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I had the idea to put together promotional images and brief descriptions of imaginary TV shows using the titles of popular shows already on TV. Hopefully you’ll get a laugh out of them.

Based in the 1950’s, American Idol is a pulp action serial about a team of adventuring archeologists searching for ancient treasures of the Native Americans. Follow their daring escapades as they delve through pueblo ruins and Amazon temples, facing danger at every turn. Can they outwit ancient traps and puzzles while racing to stay one step ahead of the soviets?

A spin-off from the original Star Trek series, Bones combines medical drama with science fiction. Join Dr. “Bones” McCoy as he travels the galaxy aboard the newly commissioned medical ship USS Reprieve, treating epidemics wherever they strike the Federation.

Step back in time to the medieval ages in Castle, the newest workplace sitcom on the air. If you think your boss is a tyrant, try being a knight for King Henry! Stress levels skyrocket when new yearly dragon-slaying quotas go into effect, and rumor has it that any underperformers will be sent off to the crusades.

Military action meets cute and fuzzy in Chuck, the new, zanny action-comedy about animals taking up arms against human oppression. Chuck the woodchuck has seen one too many trees plowed down for urban expansion, and decides to fight back as he leads a platoon of his furry friends into guerilla warfare. Chuck would!

Complete strangers take on home improvement projects together in the new reality TV game show House. Two teams of 6 people each move into separate houses. Both houses are old and dilapidated and the teams have just 1 month to completely remodel them. Tense drama and quirky antics mix with power tools and paintbrushes.

The History Channel original miniseries, How I Met Your Mother, explores the amazing true love stories of five couples that met during World War II. Dramatic reenactments supplement the touching tales told by the actual lovers and their friends and relatives.

Enter the highly competitive world of the professional chess tournament in Kings, the newest drama on NBC. Some of the smartest -and best looking- men and women from around the world vie for the championship, while they use their wits to manipulate events both on and off the chess board. Are you a pawn, or a king?

Four college kids set out for the adventure of their lives in Lost, a new coming of age dramedy on the CW. While attempting a great American road trip from Miami, Florida to Seattle, Washington, the four friends repeatedly get lost. The resulting unexpected encounters help them learn about themselves and their place in the world.

Survivor is a shocking new conspiracy thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat! 12 unsuspecting victims find themselves as the contestants in a deadly underground game where their lives are on the line. A mysterious organization sabotages their daily lives in every way imaginable, forcing them to fight for their very survival. The last man standing wins one hundred million dollars, but at what price?

Political and personal drama abounds in The Office. Michael Schrute has just been elected as the president of the United States. He quickly finds his idealist notions of civic service swept away as he wrestles with hard issues of national and foreign policy, while facing threats to himself and his family.

What do you think? Have a different take on a show title you would like to share?

I haven't posted in a while, but I decided to make some comments on this television season so far.

Heroes is definitely going strong. The last episode was another good entry in the series. Arthur Petrelli is shaping up to be a fine villain, and I can't wait to see how this story continues to progress.

The Big Bang Theory continues to amuse. It seems like they've been focusing on Sheldon quite a bit lately. He's my favorite character on the show, so that's a win for me.

I haven't watched The Office in about 3 weeks now, and I don't think I'll bother to. Unfortunately, that show seems to have lost most of its humor now, and the little story-arcs with some of the characters are no longer interesting enough to keep me involved.

Recently I've gotten little bits of the new Star Wars: The Clone Wars cartoon. You can find brief video summaries of all of the episodes so far, and a couple of complete episodes, on Cartoon Network's website. It seems like a really engaging show, and a worthy follow-up to the animated movie. I hope I get a chance to see more full episodes of this series. I think it's a fresh take on Star Wars that really breaths some new life into the franchise.

I just saw the season premiers of The Big Bang Theory and The Office.

The Big Bang Theory centered around Sheldon trying to keep a secret from Leonard that was imposed upon him by Penny. It was pretty funny. Sheldon is the funniest character, in my opinion, so I always enjoy episodes that center around him.

The Office involved a company-wide contest between branches to see which branch could lose the most weight in a three month period. It had some funny moments, but it certainly wasn't their funniest episode. While I still enjoy The Office, I found the humor very hit-and-miss last season, and it looks like it may be the same this season.