TwoCents 2008 Fall Preview - Sundays (ABC)

A little home remodeling, some model-looking housewives, and an anti-model family all shine on ABC's Sundays...

Show: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Premiere Date: Sept 28
Time: 8:00PM EST
Host: Ty Pennington


Show: Desperate Housewives
Premiere Date: Sept 28
Time: 9:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: Faye
Starring: Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer, Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo, Marcia Cross as Bree Hodge, Eva Longoria-Parker as Gabrielle Solis, Nicollette Sheridan as Edie Britt, Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young, Dana Delany as Katherine Mayfair, James Denton as Mike Delfino, Doug Savant as Tom Scavo, Kyle MacLachlan as Orson Hodge, Ricardo Chavira as Carlos Solis.
Where We Left Off: For those of you that don't remember where we left off last year--we were 5 years in the future. Bree was married to Orson, still and she had just published a cookbook. Lynette's boys were in and out of trouble with the police. Gabby had 2 girls of her own. Katherine's daughter, Dylan, was in Paris and getting married. And Susan was no longer married to Mike, but had a new husband. I cannot wait to see what happens!!
Program Description: A primetime soap with a truly contemporary take on the "happily ever after," "Desperate Housewives" takes a darkly comedic look at suburbia, where the secret lives of housewives aren't always what they seem.

Show: Brothers and Sisters
Premiere Date: Sept 28
Time: 10:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: Dave Annable as Justin Walker, Maxwell Perry Cotton as Cooper Whedon, Kerris Lilla Dorsey as Paige, Sally Field as Nora Holden, Calista Flockhart as Kitty Walker, Balthazar Getty as Thomas Walker, Rachel Griffiths as Sarah Whedon, Rob Lowe as Senator Robert McCallister, Sarah Jane Morris as Julia Walker, Matthew Rhys as Kevin Walker, Ron Rifkin as Saul Holden, Emily VanCamp as Rebecca Harper and Patricia Wettig as Holly Harper.
Program Description: "Brothers & Sisters" returns for a second season as executive producers Ken Olin, playwright Jon Robin Baitz, Greg Berlanti and Mark B. Perry continue to follow the California-based Walker family through the complicated maze of American life today. The compelling one-hour drama series, which is about a collection of five enmeshed and somewhat damaged adult siblings and their strong but passionately devoted mother, Nora Holden (Oscar and Emmy Award winner Sally Field). The Walkers' lives have not been without challenge; romance, parenting, divorce, infidelity, addiction, war and even death have pushed each of them to the limit, but they continue to work toward living their lives as individuals, while loving each other unconditionally and trying to maintain some semblance of normalcy after the loss of their larger-than-life family patriarch, William Walker.

TwoCents 2008 Fall Preview - Sundays (CBS)

It's an amazing race to solve the cold case of the unit on Sundays on CBS...

Show: The Amazing Race
Premiere Date: Sept 28
Time: 8:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: Rachel
Host: Phil Keoghan
Program Description: The Race begins again - for the 13th time!





Show: Cold Case
Premiere Date: Sept 28
Time: 9:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: Amanda
Starring: Kathryn Morris as Det. Lilly Rush, Danny Pino as Det. Scotty Valens, John Finn as Lt. John Stillman, Jeremy Ratchford as Det. Nick Vera, Thom Barry as Det. Will Jeffries, Tracie Thoms as Kat Miller.
Premiere Description: Lilly and the team re-open the 1973 case of a murdered football player after new evidence surfaces that shows that he may have been killed earlier than originally thought…and that a steroid cover-up might have been involved, on the sixth season premiere.

Show: The Unit
Premiere Date: Sept 28
Time: 10:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: Dennis Haysbert as Jonas Blane, Scott Foley as Bob Brown, Robert Patrick as Colonel Tom Ryan, Regina Taylor as Molly Blane, Max Martini as Mack Gerhardt, Michael Irby as Charles Grey, Abby Brammell as Tiffy Gerhardt, Audrey Marie Anderson as Kim Brown.
Premiere Description: Jonas and the team are assigned the task of unraveling an assassination plot involving high government officials at the same time as the women are being secretly relocated from the base for their own safety, on the fourth season premiere.

TwoCents 2008 Fall Preview - Sundays (CW)

CW proves people make easy money on Valentines on Sundays...

