K-Ville
Premieres this Fall on Fox
Anthony Anderson ("The Shield") and Cole Hauser ("ER") star as Marlin Boulet and Trevor Cobb, two police officers in New Orleans who strive to help rebuild the city in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. (Watch the full pilot episode.) Newly partnered, Boulet and Cobb clash when it comes to Boulet's less-than-orthodox methods of catching bad guys. Meanwhile, Cobb harbors a dark secret that could mean danger for both of them. A motley cast of comic and dramatic characters rounds out this character-driven, heroic drama.
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Cane
Premieres this Fall on CBS
The media hasn't given much coverage to this exotic new drama, but there’s a lot to suggest that it could be an undiscovered jewel. (Watch a preview clip.) The first major primetime drama to center around a powerful Latino family, "Cane" certainly boasts a buzzworthy cast. Jimmy Smits – whose impeccable acting pedigree includes "The West Wing," "L.A. Law," and "NYPD Blue" – stars as the patriarch of a Cuban-American family and the heir to its flourishing sugar and rum trade. This steamy, epic family saga promises a whole new flavor of quality drama. Hector Elizondo, Nestor Carbonell, and Rita Moreno also star.
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Bionic Woman
Premieres this Fall on NBC
David Eick, executive producer of "Battlestar Galactica," along with "Alexander" writer Laeta Kalogridis, are giving another 1970s sci-fi cult classic a new lease on life. Like
"Battlestar," this version of "Bionic Woman" will explore modern and deeply personal themes while holding true to the action and excitement of the original. (Watch a preview clip.) Sultry Brit Michelle Ryan ("EastEnders") stars as Jaime Sommers, a bartender who struggles to support her teenage sister. When her body is all but destroyed in a car accident, her only hope of survival rests in top-secret bionic technology that will change her life forever.
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Gossip Girl
Premieres this Fall on The CW
With ten books' worth of Cecily von Ziegesar's "Gossip Girl" series flying off the shelves, it would seem that this edgy adolescent fare is perfect fodder a TV series. (Watch a preview clip.) And who could be a more perfect writer to adapt this teen soap opera to the small screen than Josh Schwartz, creator of "The O.C."? Schwartz's addictive storytelling skills seem perfect to showcase the surprisingly sinful world of the over-privileged teenagers living on New York's Upper East Side.
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Dirty Sexy Money
Premieres this Fall on ABC
Aside from having the coolest title in the entire fall lineup, this show has Bryan Singer ("House," "Superman Returns") as an executive producer and stars the amazing Peter Krause ("Six Feet Under") as idealistic lawyer Nick George. (Watch a preview clip.) When Nick's father dies, Nick must take over legal representation of the Darlings, a powerful and amoral New York family. Charismatic Donald Sutherland stars as Tripp, the patriarch of the family, and the pilot features a surprise acting debut by TV news legend Dan Rather!
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Carpoolers
Premieres this Fall on ABC
From the twisted mind of “Kids in the Hall”’s Bruce McCulloch comes the suburban saga of four men who share nothing but a destination. (Watch a preview clip.) There’s Laird, the bitter, newly-divorced womanizer; Gracen, the conservative and somewhat passive “normal guy;” Dougie, the young, starry-eyed newlywed; and Aubrey, the sweet-natured father who does all the work both inside and outside the home. Those long drives down the freeway are the perfect environment for these four men to scheme, commiserate, philosophize, and bond. What begins as an arrangement of convenience turns into a dysfunctional but loyal friendship as each one’s flaws complement the others’ and make them all feel like a little more like real men.
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Chuck
Premieres this Fall on NBC
One of two new shows coming from the pen of Josh Schwartz, creator of "The O.C.", this comic spy thriller explores what happens when the geek next door finds himself in possession of the CIA’s most dangerous secrets. (Watch a preview clip.) It all starts with a mysterious, subliminally encoded email, and it ends with Buy-More employee Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi, "Less Than Perfect") unraveling the fiendish plots of terrorists and assassins under the protection of the NSA's Major John Casey (Adam Baldwin). Throw in a sexy female partner (Yvonne Strzechowski) and you have a geek boy's dream come true. Directing the pilot is none other than McG of "Charlie's Angels" fame.
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Private Practice
Premieres this Fall on ABC
"Grey's Anatomy" fans rejoice! (Watch a preview clip.) This eagerly-awaited spinoff follows respected female surgeon Dr. Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh) as she embarks on her new life in California. When her recently-divorced friends Naomi (Audra McDonald) and Sam (Taye Diggs) invite her to join their cushy private practice in Santa Monica, Addison jumps at the chance to leave her romantic complications behind in Seattle. But will the sunnier skies really mean brighter days ahead? With "Grey's" creator Shonda Rhimes calling the shots, you know you can count on smart humor, romantic tension, and plenty of drama.
