Labor Day may mark the end of summer for most, but for TV fans, it's the beginning of the Fall TV season that really signals the end of summer and its often crappy TV offerings. Instead, we've got the return of OLD crappy shows and new (possibly) crappy shows to look forward to. Like tonight, when Fox jumps the gun on all the other networks with its Fall season premieres of "Prison Break" and "K-Ville."

The last season of "Prison Break" didn't actually take place in prison, with its band of prisoners finally breaking free and hitting the road in search of buried treasure. Of course, a show called "Prison Break" can't stay out of prison forever, so the season finale found Michael back behind bars, but this time in a prison considerable less cushy than his former penitentiary home. Now he's stuck in a Panamanian jail, and it's up to his brother, Lincoln, to break him out. This show is utterly ridiculous, and we have almost no idea what's going on plot wise, but that's one of the main reasons we like it. Every episode seems to end like one of those old movie serials, with the heroes caught in situations seemingly impossible to get out of, only to begin the following week with them just squeaking by, often shirtless. Awesome.

Following "Prison Break" is the series premiere of "K-Ville," yet another crime drama, but this one is set in post-Katrina New Orleans. ("Katrina." "K-Ville." Get it?) Anthony Anderson and Cole Hauser star as New Orleans cops who get along great and agree about everything when it comes to policing the crime-ridden city. Not! This is TV, folks. Of course the partners don't get along! We have the feeling that won't be the only crime cliche this show will be trotting out, but we're going to give it a shot based on our love for New Orleans, and the fact that the show did actually shoot several months in the city, utilizing local crews, bringing much needed work and money to the local economy. Some fear the series will be nothing but an exploitation of a city in ruins, but if a TV show can help draw more attention to the fact that New Orleans is still in dire need of help, then we're gonna watch it. We just hope they keep the hoary gumbo jokes to a minimum.