With the new fall lineup for the major television networks out, commercials demand almost immediate allegiance to their shows. “Inconceivable,” a new show on NBC, isn’t much different from what other TV networks have already come up with. It has the usual mix: sex, lies, deception and secrets. But here’s the twist: babies, and a whole lot of them.

The story line revolves around Family Options Fertility Clinic, a place for couples who cannot conceive on their own. Behind closed doors, the doctors’ agenda is all personal drama and inter-office sex. One of the male doctors, for example, played by Jonathan Cake of “Fallen,” gets involved with a female co-worker and eventually screws her over. She exacts her revenge when she collects his sperm and places it in a cup with sperm donations.

With so many shows about doctors and their clinics and hospitals, the whole medical thing gets old. Though "Inconceivable" attempts originality by using babies as the main theme of the show, as well as a stellar cast featuring Ming Na from the hit TV show "ER," and Angie Harmon, formerly of "Law and Order," the show still falls short. Sure, the producers try to reach people from all backgrounds, but that attempt only goes so far. One way they attempt this is by using a gay couple who has a woman carry their child. One of the men is obsessive and basically stalks the surrogate mother while she goes about her daily life. He critiques her every move in fear that she isn’t doing what is healthy for their child. And while it may be a modern take on parenthood, it feels forced.

Gay couples on TV are nothing new. Shows like "Will and Grace" and "Kevin Hill" feature the relationship between homosexuality and parenthood. Like the whole medical thing, it feels like been-there, done-that. The brain children behind the show, Marco Pennette of “What I Like About You” and Oliver Goldstick of “Desperate Housewives,” are the executive producers. “Inconceivable” premiered Friday, September 23 at 10 p.m. on NBC.