Every year we start to get excited this time in mid-August because the crisp smell of fall TV is in the air. And while not all that many of the fall shows actually look promising, it's got to be better than most of the dreck that we've been stuck watching since June. This summer in particular seems to have had a lot of duds and disappointments (and very few highlights), so we're extra excited for it to be over. Here's why.

Tags: Big Brother, dating in the dark, great american road trip, hung, I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, jillian harris, katie holmes, more to love, so you think you can dance, the bachelorette, Top chef masters

Dina Lohan continues to destroy her family with her ambition, and Katie Holmes freaks us out once again.

Tags: Ali Lohan, Brett Ratner, CBS, Chaos, Chuck, Dina Lohan, Greg Kinnear, Julie Chen, Katie Holmes, Les Moonves, Nicole Richie, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The History Channel, The Kennedys

Nooooooo! Say it ain't so! An Emmy-winner announces his inevitable departure from TV even as three more actor-types join the casts of established shows. One show is renewed as another drifts towards cancellation! And a man is forgiven, even as he is condemned. It's the circle of life!

Tags: 30 Rock, Katie Holmes, So You Think You Can Dance, SYTYCD, The City, Today's TWoP News

Finally, some stuntcasting news that doesn't make me want to stab things. After that whole Katie Holmes thing and Regis on How I Met Your Mother and anyone who's ever been in a tabloid on Ugly Betty, my rage problems were getting the best of me. Anyway, rage subsiding! Sigourney Weaver will guest on Eli Stone next season, playing Eli's psychologist, a character who, you know, kinda has her work cut out for her. Eli Stone isn't really my thing, but I love me some Sigourney Weaver, and anyone who was in Alias (Victor Garbor) or Hackers (Johnny Lee Miller) has my vote for life (yes, that includes Angelina. Yes, I still love her despite all the husband-stealing and hypocrisy and whatnot. No, my enthusiasm for Angelina does not mean I'm automatically going to try to hook up with your husband, so stop making that panicked face for crying out loud, god!), so maybe I will give the show a second chance when these episodes air. See what casting legitimate actors who can show up and play a character and actually do something useful does, Hollywood? It's effective! Now get Naomi Campbell and Nicole Richie off my TV!

Tags: eli stone, how i met your mother, johnny lee miller, katie holmes, naomi campbell, nicole richie, regis philbin, sigourney weaver, victor garber