Archive for August, 2008
By fred | August 4, 2008
Apparently Heroes creator Tim Kring is getting worried that product placement and over staffing of digital divisions (online content) [at NBC] might affect the shows. Well, I’d say that’s a pretty fair worry to have, especially if you’re on NBC, as perfectly illustrated by, say, the second season of Heroes.
In a panel discussion Wednesday at NATPE’s LATV Festival in Hollywood, Kring explained that “the big fear for us is that when [digital/made for online distribution] material and content start to be generated by people who are outside the main or inner core of the creative force of a show, you have all sorts of pitfalls and things that can go wrong. You throw a little bit of sponsorship and product placement into the show and you have a recipe for all kinds of serious problems“.
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Shows: Heroes
By fred | August 4, 2008
The ceremony airs tonight at 8.00 on Fox, but it has already been shot and the winners are already known. Of course, if you haven’t heard about it yet and wishes to stay in the dark until the show, for some reason, feel free to do so - I won’t post any results before the jump.
I’ll just remind you that as far as nominations went, despite what Nielsen may say Gossip Girl was a clear winner. If according to ratings the show isn’t a hit, it surely is when it comes to what teens actually love, never mind whether or not they can relate to the story as some recently complained about…
What to know if GG was the hit the TCA nominations announced it would be, or if Nielsen was right all along ? Wait to find out tonight on Fox, or just click right now to read the read of this post…
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Shows: 30 Rock, American Dad, Chuck, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, Friday Night Lights, Gossip Girl, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, House, How I Met Your Mother, Lost, Miss Guided, My Name Is Earl, One Tree Hill, Prison Break, Samantha Who?, Smallville, South Park, The Office, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, The Simpsons, Two And A Half Men, Ugly Betty
By fred | August 3, 2008
* Tonight at 9.00 on USA comes a new Law & Order: Criminal Intent
* While at the same time on USA it’s the fourth installment of HBO’s miniseries Generation Kill
* At 10.00 it’s the second episode of Mad Men on AMC
* Lifetime has a new Army Wives
* And of course on USA it’s a new episode of In Plain Sight !
* Also on Spike is the season finale of The Factory…
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Shows: Army Wives, Generation Kill, In Plain Sight, Law & Order: CI, Mad Men, The Factory
By fred | August 2, 2008
(S03E03) It’s pineapple time again! It’s a summer tradition on Fridays to have fun with our favorite duo of fake psychics but real detectives, Shawn and Gus. So far this season the show had tried to get a little more serious, especially when Shawn’s mother was introduced, but the show remains a comedy. And that’s a really good thing, in my opinion.
Not that I don’t like seriousness or giving more depths to the characters, but the heart & soul of this show lies in the comedy, it’s goofy, it’s fun, it’s filler with pop culture references and there’s a pineapple hidden somewhere in the middle of it. That’s how it rools, that’s how it works best, and I think that’s how it should stay. This episode was all about that, no more look into Shawn’s past or his relationship with his father, and yet it also has a little more of a serious tone as well.
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Shows: Psych
In Series: Psych Season 3
By fred | August 1, 2008
* Friday night is Pineapple night…
* At 9.00 on USA there’s a new Monk
* But the real fun begins at 10.00, still on USA, with a new episode of Psych !
* Also at 10.00 on CBS is a new Swingtown
* While on Sci-Fi there’s a new Stargate Atlantis
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Shows: Monk, Psych, Stargate Atlantis, Swingtown
By fred | August 1, 2008
Another Thursday night went by, let’s have another look at the numbers. As usual we move directly to the 10.00 slot, since we don’t care that much about reruns. We can just notice that moving Big Brother on Thursday was a good move for CBS, taking to win of the night in total viewers from Fox, still first on the demo.
At 10.00 Flashpoint also continues to do good for The Eye, increasing its viewership by about 1 million viewers over last week with 7.6 million viewers, winning its slot without any problem. Flashpoint also improved a little on the demo, also winning the slot. Needless to say this sounds much better than what Swingtown used to do… which might be why it’s fair to say the later doesn’t have a future on the network.
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Shows: Fear Itself, Flashpoint
By fred | August 1, 2008
(S01E04) I wasn’t sure, back when I first heard about this new series, I wasn’t sure it was such a good thing. Yet another cop drama, as if CBS needed such a thing… But ever since its pilot episode, if this show has been successful at one thing it’s proving they know how to handle things. Regardless of its flaws and what you may think of the main story/plot of each episode, it’s very well filmed, beautiful locations, and they know how to get things done and build the tension up.
On that area the show never disappointed, and this week was no different. I won’t say this is some must-see TV or that I would even watch it would it not be the middle of summer with not much else on TV right now, but bring it back next summer and I’ll be happy to tune back in, for sure.
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Shows: Flashpoint
In Series: Flashpoint Season 1
By fred | August 1, 2008
(S01E08) As I said last night, when I heard that Fear Itself was classified as a show “on the bubble”, as in it’s renewal for a second season is far from being a given, I was shocked. Not because I thought there would be a second season, but because it seemed obvious to me there wouldn’t be one. Two reasons : first, the show has pretty much sucked from day one and all episodes have been a disappointment; and second, the numbers haven’t been all that good, pretty much loosing viewers week after week.
And this is also why I approached this episode differently, because this time I knew it wouldn’t be good, I didn’t expect anything, I didn’t even hope that this might be, finally, the episode that makes it all worthwhile - or at least, you know, a good episode. I had no expectations, which is the only reason I wasn’t disappointed this time, because other than that it sucked…
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Shows: Fear Itself
In Series: Fear Itself Season 1