Show: Valentine, Inc. (NEW)
Premiere Date: Sept 21
Time: 8:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: Autumn Reeser as Phoebe Valentine, Kristoffer Polaha
as Danny Valentine, Robert Baker (II) as Leo Francisci, Greg Ellis as Ari, Jaime Murray as Grace Valentine, Nikki Snelson as Star, Patrick Fabian as Ray Howard.
Program Description: Have you found your soul mate? Because, let's face it, these days it's not that easy. In a world where online dating shows millions of possibilities, they could walk right past you and you'd never know it. But thankfully, help is on the way. The gods of love are on the case. Turns out the Greek gods of myth and fable are alive and well... and living among us in Mount Olympus, just off Hollywood's Laurel Canyon. From Executive Producer Kevin Murphy ("Desperate Housewives," "Reaper," "Ed") comes Valentine, a story about what a rare, strange, and often hilarious thing love is -- a gift that brings out the divine in all of us.

Show: Easy Money (NEW)
Premiere Date: Sept 21
Time: 9:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: Laurie Metcalf as Bobbette Buffkin, Jeff Hephner as Morgan Buffkin, Katie Lowes as Brandy Buffkin, Jay Ferguson as Cooper Buffkin, Nick Searcy as Rory Buffkin, Marsha Thomasan as Julia Miller.
Program Description: Sometimes it's hard for us to feel connected. We feel alienated in our home, apart from our own family. Morgan Buffkin (Jeff Hephner, "Nip/Tuck", "The O.C.") is no exception. He's the favored son helping to run Prestige Payday Loans, his eccentric family's enormously successful short-term loan company. While his mother Bobette (Laurie Metcalf, "Stop-Loss," "Desperate Housewives," "Roseanne"), the brains behind the business, dotes on him and sings his praises, Morgan has never quite fit in and he's doubting the ever-shifting stories she's woven about his childhood in the Buffkin household. Furthermore, he's having second thoughts about being the "heavy" for Prestige--running down ne'er-do-wells and gambling addicts--in an era of subprime mortgage lending and four dollar gasoline.

TwoCents 2008 Fall Preview - Sundays (FOX)

Animation Domination continues on Sundays on FOX...

Show: The Simpsons
Premiere Date: Sept 28
Time: 8:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Voice Actors: Dan Castellaneta (Homer Simpson, Krusty, Barney and others), Julie Kavner (Marge Simpson, Patty, Selma and others), Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson, Nelson and others), Yeardley Smith (Lisa Simpson), Harry Shearer (Mr. Burns, Smithers,Ned Flanders and others), Hank Azaria (Moe, Apu, Chief Wiggum and others).
Program Description: The longest-running comedy in television history – is a cultural institution. Intelligently written, subversively humorous and delightfully witty, THE SIMPSONS, now in its historic 20th season, continues to poke fun at itself and everything in its wake.

Show: King of the Hill
Premiere Date: Sept 28
Time: 8:30PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Voice Actors: Mike Judge (Hank Hill and Boomhauer), Kathy Najimy (Peggy Hill), Pamela Adlon (Bobby Hill), Brittany Murphy (Luanne Platter), Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble), Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive), Toby Huss (Cotton Hill and Kahn).
Program Description: From deep in the heart of Texas comes a 13th season of the half-hour animated comedy KING OF THE HILL. The series has received numerous accolades over the past 13 years, including an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program. KING OF THE HILL has garnered several award nominations and was hailed as the Best Television Show of the Year after its debut by TV Guide, Entertainment Weekly and TIME Magazine. The series is translated into numerous languages, and is licensed in almost 50 countries around the world.

Show: Family Guy
Premiere Date: Sept 28
Time: 9:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Voice Actors: Seth MacFarlane (Peter, Stewie and Brian Griffin), Alex Borstein (Lois Griffin), Seth Green (Chris Griffin), Mila Kunis (Meg Griffin).
Program Description: Since its debut in 1999, the Emmy-nominated animated series FAMILY GUY has attracted an impressively loyal following of devoted fans and has sold over 16 million combined DVD units, making it the second-largest-selling TV series ever.

Show: American Dad
Premiere Date: Sept 28
Time: 9:30PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Voice Actors: Seth MacFarlane (Stan Smith, Roger), Wendy Schaal (Francine Smith), Rachael MacFarlane (Hayley Smith), Scott Grimes (Steve Smith), Dee Bradley Baker (Klaus)
Program Description: AMERICAN DAD, the animated series that follows die-hard Republican and card-carrying NRA member STAN SMITH (Seth MacFarlane) and his hilariously odd family in Langley Falls, VA, is back to salute a fourth season of laughs.

TwoCents 2008 Fall Preview - Sundays (HBO)

Vampires swoop in, the boys are back in town, and the British are invading on Sundays on HBO...

