Who else is watching Modern Family? The show by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan is a mockumentary style comedy show that’s presently airing before Cougar Town in the States. If you haven’t checked it out and you’re a fan of shows like The Office and Arrested Development, check it out, you might like it.

The cast in Modern Family is pretty cool, with Ed O’neil (Married With Children), Julie Bowen (ER and Ed to name but two), Ty Burrell (Back to You) and Jesse Tyler Ferguson (The Class). The family dynamics can come across as a little forced at times, but overall Modern Family is some pretty funny stuff and fairly insightful at times. Bowen and O’Neil are superb in their roles and it’s good to see O’Neil back on form. What do you think of Modern Family?

NBC pilot Rex Is Not Your Lawyer has snagged Dr Who as its lead. Scottish actor David Tennant is set to take on the role of Rex Alexander, a Chicago attorney who suffers from panic attacks. What is it with these shows about lawyers with mental issues, Ally McBeal, Denny Crane, Eli Stone and now it seems Rex Alexander.

The show is being directed by David Semel who has previously worked on both Heroes and Life. The pilot is being footed by NBC (of course) and is hoped to do big things. Fans of Dr Who may even tune into this just to see their favorite Doctor on screens again.  Tennant will probably be pretty good at the dramedy premise of a show like this. We’ll cover it further as it approaches no doubt.

Reading and writing about TV and other forms of pop culture entertainment sometimes leads one to see patterns in upcoming genres. The last big genre in pop culture to really take off was vampires, then it was zombies and next up supernatural cowboys?

I’ve noticed over the last few months a lot of pre-production chatter about supernatural western genre shows / movies. Whether they all get made is one thing, but the fact there are so many scripts flying around at the moment within this genre may mean it’s the next big thing. What do you think?

The end of the world disaster movie 2012 looks set to become a TV series with director Roland Emerich confirming as much. The movie is set around the mythos of the Mayan calendar and how it mysteriously ends in December 2012, a hint at the worlds destruction. This has led some to speculate the end of the world is nigh (again) and has bled into other prophecies that mention December 2012 as the end of times.

The TV series based on the movie will actually take place after the events seen in 2012 and is presently being touted around as “2013″. The show will follow the lives of a group of survivors of the global holocaust, assuming ABC go for it that is.

Looks like those reptilian visitors did alright for themselves when they popped up on US screens this week. The new alien invasion series V managed a staggering 14 million viewers on its debut, not too shabby for a science fiction series.

Having viewed the episode I have to say it was a great start for the fledgling show, interesting characters, charismatic villains and of course Morena Baccarin. It wasn’t without it’s faults, mainly plotholes the size of Nebraska, but overall a nice take on a classic series. Here’s hoping it can hold onto a lot of those viewers. On a side note if you live in Australia and saw those fastracked ads on Channel 9 and you’re asking “when will V be shown in Australia”, the bad news is rumor has it it’s been pushed back to next year. Lame one Channel 9.

The premiere date for SyFy’s take on the adventures of Alice in wonderland is fast approaching, so the promo flood has begun. The reimagining of the classic Lewis Carroll tale will show December 6 on SyFy (US) and it’s looking interesting to say the least.

If you liked SyFy’s previous reimagining of the classic fairly tale, that of Tinman from the Wizard of Oz, you’re probably gonig to enjoy Alice given it’s by the same people. It’s also got a pretty cool cast. Promo below.

Movie star James Franco is set to appear on General Hospital and tongues are wagging as to just what his role will entail. As well as his stint there, Franco will also be appearing on 30 Rock. If you’re a fan of the man he’ll be on General Hospital November 20, no word yet on his 30 Rock appearance.

In James Franco related news his hot ex Marla Sokoloff is set to marry this week (November 7). She’s marrying Deadsy drummer Alec Puro. Sokoloff had previously dated Franco, who seems to have dumped her unceremoniously for “something a little blonder”, at least according to seething lyrics from a post breakup song allegedly attributed to the actor.

A famous pair of chaps as it happens, one for for being a douche to his kid and the other for being a jerk. It’s Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin who are set to take on the role. This seems odd, sure Baldwin seems to be the man of the moment given the success of 30 Rock, but after the job Jackman did last year, you’d think he’d be top of the list to return.

Martin has Oscar host experience though and is generally pretty funny, so here’s hoping the pair can make it as entertaining as last years. Producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic stated “We think the team of Steve and Alec are the perfect pair of hosts for the Oscars. Steve will bring the experience of having hosted the show in the past and Alec will be a completely fresh personality for this event.”

Popular TV series Masterchef is finally being made for a US audience. The show, which has been popular in the UK for years and recently had a great debut with its Australian edition is set for the US. Fox are the folks behind the show and they’ve apparently snagged their favorite payroll jockey foul mouthed Gordon Ramsay as a judge.

Given the Masterchef format generally features a couple of judges we can all start guessing as to who the other celebrity judge will be. Maybe they’ll get in the adorable Mario Batali from Iron Chef, or for some eye candy Cat Cora? Fox has ordered 12 to 15 episodes thus far. Though I’m not usually a fan of the US remake, that is only in the case of regular series. The US can remake game shows and reality shows and make them just as good if not better, so bring on Masterchef US!.

Whenever I see Kirstie Alley I just feel some sort of pity. She’d no doubt hate that’s a complete strangers first thought, but there you go. The “Fat Actress” star is set to bring her life - Osbourne style - to TV screens thanks to a new A&E project she’s prepping at the moment.

The new show will allegedly feature Alley and her family as they go about their day to day lives. It may also feature Kirstie Alley’s own weight loss routine, one would guess that’s called The Yoyo Diet, the same diet Oprah Winfrey has been on for years. No word on when the show will air as yet, but production is set to start before the years end.