Posts with tag MyOwnWorstEnemy
Posted Aug 25th 2008 12:22PM by Brett Love
Filed under: Sports, Programming, Commercials, Chuck, Life, Reality-Free
If you've been watching NBC's Olympic coverage, you must have seen all of the promotion they have been doing for their fall season. New shows
My Own Worst Enemy, Crusoe, Knight Rider, Kath & Kim, and
America's Toughest Jobs have all had plenty of play. As have the returning
Chuck and
Life. Given that the latest Olympiad is closing in on becoming
the most watched television event of all time, you might think those promo spots were pretty valuable.
Apparently, not so much. The Hollywood Reporter runs down the
record for the network promoting new shows during past games. In 2004, the Athens games led to one show,
Joey, making it beyond its first season. Likewise for the Sydney games in 2000, which brought us
Ed, and nothing else. Things were a little better in 1996 from Atlanta.
Profiler, The Pretender, and
Suddenly Susan all lasted another four years. Not a stellar track record and it leaves you thinking that those precious spots might have served the network better pitching more beer. It has the makings of a good poll though. After the jump, place your vote for the one new show that will make it out of season one.
Continue reading What are all those Olympic promos worth?
Posted Jul 22nd 2008 10:28PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Sports, TCA Press Tour, Chuck, Life, Lipstick Jungle, Reality-Free
Today was the very last day of the press tour here in Beverly Hills. It was "TCA Day," with members of the association (including me) going to the Warner Brothers lot to visit the sets of
ER, Pushing Daisies, and
Chuck, where we spoke to cast members and producers (Oh, we went to the set of
America's Best Dance Crew, but let's just forget I mentioned that one). Then we bused it over to the Fox lot, where Joss Whedon showed us around the set of
Dollhouse, and the entire cast of
King of the Hill gave a table read of their 250th episode. All this fun will be in upcoming posts later this summer.
Despite some of the griping you may have seen from me, it's been lots of fun. It's just a very tiring experience. Case in point: On Monday, NBC decided to close out the press conference portion of the tour by having us sit through ten panels, five of them after lunch. Here's a wrap-up post that goes over some of what went on yesterday that I haven't already covered.
Continue reading NBC wrap-up: Slater's split personality, and Selma Blair's a wise-ass - TCA Report
Posted Jun 23rd 2008 7:03PM by Erin Martell
Filed under: Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
Alfre Woodard has an exciting new role on the upcoming NBC drama
My Own Worst Enemy. The Emmy winner is set to play Christian Slater's boss in the spy series, which premieres this fall. If you followed
TV Squad's coverage of the upfronts, you already know that the drama focuses on a man (Slater) living two different lives: the life of an ordinary suburban father named Henry and the life of a spy named Edward.
Woodard's character, Mavis Heller, is Edward's "tough and astute boss" at headquarters. Like Edward, Mavis is leading a double life as well. Her alter ego, Helen, will be a part of Henry's suburban existence.
My Own Worst Enemy premieres on Monday, September 29.
Continue reading Alfre Woodard joins new Christian Slater series
Posted May 24th 2008 1:31PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
NBC has issued a press release with the
premiere dates for all their fall shows. This way, you know when to set your DVR.
The full press release includes descriptions for each of the shows. New shows are in all caps.
Heroes will be the first scripted show to return with a two-hour premiere on September 22nd. The first new scripted show will be
Knight Rider on September 24th (although I don't know if you could count it as new since they already broadcast the two-hour pilot).
Complete schedule after the jump.
Continue reading When are your favorite NBC shows returning?
Posted May 17th 2008 10:05AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Programming, Video, Pickups and Renewals, Early Looks, Upfronts, Reality-Free
It looks like someone took the effort to create a Flash player with embedded videos of many of the upcoming new fall shows. Included are clips from
Dollhouse,
Fringe,
Life on Mars,
The Eleventh Hour, Scrubs, The Cleveland Show, The Goode Family (pictured right) as well as several others. I only had a chance to look at some of them. The previews aren't of all the new shows available in the fall (NBC only has one preview), but it's still quite a few. Which ones are missing?
Embedded videos after the jump
Continue reading (Almost) all the new shows - VIDEOS
Posted Oct 25th 2007 11:04PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: OpEd, Scrubs, Episode Reviews
(S07E01) One thing I can say about the season premiere of
Scrubs' seventh and last season: It wasn't as lurchingly awkward as last year's season premiere. Or most of the first half of last season, for that matter. But that doesn't mean it was good.
There were a few laugh-out-loud moments, but most of the jokes fell pretty flat. And none of the flatness had anything to do with the conclusion of last year's cliffhanger, where J.D. and Elliot, trying to escape some big life changes, lie next to each other, and kinda sorta lean in for a kiss...
Continue reading Scrubs: My Own Worst Enemy (season premiere)
Giveaways reminder: Office, Eli Stone, Supernatural, South Park
Giveaway Thursday: Tickets to the New York Television Festival ... all of it!
I miss the media-friendly John McCain - VIDEOS
