When the best shows coming through my rabbit ears are Hidden Palms and So You Think You Can Dance, the summertime television famine is definitely upon us.

In order to fill the void I've been dredging the net for shows I ignored the first time around. I'm currently doing season two of David Mamet's The Unit, which is really impressive (even if your're not exactly turned on the idea of a show set in the military). After that I'm probably going to watch the British Life on Mars, (even though I'm kind of over cop shows) if for no other reason than it takes its title from my favorite Bowie song. Then I'll likely give Friday Night Lights a tryout (even though it's about football of all things), because I was impressed by the season finale when I caught it by chance at bar during the film festival.