Posts with tag CsiNy
Posted Jul 9th 2008 2:03PM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: Early Looks, Reality-Free
As I started watching the premiere episode of this season of Burn Notice, I was reminded of one of the things I really love about the show...the scenery. Unlike CSI:Miami, BN is actually shot in Miami and while it's hard to put your finger on why it makes a difference, it's undeniable that a difference is made. It's the same difference you see when you watch Law & Order and CSI: New York back to back.
At the end of last season it seemed like Michael was on the verge of finding out who burned him and why. Now, most of the time that would mean that the series is one step closer to coming to an end, but fans of the show know better.
Continue reading Burn Notice season two -- An early look
Posted Mar 18th 2008 7:35AM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Episode Reviews, New Amsterdam
(S01E04) I was never a fan of the other shows like New Amsterdam. Highlander, Forever Knight and shows of that kind never really appealed to me. Which is why it's so puzzling that I enjoy this show. Case in point...since our dreams are a manifestation of the way our subconscious reacts to our life experiences, a dude who has been alive for over 400 years must have some pretty crazy-ass dreams. That's kind of cool to me.
When this show premiered, I wondered if there was ever going to be some real New York style crimes featured. I guess I have my answer.
Continue reading New Amsterdam: Honor
Posted Aug 3rd 2007 3:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, CSI: New York
That's the finding of the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, ruling against the producers of CSI: NY who claimed that the show could be considered "a critically-acclaimed look at forensic policing in post-9/11 New York City."
The show has been airing on Canada's History Television channel and the commission says that the producers (Alliance Atlantis) have to take it off the air by January 1 (the producers have to take it off the air? Can't the channel just not show it?)
In other news, Pussycat Dolls Presents is not educational television, and Weeds is not a health and exercise show.
Posted Feb 26th 2007 1:01PM by Brett Love
Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Web, Watercooler Talk
There is an interesting article over at
The Register about how long Australian TV fans have to wait to get programming from the US. A recent survey of some 119 shows reveals that the average delay for the programs is 16.7 months. As if they are putting videotapes on a rowboat and paddling them across the pond.
To be fair, that 16.7 months number is skewed a little bit by the inclusion of
Antiques Roadshow which wrecked the curve with an 11 year delay in being broadcast. Still, there are many more popular shows that still have long delays once they leave their country of origin. Some of the average delays listed are: CSI: NY (9.3 months), Grey's Anatomy (4.9 months), Heroes (4.2 months), House (5 months), and Third Watch (22.1 months).
Continue reading Waiting for your overseas TV
Posted Feb 20th 2007 11:59AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Spike
Because there just aren't enough versions of
CSI, Spike is adding a reality show to the crime solving mix. The channel has
ordered ten episodes of a new show called
Murder from Bunim-Murray Productions. They are best known for
The Real World, Road Rules, and
The Simple Life.
The new show will find two teams of contestants investigating a replica of an actual crime scene under the watchful eye of Detective Tommy Le Noir, a 20 year veteran of law enforcement. The teams have 48 hours to complete their investigation before making their final presentation to Le Noir. The team that makes the best case will have a donation made in their names to charity.
The idea makes sense for Spike, given that they already run
CSI and
CSI: NY. Scheduling
Murder in alongside those is a good fit. On the other hand, I can't help thinking that this show was already done with
Murder In Small Town X. And just going on what we have here, it sounds like it was done better then.
Posted Nov 29th 2006 5:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming
At 8, ABC has a new Show Me The Money, followed by new episodes of Day Break and 20/20. - CBS has a new Jericho at 8, followed by new episodes of Criminal Minds and CSI: NY.
- NBC has the Christmas in Rockefeller Center tree lighting, then new eps of The Biggest Loser and Medium.
- There's a new Bones at 8 on FOX, followed by a repeat.
- The CW has new eps of America's Next Top Model and One Tree Hill.
- TCM has Lucille Ball and Dick Powell in Meet The People at 8, then Stage Door, with Katharine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers.
- ABC Family has Mr. St. Nick at 8, with Kelsey Grammer and Charles Durning.
- Also at 8: Cartoon Network has a new Pokemon: Battle Frontier.
- At 9, Food Network has a new Challenge, with cooks trying to build the best gingerbread house.
- PBS has a new Great Performances at 9, with a tribute to James Taylor.
- The Travel Channel has a new Professional Poker Tour at 9.
- There's a new Mythbusters on Discovery at 9.
- At 10, HBO has a new Inside The NFL.
Giveaways reminder: Office, Eli Stone, Supernatural, South Park
Giveaway Thursday: Tickets to the New York Television Festival ... all of it!
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