Show: True Blood (NEW)
Premiere Date: Sept 7
Time: 9:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse, Ryan Kwanten as Jason, Rutina Wesley as Tara Thornton, Michael Raymond-James as Rene Lenier, Jim Parrack as Hoyt Fortenberry, Stephen Moyer as Bill Compton, Alec Gray II as Coby Fowler.
Program Description: Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic blood, vampires have progressed from legendary monsters to fellow citizens overnight. And while humans have been safely removed from the menu, many remain apprehensive about these creatures "coming out of the coffin." Religious leaders and government officials around the world have chosen their sides, but in the small Louisiana town of Bon Temps, the jury is still out.

Show: Entourage
Premiere Date: Sept 7
Time: 9:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: Kevin Connolly as Eric Murphy, Adrian Grenier as Vincent Chase, Kevin Dillon as Johnny 'Drama' Chase, Jeremy Piven as Ari Gold, Jerry Ferrara as Turtle, Rex Lee as Lloyd, Perrey Reeves as Mrs. Ari, Debi Mazar as Shauna.
Program Description: Ari and the boys need to talk Vince in to coming back to Hollywood to save his career (and in the process their own!) Can they do it?

Show: Little Britain (NEW)
Premiere Date: Sept 28
Time: 9:30PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: Matt Lucas as Various Roles, David Walliams as Various Roles, Brett Gentile as Various Roles.
Program Description: From the UK comes this sketch comedy show.

TwoCents 2008 Fall Preview - Sundays (NBC)

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TwoCents 2008 Fall Preview - Sundays (SHOWTIME)

Showtime has a killer Sunday...

Show: Dexter
Premiere Date: Sept 28
Time: 9:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: Valeria
Starring: Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan, Julie Benz as Rita Bennett, Jennifer Carpenter as Debra Morgan, Erik King as Sgt. Doakes, Lauren Velez as Lt. LaGuerta, David Zayas as Angel Batista, James Remar as Harry Morgan, C.S. Lee as Vincent Masuka.
Where We Left Off: Last we saw Dexter, he underwent an epiphany of sorts. Even though he doesn’t believe in a higher power, he’s sure there must be something somewhere that makes him want to continue doing what he’s doing. So of course, he’s going to keep killing baddies, like he always does – or is he? After discovering the truth about his mentor and step-father Harry, he no longer needs to follow The Code. All I can say is that this season looks eff-ing rad.
Program Description: America's favorite serial killer is in the acclaimed Showtime Original Series DEXTER, starring Michael C. Hall. As a cool forensics expert with killer instincts, Dexter has got it made – but now, he may be getting more recognition than he ever hoped for. With his deadly secrets surfacing in Miami's treacherous waters, the police are on the hunt for a mysterious killer - and our unassuming antihero may have to work overtime to avoid catching none other than himself.

Show: Californication
Premiere Date: Sept 28
Time: 10:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: David Duchovny as Hank Moody, Natascha McElhone as Karen, Madeline Martin as Becca, Madeline Zima as Mia, Evan Handler as Charlie.
Program Description: On the heels of the unprecedented audience and critical acclaim of its new original comedy series CALIFORNICATION, starring David Duchovny, SHOWTIME has renewed the series for a second season. The first season of CALIFORNICATION premiered on August 13th and has seen its audience steadily grow, becoming one of the highest-rated series on SHOWTIME. CALIFORNICATION is currently averaging the strongest tune-in level SHOWTIME has ever seen for a freshman series and is posting nearly two million viewers per week, which is the best season one average weekly performance the network has seen since 2004.

TwoCents 2008 Fall Preview - Fridays (ABC)

All kinds of reality on ABC's Friday nights...

Show: Wife Swap
Premiere Date: Oct 3
Time: 8:00PM EST

Show: Supernanny
Premiere Date: Oct 3
Time: 9:00PM EST

Show: 20/20
Premiere Date: Sept 19
Time: 10:00PM EST

TwoCents 2008 Fall Preview - Fridays (CBS)

Numbers of Ex Ghosts show up on Friday nights on CBS...

Show: The Ghost Whisperer
Premiere Date: Oct 3
Time: 8:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt as Melinda Gordon, David Conrad as Jim Clancy, Camryn Manheim as Delia Banks, Christoph Sanders as Ned Banks, Jamie Kennedy as Eli James.
Premiere Description: When a fire breaks out at Rockland University , Jim saves a young psychology professor, Eli, who suffers a near death experience and Melinda befriends him and soon realizes he shares her same ability, on the fourth season premiere.

