John Dunbar
correct about everything
I read that none of Veronica Mars' cast members have been booked for CW's upfront. Not looking good for that show. Too bad since I really liked the 3rd season.
Memles said:The bigger thing about these lists is the other show that CBS doesn't mention: Jericho. It's in trouble. Big trouble.
No problem.Memles said:Oh, and thanks Cornballer for the link to the Metacritic site, I've linked to it from my blog. It's most helpful.
SF Chronicle - May 4th said:You have to give credit to Rob Thomas, the creator of the much-hyped but little-viewed "Veronica Mars," for trying to save his show, which seemed all but dead at the CW when it failed to ignite this season with Veronica (the lovely and talented Kristen Bell) going to college. Thomas, sensing doom, pitched the idea that his cute private detective would (by fast-forwarding her life a few years) become a rookie FBI agent. And just like that, the CW would have a police procedural, the kind of show sister network CBS just adores. The studio gave him some money to film a mini-pilot of his idea, and now the CW will decide its fate.
FoneBone said:Back to NBC... Bionic Woman actually looks somewhat promising, though that's more because of how slick it looks (NBC clearly spent a ton on the pilot) than on the premise or writing.
Net wasn't commenting Tuesday, but several people familiar with the situation said none of the skeins has been given a series order for next season. "Close to Home" had been considered near dead for several months now, with "Class" on the longshot list, but there had been speculation that CBS would exercise some patience with "Jericho."
Eye skeins getting better news this week include "How I Met Your Mother," which has been picked up for a third season. Eye's most buzzworthy laffer might seem to be a no-brainer for renewal, but CBS execs make producers sweat it out until the last minute.
Memles said:Variety has some final word on CBS...and it's not good for Jericho.
Jericho, The Class, Close to Home Get the Axe - Variety
However, the good news: How I Met Your Mother has been renewed! Huzzah, my DVD purchase was not in vain.
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Memles said:Assuming The CW orders 4 comedies and keeps Smackdown, that leaves 8 hours of programming.
ANTM
One Tree Hill
Supernatural
Smallville
Reaper
Gossip Girl
Wild at Heart (African Drama)
???
Chances are that a cheap reality show (Beauty & the Geek, if they're casting for it as Jonny seems to say) is going to fill that spot before Veronica Mars.
The bigger thing about these lists is the other show that CBS doesn't mention: Jericho. It's in trouble. Big trouble.
Oh, and thanks Cornballer for the link to the Metacritic site, I've linked to it from my blog. It's most helpful.
White Man said:Nice to hear Supernatural is back. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for Veronica Mars. PLEASE CW!!!
Additionally, the network has renewed sci-fi dramas Smallville and Supernatural and teen soap One Tree Hill for next season, while comedy All of Us and drama Veronica Mars wont be coming back.
Memles said:
jobber said:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Milchjon said:Well, there might be one small last chance http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Exclusive-Veronica-Mars/800015122
Memles said:Variety has some final word on CBS...and it's not good for Jericho.
Jericho, The Class, Close to Home Get the Axe - Variety
However, the good news: How I Met Your Mother has been renewed! Huzzah, my DVD purchase was not in vain.
B.K. said:I wonder why they decided not to renew Jericho. I thought they said before it had it's break that it would have a second season.
"Mayor of New York"
White Man said:Nice to hear Supernatural is back. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for Veronica Mars. PLEASE CW!!!
Exactly. After the great S1, it had no place to go but down. Add in the network switch and catering to the Gilmore Girls audience and the show went down even faster. Better to put VM out of its misery.Solo said:WB/CW can only renew such a ratings cancer so many times. Frankly, Im surprised we got 3 years.
Im honestly glad VM has been cancelled. And this is coming from a guy who thinks S1 is possibly his favorite television season EVER.
The only thing that stinks is that we wont get a proper series finale.
Mooreberg said:Also is it true that ABC is going to move Lost to 9PM on Tuesday? (a.k.a. on against House)
Solo said:I just want Kristen Bell on a new show, on a decent network, pronto. Shes far too talented (and cute) to be unemployed for long.
