TV-hösten 2009: NBC TV-tablå!

När jag började bli besatt av amerikanska TV-tablåer på allvar någon gång på nittiotalet så var NBC kanalen man drömde om att ha i Sverige. deras Must See TV-torsdagar med serier som Seinfeld, Mad About You, Frasier, Vänner, Will & Grace och Cityakuten var helt enkelt bland det bästa jag visste på TV. Efter succén med Vita Huset har det däremot gått ganska trögt för påfågel-loggan.

Crusoe, Kath and Kim, Kings, Knight Rider, Life, Lipstick Jungle, My Name is Earl, och My Own Worst Enemy är exempel på serier som kanalen nu lägger ned på grund av för dåliga siffror, och även Medium sparkas ut (även om den serien plockats upp av CBS, precis som ABC plockade upp Scrubs när NBC kickade bort den ifjol).

Jag la själv ned tittande på Heroes i början av säsong tre (en serie som dock får nytt förtroende av kanalen) och numera är bara deras två komedihits The Office och 30 Rock de enda av seriens serier jag verkligen brinner för (jag ska ge nya snutserien Southland en chans i sommar).

Kanalen verkar numera nästa gett upp - istället för drama eller komedi satsar man nu på en ny talkshow med Jay Leno på primetime tid 22:00 varje dag i höst. I vår kommer man dessutom köra vinter-OS hela dagar och kvällarna - men några försök gör man såklart ändå, och beskrivningar av den följer som vanligt lite längre ner i inlägget.

En pilot man däremot inte nappade på var legenden David E. Kelleys nya Chicagobaserade advokatdrama/komedi (hörde vi "nya Ally McBeal") Legally Mad.

Nåväl, så här ser tablån ut i höst (flera av de nya serierna dyker upp först i vår eller mid-season):

Måndag
20:00 Heroes
21:00 Trauma
22:00 The Jay Leno Show

Tisdag
20:00 The Biggest Loser
22:00 The Jay Leno Show

Onsdag
20:00 Parenthood
21:00 Law & Order: SVU
22:00 The Jay Leno Show

Torsdag
20:00 SNL Weekend Update Thursday (tidig höst)
20:00 Community (sen höst)
20:30 Parks & Recreation
21:00 The Office
21:30 Community (tidig höst)
21:30 30 Rock (sen höst)
22:00 The Jay Leno Show

Fredag
20:00 Law & Order
21:00 Southland
22:00 The Jay Leno Show

Lördag
20:00 Dateline NBC
21:00 Southland (repris)
22:00 Law & Order: SVU (repris)

Söndag
20:00 The Marriage Ref
21:00 The Celebrity Apprentice

En ny James Burrows-komedi? Är inte det mer än lovligt trött? Arrested Development-grabbarnas nya får det inte heller att direkt vattnas i munnen på mig, med Day One så spikar vi väl fast att scifi-serier är nästa TV-säsongs nya svarta (men känns den inte väldigt mycket Jericho?) men jag känner mig måttligt intresserad, och var de tvungen att brassa på med två nya sjukhusserier bara för de slagit ihjäl ER (även om jag såklart kommer se Mercy för Michelle Trachtenbergs skull)?

Parenthood känns kanske på pappret väldigt mycket som Brothers & Sisters II, men Peter Krause, Maura Tierney och Erika Christensen gör ändå det till den enda av kanalens nya serier som jag verkligen vet jag vill se - möjligen tillsammans med den amerikanska varianten av det där släktforskningsprogrammet som nyss gick på svensk TV...men då bara för att Lisa Kudrow, Sarah Jessica Parker and Susan Sarandon ska vara med.

Här följer några kopierade beskrivningar av de nya serierna från sidan Dark Horizons.



100 Questions

Emmy winner James Burrows ("Will & Grace," "Friends") directs "100 Questions," a new comedy series written and executive-produced by Christopher Moynihan ("For Your Consideration") that provides hilarious answers to 100 questions about love.
Charlotte Payne (Sophie Winkleman, "Peep Show") is looking for love and has rejected multiple marriage proposals -- but she has yet to meet Mr. Right. When she joins a popular online dating site, she gets a little help from her dating counselor Ravi (Amir Talai, "The Ex List") - who requires her to take a 100-question compatibility test.
The questions aren't easy for Charlotte to answer, and each one requires her to recount a poignant and humorous time in her life with friends Leslie (Elizabeth Ho, "Women's Murder Club"), Jill (Joy Suprano, NBC's "Law & Order"), Mike (Christopher Moynihan "For Your Consideration") and Wayne (David Walton "Quarterlife"). The test becomes a journey of self-discovery for Charlotte who begins to realize what she truly wants in a relationship.



Community

From Emmy Award-winning directors Joe and Anthony Russo ("Arrested Development") comes "Community," a smart comedy series about higher education -- and lower expectations. The student body at Greendale Community College is made up of high-school losers, newly divorced housewives, and old people who want to keep their minds active.
Within these not-so-hallowed halls, "Community" focuses on a band of misfits, at the center of which is a fast-talkin' lawyer whose degree has been revoked (Joel McHale, "The Soup"), who form a study group and end up learning a lot more about themselves than they do about their course work.
In addition to McHale, the series also stars: Gillian Jacobs ("The Book of Daniel"); Yvette Nicole Brown ("Rules of Engagement"); Danny Pudi ("Greek"); Alison Brie ("Mad Men"); and comedy legend Chevy Chase ("Saturday Night Live").



