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CBS Goes With
Vampires And Nerds For Fall!! Jury Still Out On The Zombies!!

fister by ONEHATE	May 15th, 2007 02:30:26 AM
cbs sucks balls
vampire detective... by deevil69	May 15th, 2007 02:31:22 AM
ugh...
parent-friendly zombies by Horror Freak	May 15th, 2007 02:52:17 AM
would they still eat brains? if so would it be still fun eating of brains? i doubt it... fuck lame zombie, it'll just be compared to shaun of the dead and it'll never be as good...
Did Vic Mackey kill Alex O'Loughlin already? by Julius Dithers	May 15th, 2007 03:14:49 AM
Isn't O'Loughlin the guy who plays the new strike team leader on the Shield? From a CRASH officer to a vampire detective in less than a year. Well...at least you got range, dude.
moonlight i may watch by Mr_X	May 15th, 2007 03:16:15 AM
everything else seems like poo. WOuld have prefered to actually have on angel instead... so actually bollocks to that, not going to bother with moonlight either
Good to see that "FOREVER KNIGHT" is making it's... by RickSlamu2	May 15th, 2007 03:23:20 AM
TRYUMPHANT (So my spelling sux. big whoop) return to TV!!!! And not in the cruddy "Crime time after primetine " Block. Anyone remember that sides me?
A musical? by Mezzanine	May 15th, 2007 03:40:13 AM
Fucking ridiculous!
Alex O'Loughlin.... by Mezzanine	May 15th, 2007 03:43:21 AM
Is the son of Bon Scott? That's even weirder than the musical! I guess we won't be seeing Hiatt after this season. Not that Herc would know... not watching the Shield is fucking lame.
this article actually got titles wrong by Napoleon Park	May 15th, 2007 04:18:40 AM
"Viva :aughlin", not 'Laughlin' and "The Big Bang Theory", not 'Big Bang'. It's okay to nickname or shorthand a title, but not so much while you're actually announcing it for the first time. It's like those magazines that obscure the logo on the first issue.
Vampire Detective? by Athanatos	May 15th, 2007 04:27:33 AM
Talk about been there done that... Joss Whedon should sue...P.N. Elrod should sue as well. How about a show about a vampire astronaut? Think of the money NASA would save...
Based on this and NBC by paulrichard	May 15th, 2007 04:40:57 AM
It sounds like the networks are in for another crappy season. These new shows sound awful (let's all be grateful for cable).
Julius Dithers... by Sledge Hammer	May 15th, 2007 04:43:35 AM
...The answer to your spoileriffic question, without being too spoilery myself, is no. He lives, why he's up for a new show...well, you'll see in the final ep of the season (this has been another great season of The Shield by the way, too bad it was only ten episodes long).
Sledge Hammer... by Julius Dithers	May 15th, 2007 05:39:57 AM
I'm loving this season of The Shield. As for Detective Hiatt, perhaps he was a little too hard on the new face of the department? Or so I heard...
A musical with Madchen Amick?!? by chrth	May 15th, 2007 05:47:01 AM
Not only am I there, I'm already declaring it the best new show of the season!
Titus Polo vs the undead by Sit and Watch	May 15th, 2007 07:11:07 AM
bring it on!
Thirteen! by BLWiseass	May 15th, 2007 07:58:21 AM
Man i hope to god they pick up the Ray Stevenson show
The Walking DEAD Dammit! by BanAllFIRSTPosters	May 15th, 2007 08:17:11 AM
Fuck this other pilot. Have HBO make a Walking Dead series PRONTO!!!
THIS YEAR'S LITTLE MISS COP ROCK! by Billy Goat	May 15th, 2007 09:05:22 AM
"Laughlin"'s a musical, huh? Can't wait to hear Wings Hauser's singing voice.
Just bring back ANGEL! Assholes!!! by CarmillaVonDoom	May 15th, 2007 10:24:44 AM
Herc please give your thoughts on GG finale!?
I remember Forever Knight! by vikingkitty	May 15th, 2007 10:38:41 AM
I even remember the last season, the one shown on the USA Network.
ABC schedule out TODAY by Mister Man	May 15th, 2007 11:43:12 AM
Where are the comments? "Cavemen" - "My Mother the Car" of the 00s??? Without "Lost," who's watching the Alpha net this fall, anyway??
