Evaluating the Fall 2009 Pilot Season

I'm an avid TV watcher. Since I'm lazy, unemployed, and rarely sleep, I watch shows via DVR, Netflix, and Hulu.com. There is no doubt that I overindulge. Recently, I have become worried. Worried about the future of creative television. While reality TV shows continue to flourish in the ratings (note: anyone easily offended that watches reality TV should not continue reading), fiction is taking a major decline. Creative shows that I enjoy usually ended up getting cancelled. (i.e. Pushing Daisies, Firefly, Arrested Development, among others) So where am I going with this? I don't know but I am worried about the ever growing gap of reality vs. fiction. Is there any hope? That's what I'm going to find out. I've found out what new shows have been greenlit for the Fall 2009 and am here to evaluate their prospects. I'm like a TV Scout. Hey, that actually wouldn't be a bad name for my blog. Anyways, here is Fall 2009 TV Shows w/ Potential.

ABC
New Shows:
Eastwick: A show about 3 witches in 1960's Rhode Island who get their powers because their husbands leave them. Sounds like it'll be a big hit with men. Stars Rebecca Romaijn and two scrub actresses.
Flash Forward: Sounds like LOST redux, but it's based on a novel where the whole world blacks out for 2 minutes, 17 seconds of their lives with a scary glimpse of the future. Stars Shakespere from Shakespeare in Love, Penny from LOST, and Harold from Harold and Kumar.
V: Remake of an alien show from the 80's. Sounds dumb.
Cougartown: The title says it all. Courtney Cox "stars."
Funny in Farsi: Deals with Iranian family growing up in The O.C. in the 70's.
No Heroics: British remake about superheroes who are more alcoholics than super. My DVR is already set.
This Might Hurt: Doctor show said to be a mix of Scrubs and Private Practice. Yawn.

Pilots I'll Watch: Flash Forward, No Heroics, maybe Funny in Farsi, depending on cast and time.

CBS
"New" Shows:
Tick Tock: Mid-30s woman looking for love. It's that Elaine from Seinfeld show but 10 years younger.
Three Rivers: Organ transplant show about the people who give them up rather than the people who get them.
Other than that, 3 medical dramas, NCIS spinoff, and a few lawyer shows. Basically, the same shit that's on constantly.

Pilot's I'll Watch: Zippo

FOX
New Shows:
Human Target: Guy is hired to assume people's identities to protect them.
Masterwork: People recover stolen works of art and shit.
Absolutely Fabulous: Two rich women get plastic surgery and get wasted alot. Hmmm, maybe.
Glee: Spanish teacher in Ohio is forced to take over the Glee Club. Hour long comedy? Sounds cancelled.
Boldly Going Nowhere: Intergallactic spaceship helmed by a rogue captain. Comedy starring the 3 guys from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
The Station: Ben Stiller comedy about CIA agents in S. America trying to get a dictator in power.

Pilots I'll Watch: FOX has the best pilot potential by far, I'll check out The Station, Boldly Going Nowhere, and Human Target. Maybe Glee/Absolutely Fab depending on the casting, but probably not.

NBC
New Shows: (note that NBC is giving away the 9-10pm slot to Leno 5 days a week, so there's not much new)
Parenthood: Based on the Steve Martin movie about a Midwestern family.
Day One: Group of survivors of a worldwide catastrophe try to rebuild Earth.
State of Romance: A modern day Pride and Prejudice.

Pilots I'll Watch: Maybe Day One. Maybe.

Other Networks:
New Shows:
Treme: HBO pilot about a group of jazz musicians in New Orleans post Katrina. Created by David Simon, creator of The Wire, and stars a ton of awesome actors. Can you say hit?
Possible Side Effects: Showtime pilot about a family that owns a pharmaceutical company.
Roommates: ABC Family show about a group of friends that are roommates.
Gossip Girl Spinoff: CW pilot about Gossip Girl.

Pilots I'll Watch: Treme, Possible Side Effects.

There you have it. Keep in mind that not all pilots get picked up, these are the only ones confirmed to actually be airing. So there'll probably be more but if they haven't been approved yet, I wouldn't have high hopes. Hopefully we'll get a few winners here, but who knows.
In a related note, NBC's Chuck, which airs Mondays at 7pm, is an excellent show threatened with cancellation. I urge you to watch it live, watch in Hulu.com or watch it on TheWB.com. Anything you can do to help the show, since it's my favorite besides LOST. Thanks for your help fellow citizens! Auf vida sang. (or whatever Tyra says at the end of America's Top Model)