DSP's TV Thread (with J.E. Magee) [OT]

by **BigEd76** » Wed May 16, 2007 21:58:45

In a shocker, Melinda was eliminated on Idol :!:

Jordin vs Blake

by **Grotewold** » Thu May 17, 2007 09:03:54

I saw the premiere for this new HBO show, Flight of the Conchords, at a bar in Philly last night. Since they plied me with free food and booze, I feel obliged to pimp it.

Plus it was just hilarious, kind of a cross between Spinal Tap and "Extras." Check it:

http://www.hbo.com/events/conchords/index.html

by **Woody** » Thu May 17, 2007 09:07:16

Has anyone seen the King of Miami on that INHD/"Mojo" channel? I thought it was pretty funny, in an intentionally awkward one-trick-pony kind of way

by **PSUPhilliesPhan** » Thu May 17, 2007 10:10:46

dsp wrote:Uneventful for CBS.

Without a Trace and Shark switch places
Kid Nation to Wednesdays 8
Jimmy Smits crime drama to Tuesdays 10
Musical Casino show to Sundays 8
Something or other to Fridays 9
New stupid generic sitcom to Mondays 830

Christine gets 13 episode midseason order
1 edition of The Amazing Race coming midseason
Swingtown, a "racy" show about swinging couples in the 70s, coming midseason

And that's it. Fox and the CW tomorrow to rap things up.

Wow, this means Jericho is cancelled, right?

by **dsp** » Thu May 17, 2007 12:00:02

Yea, it's done.

CW and Fox still haven't released their schedules yet. Hmmm.

by **jemagee** » Thu May 17, 2007 12:27:28

dsp wrote:Yea, it's done.

CW and Fox still haven't released their schedules yet. Hmmm.

FOX wasn't scheduled until this afternoon (4 eastern I believe) but CW was scheduled to release about 2 hours ago...maybe they still aren't sure on Vernoica, or maybe they realized all their shows stink and they are trying to determine how to gracefully bow out and sell smackdown to Sci Fi or USA?

by **dsp** » Thu May 17, 2007 12:33:00

CW

MONDAY

8:00-8:30 PM "Everybody Hates Chris"

8:30-9:00 PM "Aliens in America" (New Series)

9:00-9:30 PM "Girlfriends"

9:30-10:00 PM "The Game"

TUESDAY

8:00-9:00 PM "Beauty and the Geek"

9:00-10:00 PM "Reaper" (New Series)

WEDNESDAY

8:00-9:00 PM "America's Next Top Model"

9:00-10:00 PM "Gossip Girl" (New Series)

THURSDAY

8:00-9:00 PM "Smallville"

9:00-10:00 PM "Supernatural"

FRIDAY

8:00-10:00 PM "Friday Night Smackdown!"

SUNDAY

7:00-7:30 PM "Online Nation" (New Series)

7:30-8:00 PM "CW Now" (New Series)

8:00-9:00 PM "Life is Wild" (New Series)

9:00-10:00 PM "America's Next Top Model" (Encore)

One Tree Hill, Pussycat Dolls and some other stupid reality shows set for midseason.

No word on Veronica Mars.

by **jemagee** » Thu May 17, 2007 12:36:48

Reaper was good when it starred peter horton and the dude who plays lionel luthor on smallville and it was called brimstone, it'll probably suck on CW

Aliens in America - a sitcom about a muslim teenager in america - that should go over well.

Do people watch the game and girlfriends? Those shows are freaking terrible.

How many 'band' members can the pussycat dolls have or is it like menudo if you get too old you get kicked out?

Life is Wild is another 'brit' remake - shows called wild at heart i believe.

by **dsp** » Thu May 17, 2007 12:57:18

Finally, Fox

FOX PRIMETIME SCHEDULE: FALL 2007 (All Times ET/PT)

MONDAY
8:00-9:00 PM PRISON BREAK
9:00-10:00 PM K-VILLE

TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM NEW AMSTERDAM
9:00-10:00 PM HOUSE

WEDNESDAY
8:00-8:30 PM BACK TO YOU
8:30-9:00 PM 'TIL DEATH
9:00-10:00 PM BONES

THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 PM ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th GRADER?
9:00-10:00 PM KITCHEN NIGHTMARES

FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 PM THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT GREAT AMERICAN
BAND (working title)
9:00-10:00 PM NASHVILLE (working title)

SATURDAY 8:00-8:30 PM COPS
8:30-9:00 PM COPS
9:00-10:00 PM AMERICA'S MOST WANTED: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK
11:00 PM-MIDNIGHT MADtv
MIDNIGHT-12:30 AM TALK SHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN

