Signed up for Season 7, Smallville's off to a great start -- no healing this one, Chloe.

In honor of such a great premiere, I'm starting some new segments on this blog -- the "unanswered questions" segment and the "... what weren't they thinking ..." segment. See the examples I've provided from tonight's Smallville episode and comment with a catchy title for each!

Unanswered questions ...
Clark's evil doppelganger rips out Lex's lawyer's heart -- one might wonder under which custodial duty cleaning up THAT mess falls! Wonder if there'll be an extended scene on the TVD.

"NO!! I'm not going to go into a hotel and give a tranny-hooker a check!"

ABC is beginning to follow a tired-trend ... in all of its Television series: framed narration. Tonight's Series Premiere of Dirty Sexy Money was no exception. The framework for this episode was circular, beginning at the end and circling back -- which was little more than confusing.

"Everyone has to sing for their supper around here, don't you know that?..."

When one sits down to a program titled Bionic Woman, one expects to slough a hefty chunk of cheese on the cracker. Thankfully with this Series Premiere, that cheese was exceptionally-delicious! (Check out some of my vlog highlights from tonight's debut!)

There were, of course, the conventional complications. NBC newbie Michelle Ryan (only two years my senior!) gave a demure delivery as the show's lead, Jamie Sommers, some of the graphics/special effects were overdone, leading to unnecessary vertigo, and the super-hero witty-epithets left a lot to be desired.

But, excitement for THIS show is on speed-dial. The scenes for Bionic Woman were -- one might say -- "well-constructed," the transitions were effective, and the camera work had the beautiful-feel of a high-budget film that doesn't take itself too seriously. I hope I'm not to reading too much into the pilot, but as Ryan grows into her character, and as Sommers grows into her new body, we're sure to be thrilled week after week with this great new NBC Hit (as long as we remember we're consuming cheese, for cheese's-sake).

Bionic Woman airs Wednesdays 8 p.m. Central on NBC (Sunflower Broadband, ch 8).

CANE, a newbie in the CBS fall lineup is off to a good, if slow, start. The series debut tonight wasn't above expectation, but CANE promises to add some much needed color to the Fall Season.

The acting in tonight's episode wasn't terrifically riveting and some of the lines were underdeveloped -- but the Spanglish-style-soap served up a refreshing "ethnicity" to the dominating "white" population of shows this Fall -- and it did so with a lot of twists and turns.

Following the premiere, we previewed a disturbing quantity of clips from future-episodes, but like with any freshman series, garnering new viewers is the flesh and bones of Television. Watch it here:


Cane plays Tuesdays 9 p.m. Central on CBS (Sunflower Broadband channel 13).

> Desperate Housewives -- After the savory yet soapy suicide of Edie Britt, how can Season 4 not be on my TV To-Do's?

Brothers & Sisters -- Good news of this show abounds, and after the sensational Sally Field won the Emmy (even after another Sally-speech debacle) previewing the Family Album recap of Season 1 hooked my interest.

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MONDAY:::::::

> Heroes -- I didn't jump on board until after Season 1 which left me like a damsel in distress. This show is my ticket to salvation, and like with Kathy Griffin, that ain't through Jesus. With Heroes, TGIM!

I Love New York -- As promised, I'll add shows if you provide a convincing argument! We'll chalk this one up to guilty pleasure (I hope there's more pleasure than guilt!)

TUESDAY:::::::

Biggest Loser -- No Fall schedule would be complete without a hefty-dose of Reality-TV and intending no pun, this one is my pick (at least until the premiere of Project Runway!)

> Cane -- Really looks too good not to watch. Hope it lives up to its promised sweetness!

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WEDNESDAY::::::::

> Bionic Woman -- Enough said, right?

Private Practice -- Spin-offs are tough, and while I don't think this is a guaranteed sell, I'm going to give it at least 2 episodes of a chance.

Dirty Sexy Money -- It's great to see Peter Krause and Rachel Griffiths climbing up those 6 feet -- and in two of the most talked about shows of the new season: Dirty Sexy Money and Brothers & Sisters.

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THURSDAY::::::::

30 Rock -- "...but most of all, we'd like to thank our dozens and dozens of viewers..." The hook. Line. And Sinker for this show.

> Smallville -- The CW show is underrated and the adult charm and maturity of the sixth season should have it flying in the big league; so what happened?

Survivor: China -- Haven't done a good Survivor since Australia, and if Biggest Loser doesn't weigh in, at least I have my fallback.

Ugly Betty/The Office -- My guess is -- they're overrated, but I'll give them a shot.

Grey's Anatomy -- Outside Lost, this was the most raped and pillaged show at the Emmy's.

Friday::::::::


Best Week Ever/The Soup -- Pop-culture up-keep.

> Moonlight -- The paranormal pair with Bionic Woman -- this one with vampires. Maybe an overdone concept -- but while we're doing it anyway, why don't we get our hands bloody.

* am I missing something??....