Show: The Ex List (NEW)
Premiere Date: Oct 3
Time: 9:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: Shannon
Starring: Elizabeth Reaser as Bella Bloom, Rachel Boston as Daphne Bloom, Adam Rothenberg as Augie, Alexandra Breckenridge as Vivian, and Amir Talai as Cyrus.
Program Description: Bella Bloom - a single, 30-something, successful business owner who is surprised to learn from a psychic that she's already dated her future husband AND there's a catch: if she doesn't find him in the next year, she'll remain alone forever. During a bachelorette party for her sister, Daphne, Bella learns from the psychic she must revisit her past relationships and sort through the mistakes to find her soul mate. Skeptical, Bella begins to analyze every past liaison and failed romance with her close circle of friends, Augie, an endearing guy who has listened to Bella's love woes since college, Vivian, Augie's long-term girlfriend, and Cyrus, who's chronically unemployed and full of wry observations. Once Bella witnesses proof of the psychic's other predictions, her cynicism disappears and she begins her search. Along her trip down break-up lane, Bella is determined to remain optimistic and receptive, believing that when destiny reopens doors to the past, every relationship can matter in the future.

Show: NUMB3RS
Premiere Date: Oct 3
Time: 10:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: Rob Morrow as Don Eppes, David Krumholtz as Charlie Eppes, Judd Hirsch as Alan Eppes, Alimi Ballard as David Sinclair, Navi Rawat as Amita Ramajuan, Dylan Bruno as Colby Granger, Aya Sumika as Liz Warner, Sophina Brown as Nikki Betancourt, Peter MacNicol as Dr. Larry Fleinhardt.
Premiere Description: Don and his team hunt for the killers of two rock climbers found in possession of a large diamond. Also, Charlie decides if he should try to get his FBI clearance reinstated, and a new agent joins the team, on the fifth season premiere.

TwoCents 2008 Fall Preview - Fridays (CW)

CW Comedies are on Friday before reruns of other CW shows...

Show: Everybody Hates Chris
Premiere Date: Oct 3
Time: 8:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: Tyler James Williams as Chris, Terry Crews as Julius, Tichina Arnold as Rochelle, Tequan Richmond as Drew, Imani Hakim as Tonya, Vincent Martella as Greg.
Program Description: Inspired by his childhood experiences, comedian Chris Rock narrates the hilarious, touching story of a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York, during the early 1980s. Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bused into a predominantly white middle school two-hours away by his strict, hard-working parents, Chris struggles to find his place while keeping his siblings in line at home and surmounting the challenges of junior high. This responsible, resilient adolescent brings a distinct, funny spin to his everyday trials and traumas, in the critically acclaimed, single-camera comedy "Everybody Hates Chris." The series won the NAACP Image Award for Best Comedy and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and People's Choice Award in its first season.

Show: The Game
Premiere Date: Oct 3
Time: 10:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: Tia Mowry as Melanie Barnett, Coby Bell as Jason Pitts, Pooch Hall as Derwin Davis, Hosea Chanchez as Malik Wright, Brittany Daniel as Kelly Pitts, Wendy Raquel Robinson as Tasha Mack.
Program Description: Being the wife or girlfriend of a pro-football player might sound like a glamorous and stress-free existence, but this past year Melanie Barnett (Tia Mowry, "Sister, Sister") has learned the truth. When her fiancée, Derwin Davis (Pooch Hall, "Miracle's Boys"), a rookie wide receiver for the San Diego Sabers, cheated on her with a music pop star, she called off the engagement and the relationship. Alone, Melanie will discover who her real friends are and re-evaluate her life and career options. Meanwhile, Derwin will have to face his indiscretion and learn lessons about the very other side of being a young, eligible and star professional athlete

TwoCents 2008 Fall Preview - Fridays (FOX)

Game show mania on FOX's Fridays...

Show: Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?
Premiere Date: Sept 5
Time: 8:00PM EST
Host: Jeff Foxworthy

Show: Don't Forget the Lyrics
Premiere Date: Sept 12
Time: 9:00PM EST
Host: Wayne Brady

TwoCents 2008 Fall Preview - Fridays (NBC)

A new show about an old literary character, more deals and a sophomore sensation show on NBC's Fridays...

Show: Crusoe (NEW)
Premiere Date: Oct 17 (America's Toughest Jobs Sept 12)
Time: 8:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: Tongayi Chirisa as Friday, Joaquim De Almeida as Santana, Mia Maestro as Olivia, Sam Neill as Jeremiah Blackthorn, Anna Walton as Susannah, Philip Winchester as Robinson Crusoe.
Program Description: From Power, Muse and Moonlighting Films comes an ambitious adaptation of Daniel Defoe’s masterpiece, "Crusoe," a new primetime series for a 21st Century audience. Following the novel and its treasured tale of adventure, this high-action, fast-paced, thirteen-part series will combine for the first time the pace and energy of network television while remaining faithful to the author’s original classic story.

