Fall TV Shows: Synopses of the Forgettable and Unforgettable

In a little over a week, the networks will be bringing out their new fall shows onto the airwaves. The network execs are hoping that audiences will like all of their shows, which is not possible. There are so many shows to choose from that nobody has the time and patience to watch them all. Some shows are going to fall unjustifiably by the wayside, while others deserve to be banished from the airwaves as soon as humanly possible. In order to prevent that from happening, the networks torment viewers with a barrage of previews for their new line-ups early in the summer months. Unfortunately, People can sometimes get so annoyed by the multitude of previews that they will either ignore it or watch it out of sheer curiosity.

Here is a list of fifteen new shows that are either worth watching, forgetting, or a second look. Go through it and decide for yourselves when each premieres in their respected spots.

Shows with Potential

-Private Practice: The Grey's Anatomy spin-off allows former Seattle Grace doctor Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh) the opportunity to spread her wings in sunny California where she could run wild and flirt with fellow doc Tim Daly. The pilot tested during last season's Grey's showed huge promise, but let's hope it does not try to copy the original show too much. The further apart the two shows are the better both will be.
-Dirty Sexy Money: The premise of this ridiculously off-beat soap follows the obscenely wealthy Darling family as they fight to keep their dirty laundry out of the hands of the tabloids and anyone else willing to destroy them. Peter Krause plays an idealistic attorney who Darling patriarch Donald Sutherland chooses to safeguard his family's secrets. In the previews, Krause accepts a large paycheck which foreshadows him sacrificing his piece of mind in the process. The shows looks like a modern day spin of Dynasty minus Joan Collin's deliciously wicked ways. Hopefully, this soap does not take as many twists as its predecessor. That would be a shame.
-Women's Murder Club: Angie Harmon heads a cast of four women who use their professional talents to beginning a friendship that allows them to use their professions to catch bad guys. It could be promising, except for the possible snag of being on Fridays. A night when people are celebrating their own happy hour instead of watching television.
-Big Shots: Former Practice star Dylan McDermott headlines a cast of four wealthy male friends struggling to keep their money and personal lives in check. Think Desperate Housewives for men. Even McDermott's character accurately points out in previews, "Men, we're the new women." The characters have to manage their problems just like the opposite sex and slowly learn that material things can only go so far.
-Cane- Jimmy Smit's return to television, discounting the forgettable last season of The West Wing, as the head of a rum and sugar empire. The show has a mix of such mob movies as Scarface and The Godfather. The only problemsCane could run up against are plot problems and a tricky 10pm Tuesday time slot.

Shows with Least Promise

-Cavemen: A show based on the Geico commercials. Instead of thirty seconds of watching cavemen deal with society, people have to endure twenty plus minutes of humorless television.
-Viva Laughlin: Viva cancellation! Viva cancellation! This show does not stand a chance with a dreadful Sunday time slot along with even more dreadful acting and storytelling.
-Carpoolers: Four guys commuting to work. Throw in some predictable high jinks and take away an audience who cares.
-Chuck: A regular guy immersed in the world of secret agents, and getting paid only eleven plus bucks an hour. Please, only a fool would walk into danger without getting at least six figures. This NBC sitcom does not stand a chance in the logic department. Plus, there are no recognizably bankable stars in it . Another con against this show is that it will being going head-to-head with ABC juggernaut Dancing with the Stars. Chuck does not stand a chance.
-The Big Bang Theory: Simple premise: Mix two nerds and an overly attractive neighbor into a close environment. Shake in some awkward flirtation and stir in lack of audience interest. Pour contents into the cancellation glass stat.

The Verdict is Still Out

-Bionic Woman: A remake of a classic television show could either intrigue new viewers and turn them off at the same time.
-Gossip Girl: This show's title could have easily been The O.C.: East Coast Edition. It's being run by former OC creator Josh Schwartz. It sounds like a copycat with an excess of teen drama, which could be a turn off to viewers.
-Back to You: Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton playing battling co-anchors and basically pulling pages from the playbooks of their previously respected shows. Audience beware of rehash character quirks. If Fox sees any signs of trouble, this show will have less of a shelf life than Katie Couric as a primetime anchor.
-Pushing Daisies: A guy who could bring back the dead literally. It could be funny and really weird. It might not play well on network television.
-Samantha Who?: Christina Applegate plays an amnesiac getting the perfect opportunity to redeem herself. The show could be hysterical, but also has the potential of falling into every comedy cliché in the book. Time can only tell if Applegate and her character will develop more memories past the second episode.

In the end, choosing what new shows are worth watching is in the eye of the beholder, or whoever ends up with the remote when the clock strikes eight.