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Posted Mar 24th 2008 7:04PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Industry, Cancellations
Well, this isn't a big surprise: TV Guide's Mike Ausiello has just found out from FOX that
The Return of Jezebel James has been canceled after three episodes.
Jezebel James was the first project for executive producer Amy Sherman-Palladino since she and her husband, Daniel Palladino, left
Gilmore Girls after the show's sixth season.
Reviews for the show --
including mine -- were largely negative; almost all of them cited how Sherman-Palladino's unique writing style and pace were thrown off by the studio audience / laugh track used for the show. FOX obviously didn't have any confidence in the show, because it was airing episodes on Friday nights after cutting its initial order
from 13 episodes to 7.
Continue reading FOX cancels Jezebel James; no one is surprised
Posted Mar 11th 2008 11:03AM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Early Looks
If you're a fan of Amy Sherman-Palladino -- which pretty much means you were a fan of
Gilmore Girls -- you've been eagerly awaiting the arrival of her new FOX sitcom,
The Return of Jezebel James.
Unfortunately, if you're a fan of Sherman-Palladino's, you're going to end up pretty disappointed. The two episodes that FOX sent out for review were not only devoid of laughs, but uncomfortably paced as well. The pacing is something that's important to note, given the unique dialogue that AS-P and her husband, Daniel Palladino, are known for.
But the most disappointing thing about the show is that it's miscast, in the biggest way possible.
Continue reading The Return of Jezebel James -- An early look
Posted Jul 23rd 2007 11:01PM by Michael Maloney
Filed under: House, Nip/Tuck, Rescue Me, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Dirt, TCA Press Tour
ER's Doug and Carol together again? Don't hold your breath unless you can do so for at least three more years.
Julianna Margulies, who's starring in the FOX mid-season replacement Canterbury's Law, says that she'd love to do another project with former ER love interest George Clooney. But the actress,who left the hospital drama in 2000, wants there to be a full decade in between projects so that fans won't think of them as lovebirds.
Alas, the reunion won't likely take place at Country General, either.
Continue reading Fox press day 2, part 2 - Margulies, Sherman-Palladino on Gilmore Girls and House - TCA report
Posted Jul 23rd 2007 12:29PM by Michael Maloney
Filed under: Gilmore Girls, House, Family Guy, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, TCA Press Tour
I can't get the theme out of my head: "Bad boys, bad boys ... whatcha gonna do when they come for you? Bad boys, bad boys..."
Fox kicks off its second day of the press tour with a look at Cops, which is turning 20 years old. That's a lot of torn, white tank tops and name-calling, isn't it?
After a historical look back at the real-life crime show that was ahead of its time, when you think about the amount of reality TV that's out there today, Fox will present the rest of its lineup. Bonus: a table read of the 100th episode of Family Guy!
Continue reading Fox's press tour continues - Family Guy turns 100 - TCA report
Posted Jun 21st 2007 11:03AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Industry, OpEd, Early Looks, Upfronts
Fox really only has a handful of new pilots to premiere next season because it's holding on to mega ratings-getters like
American Idol,
House, Prison Break, and
24... to name a few. It's replacing last season's stinkers such as
Standoff and
Justice.
At its
upfronts presentation last month, the net announced two new reality shows, three new comedies and five new dramas. Of those, we have seen all the comedies and dramas except a drama called
Nashville, which Fox has not yet released for preview.
Continue reading TV Squad previews FOX's new shows
Posted May 17th 2007 2:02PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Industry, Programming, 24, American Idol, House, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Animation, Prison Break, Bones, King of the Hill, Game Show, Cancellations, Pickups and Renewals, News and Gossip, Drive, Upfronts
This year, FOX is hoping for a stronger fall season with a shorter baseball hiatus. Instead of 26 game nights, FOX is expecting to air only 14 games leading up to and including the World Series. Once again, FOX's January schedule has FOX poised for a win in ratings with non-stop
24 and renewal of
American Idol. One schedule item worth noting is
The Sarah Connor Chronicles, based on the
Terminator movies. Fox chose to hold it until mid-season because they want a strong female audience, which is something they get when
American Idol returns.
In: '
Til Death,
House,
Bones,
The Simpsons, Family Guy, King of the Hill, American Dad, America's Most Wanted, Cops, Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?,
American Idol, 24, Prison Break, New: K-Ville,
New Amsterdam, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Back to You, Return of Jezebel James, Rules for Starting Over, Kitchen Nightmares, Canterbury's Law, NashvilleOut: The Winner,
Standoff,
Drive,
The War at Home,
The O.C.,
Justice,
Happy Hour, The Rich List, Vanished, The Wedding Bells, The LoopMoving: 'Til Death,
Bones (spring)
Continue reading The Upfronts: FOX
Posted Mar 6th 2007 2:03PM by Julia Ward
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, FOX, Celebrities
Excellent news for
Gilmore and
Six Feet Under fans.
Lauren Ambrose,
Six Feet's Claire, has been cast in Amy Sherman-Palladino's upcoming project
The Return of Jezebel James as
Parker Posey's younger sister. The pilot focuses on juvenile lit publisher Parker Posey and her relationship with her estranged sister. (Jezebel James is the name of the publishing house's popular franchise for pre-adolescent girls.) This is pitch perfect casting. Having read the script, I can tell you that Lauren's character is essentially the person you'd expect
Six Feet Under's Claire to be after a couple of years in New York with less chemical experimentation perhaps, but the same amount of artistic ennui.
You'll also be happy to know that the pilot episode is pure Amy Sherman-Palladino. She's back in the game with a script that reads like the best
Gilmore episodes against an urban backdrop. It's quick-witted, modern and now perfectly cast.
[Thanks to Lauren R. for the tip.]
Posted Mar 11th 2006 9:04AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, HBO, Cable, Programming, Six Feet Under
Bravo has the exclusive rights
to air all 63 episodes of the HBO hit series,
Six Feet Under. Bravo says it'll start airing the entire series
sometime this year, possibly this fall, although the
announcement doesn't give an exact date. HBO
refuses to say exactly how much the syndication deal is worth but
this report puts it at $15 million, or $250,000 an
episode. HBO originally pimped out
Six Feet Under for $450,000 but that was a little too rich for other
networks' blood. As with
Sex and the City, HBO has given Bravo the go-ahead to clean up the language and
video.
The Upfronts: FOX
Carter Bays of How I Met Your Mother: The TV Squad Interview
The Upfronts: CBS
