Rich people and their foibles do make for compelling soap material - at least the creators of Dirty Sexy Money (ABC) hope so. Peter Krause (Six Feet Under) plays a lawyer who inherits his late father's task of babysitting the Darlings of New York, a quirky and rich family, while trying to solve Dad's murder. What gives this show potential is the insanity of the Darling clan - family members include a doting patriarch (Donald Sutherland) and matriarch (Jill Clayburgh), an aspiring politician with skeletons in his closet, a substance-addled son, and a foul-mouthed reverend, among others.

It's got to be tough to be the CEO of a company and have to cope with extramarital affairs, dysfunctional wives, and corporate politics. Hey, life could be worse. While Big Shots (ABC) wants us to empathize with its beleaguered wannabe alpha males ("Men, we're the new women"), some of them (Dylan McDermott included) are too callous for us to care. I liked this show a lot better when it was called Desperate Housewives.

Grey's Anatomy fans may be delighted that Addison Forbes Montgomery (Kate Walsh) is getting her own Private Practice (ABC). The Grey's connection alone should ensure that this program gets a chance to show the doctor in a new environment (the quirky Oceanside Wellness Group in Santa Monica) and in a new relationship. Walsh also has Amy Brenneman, Taye Diggs, and Tim Daly by her side.

Cops and Robbers
It's amazing that studios keep cranking out police shows, always trying to give us a new spin on the boys in blue.