2008)
Dirty Sexy Money (Oct/01/2008)
Eli Stone(Oct/14/2008)
ER (Sep/25/2008)
Ghost Whisperer (Oct/03/2008)
Grey's Anatomy (Sep/25/2008)
House (Sep/16/2008)
Heroes (Sep/22/2008)
Life (Sep/29/2008)
Lipstick Jungle (Sep/24/2008)
Lost - Feb 2008, 16 consecutive episodes
Medium – winter 2009
My Name Is Earl (Sep/25/2008)
Numb3rs (Oct/03/2008)
Prison Break (Sep/01/2008)
Private Practice (Oct/01/2008)
Pushing Daisies (Oct/01/2008)
Samantha Who? (Oct/06/2008)
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Sep/08/2008)
Ugly Betty (Sep/25/2008)
Without a Trace (Sep/23/2008)

 

[unregistered]

 

[KRCummings]

I watch The Simpsons and Scrubs. Anything else I will catch once in a while but probably won't be a regular viewer.

 

[silverchild_24]

I don't like your list as you left out all of the CW shows..

So Yea boo on you!

 

[KRCummings]

I don't like your list as you left out all of the CW shows..

So Yea boo on you!

What's CW?

 

[Memphis_Man]

The key to losing weight is EAT LESS, MOVE MORE! Nobody likes a couch potato

 

[Fuckette]

Hbo

http://www.hbo.com/trueblood/img/homepage/keyart_b.jpg

 

[silverchild_24]

What's CW?

Here..

CW

 

[flirty_but_nice]

I am disappointed that Moonlight is not returning. HBO is going to be having a vampire series by the creator of Six Fee Under, though, so I will give that a go, as a replacement. (Edit: Just saw the post above for this new series ...True Blood.)

Also, I am doomed to have to give the 90210 a looksee. I so hope Brandon is on it.

Oh, and as if I didn't like Terminator: Sarah Conner Chronicles enough, I hear that my girl from Garbage, Shirley Manson, is going to be having a recurring role this season. Hopefully they'll put some Garbage songs into the soundtrack, too.

 

[Fuckette]

Friday

http://www.hbo.com/series/img/features/billmaher_s6B_poster_506.jpg​

 

[DéjàNu]

I don't like your list as you left out all of the CW shows..

So Yea boo on you!

yeah I know, there is some interesting shows but up here in Quebec we dont have CW so thats why I left that channel out.... same as HBO.

 

[KRCummings]

Here..

CW

Did that used to be a different network?
I looked at the lineup they have. Mostly looks like garbage but to each his own.

 

[silverchild_24]

Did that used to be a different network?
I looked at the lineup they have. Mostly looks like garbage but to each his own.

It used to be the WB

Sorry that I am 21 and like trashy shows then..

 

[DéjàNu]

Did that used to be a different network?
I looked at the lineup they have. Mostly looks like garbage but to each his own.

it was WB and renamed it CW not so long ago. They are targeting young poeple with shows like Smallville, One tree Hill... and now 90210 ane Trueblood

 

[EvelynTreemont]

It used to be the WB

Sorry that I am 21 and like trashy shows then..

Do you watch Supernatural by any chance?

 

[silverchild_24]

Do you watch Supernatural by any chance?

I did but it isn't for me, like smallville.

I am a superman fan with 2 brothers. I know the comics and they took the show all over the damn place so that made me unhappy.

I miss the WB and Buffy.. *sigh*

 

[off2bed]

How 'bout a series on NBC about teenage hookers wanting boob jobs?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Without_Breasts_There_Is_No_Paradise

 

[DéjàNu]

ER fans?

Angela Bassett Scrubs in As ER's New Boss as Dr. Catherine Banfield for the final season of ER (premieres Thursday, Sept. 25 at 10 pm/ET, NBC).

 

[silverchild_24]

You know I loved ER but it's about time it ended.. should have ended years ago.

Also Angela Bassett's Husband In real life will being playing her Husband on ER as well.

 

[Dave-2223]

ESPN, History Channel, Outdoors Channel, those besides Dancing with the stars are about the only ones I am interested in.

 

[KRCummings]

ER fans?

Angela Bassett Scrubs in As ER's New Boss as Dr. Catherine Banfield for the final season of ER (premieres Thursday, Sept. 25 at 10 pm/ET, NBC).

I haven't watched ER on a regular basis since Clooney left. The last time I watched it was a few years ago and that asshole surgeon guy got his arm cut off and then got killed by a falling helicopter. I saw that and said "Ok, that's enough." Never went back.

 

[silverchild_24]

I haven't watched ER on a regular basis since Clooney left. The last time I watched it was a few years ago and that asshole surgeon guy got his arm cut off and then got killed by a falling helicopter. I saw that and said "Ok, that's enough." Never went back.

Dr. Ramono or whatever his name was..

God I loved that season.. I died laughing so hard..

I hated him..

 

[KRCummings]

Dr. Ramono or whatever his name was..

God I loved that season.. I died laughing so hard..

I hated him..

He was a good character though. One of the few truly interesting ones and of course they not only killed him off but did it in a ridiculous way. The show was already going downhill and that just did it in for me.
I liked him the way I like Dr. Kelso on Scrubs. He's an asshole but he's interesting and fun and deep down the character actually means well.

 

[DéjàNu]

I haven't watched ER on a regular basis since Clooney left. The last time I watched it was a few years ago and that asshole surgeon guy got his arm cut off and then got killed by a falling helicopter. I saw that and said "Ok, that's enough." Never went back.

I laugh so hard when the helicopter land on him, I was crying from too much laughing!

hubby though I was crazy

I still think it was very funny