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So, how's fall TV treating you? We've been busy at work with special newspaper projects and two issues of the magazine to work on (winter and holiday), so it's been sort of nice having all these shows to watch after a tiring day. I haven't watched many new series so far. I am liking "Chuck" (above, with Captain Awesome, left; CIA agent Sarah; and best friend Morgan). I wonder if the actress playing Sarah hopes for fewer scantily-clad/ogled-by-teenagers scenes in the future. For the most part, though, "Chuck" is more 8 p.m.-friendly than many shows, and it's funny. And Adam Baldwin gets to play a guy who's tough but amusing, which is really his forte. (Also, the Nerd Herd car cracks me up just by appearing in a scene. I don't know how long that amusement will last, but I expect it to be long-term.)

I also watched "Bionic Woman" and plan to stick with it for awhile at least. I expect it to grow on a person as it continues (not that I didn't like it). I tried "Journeyman," but about 20 minutes in I opted for an episode of "Veronica Mars" instead (on DVD, from season 2, which I am watching for the first time via Netflix). I also recorded "Aliens in America" to watch sometime (it's on across from "Chuck" and "Prison Break") and of course I plan to watch "Pushing Daisies" tomorrow night.

Is there another new show I should be trying out?

UPDATE: I forgot that I had sort of listened to "Moonlight" while doing other things on Friday. I only "watched" it because Jason Dohring -- who played Logan in "Veronica Mars" -- was cast as one of the regular characters. I'm sorry to say I didn't think he fit well. (He was so surprisingly appealing as a rather messed-up Logan in "VM.") I was pleasantly surprised to also see Marshall from "Alias" -- and so ends my list of pleasant surprises from that show. (OK, so the main guy seemed OK and Shannyn Sossamon is a good choice for the bad ex-wife vampire woman.)