I'm not sure yet. I missed quite a few of the ones being discussed here
already. I can wish "luck" on K'ville because it gives some local folks
jobs---I called a friend last week to tell him that I caught him in the
opening credits. But despite the occasional right notes, all the
shooting and car chases get on my nerves. It would have been nice to
have a NOLA version of "Homicide". Of course, that show only lasted 2
or 3 years. So, I will clinch my teeth and enjoy the times when they do
hit notes right. "Reaper" may end up like "Dead Like Me". I loved the
show, but I was not going to force myself to watch it every week.
Consequently, I saw it in reruns. I'll watch "Moonlight", I guess.
Actually, if everything moves to the web or Netflix, it may not matter.
I recall hearing a commentary on NPR that remarked how many of the
season openings were available on the web. Lately, I've been on a BBC
high renting their shows. "Hustle" and "Robin Hood" and the few "Doctor
Who" espisodes that I missed.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> so what one or two new series are you picking up when all is said and
done? For me, it's "Reaper", "K*Ville", and maybe "Bionic Woman".
>
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> From: "maidmarian_thepoet" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Actually, I liked Moonlight. It was better than the Lifetime series
> that was directly based on the Tanya Huff novels. The one difference
is
> that the POV character is the vampire; we don't have the story from
the
> human's POV as in the Huff novels. (It made me wonder if Yarbro's St.
> Germain would make it as a tv character.)
>
> I saw Reaper and it was cute. Better than I expected, but then Kevin
> Smith directed the series opener.
>
> I usually only pick up one or two new series each year, no matter how
> good it may be. There are not enough hours in the day and i have
> stories to revise. [:D]
>
> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, KeithBJohnson@ wrote:
> >
> > Intrigued by Bionic Woman (could be good if written well), Pushing
> Daisies (though the "Ghost Whisperer"/"Medium" angle's getting tired),
> Reaper (lots of potential for good standalone stories, but fear it
could
> devolve into dreck), and Journeyman (hope they don't screw up by
> Americanizing the Brit original's tone). Not sure about "New
Amsterdam",
> which could be a weak "Highlander" ripoff, or have some potential.
> >
> > Not so excited about "Moonlight" (tired of the suave, handsome,
> tortured vampire angle--let's bring back real bloodsuckers!) or Sarah
> Conner (which I'm sure will end up being boring and derivative)
> >
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> > From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" tdlists@
> >
> > > The fall season is about to start. there are a number of
speculative
> > > fiction shows premiering. Below is list with brief descriptions.
Are
> > > there any that you are looking forward to seeing? Which ones do
you
> > > think are duds? Will any of them make it?
> > >
> > >
> > > ELI STONE (ABC) - "Many lawyers consider themselves prophets, but
> Eli
> > > Stone may be the real deal. Eli has built a successful career at a
> top
> > > law firm in San Francisco representing only the biggest and
richest
> > > corporations that make a habit of screwing over the little guy.
But
> > > after experiencing a series of odd hallucinations, Eli seeks to
find
> a
> > > deeper meaning to life while trying not to lose his job and
destroy
> his
> > > relationship with the bosses' daughter. When Eli discovers an
> aneurysm
> > > in his brain, he wonders if his condition is truly medical or if
> perhaps
> > > he now has a higher calling."
> > >
> > >
> > > PUSHING DAISIES (ABC) - From Bryan Fuller ("Heroes") and Barry
> > > Sonnenfeld ("Men in Black") comes an unprecedented blend of
romance,
> > > crime procedural and high-concept fantasy in a forensic fairytale
> about
> > > a young man with a very special gift. Once upon a time, a
> mild-mannered
> > > boy named Ned realized he could touch dead things and bring them
> back to
> > > life. Grown-up Ned puts his ability to good use, not only touching
> dead
> > > fruit and making it ripe with everlasting flavor, but working with
> an
> > > investigator to crack murder cases by asking the deceased to name
> their
> > > killers. But the tale gets complicated, as all tales do, when Ned
> brings
> > > his childhood sweetheart, Chuck, back from the dead and keeps her
> alive.
> > > Chuck encourages him to use his power to help others, instead of
> merely
> > > solving mysteries and collecting the rewards. Life would be
perfect
> for
> > > Ned and Chuck, except for one cruel twist: If he ever touches her
> again,
> > > she'll go back to being dead, this time for good."
