And I have added captures from the latest videos that have been posted a few days back.

Summary: Steven finds his footing as father to his 9-year-old son; Dawn opens up about her family; Rolly, in Afghanistan, misses the big moments in Dawn’s pregnancy.

And below the cut is a video of Anne Son documenting her move from Los Angeles to Austin since the cast was given cameras to do exactly that. Michael makes an appearance during… why, bowling, of course!

ABC placed second, with the series premiere of “My Generation” (5.2 million, 1.6) tying The CW at 8 p.m. for last place in the hour. “My Gen” was down 60% from the debut of “FlashForward” in the time period.

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You may have seen the film crews around Austin. They are part of a new show on ABC called “My Generation,” debuting this Thursday on KVUE.

At first sight it appears to be a documentary. The show has the look and feel of reality TV, yet the characters are actors and the plot is scripted.

The story centers on the lives of nine high school graduates from the class of 2000, and how major events like 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina shaped them. Each character resembles a high school archetype, from the overachiever to the beauty queen.

It all takes place in Austin. “We don’t hide the city at all,” said actor Michael Stahl-David. “We say it is Austin, and we use emblematic places of the city.”

“These characters go to places that are so familiar,” said actor Julian Morris. “Whether it’s Amy’s Ice Cream, East Side Showroom, or Barton Springs.”

One of the show’s stars, Mehcad Brooks, even grew up here. After appearances on “Desperate Housewives” and “True Blood,” Brooks says he is glad to working at home.

“I’m blessed and I’m really lucky,” Brooks told KVUE. “I get to go home and have home-cooked meals with my grandmother and my mom.”

Producers are taping 13 episodes. Bob Hudgins with the Texas Film Commission estimates it will pump about $25 million into the economy. To compare, he says, a big box office film pumps in around $35 million.

For Phil Schriber, the owner of a company that provides transportation and trailers for the cast and crew, the show has already been a hit.

“We just bought 10 new trailers last month,” Schriber said. “So we are really psyched up and hoping it just keeps rolling.”

Filming for “My Generation” is scheduled to continue into December.

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Only two more days until the show premieres!!

The videos cannot be embedded so you can view them here, here, here and here.

We now know that Michael doesn’t own a DVR and that he watches Mad Men. (;

Only 9 more days until the show premieres!! Are you excited already?

E! Online has published an article about My Generation and the consensus of those who have watched the pilot was that they either loved or hated it.

The Office did it. Modern Family did it. So why not make a new drama series that is fully centered around the documentary format, catching up with high schoolers 10 years after they graduated? Sounds genius, right?

Well…um, maybe.

Welcome to the most controversial new series of the TV season, which is bound to spark an intense debate among viewers…

My Generation (ABC)

Premieres: Thurs, Sept. 23, 8-9 p.m.
Competition: The Vampire Diaries (CW), The Big Bang Theory (CBS), $#*! My Dad Says (CBS), Bones (Fox), Community (NBC), 30 Rock (NBC)
Cast: Michael Stahl-David, Jaime King, Keir O’Donnell, Sebastian Sozzi, Anne Son, Kelli Garner, Mehcad Brooks, Daniella Alonso, Julian Morris, Elizabeth Keener
Status: We’ve seen the pilot.

Some of us liked it. Some of us haaaated it. That’s what you need to know about the internal debate here at E! Online among those who have seen My Generation. And at the risk of starting another hair-pulling, name-calling (not really, but it did get ugly), um, conversation in these here offices, here is what we can share.

This modern-day docudrama centers on nine very different kids—the jock, the cheerleader, the geek, etc—from the class of 2000 who kept video diaries of sorts throughout their senior year of high school. Now 10 years later, the documentary crew is checking back in with the gang, and even though most weren’t even friends back then they are miraculously connected somehow a decade later. And so the story goes.

The fact that My Generation’s premiere episode wants to be so many things (young, hip, socially conscious, ironic…the list goes on!) makes it either extremely unique, or a convoluted mess, depending on your TV taste. The real test of course will come with the second and third episodes, when all the exposition is behind us.

The big question surrounding My Generation is whether the awkward documentary format that works so well for the likes of Steve Carell or Ty Burell (getting “caught” by the camera, putting up a front for the audience, etc) can work for a soapy drama in which we need to truly believe the depth of the characters.

One thing we all agree on: The bitchy documentary producer behind the camera (whom you hear, but don’t see) is highly hateable. But maybe it’s supposed to be that way?

In conclusion, you should definitely watch My Generation…if your quota for Thursday night eye candy is low. And if that is the case, might we suggest some safer alternatives like Joel McHale, Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev, Kaley Cuoco, David Boreanaz, Tina Fey, Jim Parsons, Gillian Jacobs, Emily Deschanel…

Verdict: DVR it. Undoubtedly some of you will love this show. And given its pairing with Grey’s Anatomy, it could even be the dark horse of the season to break out into a big hit. And half our office will cheer.

Additionally My Generation has made it onto Extra’s 10 New Fall TV Shows to Watch list! You can find the slideshow here.

It’s really awesome to see My Generation (and Michael!) generate buzz. September 23 cannot come soon enough!

Captures of the pilot can now be found in the gallery.