How is this messing up Blackpool? by Plum	May 15th, 2007 01:06:35 PM
Americanization doesn't automatically spell disaster. Okay, most of the time it does, but The Office worked out okay. Anyway, if you liked Blackpool I think it's worth witholding judgment on Laughlin until we at least see clips or something. All we have right now is a few bits of promo monkey description. Bravo to CBS for being ballsy enough to risk a musical TV show- if it fails, at least it'll fail with ambition instead of from complete creative bankruptcy and laziness.
They better bring back Jericho by Pongo	May 15th, 2007 01:07:58 PM
I'm going to be infuriated if they don't bring back Jericho and replace it with one of the 4 hourlongs they picked up--each one sounds infinitely worse, and that's saying something with how corny Jericho seems.
Jericho's gone, Pongo. by CatVutt	May 15th, 2007 01:27:51 PM
According to Auseillo anyway.
Jericho by Jor-El23	May 15th, 2007 01:30:30 PM
I can't believe they killed Johnston! Gerald McCraney rules! That guy can not catch a break!
Vampires? Again? by Ironmuskrat	May 15th, 2007 02:29:10 PM
Wow, CBS isn't even trying to breath new life into the vampire franchise. A vampire detective? wow, I wonder if he has a ragtag band of demons, vampire hunters and swishy British eggheads helping him? At least FOX back in the tried to do a series around werewolves, it sucked, but at least they tried something new. Zombies, Zombies, Zombies! You really have to wonder why TV executives won't do a series based around world filled with zombies. The first network to final get the balls to do a zombie show will have a hit on their hands. Especially one like The Walking Dead, a serious show, not some campy/comedic crap.
Jericho's just got canned by Purgatori	May 15th, 2007 02:42:26 PM
and the guy playing the vampire is the son of Bon Scott???!!! WTF? When was he sober enough to impregnate someone?
Crime Time After Prime Time by Purgatori	May 15th, 2007 02:46:08 PM
CBS actually did something right with that. Who else would rather watch that than fucking Jimmy Kimmel?? (yes I know Kimmel is ABC, I'm making a point) Also, USA killed Forever Knight (literally and figuratively) in that 3rd season. It makes Angel's season with all the Jasmine bullshit seem fucking Emmy worthy.
Americanization DOES automatically spell disaster! by DallasGoodbar	May 15th, 2007 04:33:51 PM
Ever heard of Men Behaving Badly? Coupling? Brit-sit haven't traveled well here since the days of All in the Family and Three's Company, and Sanford and Son. With these turbulent times and alternative lifestyles challenging the status quo maybe there's some material that can be mined from it. I can't wait to hear "Nappy-headed ho" on primetime, BET excluded! LOL!
I'm not watcing new Shows. by modlight	May 15th, 2007 05:23:01 PM
Cancelled Jericho?! COME ON!?!! WHAT THE FUCK!!! Sooo basically a show has to be a huge it immediately like Lost and have no where to go but down, or they cancel it. I see. FUCK YOU NETWORKS, this is why everyone watches cable.
Vampires and werewolves? by Doc_Strange	May 15th, 2007 06:05:04 PM
Just vampires? Damn. I think it would be great if they made a vampire show about vampires hunting werewolves ala Underworld but more post-apocalyptic with a hotter, unknown chick.
I'm done with CBS as well by Pongo	May 15th, 2007 06:09:10 PM
I love how TV executives give up on a show immediately. Under this logic, Seinfeld and Cheers wouldn't have been on the air past their first season either.
Is tv trying to become extinct? by jccalhoun	May 15th, 2007 07:08:29 PM
None of the shows that have been announced from the networks sound remotely interesting. Are they just trying to lose money? Are they just giving up? The fall will once again record breaking low ratings for the networks.
It seems like Twilight by sparkflyer	May 15th, 2007 07:33:06 PM
...just killed Babylon Fields. CBS is doing one genre show, two would be miraculous.
Where's the ABC schedule? by theBigE	May 15th, 2007 07:51:50 PM
EW has it listed already. C'mon Herc, do your job!!!
You don't need to be sober to impregnate... by Alonzo Mosely	May 15th, 2007 08:52:22 PM
Trust me I know...
