Coping with Mid-Seasonal Affective Disorder

Every year around the Holidays the suicide rate goes up.

But not this year!  Why?  Because each of the major networks is infusing its line-up with a fresh batch of steamy-good shows that give everyone something to live for.  Let's take a look!

Dr. Storkey, Patient
Synopsis: Dr. Charlotte Storkey struggled all her life against the prejudice of being a female surgeon, and single mother, in a man's world, but when she's infected with AIDS while performing a risky operation to save a dying patient, she discovers the medical establishment has a whole new wing of intolerance.  Worse, she finds herself placed under the care of her former husband!  Supported by an all-star cast lovable eccentrics, Dr. Storkey will find that even a surgeon has to take her medicine.  Will they find a cure?

The Early Word: "I only have one word: hope.  I never knew tragedy could be so painful, but watching Charlotte face certain death, I finally felt truly alive." - Mary Gipherson, Atlanta Today & Tomorrow

X-Ghost
Synopsis: We all know ghosts are out there…now it's time to prove it!  This daring reality series takes you on a mission with a collection of professional ghost hunters as they search for the truth, and the facts to prove it!  But only if they learn to work together…You see, this team has been recruited from all walks of life and ghost-hunting backgrounds.  Can Marie, the psychic, learn to work with Dasch, the scientist?  Will sparks fly between former private investigator Marie and celebrity medium Tobias?  Hidden cameras will observe every argument, every hookup, and maybe even every haunting as our eclectic team travels to America's most haunted spots!

The Early Word: * No advance reviews were available at press time *

Something Orange
Synopsis: You played it when you were a kid, but did you ever think you could play it for money?  This one-on-one gameshow updates the popular road-trip guessing game for the new millenium.  Each week, a new contestant will square off against a rotating cast of celebrity hosts, by trying to guess what they spy with their little eye!  For each correct guess, the prize money will double, but a wrong guess means the trip is over.  Special premier host: William Shatner

The Early Word: "It's like Millionaire dancing with Hollywood Squares in the pale moonlight, as only Fox could choreograph!" - Gregg Schaftt, The Arch Road Herald

Make A Wish
Synopsis: NBC teams up with The Make A Wish Foundation each week to grant the special wishes of terminally ill children in this heartwarming new show. Share in the joy, drama, and hope as these very special kids create wonderful memories that will last them to the ends of their short lives.  Special series premier guest star: Taylor Hicks

The Early Word: "I only have one word: Moving.  Watching these kids find joy was like a glimpse of what it's like to be truly alive." - Mary Gipherson, Atlanta Today & Tomorrow

Dead Babies
Synopsis:  Join these wealthy and hard-partying, but lovable eccentrics as they navigate a world inspired by the imagination of acclaimed novelist, Martin Amis in this new animated series from Fox.  The series will be written by John Schwartzwelder and feature the voice talents of Billy West and Nancy Cartwright.  Premieres Sunday night at 8:30, with its regular airtime of Tuesdays at 9:00, followed by a three-week hiatus for Major League Baseball, and will resume airing at its regular time for one week, after which programming schedule to be announced.

The Early Word: * No advance reviews were available at press time *

Ex-Ghost
Synopsis:  Harry Broderick is dead.  Or is he?  It turns out that Harry is or was a ghost!  Now, reincarnated, he finds himself trying to find his way in world that had moved on with out him.  This innovated new show combines the mystery of a man rediscovering his past with the hilarity of trying to adapt to the new technologies and lifestyles he missed while he was (passed) away!

The Early Word: "At first I was skeptical but after one episode, I believe in ghosts now" - Erreca Bogart, Washington Times-Dispatch

Rapekit: Daytona
Synopsis:  Imagine it's springbreak.  You and your friends are having the time of your lives.  You never thought it could happen, but then, the unthinkable happens.  But don't worry, the hardened Detectives of the Daytona PD's Sexual Assault Squad have got your back.  Using the latest, high-tech forensic gear, as rendered by state-of-the-art special effects, they'll solve the most heinous crimes from the inside out!

The Early Word: "This hourlong, highly realistic, police drama will give you a new definition of CSI: Clearly So Inferior!" - Barbara Streisand, Today Show interview

¡Hola, Previews!
Synopsis:  What if the networks were run by clowns?  Well, in this wacky sketch show, they are!  Each episode consists of a series of "previews" for shows that don't exist, and hopefully, never will!  But you'll still find yourself turning into a human laughtrack watching these hilarious send-ups of primetime foibles!

The Early Word: "This half-assed postmodernism is tired.  This sort of show only works the more plausible the parodies are, but here the creators are only parodying an idea of television's worst traits, as filtered through other, better parodies of television.  Take the 'sketch' about a cartoon based on the works of one of one of contemporary literature's brightest stars.  Even if you can forgive the live-action version of cartoonishness, you still have a premise that's nothing more than absurdist name-dropping.  The take on a certain network's …erratic scheduling policies might have been amusing if the fake show had any way resembled the destined for cult-hit status show that usually falls victims to the time-slot shuffle."  He continues, "The press materials say the title ¡Hola, Previews! is meant to evoke the nonsensical zaniness of an accidental viewing of Telemundo.  I guess.  But this is the country that created Automan, Baywatch, and The Simple Life.  It's apparent ¡Hola, Previews!  was scripted by people who assume the things they find funny while high will translate to a national audience." - Dr. Peirron C. Haverst, FACC.

Well the good doctor may still be on the fence about Midseason, but we're already in the back yard and entering your house to watch the defining television moment of your generation!