OMFG! Who is going to tell TVGUIDe'S Moonlight fans their show is going to be surely renwed. And who's gonna tell TVGUIDE's readers the latest breaking news about Lauren Grham's life. So sad
Originally posted by TV-aholic: I've said it before and I'll say it again, one of the networks needs to programm the summer as individual week specials. Bring Back the "Quantum Leap Week" mentality to the summer, not unlike watching a series's Seaon DVD.
With the dismal numbers a show like BL gets during the summer, would more viewers watch it if 10-15 episodes were to be show in one week, but not have the series on again until fall?
First week could be 2 hour blocks of BL each night. The Second Week could be Desperate Housewives. The 3rd Week would Be Grey's Anatomy. The 4th... A season of Lost in one week. Miss them then, you miss them for the summer. ABC could fill in the 3rd hour of each night with shows like Wipeout & High School Musical, plus 20/20.
I love this idea. I much prefer to watch a show in large chunks, rather than doled out episode by episode, with weeks and sometimes months in between.
I find it much easier to get "into" a new show if I can see 3 or 4 episodes in a row. It gives me a much better feel for the characters and I tend to notice more things about the way the stories are crafted (usually positively).
I don't like coming in halfway through the run of a show, and I wish the networks would run series from the pilot onwards during the dog days of summer. I know I would at least try Dirty Sexy Money if ABC would show the whole in in a week or two. I'd watch Numbers too, if CBS would start again at the beginning.
I hope EW continues the same format of Ausiello's column - it's a great source for spoilers and whatnot when he's not being all bitchy.
Just watching Criminal Minds now for the first time in forever - this show would be pretty good if they could get some decent actors. What's up for the procedurals and getting the worst possible guest stars? and the stilted dialog? See also: Law & Order: SVU.
Another idea for the networks over the summer (or even on Saturdays) would be to pick up some foreign series, namely those from Canada. There's some great series coming out of Canada now that would be worth a try on a US net. Cold Squad and Davinchi's Inquest already do okay in syndication, and Corner Gas is on WGN every night at 9pm. I'm not sure what the numbers are like there. Just For Laughs also did decently for ABC last summer. They're not likely to hit it big, but as filler that could come at a very cheap price, it would be worth a shot.
Originally posted by DB108: I hope EW continues the same format of Ausiello's column - it's a great source for spoilers and whatnot when he's not being all bitchy.
Just watching Criminal Minds now for the first time in forever - this show would be pretty good if they could get some decent actors. What's up for the procedurals and getting the worst possible guest stars? and the stilted dialog? See also: Law & Order: SVU.
Another idea for the networks over the summer (or even on Saturdays) would be to pick up some foreign series, namely those from Canada. There's some great series coming out of Canada now that would be worth a try on a US net. Cold Squad and Davinchi's Inquest already do okay in syndication, and Corner Gas is on WGN every night at 9pm. I'm not sure what the numbers are like there. Just For Laughs also did decently for ABC last summer. They're not likely to hit it big, but as filler that could come at a very cheap price, it would be worth a shot.
You're probably seeing another show beacause CM has good actors and i've seen some memorable guest starring
Originally posted by DB108: I hope EW continues the same format of Ausiello's column - it's a great source for spoilers and whatnot when he's not being all bitchy.
Just watching Criminal Minds now for the first time in forever - this show would be pretty good if they could get some decent actors. What's up for the procedurals and getting the worst possible guest stars? and the stilted dialog? See also: Law & Order: SVU.
Another idea for the networks over the summer (or even on Saturdays) would be to pick up some foreign series, namely those from Canada. There's some great series coming out of Canada now that would be worth a try on a US net. Cold Squad and Davinchi's Inquest already do okay in syndication, and Corner Gas is on WGN every night at 9pm. I'm not sure what the numbers are like there. Just For Laughs also did decently for ABC last summer. They're not likely to hit it big, but as filler that could come at a very cheap price, it would be worth a shot.
You're probably seeing another show beacause CM has good actors and i've seen some memorable guest starring
I'll grant you that it's better than CSI NY/Miami (well, anything is better than Miami, really), and the acting is somewhat better than SVU. But the dialog? Ick. And those guest stars (from last night's episode)? Double ick. And the opening and closing quotes? What kind of show do the producers think this is? Nobody is watching because they want to be intellectually stimulated - they're watching because they want to see twisted people do twisted things to stupid victims. It just reeks of completely unnecessary pretensiousness. It's like putting lipstick on a pig.
Originally posted by DB108: I hope EW continues the same format of Ausiello's column - it's a great source for spoilers and whatnot when he's not being all bitchy.
Just watching Criminal Minds now for the first time in forever - this show would be pretty good if they could get some decent actors. What's up for the procedurals and getting the worst possible guest stars? and the stilted dialog? See also: Law & Order: SVU.
Another idea for the networks over the summer (or even on Saturdays) would be to pick up some foreign series, namely those from Canada. There's some great series coming out of Canada now that would be worth a try on a US net. Cold Squad and Davinchi's Inquest already do okay in syndication, and Corner Gas is on WGN every night at 9pm. I'm not sure what the numbers are like there. Just For Laughs also did decently for ABC last summer. They're not likely to hit it big, but as filler that could come at a very cheap price, it would be worth a shot.
You're probably seeing another show beacause CM has good actors and i've seen some memorable guest starring
I'll grant you that it's better than CSI NY/Miami (well, anything is better than Miami, really), and the acting is somewhat better than SVU. But the dialog? Ick. And those guest stars (from last night's episode)? Double ick. And the opening and closing quotes? What kind of show do the producers think this is? Nobody is watching because they want to be intellectually stimulated - they're watching because they want to see twisted people do twisted things to stupid victims. It just reeks of completely unnecessary pretensiousness. It's like putting lipstick on a pig.
