Top 10 Of The Season: The Honorable Mentions

And thus begins my countdown of the top 10 shows that aired during the 2007-2008 TV season. Over the next, oh, lets say two weeks, I’m gonna roll out my list of the 10 best shows that aired during the 2007-2008 TV season. My family always makes fun of me because I love to make lists. So a) Suck it family, this is a proper forum for lists, and b) expect many more to come. As a precursor/note: I am very behind on Battlestar Galactica, am starting to catch up on the first few seasons of The Wire, and am not as great a TV fan as I should be, because there’s a large number of shows I just wasn’t interested in/couldn’t muster the strength to follow. So that being said, here are the five shows that just barely missed the countdown. In no particular order:


Dirty Sexy Money- If this show had had a full season, and had continued the steady progress it was making quality-wise, it very well may have made the list. But, with the writer’s strike, we only got around 10 episodes of this. I know ABC is planning a big relaunch in the fall, so at least that’s good. The show’s got a solid cast, good writing, and a few interesting enough plotlines to make it a favored viewing.


Psych- I love this show. It never fails to make me laugh. Shawn and Gus together are amazing. That being said, it’s not the highest quality show, which is why it did not make the top ten. I still love it though.


The Amazing Race- I’d probably rank Amazing Race among my 5 favorite shows on television. However, as much as I wish it wasn’t the case, this season just wasn’t up to snuff with some of the others. But I am very eagerly looking forward to the next one.


Reaper- Darn season finales and such. This show, while always having been funny and entertaining, has really been thriving creatively in recent weeks. The writing is, for the most part, sharp, and the actors all have great chemistry with one another. If the creative uptick had started a little earlier in the season, I have no questions that this would have made the top ten. But, I’m just happy it did, and that it’s coming back next season.


Brothers and Sisters- The Walker family is my favorite dysfunctional family on TV (and god knows there are lots of ‘em). Something about their dynamic, even though no family could ever exist like that and not end in one sibling killing everyone, seems real. Too bad this show hit a major sophomore slump this year. I love Rebecca, but this whole end-of-season storyline involving her paternity was useless. And really, really aggravating.

So those were the ones that just missed the list. If you, my (I’m guessing) one loyal reader, want to make predictions as to what actually made the list, feel free. I will tell you that there are two representatives from cable, NBC has the most spots with 3, and there’s only one network in the big 5 that didn’t make the list.

PS: I'd like to make a special mention of Doctor Who, which is a British sci-fi show about a time-traveling alien. If I was allowing foreign TV onto the list, this would have cruised to the top half of the list easy. But my list is solely American TV, so Doctor Who, even though you air on Sci-Fi in the US, I'm sorry.

Wednesday Premieres

So, tonight is the big night. The premiere of what is hands down the best new show of the season is tonight.

Pushing Daisies: It hasn't even premiered, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that this is one of, if not THE, best show on network television and certainly my favorite. Not only does it not look like anything you've ever seen before on television, it doesn't even act like its on television at times. It's like it jumped out of a book of fairy tales, and I know that sentence may make me sound like a ten year old girl, but that's really what the show is. A dream-like fairy tale. I can only beg of you to watch it, simply so that it doesn't get cancelled quick, as happens to most other shows I love this much (ahem Wonderfalls ahem)

South Park: Everyone's favorite foul-mouthed fourth graders are back tonight. Tonight's plot revolves around Cartman pretending to have Tourette's so he can say whatever he wants. Sounds like genius, and I mean that in full sincerity.

If, for some reason, you don't like me and aren't going to watch Daisies, which, I repeat, you totally should be watching, also for on tonight for your viewing pleasure are America's Next Top Model, Gossip Girl, Kid Nation, Dirty Sexy Money, and Bionic Woman. Enjoy, but if you're watching Pushing Daisies, I know you will. So watch it.

Wednesday Premieres

See, I told you guys I’d get this done earlier today. Too bad this one’s so light on the half decent or better premieres…

Bionic Woman: So far, NBC’s series premieres having been doing the bang-up numbers they wanted, so here’s hoping that this pretty good remake can pull in the type of numbers they’re looking for. Read my original review Here.

Dirty Sexy Money: This is the one pilot that I really wanted to see but didn’t get a chance to. So far though, I’ve been hearing mostly good things about it. I’ll be tuning in.

Private Practice: If you love all things Grey’s Anatomy, you’ll probably be tuning in to check out Private Practice. If you loved all things Addison, you’ll probably be disappointed. If you’re not a fan of Grey’s, I’d tell you that you’re probably not gonna be a fan of this either. Read my original review Here.

If none of these premieres float your boat, you can still check out Kid Nation, Gossip Girl, and America’s Next Top Model tonight. Happy watching…