Well, Nash Bridges and Party of Five are gone (thank goodness). But if you think that means you don’t get to see exciting television programming set in your favorite City – you’re wrong!! There are still plenty of shows set in San Francisco, and at least four new ones started just last month!

“MDs” on ABC and “Presidio Med” on CBS both air on Wednesdays at 9pm Pacific time, so you’ll have to pick one to watch, and tape the other (if you really need to). My personal pick between the two is “MDs,” but my Tall Boy prefers “Presidio Med” for some reason.

“MDs” is sort of a medical “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” about two outlaw doctors who win our hearts by bucking the bureaucratic medical establishment, treating patients who don’t have insurance, and (as if that wasn’t enough) by looking tossled, unshaven, and hung over.

“Presidio Med,” on the other hand, is sort of a medical “Hogan’s Heroes” (only without the comedy) in its kooky misrepresentation of reality. But if we suspend our disbelief and accept that the medical staff of a San Francisco hospital (in the Embarcadero Center, no less) could possibly be so white, we are treated to a wonderful cast of actors, including Blythe Danner and that woman who used to be on China Beach. But ultimately, what really matters is that both “MDs” and “Presidio Med” are set in San Francisco.

If you don’t do the hospital dromedy thing, but you were a fan of Ally McBeal, well then maybe “Girl’s Club” is the show you’ve been waiting for. It’s about three pretty, young lawyers who are determined to make it in the cut-throat world of lawyering – if they can only learn to act like adults instead of whiny, bitchy, immature, cry-baby sorority sisters. Most importantly, “Girl’s Club” is set in Frisco!

Don’t like hunky, disheveled surgeons or nubile young lawyers? Then you must be looking for a detective program! “Monk” is the show for you, about an obsessive-compulsive former police officer who’s afraid of just about everything, not hunky or nubile by any definition of the words, and is working independently as a detective. I haven’t seen this one, because it’s on USA network, but the main thing to know is it’s set in San Fran!!

If these shows are too realistic for you, then you’ll be happy to know that “Charmed” is still on the air. “Charmed” is about three very powerful sisters/witches who always work their magic to save the world before their one-hour time slot is up. One sister is married to an angel; another is pregnant and dating a demon, and the third is just kind of slutty. They are played by the actresses Melissa Alano, Rose McGowan, and the one who used to be on “Picket Fences.” The most fantastical, out of this world departure from reality that “Charmed” offers is that the three sisters live in San Francisco, in a house with a lawn.

These aren’t the only shows set in San Francisco, of course. There’s “Suddenly Susan,” Dharma and Greg,” and “Full House” still viewable in syndication. And a whole bevy of others that I’m sure I just can’t think of.

And of course, there have been just scads of movies shot in the City. You’d be surprised how many. Just look at this list!