It is that time of the year when some of our favorite shows find out if they will be back for another season and today Alcatraz and The Finder found out their days are over according to TV Guide. But the news wasn’t all bad because Touch will be back to touch our hearts for another season.
The news about The Finder being cancelled is no surprise because the show just couldn’t find an audience. Could be because it wasn’t watchable. I know I tried several times and I could barely get through the episodes. I wanted it to do well but it just stunk.
Now when it comes to Alcatraz, I kind of figured it was going to be closed forever like the real prison when Fringe got the final season renewal. I can see Fox saying to J.J. Abrams we only have room for one of your shows and we are going to go with Fringe. Probably because they were afraid of the backlash if they cancelled it without a proper goodbye.
Finally the news about Touch makes me as happy as when I watch the show every week. It really has proved to be endearing show that everyone can enjoy and feel good about afterwards.
So half me is happy about the news and the other half is going to miss Alcatraz and the potential it had.
UPDATE: Fox has cancelled two more shows, renewed another two and show’s fate is left in the air. The Hollywood Reporter says that Fox has cancelled the unfunny I Hate My Teenage Daughter and pulled the plug on Breaking In for a second time. Last year I was pissed they ended Breaking In because it was smart comedy, but this year they made several changes to the show that made it hard to watch. So no protesting from me over the news.
But the news wasn’t all bad, Seth MacFarlane is singing the Meat Loaf song Two out of Three Ain’t Bad because Fox picked up Family Guy and American Dad for another season, but they are holding off on doing the same for The Cleveland Show according to Inside TV. Personally I thought that Cleveland was doing better than Dad in the ratings, but then again you never where it is going to air on Sundays because Fox keeps changing its timeslot.
No matter how bad it might turn out to be The Choice is going to be this summer’s hottest network show and that is because of the stars they found to find love. The names were revealed on Inside TV and it is going to be great. Not because they got good people, but because they didn’t. I want to see the reactions of the less famous people on the show when they see the celeb turn around and they have no freaking idea who that person is. I mean when Joe Jonas and Dean Cain are the most famous people on the show, you know it is going to be painfully awesome.
So here are Fox’s choices to be on The Choice:
MEN
Pauly D
Tyson Beckford
Joe Jonas
Dean Cain
Rob Kardashian
Rocco DiSpirito
Warren Sapp
Finesse Mitchell
Romeo
Jeremy Bloom
Jason Cook
Michael Catherwood
Seth Wescott
Parker Young
Ndamukong Suh
Dr. Robert Nettles
Taylor Hicks
Mike Sorrentino
Rob Gronkowski
Steven Lopez
WOMEN
Carmen Electra
Hope Dworaczyk
Rima Fakih
Sophie Monk
Fox is doing their version of The Voice this summer; but instead of looking for the best singing voice, four celebrities are looking for a date on The Choice starting on June 7th. But wait it gets better, the stars will not be able to see their suitors because their backs will be to them as they describe themselves. If they like what they hear, they hit the love handle and turn around. Sounds hot, no???
Here is the description from Fox:
Filmed in front of a live audience, each episode begins with four of the world’s most eligible bachelors sitting in rotating chairs, turning their backs on love and unable to see the sexy singles looking for a date with fame. In this initial “Blind Round,†each celebrity can only use his suitors’ voices – as they share information about their life, passions, turn-ons and turn-offs – to help himself make THE CHOICE. When the celebrity bachelor likes what he hears, he pulls his “love handle,†spinning his chair around to bring him face-to-face for the first time with his potential mate. If more than one celebrity pulls the handle, they must battle it out for her affection until the sexy single gets THE CHOICE to pick whose dating pool she wants to swim in.
Once each bachelor has his three hotties, the teams enter the “Speed Choice†round, where each woman has only seconds to convince her leading man to sweep her off her feet to the final round.
In the final round, love is on the line when host Deeley poses a challenge question to each of the team’s final two. The celebrities must then make THE CHOICE between each of their two remaining eligible ladies, whisking one away on a dream date and leaving one in no man’s land.
I so wanted to audition for the show, but after VH1 thought that Flavor Flav and Bret Michaels would be good bachelors I am afraid who Fox might put in those chairs.
Seriously this sounds like the best reality show since Dance Moms.
Fox has listened to us fans and they have renewed Fringe for a fifth season. The show will be back for a final season with 13 episodes, so the producers can come up with a way to say goodbye and wrap things up. J.J. Abrams had this to say about the renewal, “We are thrilled and beyond grateful that FOX – and our fans – have made the impossible possible: FRINGE will continue into a fifth season that will allow the series to conclude in a wild and thrilling way.” If I had a say about next season, I hope it is more like last week’s episode that took place in the future. Seriously how awesome was that episode?
BTW I think Fringe’s good news, spells really bad news for Abrams other Fox show Alcatraz.
Also on the bad news front even though Fringe is getting a proper end, ABC Family confirmed today that it has cancelled Make It or Break It. Show creator Holly Sorensen Tweeted, “MIOBI nation. We all love you so much. And we are, very sadly, three weeks away from the series finale of #miobi. i know. its terribly sad, but its the networks call. we would really love to go to the olympics.” Hopefully ABC Family will let them do a telemovie about them going to Olympics this summer. You know since the summer games will be happening at that time. They should give the show a proper sendoff like Fox is giving Fringe and NBC gave Chuck and The CW gave One Tree Hill.
Kiefer Sutherland Tweeted the above video and said, “Even the dog can sing better than me.” So once I read that Tweet, I had to see if it was true. All I will say is Bark-o, Bark-o. He definitely got a standing arfation from me. Two paws up.
Seriously how cute is that video of Jack Bauer’s best friend singing his heart out? Either that or he wants his dad to stop playing the guitar and take him for his walk already.
