It has apparently happened.

ABC has effectively canceled Pushing Daisies. And Dirty Sexy Money. And Eli Stone.

But the good news is that The Bachelor is coming back soon! (There was enough sarcasm there to drown a fish.)

So now the only ABC shows I will watch with any regularity are Brothers & Sisters and Lost (when it returns in January.)

Good job, ABC, on canceling Daisies without trying different timeslots.

It seems that ABC may officially cancel Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money, and Life on Mars and replace it with even worse crap shows.

(I actually life Pushing Daisies and Dirty Sexy Money, so I'm not a fan of this.)

Source 1 and Source 2.

So is this a smart move for ABC, or should they give those shows, two of which were causalities of the Writer's Strike, another chance?

Lost fans, mark your calendars! Wednesday January 21, 2009 the fifth season of Lost premiers!

It will be a three hour event. At 8pm, we'll get the hour-long recap of the past seasons, then at 9 and 10pm they'll have the first two episodes. On ABC, of course!

Lost will continue have 9pm Wednesdays as its regular timeslot.

For those Mary McDonnell fans, she'll start her three episode arc on November 13 playing a doctor with Asperger's syndrome. (Here's an interview with her at ew.com.)

Also Mary related, the November 3 issue of TV Guide has a list of the top 10 most memorable 'tv' presidents and Mary's Laura Roslin came in at #9.

#9?

Oh, come on! She should be in the top 5! After all she had to do and suffer with for these four seasons, she deserves more than #9! She even had people shoved out of airlocks! (Sure, they were cylons, but still....) (And the real William Jefferson Clinton came in at #1.)

Battlestar Galactica's Mary McDonnell is reported to appear in a multi-episode arc of Grey's Anatomy!

First Kevin McKidd, now Mary McDonnell. Two amazing actors that I may have to watch this show for!

(And any thoughts on which Grey's Doctors Mary will push out the airlock first? I'm thinking Izzy.)

The CW brings back Beverly Hills 90210, now simply 90210. I never watched the original, and I can't think of any reason I'll be watching this show. (CW, 8pm, two hour special.)

On NBC, another ten acts perform for America on America's Got Talent. (8pm or 9pm depending on your areas coverage of the Republican National Convention, NBC, two hours.) It's followed by a Dateline NBC.

ABC has Wipeout and the what-the-hell-were-they-thinking Wanna Bet.

Fox repeats House tonight -House's Head and Wilson's Heart - which were two of the best episodes of the series. And of most television after the strike.

CBS has an NCIS repeat - part one of the season finale. That's followed by Big Brother (which I don't really follow - Dan should get ousted soon, if you ask me.) - Hey, I said I don't 'really' follow.

Below are some of the premier dates for the Fall 2008 TV season. I'll add more as I find out the dates.

ABC
Boston Legal - September 22
Dancing With The Stars - September 22
Ugly Betty - September 25
Grey's Anatomy - September 25
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - September 28
Desperate Housewives - September 28
Brothers and Sisters - September 28
Pushing Daisies - October 1
Private Practice - October 1
Dirty Sexy Money - October 1
Life on Mars - October 9
Eli Stone - October 14

CBS
Criminal Minds - September 24
CSI - October 9

CW
Gossip Girl - September 1

In what could arguably be called it's best season, Lost season four gave us the answer to the question "How did Jack, Kate, Sayid, Aaron, Hurley, Sun and Ben get off the island?" and made us ask the next big question: What happened to Locke?!

Season four also delivered what I feel was the best episode yet, The Constant. (The Desmond time-travel episode.)

Lost Season Four is available for pre-order and will be available December 9, 2008. (And Lost Season 5 should start in January/February 2009.)

Also available: Lost - The Complete Seasons 1-3

The second season of the hit comedy will be available September 9, 2008.