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A Gay Girl’s Guide to Fall TV: September

Now that it’s September, it’s officially time for fall shows to start showing up on our screens. We’re actually really lucky this season, because there are several female-centric series, and some of them are worth watching. Based on the pilots I’ve seen, here are the shows I recommend watching because they’re awesome, considering because they could improve or just skipping completely.

Definitely Watch…

Sarah Michelle Gellar plays a pair of twins in a film noir-esque thriller.

Maria Bello stars in the remake of a British drama series in a role originated by Helen Mirren. She’s a bad ass detective in New York, proving her worth to her male counterparts.

The historic ’60s provides an exciting backdrop for a show that follows the lives and loves of several women who each have secrets of their own. They also happen to be wearing bunny suits.

Christina Applegate’s pairing with Maya Rudolph as her subordinate/friend makes this new comedy about parenthood worth tuning in.

Britt Robertson is a witch, but she doesn’t know it until she meets the rest of her coven – as well as a prospective boyfriend (Thomas Dekker) and his evil father (Gale Harold) who had something to do with the murder of her mother.

Could Be Worth It…

Michael Patrick King and Whitney Cummings have created a show about a pair of waitresses down and out in Brooklyn. So far, it’s funny but it might have been better as a single cam sitcom.

Poppy Montgomery forgets nothing, which made her a great cop. Unfortunately, she quit – until she was forced into the scene of a crime. This could be good, as long as her gift/curse is at the center instead of her relationship with her ex.

An incredibly expensive show about mankind going back to live in the past, the show could be exciting, or it could be a really long version of Jurassic Park.

A young woman returns to the Hamptons to settle the score with an evil couple who framed her father. So far it’s intriguing, but there’s so much to learn about Amanda, her family and her plans for revenge.

Zooey Deschanel didn’t wow me in the pilot, but I’m still holding out hope that writer/producer Liz Merriwether can give her something less annoying and more fun to work with.

You Should Skip…

Despite the great premise, the show just couldn’t hold my interest. Perhaps it’s because all of the women who work on Pan Am are defined largely by their relationships with the men all around them. This show had more sexism than The Playboy Club.

While Prime Suspect was an, ahem, prime example of how to do a remake, this reboot reminded me that the real Angels stayed in the ’70s where they belonged.

Rachel Bilson is a big city girl in a small town, which we’ve all seen before. This is the show Scott Porter left The Good Wife for?

Whitney Cummings stars in her own show, which immediately suffers the same pitfalls that other failed he said/she said sitcoms have for years and years. Roseanne did it so much better.

Kathryn Hahn and Frank Azaria work together and end up sleeping together. How long can this show go on?

This family comedy just can’t compare to the likes of Modern Family.

Check back at the end of this month to find out what’s hot (and not) for October.

Which of these shows are you most looking forward to? Vote in the poll below!

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