Lights! Cameras! Darned little entertainment.

Hey, the mockery can start early this year! I'll get back to work on that work ethic thing tomorrow, but in the meantime, I'm "working from home" today. (We have about 8" of snow here with another 3-6 expected today and up to 10 more overnight, so I'm treating myself to a Snow Day. You'd be surprised how rarely we get those here in Denver.

Mostly I am working, but in the intervals, here are the show concepts that impressed someone enough to get at least a pilot filmed in anticipation of the 2004-5 seasons.

Mostly, since I’m prone to half-baked, impulsive decisions, I've already decided if I like the sound of them or not.

ALL ABOUT THE ANDERSONS (WB)
About a struggling actor (Anthony Anderson) with a young son who moves back in with his parents.
No, no, no.

ALL GROWN UP (CBS)
A group of long-time friends deal with the fact that two of them are about to become parents. Starring Jay Lacopo and Michael McDonald. Produced by LivePlanet (Matt Damon and Ben Affleck).

No, no, no.

COME TO PAPA (NBC)
Comedian Tom Papa as a wannabe comedy writer who thinks he's better and bigger than the small New Jersey town where he lives. Co-starring Hal Linden ("Barney Miller") as his father.
No, no, no.

EXIT 9 (WB)
A new family comedy for TheWB starring Ian Gomez and Robin Rikker.
No, no, no.

HAPPY FAMILY (NBC)
John Larroquette in a new comedy about parents who'd like to be empty-nesters but whose kids keep moving back home.
Nope.

HARRY'S GIRL (CBS)
Christine Taylor (Zoolander) as a single gal in the city. The show will be narrated by her trusty canine. Co-starring Willie Garson (Sex And The City).
NO!

HENCH AT HOME (ABC)
Michael J. Fox wrote the pilot and is exec. producer of this new comedy about a newly retired professional hockey player adjusting to life back at home with his wife and kids.
Not a chance.

I'M WITH HER (A.K.A. UNTITLED HENCHY/PENNETTE PROJECT) (ABC)
A regular guy schoolteacher (David Sutcliff) finds himself dating a celebrity (Teri Polo - "Meet The Parents").
I'm thrilled for both of them.

KID MAYOR (WB)
Adam Sandler's production company presents a new comedy about a 19 yr old who gets elected mayor of a small New England town. Starring Harry Groener, Ben Feldman and Samm Levine.
Pass.

MR. AMBASSADOR (NBC)
Rupert Everett ("My Best Friend's Wedding") as a somewhat eccentric and quite proper Englishman who is appointed ambassador to the United States and has difficulty adjusting to America's more informal culture. Co-starring Sir Derek Jacobi.
Yep.

MY LIFE WITH MEN (ABC)
Centers on a woman struggling to raise her four sons, her father, and her husband all at the same time.
That's so 80s.

ONCE AROUND THE PARK (NBC)
A comedy pilot for NBC starring Heather Locklear about a divorced couple whose children are intent on keeping them that way.
Don't let me get in the way.

PLATONICALLY INCORRECT (ABC)
A new comedy revolving around a man and a woman who work together and are best friends but have kept things strictly platonic. Starring Tom Everett Scott (ER).
And the point would be....

SIXTEEN TO LIFE (WB)
Sprague Grayden ("John Doe") will portray the teen lead at the center of this WB comedy pilot that follows a 16-year-old (Grayden) who takes care of her dad a la "Pretty in Pink."
Not in my house.

SPELLBOUND (NBC)
Richard Ruccolo (Two Guys and a Girl) as a male witch who falls in love with a mortal. Co-starring Fred Willard.

This is the "Bewitched" remake

SWEET POTATO QUEENS (WB)
Comedy about a Southern mom (Delta Burke) and her teenage daughter.
Burke = Shrill.

THE HELP (WB)
"Married ... with Children" creator Ron Leavitt will take on the rich in a show described as a modern comedic update of "Upstairs, Downstairs."
Why not just watch the original?

