ShallowHal

Well, CSI is pretty repetitive, as are most shows. They have a crime, they solve it with microscopes, and the people have problems. My Name is Earl seems to follow a formula though, it's so predictable. I'm 100% sure I know how Prison Break ends, too, but at least it's interesting.

Numanoid

Geez. I know I'm not watching enough television when I haven't even heard of 80% of these shows. Damn you Broadband!

das Monkey

No it didn't. IMO, it reeked of cheap manipulations and uninspired derivative clone shows. So far, it seems to have lived up to expectations.

das

Autumn

Bones
How I Met Your Mother

Jimmy James

I think that's a bit harsh, but I have to say I wasn't close to as excited about this season as I was last season. I think it was the hype that we'd have three Desperate Housewives clones and then the reality that we ende up with three LOST clones that ruined things for me.

I'm actually pleasantly surprised to see as many promising sitcoms as I have this season. We needed that.

Draven

Are the Lost clones supposed to be Surface, Invasion and Threshold? If so, why the hell are those considered "Lost" clones? And if not, which shows are?

I dropped "Prison Break" last night - watched the pilot, thought it was ho-hum and had 2 or 3 eps backed up on the Tivo - baleeted.

Haven't watched Invasion yet, and haven't gotten past the pilots of Surface, Bones, Kitchen Confidential and Threshold, though those were interesting enough to stay for awhile.

But now my old favorites are returning (AD, Lost, Gilmore Girls, Alias, CSI, Joey, W&G) along with new shows I'm enjoying (Rome, Supernatural, How I Met Your Mother) so I think I'm set for the season.

Jimmy James

I admit I feel the same way you do about the issue. I don't get how LOST is like them, but that's what all the press says.

garmonbozia

no idea, and seeing them referred to as such is really annoying. if anything they are X-files clones.

LorenzoL

I think Morf is puzzled that you are comparing a drama with a comedy regardless of whether it has a repetitive formula or not.

Canis Firebrand

Of the ones I've seen so far, I have dropped Out of Practice.

Quake1028

Nothing yet, unless you count Head Cases, which wasn't by choice. I don't watch nearly as much tv as most of you, so I can afford to not give up on a show after only 1 or 2 episodes. To me, that's like walking out of a movie 5 minutes in.

Quake1028

BIG mistake. That show has improved a ton and really kicks some serious ass.

As for the "Lost clones" thing, count me in as another who has NO idea in hell why they are called that. The person who made that up deserves some electro shock.

Amel

Bones. That Deschanel chick bugs me. I didn't even bother tuning in last night.

I'll try to keep up with Earl & The Office. Supernatural gets dibs first.

I tried a bunch of the new shows this season and as usual, I didn't really like most. Which is a good thing for me since hockey starts again next week.

Bill Needle

Kitchen Confidential, and...well, actually I have already dropped everything but My Name is Earl, Rome (HBO), and Extras (HBO). Extras and Rome are fantastic, and I like Earl enough to give it a few weeks to grow on me. Everything else new pretty much blows.

DJariya

I seem to think that 95% of the people on this forum have very little patience with all these new shows. I guess the overabundance of Sci-Fi and Crime Drama is a huge turnoff to everyone here.

The only show I dropped was Rome (heard it was good, but my tivo was filling up and had no time to watch it) and American Dad (Family Guy is enough already for my animated fix)

I have never really hated a show enough to drop it, with the exception of LAX last season. I mean that show was horrendous. It lasted 1 episode 1/2 for me.

If I had to absolutely drop something it would be "Surface." I don't think Lake Bell is a good actress and Threshold and Invasion are already enough for me in the Sci Fi genre.

Why does most of the people here hate Threshold so much? Is it because of Brannon Braga? I really like Carla Gugino, Brent Spiner and Charles S. Dutton.

Daniel-A

Just Legal and Head Cases (before it was canceled), War At Home, Twins. Giving everything at least 2 chances. If it is borderline and there are 2 things on in the same timeslot (1 live 1 recorded) that I want to watch it gets the axe. So far just these. But I'm surely not gonna watch all the Faux Losts for much longer. Same is going for Reunion, My Name is Earl,

Quake1028

Why the hell are you people calling the new sci-fi shows "Lost Clones" and "Faux Losts"? What the hell do they have in common?

MrX

I agree

Daniel-A

Just watched a recording of Sex, Lies, and Secrets. My hand has never been on FF more. Utter junk.

Chew

DING DING!

Daniel-A

For those that gave up on Bones I'd check out the 3rd episode. Much better than the first 2.

mdc3000

Me too, she bugs the shit out of me. It's something about her square jaw and manly voice...weird since I think her sister Zooey is awesome. If they were to ditch her and get a new leading lady for Boreanaz on that show (and change the lame holographic stuff) than I might be willing to give it another shot, but I just can't stand the girl.

MATT

also, who the hell is Brannon Braga?

mikewendt

Rome's the only one I dropped... Great production and what-not, I just need to be in the right mood for that type of "period work"... And right now I'm not... Still ejoying the rest of the dumb humor sitcoms...

Chew

If you need to ask, you haven't watched Star Trek in the last 10-12 years.

Thos19

Bones