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Last week I gave myself a 15-minute ultimatum, on Dirty Sexy Money. Either the show would prove to me that it was more like it’s pilot and not like the soapy mess that was the second episode or I was going to walk away and never look back (or at least in theory). Well, I watched the first fifteen minutes and while it wasn’t episode-two bad, it wasn’t nearly as sharp as I had hoped it would be. In short, this isn’t the series for me.

Wednesdays are kind of a packed night and there’s no real reason to continue watching something I don’t fully support when there’s so much else that’s worthy of being seen. Let me know if things get especially crazy, in the era of DVD, a show never really dies anymore.

One last thing, and another reason why DSM isn’t making the cut: as a faux New Yorker, nothing annoys me more than shooting LA for New York. If you’ve been here you know what I mean, and chances are even if you haven’t you still get the problem.

Looks like Krause is sporting the ol’ post-pilot haircut, where in the time between filming the first episode and the second months have gone by causing an actor’s look to change ever-so-slightly. Is this a problem for the show going forward? Not really, unless sideburn-continuity is something you lost sleep over. No, the problems  with Dirty Sexy Money are a bit more dire. More after the jump…

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Yeah, I’m awesome and this show is awesome and no more questions.

Of all the new shows this fall, the greatest single moment comes early in ABC’s Dirty Sexy Money. Peter Krause’s character Nick is attending the funeral of his father, the former lawyer to the rich and powerful Darling family. Once inside the doors of St. Patrick’s Cathedral Nick shakes hands with Brian, one of the Darling sons and an ordained priest. Brian hates Nick and after a brief exchange, dressed in full saintly black with the ubiquitous white collar mutters a hilarious and bitter, “I hate you.” For my money (which is, I guess, none given that it’s broadcast TV), that one line reading sold the show. It is, after all, funny to see priests swear, fight and generally hate people around him — Brian does all of these things in the premiere episode, and he’s only one of the five Darling children. More after the jump…

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My dear, you look absolutely perplexed.

It just doesn’t seem to end, does it? Tonight three new shows are premiering, along with new episodes from a couple gems from last week… and Top Chef. It’s OK. Sleep is overrated.

Bionic Woman — NBC 9:00pm
A so-so remake of a cheesy show about a robot-woman not called Small Wonder, though I haven’t seen the reworked pilot. I can guarantee lots of robot-woman fighting, if that’s your thing.

Life — NBC 10:00pm
Honestly, I know very little of this show. I know it’s about a guy who was wrongly imprisoned and then joins the police force. I’ve also heard the pilot is quite good.

Private Practice — ABC 9:00pm
It’s the Grey’s Anatomy spinoff. I won’t be watching (thank god!), though I assume many will. Let me know how it is.

Dirty Sexy Money — ABC 10:00pm
I really liked this show. It’s funny, has the always awesome Peter Krause, is briskly paced and kind of reminds me of a dramatic version of Arrested Development. That being said most the hour is dedicated to exposition, so who knows where it goes. Still, it’s the most interesting hour of the night.

Let’s also not forget we have new episodes of the awesome Kid Nation (8:00pm CBS) and Gossip Girl (9:00pm CW) as well as the (pen?)ultimate Top Chef.

Good luck!