The up-fronts are Christmas to television fans - when the networks announce to the world (and Madison Avenue) what they have in store for the coming fall season and, by the same token, confirming the shows that have bit the dust (finally, HEROES) and those relegated for one reason or another to mid-season replacement. The new shows coming the Peacock this fall:
The Event:
Interesting cast - Laura Innes (ER) is always an interesting addition to any cast, Jason Ritter (most recently on Parenthood), Bill Smitrovich (Life Goes On) and Blair Underwood. This is the kind of show that demands a commitment from the audience. Let's hope NBC reciprocates.
The Chase:
It's Texas Ranger Bruckheimer style with Cold Case like heroin with a southern twang and a tough-as-nail-but-heart-of-gold attitude and a side order of still rosie-cheeked former Wysteria Lane gardener Jesse Metcalf.
Law & Order: Los Angeles
A continuing trend of procedural spin-offs set in different locations.
UnderCovers:
From JJ Abrams -- and I'm already sold with just the 5 minute clip. It's like Hart to Hart in the era that begat Sydney Bristow!
Outsourced:
Not too sure about this one. NBC seems to think it's good enough to earn a spot on the Thursday night comedy - (Community will be coming back!)
Love Bites:
Good news: Becky Newton; Bad News: Lindsay Price.
Outlaw:
And finally an drama entry that's relegated to Friday nights - not the best spot - starring Jimmy Smits, who could use a hit just about now.
And waiting in the wings for a spot on the NBC schedule: The Cape, Friends with Benefits (two friends looking for love - and sleeping with each other in the meantime; and wait, did I get this right, the girl who played Riley on Melrose Place 2.0 playing a girl named Riley?); David E. Kelly's new quirky legal show starring Kathy Bates, with Brittany Snow and Paul McCrane who - I'm sorry - will always be Montgomery is my heart (Is it Okay if I Call Mine?); The Paul Riser Show, and Perfect Couples (which are everything but).
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