I never really watched Journeyman, but I really thought Jericho and Bionic Woman had promise. I wonder if they will do a proper ending for either of these series. At least we still have the Sara Connor Chronicles.
Posted by Dukhat (Member # 341) on :
Most of those shows I've never even heard of. And of the few I have heard of, I didn't watch any of them.
The only two shows that are still being produced that I try to watch on a regular basis are South Park and BSG, and they're cable.
And as far as "reality" shows go, the less of them, the better.
I wish network TV would just die already.
Posted by Sean (Member # 2010) on :
I agree with Dukhat on the reality shows. But I thought Shark was a good show, too bad though. Girlfriends and Las Vegas had pretty good runs though. I bet the fact that almost no new shows survived the season was the Writer's strike. Although many were doomed in the first place, I bet the strike hads something to do with their cancellation. Thank god Cavemen is gone. It took a stupid commercial and tried to turn it into a series.
Posted by Mars Needs Women (Member # 1505) on :
quote:Originally posted by Dukhat: The only two shows that are still being produced that I try to watch on a regular basis are South Park and BSG, and they're cable.
Amen to that. Though I also watch Doctor Who when it's on Sci-Fi.
I'm surprised Girlfriends made it this far. I thought all hands were lost aboard the S.S.UPN
Posted by Pensive's Wetness (Member # 1203) on :
Meh. I don't what much Network TV anymore myself and i gotta agree with you, about reality TV shows... i'd rather have a cat shoved up my ass sideways (at an oblique angle) than watch the utter cheap crap they 'produce' nowadazes...
Posted by Sean (Member # 2010) on :
I wonder how much Law&Order can survive. what is it now, like in it's 17th or 18th season?
Posted by HopefulNebula (Member # 1933) on :
And that's only the original incarnation...
Same for CSI. Even though it hasn't been around as long.
Posted by shikaru808 (Member # 2080) on :
CSI: Miami=fail
Posted by Daniel Butler (Member # 1689) on :
I just watch stuff online. That way I avoid the corporate machine altogether Plus, no commercials. And speaking of reality shows, just a commercial of one makes my insides shrivel.
Posted by Reverend (Member # 335) on :
I'm not at all surprised Bionic Woman got itself shit canned. While it did have some potential it just didn't do much to show it could be more than the 100 other "lone crusader with a gimmick" shows we've seen already. That plus it had some awful awful dialogue...and Katee Sackhoff's character was just dumb....really dumb.
As for most of the others, never heard of them. Though I do think I read they synopsis for Journey Man and it seamed like a total rip off of "Time Traveller's Wife".
So what do we have to look forward to once Galactica finishes? Caprica, Terminator, Stargate Atlantis and I believe the new Knight Rider has been picked up as a series. Has there been any more word on that new Stargate spin-off?
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Amazing. It's like having a glimpse into a whole different world you had no idea even existed. The newer ones I had heard of - Bionic Woman, Journeyman and Jericho - all had Brit actors in significant roles, which may be how I come to know of them. I think I watched maybe half an ep of Journeyman on Sky one time; never bothered to watch Bionic Woman ion ITV2/3/4 because it clashed with something else, and I was toying with the idea of downloading Jericho but then heard it was coming to ITV as well, but then heard it had been cancelled (then briefly revived, then killed once and for all) so didn't bother.
Las Vegas was a show we watched when we lived in New Zealand, but it wasn't on a convenient channel for us back in the UK. The fact that Tom Selleck appears to have taken over from James Caan is news to me. But 5 years isn't a bad run really.
The rest of them. . . nope, not ringing any bells. You can pretty-much tell which show they're trying to emulate from the publicity shot! Cashmere Mafia = Sex and the City, etc. It was a funny year anyway, what with the strike and all.
Posted by Mars Needs Women (Member # 1505) on :
I remember Men in Trees and thinking to myself, "What a bad name for such a bad show."
Posted by Sean (Member # 2010) on :
Well, CSI ( the original) has only been on for 8 seasons. M*A*S*H ran for 11, but would have run for more if the cast hadn't decided to end it. A lot of the time though, spin-offs and continuation of extremely popular shows suck. M*A*S*H* was good, but AfterM*A*S*H sucked. I dopn't think it lasted more than 2 years.
Posted by B.J. (Member # 858) on :
Don't forget W*A*L*T*E*R! (Or maybe you should...) But there was also Trapper John, M.D., which was very successful since it ran for 7 seasons. I never watched it, though.
Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :
Speaking of dead TV shows, I have recently downloaded & begun watch 2 shows, one that I watched & then lost, the other that I never saw before.
