My Name is Earl creator GregGarcia when asked how he feels about NBC "It’s hard to be too upset about being thrown off the Titanic." 
I so LOVE this guy! He's summed up exactly how we the viewers feel!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
ABC cancels 'Samantha Who?'
ABC has pulled the plug on Samantha Who? after two seasons.
The news comes as a bit of a surprise considering ABC and the show's producers appeared to be close to compromising on a cost-cutting measure that would have shifted the comedy from its current single-camera format to the more traditional (and cheaper) multi-camera model.
On the bright side, at least there will be closure: Per an ABC insider, seven unaired episodes remain in the network's arsenal and the last one "feels like a series finale." Of course, there's no telling when or where those eps will be shown. I must add that again I'm most unhappy with the networks. This was a show that I truly loved and if the networks could only get their acts together perhaps we could save some of these great shows!
Breaking: 'Earl, 'Unit' axed, 'Medium' moving to CBS
* NBC has pulled the plug on My Name is Earl. The show's sidekick, Ethan Suplee, confirmed the news via Twitter. "Just got the call that My Name Is Earlhas been canceled," he wrote. "They sure did take their time with that decision -- or rather informing us of it." An Earl insider says execs at 20th Century (the show's producer) are in discussions with Fox and ABC about picking up the four-year-old comedy.
* NBC has passed on ordering another season of Medium. However, CBS, which owns the show, is expected to pick it up and pair it on Fridays with Ghost Whisperer.
* CBS is disbanding The Unit after four seasons. No talk of another network rescuing it.
I have to say I'm not happy with the cancellation of My Name is Earl. It is a great show and I only pray that Fox or ABC pick it up and continue to deliver to us diehard fans the laughs that it brings into our lives each and every week!
Pepsi Throwback can talks to a fondue pot and a Polaroid camera
Pepsi has teamed up with Hulu to place ads for their new Pepsi Throwback (Pepsi made with real sugar) into several old shows, including The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Battlestar Galactica. Each short spot features the Pepsi can talking to something from the 70s: a disco ball, roller skates, a fondue pot, a Polaroid camera. There are no spots with the can talking to Nixon or Dorothy Hamill's hairdo, however.
What the ads can't answer is why the heck I can't find any of this stuff in any of the stores in my area.
What the ads can't answer is why the heck I can't find any of this stuff in any of the stores in my area.
Gossip Girl: The Goodbye Gossip Girl (season finale)
It's no surprise that the Gossip Girl season finale was filled with shocking moments, lies and backstabbing, since that's what the series is all about. What was particularly interesting was Serena's quest to expose Gossip Girl since, let's admit it, we are curious to know who s/he really is. We got hints and tidbits of whom it could be, but no real lead.
One thing is for sure, GG will continue to blog about the gang even if they are going to college and even if some of them will not be going to the same college.
Things we've learned about Gossip Girl:
The bombs that GG dropped during the episode didn't really surprise me. It's stuff that we, the viewers, already knew. It was interesting, though, to see how the characters react to those bombshells. I was glad the characters decided to sort of kiss and make up in the end, since all of them have flaws and I didn't want them to be at odds at the start of the season, especially since they will be in a new setting, which will provide enough drama to start with.
What I didn't see coming was the ending with Georgina. I was expecting to see Georgina at some point this week since they had to somewhat wrap up her "I'm going to take care of Poppy" storyline. What I didn't forsee is Georgina deciding to attend NYU and asking to be roomates with her BFF Blair. Oh the sparks it will create next season when Blair finds out who her roommate is! I wonder if it means that Michelle Trachtenberg will now be a series regular. The series did try to make her one last season, but the deal fell through. Could both parties have come to an agreement, meaning that we will see evil Georgina shack up with ex-Queen Bee Blair all of next season!?
I'm satisfied with Lily and Rufus getting engaged and the Humphreys moving in with the Van Der Woodsens. It will help keep the characters closer together, especially since the main teens will be split up. If I understood correctly:
In case you didn't connect the dots, the Scott character Dan, Nate and Vanessa met in the coffee shop is Lily and Rufus' thought-dead lovechild. We did see that he had a newspaper clip about them, but it went by really fast. It'll be interesting to see where this will go next season, especially since his adoptive parents didn't want him to know his real parents. Lily will also have more drama coming her way if Serena does indeed find her father in Fiji and brings him back home. If that happens, will it mean the end of Rufus and Lily?
Overall, I thought Season 2 of Gossip Girl was really interesting and action packed. Most characters grew up a lot, and the series found its drive. I can't wait to see next season, especially since they'll embark on a new adventure: college.
- It's likely that the person was in high school with the gang, as GG started to blog when the lead characters started Grade 9.
- It's more than likely that GG is the same age as the cast since she blogged that she would be following the gang through their college years.
The bombs that GG dropped during the episode didn't really surprise me. It's stuff that we, the viewers, already knew. It was interesting, though, to see how the characters react to those bombshells. I was glad the characters decided to sort of kiss and make up in the end, since all of them have flaws and I didn't want them to be at odds at the start of the season, especially since they will be in a new setting, which will provide enough drama to start with.