> > >
> > > REAPER (The CW) - "For the first 20 years of his life, Sam (Bret
> > > Harrison, "The Loop," "Grounded for Life") wondered why his
parents
> went
> > > so easy on him. Whether it was school, sports or career choices,
> Sam's
> > > mom (Allison Hossack, "Falcon Beach") and dad (Andrew Airlie, "The
L
> > > Word") always let him get by with the least possible effort, while
> at
> > > the same time pressuring his younger brother Keith (Kyle Switzer,
> > > "15/Love") to excel. As a result, Sam skipped college, took a
> dead-end
> > > job and now wastes endless hours playing video games and wishing
he
> had
> > > the guts to ask out his pretty co-worker, Andi (Nikki Reed,
> "Thirteen,"
> > > "The O.C."). Everything in his slacker world changes the day Sam
> turns
> > > 21 and discovers the ungodly reason his parents let him slide:
they
> sold
> > > his soul to the devil before he was born. Satan himself (Ray Wise,
> "24,"
> > > "The Closer") drops by to personally explain that Sam must now
serve
> as
> > > his bounty hunter, tracking down evil souls that have escaped and
> > > returning them to Hell. At first, Sam refuses to accept his
bizarre
> > > fate, but after getting just a glimpse of Satan's temper, Sam
> realizes
> > > that breaking a deal with the devil has consequences that are
very,
> very bad
> > >
> > > THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES (FOX) - Sarah vanquished the liquid
> metal
> > > Terminator sent from the future to kill her teenage son, John.
Sarah
> and
> > > John now find themselves alone in a very dangerous, complicated
> world.
> > > Fugitives from the law, they are confronted with the reality that
> still
> > > more enemies from the future, and the present, could attack at any
> > > moment. THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES reveals what happens when
SARAH
> > > (Lena Headey, "The Brothers Grimm," "300") stops running and goes
on
> the
> > > offensive against an ever-evolving technological enemy bent on
> > > destroying her life, and perhaps the world.
> > >
> > > BIONIC WOMAN (NBC) The network's description: "Struggling as a
> bartender
> > > and surrogate mom to her teenage sister, Jaime Sommers (Michelle
> Ryan,
> > > "EastEnders") didn't think life could get much harder. But when a
> > > devastating car accident leaves her at death's door, Jaime's only
> hope
> > > for survival is a cutting-edge, top-secret technology that comes
at
> a
> > > hefty price. With a whole new existence and a debt to re-pay,
Jaime
> must
> > > figure out how to use her extraordinary abilities for good, while
> > > weighing the personal sacrifices she will have to make.
Ultimately,
> it's
> > > Jaime's journey of self-discovery and inner strength that will
help
> her
> > > embrace her new life as the Bionic Woman.
> > >
> > > JOURNEYMAN (NBC) The network's description: "From Emmy
Award-winning
> > > writer-producer Kevin Falls ("The West Wing") and Emmy
Award-winning
> > > director-producer Alex Graves ("The West Wing"), "Journeyman" is a
> > > romantic mystery-drama about Dan Vasser (Kevin McKidd, "Rome"), a
> San
> > > Francisco newspaper reporter and family man who inexplicably
begins
> to
> > > travel through time and change people's lives. Along the way, he
> also
> > > must deal with the difficulties and strife at work and home
brought
> on
> > > by his sudden disappearances.
> > >
> > > NEW AMSTERDAM (FOX) - the story of a New York homicide detective
> unlike
> > > any other. He is brilliant, mysterious, reckless, magnetic,
> unknowable.
> > > And he has a profound secret he is immortal. In 1642, JOHN
AMSTERDAM
> > > (Nikolaj Coster Waldau, "Kingdom of Heaven"), then a Dutch solider
> in
> > > the colony of New Amsterdam later to become New York City stepped
in
> > > front of a sword to save the life of a Native Indian girl during a
> > > massacre of her indigenous tribe. The girl in turn rescued
> Amsterdam,
> > > weaving an ancient spell that conferred immortality upon him.
> Amsterdam
> > > will not age, she told him, until he finds his one true love. Only
> then
> > > will he become whole and ready for mortality. But Amsterdam has
> found
> > > this to be a mixed blessing. Over the course of three centuries,
> he's
> > > experienced endless adventure and honed his many talents.
> > >
> > >
> > > MOONLIGHT (CBS) an "undead" private investigator who uses his
acute
> > > vampire senses to help the living. Mick was "bitten" 60 years ago
by
> his
> > > new bride, the seductive and beguiling Coraline (Amber Valletta,
> > > "Hitch"). After six decades of resisting, he wonders if it's time
to
> > > pursue the love of a mortal. He has his eyes on Beth Turner, a
> > > beautiful, ambitious reporter who has been covering the ongoing
> plague
> > > of unusual murders. But would Beth even consider giving up a
normal
> life
> > > to be with him,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
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