The first is Lexx. if anyone recalls, it was a Germano-Canadian production that was set some 4300 years in the past (well, most of it, anyway), & had a giant planet-destroying insect ship (Lexx itself) & a crew of a cowardly sex-obsessed frump, a hot love slave chick, a robot head in love with the love slave, & a 2000-year-old dead assassin prophesied to topple the evil empire of His Divine Shadow. Filled with all sorts of mid-level gore, sexual innuendoes & outrightness, & some seriously fucked up shit in plots, backgrounds, settings & the like. The show was on Sci-Fi for a few years & then it ended. I watched the first movies & most of the second season, but I ended up losing due to...work or moving, one of the 2.
The other show is one that I am ashamed to say I had not seen until now: The Adventures Of Brisco County, Jr. While Lexx requires me to sit for a bit between sessions, I have been spending the past few day rapaciously devouring Brisco County. I knew that Jeffrey Boam, screenwriter for Indy 3, was partly behind it; I did not know that Carleton Cuse was part of the team, too. (Cuse is behind Lost & one of my favorite shows, Nash Bridges. Indeed, I see a lot of actor cross over with Brisco & Nash.) I'm definitely enjoying the series & wonder why I didn't watch it when it first aired; probably didn't get hooked by the western aspect, Bruce Campbell or no. Also, having read Campbell's autobiography, it makes watching the show that much more fun. I'm loving it now, especially John Astin as Professor Wickwire...& of course, Dixie & the Schwenke sisters.
Posted by Da_bang80 (Member # 528) on :
I've seen Lexx a few times. The disclaimer at the beginning always says "may contain nudity" but there never was. Fucking liars...
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
I had high hopes for Bionic Woman and Journeyman, but can't say I'll go into withdrawal without them. As long as I get my Heroes and Sarah Conner, I'll be fine.
I don't have cable, so the Stargate and BSG stuff will wait for DVD.
Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :
quote:Originally posted by Da_bang80: I've seen Lexx a few times. The disclaimer at the beginning always says "may contain nudity" but there never was. Fucking liars...
There is in at least the first movie. Eva Habermann has nice naughty bits. I...haven't gone through much of the rest yet.
Posted by Sean (Member # 2010) on :
quote:Originally posted by B.J.: Don't forget W*A*L*T*E*R! (Or maybe you should...) But there was also Trapper John, M.D., which was very successful since it ran for 7 seasons. I never watched it, though.
W*A*L*T*E*R was just a pilot/movie though. It never got picked up. All of these shows were on way before my time. The only one that is readily watchable around here is M*A*S*H, anyways.
Posted by Mars Needs Women (Member # 1505) on :
I saw the last episode of Lexx, but I had no idea what the fuck was going on. I remember a giant worm chewing on Earth, and George and Laura Bush escaping in a big ass Saturn V rocket, and some pale guy flying his ship into the worm then exploding it once he was inside, all the while he and I guess the hot sex slave singing this song, and some Buddhist Monk with a robot body, and some spider thingys.
Also I remember one summer when I used to get up early in the morning to watch Different Strokes.
Posted by Pensive's Wetness (Member # 1203) on :
quote:Originally posted by B.J.: Don't forget W*A*L*T*E*R! (Or maybe you should...) But there was also Trapper John, M.D., which was very successful since it ran for 7 seasons. I never watched it, though.
perhaps i'm forgetful and should check/review Wiki on this but wasn't TJ:MD on concurrently during sometime during MASH's run? it was on Monday's i think on CBS and you sure it was the same chara from both shows? i thought TJ was a more current time line (70's/80's ear show)?
but yeah, AfterMash wasn't a smash as i recall...
Posted by Sean (Member # 2010) on :
The character of Trapper John was sent home in the show's 3rd/4th season hiatus, so, no the same character wasn't on at the same time. TJ:MD was on from '79 to '86, so the shows did overlap though.
Posted by WizArtist II (Member # 1425) on :
IIRC, they opened TJ:MD with him waking up from a dream of MASH Helo's coming in and that was about the only acknowledgment to MASH for the remainder of the show.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
It always seems odd to me that Lexx remains mostly unknown in the US - it always seemed to be on somewhere on the UK's airwaves. Hard show to follow though. But it did push the boundaries, doing a musical ep way before Buffy (or Xena) did. A while back I nearly used the Brunnen-G chant as my ringtone. . .
Our oldest independent channel, ITV (and its digital spin-offs ITV2, 3 and 4) has decided to make up for YEARS of shite programming (highlight: outbidding the BBC and Channel 4 for Millenium, then not having anywhere in its soap- and gameshow-centric schedules to show it so putting it on in the middle of the night) by showing some decent stuff. Notably Entourage, Dexter, Reaper (or is that on Virgin? can't remember) and Pushing Daisies. I don't know how big Supernatural is in the US but it's done well on ITV. But they've also backed some DOA-from-the-USA shows - Smith, Bionic Woman, Jericho and something called Six Degrees which has just started in Dexter's slot despite being long-cancelled.
Right now, those of us who don't have Sky are just gritting our teeth waiting for when the Minions of Murdoch wield their wallets to poach Heroes from the Beeb. . .
