The new TV season has two clear winners so far. Commander In Chief is great – Geena Davis is very believable balancing work and motherhood as president, and the casting is superb. Threshold is another good one, they keep on bringing up ideas out of left field, unlike the very predictable Invasion. Kolchak is ok, feels very X-Files (there’s an ongoing mystery he’s looking for clues for, and some eps will deal with that, some won’t – the pilot was the strongest so far).
My favorite returning show has been Smallville. Maybe they just didn’t know if they’d get this far, but they’re pulling out all the stops on this show, and it’s better than ever (surpise hookups, betrayals, new villians – including James Marsters). Second place would be Lost (ooh, this week’s was good, Hurley is always cool), but Alias is fun (waiting to see how the new cast members fit in, Syd pregnant is a little odd, but they’re rolling with it), West Wing is gathering steam (I can’t wait for the debates), Desperate Housewives is mostly good (I like the basement plot).
Been missing Simpsons and Family Guy to a combination of being out on Sundays (thus taping WW and DH) and now them being preempted for baseball playoffs. Hopefully will catch up by spring.