SUNDAY
7:00-8:00 PM THE OT (NFL post-game)
8:00-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS
8:30-9:00 PM KING OF THE HILL
9:00-9:30 PM FAMILY GUY
9:30-10:00 PM AMERICAN DAD

FOX PRIMETIME SCHEDULE: BEGINNING JANUARY 2008 (All Times ET/PT)

MONDAY
8:00-9:00 PM K-VILLE (January)/PRISON BREAK (Spring)
9:00-10:00 PM 24

TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL
9:00-10:00 PM HOUSE

WEDNESDAY (January)
8:00-8:30 PM BACK TO YOU
8:30-9:00 PM 'TIL DEATH
9:00-10:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL

WEDNESDAY (Spring)
8:00-8:30 PM BACK TO YOU
8:30-9:00 PM THE RETURN OF JEZEBEL JAMES (working title)
9:00-9:30 PM AMERICAN IDOL Results Show
9:30-10:00 PM 'TIL DEATH

THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 PM ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th GRADER?
9:00-10:00 PM CANTERBURY'S LAW

FRIDAY (Spring)
8:00-9:00 PM BONES
9:00-10:00 PM NEW AMSTERDAM

SATURDAY
8:00-8:30 PM COPS
8:30-9:00 PM COPS
9:00-10:00 PM AMERICA'S MOST WANTED: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK
11:00 PM-MIDNIGHT MADtv
MIDNIGHT-12:30 AM TALKSHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN

SUNDAY (Spring)
7:00-7:30 PM KING OF THE HILL
7:30-8:00 PM AMERICAN DAD
8:00-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS
8:30-9:00 PM FAMILY GUY
9:00-10:00 PM THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES

The Spring/January stuff is all penciled in, for the most part.

by **MarkdlV** » Thu May 17, 2007 13:38:06

Kitchen Nightmares was a cool show on BBC. Don't know how it will translate here.

by **dsp** » Thu May 17, 2007 13:50:00

I do like Fox launching a drama at 9. But Sundays are a tough night.

During the fall, every week is thrown off because CBS and Fox both get huge lead-ins from football. Then in January, the lead-ins are even bigger because of the playoffs, then you have a primetime Championship game, a week off, the Superbowl, the Grammys, a weeks off, the Oscars, later on CBS gets the Masters lead-in and 3 weeks of College Basketball. It goes on and on.

So starting new shows in January is tough, that's why NBC was smart to schedule established shows there, knowing that the core audience and others will find it.

But it's worth a shot for Fox, it's about time they paired The Simpsons and Family Guy together.

by **jemagee** » Thu May 17, 2007 14:04:38

I'm sure in principle it's nice, but sarah connor chornicles is just gonna suck, no matter where it airs.

Is Ramsay hosting kitchen nightmares the american version?

by **Grotewold** » Thu May 17, 2007 14:14:40

I was in the barber's chair today and saw a Maxim layout of the girls of One Tree Hill.

I'm probably gonna start watching One Tree Hill.

by **Richard Thon** » Thu May 17, 2007 14:43:53

Grotewold wrote:I was in the barber's chair today and saw a Maxim layout of the girls of One Tree Hill.

I'm probably gonna start watching One Tree Hill.

On a related note, Grotewold's barber is temporarily down a chair.

by **dsp** » Thu May 17, 2007 17:30:46

House gets the post-Superbowl timeslot this year. Good call by Fox. Perhaps CBS can learn something from it, with the whole lets give that slot to Criminal Minds decision.

by **PSUPhilliesPhan** » Thu May 17, 2007 18:00:17

This is terrible that Jericho is canceled, any chance another network picks it up or am I never going to get to see Hawkins again?

by **dsp** » Thu May 17, 2007 18:02:21

Nah, it's done. A few shows have been saved for cancellation, but it's been on cable or the WB or a cartoon.

Let it go.

by **jemagee** » Thu May 17, 2007 20:28:25

dsp wrote:House gets the post-Superbowl timeslot this year. Good call by Fox. Perhaps CBS can learn something from it, with the whole lets give that slot to Criminal Minds decision.

What was wrong with giving it to criminal minds again? Used to be the post super bowl slot was to launch something new, get a big audience, seems that's going the way of the sit com.

by **MarkdlV** » Thu May 17, 2007 21:21:53

Shocking ending to The Office.

by 1 » Thu May 17, 2007 21:25:14

I feel shocked.

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