The bad news is a sh!tload of good shows got cancelled yesterday by ABC and NBC like Fox did two days earlier, the good news they are being by replaced by scripted programming and not reality television.
Here is what ABC said goodbye to V, Brothers and Sisters, No Ordinary Family, Off the Map, Better With You, Detroit 1-8-7 and Mr. Sunshine according to TV Line. The one that upsets me most on this list is V that had an out of this world season finale and I really wanted to see what they were going to do next. Hopefully Syfy would consider picking up the show because I think it would perfect for the network that is missing an series about aliens on its lineup. Hint, hint. On a positive note the network renewed Body of Proof.
NBC killed The Event, Outsource, Law & Order: LA, Chase, School Pride, America’s Next Great Restaurant, The Cape and Perfect Couples. The Event is being shopped around, so if you want to see this show get a second season you have to watch it this and next Monday at 9p. On a happy note for the network, Harry’s Law will be helping more people is desperate need of it. They should do an episode with all the show runners out of work after this week’s massacre.
On that note with broadcasting ratings declining and declining, I really wonder if the networks made the right choice by going on such a killing spree. Barely any of the news show are seeing a second season, so why do you think adding all of those new shows is going to get people watching? Loyalty is being dismissed and I think the networks are going to feel the pain where it will hurt them most…their pockets.
Chuck the little show that could, has done it again because NBC renewed the show for another season! Show creator Josh Schwartz took a note from Ashton Kutcher when he Tweeted the news by saying, “what’s the square root of 25?” The answer is 5, confirming the spy show would be back. He then went on to say,”The passion of the CHUCK fans has been heard again… We are all truly lucky to have the greatest fan base on tv. Thank you” and “I will have more details soon… Very happy for the cast and crew.” As one of those fans, I would like to say just like the cast and crew we are very happy too!!!
BTW here is a little something interesting to bring this post full circle as Schwartz was breaking the news, another Chuck was doing the same. Chuck Lorre, Warner Bros and CBS confirmed that Ashton Kutcher is officially joining Two and a Half Men or as he calls it The Square Root of 6.25 Men!!!
UPDATE: The good news is Chuck was picked up for a fifth season, the bad news it will be its last…:(
UPDATE 2: James Hibberd is reporting that The Event was cancelled. At the beginning of the season this news would’ve upset me, but after Hal Holbrook shot himself in the head the show just lost it or me.
UPDATE 3: Law and Order: Los Angeles was also cancelled. They should’ve cancelled the show after they fired Skeet Ulrich and killed him off in such an unceremonious way.
UPDATE 4: Sadly Outsourced was cancelled. The show’s Executive producer Victor Nelli Tweeted, “Thank you everyone !!! What a great year.. i will never forget this time. #outsourced family forever..” Actor Riz Manji took to Twitter to say, “Before it hits the trades-Outsourced isnt coming back.Sad to see it go-hopeful that this opportunity was a step towards others!Thanx all!” And show writer Geetika Lizardi said, “Mourning the end of Outsourced. It was a wonderful experience and I’m grateful for it.”
I am grateful we had the show for as long as we did. I honestly learned a lot about Indian culture from it and I also laughed out loud several times as I learned the lessons. NBC never gave this show a shot which is sad because it was the funniest show on their Thursday lineup.
Thank you the cast of Outsourced for all the chuckles! Hope to see you all on TV again very soon!!!
Tonight The Voice is going to premiere on NBC at 9p and tomorrow you will be singing the praises of this show. I can’t remember the last time I was this excited for a reality show, but I can’t wait to see it.
I have to admit the judges Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton, Cee Lo Green and Adam Levine were originally what drew me in. But after watching the extended preview above, I say American Idol, to quote one of the judges…”Forget You!” Seriously how awesome does the show look. Unlike Idol, it is just not the judges saying who move forward, but it is the competitors saying which judge they want to coach them…that is if any of the judges turn around to see.
I think that the winner of this show really has the potential to move forward and have a career because they have people who are showing them how. Plus it is about The Voice unlike other shows that are about who makes good TV. So tune into Mark Burnett’s latest hit reality show Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10p.
Paul Reiser was booked on The Tonight Show last week to talk about his new show The Paul Reiser Show before it got cancelled on Friday. So on Sunday when I saw he was one of the guests on the show I wondered if he was going to do to the late night show what NBC did to him. Well he proved he has balls of steel because he appeared on the show 3 days after his show got the ax after just 2 airings. Luckily he had a good sense of humor about it, which is something I think his now defunct show was missing.
The Mad About you star said to Jay Leno, “They said, ‘They decided we are going to pull the plug because not enough people are watching.’ Which is odd because it is on NBC. And NBC, to my knowledge, they don’t traditionally make bad decisions.” And Jay responded with a chuckle, “Really?” To which Paul questioned him, “Have you had that expression? I don’t know what your experience is…” The former-prime time talk show host just threw his hands up and laughed.
If the My Two Dads star did jokes like this on his show, it seriously might’ve lasted more than two showings.
In fact he went to joke about it because when Christina Aguilera, who was sitting next to him, said she now feared for her new show The Voice that debuts on NBC at 9p, he told her not to worry because NBC spent the advertising dollars on his show to promote her’s! Me and ow!!!
