Originally posted by TAYLORJNG: I wonder if Three Rivers is next.
Nah, with their not giving up on the show during sweeps, I think they'll go the route of The Class and Cane and simply air the 13-rpisode order through January. They'll do the same with AoP to see how its numbers hold up without any competition from DWTS. That way, the shows won't be "cancelled", they simply won't be "renewed".
The Class had 18 episodes. It then concluded in March, and was canceled in May. I think that is the route that AOP is taking.
Originally posted by TV-aholic: I honestly think you are the only person in America that has the conspiracy theory that V is a secret, right wing attack on the Obama Administration.
I have watched both episodes and have seen noting relating to current politics, good or bad.
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Originally posted by pisher: How about the kids being lured in to join some kind of voluntary Visitor Youth Service Corp--which of course will turn out to be MANDATORY. THE OBAMA-NAZI-ALIEN WANTS OUR YOUNG!!!!
Seriously--dude--the script comes across as written by Glenn Beck--only not nearly as much fun.
No, he isn't. The first version of V was widely seen as an allegory for the rise of Nazi Germany and this one is seen as a slam at Obama and his perception by the Right as being seen as The One by what they consider his followers. The more sane among us call ourselves voters, but potayto, potahto.
Oh please--that Dan Quayle ref is SO 80's. Much like V itself.
Nah, more Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers and Let's Call The Whole Thing Off. Now, had I spelled potayto potahto with an 'e' at the end, you might have had something there.
Posts: 271 | Location: Los Angeles | Registered: 25 February 2008
ABC: 8:00pm Dancing With the Stars Recap Show: 10.32 million viewers, 2.1 A 18-49 9:00pm Dancing With the Stars: 16.52, 3.6 10:00pm Eli Stone: 7.01, 1.8
CBS: 8:00pm NCIS: 18.75, 4.0 9:00pm The Mentalist: 16.52, 4.0 10:00pm Without a Trace: 12.23, 2.8
NBC: 8:00pm The Biggest Loser: 8.10, 3.5 10:00pm Law & Order: SVU: 9.42, 3.6
The CW: 8:00pm 90210: 2.72, 1.4 9:00pm Privileged: 1.86, 0.9
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Tuesday 11/13/07:
ABC: 8:00pm Cavemen: 4.61 million viewers, 1.6 A 18-49 8:30pm Carpoolers: 5.15, 1.9 9:00pm Dancing With the Stars: 17.46, 4.1 10:00pm Boston Legal: 11.76, 2.9
The CW: 8:00pm Beauty and the Geek: 2.43, 1.2 9:00pm Reaper: 2.42, 1.2
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Tuesday 11/14/06:
ABC: 8:00pm Dancing With the Stars: 26.72, 7.5 (keep in mind, there were demo-worthy contestants this season) 9:30pm Show Me the Money (series premiere, 90 minutes): 12.54, 3.9
ABC: 8:00pm My Wife and Kids: , 3.0 8:30pm George Lopez: , 3.4 9:00pm According to Jim: , 4.1 (yeah, Jim used to be a hit) 9:30pm Rodney: , 3.8 10:00pm NYPD Blue: 9.09, 2.9
CBS: 8:00pm NCIS: 15.26, 3.6 9:00pm The Amazing Race 6 (2 hours, season premiere): 11.80, 4.9
NBC: 8:00pm The Biggest Loser: 10.55, 4.5 9:30pm Scrubs: 8.38, 3.9 10:00pm Law & Order: SVU: 16.30, 6.4
Fox: 8:00pm The Billionaire Rebel: Branson's Quest For the Best: 5.35, 2.3 9:00pm House (series premiere): 7.00, 2.7 (this show has certainly grown!)
UPN: 8:00pm The Vide Awards (special): 5.42, 2.3
The WB: 8:00pm Gilmore Girls: 5.94, 2.7 9:00pm One Tree Hill: 4.21, 2.0
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Tuesday 11/11/03:
ABC: 8:00pm 8 Simple Rules: 11.61, 4.4 8:30pm I'm With Her: 8.93, 3.7 9:00pm According to Jim: 11.65, 4.9 9:30pm Primetime (90 minutes): 15.68, 5.9
CBS: 8:00pm Andy Griffith Reunion: Return to Mayberry (special): 21.64, 4.7 9:00pm The Gaurdian: 12.62, 3.0 10:00pm Judging Amy: 11.78, 3.2
George Lopez Show Was and always will be a funny show. I roll on the ground when I watch the show. Please don't compare that trash called Hank to George Lopez show there is no comparison
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Exclusive: 'Wipeout' -- Another Reality-Show Death
USC grad suffered stroke while performing a stunt on ABC's physically grueling series. By Daniel Frankel Published: November 11, 2009
In the latest deadly reality show incident, a contestant died last week after suffering a stroke while performing a stunt on ABC's physically grueling hit series "Wipeout," TheWrap has learned.
Tom Sparks, 33, a recent graduate of the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, was rushed from the northern Los Angeles set of the show to a local hospital two weeks ago. Sparks later was transfered to Cedars Sinai Medical Center, where doctors performed several brain surgeries.
