DevonTM's Premiere Week One Reviews, Thoughts, and Opinions. (May Contain Spoilers)

ABC: DIRTY SEXY MONEY - WED. 10PM

First up, is the show I just finished watching, ABC's new (and probable hit) Dirty Sexy Money. Peter Krause returns to television, though not on HBO, as Nick George, a man who reluctantly accepts the job as lawyer to the richest, most dysfunctional family in America. Krause shines with a huge supporting cast, which includes TV and Film legend Donald Sutherland, Jill Clayburgh, William Baldwin, O.C. alum Samaire Armstrong. DSM hit the ball home with their premiere, which features comedy, intrigue, suspense, and a good plot twist cliffhanger. I'll definitely be tuning back in to see how this story plays out. I give Dirty Sexy Money 4 Stars ****.

NBC'S BIONIC WOMAN - WED. 9PM

Bionic Woman, which stars Michelle Ryan in the starring role, really failed to impress me with it's pilot episode. I'm a HUGE Battlestar Galactica fan, so I gotta say seeing Katee Sackhoff on this show, while BSG is on hiatus, was really the highlight of the episode. Also, I might have gone in to this episode with too high of expectations, but in any event, the premiere really fell flat and left me disappointed. I'll give Ep. 2 a chance, but they've only got the one chance left. I give the Bionic Woman premiere 2 stars **.

CW's REAPER - TUES. 9pm

The show that really set the week on fire for me, was CW's new hit Reaper. Reaper stars Bret Harrison as a guy (Sam), who on his 21st birthday finds out his parents sold his soul to the devil before he was born. Now he's 21, and ole Satan himself has come to collect! Satan, played by the awesome as shit Ray Wise, wants Sam to be his new bounty hunter, collecting escaped souls and returning them to hell, via a portal in the DMV. The incredibly hot Missy Peregrym stars as Sam's crush, and the hilarious Tyler Labine stars in his usual role, as slacker/best friend. I give this one a big 4 stars ****.

NBC's CHUCK - Mon. 8pm

Next up, is the new comedy/thriller from NCB, Chuck. The premiere was a little slow to start, but once the plot began to unfold it was clear we might have a break out hit on our hands. Chuck Bartowski, played by Zachary Levi is an average guy, with an average job, who accidentally downloads all of the combined secrets of all the various government agencies directly in to his brain. What this does, is immediately make him a very vulnerable and liable man, who has to partner up with an agent of the CIA for his own protection and the protection of the secrets. Word was released today that Rachel Bilson is joining the cast, and for me, that's reason enough to keep watching. I give Chuck 3 stars ***.

ABC's PRIVATE PRACTICE - WED. 9PM

Well, as a bigtime fan of Grey's Anatomy, I am obligated to watch Private Practice. From the same creator of Grey's, Shonda Rhimes, Private Practice sees Dr. Addison Montgomery, played by the gorgeous Kate Walsh, moving to Los Angeles to start a new life. Unfortunately for us, and probably even the amazing cast of this show, that new life won't last long. PP was juvenile, boring, and borderline unwatchable. It's a real shame too. However, from what I've heard and read elsewhere, the show's cast and creator all promise that it picks up, and gets off to a much better start. So I guess I'll tune in again next week to see what's up. I give Private Practice 2 stars ** with room to improve.

NBC's JOURNEYMAN - MON. 10pm

Alright folks, I saved the best for last. Journeyman, starring Kevin McKidd (familiar from HBO's Rome) is by far the best and most outstanding show I've seen all week. McKidd plays Dan Vassar, a normal and even average man, who suddenly one day midst normal activities transports 20 years in to the past. I don't even want to delve too far in to the plot lines for fear of spoiling it, but let's just say the twists and turns are great, number many, and all fit together perfectly. This show is a great follow-up to Heroes on Monday night, and is the only show to get 5 stars *****! Make sure to tune in and watch this one!

