This holiday season, I wish…
For someone to put "Heroes" out of its misery. It’s time. Most viewers have abandoned it, and those who are still watching seem to be doing so out of professional obligation, habit or just to see how badly it’s gone off the rails. What was once a promising phenomenon has turned into an embarrassment of convoluted plotting and multiple (failed) last ditch efforts to relaunch the series.
For Project Runway not to suck. The show’s first season on Lifetime was, well, a bore. The designs were as uninspiring as the challenges. Judges Michael Kors and Nina Garcia were gone far too often, leading to bizarre challenge winners and far-too-early exits (one can only imagine was Epperson might have gone on to do). Season seven’s premiere on Jan. 14 will find the show back in New York, which I hope means Kors and Garcia will actually be around for judging.
For more people to discover "Being Erica." I really want this show to succeed because I love it and selfishly want more episodes. But I also want it to succeed because television needs a show like this. Where chick flicks and TV shows about adult women who act like teenagers are failing, "Being Erica" is intelligent, mature, therapeutic and honestly real despite the fact that its heroine travels through time. "Being Erica" is a show created by a woman for real women about a woman like them. Season 2 premieres Jan. 20 on SoapNet, which will rerun the entire first season on Jan. 17 from 11 a.m. to 12 a.m. Hint, hint.
For Jack Davenport and Katie Cassidy to be freed from "FlashForward" and "Melrose Place," respectively. With Adrian Pasdar being written off "Heroes" -- he's far too good to be stuck on the middling show; go watch "Profit" if you don’t believe me -- my wishlist has been narrowed down to just two actors who are far better than the material they’re being given. I loved Davenport on the British comedy "Coupling," where he was hilarious and sincere, so it’s quite frustrating to see him stuck in a show that took nearly half a season to get any momentum going. Meanwhile, Cassidy has taken her "Melrose Place" dialogue and made it far better than it has any right to be.
For "Better Off Ted" to live. I was pleasantly surprised that America tuned in for the premiere of "Modern Family" and continues to watch it. Unfortunately, viewers haven’t extended the same courtesy to ABC’s delightfully bizarre workplace comedy "Better Off Ted." Your loss, America.
For Gilles Marini to return to "Brothers & Sisters." Judging from what showrunner David Marshall Grant told me in November, it’s going to happen, but I can’t help wishing for his speedy return. Marini’s Luc was one of the best things to ever happen to the show. He brought some much-needed levity, romance and charm, rejuvenating Sarah and the series in the process.
