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Television! As the opening pages of Techtite.com's PSP-compatible TV review pages, we thought it was best to reformat the bigger feature story from Techtite's main TV page: Fall Preview! (as based on the "full screen" web article, here) (Page 3 of 4) Just Legal (WB, Mondays at 9:00). The Gist of It: Jonathan Shapiro was a frequent writer for The Practice and Boston Legal. Now he is the writer for this comedy-drama on the WB, that, as the series' promotional web site puts it, is all about "the relationship between a young prodigy lawyer and his mentor, a jaded defense attorney who has fallen from the big leagues." So What's The Big Deal?: To the best of my knowledge, this is the first time the WB has attempted a lawyer drama. Based on their track record of mostly high school and college age fare, it will be interesting what spin they'll give to Just Legal. What's the W-4...?: One thing bothers me: how does a lawyer "fall from the big leagues"...? I know this series stars one of the actors behind Million Dollar Baby, but force feeding a "jaded mentor" and "wide-eyed newcomer" story into a law drama may be too big of a stretch. Chances: Can WB make mature lawyer dramas as easily as teen dramas...? We'll have to see, eh?Close To Home (CBS, Tuesdays at 10:00). The Gist of It: Jerry Bruckheimer, the producer of CSI and Cold Case, offers this tale of suburbia through the eyes of a hard-nosed prosecutor Annabeth Chase (Jennifer Finnigan). So What's The Big Deal?: The one flaw with Cold Case's first season was how little we saw of any character's "family" life, making it slow to know the characters. Annabeth is a happily married mom, who most likely has to keep from bringing work home with her...as is often the case (no pun intended). What's the W-4...?: This series' promotion sneaked up on us during the summer. Do enough people know about it...? Chances: This is sort of like Cold Case, but with a married mother, and "current" cases. Sounds like another Bruckheimer hit to me.Freddie (ABC, Wednesdays at 8:30). The Gist of It: Freddie Prinze Jr. co-wrote this sitcom, based loosely on his own life in a femme-filled family. His character is a chef, who was raised in a house of four women. When the women include NYPD Blue's Jaqueline Obradors, Alien Nation's Jenny Gago and Grounded for Life's Megyn Price, it sounds like a fun place to grow up, you know? Well, hold that thought when Freddie's brother-in-law passes away, leading Freddie to offer his sister, sister-in-law, niece, and grandmother to all move in with him in his now ex-bachelor-pad. So What's The Big Deal?: This is one of those sitcoms that doesn't have to be hilarious as much as engaging. Even when he's not funny, Freddie seems like one whale of a nice guy. Families in particular should warm up to this family-savvy sitcom. What's the W-4...?: ABC's sitcom world is pretty bizarre. It's hard to say exactly what will be needed from Freddie (both the man and the sitcom), to be renewed on ABC. Chances: With the creative force behind The Drew Carey Show and The George Lopez Show, this may last at least as long as they did (FYI; George Lopez' show is entering its fourth season).
Surface (NBC, Mondays at 8:00). The Gist of It: Anyone for another sci-fi laden series this fall? This one seems coined from James Cameron's cult hit, The Abyss, where a new form of sea life has been discovered. Actually, "discovered" is a weak term, because this new form of life is found, quite suddenly, all around the Earth. The good news is how "beautiful" these new sea creatures are. The bad news is...well, they're not telling us that yet. They are telling us who stars in this series, though: Lake Bell (Boston Legal), Jay Ferguson (Judging Amy), Rade Sherbedgia (Mission Impossible 2), Carter Jenkins (Bad News Bears), and Leighton Meester. So What's The Big Deal?: I'd say Lake Bell leaving the successful Boston Legal to be the lead on this series is a very big deal...especially when hers was one of the few female characters with room to grow in that series (no offense Monica Potter but if your character had more "whine" she could own a vineyard). What's the W-4...?: On the one hand this series has the intrigue of involving creatures from the deep. On the other hand; filming near, around, or even under water is very costly. This may be one reason why the series' title was changed only recently, from "Fathom" to "Surface," with new promos implying that the sea creatures are getting their "land legs." Seeing as how an underwater angle was this series' sales draw, was that really a good plan? Chances: Are four (yes four) alien invasion series too many? Four separate networks; four separate styles of "aliens among us" tales. The battle is on for which of these shows will succeed. It's up to viewers to make sure this series is one of them.Jump to Fall Preview Page: ...1 ...2 ...3 ...4 <<<back to Techtite's PSP Page (Main menu) |
Everybody Hates Chris
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