I Was Confused (About The Television Set) – Part Two

Fall Television Schedule – 2009/2010 Season – Tuesday Nights

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ABC starts Monday off with a show that has already debuted called Shark Tank. From what I can tell from my limited viewing of the show is that amateur inventors approach “The Shark Tank” (gag), which is a group of ridiculously wealthy and egotistical investors, in an attempt to get their product/company/idea/etc. off the ground.

There seems to be a reoccuring theme that the “Shark Tank” assholes pretty much want to completely dominate the inventors and are only willing to make offers that prevent the inventors from having any sort of governing stock in their own company. I guess that’s how these people became rich assholes to begin with, but I just don’t find that kind of politicking very entertaining.

The 9 o’clock hour is filled with yet more of Hollywood Squares Dancing With The Stars. I assume this is the results show. Since we already know how I feel about DWTS, we’ll skip right over it and get to ABC’s new Tuesday programming: The Forgotten.

Well, I would discuss The Forgotten except there seems to be virtually no information online about this new show! From what I can gather, it is a drama featuring an ensemble cast of amateur investigators who aren’t limited to the constraints of the law. But besides that, your guess is as good as mine. Seems a little weird that ABC doesn’t have any information on the website…

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CBS begins it’s Tuesday night line-up with another of my favorites, NCIS. I mean, can you *get* cuter than Tony DiNozzo? I think not. It took me a while to get in to NCIS (I’m not big in to miltary type shows) but once I watched, I was hooked. NCIS is CSI, but not shitty and with great writing.

And did I mention DiNozzo?

NCIS will now be followed by it’s first spin-off, NCIS: Los Angeles. Instead of Sexy DiNozzo, you’ve got LL Cool J andChris O’Donnel. Despite that, I have high hopes for the new spin-off. I anticipate NCIS but with more palm trees.

Following NCIS: LA, a new drama called The Good Wife appears to be ripped from the headlines. It stars  Julianna Margulies “as a wife and mother who boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband’s very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail… For the first time in years, Alicia trades in her identity as the “good wife” and takes charge of her own destiny.”

This show is provocative enough to make me watch the premiere, but the skeptic in me doesn’t see me being a huge fan of this more serious “Stella Got Her Groove Back”

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Oh, CW. My sweet, dirty little vice. My cherished 90210 is back for another season! But I’m not ashamed that I watch it.

I’m not!

Okay, I am a little.

Word around town is that one of the characters is set to die. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that it’s Annie because could a girl *be* any more annoying?! And I hear the actress is a total fruit loop too. Ker-azy.

In a super flashback move, following 90210 will be the newly remade Melrose Place. Now I wasn’t a huge fan of the original, but I won’t lie. I know I’ll tune in a least once. But since Ashlee Simpson has been cast in a major role, I have no hope that this will be a successful reprise for the MP empire.

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Fox’s Tuesday night is keeping is simple and sweet. One show: So You Think You Can Dance.

I know I can’t dance, but I do know that I LOVE this show. If you’ve never watched before, you must tune in! The choreography can bring you to tears (in a good way) and the dancers are usually amazing. I’m setting the TiVo to Season Pass now…

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NBC is also keep it pretty straight forwarded by bringing back The Biggest Loser. This is another huge (pun not intended) favorite of mine. Sure, I might want it while chugging soda and eating an entire box of donuts, but every once in a while it will inspire me to work out. For like a minute.

And then I remember the donuts.

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The Final Tuesday Night Rundown

New Shows This Season:

The Forgotten

NCIS: Los Angeles

The Good Wife

Melrose Place

Thumbs Up:

NCIS

90210

So You Think You Can Dance

Biggest Loser

Thumbs Down:

Shark Tank

Dancing with the Stars

Song title: I Was Confused (About The Television Set) by Ten Hands