Come on, just beacause you don't understand those quotes it doesn't mean it's stupid they are used. In fact it's a good idea (not original, beacause other shows used this kind of intro). Maybe you could specify what episodes you watched so i can understand or not your point. The dialogue seems very good also to me. In fact in the second and third season the dialogue is many times excellent
Off-Topic, but I didn't know where else to put it. Michael Ausiello is leaving TV Guide for Entertainment Weekly. TV Guide just lost probably its biggest "star."
Actually, I thought it repeated better Tuesday night than I would've guessed. You're right though in that it was very lead in dependent. Perhaps though with some more time behind Dancing, it will grow into a modest hit. Nevertheless, its done better than most stuff ABC has put behind Dancing, save fora few seasons of the Bachelor (which thankfully will get a hiatus this fall).
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Originally posted by TV-aholic: Not only does Sma Who ? NOT repeat well, it has a hard time with ORIGINAL episodes that does not have DWTS as its lead in.
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Originally posted by lopez: wow.. Samantha Who? must be the only decent show on ABC that repeats well.
Originally posted by DB108: I hope EW continues the same format of Ausiello's column - it's a great source for spoilers and whatnot when he's not being all bitchy.
Just watching Criminal Minds now for the first time in forever - this show would be pretty good if they could get some decent actors. What's up for the procedurals and getting the worst possible guest stars? and the stilted dialog? See also: Law & Order: SVU.
Another idea for the networks over the summer (or even on Saturdays) would be to pick up some foreign series, namely those from Canada. There's some great series coming out of Canada now that would be worth a try on a US net. Cold Squad and Davinchi's Inquest already do okay in syndication, and Corner Gas is on WGN every night at 9pm. I'm not sure what the numbers are like there. Just For Laughs also did decently for ABC last summer. They're not likely to hit it big, but as filler that could come at a very cheap price, it would be worth a shot.
You're probably seeing another show beacause CM has good actors and i've seen some memorable guest starring
I'll grant you that it's better than CSI NY/Miami (well, anything is better than Miami, really), and the acting is somewhat better than SVU. But the dialog? Ick. And those guest stars (from last night's episode)? Double ick. And the opening and closing quotes? What kind of show do the producers think this is? Nobody is watching because they want to be intellectually stimulated - they're watching because they want to see twisted people do twisted things to stupid victims. It just reeks of completely unnecessary pretensiousness. It's like putting lipstick on a pig.
Come on, just beacause you don't understand those quotes it doesn't mean it's stupid they are used. In fact it's a good idea (not original, beacause other shows used this kind of intro). Maybe you could specify what episodes you watched so i can understand or not your point. The dialogue seems very good also to me. In fact in the second and third season the dialogue is many times excellent
From what I've stomached of this series (and I'm not big on the cut and dried procedurals), this is better than both the CSI spinoffs and Cold Case, but what isn't? I'm excited that CBS is using their crime brand to bring in some crime dramas with actual characters this fall. The Mentalist and Eleventh Hour both look good and ABC has a solid sounding enough series in Life on Mars. Basically I haven't watched a crime show seriously since NYPD Blue. ABC had a few in there that were alright in LA Dragnet and 10-8 (really liked that one) but they never stuck.
Originally posted by TV-aholic: I've said it before and I'll say it again, one of the networks needs to programm the summer as individual week specials. Bring Back the "Quantum Leap Week" mentality to the summer, not unlike watching a series's Seaon DVD.
With the dismal numbers a show like BL gets during the summer, would more viewers watch it if 10-15 episodes were to be show in one week, but not have the series on again until fall?
First week could be 2 hour blocks of BL each night. The Second Week could be Desperate Housewives. The 3rd Week would Be Grey's Anatomy. The 4th... A season of Lost in one week. Miss them then, you miss them for the summer. ABC could fill in the 3rd hour of each night with shows like Wipeout & High School Musical, plus 20/20.
I love this idea. I much prefer to watch a show in large chunks, rather than doled out episode by episode, with weeks and sometimes months in between.
I find it much easier to get "into" a new show if I can see 3 or 4 episodes in a row. It gives me a much better feel for the characters and I tend to notice more things about the way the stories are crafted (usually positively).
I don't like coming in halfway through the run of a show, and I wish the networks would run series from the pilot onwards during the dog days of summer. I know I would at least try Dirty Sexy Money if ABC would show the whole in in a week or two. I'd watch Numbers too, if CBS would start again at the beginning.
I think that's a good idea for Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays pre-NBA playoffs and then new stuff can launch on those nights later on. I do think though that once Men in Trees is done in three weeks or so that Wednesdays need to return to Pushing Daisies, Private Practice, and DSM repeats to get ready for fall. They'll repeat poorly but the fans need to have them on to realize they're not canceled. I would pull repeats of Betty, Greys, Housewives, BL, and B&S for most of the summer. I'd transplant Eli Stone to Tuesdays after NBA playoffs and air it after those new shows so it gets another look too. Primetime can help fill in the holes on Thursdays and Sundays. I would also move repeats of Wife Swap and Supernanny to Fridays soon too into new 20/20 (which could also air 2 nights a week in the summer).
Thanks. I tried to figure out how to make an icon for The Next Food Network Star premiering this Sunday but I couldn't figure it out beyond pasting a picture into the program.
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Originally posted by TV-aholic: Instead of the { bracket, us a [ bracket.
Here is the code for using an icon. just substitue the URL for the icon you want tot use.
