Our Fall TV Preview

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The fall TV season gets underway this week, and despite cable TV having moved all of the really cool shows to summer (see: Mad Men, Weeds, Royal Pains, Drop Dead Diva), you can still find a bunch of potential new favorites.  Here is our smattering guide to some of the most buzzed about new series:

"La Femme Repita" - CW

An uncharacteristically sexy, troubled crystal meth addict and or/drugstore cowgirl gets hired by a covert secret agency as a trained assassin in lieu of doing hard time.  She eventually discovers the government is evil (which only comes as a surprise to anyone who has not worked in government).  She then begins to blog about her discoveries anonymously and chaos ensues.  Think “Alias” meets “Gossip Girl.”

"Mick & Maisey" – CBS
A borderline anorexic grade school teacher meets her soul mate, a Bikram Yogi, at a support group for non-diabetics.  Their love story offers up some smart dialogue and tender moments when they discuss how their disdain for high-fructose corn syrup and Wilfred Brimley makes them societal outcasts.  Think of Jim and Pam from “The Office,” but without a sense of humor.

"Hawaii Five-O"- CBS
Somebody had to fill the void of beautiful island scenery left by “Lost.”  Garret and Danno will be back but also look for the addition of a new upstart rookie cop, “Punchy.”

"Lone Star Solo" - Fox

This down home drama centers on affable polygamist man who wants to go straight after a religious epiphany and annul his marriages, as opposed to ending them the old fashioned Texan way by hiring a hit man.  Think “Big Love” meets “The 700 Club.”

"The Happening" – NBC
Fans of “Lost” and TV series scripting that seems to be pulled out of posteriors from week to week, will love this new drama where the protagonist is caught up in a secret (is there any other kind?) government cover-up.  Blair Underwood stars as the (Obama-like) president (because Dennis Haysbert was tapped out) and there’s also a really cool plane crash you will never really be sure happened or not.

"Running Wilde” – Fox
Despite being helmed by the considerable talents behind “Arrested Development,” expect this one to be cancelled by the first commercial break as its success revolves around Middle America keeping up with the ironic quips of beloved British humorist treasure Oscar Wilde instead of keeping up with the Kardashians.

"Who Wants to Represent a Gold-digging Famewhore?" - ABC
In this reality series entry, Gloria Allred-Lite, her daughter Lisa Bloom,  hosts this series for hapless attorneys whose practices are holding on by a thread.  The legal eagles compete to win the chance to work pro-bono to garner publicity from representing the likes of  Oksana Grigorieva, Michelle "Bombshell" McGee, Howard K. Stern, Rachel Uchitel and Michael Lohan.