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Rrrrriped from the headlines they say. The story of a politician (in this case Chris Noth aka Big) who goes to jail for some "dalliance" and the woman he leaves behind (the actress who played the real estate agent in The Sopranos). The online preview (see below) is less than inspiring. A made-for-TV movie, perhaps; a series: I think not. But then again, maybe the intent is to only air a few episodes before giving it an early axe.

Not sure why the cancellation of "My Name is Earl" took me by surprise as I stopped watching it early last season. The reason is rathe rlame: my DVR cannot record more than two shows at a time during the same time slot and I rated "Ugly Bety" and Bravo's booby "Matchmaker" locked in.

Many of the other shows that were nuked, I actually never heard of let alone watched. "Without a Tarce," a staple for my early morning stationary bike viewing is a heartbreaker. The show was getting a bit thin and the plot where the father of Samantha's child, Sam and Jack emerging as a less-than-interesting love triangle, was an indication that the writers had lost their way.