Ok, this is mostly just because I haven't posted in awhile, but I just thought I'd announce that I have pretty much fallen in love with FX's series Dirt. I tried it before and thought it was horrible just mindless smut. And it can be graphic but not as graphic as the pilot was so I just thought I'd announce that I'm eagerly awaiting season 2, and i have to see the last few episodes of season 1 in repeats on the next couple of Saturday nights...

r.d.w.

P.S. Thank God, the strike is over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well I have chosen my twenty favorite shows of 2007 (10 dramas and 10 comedies) I have split comedies and dramas because I feel it is impossible to compare them

Ryan's Top Ten Comedies of 2007

10. Family Guy (FOX)-Despite ending on a high note in the spring of 2007, the new fall season was seriously lacking in laughs

9. 30 Rock (NBC)-I hated season one, but decided to check out season two and was pleasantly surprised

8. My Boys (TBS)-Original and fun

7. Big Day (ABC)-It really grew on me

6. Samantha Who? (ABC)-A brilliant comeback for Christina Applegate

5. Aliens in America (CW)-Thank god I caught it in reruns after the cancellation of Online Nation

4. The New Adventures of Old Christine AND The Big Band Theory(CBS)-Long live Julia Louis-Dreyfus and her hilarious cast-mates, and this smart and funny new comedy

3. The Class (CBS)-The funniest show that nobody was watching

2. How I Met Your Mother (CBS)-Returned after being on the brink of cancellation, proof that God loves me

1. Pushing Daisies (ABC)-Practically perfect in every way

INTERMISSION: Ryan's Top 3 And Only Favorite Reality Shows of 2007

3. The World Series of Pop Culture (VH1)-I wish it were longer

2. Dancing With The Stars (ABC)-Because Mel B. didn't win

1. Big Brother (CBS)-My guilty pleasure

Ryan's Top 10 Dramas of 2007

10. October Road (ABC)-So soapy and addicting

9. Boston Legal (ABC)-Still love it, but in my opinion some of it is getting ridiculous

8. Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)-Pilot rocked, all subsequent episodes episodes haven't quite measured up, but still good

7. Grey's Anatomy (ABC)-Faltered a bit last year

6. Bones (FOX)- Just plain fun

5. Men in Trees (ABC)-Unfortunately cut short last season, but now its ahead of the game(because the strike cut everything else short) so it was really a blessing in disguise

4. Damages (FX)-Renewed for 2 MORE YEARS!!!

3. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (NBC)-The best drama no one watched

2. Kyle XY (ABC FAMILY)-Second season=amazing

1. The Closer (TNT) AND Burn Notice (USA)-So hard to choose

***And Yes, I Know I Cheated Slightly, Mere Technicalities

This Year's Runners-Up That Deserve Honorable Mentions

Desperate Housewives (ABC), Brothers & Sisters (ABC), Greek (ABC Family), Back to You(FOX),The Riches (FX), and State of Mind (LIFETIME)

Shows to Look Forward to In 2008

Breaking Bad (AMC), Cashmere Mafia (ABC), Dance War (ABC), Eight Days a Week (CW), Eli Stone (ABC), Eureka (SCI FI), Mary Sunshine (USA), Miss Guided (ABC), New Amsterdam (FOX, Canterbury's Law (FOX), Quarterlife (NBC), The Return of Jezebel James (FOX), The Starter Wife (USA), Swingtown (CBS), Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (FOX), To Love & Die (USA), Unhitched (FOX), The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS), Kyle XY (ABC FAMILY), Damages (FX), Burn Notice (USA), Psych (USA), Greek (ABC FAMILY), The Closer(TNT),and Welcome to the Captain (CBS)

OK Here's my breakdown of the shows thus far:

My New Favorites:

Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money, Chuck, Back to You, Moonlight, The Big Bang Theory, Big Shots, Carpoolers

Shows that I'm not Quite Sold on yet, but prospects are good:

Private Practice,

Ummm...No Thanks:

Cavemen, Bionic Woman, Life, Journeyman, K-Ville, Aliens in America, Life is Wild, CW Now, Online Nation, Kitchen Nightmares, Cane, Kid Nation, The Next Great American Band, Nashville

Still Eagerly Awaiting:

Samantha Who, Viva Laughlin

Didn't Get to See It:

Reaper

Just read that NBC will rebroadcast its new dramedy Chuck on both Bravo and USA networks, good news since I wanted to see it so badly but couldn't fit it in, now I'll be dissapointed if its not as good as it looks

Well all five network premiere dates have been announced....I have listed all of them here the ones I am planning on are in bold print and I have Tivo so I get to pick two per time slot...life is good ????= I'm not sure if I will watch this one yet And I'm in Minnesota so the times are incentral time zone....

MONDAY

7:00-8:00

ABC-Dancing With the Stars (Sept. 24)

CBS-How I Met Your Mother/The Big Bang Theory (September 24)

FOX-Prison Break (September 17)

NBC-Chuck ???(September 24)-Hopefully in Repeats on Saturdays....

