As for the dramas, as we all know by now, Private Practice is the Addison Montgomery spin-off of Grey’s Anatomy (the backdoor pilot aired as a special Grey’s two hour event a couple of weeks ago).
Pushing Daisies focuses on a detective who can touch people and bring them back from the dead. He’s done this with his dead girlfriend, but if he touches her again she’ll die… forever. It’s a new kind of procedural.
In the more traditional procedural vein is Women’s Murder Club, which has four high-powered women at its center: a detective, a D.A., a medical examiner, and a reporter. They are friends and solve crimes together, each using their unique talents.
Because four seems like the right number of people to center a show on, Big Shots focuses on four male friends who are, corporately speaking, big shots, running companies, making deals, you know, that sort of thing. Women, as the audience will see, they’re not necessarily so good with.
Lastly on the schedule for the fall is Dirty Sexy Money. Starring Peter Krause, the show focuses on a lawyer who steps into his father’s role as personal attorney for a high-powered family. He’s able to do good with the money he makes, but is drawn into their web of lives, deceits, and semi-nefarious goings-on.
Appearing at some point down the line on ABC’s schedule will be Cashmere Mafia, which is the other Sex and the City a few years down the line show by Darren Star (who produced Sex and The City). This show should not be confused with NBC’s Lipstick Jungle, from Candace Bushnell who wrote Sex and the City.
Of course, there are other series set to go on down the line too (even an Oprah series called Oprah’s Big Give).
Dharma-philes will note that Lost is not listed above. It’ll appear though, there’ll be 16 episodes this coming season, but they’re going to hold them until they can do all 16 back-to-back (24 style).
Article comments
1 - Phillip Winn
I love not taking a break from Lost, but of course I hate waiting until they're all filmed. :-)
2 - Dynamo of Eternia
Dang it, I want Knights of Prosperity back! (I know, it's wishful thinking, but I liked that show a lot!)
I can already tell that I pretty much won't be watching this network at all (which, other than Knights, has pretty much been the case for a while now).
3 - sean Paul Mahoney
Regarding Cavemen, I guess ABC now stands for "A Bad Choice". They passed on an American version of Footballers wives but siad yes to a sitcom based on a commercial? Yikes.
I think their winning streak has offically come to a schreeching hault. I'm glad Men in Trees is back though.
4 - Hi there
"According to Jim is gone, George Lopez is gone, Knights of Prosperity is gone."
While Lopez and Knights got the ax, the fate of Jim has not been decided yet. ABC might still bring it back as a mid-season replacement.
It is interesting to see a network that once relied on half-hour sitcoms (mostly of the family variety) now practically abandoning it.
5 - Chris Beaumont
Their lineup looks very weak. Can't say I find anything all that interesting....
I read a report from someone who saw the Cavemen pilot and it was reported as being awful. I'll be surprised if it lasts 5 episodes.
6 - Brent
Apparently George Lopez is not happy that his show was cancelled - according to him because the network said it cost too much - before he had a chance to wrap up some loose ends. He actually said "TV just became really, really white again."
7 - SDS
What happened to What About Brian?! I LOVE that show... as do all my friends. So they sign on Caveman and lose Brian. Wow. That's a bummer.