Fall brings change

The fall season brings change, school starts for students, and teachers go back to work. But for most college students, during the start of fall, it isn’t school that is on their mind, but television. “Fall is my favorite time of year because it means not only new TV, but also the return of all my favorite TV shows,” said Junior Michael Gittleson.

This fall there seems to be a plethora of shows to choose from. Whether you prefer talk shows, like The Jay Leno Show, judging panel shows, like So You Think You Can Dance, teen dramas, such as The Beautiful Life, series based off of books, The Vampire Diaries, or remakes of older TV shows, for example Melrose Place. There seems to be a TV show for everyone.

“Between school and television, I have no time during the week. I have a show I watch every night. Monday is Heroes then Gossip Girl, Tuesday is 90210, Wednesday is Glee, and Thursday is The Vampire Diaries. I just never seem to have any time,” explains Sophomore Shelby Praleikas.

This year’s new batch of fall shows seems to have there own target audiences. Many new fall shows seem to be targeting women more than men. With shows like The Good Wife, Eastwick, and Cougar Town coming to our fall TV lineup, women seem to take precedence.

Adversely, this season there seems an equal number of shows geared towards a male audience. Shows including FlashFoward, The Cleveland Show, and Bored to Death all seem likely to cater towards a male audience.

Also still there are the shows that seem to be meant for both audiences, like Glee, Modern Family, and Community. Overall, there seems to be a television show for everyone.