CW-Everybody Hates Chris/Aliens in America (October 1)

8:00-9:00

ABC-Dancing With the Stars (cont'd) (Sept. 24)/Samantha Who ??? (October 15)

CBS-Two and a Half Men/Rules of Engagement ??? (Sept. 24)

FOX-K-ville (Sept. 17)

NBC-Heroes (Sept. 24)

CW-Girlfriends/The Game (October 1)

9:00-10:00

ABC-The Bachelor (Sept. 24)

CBS-CSI: Miami (Sept. 24)

NBC-Journeyman ??? (Sept. 24)

TUESDAY

7:00-8:00

ABC-Cavemen/Carpoolers (Oct. 2)

CBS-N.C.I.S. (Sept. 25)

FOX-Bones (Sept. 25)

NBC-The Biggest Loser-(Sept. 11)

CW-Beauty and the Geek (Sept. 18 )

8:00-9:00

ABC-Dancing With the Stars (Sept. 25)

CBS-The Unit (Sept. 25)

FOX-House (Sept. 25)

NBC-The Biggest Loser (Sept. 11)/The Singing Bee (Sept. 25)

CW-Reaper ??? (Sept. 25) (Hopefully in Repeats)

9:00-10:00

ABC-Boston Legal (TBD)

CBS-Cane (Sept. 25)

NBC-Law & Order: SVU (Sept. 25)

WEDNESDAY

7:00-8:00

ABC-Pushing Daisies (Oct. 3)

CBS-Kid Nation (Sept. 19)

FOX-Back to You/Til Death (Sept. 19)

NBC-Deal or No Deal (Sept. 26)

CW-America's Next Top Model (Sept. 19)

8:00-9:00

ABC-Private Practice (Sept. 26)

CBS-Criminal Minds (Sept. 26)

FOX-Kitchen Nightmares(Sept. 19)

NBC-Bionic Woman (Sept. 26)

CW-Gossip Girl (Sept. 26)

9:00-10:00

ABC-Dirty Sexy Money (Sept. 26)

CBS-CSI: NY (Sept. 26)

NBC-Life (Sept. 26)

THURSDAY

7:00-8:00

ABC-Ugly Betty (Sept. 27)

CBS-Survivor (Sept. 20)

FOX-Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader (Sept. 6)

NBC-My Name is Earl (Sept. 27)/30 Rock (Oct. 4)

CW-Smallville (Sept. 26)

8:00-9:00

ABC-Grey's Anatomy (Sept. 27)

CBS-CSI (Sept. 27)

FOX-Kitchen Nightmares (Sept. 13)

NBC-The Office (Sept. 27)/Scrubs (Oct. 25)

CW-Supernatural (Oct. 4)

9:00-10:00

ABC-Big Shots (Sept. 27)

CBS-Without a Trace (Sept. 27)

NBC-ER (Sept. 27)

FRIDAY

7:00-8:00

ABC-20/20 (Oct. 12)

CBS-Ghost Whisperer (Sept. 28 )

FOX-The Search For the Next Great American Band (TBD)

NBC-Deal or No Deal (Sept. 28 )

CW-WWE Smackdown (Sept. 19 )

8:00-9:00

ABC-Women's Murder Club (Oct. 12)

CBS-Moonlight (Sept. 28 )

FOX-Nashville ??? (Sept. 14)

NBC-Friday Night Lights (Oct. 5)

CW-WWE Smackdown (cont'd) (Sept. 19)

9:00-10:00

ABC-Men in Trees (Oct. 12)

CBS-Numb3rs (Sept. 28 )

NBC-Las Vegas (Sept. 28 )

SATURDAY

Saturday TV is all Football, Cops, and Various Newsmagazines, so I decided it would be put in here hopefully NBC will replay Chuck

SUNDAY

6:00-7:00

ABC-America's Funniest Home Videos (Sept. 30)

CBS-60 Minutes (Sept. 23)

FOX-NFL Overrun

NBC-Football Night in America (Sept. 9)

CW-CW Now/Online Nation (Sept. 23)

7:00-8:00

ABC-Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Oct. 7)

CBS-Viva Laughlin! (Oct. 21, preview Oct. 18 )

FOX-The Simpsons/King of the Hill (Sept. 23)

NBC-Sunday Night Football (Sept. 9)

CW-Life is Wild (Oct. 7)

8:00-9:00

ABC-Desperate Housewives (Sept. 30)

CBS-Cold Case (Sept. 23)

FOX-Family Guy (Sept. 23)/American Dad (Sept. 30)

NBC-Sunday Night Football (cont'd) (Sept 9)

CW-America's Next Top Model Encores (Sept. 23)

9:00-10:00

ABC-Brothers & Sisters (Sept. 30)

CBS-Shark (Sept. 23)

NBC-Sunday Night Football (cont'd) (Sept. 9)

MIDSEASON

There are a lot of shows coming midseason this year, but I am only listing the ones I will be watching

ABC-Eli Stone, Miss/Guided, National Bingo Night, Cashmere Mafia, October Road

CBS-The Captain, The New Adventures of Old Christine

FOX-Canterbury's Law, The Return of Jezebel James, The Rules For Starting Over, New Amsterdam

CW-Eight Days a Week