ATTENTION TIVO USERS:  IT’S TIME TO START FIRING UP THOSE SEASON PASSES..

The official start of Fall may still be a month away,  but fall programming for the major networks begins tomorrow.  Okay—maybe only for one network.  Forced to deal with the upcoming Major League Baseball playoffs, FOX is hoping to whet our appetites now by teasing us with their lineup.  Once we’re properly addicted, the network will then regular interrupt our candy intake with sports coverage.

So come this Monday, August 21, we will see the return of last year’s hit, Prison Break.  When we last left the convicts, the boys had just made their escape from the big house and the feds were still hot on their trail.  This season, we will see the addition William Fichtner (Invasion) as an FBI agent brought in to find the jailbirds.

Following Break will be the debut of another drama, Vanished.  Vanished’s premise will revolve around a senator’s wife who is mysteriously MIA.  Those investigating the missing persons case will eventually discover that her disapperance has to do with a centuries-old plot. I wonder how long they can keep that one up??  I predict the show will be gone before we know it.

As for the rest of the FOX lineup—we will see the remainder of the premieres in the weeks to come, with the bulk of the shows airing the first week of September.  Then there’s The O.C.  The Mischa Barton-less show won’t even crack its premiere until November 2nd.  Apparently finding a waif to fit in her shoes takes time.