Day One

From executive producer/writer Jesse Alexander ("Heroes," "Lost," "Alias") and director Alex Graves ("Fringe," "Journeyman"), "Day One" tells the story of life on earth following a global catastrophe that has devastated the world's infrastructures.
Beginning with the immediate aftermath of the cataclysmic event, an eclectic band of survivors -- played by Adam Campbell ("Date Movie"), Catherine Dent ("The Shield"), Julie Gonzalo ("Eli Stone"), David Lyons ("ER"), Derek Mio ("Greek"), Carly Pope ("24"), Thekla Reuten ("Sleeper Cell") and Addison Timlin ("Cashmere Mafia") - strives to rebuild society as they unravel the mysteries of what happened and face their uncertain future.
The group, all residents of one apartment building in suburban Van Nuys, Calif., embarks on a quest for survival and discovers that hope is found in small victories - and heroes are born every day.



Mercy

"Mercy," a new medical drama with a unique point of view, portrays the lives of the staff at Mercy Hospital as seen through the eyes of those who know it best -- its nurses. Nurse Veronica Callahan (Taylor Schilling, "Dark Matter") returns to Mercy from a military tour in Iraq -- and she knows more about medicine than all of the residents combined.
Together with fellow nurses Sonia Jimenez (Jamie Lee Kirchner, "Rescue Me") and Chloe Payne (Michelle Trachtenberg, "Gossip Girl"), Callahan navigates through the daily traumas and social landmines of life and love both inside the hospital and out in the real world.
The cast also includes: James Tupper ("Men in Trees") as Dr. Chris Sands, a new doctor at the hospital who complicates Veronica's life; Diego Klattenhoff ("Supernatural") as Mike Callahan, Veronica's husband; and Guillermo Diaz ("Weeds") as Nurse Angel Lopez.



Parenthood

From the executive producers of the box-office hit "Parenthood" - Ron Howard and Brian Grazer (Oscar winners for "A Beautiful Mind"), and writer/executive producer Jason Katims ("Friday Night Lights") - this contemporary re-imagining of the blockbuster film depicts the colorful and imperfect Braverman family -- four grown siblings sharing the headaches, heartaches and joy of being parents.
The star-studded cast includes Peter Krause, Maura Tierney, Craig T. Nelson, Dax Shepard, Bonnie Bedelia, Monica Potter, Erika Christensen and Sarah Ramos.
When Sarah Braverman (Tierney, "ER"), a financially strapped single mother, returns home to her parents and siblings in Berkeley, Calif. after packing up her Fresno apartment and uprooting her two inconvenienced kids, Amber (Mae Whitman, "In Treatment") and Drew (Miles Heizer, "ER"), she is greeted by her opinionated father, Zeek (Nelson, "Family Stone," "Coach"), and strong mother, Camille (Bedelia, "Heart Like a Wheel"), who are privately dealing with their own marital issues.
As Sarah is reunited with her siblings -- sister, Julia (Christensen, "Traffic"), and brothers Crosby (Shepard, "Baby Mama") and Adam (Krause, "Six Feet Under") -- all struggling with issues of their own, it's clear that the Braverman reunion is just what they need to face the everyday challenges of modern family life.



Trauma

Executive producer Peter Berg (NBC's "Friday Night Lights") delivers "Trauma," the first high-octane medical drama series to live exclusively in the field where the real action is. Like an adrenaline shot to the heart, "Trauma" is an intense, action-packed look at one of the most dangerous medical professions in the world: first responder paramedics.
When emergencies occur, the trauma team from San Francisco General is first on the scene, traveling by land, by sea or by air to reach their victims in time. From the heights of the city's Transamerica Pyramid to the depths of the San Francisco Bay, these heroes must face the most extreme conditions to save lives -- and give meaning to their own existence in the process.
Starring in "Trauma" are Derek Luke ("Notorious"), Cliff Curtis ("10,000 B.C"), Anastasia Griffith ("Damages"), Aimee Garcia ("George Lopez"), Kevin Rankin ("Friday Night Lights") and Jamey Sheridan ("Law & Order: Criminal Intent").

Breakthrough with Tony Robbins

NBC has ordered a new life-changing series starring Tony Robbins whose worldwide work as a peak performance strategist is renowned. The series will feature Robbins guiding participants through complex challenges and personal obstacles, while changing their lives and redesigning their futures.

The Marriage Ref

NBC is proud to announce a new comedy-reality series created by superstar comedian and producer Jerry Seinfeld's Columbus 81 Productions. Mr. Seinfeld has partnered with Ellen Rakieten, a 23-year veteran of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on this project. This new series titled "The Marriage Ref" (working title) will feature opinionated celebrities, comedians and sports stars who will candidly comment, judge and offer different strategies for real-life couples in the midst of a classic marital dispute.

Who Do You Think You Are?

Some of today's most-beloved and iconic celebrities including Lisa Kudrow, Sarah Jessica Parker and Susan Sarandon are set to star in NBC's new alternative series "Who Do You Think You Are?". From executive producer Kudrow ("Friends," "The Comeback") in conjunction with her production company Is or Isn't Entertainment and the U.K.'s Wall to Wall productions, the series - an adaptation of the award-winning hit British television documentary series - will lead celebrities on a journey of self-discovery as they unearth their family trees that reveal surprising, inspiring and even tragic stories that often are linked to crucial events in American history.