DeathWatch - Fall '06

Nyanko recently posted about this, but for people who might be wondering what the best new shows to watch this television season may be, this may be one way of figuring that out. Bravo's Brilliant But Cancelled contest involves placing bets on what you think the next show to be cancelled will be, and there's some thought that maybe even some television execs are involving themselves in this. The DeathWatch website gives a list of shows and odds on each show, providing a good idea of what shows people think have the best (and worst) chance of lasting.

For example, "Ugly Betty" and "Men in Trees" have the best odds, and are probably not long for their respective Fall schedules. On the other hand "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" and "Heroes" are looking at ~200 to 1 odds for being the next to go.

This leads me to my next point. I recently checked out the "Studio 60" pilot episode, and it looks promising. However, Amanda Peet needs to stop with the smirking. Smarmy guys are bad enough, I'm not sure I can take smarmy guys and smarmy girls all together in the same show talking as fast as possible.