Posts Tagged Under ‘Friday Night Lights’
By fred | November 26, 2008
Well, NBC finally announced part of their schedule for 2009 - part only, because it’s only what to expect for January, nothing yet as what will come after that - and while fans of Friday Night Lights who are waiting for the show to come on NBC will be happy to know they finally have a date to circle on the calendar - that would be be Friday, January 16th - others will probably be sad to see their shows missing.
Do you remember how ratings for shows such as Life or Chuck (to stay on NBC, but the same was true for Pushing Daisies or Eli Stone among others…) were down this season compared to the last ?? Does anyone still doubt that imposing (long) hiatus of shows will hurt them, especially if they’re not major hit likes 24 or Lost ? Don’t anyone remember how it killed Jericho ? Or, yes, Pushing Daisies, Eli Stone, Dirty Sexy Money, or to go back to the Peacock, how it hurt Life or Chuck in their current sophomore seasons ?
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Shows: 30 Rock, E.R., Friday Night Lights, Kath & Kim, Knight Rider, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, My Name Is Earl, The Last Templar, The Office
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 | July 2, 2008
Well, today we have even more Emmy talk to do, as the semi-finalists for Best Drama Actor and Best Drama Actress are out. Well, it’s not really official but sources are trusted. Some good choices have been made, but there are a few names missing as well, sadly.
I’m happy to see Bryan Cranston, terrific on Breaking Bad, or Gabriel Byrne, amazing on In Treatment, on the list, and of course it’s great to see Hugh Laurie (House) there, even though the Academy never bothered giving the guy an award so far. At least it helps a bit swallowing the absence of Robert Sean Leonard as Supporting Drama Actor.
However, I’m really sad not to see Damian Lewis on that list, not just because I feel Life was the greatest new show last season, but because he was delivering one Hell of a performance, in a pure terrific British tradition, as initiated by Hugh Laurie. And, really, Patrick Dempsey ?? Okay he’s McDreamy and all, but really?? James Spader ?? Oh come one people… Matthew Fox on Lost way also way better!
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Shows: Battlestar Galactica, Big Love, Boston Legal, Breaking Bad, Brothers & Sisters, Damages, Dexter, Friday Night Lights, Grey's Anatomy, House, In Treatment, Law & Order: SVU, Life, Lost, Mad Men, Medium, Rescue Me, Saving Grace, The Closer, The Riches
By fred | June 27, 2008
The Emmys have released the lists of top 10 finalists for best comedy and best drama series. It’s not the nominations, just a “pre-selection”, but there’s already some (big) surprises, like the inclusion of Family Guy in the best comedy series — never an animated series made it there, but this year creator-producer Seth MacFarlane opted to have his show run for the best comedy series, while submitting a special episode (Blue Harvest) to the animated category — as well as some misses.
I mean I really wanted to see Life on the Best Drama list, and I can’t believe that once again How I Met Your Mother isn’t on the Best Comedy list ! You won’t also find Desperate Housewives (but that makes sense to me), My Name Is Earl, Scrubs, or Heroes but it is to include the one that’d have been surprising this year.
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Shows: 30 Rock, Boston Legal, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Damages, Dexter, Entourage, Family Guy, Flight Of The Conchords, Friday Night Lights, Grey's Anatomy, House, Lost, Mad Men, Pushing Daisies, The Office, The Tudors, The Wire, Two And A Half Men, Ugly Betty, Weeds
By fred | June 19, 2008
(This week we look back at how each of the main networks handled things this past season, as well as looking at how things are looking up for the coming one. Agree ? Disagree ? Share your thoughts and grade networks in the comments below…)
The Good
This season NBC had some really good series on, and not only that but they had simply the best new series of the season : Life. Some very good new series (again, Life, but also Journeyman) and some very good returning series (30 Rock, The Office, …), at first it really looks like NBC might be a winner.
(Side note: For all fans of Life out there, there’s a new fansite around, The Path To Zen, on which you can find (among other things) a really great & interesting read about how Life could become a big hit, if NBC believed in it! I highly recommend the read, especially if you like the show…)
Adding to that the renewal of newcomers Life and Chuck, both deserving a second season for sure, or finding a way to save fan-favorite Friday Night Lights, NBC looks like a winner.
