Now that I've been watching the new television season for a little over a week, here are my impressions. First off, I immediately dropped _Philly_ after watching about half an episode. The premise seemed to be a small law firm that defends people. I'm not really into law shows and the characters were not ones I wanted to watch. I also saw about two minutes of _Inside Schwartz_; heck not even that long. A comedy about a man's life with sports interludes just didn't sound interesting.

I've now seen two episodes of _Crossing Jordan_ and I like it. Maybe it's like _Quincy ME_ with a better looking medical examiner, but I never really watched _Quincy_. It's a murder mystery, well no, that implies a _Murder She Wrote_ connotation. More like a cop show dealing with homicide crimes, except without the macho cop stuff. Jordan is a bit feisty and impatient with everyone, which I haven't found annoying yet.

_Frasier_ is a bit long in the tooth nowadays. I liked it when there was more focus on his radio program -- you barely ever see Ross any more. Also, now that Niles and Daphne are together that thread has also gotten boring. The process of falling in love is much more interesting than being in love, which is why a lot of movies end with the hero and lady finally together and that's it. Admittedly I didn't see much of _Frasier_ last season so some of the plot lines were unfamiliar, but this is a sitcom -- I shouldn't have to depend on having watched previous episodes.

Much the same for the other comedies of Tuesday, _Three Sisters_, _Dharma and Greg_, and _Spin City_ are all kind of boring now. Maybe they're not as good or maybe I've just gotten blasŽ about sitcoms, but the latter two are steadfast and venerable shows that do very little for me now. And this year I'm not watching any of the new sitcoms, though _Undeclared_ and _Scrubs_ were both highly touted. At least I still find _Friends_ and _Will & Grace_ hilarious. _Just Shoot Me_ has also become a bit dull, even with Wendie Malick in the show. I guess my tastes are changing.

Anyways, _JAG_ is still as good as ever. Looks like Mac won't be getting married to Nic Brumby, and they're starting to play up the Mac-Harm possible romance thing, which of course I hope they don't do. Sometimes that sexual tension between the two leads is inevitable, but this show doesn't need that. It's good enough without that element.

_Enterprise_ is really good. Back to the early Star Trek where the universe was wilder and more mysterious. Scott Bakula makes a good captain. The Vulcan science officer starts out on the more bigoted end of the Vulcan scale -- definitely not as tolerant of humans as Spock or Tuvok. An engineer who is a Southerner and a bit of a human supremacist. Communications specialist who's afraid of space travel and the unknown. Helmsman who was born and bred in space -- young and perhaps the most experienced spaceman. An alien doctor who likes to use organic remedies. It's a fun show.

_ER_ is going through chances again. Sherry Stringfield is back, Anthony Edwards and Eriq La Salle may leave at the end of this season, but as long as Noah Wyle stays on the show I'll still watch it, because John Carter is my favorite character on _ER_. When you look at the IMDB credit for a show like _ER_ or _Law & Order_ it's neat to see all these regular cast members who were on the show for a year or two or for non-contiguous years.

_Dark Angel_ season 2 is not too bad yet. They infected Max with a virus designed to kill Logan if she touches him -- one way to slow down that romance. Then there are the mutants roaming Seattle, plus the new X-7 kid killers, and the revelation that Max is "the one" -- none of the three are plot elements that I like. I liked the Max versus normal people aspect. It made her special. Now it's Max versus a bunch of people just as good as her.

_Thieves_ was pretty good, even though one reviewer rated it the lowest. It's fun and sexy and there may be some chemistry between the two leads. _Stargate SG-1_ keeps going along, which is good since it has a good base. It's not trying to make things bigger and better or different. _Alias_ was also quite good, though a bit melodramatic. The lead character, who thought she was working for the CIA, finds out that she's really working for some rogue intelligence group so she becomes a double agent. Fairly good action and Jennifer Garner is yummy.

Lastly, _Band of Brothers_ continues to be dastardly excellent. About half way through the mini-series and it is actually better than the book. Though of course when you have a dozen hours even television can be as detailed as a book. There are still some shows that haven't yet started, which is good cause that gives me some ramp up to get used to watching so much television again.