There are only so many good story ideas that can come out of one concept. That’s why a show as clever and funny as the Drew Carey Show was in the early seasons can become a show as unwatchable and vapid as the Drew Carey Show in later years. This limitation on entertainment is so universal that it has a name: Jumping the Shark. Waaaay back when, one of the top shows on TV was Happy Days. As silly and dated as it seems now, it was very popular at the time. Happy Days was a mixture of nostalgia and...

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ABC already has signed ten new pilots to premiere in the Fall 2010 TV season. Which ones look promising? And which ones look doubtful? Mr. Sunshine Starring Matthew Perry, it's the story of a second-rate sports arena manager who thinks only of himself and is forced to reevaluate his life on his 40th birthday. This is his first TV series since Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip (The End Of Steve was never picked up). It'll be fun to watch him on the small screen again. He was always my favorite in Friends, and I've always tried to keep up with his...

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In my opinion, Mythbusters is one of the best shows on TV, and most definitely the best science show available.  The show blends humor and science artfully, making it a very nerdy comedy (or a very funny nerd show, depending on your opinion). The show is primarily hosted by Jamie Hyneman (the owner of M5 Industries, a special effects workshop) and Adam Savage (an artist/movie maker/designer/magician).  The show has Tony Belleci, Kari Byron, and Grant Imahara  hosting the secondary plot of the show.  The show is filmed in M5 Industries' workshop/warehouse in San Fransisco. They have a general habit of just...

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Are you watching The Office? If you've ever worked in a cubicle farm, you should be.  The antics of Michael Scott and the gang at Dunder Mifflin Scranton are head and shoulders above the rest of the sitcoms on TV today.  The bread and butter of the show is in its ability to make the most of an awkward situation. Almost every week there is a moment in the show that brings the viewer an almost guilty, voyeuristic feeling, as if you are watching something that you just aren't meant to see but you don't know how to...

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TV executives are preparing for the summer and fall TV seasons and signing new TV shows. Here's a list of upcoming shows to watch for. ABC From the same creator of Friends comes a comedy about sisters. Scoundrels, from Shana Goldberg-Meehan, is about two sisters in different kinds of romantic relationships. Jennifer Finnigan plays the sister in a long-term but unmarried relationship and Joanna Garcia plays the other sister, who gets pregnant and marries the baby-daddy. CBS An untitled Criminal Minds spinoff is set to be introduced during an episode of Criminal Minds this spring. Starring Michael Kelly and Forest Whitaker, the series...

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