On the new TV season: Can I remind people that the first episode of a new TV series typically sucks, no matter how good the show eventually becomes. Both The Office and The Sopranos sucked right out of the gate; the latter show didn't pick up speed until the second episode, and the former took almost a full season before it started to jell. All in the Family, Cheers, and Seinfeld didn't have particularly dazzling debuts, and if Friends was an instant classic right out of the gate, history doesn't record that. Always look at the cast and the concept, give it a few episodes, and don't whine if it isn't Emmy-quality from day one.