DANIEL TV

The fall TV season is upon usthe time when loyal fans return to the tube to catch the premieres of old favorites, and new series are thrown out into the water to sink or swim. Think of us as the person on the edge who gives those new shows a helping handor if necessary, pushes them down into the depths where they belong.Better With You (ABC, Wed., 8:30): Better With You is designed to capture the audience that doesn’t want to move in between The Middle and Modern Family. In that regard, it’s not bad enough to make people actively change the channel. However, the stale plot of a sister getting upset when her younger sister gets engaged (to a man she’s known for less than two months) won’t win many fans otherwise.The Event (NBC, Wed., 9:00): Now that Lost and Heroes are gone, there’s not much left for sci-fi fans on network TV. NBC is hoping to remedy that with The Event. The problem is that two episodes into the series, there’s no way of knowing if the creators will be able to garner the same sort of fan loyalty that made those shows blockbusters. For what it is, though, this tale of extraterrestrial visitors and a human conspiracy has enough potential to merit tuning in.Undercovers (NBC, Wed., 8:00): Fringe and Lost mastermind J.J. Abrams returns with another spy show, which brings back memories of another hit show he created, Alias. Will this action-comedy-romance about married spies capture the same magic? Perhaps, but in a different way than his later shows. Undercovers focuses on simpler plots and more dexterous character moments, with only a loose plotline (both agents’ mysterious histories) twining through these early episodes.