The "real" Defenders was must see tv in my house back in the day. Every time I see that promo picture of Jerry O'Connell I want to punch him out. They should have called this show The Ambulance Chasers, as that's what they both look like in every promo I've seen.

Hawaii Five-0 just might find a completely new, young audience. Otherwise, I can't imagine why you would retread a real classic, music especially.

Blue Bloods might be good; Tom Selleck has an excellent tv track record. But Dear Lord, Friday night? Better to put in on Sunday night when football is on and grab the female audience, who really like Tom.

$#*! My Dad Says looks like Frasier -- minus the top notch cast and excellent writing.

All in all, this season looks pretty dismal.

Daniel Fienberg of Hitfix.com has a penchant for renaming series and shared his renamed version of the Shatner sitcom at TCA calling it "Feces My Dad Says" and said he would only revert to calling the show by its proper title if after watching more episodes he sees the show has improved.

I have said this before on Diane's post before she went off to TCA but it is worth repeating The Defenders looks like CBS execs were wondering what Jim Belushi's character from According to Jim would be like as a lawyer. Yuck!

I am excited about No Ordinary Family and a whole slate of returning shows Sons of Anarchy, Parenthood, Glee and a resurgent How I Met Your Mother.

I find this new season very disconcerting. I thought the networks would learn from the breakout shows from last season and the cream of the cable shows that trying new ideas (Glee) and different spins on old ideas (Modern Family) really worked for audiences. Then I see retreads like Jim Belushi and more superhero shows and I really have to wonder if they even know what they are doing at the networks. Very disappointing.

This is a comment for the TV Worth Watching section. I watched the first episode of Haven because Jose Molina (writer of Firefly, not the Yankee catcher) was a part of the staff but I found it boring and haven't continued. This week's episode looks like it was based on last week's episode of Warehouse 13, where an artifact was aging women of beauty. I am far from impressed.

@ Gregg B Superhero shows offer some of the most interesting commentary on modern day society so I hope you are not dismissive of the entire genre. Academics are now buying DVDs of Buffy the Vampire and Angel and analyzing their cultural impact. Academic tomes have been penned as a result of some of those innovative shows. Most importantly the Incredibles is a great commentary on the Modern Family. No Ordinary Family with a similar premise has the possibility to create innovative social commentary.

Also Glee owes a huge debt to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Glee has many different parts: Drama, Comedy, Singing and Dancing. Buffy on the WB (Ryan Murphy's first show as was Popular also on the WB, Joss Whedon creator of Buffy directed an episode of Glee saying its ambiyion was similar to his show) made its mission to have Drama, Comedy, Action, Horror and social commentary. If you are looking for innovation what more can you ask for?