Rob & Big (MTV) January 8- Who needs Batman and Robin, Penn and Teller, or Bush and Cheney? The best tandem working today is clearly Rob & Big. I always say that watching these two is the closest I’ll ever come to seeing my millionaire dreams come true. I know if I had a million bucks I’d buy a mini horse, or investigate a new age time machine. The guys come off as down to earth and I think that’s their biggest appeal. New season, new pets, new adventures.
Scott Baio Is 46 and Pregnant (VH1) January 13- This was one of last year’s biggest surprises for me as Baio and his crew made for some really good reality TV. Doing a second season may ruin all that goodwill but I’m interested to see how the ex-bachelor not only adjusts to marriage but a bouncing baby on the way. I hope his therapist is back because watching her work with Baio was truly engaging the first time around.
Lost (ABC) January 31- So….um…yeah…there’s these flash forwards now and based on last year’s finale it looks like Jack and Kate got off the island and that Jack is still an ass. While I’m sick of the Jack flashbacks I’d honestly watch an entire season of them as long as we get new episodes. Thank god that day is finally here. I’m so excited about meeting the Boaties and finding out their agenda. Before the season starts though please join me in pouring out a little liquor for Tom, aka Mr. Friendly…he will be missed.
Survivor (CBS) February. 7- A sort of All Star edition of the show comes this winter. It’s a fan vs. favorites concept with a tribe of former castaways going up against newbies (think Fresh Meat challenge from the Real World/Road Rules Challenge). Too bad it looks like Johnny Fairplay is back, but some of my favorites from the past are back including Immunity Idol suckers James (from last Fall) and Yeo-man (from last Spring). Should make for an interesting season.
Big Brother (CBS) February 12- I’m curious to see how engaging a winter Big Brother will be. Part of the show’s appeal could be that it airs in the vapid airtime that is summer. Still I’m pretty stoked to see a new edition after the highly successful edition of this summer. Rumors started that this would be a celebrity edition but thankfully CBS quickly put that to rest. Instead we get another season of wacky housemates backstabbing each other under the watchful eye of the Chen-bot. Hmm I wonder how she functions in winter…
Jericho (CBS) February 12- Cancelled then given a second chance, then delayed until January 2008. Jericho has made quite an interesting journey and in a month we’ll find out if it was worth it. The first season of the show was wildly inconsistent and always felt like it was two steps away from greatness. The premise of life in a post nuclear strike world was fascinating but the show got bogged down in after school special storylines about the good town folk of the small Kansas town. The last few eps started to reveal more about what and who caused the attacks and seemed to hold promise so I’m glad the show is back. The burning question is what show will we get back; the boring uneven one or the promising twisty one that closed out last season.
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