Show: Deal or No Deal
Premiere Date: until Oct 24 (then America's Toughest Jobs)
Time: 9:00PM EST

Show: Life
Premiere Date: Oct 3
Time: 10:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: Adam Arkin as Ted Early, Damian Lewis as Detective Charlie Crews, Sarah Shahi as Dani Reese.
Program Description: The drama "Life," from Rand Ravich ("The Astronaut's Wife") and Far Shariat ("Confessions of a Dangerous Mind"), focuses on a detective who is given a second chance. Golden Globe nominee Damian Lewis ("Band of Brothers") plays complex, offbeat Detective Charlie Crews, who returns to the force after serving time in prison for a crime he didn't commit.

TwoCents 2008 Fall Preview - Thursdays (ABC)

ABC gives us healthy doeses of Fashion, Doctors and 1973 on Thursdays...

Show: Ugly Betty
Premiere Date: Sept 25
Time: 8:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: Karen
Starring: America Ferrera as Betty Suarez, Eric Mabius as Daniel Meade, Tony Plana as Ignacio, Ana Ortiz as Hilda, Ashley Jensen as Christina, Becki Newton as Amanda, Mark Indelicato as Justin, Michael Urie as Marc, Judith Light as Claire Meade, Christopher Gorham as Henry Rebecca Romijn as Alexis and Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater. Freddy Rodriguez is a recurring guest star as Gio.
Program Description: "The Manhattan Project" - Betty makes a moving decision about what to do with her life. Meanwhile, Ignacio gets a new job at a fast food joint, and Wilhelmina's manipulations force Daniel to make some changes of his own, on the season premiere of ABC's award-winning "Ugly Betty".

Show: Grey's Anatomy
Premiere Date: Sept 25
Time: 9:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: Valeria
Starring: Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey, Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd, Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang, Katherine Heigl as Isobel "Izzie" Stevens, Justin Chambers as Alex Karev, T.R. Knight as George O'Malley, Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey, James Pickens, Jr. as Richard Webber, Sara Ramirez as Callie Torres, Eric Dane as Mark Sloan, Chyler Leigh as Lexie Grey, and Brooke Smith as Erica Hahn.
Program Description: Is "happily ever after" possible for Meredith Grey and Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd? With Meredith experiencing a breakthrough in therapy - the realization that she and Derek can be extraordinary together, rather than ordinary apart -- she and Derek now face the highs and lows of being a committed couple.

Show: Life on Mars
Premiere Date: Oct 9
Time: 10:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: Tara
Starring: Jason O'Mara as Sam Tyler, Harvey Keitel as Gene Hunt, Michael Imperioli as Ray Carling, Gretchen Mol as Annie Norris, and Jonathan Murphy as Chris Skelton.
Program Description: Where were you in 1973? NYPD Detective Sam Tyler (Jason O'Mara) finds himself in the cultural hotbed of New York City in the tumultuous times of the Vietnam War, Watergate, women's lib and the civil and gay rights movements - without a cell phone, computer, PDA or MP3 player -- suddenly hurtled back in time when he's ripped from 2008 after being hit by a car while chasing down a criminal. He's trying mightily to understand what has just happened to him and how he can get back "home."

TwoCents 2008 Fall Preview - Thursdays (CBS)

Who will be the next survivor? Can Warrick survive? Does everyone survive the eleventh hour? Find out Thursdays on CBS...

Show: Survivor: Gabon - Earth's Last Eden
Premiere Date: Sept 25
Time: 8:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: Rachel
Host: Jeff Probst.
Program Description: Where is Gabon? Tune in on September 25th to find out!

Show: CSI
Premiere Date: Oct 9
Time: 9:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: Tara
Starring: William Petersen as Gil, Marg Helgenberger as Catherine, George Eads as Nick, Paul Guilfoyle as Brass, Eric Szmanda as Greg, and Robert David Hall as Dr. Robbins.
Where We Left Off: The season finale of CSI was a tearjerker as we bid farewell to original cast member Warrick (Gary Dourdan). Will Grissom and his crew track down Warrick's murderer? Tune in on October 9th to find out!
Program Description: The CSI team comes together after Warrick is shot in a Las Vegas alleyway, on the ninth season premiere.