Cornballer said:Here's a link to the full CBS press release prior to the upfront. Plenty of information in there...
mj1108 said:Cool to see "The IT Crowd" being picked up. Wonder how they'll bring it over here like The Office.
Also, looking forward to seeing "The Thick of It". Mitch Hurwitz and Richard Day are behind it (Arrested Development).
Cornballer said:ABC's Fall Preview from their website. Includes descriptions, video, etc...
KID NATION is a reality-based series in which 40 kids will have 40 days to build a new world - in a ghost town that died in the 19th Century. These kids, ages 8-15, will spend more than a month without their parents or modern comforts in Bonanza City, N.M., attempting to do what their forefathers could not - build a town that works. They will cook their own meals, clean their own outhouses, haul their own water and even run their own businesses - including the old town saloon (root beer only). They'll also create a real government - four kid leaders who will guide the group through their adventure, pass laws and set bedtimes. Through it all, they'll cope with regular childhood emotions and situations: homesickness, peer pressure and the urge to break every rule they've ever known. At the end of each episode, all 40 kids will gather at an old fashioned Town Hall meeting where they will debate the issues facing Bonanza City. They'll show wisdom beyond their years and the unflinching candor that only kids can exhibit. There are no eliminations on KID NATION - you only go home if you want to. And in every Town Hall meeting, kids may raise their hands and leave. Will they stick it out? In the end, will these kids prove to adults everywhere (and their own parents!) that they have the vision to build a better world than the pioneers who came before them? And just as importantly, will they come together as a cohesive unit, or will they abandon all responsibility and succumb to the childhood temptations that lead to round-the-clock chaos? KID NATION is produced by Emmy Award winner Tom Forman ("Extreme Makeover: Home Edition") for Tom Forman Prods. and Good TV, Inc.
jamesinclair said:Is it just me, or is there no good TV until January?
24, Lost, Amazing Race
S5 of The Wire doesn't start until next Spring, as well. Time to warm up the dvd player!B.K. said:Don't forget Battlestar Galactica. It starts sometime in 2008 too.
Novid said:They are really ****ing serious about moving away from Serials.
jamesinclair said:Is it just me, or is there no good TV until January?
24, Lost, Amazing Race
jericho, studio gone...
argh
The new Vampire Series that will suffer the same fate as Jericho...
Stoney Mason said:Unfortunately almost across the board the serials all took a ratings decline. I still fill that form of television is far superior to standalone episodes, however. I think part of the problem also is that they sort of flooded the market on them last season. They over-saturated.
Memles said:No, no it won't. Moonlight is actually a series about a vampire who works as a private investigator, so much like Ghost Whisperer it will have a strong enough procedural element to last especially after its strong lead-in.
And yeah, the reality is that the serials were overplayed this year and the result is a complete departure from them. This will change in a few years, and the cycle will continue.
Novid said:Thats somewhat true, but when Lost Started it was called the next Star Trek. I think one, Idol wasnt as good as it was the last three years, two House has better writers than Grays even though Grays has better ratings on the advrage, three daylights savings moved up, four Cable and Satellite, five the new people meters.
Dude, I have no idea what you're even trying to say or prove here. Grey's? Star Trek? Horse and the Food Supply? I'm just totally missing everything here, it doesn't make a lick of sense.Novid said:That dont even sound right. I need magic and swords and human drama, not another Law and Order Vampire Freaks But still, im in the camp thats says dont change the horse when everybody else is ****ing up the food supply
Memles said:Dude, I have no idea what you're even trying to say or prove here. Grey's? Star Trek? Horse and the Food Supply? I'm just totally missing everything here, it doesn't make a lick of sense.
Here's a link to a piece I wrote on why Jericho and Heroes will, eventually, suffer the same fate as Lost and start losing their viewers. And, as we've seen, it's true. And has nothing to do with horses.
Sci-Futility: Why Heroes and Jericho will End Up Just Like Lost
TJ Bennett said:Where's the excitement for Shark season 2?
Cornballer said:Edit: Scooped by memles...