Posted by Sean (Member # 2010) on :
I know that BBC America shows a lot of those shows. I personally like " You are what You Eat", and "Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares" ( the UK one, not the shit American version.) I also like "My Family". I know that my PBS station also shows some British shows, like that one comedy with Judy Dench.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
quote:Originally posted by Shik: Bruce Campbell or no. Also, having read Campbell's autobiography, it makes watching the show that much more fun.
Brisco County Jr. rocked. When I met Bruce Campbell (just before Spider-Man was released- the weekend of 9/11 in fact) he had all sorts of cool stories and signed his first book for me. The guy's super cool in person.
Something I'd forgotten till last week (when I bought the first Spidey movie)- Uncle Ben drives the Evil Dead car.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Ugh, "You Are What You Eat." That woman is fucking poisonous. And a total quack with zero medical qualifications, whose sole talent seems to be litigiously pursuing anyone who suggests otherwise.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
That comedy with Judy Dench? Oh, what was it called? Oh, yes - The Chronicles of Riddick. 8)
(nah, I know the one you mean, had Geoffrey Palmer in it. AARGH, what WAS it called? I can't be bothered to look it up)
Posted by Reverend (Member # 335) on :
I'm so used to not watching ITV that I didn't realise that they finally have some half decent programming. I remember back in the day when BBC had TNG repeats & DS9 and Channel 4 had Babylon 5 & Lexx, the best ITV could muster was SeaQuest...
I actually tried to watch Chronicles of Riddick for the first time the other week. Got about an hour in before I gave up on it, although I had been more or less lost since the first ten minutes. Did they seriously think they'd get a franchise out of that?
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
I think Lexx might have been on Five, because I could hardly ever get to watch it, because at the time I was living in one of the areas that couldn't pick the channel up.
Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lee: That comedy with Judy Dench? Oh, what was it called? Oh, yes - The Chronicles of Riddick. 8)
(nah, I know the one you mean, had Geoffrey Palmer in it. AARGH, what WAS it called? I can't be bothered to look it up)
"As Time Goes By". I was so hoping Palmer would end up being Mr. M in the bed with her in Casino Royale.
quote:Originally posted by Jason Abbadon: Brisco County Jr. rocked. When I met Bruce Campbell (just before Spider-Man was released- the weekend of 9/11 in fact) he had all sorts of cool stories and signed his first book for me. The guy's super cool in person.
Something I'd forgotten till last week (when I bought the first Spidey movie)- Uncle Ben drives the Evil Dead car.
Yeah, I knew that from the book. I have the next edition that has the addendum of the book-signing tour.
Posted by Reverend (Member # 335) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lee: I think Lexx might have been on Five, because I could hardly ever get to watch it, because at the time I was living in one of the areas that couldn't pick the channel up.
So was I. In fact I don't think I got Five until I switched to Sky digital. Hell, I'm sure if I looked on the terrestrial tuner now, I'd be willing to bet the signal is still shite.
So I'm sure Lexx must have been on C4. I have vague memories of it being on late Friday nights, probably after Babylon 5 and just before that short lived sci-fi comedy panel show with Bill Bailey, Craig Charles & the ginger from who's line is it anyway...forget the name...had Claudia Christian & Shatner on it at some point...umm...Space Cadets? Not sure, it's been quite a while.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Greg Proops, host of Space Cadets. Which I think was on Wednesday or Thursday night, definitely not Friday (I was footloose and fancy-free in those days, and went out on Fridays). B5 WAS on C4, but likewise never Friday night - s1 and s2 were on Tuesdays (or Thursdays?) at 6pm; s3 on Sunday at 6pm; s4 something like Wednesdays quite late, 11ish; and s5 on Sunday fucking lunchtime.
Posted by Reverend (Member # 335) on :
Ok, so my long term memory is offically buggered, maybe I was watching the repeats or something. In my defence I did spend most of the late 90's partaking in wholesome Wiltshire cider, Guinness, tequila, malibu...uhh...domestos and occasionally some of that god awful stuff that looked and tasted like extra sticky mouthwash. Aftershocks. You have to be seriously pissed to drink that crap. Anyway, the latter half of that decade is a tad blurry for me.
As for Lexx, now that I think about it I may have have had Sky by that point, so I may have been watching it on Sci-fi. No clue what day.
Posted by GDafi (Member # 2035) on :
Well a few of those 39, I have never heard(thank goodness) Pissed off Jericho was canned
The Bionic Woman could have been so much better.
And I agree that JourneyMan may have been similar to the Time Travellers Wife (Great book), and had real potential.
And as far as Bruce Campbell is concerned, I first saw him in The Adventures Of Briscoe County Jr, and have been a fan ever since( love him in Burn Notice)
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Plus, no commercials. And speaking of reality shows, just a commercial of one makes my insides shrivel.