New DVD Releases for Sept. 11th, 2007

Couple of good releases this week, check them out

- The Graduate: 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition.
- The Starter Wife:
- Away From Her.
- Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee:
- Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act.
- Grey's Anatomy: Season 3.
- The Return of the Living Dead: Collector's Edition
- Face/Off: Special Collector's Edition.

- Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror.
- Two and a Half Men: The Complete First Season.
- Snow Cake Also out: Bones: Season Two, Supernatural: The Complete Second Season, Fraggle Rock: The Complete Third Season,, Charmed: The Final Season, Judge Judy: Justice Served, Lilies.

Tis the season...

...The Season Finale Season that is!! It's that time of year, the time most people in the business commonly refer to as "May Sweeps". I, however, like to call it Season Finale Season! This past week, and next week are chock full of all sorts of big time season finales. On my list alone, there is LOST, Heroes, Grey's Anatomy, E.R., American Idol, Brothers & Sisters, and a few others. Tonight, we saw two of those shows take their summer break bows.
Grey's Anatomy, which aired at 9pm - EST, was possibly the heaviest of all the finales. I'm sure many of you readers out there found yourselves reaching for the Kleenex, I know I did!! There were bombshells being dropped in that episode than in the Korean War!! Next up, was the always exciting E.R. finale, which aired at 10pm est. E.R. always promises to have the biggest and most exciting finale, and in the past couple seasons, I would have agreed with them hands down...but this season was a little disappointing. Sure, we got to see Shane West with his legs cut off, but we missed all the real action there. He was already wrapped up by the time we got to him! Then, the end of the episode left us a with a mild cliffhanger, but do any of us really care if Neela is going to get trampled to death or not? I know I don't! And what about Abby? Am I the only one who thinks she just walked out of County General?

On from tonight's shows! Next week, we have the huge finale we've all been waiting for!! You know what I mean - HEROES!! From what I hear, Creator Tim Kring says that this finale, which finally sees all of our Heroes finally arriving in New York City, is the equivalent of a $90 million dollar action movie! If that doesn't wet your freaking appetite, I dunno what the hell will! Also, the chubby telepath known as Greg Grunberg (Matt Parker), spilled the beans, revealing that the final three minutes of this season are also the first three minutes of next season! What could that possibly mean? NBC's commercials show a big Syler - Peter confrontation, and God knows we've all been looking forward to that for long enough! Maybe we'll finally see them come to blows in the ultimate battle of who's more badass. I'm most excited to see just who it is that actually ends up being the Big Bomb...though my intution tells me the whole thing won't actually go down. With Monday out of the way, we move on to the biggest live finale all year...
AMERICAN IDOL! In one of the most exciting seasons ever, we are down to the two finalists...Blake and Jordin. This past week, we were all shocked to see Melinda Doolittle
ousted, no one as much as Simon Cowell. Tuesday night, the final two will compete against each other, both singing 3 songs, including the song that will be their big first single, in the event that they win. On Wednesday night, we'll see who this year's winner is, but not until we've sat through several guest stars and guest performers. Maybe even some witty banter between Cowell and Seacrest...

But after that...we get what we're all really waiting for.

LOST.

Nothing promises to be more exhilarating, exciting, and jaw dropping than the big 2 hour "game changer". That's right, show creators Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse promise that this season finale, unlike all the others, will be nothing short of intense. They promise to leave you begging for more, and you will, since the show won't return until February of next year. Fans of the show, all around the world are hoping to finally find out just what the
Others are up to, and where they came from. Will Charlie survive? Will Penny finally find Desmond? Will Jack choose between Juliet and Kate, and where will Sawyer fit in to all of it? And what about the man with more questions circling him than anyone else......John Locke? Is he alive? Is he dead? And what about Jacob??? I realize that Idol will be running up against Lost...but let me tell you right now, I couldn't give two hits of squirrel shits whether Blake or Jordin are the next AI, so long as I find out what the hell is going on around that island...


I'm The Man, and THAT'S what's up!