Show: Eleventh Hour (NEW)
Premiere Date: Oct 9
Time: 10:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: Rufus Sewell as Dr. Jacob Hood, Marley Shelton as Rachel Young.
Program Description: The show follows Dr. Jacob Hood, a brilliant biophysicist and special science advisor to the government, as he investigates scientific crises and oddities. His jurisdiction is absolute and Hood is dogged in his pursuit of those who would abuse and misuse scientific discoveries and breakthroughs for their own gain. His passion and crusade is to protect the substance of science from those with nefarious motives. He is called in at the eleventh hour and he represents the last line of defense. Special Agent Rachel Young is the decorated FBI protection officer assigned to watch Hood's back.

TwoCents 2008 Fall Preview - Thursdays (CW)

All kinds of SUPER shows on CW's Thursdays...

Show: Smallville
Premiere Date: Sept 18
Time: 8:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: Tom Welling as Clark Kent, Allison Mack as Chloe Sullivan, Erica Durance as Lois Lane, Aaron Ashmore as Jimmy Olsen, Justin Hartley as Oliver Queen, Sam Witwer as Davis Bloome, Cassidy Freeman as Tess Mercer.
Program Description: Forging ahead into its eighth season, this modern retelling of the Superman legend and its classic characters continues to blend realism, action and emotional depth to reveal a new interpretation of the enduring mythology. This season Clark Kent (Tom Welling) moves closer than ever to embracing his calling as the iconic superhero he is destined to become.

Show: Supernatural
Premiere Date: Sept 18
Time: 9:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: Jenny D
Starring: Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles), Sam Winchester (Jared Padalecki) and Bobby (Jim Beaver). This year's cast will be lacking the female leads as Katie Cassidy and Lauren Cohen will not be returning.
Where We Left Off: When season 3 ended, Dean was shown strapped down in Hell. Sam had some kind of "power" to stop Lillith, but not before Dean was killed. Ruby was dead and Bella was pressumed dead. Not a very happy ending, not that I was suprised. Eric Kripke has never let me down, and I don't expect him to in season 4.
Program Description: The thrilling and terrifying journey of the Winchester Brothers continues with the fourth season of "Supernatural" on The CW.

TwoCents 2008 Fall Preview - Thursdays (FOX)

FOX gives us two shows where we don't want to hear the truth...

Show: Moment of Truth
Premiere Date: Sept 4
Time: 8:00PM EST
Host: Mark Walberg

Show: Kitchen Nightmares
Premiere Date: Sept 11
Time: 9:00PM EST
Host: Gordon Ramsey

TwoCents 2008 Fall Preview - Thursdays (FX)

It's always sunny on FX on Thursdays...

Show: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Premiere Date: Sept 18
Time: 10:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: Tom R
Starring: Glenn Howerton as Dennis Reynolds, Kaitlin Olson as “Sweet” Dee Reynolds, Rob McElhenney as Mac, Charlie Day as Charlie Kelly, and Danny DeVito as Frank Reynolds.
Where We Left Off: No cliffhangers here…They’ve been insensitive morons for three seasons. Look for more of the same. If you want character development, look somewhere else, but don’t expect to laugh as hard.

TwoCents 2008 Fall Preview - Thursdays (NBC)

Must See TV is back on Thursday nights on NBC...

Show: My Name is Earl
Premiere Date: Sept 25
Time: 8:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: Laura Kelley
Starring: Jason Lee as Earl, Jaime Pressly as Joy, Eddie Steeples as Darnell, Ethan Suplee as Randy, Nadine Velazquez as Catalina.
Premiere Description: When Joy (Jaime Pressly) cons Make-A-Wish to send a celebrity to her trailer, Earl (Jason Lee) remembers a wish he stole from a dying child and decides it's time to cross him off the list. When he returns to the kid's home, he finds that little Buddy (guest star Seth Green) has exceeded all of the doctors' expectations and is still alive. Buddy asks Earl to produce his movie and suddenly all of Camden County find themselves starring in a high-octane action film. Randy (Ethan Suplee) surprises everyone when his acting skills get rave reviews.

