Today's Roundup

Is this going to be a new regular thing? Do I need a more clever title? Possibly. But here are things grabbing my attention today . . .

• Sarah Rees Brennan's parodies are almost as great as her books. Here's The Woman in White.
• Anne Rice wrote her new werewolf main character with Matt Bomer in mind and wants him to star in the potential movie adaptation. I have . . . no idea what to do with that story.
• Whoa. There's going to be an official Doctor Who/Star Trek: TNG crossover comic.
• Jamie Bamber News tells me (and then the preview confirmed) that Bamber's first episode of Body of Proof will air next week. Yay!
• It always makes my day when Hipster John Green Quotes starts posting.
• Here's the full track listing for the Hunger Games soundtrack. I'm pretty excited.

PSA for Jamie Bamber Fans!

Jamie Bamber of Battlestar Galactica and Law & Order: UK will be guest-starring on tonight's episode of House. It will air on FOX at 9/8c. He's going to be on ABC's Body of Proof starting sometime later this month, as well.

Body of Proof, "Love Thy Neighbor"

So! Body of Proof came back this week. And, you know, it was enjoyable! I predict the following things about this season:

1. The cases will continue to be fine but completely standard.
2. I will continue to be vaguely interested in the interpersonal relationships between the regulars, but they won't particularly make a lot of progress in any given direction.
3. I will continue to enjoy looking at Nicholas Bishop.
4. I will continue to have not much to say about any of it.

Really, what I'm trying to say is that I don't have the time or interest to write about this every week, but I'll check in if I have something to say about a particular theme or arc. I like this show mainly as mindless brain candy, and sometimes mindless brain candy is exactly what we need. But am I missing something? Anyone want to make the argument that there's more here than first appears?

Tonight's TV Premiere Reminders: 9/20/11

For these first few weeks of fall TV, I'll have quick posts up at 9am each day reminding you of which shows start that night, with times and channels and maybe a quick thought or two. Remember, you can see my whole fall TV spreadsheet here. (All times Eastern.)

8 p.m.:
The Biggest Loser season premiere, NBC
I have basically nothing to say about any of these reality shows. Sorry.

Glee season 3 premiere, FOX
I have given up on Glee. Perhaps you have not. Enjoy!

NCIS season 9 premiere, CBS
Wow. I had not realized this had been around quite so long, and I have still never seen a full episode. But you probably already know if you like this.

9 p.m.:
NCIS: Los Angeles season 3 premiere, CBS
What's better than one NCIS? Two NCISes! Yeah, I don't know. I see Chris O'Donnell's name and start thinking about Circle of Friends and then remember LL Cool J is in this too and wind up thoroughly confused. (Does LL Cool J's name have any punctuation? Hm. Anyway. MOVING ON.)

New Girl series premiere, FOX
I'm not a Zooey Deschanel fan, but I actually kind of liked this. I'll have some thoughts up later today about whether you should watch.

9:30 p.m.:
Raising Hope season 2 premiere, FOX
I know this has a lot of fans, but I am not one of them.

10 p.m.:
Body of Proof season 2 premiere, ABC
This procedural is one that I never really talked or wrote about last year, but wound up really enjoying. I'll try to get at least some quick thoughts up about it each week.

Unforgettable series premiere, CBS
This is a new procedural about a woman who literally remembers everything. I've heard some good things, and I like having a few procedurals that I enjoy as brain candy but don't get too invested in (see also: Body of Proof), so I'm hoping this falls into that category. Because this is a tough timeslot, I won't be watching this one until later in the week, but I'll let you know what I thought when I get to it.