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That time of year when networks begin discussing renewals/cancellations
RayB:
--- Quote from: DaveMMR on April 21, 2011, 09:07:36 pm ---Gotta love Fox. They renew a show many people don't really want back ("Bob's Burgers") but they treated Arrested Development like a chew toy.
--- Quote ---Um, they did technically renew it twice.
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Well, yeah...
I'm just glad my new fave, "Community" was already renewed for a third season. Their take on the dreaded "clip show" this evening was pretty brilliant (read: the clips was actually new footage).
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After watching 3 Bob's Burgers I'd gladly wave goodbye to The Simpsons and watch Bob's instead.
Community is a great show. THough I feel it lost something a couple episodes back. Just had a weird feel.
Howard_Casto:
The Cape... cancelled.... (In the final 3 or 4 episdoes it was FINALLY turning into a good show)
SG Universe .... cancelled...
Caprica.... cancelled....
Along with the long strand of scifi shows cancelled last season all the shows I really really enjoy are off the air.
The reason? NBC/Universal.....
NBC owns syfy as well along with virtually any other non-educational cable network you can think of. The head of nbc is an ass... he's the guy who screwed conan. If a show dips in the ratings, even a good show with generally good ratings like Heroes... it gets ditched immediately.
Right now the networks aren't looking for good shows, they are looking for CHEAP shows because even if they drop in the ratings they don't have much money invested in them. This is why nbc is pushing what I like to call "snarky office clones' as well as the usual reality show crap.
Don't get me wrong, I get a chuckle with community or outsourced once in a while, but I understand that they are barely above sitcom level, which is the lowest form of television life aside from the reality show.
How Chuck, with it's realitively high budget has remained on the air is beyond me. Mind you I like Chuck, but I like it in a "everything else that's on in this time slot is total crap" sort of way.
The bulk of what I watch at this point is on the History channel... stuff like Pawn Stars, American Pickers and American Loggers. Thankfully they NEVER cancel shows on that network. I'm pulling for American Restorations though because they barely managed to get it produced simply because history is running out of time slots.
Also Dr. Who is back... so there's that. :)
CCM:
I just couldn't get into Caprica. As much as I tried, I just couldn't. I'm holding out hope for Blood and Chrome.
F/X is great for canceling shows that I love, last season it was Terriers, this season Lights Out. Both were critically acclaimed, but had poor ratings.
On the other hand, F/X has renewed Justified for a third season, which is one of the best shows on TV right now!
The Waling Dead is coming back, so there's that to look forward to.
As far as comedies, I think Modern Family and The Bing Bang Theory are the best on, and both will be back.
I read that Game of Thrones has already been picked up for season two. I've really enjoyed the first two episodes of season 1.
I'm also looking forward to the new seasons of Dexter (best show on TV), Shameless, and True Blood.
saint:
--- Quote from: shmokes on April 22, 2011, 01:38:27 am ---Archer was renewed, so there's that. Big Bang Theory is the very worst show I have ever seen ever. I guess it's not threatened, though.
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Shmokes is of course completely wrong about BBT :) Glad it was renewed.
Samstag:
Am I the only one who thinks Cougar Town is the closest thing to a new Arrested Development in years?
You guys should give it a shot. Like AD it's a show you need to watch a few episodes of to understand the characters and all the running gags. And the dialogue is awesome. They pack more funny in before the opening credits than most shows put in a full episode.
The early part of the first season isn't all that great, but by the end of the first season it really took off, and seems to get better all the time.
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