Show: Kath & Kim (NEW)
Premiere Date: Oct 9
Time: 8:30PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: Selma Blair as Kim Day, Mikey Day as Craig Baker, John Michael Higgins as Phil Knight, Molly Shannon as Kath Day.
Program Description: The American adaptation of the Australian hit comedy series, "Kath & Kim" stars Molly Shannon (NBC's "Saturday Night Live") and Selma Blair ("Hellboy 2") as the hilarious and iconoclastic mother-daughter duo.
"Kath & Kim" focuses on Kath (Shannon), a cheerful, foxy, forty-something, and her self-absorbed daughter, Kim (Blair), who have the love/hate, push/pull dysfunctional relationship that only a mother and daughter could share.
Kath has finally found love in the form of a sandwich shop owner named Phil Knight, played by John Michael Higgins ("Best in Show"). Kim is a self-absorbed princess newly separated from her husband of six weeks, Craig (Mikey Day, MTV’s "Short Circuitz"). Kim decides to move back home, putting a damper on Kath’s new romance.

Show: The Office
Premiere Date: Sept 25
Time: 9:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: PG Ignacio
Starring: Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson, Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone, Creed Bratton as Creed Bratton, Steve Carell as Michael Scott, Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly, Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer, Melora Hardin as Jan Levinson, Ed Helms as Andy Bernard, Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor, Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin, John Krasinski as Jim Halpert, Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson, B.J. Novak as Ryan Howard, Oscar Nuñez as Oscar Martinez, Craig Robinson as Darryl Philbin, Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin, Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute. Guest Star Amy Ryan returns as Holly.
Where We Left Off: Andy proposed to Angela. Angela was half naked with Dwight. Phyllis saw Angela and Dwight half naked. Michael was hooked on Holly. Jan is pregnant and it's not Michael's. Pam got into an art school in NYC and Jim didn't get to propose. Ryan is in jail. Toby left for Costa Rica and Kevin is "simple".
Premiere Description: For the first time, we see what happens over eight weeks of the summer, as a Dunder Mifflin weight loss initiative causes the branch to diet and become obsessed with their weight. Michael (Steve Carell) pursues a friendship with his new HR rep, Holly (Oscar nominee, Amy Ryan). Jim (John Krasinski) misses Pam (Jenna Fischer) who attends art school in New York. Dwight (Rainn Wilson), Andy (Ed Helms) and Angela (Angela Kinsey) attend to unfinished business.

Show: 30 Rock
Premiere Date: Oct 30 (SNL Political Specials Air till Oct 23)
Time: 9:30PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: PG Ignacio
Starring: Scott Adsit as Pete Hornberger, Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy, Katrina Bowden as Cerie, Tina Fey as Liz Lemon, Judah Friedlander as Frank Rossitano, Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney, Jack McBrayer as Kenneth Parcell, Tracy Morgan as Tracy Jordan.
Program Description: Hailed by Entertainment Weekly as not only “the best comedy on TV this year” but “simply the best TV,” the Emmy Award-winning comedy “30 Rock” is told through the comedic voice of Golden Globe winner Tina Fey (“Liz Lemon”) and features Golden Globe winner Alec Baldwin (“Jack Donaghy”) as a top network executive and Tracy Morgan (“Tracy Jordan”) as the unpredictable star of Lemon’s hit variety show, “TGS with Tracy Jordan.” Lemon constantly has her hands full, juggling corporate interference from Donaghy and off-the-handle star antics from Jordan, all while attempting to salvage her own personal life.

Show: ER
Premiere Date: Sept 25
Time: 10:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: Linda Cardellini as Samantha Taggart, Scott Grimes as Dr. Archie Morris, Parminder Nagra as Neela Rasgotra, Mekhi Phifer as Dr. Gregory Pratt, John Stamos Tony Gates, Maura Tierney as Abby Lockhart.
Premiere Description: The Final Season. Abby (Maura Tierney) wakes up after the ambulance explosion and realizes that she has a broken wrist but quickly rushes to check on Pratt’s (Mekhi Phifer) condition. Sam (Linda Cardellini) and Gates (John Stamos) rush to the scene and find Pratt injured but still walking and talking. A mother and daughter are also rushed in from the explosion and Abby misdiagnoses the case. Meanwhile, Morris (Scott Grimes) and Neela (Parminder Nagra) struggle to keep up with Pratt’s injuries. David Lyons also stars.

TwoCents 2008 Fall Preview - Wednesdays (ABC)

Pushing, Practive and Peter (Krause) on Wednesdays on ABC...

Show: Pushing Daisies
Premiere Date: Oct 1
Time: 8:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: Lee Pace (“The Good Shepherd,” “Soldier’s Girl”), Anna Friel (“Goal” film series, “Rogue Trader”), Chi McBride (“The Nine,” “Boston Public”), Tony nominee Ellen Greene (“Little Shop of Horrors”), Emmy and Tony winner Swoosie Kurtz (“Huff,” “Sisters”) and Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth (“The West Wing”).
Premiere Description: Chuck goes undercover as a Bee Girl at a honey-based cosmetics company after their new spokesmodel (guest star Autumn Reeser) is stung to death. She soon discovers that office politics are killer (literally) between the founder (guest star Missi Pyle as Betty Bee) and the new owner (guest star French Stewart as Woolsey Nicholls). Meanwhile, Ned can't stand her growing independence or the fact that she wants to move out of his apartment. In other developments, Lily spirits Olive off to a nunnery so she won't spill Lily's deep, dark secret, on the Second-Season premiere.

