2009
Entertainment
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Exciting new television shows airing this fall
D anny M c G arry
The start of fall also
brings a new season of TV
shows — everything from
a not-somormal glee club
to a dysfunctional office.
This season of fall shows is
bound to be interesting.
Starting on ABC, a new
show called "Modern
Family" is one of the many
new comedies for Comedy
Wednesday at 9 p.m. It
is about one big family
with multiple stereotypes.
The first stereotype is the
average family. The dad
tries to be hip like his kids
but doesn't succeed. The
mom, who was a crazy
child, now is a strict
parent and the children
are the only normal ones
in the family. The grandpa
remarried a younger Latina
woman. They had a child
who wants to proclaim
his love to a 16-year-old
girl, and he's only 10. The
uncle, who is gay, recently
adopted a Vietnamese child
with his partner. This show
was funny from the start.
It was enjoyable because
it was different from other
family shows bringing,
humor to controversial
issues.
"Glee," a new show on
FOX, is about a group of
high school students from
all different cliques. From
the jocks to the nerds,
people from all over the
school join a glee club
that isn't so popular. The
teacher, Mr. Will Schuester,
is having problems with
his wife lying to him about
a baby that's on the way.
The students face their own
problems with a pregnant
teen and a girl who didn't
win the part she deserved.
This comedy is
absolutely hilarious. You
might think this is just
and "Don't Stop Believing"
by Journey. The storyline
is compelling and mostly
funny, but also has some
drama. "Glee" is a must
watch for any music or
comedy lover. This is the
first new show that has
been picked up for a full
that he adds a feature at the
end. His first guest on the
show was a good friend,
Jerry Seinfeld. Kanye West
talked about his incident
with Taylor Swift at the
MTV Video Music Awards.
Later, Jay-Z performed
"Run This Town" with
everyone in the office about
it when he had no evidence
himself that it was true.
When he learned it was
actually true, he tries to
cover it up with lies about
everyone else. The season
opener was hysterical.
There wasn't a point where
"Fligh School Musical" all
season. "Glee" is on Fo^on
it wasn't funny.
over again but it's actually
for high schoolers and
adults who like music
and comedy but not of the
cheesy variety. The actual
music is really good. It
has toe-tapping songs like
"Single Ladies" by Beyonce
Wednesdays at 9 p.m.
Former Tonight Show
host, Jay Leno, has moved
to the 10 p.m. time slot. It
follows the same format
of his old late night show:
monologue, guest, musical
guest. The only change is
Kanye West and Rihanna.
Afterwards, Jay Leno did
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Headlines, a feature he
did on The Tonight Show,
where he reads typos
from newspapers, ads and
magazines.
The show is funny, but it
seems like a replica of the
late night shows, only at
an earlier time. It was nice
to see Jay Leno back on TV
though because he was still
funny. Although the show
was enjoyable, it just seems
like a time filler because
it is just like the late night
show was before, nothing
changed like the promos
said it would. "The Jay
Leno Show" is on NBC at
10 p.m. on weekdays.
One of the returning
shows this fall is "The
Office." For those
who don't know what
"The Office" is, it is a
mockumentary about a
dysfunctional office that
is lead by a clueless boss.
It consists of strange co
workers such as Dwight,
the weirdest character on
the show, Kelly, the rumor
spreader, and Jim, one of
the normal people with
a good sense of humor.
The season finale left us
questioning if Pam was
pregnant and if Michael
still had feelings for Holly.
This season, Michael has
some new interns in the
office and when the interns
go out, they see Stanley
with another woman other
than his wife. Michael
learns about this and tells
If you stopped watching
the series, haven't seen it
before, or watch it now
and then, now is the time
to become a dedicated
fan. The show brings
mockumentary to TV,
something that no other
TV show has done before.
Unfortunately, many shows
now try to copy "The
Office" like "Parks and
Recreation" but there's no
comparison, "The Office"
wins by far. "The Office" is
on Thursdays at 9 p.m. on
NBC.
The last new show is a
new drama that's coming
to NBC, called "Trauma." It
is not the average medical
show. Instead of the story
focusing on the doctors, it
focuses on the paramedics.
It follows six paramedics in
multiple situations where
they have to use their skills
to transport patients safely
to the hospital as quickly
as possible. A fast-paced,
action-packed show makes
this one of the top dramas
this fall. I really liked this
show. Normally, doctor/
cop shows are very bad
but this one seemed to be
better because we already
know about the doctors,
but not about the accident.
"Trauma" is on at 9 p.m. on
Mondays on NBC.
This season, obviously,
is one of the best seasons
we've had in a while. For
more information, check
your local listings. I can't
wait to see what's next!