August 7th: Fall is Looming Around the Corner

So I can't really think of anything that important to talk about in todays column, but instead of just "booking" it in and writing nothing, I will instead show you my troublesome fall television schedule. I'll post each day and time, and what I have on it. After that I will go into detail why some shows are on it and some won't. Oh and I will also throw the network and premier date, for fellow fans who are wondering when its on.

Monday: 8 PM: Gossip Girl (9/1 on CW), Chuck (9/29 on NBC)
~Right off the bat I have a conflict, with my two favorite new shows of last season. Needless to say some taping will be done although I don't really know which. I have four weeks, however, before I need to worry about it because of CW's early start dates.
9 PM: Heroes (9/22 on NBC)
~I wasn't a big fan of season 2, but with a full season to turn it around I am not completely ruling out a return to form by the creator Kring. Otherwise, this may be the last year I am watching Heroes.
Tuesday: 8 PM: 90210 (9/2 on CW), House (9/16 on Fox)
~Welcome to either the best day of television or the worst day of television depending on how you look at it. I mean, I have five shows on Tuesday alone, more than the rest of the week combined. Ah well, 90210 is a promising teen soap (specially sense I started watching the original) and you know exactly what your getting with House. I'll probably tape House, because I am used to watching it later.
9 PM: Fringe (9/9 on Fox), Greek (8/26 on ABCFamily)
~A very weird hour of television. Fringe is the new cult tv show developed by Abrams, and while I am not the biggest fan of all his work (Alias was vastly overrated, Six Degrees was horrible) it has alot of promise, plus a strong cast. Likely I will just tape two straight hours of Fox with House and Fringe and watch it on a later, much emptier day.
10 PM: Shield (9/2 on FX)
~This is by far my most anticipated show of the fall season (no offense to Chuck and GG). Seven years into the making, The Shield is reaching the end of its run, and there are so many expectations how it will all come to a close. Its been a rollercoaster ride that has gotten better as its gone along (the first few season weren't superb), and I expect it will be an adrenaline rush till the final minute.
Wednesday: NOTHING
~Wow, I remember when I loved Wednesday television, but that is over. Ah well, maybe this will become the first of my multiple tape nights.
Thursday: 8 PM: Survivor (9/18 on CBS)
~There is a big hole here, based upon the fact that with all the taping I am doing earlier in the week I don't really care to put the effort into taping 30 Rock so I decided to just let it go to the wayside. Comedies are just not worth it for me. Here is really the only staple of my fall schedule, as I have watched Survivor since middle school and I am not about to stop now.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday:NOTHING
~No comment here, besides FNL I haven't had a show on any of these days sense freshman year.

So there you go, my fall television schedule. Now it gets interesting post January, when Dollhouse comes on Monday at 8 (hopefully that changes), 24 at 9 on Mondays, and FNL on Fridays overloading my television schedule even more. And that doesn't include the most important show of all in Lost, but there is no date and time for that show yet.

Quick Notes:
~Not to much big news. Lost begins taping in 12 days are they are looking to add both a female and male character to the show as major reoccurring characters with an option to become regulars in the sixth season (which has become a very consistent strategy for Lost creators of late)

~Mad Men has done well in the ratings the past two weeks, as AMC has put a lot of money in advertising a show about advertising. Also, it is to be expected that more people are watching the show based on the accolades it received with its Emmy Nominations.