"Re-Imagining" is better than no imagination at all. The good news is the networks have ordered a bunch of scifi pilots for next year, in hopes of finding another "Heroes" or "Jericho." The bad news is they have gone to the scifi idea well one too many times, and it seems to have dried up. Still, until a show airs you never know how good or bad it is. Who would have thought anyone could have resurrected Battlestar Galactica?
A note to TV programmers: You might not know this, but there is a database on the Internet where you can look up past shows to see if they've been done before. Here are the shows with a handy cross reference to past shows: 
The Bionic Woman | The Bionic Woman - NBC
"From David Eick (executive producer of SCI FI Channel's Battlestar Galactica), a "re-imagination" of the classic 1970s SF show that will focus on a woman's place in today's world." Let's hope he can work his BSG magic on Jamie Sommers. I like what he did with Cylons, let's see what he can do with fembots! Might be mistaken for:
The Bionic Woman, That Girl, Mary Tyler Moore Not to be confused with:
David Eick's next re-imagining: Supertrain! | 
Life on Mars
| Life on Mars - ABC
"A remake of the BBC show about a cop working in 2007 who finds himself back in time having to work the beat in the 1970s." It's a groovy scene, man. Might be mistaken for:
Life on Mars, Starsky & Hutch Not to be confused with:
Veronica Mars, My Favorite Martian | 
Eli Stone
| Eli Stone - ABC
"An attorney begins to have larger-than-life visions that help him win cases and bring the evil to justice." No really, I see visions. And I charge $200 an hour. Might be mistaken for:
The Dead Zone, Medium, The Ghost Whisperer, The Clairvoyant, Afterlife, Raines, Haunted, Dead Last, Seeing Things, Shades of LA, Tru Calling, The Others, Denny Crane from Boston Legal Not to be confused with:
Eli Wallach, Ed Stone is Dead, Eli-Stone
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Mr. & Mrs. Smith - ABC
"Based on the hit feature film, about a married couple who are spies." I smell an Emmy! Might be mistaken for:
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996) Not to be confused with:
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) | 
Pushing Daisies | Pushing Daisies - ABC
"A detective show/romance/fairy tale about a guy who can touch the dead and bring them back to life, just long enough to ask them who killed them." Okay, this one could be different. Might be mistaken for:
Tru Calling, Raines Not to be confused with:
Please Don't Eat the Daisies | 
New Amsterdam | New Amsterdam - Fox
"Centers on a New York City cop who is hundreds of years old and uses his vast experience to help him solve crimes." Could Abe Vigoda be reprising his role as Det. Fish? Might be mistaken for:
The Immortal, The Immortal, Highlander, Adam Adamant Lives!, Forever Knight, Angel Not to be confused with:
Morey Amsterdam | 
Moonlight | Moonlight - CBS
"A private eye who is a vampire." Finally, a unique concept. Might be mistaken for:
Forever Knight, Angel, Blade: The Series, Baywatch Nights, Kindred The Embraced, Blood Ties (see below) Not to be confused with:
Moonlighting | 
Blood Ties | Blood Ties - Lifetime
"A sexy and fearless ex-cop entire life changes when she is suddenly thrown into a supernatural world, where she discovers that her suspect is a demon and she is working alongside a 450-year-old vampire." Finally, a unique concept. Might be mistaken for:
Forever Knight, Angel, Blade: The Series, Baywatch Nights, Kindred The Embraced, Twilight (see above) Not to be confused with:
Family Ties | 
Babylon Fields | Babylon Fields - CBS
"A sardonic, apocalyptic comedic drama in which the dead are resurrected and try to resume their former lives." I just love apocalyptic comedies! Finally, a zombie series! Might be mistaken for:
Lost, Season 7, Shaun of the Dead, Woops!,Whoops Apocalypse, Jericho, Not with a Bang, Riverworld Not to be confused with:
Babylon 5, Baby Bob | 
Demons | Demons - CBS
"About an ex-Jesuit priest/psychologist who fights demons." Honestly, I think we could start a demon-hunting channel. Might be mistaken for, *sigh*:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Supernatural, Charmed, Baywatch Nights, X-Files, Milliennum, Forever Knight, Special Unit 2, The Chronicle, The Dresden Files, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, The Night Stalker, Spawn, Poltergeist: The Legacy, Shadow Chasers, She Wolf of London , Seriously Weird Not to be confused with:
Monsters
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Journeyman | Journeyman - NBC
"An epic fantasy about a man who travels back in time to fix the lives of people in trouble." It's Déjà vu all over again. Might be mistaken for:
Quantum Leap, Early Edition, Seven Days, Time Cop, Crime Traveler, Tru Calling, Time Express, Twice in a Lifetime, Heaven Help Us, Time Tunnel. Not to be confused with:
The Journey of Allen Strange, Fantastic Journey, Journeyman | 
The Sarah Connor Chronicles | The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Fox
"Based on the characters from the Terminator film franchise, about Connor and her son, John, in present-day Los Angeles as they fight attackers from the future." Might be mistaken for:
Terminator 4: Death of a Franchise Not to be confused with:
Roseanne Connor | 
Them | Them - Fox
"A man discovers an extraterrestrial sleeper cell that has infiltrated the human race." I bet no one believes him and he has to go on the run, framed by the aliens for a murder he didn't commmit. Might be mistaken for:
The Invaders, Invasion, Threshold, Dark Skies, X-Files, First Wave, Invasion America, War of the Worlds Not to be confused with:
Us, or these Them | 
Reaper | Reaper - CW
"A 21-year-old slacker who becomes the devil's bounty hunter." I hope I can win my soul back by challenging him to a game of Unreal Tournament III. Might be mistaken for:
Brimstone, The Collector, G vs E, Dead Like Me, Spawn, Mulberry, Grim & Evil Not to be confused with:
Grim Reaper, the famous character actor.
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