The good, the bad and the ugly in fall TV

A bit late to comment on this thread, but of the shows I've seen:

Bionic Woman starts strong, ends strong. It's just one pilot episode, but the premise is very good. Of course, the evil babe can't be on every episode, so we'll how this turns out. The pilot is laid out and shot like a comic book... they stole pages from the playbook of HEROES -- always have something happen in every scene. The least boring of these shows, and the one I will make a point to see. Not a huge fan of the lead heroine. But I do like the way the show is presented.

Pushing Daisies: If you hated it when Wonderfalls got kicked off FOX, boy, is this the show for you. If you saw all of Wonderfalls and thought Wonderfalls' cancellation was a mercy killing, avoid this quirky comedy. I absolutely love Chi McBride doing a comedic bit here. Unfortunately, by the time the first season is over, everyone on the show won't be able to touch our hero. Literally. The level of humor is similar to the first season of Desperate Housewives, so it should find an audience. I can't see it going more than four episodes before the plots start to recycle, however. This is good, but will get old quick. Very Quick.

Reaper: As mentioned, you've seen this stuff before. It would probably do better on cable -- that way you could have a few cuss words and obvious stoner jokes thrown into the script. The ACE Hardware store ought to get a sponsorship out of show. For the CW, it'll be fine if viewers find it. It'd be funny if Jack Black made a cameo appearance as one of the two's devil-self.

Sarah Connor: Ugh. This was a mistake. Lots of shoot'em up, zero chemistry. There's not supposed to be any chemistry, with the whacked out mom and the robot savior. Love Summer Glau, but she didn't have to do much but deadpan in her last role, and guess what happens here? yeah. To its credit, the pilot is nothing but setup and the reveal at the end raises the stakes for them ... and for the audience. So, people may tune back in... but I won't. Nothing there to see folks, move along.

To LTM
the comment make about playing up New Orleans was uncall for. People in LA and MISS. lost everything. If the show help place money back in the city, then that is good.
Now the K-Ville is just another cop show but don not talk about something you know nothing about unless you have lost everything and the government will not do anything to help you.

I'm also so tired of hearing the hype about Pushing Daisies. TV critics seem to be tripping over themselves to see who can give this show the best review.

I saw the pilot and wasn't impressed. It's less adorably quirky and more obnoxiously gimicky. The narration drove me crazy. If that guy keeps calling Ned "the Pie Maker" in every ep, I will... well, let's face it, I won't be watching. This show will end like Studio 60, but without the AMAZING pilot.

LTM (and others) should stop rating shows he/she hasn't even seen yet.

I'd rather have a red-hot poker shoved up my ass than watch a TV show based on unfunny insurance commercials. What's next? The old-timey Guinness guys, "Mac" & "PC" , and Erin Esurance move into an apartment together and experience life, laughs & love together in some chic Manhattan neighborhood? I'll just watch reruns of the Simpsons instead.

Oh, don't be so negative! I only have a good list and it includes everything. For some strange reason, I'm really really sensitive about televison and any negative comments just knock down my self confidence. But I remain positive. I have an unwavering faith in television. Lots of last minute changes are made, you can't be sure about a TV show until you finally see it air. And have some hope that shows won't get cancelled! Just watch them and spread the good word to the people you know, new shows need all the attention they can get.

I've got to disagree regarding Cavemen. I saw the pilot and actually found it quite funny and capable of at least sustaining a season.... perhaps this says something about me that I liked it, but it certainly could have been very very bad, and surprisingly wasn't.

I'm predicting that Pushing Daisies will be an unfortunate victim of it's own hype. I seriously doubt if it's a "mainstream" series. The critics are already anointing it "the best new show". The American tv viewers, hearing the buzz, will check out the pilot....and after finding it too offbeat, many will not return the following week. I feel that fledgling tv shows are better off sneaking onto schedules without fanfare, so that inflated expectations don't lead to immediate disappointment-and immediate cancellation.

I actually think "Dirty Sexy Money" has a better chance to catch on because the hype over "Pushing Daisies" has overshadowed it. Personally, I'm awaiting the arrival of "Dirty Sexy Money" much more than "Pushing Daisies".

Pushing Daisies seems like a formulaic dramedy that they added the extra little bit about touching people thing in to "make it fresh".

I'm looking forward to Bionic Woman, and honestly that's about it. The problem with that show is that it's on NBC, so if I think it's a great show it will be canceled because people won't "get it" and if I think it's a terrible show, it'll live on for 15 seasons with 3 different Bionic Women in the lead role.

Chuck might be interesting if it weren't so oversexed. I'm sorry but contrary to popular belief, geeks do get laid and aren't always obsessed about hot blonde women.

Oh well, another year, another ridiculously sad line-up.

I enjoyed "Pushing Daisies", but I don't think it has a chance in hell. On cable? Maybe. In the UK? Possibly. But not on US network TV. Have you ever noticed that when Tim Burton makes a movie that isn't a comic book license or a remake of a pop culture classic, the box office is... adequate? That's the best the show can hope for... unless they put it on on Sunday night with "Ugly Betty" as a lead-in. And if the ratings somehow come through, it's time to worry about sustaining the concept.

I've seen the Bionic Woman pilot -- the original one, not the retooled version where the deaf sister becomes a non-deaf hacker and blah blah blah -- and it's absolutely, cringe inducingly awful. It's like "Alias" without the charm and realistic interpersonal relationships. Katee Sackhoff hams her way through it as if she's been told that her unused takes will be served to poor families as Christmas dinner, and Miguel Ferrer looks like he's holding back tears for his career.