What I didn't see coming was the ending with Georgina. I was expecting to see Georgina at some point this week since they had to somewhat wrap up her "I'm going to take care of Poppy" storyline. What I didn't forsee is Georgina deciding to attend NYU and asking to be roomates with her BFF Blair. Oh the sparks it will create next season when Blair finds out who her roommate is! I wonder if it means that Michelle Trachtenberg will now be a series regular. The series did try to make her one last season, but the deal fell through. Could both parties have come to an agreement, meaning that we will see evil Georgina shack up with ex-Queen Bee Blair all of next season!?
I'm satisfied with Lily and Rufus getting engaged and the Humphreys moving in with the Van Der Woodsens. It will help keep the characters closer together, especially since the main teens will be split up. If I understood correctly:
- Blair, Dan, Vanessa and Georgina are going to NYU.
- Serena is going to Brown.
- Nate is going to Columbia.
- Chuck will not go to college and take care of Bass Industries.
In case you didn't connect the dots, the Scott character Dan, Nate and Vanessa met in the coffee shop is Lily and Rufus' thought-dead lovechild. We did see that he had a newspaper clip about them, but it went by really fast. It'll be interesting to see where this will go next season, especially since his adoptive parents didn't want him to know his real parents. Lily will also have more drama coming her way if Serena does indeed find her father in Fiji and brings him back home. If that happens, will it mean the end of Rufus and Lily?
Overall, I thought Season 2 of Gossip Girl was really interesting and action packed. Most characters grew up a lot, and the series found its drive. I can't wait to see next season, especially since they'll embark on a new adventure: college.
24: 6:00AM - 7:00AM / 7:00AM - 8:00AM (season finale)
When 24 first premiered back in 2001, we were all taken off guard. It was so different, innovative, and action packed - like nothing we'd seen on TV ever before. But do you remember why it worked so well? Sure, there was a vast conspiracy that enshrouded the whole day in darkness, but for the most part, it was all about Jack and his family. The Bauers were what made Day 1 so memorable.
You felt horrible when Jack held Teri's lifeless body in those final seconds, and it was because the season focus was weighted towards them and not Drazen or Nina. Because of that formula, the show took off and with each season from then on, 24 became bigger than itself and so did the conspiracies. Then the bubble burst with Day 6 when it all came crashing down - we'd seen enough nukes, bio-pathogens, and Middle Eastern terrorists. The difference? All of that became more important than Jack. After Day 7's stellar finale, I think we can all agree that 24 has found its roots again.
The Upfronts: Fox
Fox showed some surprising stability in its schedule (our network is growing up) for the 2009-2010 season. But they are bringing in four new comedies, two dramas and a late night Saturday show.
Returning Summer: Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?, Don't Forget the Lyrics!, So You Think You Can Dance
Returning Fall/Winter: 24, American Dad, American Idol, Bones, Dollhouse,, Family Guy, Fringe, House, Kitchen Nightmares, Lie to Me, The Simpsons, 'Til Death (for some reason), So You Think You Can Dance(yeah, two separate seasons summer and fall)
Gone: Do Not Disturb, King of the Hill (though there's still episodes in the can which will air sometime next year), Prison Break (a 2-hour film is being produced that may air next year), Sit Down Shut Up, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
New: Brothers, The Cleveland Show, Glee (sneak peek tomorrow), Human Target, Past Life, Sons of Tucson, The Wanda Sykes Show (late night Saturdays)
The Upfronts: ABC
Today, we got the official lowdown on the network's 2009-20010 schedule during its upfront presentation.
As expected, the network picked up a number of new shows and stuck with some of its most solid performers.
Returning: Lost, Castle, Scrubs, Better Off Ted, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Ugly Betty, Dancing With the Stars, 20/20, Supernanny, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Desperate Housewives, Brothers & Sisters
Gone: Samantha Who?, Cupid, The Unusuals, In the Motherhood,According to Jim
New: Cougar Town, Hank, The Middle, Modern Family, Flash Forward,Eastwick, Shark Tank, The Forgotten
New for Mid-Season: V, Happy Town, The Deep End
Watch this space for more details on the new shows and comments from ABC execs...
More on the schedule, comments and some details on the new shows after the jump.
New Comedies:
ABC's new schedule includes an all-new Wednesday night comedy block with Hank starring Kelsey Grammer, The Middle starring Patricia Heaton, the "mockumentary" Modern Family, and Cougar Town starring Courtney Cox and produced by Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence.
ABC's Steve McPherson said the new Wednesday lineup was the network's "biggest risk," but ABC wants to be "back in the family comedy business." He seemed confident that established stars like Grammer and Cox would help win the night.
The network is prepping a big push for Modern Family, which McPherson called part of the "next generation" of family comedies. McPherson onModern Family: "It's incredibly insightful, inventive, funny." Modern Familyis produced by Christopher Lloyd and Steve Levitan.
