The fall verdict is in. Sort of

We're nearly into November, and opinions about the new fall shows are shaking out. What's interesting is that these opinions are all over the map. That is, except Bionic Woman, because nearly everyone thinks it sucks. And if you had asked me back in August which new show was most likely to be a runaway hit, it would have been that one.What's wrong with Bionic Woman? Well, nearly everything. We

The new fall season so far: Bionic Woman, Journeyman, Moonlight, Reaper, and Chuck

Bionic Woman was the show everyone was waiting for. And it was worth the wait. Much like the brilliant Battlestar Galactica (and brought to you by the same people), Bionic Woman isn't a sequel or a spin-off; it's an edgy, gritty, dark and complex re-imagining of a much simpler and more straightforward show from the past. The most interesting premise, for me, anyway, was that a bionically enhanced

Smallville: Reaper

Lex: "My father's disappointment is perennial. Only the circumstances change.""The reaper" was a guy named Tyler Randall, who returned from the dead thanks to (what else) meteor rocks. So he decided to spend his time dusting the housebound elderly like vampires in order to end their suffering. Wrong. Fortunately, Tyler wasn't the focus of the episode. Instead, it was fathers and sons