CRITICAL GUIDE TO THE NEW SHOWS.Byline: - David Kronke MONDAY ``Prison Break'' (already airing at 9 p.m. on Fox) is a smart (as these things "These Things" is an EP by She Wants Revenge, released in 2005 by Perfect Kiss, a subsidiary of Geffen Records. Music Video The music video stars Shirley Manson, lead singer of the band Garbage. Track Listing 1. "These Things [Radio Edit]" - 3:17 2. go) and breathlessly exciting adventure series about a man (Wentworth Miller Wentworth Earl Miller III (born June 2, 1972) is an English-born American Golden Globe nominated actor. He rose to stardom following his starring role in the Fox Network television series Prison Break. ) who has himself imprisoned im·pris·on tr.v. im·pris·oned, im·pris·on·ing, im·pris·ons To put in or as if in prison; confine. [Middle English emprisonen, from Old French emprisoner : en- so he can help his brother (Dominic Purcell Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell[1] (born February 17, 1970) is a British-born Australian actor, of Norwegian-Irish parentage, most active in the United States. He is best known for his roles as the title character on John Doe and as Lincoln Burrows on ) - who is on Death Row on apparently trumped-up charges - escape. Characterizations and performances are much better than you'd expect for this genre. The title to ``How I Met Your Mother'' (debuts Sept. 19 at 8:30 p.m. on CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. ) might be something of a red herring Red Herring A preliminary registration statement that must be filed with the SEC describing a new issue of stock (IPO) and the prospects of the issuing company. Notes: , but it's a reasonably agreeable situation comedy about a young man (Josh Radnor) who feels left behind when two of his pals (Alyson Hannigan and Jason Segel) get engaged, so he begins to pursue a serious relationship (with Cobie Smulders). The cast is both charming and amusing, but the show could lose the narration sequences. TUESDAY If you enjoyed the Coen brothers film ``Raising Arizona,'' you'll have fun with ``My Name Is Earl'' (debuts Sept. 20 at 9 p.m. on CBS), starring Jason Lee as a lowlife who - inspired, improbably, by personal guru Carson Daly - turns his life around and attempts to right the wrongs of his past, usually with inept results. ``Close to Home'' (debuts Oct. 4 at 10 p.m. on CBS) may be yet another crime/legal procedural, but since it comes from the Jerry Bruckheimer stables, it's done reasonably well and boasts a committed performance from lead Jennifer Finnigan. ``Supernatural'' (debut Tuesday at 9 p.m. on The WB) offers hunky hun·ky 1 n. pl. hun·kies Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person, especially a laborer, from east-central Europe. guys tooling around America in search of scary urban legends, while ``Commander in Chief'' (debuts Sept. 27 at 8 p.m on ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. ) is ``West Wing Lite'' with Geena Davis as the first female U.S. president. WEDNESDAY There are no new shows that you absolutely must build your schedule around, but military drama ``E-Ring'' (debuts Sept. 21 at 9 p.m. on NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. ) with Dennis Hopper and Benjamin Bratt as Pentagon operatives, is competent, as is crime procedural ``Criminal Minds'' (debuts Sept. 22 at 9 p.m. on CBS before assuming its 9 p.m. Wednesday time slot on Sept. 28) with Mandy Patinkin and ``Invasion'' (debuts Sept. 21 at 10 p.m. on ABC), a paranoid thriller that seems a good lead-out after ``Lost.'' Its premiere date is tentative due to the fact that its story line hinges on a hurricane, and ABC may decide to put some distance between it and Katrina. ``The Apprentice: Martha Stewart'' (debuts Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. on NBC) has not been made available for advance review. THURSDAY ``Everybody Hates Chris'' (debuts Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. on UPN UPN User Principal Name (Microsoft Windows 2000) UPN United Paramount Network UPN Unión del Pueblo Navarro (Navarrese People Union) UPN Umgekehrte Polnische Notation ) is the season's best new sitcom and might single-handedly turn around the genre's flagging fortunes with its humor and, even, heart. And when did you expect to hear that about a UPN show? Co-created by Chris Rock, who also provides narration, it's about the comic's high-school days in the '80s, when he was bused to a suburban school and found himself the proverbial fish out of water. FRIDAY Again, nothing really special, but several offerings are more than serviceable time-killers, ranging from inspirational to disturbing. ``Three Wishes'' (debuts Sept. 23 at 9 p.m. on NBC) is feel-good reality with Amy Grant and a band of do-gooders roaming the country in search of people in need of assistance. ``Killer Instinct'' (debuts Sept. 23 at 9 p.m. on Fox) is a creepy crime procedural. ``Threshold'' (debuts Friday at 9 p.m. on CBS) sort of splits the difference: It's about an alien assault on mankind that threatens the entire planet, but on the other hand, the government agency responding to the crisis does so crisply and competently (so that's why it's called fantasy). A case could be made, on the other hand, that the networks have responded to declining viewership on Fridays over the past few seasons by dumping their absolute worst shows on the evening. CBS' ``Ghost Whisperer'' (debuts Sept. 23 at 8 p.m), The WB's ``Twins'' (debuts Friday at 8:30 p.m.), ABC's ``Hot Properties'' (debuts Oct. 7 at 9:30 p.m.) and NBC's ``Inconceivable'' (debuts Sept. 23 at 10 p.m.) turn the evening into a cesspool cesspool: see septic tank. . SATURDAY No new shows; so watch last season's DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. box set of your favorite series. SUNDAY ``The War at Home'' (Fox, 8:30 p.m.; debuts today), a dysfunctional-family sitcom starring Michael Rapaport, wins by default: It's the only new show on this night. Although on cable, ``The Office's'' Ricky Gervais will unveil his latest, ``Extras'' (debuts Sept. 25 at 10:30 p.m. on HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy ), an amusing look at show biz's bottom feeders - what the rest of the industry pointedly dismisses as ``background.'' David Kronke, (818) 713-3638 david.kronke(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 11 photos, box Photo: (1) Dominic Purcell in ``Prison Break'' (2) Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki in ``Supernatural'' (3) Chris Rock (4) Carla Gugino in ``Threshold'' (5) Kristin Lehman, Chi McBride, center, and Johnny Messner in ``Killer Instinct'' (6) Surface (7) Commander in Chief (8) Criminal Minds (9) Reunion (10) Three Wishes (11) Cops Box: FALL PRIME-TIME SCHEDULE |
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