Legends of the Fall

There's a bite to the morning air these days; in the distance I can hear the school yard bells of the elementary school down the street, pumpkin pie graces the shelves of the local grocery store in abundance, and the Gap has sweaters on sale... It must be Fall. Let me ring it in with a nice bucket of crisp apples, some festive gourds for my table centerpiece, a bouquet of sharpened pencils (name that movie line) and, most importantly, the eager anticipation (and preparatory-record-setting of the DVR) of the Return of Fall TV.

Next week is Premier Week (exciting like Shark Week, but less oceany) and with it comes an end to a very blah TV summer. I'm willing to give some of the new lineup a try. In Falls past I've been weary of such newcomers to my TV repertoire, but with the brilliant invention that is my DVR and my new suburban evenings, I find myself more open to trying on some new shows for size. My won't-miss viewings of next week: Chuck, Heroes, Journeyman, Cavemen, Carpoolers, Reaper, Boston Legal, Pushing Daisies, Kid Nation, Gossip Girl, Ugly Betty, The Office, 30 Rock, Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Brothers&Sisters.

Some will fall flat; some may be the legendary start to a beautiful relationship with my DVR. Either way, it means Fall is upon us at last. Yay for the tall boots that get to come out of closet hiding! Yay for the mere month until turtlenecks and cable knits! And Thanksgiving (my hands-down favorite holiday-- two words: killer yams) is just around the corner.