Some people say money is the root of all evil. They may be right. Nick George's whole life has been lived in the shadow of the Darling family, but as an adult he's leading the perfect life as an idealistic lawyer, until his father's suspicious death. The absurdly wealthy Darlings of New York have asked him to take over his father's job as their personal lawyer, but the money that will allow him the freedom to be an altruistic do-gooder is only part of the picture. That same money pulls him into the dubious doings of the Darling clan. Power, privilege and family money are a volatile cocktail.

Among the slew of new US shows we've been watching, we decided to give Dirty Sexy Money a go, ostensibly due to the presence of Six Feet Under's Peter Krause, who we also enjoyed in The Lost Room. He's excellent in this, as are the entire cast, who are sort of composites of famous American elite families -- the Trumps, the Hiltons etc. William Baldwin plays a son who's playing a rising star in politics with a penchant for bisexuals, the OC's Samaire Armstrong, who plays an aspiring (and spoiled)celeb/actress in the mould of Paris Hilton, and Donald Sutherland, who plays the family patriarch.
It didn't seem like the most promising of premises, but after two shows, I'm hooked on it, and feel it might be one of the best shows I'm going to see this season. It's got a light touch, it's not overly flashy, nor sentimental, and the players are uniformly brilliant. There's a scene near the end of the second episode between Krause and Sutherland that is an acting masterclass. Sutherland says very little but conveys a staggeringly emotional depth with his prescence, and that alone sold me on the show.
I think Channel 4 have bought it, so well worth a look (or a download for the naughty types among you) if you get a chance.
Heroes is taking a slow start this season, but has a fabulous Claire related scene in the second episode, comparable to the autopsy scene from Season One. We also enjoyed Moonlight, a vampire detective in LA who isn't Angel. It's a bit cheesy but fun. And we've also got the first episode of a show called Reaper to watch, notable for being directed by Kevin Smith, and episode 2 of Pushing Daisies, the pilot of which was fabulous and in the vein of Wonderfalls and Dead Like Me (no surprise as it has the same creator). Too many shows and too little time!