Programming

2009 has come and within the next few weeks we'll see the continuation of favorite shows as well as some promising new entries.  A few of these shows ended the first part of their season run several months ago so their return is much anticipated, while others took a shorter break-though some longer than others-for the holiday season.

Nip/Tuck

Season 5, Episode 15

"Ronnie Chase"

January 6, 2009

30 Rock

Season 3, Episode 7

"Senor Macho Solo"

January 8, 2009

Battlestar Galactica

Season 4, Episode 11

"Sometimes a Great Notion"

January 16, 2009

The United States of Tara

Season 1, Episode 1

"Pilot"

January 18, 2009 

*A dark comedy, starring Toni Collette, about a woman with multiple personality disorder who tries to keep it together for her family. Created by Steven Spielberg and written by Diablo Cody of Juno fame.

Lost

Season 5, Episode 1

"Because You Left"

January 21, 2009

*This one I plan on adding to my Netflix queue soon.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Season 2, Episode 14

Title Unknown

February 13, 2009

And a few moments after Sarah Connor Chronicles ends that Friday evening on FOX comes the show we've all been waiting for:

Dollhouse

Season 1, Episode 1

"Ghost"

Written and Directed by Joss Whedon

February 13, 2009

It's going to be a good night.  And I'm not at all thinking about how that was the date five years ago that Angel was cancelled.  Nor the fact that it's FOX.  Nor the production delays.  Nor the script rewrites.  Stopping now.

Bring on the dolls!

And the month after that, a project featuring another Whedon alumnus:

Castle

Season 1, Episode 1

"Pilot"

March 9, 2009

Starring Nathan Fillion

*I think this was the pilot directed last year by the Associate Artistic Director at Taproot Theatre for whom I have been known to lend a writing hand a few times a year.  She showed me a picture of her and Nathan Fillion on her phone-so envious!

Kings

Season 1, Episode 1

"Pilot"

March 9, 2009

*A modern-day soap about a

 hero who rises to become the

 king of his nation, based on the biblical story of King David.  

I wrote about this with keen interest awhile back here.