Show: Private Practice
Premiere Date: Oct 1
Time: 9:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: Victoria
Starring: Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery, Tim Daly as Dr. Pete Wilder, Audra McDonald as Dr. Naomi Bennett, Paul Adelstein as Dr. Cooper Freedman, KaDee Strickland as Dr. Charlotte King, Chris Lowell as William Dell Parker, with Taye Diggs as Dr. Sam Bennett and Amy Brenneman as Dr. Violet Turner.
Program Description: From Shonda Rhimes, the Golden Globe-winning creator of "Grey's Anatomy," comes a story about finding a way to begin the rest of your life. Addison Forbes Montgomery is a renowned neonatal surgeon at the pinnacle of her profession. Having left behind Seattle Grace Hospital and a broken marriage, Addison has moved to Los Angeles for sunnier weather and happier possibilities.

Show: Dirty Sexy Money
Premiere Date: Oct 1
Time: 10:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: Peter Krause as Nick George, Donald Sutherland as Tripp Darling, William Baldwin as Patrick Darling, Natalie Zea as Karen Darling, Glenn Fitzgerald as Rev. Brian Darling, Seth Gabel as Jeremy Darling, Zoe McLellan as Lisa George, with Blair Underwood as Simon Elder, Jill Clayburgh as Letitia Darling and Lucy Liu as Nola Lyons.
Program Description: Returning for a second season, critically-acclaimed "Dirty Sexy Money" continues to find the absurdly wealthy Darling family of New York City mixed up with the wrong people and embroiled in some bad situations. Fortunately for the preeminent family, idealistic lawyer Nick George takes care of their legal needs, which often run into shady territory.

TwoCents 2008 Fall Preview - Wednesdays (CBS)

Comedies, Criminals and CSI in the City on Wednesdays on CBS...

Show: New Adventures of Old Christine
Premiere Date: Sept 24
Time: 8:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: Caitlin
Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell, Clark Gregg as Richard, Hamish Linklater as Matthew, Trevor Gagnon as Ritchie, Emily Rutherfurd as New Christine, Tricia O'Kelley as Marly, Alex Kapp Horner as Lindsay, Wanda Sykes as Barb.
Premiere Description: Christine proposes to save her best friend, Barb, from being deported to the Bahamas , by marrying her. Meanwhile, Richard attempts proposing marriage to New Christine, on the fourth season premiere.

Show: Gary, Unmarried (NEW)
Premiere Date: Sept 24
Time: 8:30PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: Jay Mohr as Gary Brooks, Paula Marshall as Allison Brooks, Jaime King as Vanessa Flood, Ryan Malgarini as Tom Brooks, Kathryn Newton as Louise Brooks, Al Madrigal as Dennis Lopez, Ed Begley Jr as Dr. Walter Krandall.
Premiere Description: Gary comes to terms with the news of his ex-wife's engagement, while trying to navigate fatherhood and a new love interest of his own, on the series premiere.

Show: Criminal Minds
Premiere Date: Sept 24
Time: 9:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: Joe Mantegna as David Rossi, Thomas Gibson as Aaron Hotchner, Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss, Shemar Moore as Derek Morgan, Matthew Gray Gubler as Dr. Spencer Reid, A.J. Cook as Jennifer "J.J" Jareau, Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia.
Premiere Description: When an SUV carrying members of the BAU explodes, the rest of the team fights to save their colleagues and catch the terrorists responsible for the bombing, on the fourth season premiere.

Show: CSI:NY
Premiere Date: Sept 24
Time: 10:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: Gary Sinise as Det. Mac Taylor, Melina Kanakaredes as Det. Stella Bonasera, Carmine Giovinazzo as Danny Messer, Eddie Cahill as Det. Don Flack, Anna Belknap as Lindsay Monroe, Hill Harper as Dr. Sheldon Hawkes, AJ Buckley as Adam Ross, Robert Joy as Dr. Sid Hammerback.
Premiere Description: In the aftermath of a bank heist gone bad, Mac wakes up in a submerged car with no memory of how he got there, on the fifth season premiere.