What will you be watching on Monday nights ?
By fred | September 1, 2008
Monday is a pretty big night on TV, and that’s absolutely not going to change this season. Much like last season, Monday nights will be (one of) the busiest night in TV land, and it will be quite impossible to catch everything good (or that you wanna watch anyways) that’s on that day unless you have your 3 DVDs set & ready.
First, a look at what’s to come…
* Look no further that at 8.00 to meet the first dilemma of the night : how to decide between the rich kids of Gossip Girl on The CW - returning tonight!; Glaubot and her friends still trying to save the world, or at least John Connor, on Fox with Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles starting to kick ass September 8th; the geeks who really can be funny on CBS’ The Big Bang Theory, returning September 22nd; or the less geeks but more butt-kicking spies of Chuck back on NBC September 29th
* And don’t forget that at 8.30 it’s the always awesome Barney Stinson Shown How I Met Your Mother back with everything you could want, and a goat, starting September 22nd on CBS
* At 9.00 things aren’t quite easier, with Sara’s head back in Prison Break on Fox, starting tonight at 8.00 in a two-hour season premiere; One Tree Hill back on The CW also starting tonight; Charlie Sheen and his half and a half back on CBS as Two And A Half Men returns on September 22nd; and all the Heroes who never ever die back on NBC starting that same September 22nd with a two-hour season premiere
* At 9.30 it’s the new CBS comedy Worst Week, premiering on the now famous September 22nd, while on ABC Samantha Who? is back, though not before October 6th
* At 10.00 on ABC it’s a new season of Boston Legal, starting September 22nd as well; on CBS it’s the usual CSI: Miami back that same September 22nd; a new series about lawyers, judges, and Malcolm mother, or something, Raising The Bar on TNT starting tonight; and NBC it’s a new series, My Own Worst Enemy, premiering October 13th. Though that’d be too easy, so actually the fantastic series Life is coming back for its sophomore season September 29th, then airs on Friday at 10.00 before being back Monday (October 6th) after finally settling in its slot, Fridays at 10.00
Then, what I’ll be watching…
Well, Mondays are one of those days where you really don’t want to loose your DVR or whatever you rely on, because one single TV screen surely isn’t enough to get you through the day! I will of course keep my GG guilty pleasure around, despite what Nielsen may say. Summer Glau and other Terminators have earned a season pass long ago and I can’t wait to see where this season is heading.
I haven’t really been a fan of CBS comedies, but on Monday nights they’re actually doing a pretty good job, so I’ll be back for both The Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother (where I hope to find out more about the goat, the mother I can do without - and no, it’s not Sarah Chalke’s Stella, but I wouldn’t mind keeping her around some more).
Last season I’ve stated I didn’t like Chuck that much, that still remains, but I may still keep an eye on it because, well, I’m a TVoholic. In the same idea, as much as it sucked last season I’ll give this new chapter of Heroes a try, though despite the rumors of the show being back on track this season, I refuse to believe any of this until I see it for myself.
As for Prison Break, cutting Sara’s head off only to bring her back is quite ludicrous and to me the show clearly jumped the shark big time on that one, but at this point making sense isn’t so much an issue any more, it’s like 24 you keep watching anyways… and it’s not much longer to wait now!
I might give Worst Week a try, same goes for Raising The Bar, but based on what I’ve seen/read about those shows so far, it doesn’t look any good. Same goes for My Own Worst Enemy, plus I hate NBC, so I’m not even sure about this one. One thing for certain though, is that I’ll be there for Life, Mondays, Fridays, any day, doesn’t matter, this show is amazing! (And I sure hope NBC didn’t screw it up over the summer…)
And finally, you!
That was my take, but what will you be watching on Monday nights ? Any shows you’re particularly excited about ?? Any secret plan to manage to watch all you want without going crazy ?? Let us know in the comments!
And just click here for the complete 2008 fall schedule, day by day, as well as all premiere dates, and start marking your calendars already!
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Shows: Boston Legal, Chuck, CSI: Miami, Gossip Girl, Heroes, How I Met Your Mother, Life, My Own Worst Enemy, One Tree Hill, Prison Break, Raising The Bar, The Big Bang Theory, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Two And A Half Men, Worst Week
