I am – Hercules!!


It looks like the success of "Heroes" has emboldened NBC to stick with the strange. (Bet they're glad they didn't give up after "Surface" tanked!)

The network doesn’t announce its fall slate till Monday, but Mike Ausiello at TV Guide already has some of its key components:

* “The Bionic Woman,” a scifi drama about a cyborg babe, from writer-producer David Eick (“Battlestar Galactica”) and writer Laeta Kalogridis (“Alexender,” “Battle Angel”).

* “Journeyman,” a scifi drama about a dude who keeps traveling back through time to fix stuff, from writer Kevin Falls (“The West Wing,” “North Shore”).

* “Chuck,” an "Alias"-y adventure about a twentysomething secret agent, from “OC” mastermind Josh Schwartz.

* “Life,” about a cop who returns to the force after spending two years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, from writer Rand Ravich (“The Astronaut’s Wife,” “Candyman 2”).

* And “Friday Night Lights” Season Two!

All now have series orders!

Read all of Ausiello’s report here!