TV Junkie

Ever rush home from tuition just so you could catch your favourite TV show on telly? Or worse, find the need to skip classes on certain days so that you could feed your Gossip Girl addiction?

For you fellow TV Junkies out there, here are my most anticipated TV series coming to Malaysian shore premiering in the US in the fall, or more accurately, September - November (you don't necessarily have to wait a year or so for the TV shows to arrive in Malaysia - be creative, OK)

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• The Secret Circle - Fans of TV's The Vampire Diaries, do take note: TSC is based on yet another one of LJ Smith's works (the books in the trilogy are The Initiation, The Captive and The Power so go and get these if you must) It differs slightly from Smith's work, although the core concept is the same. Set in the fictional town of Chance Harbor, Washington, it tells of six teenagers who discover that they come from a long line of witches (the trilogy has twelve members in the town of New Salem, Maine but oh well, having twelve young adults on set would be messy). Members of the cast include Britt Robertson (Life Unexpected), Thomas Decker (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) and (hell yesss) Gale Harold (Queer As Folk).

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• Once Upon A Time - Loosely inspired by classic fairytales, Once Upon A Time has characters like Snow White, Prince Charming, Rumplestiltskin and Jiminy Cricket, among others. A woman is drawn to a small town in Maine, where she soon discovers that the town is actually a parallel world in which fairytale characters look like normal people and do not remember their true identities or anything else about their past lives. Notable casts include Jennifer Morrison (House), Joshua Dallas and Jamie Dornan (Marie Antoinette).

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• Ringer - Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) in the lead role, the series is about twin sisters Bridget and Siobhan, who have been at odds and found their lives unraveling at the same time. On a boat trip together, Siobhan disappears mysteriously and is presumed to be dead. Bridget, who is a recovering alcoholic, is running from the mob, and in order to stay alive, takes on her sister's identity and soon discovers that there is more to Siobhan's life than she imagines. Also starring Kristoffer Polaha (Life Unexpected) and Ioan Gruffudd (King Arthur, Fantastic Four).

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• Grimm - The series puts a new twist/modern spin to the stories of The Brothers Grimm. Set in Portland, Oregon, a homicide detective finds out that he is the descends from a group of hunters called 'Grimms' who fight supernatural forces. Being the last of his kind, he has to protect humanity (why, I wonder, do they have to be so dramatic/ambitious and want to save the whole world?) from the sinister folklore/storybook characters that have crossed over to the real world.

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• New Girl - I don't usually root for sitcoms, but this, I cannot resist, because it stars Zooey Deschanel as the main character, Jessica. As she tries to get over her breakup with her model boyfriend, she moves in with three single guys, who, with Jessica's friend Cece, teach Jessica about love and life. New Girl also stars Damon Wayans, Jr. (Happy Endings) and Max Greenfield (Veronica Mars, Ugly Betty).