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JuntaJoe
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 8:21 pm Post subject: New fall shows |
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Looks like the networks are trying to break out of their molds a little bit.
ABC is going to try a dark version of Groundhog's Day that gas a detective reliving a bad day over and over again. Day Break might be good for a season, but who wants to see the same plot for years on end.
Fox looks to have a great comedy in Til Death. Fox brought us Married with Children and Malcom in the Middle, so they know a thing or two about the dark and funny side of marriage.
But CBS seems to have trumped the competition again. They have three new ones that look good. The post nuclear Jerico is a truly bold move for tv. Long a province of games and movies, the apocalyptic theme is finally getting some airtime. Then you have Shark bring James Woods to the small screen as a powerhouse shyster lawyer trying to teach a DA's office how to win cases. To say typecasting would be faint praise. This role was made for him. It should be good. But the show Smith is what I'm fired up about. Ray Liotta is also going to the small screen as a criminal mastermind with Virginia Madsen as his wife. After a ton of detective shows over the last few years, this is a fresh twist that looks like they yank for all its worth.
Toss in the CSI's, The Unit, and NCIS, it looks like CBS will be the place for action on tv. Tuesday nights will be pure adrenaline. |
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TriBeCa
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: ABC is going to try a dark version of Groundhog's Day that gas a detective reliving a bad day over and over again. Day Break might be good for a season, but who wants to see the same plot for years on end.
Maybe at the end of each season he gets to move on to the next day? :roll:
Quote: The post nuclear Jerico is a truly bold move for tv. Long a province of games and movies, the apocalyptic theme is finally getting some airtime.
Jeremiah did the post-apocalyptic thing. I didn't see it because they don't have Showtime in Canada, but it seemed to be well-received. |
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JuntaJoe
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| Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 3:05 am Post subject: |
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Bah! We don't count Canadian shows here.
We just film ours in Vancouver to avoid union payments. :P |
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NibbyCat
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| Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:42 am Post subject: |
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JuntaJoe wrote: Bah! We don't count Canadian shows here.
We just film ours in Vancouver to avoid union payments. :P
Ummm, JJ, Jeremiah was on the US network Showtime. It had the guy who played Theo Huxtable on Cosby. I can't remember the kid's name, ATM. I saw a few episodes, enough to be intrigued, but unfortunately it was opposite something else and I missed enough to get lost. |
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TriBeCa
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| Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 8:52 am Post subject: |
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Yeah...not a Canadian show. Canadian's don't count most Canadian shows either....
Jeremiah was starring Luke Perry of 90210 fame, opposite Malcolm Jamal Warner.
It was written by J. Michael Straczinsky, which I think gave it an automatic fan base. |
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JuntaJoe
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| Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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But it still was a cable show and we all know that means they couldn't sell it to the networks or it was too risque for broadcast.
In any case, I have no intention of ever paying for a show and then having to suffer commercial breaks.
That's just paying for something twice. |
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JuntaJoe
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| Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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So what do I do?
Miss the premiere night. :roll:
But I did catch Jerico tonight. Interesting, but not fantastic. It looks like they are still getting the storyline setup and skipping big theatrics. I see this as kind of the "pressure cooker" genre where the citizens cope with a safe, but small bubble of existence that keeps shrinking. The show does have a full cast of experienced character actors and could be a quality show if it gets good writing. |
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JuntaJoe
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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I saw Shark tonight with James Woods. The premise is pretty simple and the writing isn't bold or surprising. It's all about a vehicle for James Woods' personality.
And he pulls it off.
I've always like his acting and they found the perfect screen persona for him.
This is about star power, pure and simple.
It's excellent tv. |
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ExarKun
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| Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:03 pm Post subject: |
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I really liked Shark, missed Jericho, and only caught the last half of Studio 60 (did you try and watch that, from what I saw intresting). I also didn't get to see Smith either.
But from what I saw of Studio 60 and seeing Shark both may be new show's i'm gonna watch.
All the comedies are crap, I mean there just stupid and awful. They may be done by great writers and so forth but I didn't like any of the new comedies so far. |
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NibbyCat
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I haven't seen any comedies since... since... The one with Tim Allen as the tool guy.. Home Improvement. I've caught a few episodes of various ones, but wasn't impressed.
I saw Six Degrees instead of Shark... I don't know. Neither one seems to thrill me, but I was tired and it's on late. |
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