The fall season is about to start. there are a number of speculative
fiction shows premiering. Below is list with brief descriptions. Are
there any that you are looking forward to seeing? Which ones do you
think are duds? Will any of them make it?
ELI STONE (ABC) - "Many lawyers consider themselves prophets, but Eli
Stone may be the real deal. Eli has built a successful career at a top
law firm in San Francisco representing only the biggest and richest
corporations that make a habit of screwing over the little guy. But
after experiencing a series of odd hallucinations, Eli seeks to find a
deeper meaning to life while trying not to lose his job and destroy his
relationship with the bosses' daughter. When Eli discovers an aneurysm
in his brain, he wonders if his condition is truly medical or if perhaps
he now has a higher calling."
PUSHING DAISIES (ABC) - From Bryan Fuller ("Heroes") and Barry
Sonnenfeld ("Men in Black") comes an unprecedented blend of romance,
crime procedural and high-concept fantasy in a forensic fairytale about
a young man with a very special gift. Once upon a time, a mild-mannered
boy named Ned realized he could touch dead things and bring them back to
life. Grown-up Ned puts his ability to good use, not only touching dead
fruit and making it ripe with everlasting flavor, but working with an
investigator to crack murder cases by asking the deceased to name their
killers. But the tale gets complicated, as all tales do, when Ned brings
his childhood sweetheart, Chuck, back from the dead and keeps her alive.
Chuck encourages him to use his power to help others, instead of merely
solving mysteries and collecting the rewards. Life would be perfect for
Ned and Chuck, except for one cruel twist: If he ever touches her again,
she'll go back to being dead, this time for good."
REAPER (The CW) - "For the first 20 years of his life, Sam (Bret
Harrison, "The Loop," "Grounded for Life") wondered why his parents went
so easy on him. Whether it was school, sports or career choices, Sam's
mom (Allison Hossack, "Falcon Beach") and dad (Andrew Airlie, "The L
Word") always let him get by with the least possible effort, while at
the same time pressuring his younger brother Keith (Kyle Switzer,
"15/Love") to excel. As a result, Sam skipped college, took a dead-end
job and now wastes endless hours playing video games and wishing he had
the guts to ask out his pretty co-worker, Andi (Nikki Reed, "Thirteen,"
"The O.C."). Everything in his slacker world changes the day Sam turns
21 and discovers the ungodly reason his parents let him slide: they sold
his soul to the devil before he was born. Satan himself (Ray Wise, "24,"
"The Closer") drops by to personally explain that Sam must now serve as
his bounty hunter, tracking down evil souls that have escaped and
returning them to Hell. At first, Sam refuses to accept his bizarre
fate, but after getting just a glimpse of Satan's temper, Sam realizes
that breaking a deal with the devil has consequences that are very, very bad
THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES (FOX) - Sarah vanquished the liquid metal
Terminator sent from the future to kill her teenage son, John. Sarah and
John now find themselves alone in a very dangerous, complicated world.
Fugitives from the law, they are confronted with the reality that still
more enemies from the future, and the present, could attack at any
moment. THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES reveals what happens when SARAH
(Lena Headey, "The Brothers Grimm," "300") stops running and goes on the
offensive against an ever-evolving technological enemy bent on
destroying her life, and perhaps the world.
BIONIC WOMAN (NBC) The network's description: "Struggling as a bartender
and surrogate mom to her teenage sister, Jaime Sommers (Michelle Ryan,
"EastEnders") didn't think life could get much harder. But when a
devastating car accident leaves her at death's door, Jaime's only hope
for survival is a cutting-edge, top-secret technology that comes at a
hefty price. With a whole new existence and a debt to re-pay, Jaime must
figure out how to use her extraordinary abilities for good, while
weighing the personal sacrifices she will have to make. Ultimately, it's
Jaime's journey of self-discovery and inner strength that will help her
embrace her new life as the Bionic Woman.
JOURNEYMAN (NBC) The network's description: "From Emmy Award-winning
writer-producer Kevin Falls ("The West Wing") and Emmy Award-winning
director-producer Alex Graves ("The West Wing"), "Journeyman" is a
romantic mystery-drama about Dan Vasser (Kevin McKidd, "Rome"), a San
Francisco newspaper reporter and family man who inexplicably begins to
travel through time and change people's lives. Along the way, he also
must deal with the difficulties and strife at work and home brought on
by his sudden disappearances.
NEW AMSTERDAM (FOX) - the story of a New York homicide detective unlike
any other. He is brilliant, mysterious, reckless, magnetic, unknowable.
And he has a profound secret he is immortal. In 1642, JOHN AMSTERDAM
(Nikolaj Coster Waldau, "Kingdom of Heaven"), then a Dutch solider in
the colony of New Amsterdam later to become New York City stepped in
front of a sword to save the life of a Native Indian girl during a
massacre of her indigenous tribe. The girl in turn rescued Amsterdam,
weaving an ancient spell that conferred immortality upon him. Amsterdam
will not age, she told him, until he finds his one true love. Only then
will he become whole and ready for mortality. But Amsterdam has found
this to be a mixed blessing. Over the course of three centuries, he's
experienced endless adventure and honed his many talents.
MOONLIGHT (CBS) an "undead" private investigator who uses his acute
vampire senses to help the living. Mick was "bitten" 60 years ago by his
new bride, the seductive and beguiling Coraline (Amber Valletta,
"Hitch"). After six decades of resisting, he wonders if it's time to
pursue the love of a mortal. He has his eyes on Beth Turner, a
beautiful, ambitious reporter who has been covering the ongoing plague
of unusual murders. But would Beth even consider giving up a normal life
to be with him,
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