september has to be right up there with my absolute favorite months.. 2nd only to february for obvious reasons. :)

in september the weather is gorgeous, cool, but not COLD. warm but not stifling. and the leaves start to change colors.. :)

this 9th month also marks the beginning of school. I LOVE BACK TO SCHOOL, even though i am no longer a student, i love to wander down the school supply aisles, the back to college displays.. i have the urge to buy mead cosmopolitan books, hoard paper bags to cover my books, get some index cards… ahhh, love.

september also brings the new fall tv shows… i feel like the season always kicks off with the VMAs. even though i don’t think i’ve seen a video on MTV in over a decade… russell brand is hosting this year again. i like him.

alright, onto the good stuff.

i’ve gathered the debut times for all the shows i usually watch, and the new ones i think i am going to start DVRing….

Day of week
 Date Time Show Network
Sunday 8/16 10pm MadMen AMC
Sunday 9/13 9pm VMA’s MTV
Weeknights 9/14 10pm Jay Leno NBC
Tuesday 9/15 9pm Shaq vs. ABC
Tuesday 9/15 8pm The Biggest Loser NBC
Thursday 9/17 9pm Office NBC
Thursday 9/17 8:30pm Parks & Recreation NBC
Thursday 9/17 8pm Survivor Samoa CBS
Thursday 9/17 9:30pm Community NBC
Sunday 9/20 8pm Emmy Awards CBS
Sunday

9/20

 9:30pm Bored to Death HBO
Wednesday 9/23 9pm Modern Family ABC
Thursday 9/24 8pm Flash Forward ABC
Saturday 9/26 11:30pm SNL NBC
Sunday 9/27 8pm Amazing Race CBS
Sunday 9/27 8:30pm The Cleveland Show FOX
Sunday 9/27 9pm Family Guy FOX
Thursday 10/15 9:30pm 30 Rock NBC

Thursday’s are shaping up to be a cluster-F… why do all the shows play at the same time on Thurs… why compete with NBCs comedy line-up… ugh…

in case you are unfamiliar with some of the new shows, here is a quick explanation…

Shaq vs. (ABC)
this show is shaq competing against elite athletes in their own sports.. this coming week, he challenges Michael Phelps at swimming….

Community (NBC)
this is the joel mchale/chevy chase sitcom where joel lies about his education and has to go back to community college to keep his job. :) i think it’s only scheduled for 4 episodes right now, and will prob come back if the interest is good enough.

Bored to Death (HBO)
i don’t really know anything about this show except that zach galifianakis and jason schwartzman are in it.. i love jason S, and zach G was funny in the hangover…. plus are any of the shows on HBO ever bad? no.

Flash Forward (ABC)
from wikipedia…

A mysterious global event causes everyone to simultaneously experience, for two minutes and seventeen seconds, his or her life six months in the future. When it is over, many are dead in accidents involving vehicles, aircraft, and any other device needing human control. Everyone who survived is left wondering if what they saw will actually happen.

joseph fiennes (shakespeare in love) and dominic monaghan (LOST, lord of the rings) are in it, and seth macfarlane is rumored to have a recurring guest role.. i guess it was originally developed for HBO.. and see my last comment about Bored to Death.

Modern Family
All i really know about his is that al bundy is in it.. and i like him. i’m giving it a look.

The Cleveland Show
does this really need explanation? the much anticipated family guy spin off.