And yet, they’re not.
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Shows: 30 Rock, Bionic Woman, Chuck, Crusoe, Friday Night Lights, Journeyman, Knight Rider, Life, My Name Is Earl, Scrubs, The Office
By fred | June 17, 2008
A new edition of the Teen Choice Awards is coming, and the nominations have been announced. The show, hosted this year by “teen sensation” Miley Cyrus will take place on August 4, 2008 and air on Fox at 8.00
The lead this year is without a doubt The CW’s new show Gossip Girl, confirming that while it may not do wonders in ratings (according to Nielsen at least), the show is extremely popular among its target audience, at the very least. The press release indicates no less than 14 nominations for the show (though I only counted 12, but who cares, right?)
I won’t list the entire list of nominees, focusing only of what we care about here : TV stuff. And while I know that this is the TCA, so I didn’t really expect Life to be nominated for best drama (though it deserves every possible award), some choice are a bit off nevertheless…
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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 | June 3, 2008
Because it’s not all about the Emmy’s, and because unlike with the Emmys we can hope here people actually watch TV, it’s always interesting to have a look at how the Television Critics Association Awards go. Nominees have been announced, and the closing chapter of The Wire and the first season of AMC newcomer Mad Men led the nominees.
Each show earned four nominations, more than any other program, and both are up for the prestigious Program Of The Year award. In the end HBO was the lead network with 10 nominations, closely followed by PBS with nine, NBC with eight, ABC and AMC five. Cable networks are doing pretty well, taking five of the six nomination for Program Of The Year and four of the five for New Program.
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Shows: 30 Rock, Breaking Bad, Damages, Flight Of The Conchords, Friday Night Lights, Lost, Mad Men, Pushing Daisies, Reaper, Samantha Who?, The Office, The Wire
By fred | April 2, 2008
You already had a little preview, and now here it is, the new NBC Schedule. There are some surprises, and they’re not all good that’s for sure.
Fans of Friday Night Lights and Lipstick Jungle will be happy, both shows are back. Fans of Scrubs on the other hand will be angry at the Peacock, but they have something over Journeyman’s fans, the show should find its way on ABC.
In other news, and Saturday Night Live will air on… Thursdays!
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Shows: 30 Rock, Chuck, Crusoe, E.R., Friday Night Lights, Heroes, Kath & Kim, Kings, Knight Rider, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Life, Lipstick Jungle, Medium, Merlin, Monk, My Name Is Earl, My Own Worst Enemy, The Office, The Philanthropist
By fred | March 31, 2008
Nothing completely official yet, but many sources are talking already, and we’re getting an idea of what NBC schedule might look like for the upcoming season.
A few series have already received a new season order or will very soon, like The Office, 30 Rock, My Name Is Earl, Law & Order, E.R. or Heroes, including newcomers such as Life or Chuck. After many rumors and expectations from fans, NBC is also expected to bring back Friday Night Lights for another season.
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Shows: 30 Rock, Chuck, Crusoe, E.R., Friday Night Lights, Heroes, Kath & Kim, Kings, Knight Rider, Law & Order, Life, Lipstick Jungle, My Name Is Earl, My Worst Enemy, Philanthropist, Scrubs, The Office
By fred | March 13, 2008
Many shows have seen their fate settled already, but for quite a few the future remains uncertain. Taken from Hollywood Reporter, here are the latest buzz on those shows. Note that, of course, this is nothing official and all subject to change…
In short, here’s the most important things with first, the bad news :
- After that stupid movie, NBC is looking to get Knight Rider back into a full series…
- It seems that Reaper could not come back next season. I don’t get that whole “pilot was good but after that not so much” crap, the show has been really fun and actually managed not to get stuck with a given formula, it’s evolving nicely, and more important it was always funny! New ratings might play a part in The CW’s decision, but putting new episodes on Thursdays against Lost is pretty much not wanting the show to do well…
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Shows: According To Jim, Aliens In America, Back To You, Bones, Cashmere Mafia, Friday Night Lights, How I Met Your Mother, Jericho, Knight Rider, Law & Order, Law & Order: CI, Moonlight, Prison Break, Reaper, Scrubs, The Sarah Connor Chronicles
