The Best and Worst of this TV Season, Part 3

In the third part of my series on the Best and Worst of this TV season, today I am talking about the worst dramas that TV had to offer this season. In Part 1, I discussed the best dramas, and in part 2 I discussed the best comedies.

Worst - Drama

My Own Worst Enemy - After seeing the previews for this show, I had high hopes. The action scenes looked great and Christian Slater is a likeable actor. Slater played two characters, Edward and Henry, two personalities living in the same body. Henry was a good family man, while Edward was a super-spy who could kill bad guys without even blinking an eye. Very similar to the double life that Arnold Schwarzenegger had in 'True Lies.' The show just never got it's act together. A great idea, but poor execution.

90210 - This remake of the '90's phenomenon was not an improvement over it's predecessor. The '90's version was something original, with flashy and stylish teens, and some breakout stars. This version seems like it's just the same old thing. Thing's we've seen before and done better. It's actually doing pretty well for the CW, but is that really saying much?

Knight Rider - You can't replace the Hoff, so why even try? Another remake, another failure. The original was good in its time. But the bar for TV Drama has been raised so significantly since that this show really pales in comparsion. It lacked the coolness of the original. Like with 90210, we've seen it before, and done better.

Dollhouse - Coming from Joss Whedon, who had created some quality TV in the past with Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly, this was a big disappointment. The series stars Eliza Dushku as Echo, a member of a group of people known as "Actives" or "Dolls". The Dolls are people whose personalities and existence in the outside world have been wiped clean so they can be imprinted with any number of new personas - including memory, muscle memory, skills, and language - for different assignments. Interesting idea, but the show ultimately lacks the stuff that made Buffy such a quality show. Stuff like humor and vivid characters. Dushku is fine in the role but she seems wasted.

Next week, i'll give my picks for the worst in TV comedies this year.