You're right. I'm sick of ABC giving out single cam comedies. Let me rephrase that:
Sam I Am will be a hit, but if it had a laugh track, then it would dominate!
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Originally posted by mushu_jj: I agree. It looks good. I also think that any of ABC's new comedies, including midseason drama Eli Stone have potential. Of the bunch, Women's Murder Club and Pushing Daisies is most likely to fail, but even they have a decent shot. Cavemen, Carpoolers, and Miss/Guided all look like losers. If Notes from the Underbelly is indeed paired with Sam I Am, ABC should have two solid comedies come out of next year. That would be a good start.
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Originally posted by Justin: Sam I Am will for sure be a huge hit for ABC, comedy wise.
Given the track record of the single-camera comedies on ABC, I wouldn't say "for sure". But I think this one has the more potential than any of the others ever had. Women's Murder Club is an awful title, and being on Friday will not help. I don't agree on Notes From the Underbelly, I think viewers have already rejected it (hey, I could be wrong here, only time will tell). I don't know if Pushing Daisies can be a self-starter on Wednesdays, but Ugly Betty didn't have a problem last year self-starting in a tougher timeslot. And like pretty much everyone else, I think Cavemen and Carpoolers will be bombs. Perhaps their slogan will be: "15 minutes of this show is 15 minutes you will never get back".
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"Cavemen" will be either a hit or a flop, nothing in between. I'll certainly watch at least 2-3 eps unless it's just plain goshawful. But I believe "Notes" will tank, so at least one new comedy will have a full season.
I've seen but one pilot..."Sam I Am"...and to me, it looked impressive & funny. If that's indicative of the course of the show ep after ep, it'll be a BIG hit, imo.
"Carpoolers"? It'll hafta be something on the order of Dagwood's car pool in the comix to have a chance. After all, how much can the same bunch say to each other day after day within the confines of a car?
From what I've read about "Pushing Daisies", & the promo I've seen...if the producers & actors can do as good a job with the actual show as ABC has in hyping it, it'll be a winner. I'll certainly sample it at least a few times.
"Miss/Guided"? Possibly a 3-ep flop. Been wrong before, might be wrong here, but to me, it doesn't look too hot.
I've also read that the buyers think GA's audience will stick around for BS.
LMAO ... The Grey's audience tunes in every week for "BS", so why wouldn't they stick around for an additional hour of it? Talk about "swill fare"... Big Shots looks like it might be good, though.
I think Carpoolers is going to be the first ABC show to get cancelled. Pushing Daisies is either going to be the next quirky-Twin Peaks-style cult hit or else it will be the next The Nine and be the most high quality show of the season that people could have cared less about watching. ABC theoretically needs one of its three Wednesdays shows to fail by February, though, so this will probably be it and Lost can have its original timeslot back.
Of all ABC's new shows, I'm rooting most for Dirty Sexy Money to succeed... it looks KICK ASS and -- besides The CW's Gossip Girl -- it's the show I'm most excited about from ANY network... at least until Jezebel James premieres, anyway. Sam I Am looks pretty funny and I'm quite pleased that Notes From the Underbelly will be back with a more compatible lead-in than According to Phlegm, so I hope they both do well, too. ABC has by far more shows that I want to sample than any of the other networks do... maybe it's their lack of vampires and singing Hugh Jackmans. I dunno. Too bad about Football Wives, though... I was really looking forward to that (assuming, of course, that Xena would have gotten recast after the pilot was picked up). Oh well.
Big Shots and Women's Murder Club will be the first shows cancelled this season. Pushing Daisies will make a full season but be pulled after that. The comedies will all flop, as will new drama Eli Stone. DSM is another soapy show. It will get a full season but its future beyond that is questionable. Cashmiere Mafia will be a laughing stock.
Cavemen: This will be the kind of show that people will be too embarrased to admit they watch. I think the series may open with decent/large numbers due to curiosity (at best) then bomb in the following weeks. This series is already getting tons of negative buzz and I dont see how in anyway that this show could survive... maybe if it were still the 80's.
Carpoolers: This series will be dead on arrival.
Cashmere Mafia: I've read some reviews for this series and they are rather negative, most enjoy NBC's Lipstick Jungle much better (they should really move that to the fall) and I dont think this series will do too well.
Private Practice: Will not be as big as Grey's Anatomy, honestly, I see it premiering with around 17 million viewers, then decreasing and averaging around 13 to 14 million viewers. The back-door-pilot received negative reviews from fans and critics alike but if Shonda gets her stuff together to make the series good, I can definitely see it being the biggest hit for ABC next season.
Big Shots: This show can really go either way. I dont think it will hold onto Grey's audience that much. Dirty Sexy Money would have been a better fit. I think it will last the season but I dont know if it will return next season.
Dirty Sexy Money and Pushing Daisies: I really dont know; putting three new shows on one night is rather risky and I believe that these two shows are probably going to be ABC's best reviewed shows (Pushing Daisies already is), but I'm not sure how many viewers will flock to "Daisies" while Dirty Sexy Money can really go either way. But I definitely think that "Dirty" will last at least an entire season.
Like this season and the season before it, ABC will have no breakout hit, but they'll have to renew something, just so McFearson can make it look like he's doing his job well. That something will be "Private Practice" and "Dirty Sexy Money" -- this year's "Brothers and Sisters" and "Ugly Betty."
As for which shows will be this year's "Men in Trees," "October Road" and "Notes from the Underbelly" (the renewed shows that nobody really watches or gives a toss about), I'm not yet ready to make that call.
"Cavemen" and "Carpoolers" getting on the air period -- let alone being the only two comedies picked up -- is a travesty. They will both get the ratings they richly deserve.
Of all the new summer dross they're dumping onto the air, "The Next Best Thing" is the only one that will return next summer. "Fast Cars & Superstars," "I-Caught" and the Shaq thing will all be DOA.
Originally posted by Riff Rafferty: Of all the new summer dross they're dumping onto the air, "The Next Best Thing" is the only one that will return next summer. "Fast Cars & Superstars," "I-Caught" and the Shaq thing will all be DOA.
Riff I think you're underestimating Nascar fans and Shaq is still the only player in the NBA people care about. The I-Caught is certainly intriguing, but Primetime is far from ratings fire these days (of course it never really was a hit by any means).
Riff I think you're underestimating Nascar fans and Shaq is still the only player in the NBA people care about. The I-Caught is certainly intriguing, but Primetime is far from ratings fire these days (of course it never really was a hit by any means).
I agree. I think Fast Cars & Superstars has a good chance of being a summer hit. It is one of the very few Celebreality show I actually look forward too.
Originally posted by Show: Big Shots and Women's Murder Club will be the first shows cancelled this season.
Over at ABC.com everyone in the Womens Murder Club meddage board seemed to be looking foward to it. I guess the books were pretty popular and people are really excited! I've also searched the web and a lot more people feel the same! You never know, it could be the surprise hit of the season.
I think Big Shots could go either way. People are calling Big Shots "Desperate Housewives" for men. The is both good and bad. It's good because it's something fresh....mens perspective rather than a womens. But bad because DH is on a downward spiral.
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Riff I think you're underestimating Nascar fans and Shaq is still the only player in the NBA people care about. The I-Caught is certainly intriguing, but Primetime is far from ratings fire these days (of course it never really was a hit by any means).
I agree. I think Fast Cars & Superstars has a good chance of being a summer hit. It is one of the very few Celebreality show I actually look forward too.
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Big Shots looks like it might be good, though.