Don't get excited about the 'zombie' show - it isn't... by Alonzo Mosely	May 15th, 2007 08:53:59 PM
anything like you think, it is a dead return to life show in which one day the dead are back just like before they were dead with the same memories and personalities etc. No shuffling around asking for brains, more angst that their ex-wife has shacked up with the dentist when they have only been dead 3 months...
CBS shot themselves in the foot with Jericho by TVguy4566	May 15th, 2007 10:56:55 PM
How does Jericho go from one of the season's rookie hits in November and December to cancelled in May? Simple, they mismanaged the show. They decided to not air any repeats in October, December, or January and opted to take it off the air for two months in winter instead. When it came back, the rating were abismal eventhough the quality of the show arguably got better. I swear programmers don't have a clue. Extended breaks are reserved between seasons, not midway through the season. This hurt Lost too. It may have sunk Veronica Mars. Either suck it up with a few weeks here and there of reruns or do the 24 approach and do a straight run where the season starts late or ends early. CBS had pretty much Wednesdays locked up. Now they gotta hope another show can be a strong lead for Criminal Minds. Yes, American Idol would have hurt Jericho's ratings no matter what, but probably not nearly as much with it's extended hiatus.
Jericho is cancelled by thevision	May 15th, 2007 11:02:47 PM
Its done. I figured CBS couldn't handle a series with story arcs. I would have understood if it had bad ratings from the beginning but it didn't...they put the series on a long hiatus and expected it to compete with American Idol when it returned! Both Lost and Heroes shed viewers during their hiatus, but CBS can't handle setbacks- not the network for serialized dramas, stand-alone episodes only. I shudder to think what would have happened if Lost, Heroes or the excellent Friday Night Lights were on CBS. Its too late but they should have put Jericho on Friday after Ghost Whisperer.
and Jericho is considered Sci-Fi by thevision	May 15th, 2007 11:11:23 PM
Les Moonves doesn't like Sci-Fi, if its not a CSI or a derivative like NCIS, Criminal Minds, Numbers, etc., a ratings dip will spell its doom. I have no doubt Moonves was looking for any excuse to shitcan Jericho. I'm hoping NBC or FOX will pick it up as a mid season replacement.
wait, a full on musical? by s0nicdeathmonkey	May 15th, 2007 11:21:27 PM
holy shit! awesome!
In a desert of police procedurals, Jericho was an oasis by Julius Dithers	May 15th, 2007 11:45:36 PM
If FX would pick up Jericho and pile on the cussing and violence (and more hot midwestern black women), it would be worth a 12-episode season. CBS, I hope your news, sports and entertainment divisions rot in the ratings basement.
Vampire Zombes are the by pud_mckenzie	May 16th, 2007 01:32:54 AM
Worst Idea I have ever heard of. Zombies are good for one thing Eating Brains and basiclly Killing shit.
DON'T BE AFRAID, HERC! by biggles2_22	May 16th, 2007 08:24:53 AM
L O S T TALK-BACK NOW!
It Ger-ain't Forever Knight without John Kapelos by mustang_dvs	May 16th, 2007 11:56:58 AM
Crimetime after Primetime was awful, but it was fun.
Feh. Feh, I say!!! by Shakalakaboom	May 16th, 2007 12:05:51 PM
The real reason CBS may not air the zombie thing is that they don't want to give their core audience (old people) hope that they will be able to return from the grave and continue to complain about the kids today and the fact that the world is going to hell. Don't get me wrong: The world is going to hell and the kids do indeed suck (little dumbasses), but putting that false hope into the oldies' incredibly shrinking brains is a little cruel. So Shaka, what do we do about all of this atrocious TV, you ask? Watch DVDs, read books, go out and play. Do I have to think of everything?
Babylon Fields by 300 monkeys	May 16th, 2007 12:16:58 PM
is the best pilot I've read since "Smallville" (no, I didn't get to read Lost before seeing it). It'll be a shame if the show doesn't go.
seriously- a Walking Dead hourlong (HBO, I can dream) by samsquanch	May 16th, 2007 03:19:45 PM
would change my life for the better.
Where the hell are the werewolf cop shows? by Uncle Stan	May 16th, 2007 07:46:29 PM
Damn it.
LAW AND ORDER: SILVER BULLET UNIT by palimpsest	May 16th, 2007 08:39:14 PM
You know it's coming soon.

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