This week, the 2010-11 broadcast network season officially began. The hits will soon be separated from the misses. The Emmy contenders from the Emmy pretenders. What new fall shows seem like a sure shot to be crowned for television's lowest honor- the Silver Garbage Award?
Let's start with the fourth network, Fox, and LONE STAR, which did not live up from its lead-in House, as it lost more than half of House's audience, eventually gaining only 4.5 million viewers. Not a good start on opening night.
Odds of It Sweeping Next Summer's Silver Garbage Awards: 2 to 1
Moving onto the CW, and Hellcats. Out of the CW's 28 Silver Garbage Award nominations this summer, 25 of them were in between Worst Drama Melrose Place and Worst New Series TBL: The Beautiful Life. It's a show about high school cheerleaders, and it doesn't look promising, critically.
Odds of It Sweeping Next Summer's Silver Garbage Awards: 4 to 1
Staying with the CW, I think that their other new show, Nikita, is a worthless piece of garbage.
Odds of It Sweeping Next Summer's Silver Garbage Awards: 35 to 1
A new comedy is going to make it's debut on NBC's Thursday night block called Outsourced. Critics gave it bad reviews when NBC's fall schedule was revealed in May. It could be the first sitcom to be outsourced from the network lineup.
Odds of It Sweeping Next Summer's Silver Garbage Awards: 2 to 3
Last year, I snubbed NCIS: Los Angeles for Worst New Series and Worst Drama. Therefore, Hawaii Five-O (the new one) could show up, despite the fact that the show is destined to be a hit, following the footsteps of the CBS CSI/NCIS mold. Gosh, do we need another NCIS?
Odds of It Sweeping Next Summer's Silver Garbage Awards: 5 to 2
Speaking of spin-offs and the city of Angels, Law & Order: Los Angeles- hit or miss? At the Silver Garbage Awards, who cares?
Odds of It Sweeping Next Summer's Silver Garbage Awards: 20 to 1
The Event fits in the mold of a new show that could crash and burn.
Odds of It Sweeping Next Summer's Silver Garbage Awards: 15 to 1
and finally....
The Defenders. No, this is not the same CBS legal drama that cruised over the competition at the Emmy Awards in the early 1960s. This is a completely new drama, starring Jim Belushi as a family man and lawyer, and Jerry O'Connell as his womanizing law partner. It has all of the makings for a flop. The promos have been played to death on CBS throughout the summer, and it looks like a really stupid show.
Odds of It Sweeping Next Summer's Silver Garbage Awards: 1 to 6
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