Everything Hits at Once

If you're a long-time reader here at the Tower, you'll recall that last year I attempted to give a somewhat detailed rundown of every new network TV series that debuted in the fall. It turned out to be too much for me to handle in the long run, but was enough fun for me to give it another shot this year. The plan is to both reduce and expand the scope of my efforts. Reality shows of all types are out as they're a pox on humanity, but cable & premium shows are in.

Here's the rundown of everything new, what channel it's on, and it's normal timeslot:

New Series, Fall 2008

8/24	Z Rock	iFC	Sun 11:30/10:30
8/24	Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit	Adult Swim	Sun 1:30/12:30 AM
9/1	Martha Speaks	PBS	Weekdays
9/1	Sid the Science Kid	PBS	Weekdays
9/1	Raising the Bar	TNT	Mon 10/9
9/2	90210	CW	Tue 8/7
9/3	Sons of Anarchy	F/X	Wed 10/9
9/5	Samurai Girl	ABCFam	Fri-Sun 8/7
9/7	True Blood	HBO	Sun 9/8
9/8	Sorority Forever	WB	Weekdays
9/9	Fringe	Fox	Tue 9/8
9/9	Privileged	CW	Tue 9/8
9/9	Somebodies	BET	Tue 10:30/9:30
9/10	Do Not Disturb	Fox	Wed 9:30/8:30
9/13	Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's	CW	Sat 11:30/10:30 AM
9/21	Spaceballs: The Animated Series	G4	Sun 5/4
9/22	Easy to Assemble	Web	Mon
9/22	Worst Week	CBS	Mon 9:30/8:30
9/23	The Mentalist	CBS	Tue 9/8
9/24	Knight Rider	NBC	Wed 8/7
9/24	Gary Unmarried	CBS	Wed 8:30/7:30
9/26	The Suite Life on Deck	Disney	Fri 8/7
9/27	Gogoriki	CW	Sat 8:30/7:30 AM
9/28	Little Britain	HBO	Sun 10:30/9:30
9/28	The Life & Times of Tim	HBO	Sun 11/10
10/3	The Secret Saturdays	Cartoon	Fri 8/7
10/3	Star Wars: The Clone Wars	Cartoon	Fri 9/8
10/3	The Ex List	CBS	Fri 9/8
10/3	Sanctuary	SciFi	Fri 10/9
10/4	Making Fiends	NickToons	Sat 11:30/10:30 AM
10/4	Turbo Dogs	NBC	Sat 12/11 AM
10/5	Valentine	CW	Sun 8/7
10/5	Easy Money	CW	Sun 9/8
10/9	Kath & Kim	NBC	Thu 8:30/7:30
10/9	Eleventh Hour	CBS	Thu 10/9
10/9	Life on Mars	ABC	Thu 10/9
10/9	Testees	F/X	Thu 10:30/9:30
10/13	My Own Worst Enemy	NBC	Mon 10/9
10/15	Chocolate News	Comedy	Wed 10:30/9:30
10/17	Crusoe	NBC	Fri 8/7
10/17	Crash	Starz	Fri 10/9
10/20	Rita Rocks	Lifetime	Tue 8:30/7:30
11/1	Legend of the Seeker	Syn	Sat
11/3	Novel Adventures	CBS Online	Mon
11/8	True Jackson, VP	Nick	Sat 9:30/8:30
11/9	The Xtacles	Adult Swim	Sun 12/11 PM
11/9	Summer Heights High	HBO	Sun 10:30/9:30
11/14	Batman: The Brave and the Bold	Cartoon	Fri 8/7

I may fall behind again, but in this brave new world there are so many ways to watch what you want when you want that it won't matter in the long run. I find very little need to watch shows when they're actually on anymore, so there are a number of them that I plan on catching up with someday. Between Netflix, Amazon Unbox, iTunes, AOL Video, and the network websites themselves there are tons of legal ways to view things online. If shows are good enough (Twin Peaks, Lost, Airwolf) you can even watch entire seasons long after they first aired. Of course, there are loads of "illegal" (not sure how well the term applies to network shows that are freely available in the first place) ways to get the job done, too, but in a lot of cases that's not necessary.

If there's something you definitely want me to take a look at, let me know. Otherwise, wish me luck!