New Dramas:
The big push here is Flash Forward, which McPherson called "an intimate epic" and "the most buzzworthy show we have right now." Flash Forwardwill kick off Thursday nights before Lost and Private Practice.
The Forgotten, a procedural produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, will debut Tuesdays in the 10 p.m. slot. McPherson said the network had a "real opportunity" to position the procedural at 10 p.m. against Leno on NBC.
Eastwick, based on the Jack Nicholson movie The Witches of Eastwick, will cap off the Wednesday night comedy block. McPherson said Eastwick is a series that could only air on ABC, praising the show's quirky comedic spirit as well as its dramatic elements and character relationships. The show got picked up for a 13-episode run.
Coming mid-season are Happy Town, the V remake, and The Deep Endstarring Billy Zane, which McPherson called "Grey's Anatomy in the law world."
New Reality:
Survivor producer Mark Burnett is coming to ABC with Shark Tank, in which wannabe entrepreneurs pitch ideas to potential investors. The show will start out Tuesdays at 8 p.m.
About returning shows:
McPherson said the network was pleased with the performance of bothScrubs and Better Off Ted. He confirmed that Zach Braff would return toScrubs for six episodes next season, but "not exactly the first six." Braff will show up in six of the first thirteen eps of the season. Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence has two options on the show's creative direction, one being the "new generation" format Lawrence has talked about before, McPherson said. There's still no word on exactly what Scrubs will look like when it returns.
The network is looking for a "sophmore bump" for Castle, McPherson said,and Ugly Betty will continue to film in New York. The network showed a lot of faith in Thursday dramas Private Practice, Grey's Anatomy and Lost, with McPherson saying that there was "no better lineup" than ABC Thursdays.
What about The New Adventures of Old Christine?
McPherson said that if CBS doesn't pick up the show for another season, ABC is "going to be really excited to have it."
As expected, the network picked up a number of new shows and stuck with some of its most solid performers.
Returning: Lost, Castle, Scrubs, Better Off Ted, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Ugly Betty, Dancing With the Stars, 20/20, Supernanny, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Desperate Housewives, Brothers & Sisters
Gone: Samantha Who?, Cupid, The Unusuals, In the Motherhood,According to Jim
New: Cougar Town, Hank, The Middle, Modern Family, Flash Forward,Eastwick, Shark Tank, The Forgotten
New for Mid-Season: V, Happy Town, The Deep End
Watch this space for more details on the new shows and comments from ABC execs...
More on the schedule, comments and some details on the new shows after the jump.
New Comedies:
ABC's new schedule includes an all-new Wednesday night comedy block with Hank starring Kelsey Grammer, The Middle starring Patricia Heaton, the "mockumentary" Modern Family, and Cougar Town starring Courtney Cox and produced by Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence.
ABC's Steve McPherson said the new Wednesday lineup was the network's "biggest risk," but ABC wants to be "back in the family comedy business." He seemed confident that established stars like Grammer and Cox would help win the night.
The network is prepping a big push for Modern Family, which McPherson called part of the "next generation" of family comedies. McPherson onModern Family: "It's incredibly insightful, inventive, funny." Modern Familyis produced by Christopher Lloyd and Steve Levitan.
New Dramas:
The big push here is Flash Forward, which McPherson called "an intimate epic" and "the most buzzworthy show we have right now." Flash Forwardwill kick off Thursday nights before Lost and Private Practice.
The Forgotten, a procedural produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, will debut Tuesdays in the 10 p.m. slot. McPherson said the network had a "real opportunity" to position the procedural at 10 p.m. against Leno on NBC.
Eastwick, based on the Jack Nicholson movie The Witches of Eastwick, will cap off the Wednesday night comedy block. McPherson said Eastwick is a series that could only air on ABC, praising the show's quirky comedic spirit as well as its dramatic elements and character relationships. The show got picked up for a 13-episode run.
Coming mid-season are Happy Town, the V remake, and The Deep Endstarring Billy Zane, which McPherson called "Grey's Anatomy in the law world."
New Reality:
Survivor producer Mark Burnett is coming to ABC with Shark Tank, in which wannabe entrepreneurs pitch ideas to potential investors. The show will start out Tuesdays at 8 p.m.
About returning shows:
McPherson said the network was pleased with the performance of bothScrubs and Better Off Ted. He confirmed that Zach Braff would return toScrubs for six episodes next season, but "not exactly the first six." Braff will show up in six of the first thirteen eps of the season. Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence has two options on the show's creative direction, one being the "new generation" format Lawrence has talked about before, McPherson said. There's still no word on exactly what Scrubs will look like when it returns.
The network is looking for a "sophmore bump" for Castle, McPherson said,and Ugly Betty will continue to film in New York. The network showed a lot of faith in Thursday dramas Private Practice, Grey's Anatomy and Lost, with McPherson saying that there was "no better lineup" than ABC Thursdays.
What about The New Adventures of Old Christine?
McPherson said that if CBS doesn't pick up the show for another season, ABC is "going to be really excited to have it."
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