But doctors ultimately decided there was too much brain damage, and he couldn't be saved, according an email sent to alumni by an Annenberg faculty member.
Sparks died Nov. 5.
The death highlights an emerging challenge for the increasingly dominant nonfiction TV business, which relies heavily on everyday individuals, often placed in difficult situations. Despite what the industry describes as rigorous vetting procedures, deeper physical and psychological issues are often hard to detect.
Currently taping its third season, and loosely derived from several physically challenging Japanese game shows, “Wipeout” requires its contestants to negotiate myriad obstacle courses -- such as jumping over hurdles while traversing a 40-foot-long treadmill -- in an attempt to collect a cash prize.
Problems first arose when Sparks complained of knee pain on the first part of the obstacle course, and producers instructed him to stop his run, an individual close to the production told TheWrap. Medics noticed that he was experiencing shortness of breath, and he was taken to a local hospital for further examination.
Sparks and his wife, Kate, with whom he was competing on "Wipeout," had been married two months and had just returned from a European honeymoon.
“We offer our heartfelt condolences to the family,” a joint ABC/Endemol statement read. “This is a tragic loss and our thoughts are with them at this time.”
Members of Sparks’ immediate family weren’t available for comment. However, his father, Bill Sparks, has told friends and family that his son suffered from a pre-existing condition, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS), a disease that causes unnatural clotting of the blood.
According to the nonprofit APS Foundation's website, detection of the disease requires a specialized blood test that would not typically be conducted during a routine physical exam. As with virtually all shows involving physical competition, Endemol subjects contestants to an exam prior to their participation, the individual close to the production said.
Certainly, Sparks gave no prior indication of ill health. He wrote on his Facebook page that he had recently completed the Long Beach Marathon.
Graduating from USC in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in communications, he had served production roles for L.A.’s KROQ Radio and ABC’s "Jimmy Kimmel Live," before becoming a morning deejay on radio station KSKI in Sun Valley, Idaho. A regular contributor to the broadband video venture CalifornialifeHD.com, he returned to USC in 2007 and received his master's degree just last spring.
“Tom truly was one of the most positive people I’ve worked with in broadcasting,” said CaliforniaLifeHD producer Heather Dawson. “He started working for our show last summer after graduating from USC. He was a true talent and well liked by everyone.”
In announcing a Wednesday memorial service in Los Angeles for his son, Bill Sparks requested donations be sent to the APS Foundation of America in lieu of flowers.
ABC: 8:00pm Dancing With the Stars Recap Show: 10.32 million viewers, 2.1 A 18-49 9:00pm Dancing With the Stars: 16.52, 3.6 10:00pm Eli Stone: 7.01, 1.8
CBS: 8:00pm NCIS: 18.75, 4.0 9:00pm The Mentalist: 16.52, 4.0 10:00pm Without a Trace: 12.23, 2.8
NBC: 8:00pm The Biggest Loser: 8.10, 3.5 10:00pm Law & Order: SVU: 9.42, 3.6
The CW: 8:00pm 90210: 2.72, 1.4 9:00pm Privileged: 1.86, 0.9
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Tuesday 11/13/07:
ABC: 8:00pm Cavemen: 4.61 million viewers, 1.6 A 18-49 8:30pm Carpoolers: 5.15, 1.9 9:00pm Dancing With the Stars: 17.46, 4.1 10:00pm Boston Legal: 11.76, 2.9
The CW: 8:00pm Beauty and the Geek: 2.43, 1.2 9:00pm Reaper: 2.42, 1.2
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Tuesday 11/14/06:
ABC: 8:00pm Dancing With the Stars: 26.72, 7.5 (keep in mind, there were demo-worthy contestants this season) 9:30pm Show Me the Money (series premiere, 90 minutes): 12.54, 3.9
ABC: 8:00pm My Wife and Kids: , 3.0 8:30pm George Lopez: , 3.4 9:00pm According to Jim: , 4.1 (yeah, Jim used to be a hit) 9:30pm Rodney: , 3.8 10:00pm NYPD Blue: 9.09, 2.9
CBS: 8:00pm NCIS: 15.26, 3.6 9:00pm The Amazing Race 6 (2 hours, season premiere): 11.80, 4.9
NBC: 8:00pm The Biggest Loser: 10.55, 4.5 9:30pm Scrubs: 8.38, 3.9 10:00pm Law & Order: SVU: 16.30, 6.4
Fox: 8:00pm The Billionaire Rebel: Branson's Quest For the Best: 5.35, 2.3 9:00pm House (series premiere): 7.00, 2.7 (this show has certainly grown!)
