ABC losing faith in its upcoming new series ??
By fred | November 6, 2008
Unlike other networks, ABC didn’t really had anything new to offer this season, because after the strike the net opted to renew lots of freshmen, and wait to go through an entire pilot process, and get most of its new series for midseason. But it seems we won’t be getting as much of those as originally planned…
* First off, no Alyssa Milano : ABC pulled the plug on sitcom Single With Parents over the usual “creative differences.” Production on the show had already been postponed several times due to disagreements between the network and the production’s team, led by creator/executive producer Kristin Newman, about the show’s creative direction, and on Wednesday ABC officially dropped the project.
I don’t think this is necessarily bad news though, because the premise didn’t sound all that exiting to me, and based on the preview I saw it wasn’t really funny either…
* What is sad news though, is that we will also get less Nathan Fillion : ABC reduced its order for Castle - new series starring the great Nathan Fillion - from 13 to 10 episodes, and is doing the same for The Unusuals - new series co-starring Harold Perrineau and Amber Tamblyn.
Now that sounds pretty bad, yes it does, but apparently sources close to the network stress that unlike what happened for Single With Parents, those cutbacks aren’t due to disagreements over creative reasons or loss of faith, but simply that the net has too much on his hands.
Expected to return on the Alphabet schedule midseason are of course the new season of Lost, but also Castle, The Unusuals, and Cupid, as well as comedies Better Off Ted, In The Motherhood and The Goode Family.
Adding to that of course the new season of Scrubs, as well as Scrubs‘ creator Bill Lawrence’s new sitcom, Cougar Town, starring Courteney Cox and which was fast-tracked last week with a pilot order targeted for midseason, and it does seem credible.
Still, sucks about Castle, which is a show I’m really looking forward to, and the one I’m most excited about right after Dollhouse.
Posted in Reviews
Shows: Castle, Cougar Town, Single With Parents, The Unusuals