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Moonlight
Premieres this Fall on CBS
Fans of the tragically cancelled "Angel" will be either elated or annoyed at the debut of this new supernatural drama. (Watch a preview clip.) It's all about a metropolitan vampire private eye with a strangely religious name who uses his powers to help others, falls in love with a mortal woman, and stands atop buildings in a billowy black trench coat feeling disdain for the rest of his kind (including the seductive former girlfriend who sired him). Okay, so maybe it's been done, but let's face it, we love to cheer for the antihero. This one's coming from writer-producer Ron Koslow of "Beauty and the Beast" and "ER," so there's a good chance that this vampire will fly.
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Journeyman
Premieres this Fall on NBC
In this new fantasy drama, fate throws a monkey wrench into the life of contented husband and father Dan Vasser (Kevin McKidd, "Rome") by inexplicably sending him backward and forward through time. (Watch a preview clip.) While in the past, he struggles to change people's lives for the better, but the effects on the present are not always what he intended. And what about his late fiancée who died in a plane crash? Would saving her from her fate in the past disrupt his idyllic present? Emmy-winning "West Wing" producer Kevin Falls brings us a tale of an ordinary man coping with extraordinary circumstances.
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Kid Nation
Premieres this Fall on CBS
What do you get when you abandon 40 kids for 40 days in a New Mexico ghost town and ask them to run the place? (Watch a preview clip.) The first two answers that come to mind are "lawsuit" and "Lord of the Flies," but as it turns out, this unscripted social experiment is brought to you by Emmy-winning producer Tom Forman of the uplifting and inspiring reality hit "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." As kids aged 8-15 battle homesickness and genuine hardship – cleaning outhouses is a rough job even for an adult! – the true survivors will stick it out and try to form a working society as one by one their companions throw in the towel and go home. Who will stay and who will go? This promises to be one of the more fascinating and meaningful reality shows on TV.
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Reaper
Premieres this Fall on The CW
Next time you get annoyed at your parents for the many ways they've messed up your life, why not have a talk with 21-year-old slacker Sam (Watch a preview clip.) He's about to find out the reason his folks have always been so nice to him: because when he was a baby they sold his soul to the devil. Now he's forced to work as Satan's bounty hunter (how cool is that?), hunting down bad guys and sending them back to Hell. If that's not enough to pique your interest, the pilot is directed by indie film sensation Kevin Smith.
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Pushing Daisies
Premieres this Fall on ABC
From "Heroes" writer and executive producer Bryan Fuller comes a new drama that adds a unique, bittersweet flavor to the worn-out procedural recipe. (Watch a preview clip.) This high-concept supernatural mystery series features Ned, a man with the power to briefly resurrect the dead with his touch. This gift makes him invaluable in solving murder investigations, but his personal life becomes more complicated when he manages to resurrect the love of his life for good ... so long as he never touches her again. Lee Pace, Chi McBride, Swoosie Kurtz, and Kristin Chenoweth star.
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Back to You
Premieres this Fall on Fox
What do you get when you combine Emmy-winner Kelsey Grammer ("Frasier") and Emmy-winner Patricia Heaton ("Everybody Loves Raymond")? (Watch a preview clip.) Proof that TV comedy is coming back in a big way. This fall Grammer will bring to life yet another memorable character: womanizer Chuck Darling, who's been fired from a snazzy L.A. news anchor job and forced to move back to Pittsburgh. There he finds himself working once again with his former co-anchor – and old flame – Kelly Carr. Also starring comedy veteran Fred Willard, "Back to You" is a surefire hit.
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Viva Laughlin
Premieres this Fall on CBS
Yes, you heard right, it's a musical. (Watch a preview clip.) But before you run for the hills, here are two words that might convince you to give it a try: Hugh Jackman. The sexy star of the "X-Men" franchise is executive producing and occasionally starring in this modern mystery drama about fun-loving gambler/entrepreneur Ripley Holden (Lloyd Owen). All Ripley wants is to open his casino in Laughlin and rake in the dough, but the odds seemed stacked against him as his financing falls through and his ex-business partner turns up dead. Ripley saunters through and around his obstacles with wit, determination, optimism ... and yes, the occasional song.
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Life
Premieres this Fall on NBC
Twelve years ago, Detective Charlie Crews was sent to a maximum-security prison for a brutal crime he didn’t commit. Now that he’s free thanks to his attorney and close friend Constance Griffiths, he finds that the world has moved on without him. (Watch a preview clip.) While he could be angry and bitter, Charlie instead chooses to be grateful for his second chance, and returns to work on the police force. His new Zen-like perspective on life gives him a unique approach to gathering evidence and dealing with suspects and witnesses. His new partner is Dani Reese, a jaded former drug addict who finds Charlie’s serenity rather unsettling. Full of touching insight, irreverent humor, and gritty drama, this show is a must-watch both for philosophers and for fans of the cop show genre.
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