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Rollergirl and her pals.

So ABC has a new comedy starring one-time movie star Heather Graham called "Emily's Reasons Why Not." I always love when "movie stars" make their move to the "little" screen, then the network tries to sell the show by promoting the fading star as if it's the best thing since sliced bread. Like, "Heather Graham comes to television in ‘Emily's Reason's Why Not!' " Big deal. Oh, and on a side note, is sliced bread the best thing ever? I mean, sure it's convenient, but like, automatic flushing toilets, that's even better.

Okay, so back to the review. I could be cute and list all the "reasons why not" to watch "Emily's Reasons Why Not" but I figure other people will probably do that, plus it will take too much work. So instead, I'll list the "reasons why" to watch the show: Heather Graham's rack. She's got a nice set, and she flaunts it many times throughout the premiere episode.

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A couple of reasons "why" you should watch...

Heather Graham plays Emily Sanders, a successful editor of self help books "whose advice she just can't follow." She's got the right instincts for everything but relationships, so to help her make better choices in men, she starts a list of "Reasons Why Not." This cute device throws up red flags that warn her when a relationship has gone bad, therefore allowing her to call it off.

"Emily's Reasons Why Not" follows all the formulas of a single camera comedy. You got your narration, you got flashbacks, and of course the obligatory fantasy sequences. Yes, folks, they're all here. All the things that once seemed unique, now seems obligatory and boring.

But the cliches don't end there. You also have the "best friend," the "gay friend" and the "black guy," as well. In fact, in this show, they kill two birds with one stone by having the gay guy be the black guy too!

"Emily's Reasons Why Not" is the watered down, network wannabe of "Sex and the City." Except instead of having a lead actress that looks like a horse, we get Heather Graham. Oh, and there's no foul language or nudity.

"Emily's" isn't a totally awful show, but it's not good enough to be habit forming. I can't see myself panicking if I forgot to set the Tivo for it. It's just a "cute" show. Nothing more, nothing less.

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