We are living through last hours of 2008, so let me wish you all a happy new year! And just because it feels right and is quite beautiful, here’s a little video 100% non-TV related, about nothing but the sky, the sky in motion…
The video comes from from Till Credner, for the sky in motion.com — a site I invite you to visit if you liked this video, as you’ll find many more in the same vein, all more beautiful than the other.
Not a whole lot to talk about when it comes to last night, except to say that CBS won the night thanks a rerun of NCIS - most-watched program of the night – and the Kennedy Center Honors Special which did rather well, though performed poorly on the demo. And it was NBC who won on the demo, with a rerun of Law & Order: SVU doing as good as the one of NCIS two hours earlier, only with 3.8 million viewers less.
As for actually new things, ABC had both a new According To Jim at 9.30 which merely got 3.77 million viewers and 1.2 on the demo, a clear season low, followed at 10.00 by a new episode of Eli Stone, which didn’t do much better – even though, well, it actually did do better – with only 3.81 million viewers (and lost 300 000 viewers from its first to second half-hour) and 1.2 on the demo. That was a season low for Eli Stone, which had never got below 4 million viewers before.
(Movie) Okay, so after looking into it some more, here’s what I found : this was originally intended to be a (2-hour) pilot episode when it was produced, and we’re talking about two years ago, back in 2006 (!). The 2-hour pilot was shot and USA must have liked it, as they ordered 12 episodes of the series in mid-2007. But apparently something went wrong on the way, as it went nowhere, no more episodes have been produced (as far as I know) and the whole thing just died.
But, instead of forgetting about it USA decided to burn it off last night, airing what they now refer to as a movie, since they won’t be any more of it — which is quite a certainty I’d say, given how it’s been over a year and everyone moved on, starting with Shiri Appleby – now on E.R. – or Tim Matheson. But you might still have watched this as a one-time thing, a movie indeed, and that wouldn’t have been a bad thing at all!
(S02E09) Well, this was obviously the last episode of 2008 for Eli Stone, and it might also be the last one in a while/altogether, since while more episodes have been produced, ABC has yet to announce any dates for the remaining episodes. Hopefully they will air those episodes, but for now we don’t know when, or even if, they will do so. I sure hope they will, though.
As for this episode, it’s definitely not the one you want to end the show with. A few reasons fore that, the main one being that this can’t be how Eli is last remembered by its fans, we cannot have as memory of the last time we saw him what we got to see during this episode. Because of what happened and the way things “ended” of course, but also because I don’t think this was a very good episode!
The cable network had given a 12-episode order for the series, revolving around a fun-loving 30-something woman, Hildy (Shiri Appleby), with abandonment issues convinced that her dating problems would be resolved if only she were able to track down the father (Tim Matheson) she never knew. When she finally does, she finds out not only that the guy is actually a contract killer, but that she has a real knack for this unexpected line of work.
USA announced that the dramedy will come very soon, making its debut in form of a made-for-TV movie. I’m not exactly sure if this is a telefilm to launch the actual series later in 2009, or considered to be a two-hour pilot episode. Either way, it begins on Tuesday, December 30th at 8.00 – on USA of course.
The film stars Shiri Appleby, Tim Matheson, Frances Fisher and Ivan Sergei.
Except for a new Prison Break on Fox (and Momma’s Boys on NBC), last night was all about reruns, and they did pretty well — especially those on CBS, winner of the night.
At 8.00 is was all reruns, we’ll just note that the CBS comedies are still strong in reruns, winning the slot and beating a rerun of House on Fox both in viewers as well as on the demo. On a little less fun note, that rerun of House actually managed to pull 6.13 million viewers and 2.1 on the demo, better than what Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles has been doing with new episodes (and solid competition).
(S04E16) Well, this time this is it, the last episode of the year for Prison Break, with no return date set as of yet. The six remaining episodes are expected to come back later, maybe April or March, to conclude this season, and probably even the series as a whole. But for now the focus isn’t there, it’s on Scylla of course, as it’s always been this season.
Only these days, our brand new and remodeled team isn’t looking as good as the original one, and their goal isn’t really the same : it’s not about stealing Scylla from the Company to bring it down, but getting it back so Scylla can be returned to its original owner, the Company’s General. Makes sense? Not really, but who the Hell cares!
Happy Festivus everyone – Now let me tell you how disappointed I am!
That’s how it goes, every 365 days or so when the year comes to an end, right before Christmas, you turn to your loved ones to tell them how they’ve disappointed you again, as goes the good old tradition of the alternate holiday introduced to us by no other than George’s dad, Frank Costanza.
Now make sure your aluminum pole is ready, and let’s have a look at all the things that disappointed us this year in TV land. And as it turns out, disappointments have been legion!
By fred | December 31, 2008 
Not a whole lot to talk about when it comes to last night, except to say that CBS won the night thanks a rerun of NCIS - most-watched program of the night – and the Kennedy Center Honors Special which did rather well, though performed poorly on the demo. And it was NBC who won on the demo, with a rerun of Law & Order: SVU doing as good as the one of NCIS two hours earlier, only with 3.8 million viewers less.
(Movie) Okay, so after looking into it some more, here’s what I found : this was originally intended to be a (2-hour) pilot episode when it was produced, and we’re talking about two years ago, back in 2006 (!). The 2-hour pilot was shot and USA must have liked it, as they ordered 12 episodes of the series in mid-2007. But apparently something went wrong on the way, as it went nowhere, no more episodes have been produced (as far as I know) and the whole thing just died.
(S02E09) Well, this was obviously the last episode of 2008 for Eli Stone, and it might also be the last one in a while/altogether, since while more episodes have been produced, ABC has yet to announce any dates for the remaining episodes. Hopefully they will air those episodes, but for now we don’t know when, or even if, they will do so. I sure hope they will, though.
A while back I mentioned 
(S04E16) Well, this time this is it, the last episode of the year for Prison Break, with no return date set as of yet. The six remaining episodes are expected to come back later, maybe April or March, to conclude this season, and probably even the series as a whole. But for now the focus isn’t there, it’s on Scylla of course, as it’s always been this season.
Happy Festivus everyone – Now let me tell you how disappointed I am!