UPN: 8:00pm The Vide Awards (special): 5.42, 2.3
The WB: 8:00pm Gilmore Girls: 5.94, 2.7 9:00pm One Tree Hill: 4.21, 2.0
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Tuesday 11/11/03:
ABC: 8:00pm 8 Simple Rules: 11.61, 4.4 8:30pm I'm With Her: 8.93, 3.7 9:00pm According to Jim: 11.65, 4.9 9:30pm Primetime (90 minutes): 15.68, 5.9
CBS: 8:00pm Andy Griffith Reunion: Return to Mayberry (special): 21.64, 4.7 9:00pm The Gaurdian: 12.62, 3.0 10:00pm Judging Amy: 11.78, 3.2
I hope that Melrose goes up this week. The show has gotten much better since the beginning of the series. I will miss Ashlee though. She plays a great phyco girl.
Exclusive: 'Wipeout' -- Another Reality-Show Death
USC grad suffered stroke while performing a stunt on ABC's physically grueling series. By Daniel Frankel Published: November 11, 2009
In the latest deadly reality show incident, a contestant died last week after suffering a stroke while performing a stunt on ABC's physically grueling hit series "Wipeout," TheWrap has learned.
Tom Sparks, 33, a recent graduate of the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, was rushed from the northern Los Angeles set of the show to a local hospital two weeks ago. Sparks later was transfered to Cedars Sinai Medical Center, where doctors performed several brain surgeries.
But doctors ultimately decided there was too much brain damage, and he couldn't be saved, according an email sent to alumni by an Annenberg faculty member.
Sparks died Nov. 5.
The death highlights an emerging challenge for the increasingly dominant nonfiction TV business, which relies heavily on everyday individuals, often placed in difficult situations. Despite what the industry describes as rigorous vetting procedures, deeper physical and psychological issues are often hard to detect.
Currently taping its third season, and loosely derived from several physically challenging Japanese game shows, “Wipeout” requires its contestants to negotiate myriad obstacle courses -- such as jumping over hurdles while traversing a 40-foot-long treadmill -- in an attempt to collect a cash prize.
Problems first arose when Sparks complained of knee pain on the first part of the obstacle course, and producers instructed him to stop his run, an individual close to the production told TheWrap. Medics noticed that he was experiencing shortness of breath, and he was taken to a local hospital for further examination.
Sparks and his wife, Kate, with whom he was competing on "Wipeout," had been married two months and had just returned from a European honeymoon.
“We offer our heartfelt condolences to the family,” a joint ABC/Endemol statement read. “This is a tragic loss and our thoughts are with them at this time.”
Members of Sparks’ immediate family weren’t available for comment. However, his father, Bill Sparks, has told friends and family that his son suffered from a pre-existing condition, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS), a disease that causes unnatural clotting of the blood.
According to the nonprofit APS Foundation's website, detection of the disease requires a specialized blood test that would not typically be conducted during a routine physical exam. As with virtually all shows involving physical competition, Endemol subjects contestants to an exam prior to their participation, the individual close to the production said.
Certainly, Sparks gave no prior indication of ill health. He wrote on his Facebook page that he had recently completed the Long Beach Marathon.
Graduating from USC in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in communications, he had served production roles for L.A.’s KROQ Radio and ABC’s "Jimmy Kimmel Live," before becoming a morning deejay on radio station KSKI in Sun Valley, Idaho. A regular contributor to the broadband video venture CalifornialifeHD.com, he returned to USC in 2007 and received his master's degree just last spring.
“Tom truly was one of the most positive people I’ve worked with in broadcasting,” said CaliforniaLifeHD producer Heather Dawson. “He started working for our show last summer after graduating from USC. He was a true talent and well liked by everyone.”
In announcing a Wednesday memorial service in Los Angeles for his son, Bill Sparks requested donations be sent to the APS Foundation of America in lieu of flowers.
I think the show was hit or miss, but more hit than miss. Lopez was definitely cancelled too soon and it's doing amazingly well in syndication, which proves that.
Hank was a miss from day one. It's a shame too because Grammar had a great track record, even with Back To You, most agree that the show was getting better and probably would have been a hit if left on.
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Originally posted by Shi Zamoria: AMEN
George Lopez Show Was and always will be a funny show. I roll on the ground when I watch the show. Please don't compare that trash called Hank to George Lopez show there is no comparison
Originally posted by xwiseguyx: I think the show was hit or miss, but more hit than miss. Lopez was definitely cancelled too soon and it's doing amazingly well in syndication, which proves that.
Hank was a miss from day one. It's a shame too because Grammar had a great track record, even with Back To You, most agree that the show was getting better and probably would have been a hit if left on.
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Originally posted by Shi Zamoria: AMEN
George Lopez Show Was and always will be a funny show. I roll on the ground when I watch the show. Please don't compare that trash called Hank to George Lopez show there is no comparison
Originally posted by xwiseguyx: I think the show was hit or miss, but more hit than miss. Lopez was definitely cancelled too soon and it's doing amazingly well in syndication, which proves that.
Hank was a miss from day one. It's a shame too because Grammar had a great track record, even with Back To You, most agree that the show was getting better and probably would have been a hit if left on.
Um---?
I don't remember agreeing to anything like that. Nor do I remember a lot of other people agreeing to it.
He's got Frasier Crane and Sideshow Bob.
Most people won't remember anything else, nor should they.
