Sci-Fi in the new TV season
September is approaching at warp factor 4 with plenty of new science fiction shows in her cargo bay. Here are a few we’re looking forward to (more or less).
Eastwick
Based upon The Witches of Eastwick with Cher, Jack Nicholson and Susan Sarandon, the series stars Rebecca Romijn, Lindsay Price and Paul Gross. The trailer makes it look like Charmed meets Desperate Housewives, so if you like the idea of magic-wielding cougars, tune in. Have we mentioned Rebecca Romijn? “Charmed” indeed. ABC’s Eastwick will premiere on September 23rd at 10 PM.
FlashForward
FlashForward is based on the Prix Aurora Award-winning novel of the same name by Robert J. Sawyer. It stars Joseph Fiennes and John Cho. The premise is interesting: For some unknown reason, everyone receives a glimpse of their lives 6 months into the future. It only lasts for two minutes and seventeen seconds, but no one misses it. Some even witness their own death. The FBI sends detective Mark Benford (played by Fiennes) to investigate. ABC’s FlashForward premieres on September 24th at 8 PM.
Dollhouse
Joss Wheadon’s nearly-canceled Dollhouse resumes a well-deserved second season in September. For the uninitiated, Dollhouse tracks the lives of impressionable agents who are fitted with a personality and skill set in order to complete a task, only to have all memory of the event erased as soon as the objective is achieved.
The show really grew on us last year and we’re looking forward to the next chapter. Fox’s Dollhouse premieres on September 25th at 9 PM.
Others with fall premiere dates include The Ghost Whisperer (Sept. 25 on CBS at 8 PM), Smallville (Sept. 25 on CW at 8 PM), Fringe (Sept. 17 on FOX at 9 PM), Supernatural (Sept. 10 on the CW at 9 PM) and Vampire Diaries (Sept. 10 on CW at 8 PM).
If you were expecting news on V, The Plan or Caprica, we’re sorry to disappoint you. The Plan is tentatively scheduled to air in November of this year, while the others won’t hit the airwaves until 2010.
