Coming this fall… on FOX
LameRerun.com feature “Coming this fall…” looks at the new TV shows network executives think you’ll enjoy watching. Expect some really uninformed opinions and snap judgements. Today, the Murdoch network!
1.) K-Ville - Monday 9 p.m. eastern
Official site | IMDb | WikiFirst impressions: Only FOX would find a way to cash in on Katrina.
Plot: In a post Katrina world, things are pretty bad for those in NOLA. So, it makes sense to have a fictional series showing how screwed up things are down there, two full years later. We follow two cops (stereotypically, one’s a rookie, one’s been there, done that) as they fight crime and deal with a city trying to rebuild.
Expect: Crime. Politics. FEMA jokes. Jazz. At least one episode dealing with Mardi Gras.
Wishes: They’d cancel this show and actually take a film documentary crew to NOLA instead and show how bad things are each week. Then again, that’d be a responsible thing to do.
Up against: Heroes, Two & A Half Men, Samantha Who?
See it?: Let’s face it, you used to care about Katrina victims. You probably donated to the Red Cross and were somewhat outraged at the time. But it’s been two years. Ask yourself: Do I really care, and if I did, then would I watch this?
2.) Back to You - Wednesday 8 p.m. eastern
Official site | IMDb | WikiFirst impressions: Anchorman as a TV show, minus Will Ferrell, plus Kelsey Grammer.
Plot: Top notch anchorman makes it to the top, leaving behind his roots in Pittsburg. He screws up and now returns back “home” to retake his old job as a washed-up hack, while bickering with his former co-host.
Expect: Fraiser-style humor. A laugh track (ugh). Anchorman and media humor (hooray).
Wishes: Will Ferrell cameo (even though I hated Anchorman, it’d be funny).
Up against: Kid Nation, Pushing Daisies, Deal or No Deal
See it?: I’m not sure I’ll particularly relish Grammer in a new role, but he seems like a match for it. A good sitcom alternative to the rest of the competition.
3.) Kitchen Nightmares - Wednesday 9 p.m. eastern
Official site | IMDb | WikiFirst impressions: Hell’s Kitchen meets Dinner: Impossible. Is there anything FOX won’t rip off?
Plot: It’s a reality show, hence, no plot.
Expect: Yelling. Screaming. Cooking. More screaming. Frustrated faces in close-up shots. Tears. Food.
Wishes: That this never makes it to the Food Network’s bullet-proof lineup.
Up against: Private Practice, Criminal Minds, Bionic Woman
See it?: Why bother? If you like Hell’s Kitchen, there’s that. And if you want challenges, go see Dinner: Impossible. And you can watch Bionic Woman!
4.) Nashville - Friday 9 p.m. eastern
Official site | IMDb | WikiFirst impressions: MTV’s “The Hills” goes down south.
Plot: It’s a reality show that FOX calls “a high-stakes, high-drama docu-soap featuring a cast of young dreamers living in the ‘biggest small town of America.’”
Expect: MTV reality show with a FOX twist. Crying. Drama. Singing. Bad country music.
Wishes: That MTV-inspired ideas for TV shows would become extinct.
Up against: Friday Night Lights, Moonlight, Women’s Murder Club
See it?: No.
Well, that’s it for me and these fall season previews. I know I didn’t cover the CW/MyNetwork. That’s because I just don’t watch that network… ever.
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