Doctor Who returned to British television in 2005 and has been going strong since. The series is one of the top rated and a viewer's favorite even after changing their leading actor and actress. The show is on Sci-Fi Network in America, but you would never know it by the lack of advertising. Since Sci-Fi doesn't own it, they have no interest in promoting it. BBC America started showing the first season in November, 2005, and hopefully, they'll broadcast the second season too. It's not perfect but it is fun to watch.

Heroes is the best new science fiction show for 2006, and the best science fiction show on TV right now. The storyline is involving and original, reaching into the graphic novel genre and it's an on-going, involving, single story-line, which was considered "a risk" on network television before Lost came around. Unlike that incredibly padantic and mostly directionless show, Heroes has worked incredibly well with a story that flows and demands you pay attention. It's the one show I make sure I tune into each week!

Battlestar Galactia is a re-imagined version of the original 1970's TV series. While I thought the TV movie was a flop, the first season more than made up for it. The second season derailed part way through, but the third season has been excllent so far. The only thing going against the series is it's yet another American, militarized science fiction show, so while the series is impressively produced, the story tends to be cliched. It is still worth watching every week.

Torchwood is an "adult" spin-off series from Doctor Who, if your idea of adult is random swear words and random sex talk and scenes. Sadly Torchwood is an example of how not to produce a TV series. The writers seems to think they're as clever as Joss Wheadon and they're trying to imitate "Buffy, "Angel," or "Firefly." Unfortunately, they're no where as clever as they think they are: the series premise isn't working and the characters aren't working at all. You sometimes really want them to die so they can bring in some real character. Some of the episodes have been alright, when they stick to imitating a particular genre or when the main characters don't interact. But, otherwise, the show can be painful to watch as you wonder why are these people doing this!

I like a lot of the new "reality series." The "Mole" was one of the better shows and so was Fox's "My Big Fat Greek Fiance" and the first season of "The Real Gilligan's Island." My favorite over-all, and still the best, is "Survivor." I watched the first series and have been hooked since. The next couple of seasons were a little rocky as they ironed out what worked and what didn't, but the later series, particularly the "All Stars," have been great. Is it real? Sort'a. It's like watching life crafted by careful editing; but it is great entertainment.