The Office
Why, oh why, did they go with full-hour episodes this season? The jokes are still quite funny, despite a few plot developments that have turned certain scenes into a real yawnfest. Pam and Jim, anyone? I’m hoping that the Ryan character gets toned down and that Kree gets more screentime… [update! NY Magazine agrees on the full-hour disaster]

Pushing Daisies
Like a multicolored, sugar-infused treat, this new show on ABC makes me want to puke all over. Cutesy dialogue, reminiscent of the fast-talking conversation in WB’s Gilmore Girls, combined with Willy Wonka sets. Sickening! And did I tell you that I love it? Leading (dead) lady Anna Friel makes me wish that I had an opportunity to date a reanimated corpse (better look at the plot summary before you call me disgusting!) Who would like to bet that ABC cans it due to production costs and the “this is too different for TV” syndrome that plagues every great show?

The Big Bang Theory
I’m sure it was marketed as Third Rock from the Sun II, but Big Bang really falls flat. Lacking the incredible charm of an actor like Joseph Gordon-Levitt, it relies too heavily on annoyingly geeky dialogue and one of the stupidest hot girls ever to set foot on the tiny screen. Top it off with a loud laugh track and you have a shitty show that I can’t make it through each week.