theCDP.net is the best locally written website for any Lost fanatic. Every Friday theCDP founder Ryan Zeinert takes an irreverent look at that week's episode - often catching things the casual viewer may miss. Recently Zeinert ran a "hit or miss" article for the Fall 2007 television season. We asked if he would take a couple hours and write a shorter version for Dane101 and he was kind enough to oblige. It is also worth noting that Zeinert's team was the highest scoring during our recent All Star Wars pub quiz.

With the new television season just days away from a full-blown kickoff, here’s your quick reference guide to the hits, misses and fence-leaners of Fall 2007.

Monday’s Best Bet – Heroes – Premieres 9/24 at 8pm on NBC.

Will Heroes fizzle out in their sophomore season, or will they cement their place in TV history? Based on early projections and previews, they seem to be getting the job done. Honestly though, I'd watch two hours of men pooping into plastic bags if it were hosted by Hayden Panettiere.

Monday’s Worst Bet – Dancing With The Stars – Premieres 9/24 at 7pm on ABC.

Proof positive that people will watch anything on Monday nights if they’re bored enough. Also, Mark Cuban is not a star. Mark Cuban is a billionaire. However, if they changed the name of the show to Dancing With The Rich Assholes, I think ratings would dip a tad.

Monday’s Fence-Leaner – Chuck – Premieres 9/24 at 7pm on NBC.

Chuck is a nerd, just like you and me! Chuck gets involved in a conspiracy that’s way over his head! Please relate to Chuck! Damn. The marketing campaign for Chuck has become so intrusive in our lives, I feel like giving them a chance merely because I feel sorry for them.

Tuesday’s Best Bet – House MD. – Premieres 9/25 at 8pm on FOX.

Season 4 of House is looking to be pretty interesting, in that Dr. House lost his entire staff during the season 3 finale. Hugh Laurie is one of the best male actors on television, which is reason enough to watch this medical drama. That faux-American accent and crippling limp-combo alone should net him another Emmy.

Tuesday’s Worst Bet – Cavemen – Premieres 10/2 at 7pm on ABC.

Like a car accident in slow-motion, I’m shaking my head in disbelief that Cavemen actually went through the greenlight process for production. Then again, Yes, Dear ran for 122 episodes and is a syndicated hit, so I just might not be dumb enough to know what the people really want.

Tuesday’s Fence-Leaner – Carpoolers – Premieres 10/2 at 7:30pm on ABC.

One of only a few new shows I plan on watching this season, Carpoolers will hopefully be the Sons & Daughters or Arrested Development of the 2007 season. Starring Fred Goss (creator and star of Sons & Daughters) and produced by Bruce McCulloch (Kids in the Hall,) it's a single-camera show about...carpoolers. Cross your fingers and hope for the best.

Wednesday’s Best Bet – Pushing Daisies – Premieres 10/3 at 7pm on ABC.

I’m a sucker for weird-for-the-sake-of-weird, so the synopsis for Pushing Daisies intrigued me. During a season where each network is trying to out-do the other with the same tired ideas, it’s a safe assumption that there’s nothing else like the darkly-hilarious Daisies on network TV. Piemaker brings the dead back to life, but only for a little while. I’ll be there.

Wednesday’s Worst Bet – Kid Nation – Premieres 9/19 at 7pm on CBS.

I’m just pleased that this show is even legal. Next time around, though, I’d like to see Kid UFC Challenge. Who wouldn’t like to see Chuck Liddell tee off on some 8-year old?

Wednesday’s Fence-Leaner – Dirty Sexy Money – Premieres 9/26 at 9pm on ABC.

Over-the-top to the point of absurdity, Dirty Sexy Money is a throwback to the prime-time soap operas of old (Dynasty, Dallas, etc). For me, the longevity of this show will rely mostly on the writers not taking themselves so seriously. Oh, and maybe they could have one main character get shot every week. By an illegitimate child…vampire.

Thursday’s Best Bet – The Office – Premieres 9/27 at 8pm on NBC.

NBC sure is sweet on The Office, ordering no less than 30 episodes of the British remake for Season 4, including five one-hour specials. Will it be overkill? I sort of doubt it; we have no reason yet to doubt the prowess of the current reigning Funniest Show On Television.

Thursday’s Worst Bet – Big Shots – Premieres 9/27 at 9pm on ABC.

