The usual September flood of new network programming will amount to a trickle this year: A mere 14 scripted series will debut, fewer than half the usual. The writers strike caused serious production delays, so the flow of new series won’t pick up until after the first of the year.
For now, many of the newcomers are revamped imports from abroad, a strategy that’s had as many hits as misses (it worked for “The Office,” failed for “Coupling”).
The biggest buzz of the season surrounds two series already on the air.
The first, “Fringe,” from J.J. Abrams the producer of “Lost,” is a promising, not-too-convoluted sci-fi and conspiracy series with a cool cast, including newcomer Anna Torv (see video here: .
The second is the CW’s update of “90210,” a predictable rehash for those too young to have seen the original. (video here: ).
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