Premiere's galore!

It's finally here: the week that the summer re-runs come to an end and the new episodes return. It's Premiere Week!

The fall season of television is always a great way to figure out if you are going to become a hermit during the cold winter months or if you will be a part of the festive goings-on of the holiday season. I'm going to call it early this year and say: hermitage all the way.

First, there are some great shows coming back this season: The Office, Grey's Anatomy, America's Next Top Model...I could go on. But what really inspires me this year is that the new shows don't seem so terrible. "The Class" on CBS looks promising, mainly because it isn't another form of CSI. NBC is coming back strong this year with "Heroes," "Kidnapped," and "Studio 60" (which is probably my favorite of the whole bunch). Should be a good year.

I'm intrigued by the new CW network and will be interested to see what they have up their sleeves. I won't lie and say that I'm not a sucker for a good teen dramedy (who isnt?!) but, will combining the shows of UPN (a traditionally more...."urban" network) with those of the WB (known for its verbose teenagers who tackle issues from jealousy to vampires) ensure a success? Guess we'll see.

Good luck to all the new shows and I'll see you all in person in May, after season finales.