So, again, I'm not sure if this category will yield very diverse results.  And this whole countdown shennanigan might be a mistake.

Oh well.  C'est la vie.

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I don't know about you, but I'm getting a little antsy. Sure, catching up on Lost and Deadwood and Wonderfalls and Firefly, and appreciating the dubious pleasures of Rock Star and the genuine joys of Project Runway, those things are all well and good, but was House's pain cured? What was in the suitcase Kendall Casablancas brought Keith Mars? How much, precisely, is Heroes going to disappointment me?

So here are the series premiere dates (courtesy of metacritic) for some shows that we like or plan to like. It won't be too long now. 

House – Tuesday, 9/5 @ 9

How I Met Your Mother – Monday, 9/18 @ 8:30

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip – Monday, 9/18 @ 10

Grey's Anatomy – Thursday, 9/21 @ 9

The Office – Thursday, 9/21 @ 8:30

Heroes – Monday, 9/25 @ 9

Gilmore Girls – Tuesday, 9/26 @ 8

Smallville – Thursday, 9/28 (I have a sickness. I need help. More on this later) @ 8

Everybody Hates Chris – Sunday, 10/1 @ 7

Veroncia Mars – Tuesday, 10/3 @ 9

Lost – Wednesday, 10/4 @ 9

30 Rock – Wednesday, 10/11 @ 8:30

But Maggie, you say. There's no way you can watch all that TV. It's unhealthy. (Particularly the recent Smallville fixation.) Your eyes will start to bleed. Your brain cells will start leaking out your ear. Your ass will become molded to the fabric of your couch. Is that the life you want for yourself?

To which I say: Sure. Whatever.