THE LUNCHBOX CHRONICLES (CBS)
Monica Potter and Andy Richter. Richter will play Joe, a sweet, adorable man who's best friend and confidant to Kate (Potter), a widowed mom raising two young kids.
I distrust a pilot that insists upon its characters being "sweet" and "adorable." That's for me, the viewer, to decide, is it not?
Let's give her some privacy.

THE MALLARDS (FOX)
Greg Germann and Kat Dennings star in this comedy about a party guy living with a blue collar guy with an unjustified sense of entitlement.
A thrill-a-minute premise.

THE RIPPLES (NBC)
Adam Arkin and Diane Farr in a new NBC comedy about a couple that's been married for 4000 years.
Surely there's more to it than that. Are they from Ork?

THE STONES (CBS)
Chronicles what happens to a family of baby-boomer parents and grown children when the parents decide to get a divorce. Starring Jay Baruchel ("Undeclared")
Again, so little premise.

THESE GUYS (ABC)
Tim Allen narrates the show, which follows four men as they conquer marriage, parenthood, divorce and dating.
Could be funny but narration is like being read to. I'll pass.

TITLETOWN (FOX)
Curtis Armstrong in a new FOX comedy from "That '70s Show" producer Linda Wallem about several families who live in Green Bay and are devoted fans of the NFL's Packers.
Imagine my anticipation.

TOUCH'EM ALL McCALL (NBC)
Tom Selleck as an ex-baseball player who returns home after his celebrity has dried up and starts coaching a homegrown farm team.
Always enjoy Selleck, but I doubt it.

TWO AND A HALF MEN (CBS)
Charlie Sheen in a new comedy about a bachelor who's forced to change his ways when his brother and young nephew move in with him.
3 Men and a Baby. No, wait, it's Two Men and a Teenager. No, of course, it's Two and A Half Men! Ugh.

UNTITLED DAN FINNERTY PROJECT (ABC)
An average guy finds himself as the star performer at his family's lounge.
Excitement unrestrained.

UNTITLED HOWIE MANDEL PROJECT (NBC)
Mandel as himself - a standup comedian who produces hidden-camera pranks for a latenight talkshow. Co-starring Eddie Jemison ("Oceans Eleven") and Julianne Phillips as his wife.
They're making a "behind the scenes" of "Candid Camera"? Who cares?

UNTITLED JENNY McCARTHY PROJECT (ABC)
About the spoiled daughter of a business tycoon who's tossed into the real world when her dad goes to jail and the family's money disappears.

No, she'll be tossed into the arms of wisecracking but care-giving friends of the blue-collar variety who will teach her what it means to be a Real American. Blech.

UNTITLED LUIS GUZMAN PROJECT (FOX)
Luis Guzman (Punch Drunk Love) as a hardworking donut shop owner in Spanish Harlem.
Donuts are inherently funny but, not.

UNTITLED PHIL HENDRIE PROJECT (NBC)
Radio personality Phil Hendrie and Laurie Metcalf in a new NBC comedy about a security guard at a senior community in Florida.
Potential. Never heard of these two, but it has potential. (Hey, geezers can be funny!)

UNTITLED RONN/SCHERICK PROJECT (ABC)
Samantha Mathis in a new comedy about three adult siblings - two brothers and a sister - at different stages in their lives.
Bland. Beige.

UNTITLED TOM HERTZ PROJECT (ABC)
A man from a sophisticated, unemotional family marries into a large, exuberant Midwestern family.
I wonder where they got that concept?

UNTITLED TRACY MORGAN PROJECT (NBC)
SNL star Tracy Morgan in a new comedy as a blue-collar dad with big dreams.
Nah.

UNTITLED WHOOPI GOLDBERG PROJECT (NBC)
Whoopi plays a washed up singer living in an old hotel with her brother and his 4yr. old child.
I've never been disappointed by Whoopee. I'll probably try this one.