Look, if I wanted to watch assholes on my television, I’d start recording myself on the toilet more often. Look for Big Shots to be the first new show cancelled this year; the main cast combined is responsible for more failed pilots than Al-Qaeda.

Thursday’s Fence-Leaner – 30 Rock – Premieres 10/4 at 7pm on NBC.

Coming out of nowhere to beat The Office for Best Comedy Series at the Emmys, 30 Rock was an almost-cancelled show that has since gotten the attention it has rightfully deserved. For me, it’s just another eight months of constructing my Tina Fey shrine in the crawlspace under my house, using tin foil and my own hair. One day, she’ll see that we were meant for each other.

Friday’s Best Bet – Friday Night Lights – Premieres 10/5 at 8pm on NBC.

Listen up and listen good. Friday Night Lights is the best show on television. It's better than Lost, it's better than 24 and it's better than Grey's Anatomy. It boasts the best cast, the best cinematography, the best music, the best writing and the best theme. I love it, my wife loves it, Patton Oswalt loves it. You will love it.

In an unprecedented move, NBC is currently selling the first season of FNL for $20. They're even offering a money-back guarantee if you don't like it. As this is a critically-acclaimed show (the best reviewed show of 2007, as well as the most-nominated show) with low ratings, NBC did what FOX should have done with Arrested Development and actually put their faith behind the solid product. To hopefully boost the Season 2 ratings and appeal to their already-rabid fanbase, they are essentially giving the DVD's away because they are certain you'll love the show. I promise you, it's that good.

Friday’s Worst Bet – Moonlight – Premieres 9/28 at 8pm on CBS.

Here is the official synopsis from CBS; I’m not making this up: “A horror series that follows a private investigator, Mick St. John, whose bride, Coraline, turned him into a vampire on the couple's wedding night 60 years prior; he struggles in the present day with his love for a mortal woman, Beth Turner, and his dealings with other vampires in the city.”

I can hear the production meeting now. “Who’s home on Friday nights? I know, nerds! Nerds love vampires! We can’t lose!”

Friday’s Fence-Leaner – Friday Night Smackdown – Premieres 9/28 at 7pm on CW.

The traveling 3-ring circus that is the WWE rolls into town for more action, hijinx and steel chairs. Seriously though, you really need to get into Friday Night Lights.

Saturday’s Best Bet – Saturday Night Live – Premieres 9/29 at 10:30pm on NBC.

The current cast of SNL is fantastic, and this might be one of the best seasons in recent memory. Their writing is strong, their male and female cast is tight, Weekend Update is as funny as ever, and The Lonely Island's Digital Shorts have put SNL back into the teenage and college-aged viral market. Not too bad for a show that's over 30 years old.

Saturday’s Worst Bet – CBS Drama Repeats – Premieres 9/29 at 7pm on CBS.

CBS Dramas: Responsible for more dead hookers than Gary Ridgway.

Saturday’s Fence-Leaner – Cops – Premieres 9/29 at 7pm on FOX.

May the cavalcade of shirtless, blurry guys never end. It’s amazing to me that FOX is still airing new episodes of two shows that are as old as the network itself. While The Simpsons won’t run forever, Cops sure will.

Sunday’s Best Bet – The Simpsons – Premieres 9/23 at 7pm on FOX.

The Simpsons is a relatively new and irreverent animated comedy series in the same vein as Family Guy. It’ll never last.

Sunday’s Worst Bet – Family Guy – Premieres 9/23 at 8pm on FOX.

If Family Guy were just a series of YouTube clips, I could see the humor. But please, don’t undermine me by pretending it’s a legitimate 22 minute animated sitcom. ‘Cause it ain’t, kids. All I need to know about Family Guy is that the creators of The Simpsons, South Park and Ren & Stimpy hate it with a blistering passion. Those dudes are responsible for three of the most popular, groundbreaking and original animated televisions shows in history. They have about a billion Emmys apiece and have no reason whatsoever to be jealous. Case closed.

Sunday’s Fence-Leaner – Extreme Makeover: Home Edition – Premieres 9/30 at 7pm on ABC.

Ty Pennington is contractually obligated to take his shirt off every week on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Watch as he and his crew of whining crybabies build an amazingly beautiful home for someone who will be dead in six months anyways. I'm just kidding, I really like this show. Mainly because they really do build some great houses. Every time I'm done watching it, I always spend hundreds of dollars at Sears for some reason.