Zap2it Fall TV Preview 2008: NBC's New Shows

Crusoe (NBC)
Drama

Premieres: Friday, Oct. 17

Premise: Described as a combination of "MacGyver," "Castaway" and "Pirates of the Caribbean," this take on Daniel Defoe's adventure tale follows a man who has been shipwrecked on a tropical island for 28 years, but is still determined to return to the wife -- and life -- he left behind.

First Impressions: It looks awfully pretty, but we wonder if a 17th-century period piece is really the thing to draw a big audience on network TV.

Stars: Philip Winchester ("Thunderbirds"), Anna Walton ("Hellboy II"), Sam Neill ("The Tudors"), Sean Bean ("The Lord of the Rings"), Mia Maestro ("Alias"), Tongayi Chirisa, Joaquim De Almeida ("24")

Studio: Power Entertainment

Producers: Stephen Greenberg, Justin Bodle, Michael Prupas, Genevieve Hofmeyr, Jeffrey Hayes, Jean Bureau, Philip Key