Blog Posts by Dave Nemetz

Sure, we love our TV heroes... but we might love to hate our TV villains even more. And we're getting a new batch of baddies this fall, including Terry O'Quinn and Vanessa Williams as the devilish owners of a posh Manhattan building on ABC's "666 Park Avenue," Robert Patrick as a iron-willed Navy seaman on ABC's "Last Resort," Michael Chiklis as a cold-blooded mobster on CBS's "Vegas," and Ellen Barkin as a hilariously bigoted grandma on NBC's "The New Normal."

Check out the first of our five Fall TV Preview videos right here, and get your first look at these fall TV villains with preview clips, expert commentary, and exclusive interviews. And stay tuned in the weeks to come for more Fall TV Preview videos, right here on Yahoo! TV.

"666 Park Avenue" premieres Sunday, 9/30 at 10 PM on ABC. "Last Resort" premieres Thursday, 9/27 at 8 PM on ABC. "Vegas" premieres Tuesday, 9/25 at 10 PM on CBS. "The New Normal" premieres Tuesday, 9/11 at 9:30 PM on NBC.

The TV cancellation axe has fallen for the first time this fall... and it's landed on some poor little bunnies. NBC's sexy retro drama "The Playboy Club" debuted with plenty of controversy (the Parents Television Council called it "degrading") but not a lot of viewers, and the network pulled the plug this week after airing just three episodes. But "Club" won't be alone for long: Read on to find out what other new fall shows might be next on the chopping block.

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How is your favorite new show doing? Who do you think will get canceled next? Let us know in the comments section below.

Get out of the house!: The Harmons move in on "American Horror Story" (Robert Zuckerman/FX)

We realize this is a pretty bold statement, but after watching all the new broadcast and cable TV shows, we feel confident in saying it: FX's supremely creepy horror/drama "American Horror Story" is hands down the best new show of the fall.

Not that the praise is unanimous. This latest creation from "Glee" and "Nip/Tuck" masterminds Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk has received a decidedly mixed reaction from critics: The New York Times chides the show for its "hollow theatricality" while allowing that it has "the potential to be a lot of fun"; Hitfix's Alan Sepinwall simply calls it "an overwrought mess." And some viewers are bound to be turned off by the show's copious amounts of sex and violence. But we love the way "AHS" takes a well-worn premise -- a family moves into a haunted house -- and transforms it into a mind-bending, pulse-pounding, gasp-inducing, utterly compelling piece of television.

Before "AHS" makes its much-anticipated debut this Wednesday, read on to see why we think it's well worth checking out… if you dare.

Stars Michael Emerson and Jim Caviezel of 'Person of Interest' (CBS)

CBS's new high-tech thriller "Person of Interest" gets a snazzy new opening sequence this week that sheds some light on the all-powerful Machine that drives the show's storylines.

The Machine, for those who don't know, is a massive surveillance database developed by billionaire Mr. Finch (Michael Emerson) that uses pattern analysis to predict crime. The new opening utilizes cool high-speed photography and zoom-in graphics to demonstrate The Machine's ability to instantly analyze a person's threat level, while Finch explains how he recruited former special agent John Reese (Jim Caviezel) to use The Machine's data to stop crimes before they happen.

Foul-mouthed comedienne Whitney Cummings is taking over your television this fall: Along with co-creating CBS's new hit "2 Broke Girls," she's starring in her own NBC sitcom, "Whitney," which airs Thursday nights in the plush post-"Office" slot. Based on Cummings' stand-up routine, "Whitney" features her and Chris D'Elia ("Glory Daze") as Whitney and Alex, a long-term couple who are determined to remain blissfully single while all of their friends get married.

The next episode of "Whitney" doesn't air until Thursday, but we've got the full episode for you to watch right here before it airs. On the episode (titled "First Date"), Whitney realizes that she and Alex have never been on an official "first date," so she wants to turn back the clock and have their first date now. But she also insists they keep it authentic by engaging in awkward dinner conversation and going their separate ways at the end of the night.

[Check Out Photos of the 'Whitney' Cast]

Executive producer Steven Spielberg returns to "Jurassic Park" territory with "Terra Nova," a time-traveling adventure. In the future, pollution renders Earth uninhabitable, so citizens use a rip in the space-time continuum to travel back in time 85 million years, to the age of dinosaurs. The new society they establish looks as idyllic as Pandora in "Avatar," but watch out: These dinosaurs aren't exactly the cute-and-cuddly Dino type.

In this exclusive first look clip, Skye (Allison Miller) convinces newbie Josh (Landon Liboiron) to sneak beyond the perimeter of "Terra Nova" with her and her friends. Things become seriously wrong when the teens find themselves stuck in dangerous territory with dinosaurs out for blood. Will they escape unscathed? Check out the preview below to find out:

Getting on an airplane these days ranks somewhere between a root canal and a tax audit on the list of life's least enjoyable experiences. But ABC's sleek retro drama "Pan Am" transports us back to a time when airline travel was not a chore, but a privilege -- when the sky truly was the limit. That nostalgic sense of wonder, along with gorgeous cinematography, a promising subplot full of Cold War intrigue, and a dash of mile-high romance, makes "Pan Am" a smooth flight indeed.

Set in the late-Camelot year of 1963, "Pan Am" follows a group of the airline's beautiful stewardesses (the "It" girls of the era) as they jet around the globe, catering to passengers' every whim while (literally) broadening their own horizons. Sure, they had to submit to demeaning weigh-ins and girdle checks to earn their wings. But as star Christina Ricci notes, being a Pan Am stewardess "allowed these women to have a freedom that they weren't really given at that time. They were able to see the world and to be

John Goodman lays down the law at Greendale this season (Colleen Hayes/NBC)Attention, Greendale students: School is officially back in session. NBC's supremely silly and surreal college comedy "Community" returns for Season 3 this week -- but with all the new cast members and fresh plot developments on tap this year, you might need a campus guide to show you around. That's where we come in. We recently sat down with the "Community" cast to get the inside scoop on what's coming up, and we're back with a final report on the five things to watch for this season.

John Goodman rules the school
Step aside, Dean Pelton: There's a new dean in town. "Roseanne" star John Goodman returns to his TV comedy roots as Vice Dean Laybourne, the imposing head of Greendale's highly touted air conditioning repair annex. Star Joel McHale (Jeff) says we find out this season that the A/C annex "is the most profitable part of the school, so they have all the power." Look for an epic battle of wills between Laybourne and the school's wet-noodle administrator, Dean Pelton (Jim Rash).