Okay, fine, we’d like to think that no-one out there is so completely obsessed with “Jericho” that they’d actually rationalize that it’d be reasonable payback to actually drop an A-bomb on CBS for cancelling the show…but, hey, I dropped a few F-bombs in CBS’s general direction, if that counts for anything. Of course, I also offered them at least a thousand thank-yous for their decision to renew “How I Met Your Mother,” so, as you can see, I’m having a little turmoil over my feelings toward the network.
So CBS has revealed what the 2007 – 2008 season has in store for its viewers, and rather than wallow in sorrow, let’s just see if they’ve got anything that help us through the process of mourning “Jericho.”
MONDAY
Again, despite our annoyances with them, let us at least sing the praises of CBS for keeping the consistently hysterical “How I Met Your Mother” on the air; “The Class,” however, did not make it beyond its freshman year (you knew I’d make that joke, didn’t you?), so it’s now been paired with “The Big Bang Theory.”
“THE BIG BANG THEORY“ is a comedy from the Emmy Award nominated Co-Creator and Executive Producer of “Two and a Half Men” Chuck Lorre, about brainy best friends Leonard (Johnny Galecki, “Roseanne”) and Sheldon (Jim Parsons “Judging Amy”), who can tell you anything you want to know about quantum physics, but when it comes to dealing with everyday life here on earth they’re lost in the cosmos. Neither fully understands that scientific principles don’t always apply in matters of the heart — until they meet their sexy new neighbor Penny (Kaley Cuoco, “8 Simple Rules…”), a friendly screenwriter/waitress from the midwest who also happens to be newly single. She quickly makes an impression on the other members of Leonard and Sheldon’s geek squad — Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg, “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip”), who portrays himself as the Casanova of Cal Tech, and fellow whiz kid Rajesh Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar, “NCIS”), who is rendered speechless around anyone unprepared to converse about the Theory of Relativity or other scientific jargon. The chemistry between this gaggle of geniuses and a delightful damsel is about to undergo a stimulating series of inter-personal experiments. Multiple Emmy Award winner James Burrows (“Will & Grace”) directed the pilot. Lorre and Bill Prady (“Gilmore Girls,” “Dharma & Greg”) are executive producers for Warner Bros. Television.
Okay, there’s potential here, since everyone knows that geeks = funny…but, then, I’m a geek, and we always prefer to laugh at ourselves. (It’s so much less painful than when others laugh at us.) Otherwise, Monday night remains essentially unchanged; it’s “Two and a Half Men,” “Rules of Engagement,” and “CSI: Miami.” Hey, look, another excuse to link to seven minutes of David Caruso’s best (read, “most groan-inducing”) one-liners!
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