What's working for me...

1. ABC's Bob Woodruff going back to Iraq. He gave several reasons for returning to the place where he was gravely injured in 2005, but he only needed one: to "get back on my horse."

2. Neil Patrick Harris to host the Emmys. After his showstopping, show-ending number at the Tony awards took YouTube by storm, this decision was as brilliant as it was obvious.

3. "Eureka." Whether you watch it on SyFy, MyFi or wi-fi, don't miss one of summer's perfect little shows.

... and what's not

1. "Dollhouse." Well, I was pulling for it, but now that KC's womanly writing tandem of Craft and Fain have jumped to "Lie to Me," the show is dead to me.

2. "Parenthood." The NBC series "inspired" by the 1980s movie was put on hold two months while star Maura Tierney recovers from illness. Judging from the pilot episode, I hope the producers use that time to heal the show of its lameness.

3. ESPN's Home Run Derby. This is the biggest waste of television time and hype since the NBA's slam dunk contest. Or at least it will be until a Royal is invited to it.