Tonight we raise a glass to 30 Rock, which six weeks and five Tina Fey-as-Sarah Palin Saturday Night Live sketches after its second straight Emmy win for best comedy, finally begins its third season. A sublime hour of Thursday comedy is now complete.

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The prize: A one year junior editor position at Elle magazine, a clothing allowance, and an NYC apartment. The challenges: One humiliatingly menial and one "editorial" challenge per episode. The contestants: 11 very stylish sadomasochists. The show: Stylista.

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I've had my fair share of dreams involving spy stuff and daring do that seem fairly real. The premiere of My Own Worst Enemy makes me second guess whether those were just dreams or maybe my alter-ego running amok...  Continue reading »

Once upon a time, there was this television show about a cop from our time who got hit by a car and woke up 35 years earlier. It was called Life on Mars, and it was British. It kind of rocked, so the studio suits in the US imported it. But there's apparently a law that people with British accents on American TV can only be 1) sneering villains, 2) foppish period-piece gents, or 3) comic relief. I think it was decided right around the time of the Boston Tea Party -- we shan't pay their tea tax, and all TV shows will have American-accented leads, even if they're British or Irish or Australian or Danish! Isn't that what we fought a revolution for?

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Welcome back, "CSI" fans. How were your summers? Have a little fun? Maybe find some romance? None for me, sad to say, but... Oh geez, sorry, Warrick. I forgot we left you bleeding to death.

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What a lovely thing to have Pushing Daisies back on television. And lovelier still to see that the show hasn't lost anything of what made it so charming in the 10 months or so since it was last on the air.

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Hot damn, Chuck is back! Our favorite spy geek brings the funny, plus the angst, the pathos and the outright awesome, with this season premiere. Plus, we find out what Sarah DOESN'T wear on a date, and we discover where Casey keeps his all-purpose antidote. And Morgan's sideplot has a purpose this time! Glee!

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Welcome back to Brothers & Sisters, where the family drama is plentiful, the mistakes are manifold, and nobody knows how to keep their mouths shut. Ah, Walkers -- I've missed you! You make my family seem absolutely perfect!

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Truth be known, I’ve actually looked forward to the premiere of Californication more than Dexter, although I thoroughly enjoyed seeing Michael C. Hall and the gang once again. It’s just that I got in on the ground floor of David Duchovny’s latest effort, and I’m proud to say that I will root for this show to the very end.

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Welcome back to Wisteria Lane! Though it's been five years since we last saw our favorite housewives, little has changed. They're just as catty, secretive, and drama-riffic as ever. Phew! Desperate Housewives took a huge risk in jumping forward five years, but I think it just might breathe new life into a show facing increasing competition from ABC's newer over-the-top soapy dramas.

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