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The CW brings back Beverly Hills 90210, now simply 90210. I never watched the original, and I can't think of any reason I'll be watching this show. (CW, m, two hour special.)

On NBC, another ten acts perform for America on America's Got Talent. (m or 9pm depending on your areas coverage of the Republican National Convention, NBC, two hours.) It's followed by a Dateline NBC.

Below are some of the premier dates for the Fall 2008 TV season. I'll add more as I find out the dates.

ABC
Boston Legal - September 22
Dancing With The Stars - September 22
Ugly Betty - September 25
Grey's Anatomy - September 25
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - September 28
Desperate Housewives - September 28
Brothers and Sisters - September 28
Pushing Daisies - October 1
Private Practice - October 1
Dirty Sexy Money - October 1
Life on Mars - October 9
Eli Stone - October 14

CBS
Criminal Minds - September 24
CSI - October 9

CW
Gossip Girl - September 1

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Seriously, was that whole coming out a surprise to anyone?

From the pilot episode I (and probably a lot of other people) thought that Eric was gay. Definitely not an OMG moment.

Serena's bombshell, however, did surprise me. She actually killed someone? With Georgina there to video tape it?

So if Eric tried to kill himself because he was gay and Serena ran away because she killed someone, me thinks here are some family issues that need to be dealt with in the van der Woodsen home. And adding the Bass' to the mix probably wont help.

I'll admit it. I watched the series premier of The CW's teen angst show Gossip Girl. And it wasn't half bad. (I enjoyed it much more than Fox's K-Ville - of which I could only stand about 10 minutes of.)

I'm not sure I liked it enough to keep watching it. The characters are what you'd expect in this type of show - the outsider, the bad boy, the good girl, the mysterious girl, the bitch. Their parents are the same - the washed out rocker, the bitch, the control freak dad.

Summer TV is now upon us, and the CW is starting its summer shows with a foray into teen angst in Hidden Palms. Some (TV Guide) have dubbed it a soap opera, but I think it's just a way for the network to show skin and get ratings. It's about a group of kids in California, one being a 16 year old ex-junkie who saw his dad commit suicide.

Maybe it's just the fan-boy in me, but I thought it was pretty cool that Smallville (on the CW) will have the Martian Manhunter J'onn J'onzz (pronounced John Jones) in a recurring roll. TVGuide.com interview.

Got an email and comment here from a Runaway fan who wanted to know how that show can be saved.

Really, it can't be. But if you're really interested in saving it, you can drop an email to the address on the bottom of this page or if you think the old fashioned letter writing campaign might work send a letter to:

CBS
C/O The CW/Save Runaway
51 West 52 Street
New York, New York 10019-6188

Seems The CW is cancelling the show Runaway.

I only saw a minute or two here and there. Nothing that caught my eye. Not a show that'll be missed much.

looks like http://cwtv.com is the CW (the station borne of the merger of UPN and W Network's new website.

Flashy. Or Shockwavy. Whatever.

And here's the logo:

Not a big fan of it. Too fluid; flows together oddly.

At least David Kiley does.

On January 24th I posted this entry saying how I thought CW was a stupid name for a tv network.

On January 25th, Business Week posted this entitled "CW Network Doesn't Roll Off The Tongue."

And I still agree. The CW is a stupid name for a network.