ABC has canceled what was, in my opinion, the worst new drama series of the fall.
"My Generation" lasted just two weeks (two weeks longer than it deserved). It aired on Thursday nights at 8pm as a lead-in for "Grey's Anatomy." Its premiere was weak and then it dropped 31 percent in last night's viewing.
Other dramas currently on the bubble are "The Whole Truth" (ABC) and "Outlaw" starring Jimmy Smits (NBC). The excellent "Lone Star" was canceled by Fox earlier this week.
Big Bang Theory (8pm, CBS) - For Season 4, "Big Bang Theory" moves to a new night and new time (formerly Monday nights at 9pm) where it goes up against "Community." Yikes (for both shows). Tonight, Sheldon goes on his first date ever and it's with Amy Fowler (Mayim Bialik). Somehow, Penny finds herself accompanying them.
Community (8pm, NBC) - In the Season 2 opener, the group reconvene to study for their anthropology class, which is taught by a kooky professor (Betty White, of course). Meanwhile, Senor Chang enrolls at Greendale in hopes of joining the study group.
Bones (8pm, Fox) - Season 6 begins seven months after last season's finale when the Jeffersonian team disbanded. They are called by to Washington when a case involving a case involving the body of an unidentified young boy could cost Cam her job.
My Generation (8pm, ABC) - A contrived new series from ABC in which a film crew revisits a group of high school students in Texas who were the subjects of a documentary style reality show ten years earlier. I urge you not to waste your time.
30 Rock (8:30pm, NBC) - Season 5 has Jack interfering with Liz's blooming romance with Carol (Matt Damon) in an effort to help her finally win a man's heart, and Tracy copes with Kenneth's termination as NBC page.
$#*! My Dad Says (8:30, CBS) - This new show (pronounced "Bleep My Dad Says") is based on a popular Twitter feed chronicling the outrageous observations of one guy's dad. It's a flimsy premise, even if it does star William Shatner. Check out our review.
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I'm getting ready to save you an hour of your life: "My Generation" is a terrible show and you shouldn't waste your time watching it.
This pitiful new drama is built on the premise that in the year 2000, a documentary film crew followed nine stereotypes, er, I mean, students through their senior year of high school, and then revisits them 10 years later to see how their lives have turned out.
They are all -- the jock, the overachiever, the beauty queen, the punk, the wallflower, the nerd, the brain, the rich kid, and the rock star -- contrived and annoying.
ABC has announced their plan for fall, and here's what we have:
Monday nights have been golden for ABC, so they'll stay the same. You'll get "Dancing with the Stars" and "Castle."
Tuesdays start with a new drama called "No Ordinary Family." It's about a vacationing family whose plane crashes in the Amazon jungle and they discover they have super powers (Plane crash, jungle, super powers. Sound familiar?). It stars Michael Chiklis of "The Shield" and Julie Benz of "Dexter." After that you have DWTS results show and then "Detroit 1-8-7," a cop show starring Michael Imperioli ("The Sopranos," "Life on Mars"). Not sure I'd have sandwiched two macho action shows around "Dancing with the Stars," but I'm not a genius TV exec.
Pete Townshend has never been shy about selling his songs for commercials, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Really, though -- "My Generation"? In some freaky (well, cheesy) remix?
Seriously?...
