Before I get into the numerous shows that will be populating Wednesday nights let me say thank god for TiVo, iTunes, and streaming web videos. Without these tools it would be impossible to partake in all the possible goodness of Wednesday nights. Of course some of these shows might turn out to be duds. Others could get moved to a new night and some will probably be cancelled out right. Until that happens though he’s an extremely long list of all the dramas, comedies, and reality shows that are making Wednesday…TV Night in America!
WEDNESDAY MUST SEES
Pushing Daisies, 7pm CST ABC: For someone who considers themselves agnostic, I sure do love me some shows with religious overtones. One of my favorites of the last few years was the short lived Wonderfalls where a 20-something was given good deeds to perform via talking inanimate objects. The show’s morality plays were always tempered by humor and human drama which is why it worked so well. Now we’ve got Daisies from the same creator and once again he’s exploring morality as the lead character has the ability to bring people back from the dead with one touch…and kill them again with a second. The show was just today named by critics as the best new show of the season and ABC certainly seems to be all about pushing it so maybe this will last longer then the 6 episodes Fox aired of Wonderfalls. Premiers October 3rd
The Sarah Silverman Program, 9:30pm CST Comedy Central: Maybe Sarah went a little overboard at the VMAs when she called Britney’s kid the “cutest little mistakes ever,” then again this is the woman who in the first season of her sitcom slept with God. Season two promises more borderline comedy and after the remarkably good first season you can color me excited. While Silverman is certainly the center of the show, her supporting cast really made the show work on a consistent level last year especially Brian Posein. Premiers October 3rd
Project Runway, 9pm CST Bravo: FINALLY! Good god if the 4th season of my favorite reality show had taken any longer to air I might have forgotten all the fashion knowledge I’ve picked up the first 3 years. After “bad boy” Jeffrey was crowned the season 3 champ, Heidi went of to birth another Seal cub, Tim Gunn went off to enjoy his new found fame, and Nina and Michael went back to their real jobs for an extended period of time. Thankfully wheel barrows full of money from Bravo have brought them all back for another year of creative challenges and nail biting eliminations. You can preview some of the new designers/contestants at BravoTV.com but I think I’ll hold off and wait to see who’s got style and who’s just plain freaky. Premiers November 14th
WEDNESDAY SHOWS WORTH CHECKING OUT
Gossip Girl, 8pm CST The CW: The second new Fall show from OC creator Josh Schwartz is based on a popular series of young adult books that follows a group of New York socialites in training as they grow up with martinis, drugs, and promiscuous sex. While The CW claims to have toned down the material for TV so as not to encourage “bad behavior” expect plenty of boundary pushing. Kristen Bell provides the voice over narration for a show that looks to be a mix of The OC and Cruel Intentions. I’m a sucker for teen melodrama so sign me up. Premiers September 19th
Bionic Woman, 8pm CST NBC: When you look at the title of this show your first thought is most likely, “Why the hell would NBC remake a sub par 70’s TV show?” However that was the reaction when NBC and Sci Fi premiered the reimagined Battlestar Galactica five years ago and now Galactica is the best drama on TV. Following that success NBC has recruited the some of the same creators to spearhead a new Bionic Woman which promises a lot more grit and darkness extending even to the title character’s new brunette hair do. Not sure if lightning can strike twice but I’m damn hopeful that this will be another improvement upon the original. Premiers September 26th
Dirty Sexy Money, 9pm CST ABC: All hail the return of the prime time soap. Peter Krause of SportsNight and Six Feet Under stars in this mystery driven sudster as a lawyer who takes on a rich eccentric family for clients. Donald Sutherland plays the patriarch of the family and we’ve got another Baldwin on TV sighting as Billy plays one of the many siblings. Krause is one of my favorite actors and as long as the show doesn’t take itself too seriously, this could be a keeper. Premiers September 26th
South Park, 9pm CST Comedy Central: Definitely not appointment TV for me but still worth checking out when it replays later in the week, South Park begins its 11th season with more of the same social commentary that bites both the right and the left. Creators Parker and Stone recently signed on to keep doing the show for another 3-5 seasons so Cartman and crew will be offending and entertaining for years to come. I’m guessing Britney and OJ better watch their backs when this season begins. Premiers October 3rd
WEDNESDAY GUILTY PLEASURES
America’s Next Top Model, 7pm CST The CW: Oh Tyra what kind of crazy whacked out photo shoot will you come up with next? This year starts out at sea and one can only hope one of the would be models falls overboard. Easily the most accessible of all reality competitions, Model always entertains whether on purpose or on accident. Premiers September 19th
Kitchen Nightmares, 8pm CST FOX: Chef Gordon Ramsey does this show in the UK where he almost seems like a real human being when compared to his Hell’s Kitchen persona. Unfortunately it looks like Fox has ratcheted up his act for the new US version which means more of the same ranting and raving. Still, the concept of Ramsey helping a restaurant in need is appealing. In the end though if Bionic Woman and Gossip Girl live up to their potential this will be the first casualty on my Fall schedule. Premiers September 19th
Ultimate Fighter, 9pm CST Spike: This is what ESPN’s The Contender should be. The fighters are cut off from friends and family while they go through a competition that emphasizes the actual fights versus the reality show aspect. Of course locking a bunch of testosterone enhanced freaks in a house does inevitably lead to some great moments as well. This show has made me in to a casual UFC fan and I recommend it to anyone who’s curious about the sport. Premiers September 19th
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