The Spectrum

Issue date: 9/28/06 Section: A & E

Media Credit: AP Photo/NBC, Mitch Haaseth Bradley Whitford and Matthew Perry, stars of "Studio 60."

Gripping dramas, laugh out loud comedies and suspenseful adventures give this year's new television shows a place in the fall line up, complimenting the shows that already have a loyal following.

"I am excited to see how they wrap up the last three years of drama on 'The OC,' but I was really excited for 'Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip' to start," said Rachelle Murphy, junior, Berlin, V.T.

"Studio 60" is a new show finding humor in the drama of producing a late night sketch comedy.

"It's the return of Matthew Perry, who I've loved since friends.

Also, I love that it is a TV show about TV shows, like a show within a show.

I am interested in working in television and it's always interesting to see how accurate a show is, in terms of how the productions work out," saidMurphy.

It is similar to Tina Fey's new sitcom, '30 Rock,' in storyline, but has a more dramatic take on the subject.

There are many new dramas starting this season that will also keep audiences in suspense.

"Jericho" is about a small town that realizes that they might be the only survivors in a nationwide nuclear attack. The townspeople must band together to figure out how to survive without killing each other.

This drama hits home with a fear that makes one think that this could possibly happen to us.

If there wasn't enough legal TV shows taking up the airwaves, there have been two new ones added to the lineup.

James Woods plays an arrogant lawyer on the new drama "Shark," that follows his career as a high priced trial lawyer.

The show has already been nicknamed the "House" of legal shows.

"Justice," another legal show gives viewers a look into how a case is tried in the media, as well as what goes into creating a successful defense.

To keep audiences glued to the television week after week they throw in curve balls and cliffhangers.

One show that does all that and more is "Lost," which keeps the audience begging for more.

"Well it's a scenario you know you'll never be in, so that in itself makes the story exciting. But with 'Lost' the writers have made the storyline to keep you guessing, you never really know how an event is going to turn out until you see it with your own two eyes," said Eric Erk, junior, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.

"Lost" has managed to keep audiences glued to the TV for two seasons and is continuing on to its third season this fall.

Back for a second season, "Prison Break" is continuing the story of two brothers who broke free from prison to save an innocent man from death.

"The storyline is extremely unique. The show always keeps you on your feet. Michael Scolfield [the main character] is one of the smartest people I have ever seen," Shane Smith, senior, Darien.

This past Thursday, "Grey's Anatomy" had its premiere for the third season. The show concentrates on the personal and professional lives of five interns at a hospital, as well as the lives of the doctors they work with.

Intelligent story lines, comic one-liners, and gripping dramas make up the mixture of fall shows premiering in the upcoming months. Whether

it is an old favorite or an exciting new show, the new fall line up has something in there for everyone.

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