think of all the things you did before, write 'em in a letter that says 'reborn'

With the Autumnal Equinox a little over a week away, its time to talk a little about television. Over the summer Entourage has been my only real lifeline to the world of TV. I find I don't so much miss it during the hot months -- I'm busy with other things -- but once the weather turns cold I'm happy to once again be distracted by the glow of the warm blue screen. The Fall season is winding up, and in addition to being psyched about the return of greats like Avatar: the Last Airbender and Heroes, there are a few other things worth consideration.

• First of all there's Jekyll. As always I'm eons behind on British television, because that's the way things work if you're an American, and its a shame because there's some damn fine stuff being made by the BBC. Jekyll is just one example; a tightly-packed dynamite cast playing out a modern reinvention of a classic tale which the writers (quite correctly) describe as being a sequel to the original novella the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The first season is only six episodes long and aired earlier this summer on BBC1; its now making the rounds on BBC America, and those of you with Comcast should be able to get the episodes On Demand. I highly recommend checking it out as I fell instantly in love with it. If there's a second season, and indications are good, you can rest assured I'm hooked.


• Next up is Moonlight on CBS, which dares to ask the question "Can a Vampire be a good guy and also involved in law enforcement?" I think Forever Knight and Angel taught us that, on television at least, the answer is yes. Generally I don't give much of anything on CBS a second look, but the two female leads of this show are such incredible hotties that I find I'm forced to give it a look. The first is Sophia Myles, aka David Tennant's girlfriend. The second is Shannyn Sossamon, who I recognized immediately as the girl from 40 Days & 40 Nights. So that's a blonde and a brunette, both with killer figures and smokey eyes. What can I say, I'm a sucker for vampires, especially when paired with hot girls. Sign me up.


• Next on my list is the Big Bang Theory. Again, I usually don't cut CBS a lot of slack (they're a crap network after all) and their sitcoms are generally the pits. But its a show about geeks, and the male cast features a bunch of under-appreciated talents (Jim Parsons, Simon Helberg, Johnny Galecki) so, as ever, I'm sucked in. Based on that and the preview, this show gets at least one shot to make me laugh.

Probably more on this subject later, as there's no way I've remembered to touch one everything I'll want to.