WATCH OR SKIP: Your Complete Guide To The New Midseason TV

If you're a TV fan, this is one of the more depressing weeks of the year.

There's literally nothing on -- and next week won't be much better, unless you like watching "A Christmas Story" ten times in a row. (Not saying we don't.)

But in just a few weeks, all your small-screen friends will be back -- along with a crop of new shows.

Here's what to set your DVR for -- and what to let pass on by.

"Angry Boys" -- HBO, 1/1

Watch it if: you loved the underappreciated "Summer Heights High."

Skip it if: you haven't seen "Summer Heights High." Find it, watch it, then watch this.

"Work It" -- ABC, 1/3

Watch it if: you can't find your remote and don't own any books.

Skip it if: this trailer annoys you.

"The Firm" -- NBC, 1/8

Watch it if: you like everything about legal dramas but their sometimes dragging pace. This one moves like an action film.

Skip it if: you prefer your Josh Lucas in the confines of "Sweet Home Alabama."

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