The CW's New Shows for the 2007-08 Season

Aliens in America

Premieres: Monday, Oct. 1
Airs: Mondays at 8:30 p.m.

The Pitch: People are strange ... everywhere.

Justin Tolchuck (Dan Byrd) is 16, awkward and would rather keep a low profile at school, so it doesn't help when his mom decides to take in a foreign exchange student. When Raja Musharaff (Adhir Kalyan), a Pakistani Muslim, arrives, he and Justin find common ground in trying to survive high school in America.

What They Got Right: The boys' friendship, once it gets underway, is open, easygoing and rather touching -- exemplifying the show's message.

What's Oh, So Wrong: The depiction of the small Midwestern town's ignorance is a glaring stereotype that seems backward in itself.

Recommended If ...: Any group looks "all alike" to you.

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