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No WAR AT HOME!! No WINNER!! SARAH CONNOR And JEZEBEL JAMES To Midseason!! Lots O’ Reality!! FOX’S FALL SLATE!!

And the networks wonder why by skitch	May 17th, 2007 05:02:59 PM
We watch less and less programming when offered 90% crap
War at Home & The Winner... by Frank Black	May 17th, 2007 05:04:58 PM
Will be missed! I know, I know, they were not great shows but I found them to be perfect guilty pleasures.
So they have like three mid-season replacements?... by DanielKurland	May 17th, 2007 05:17:46 PM
if the network didn't have American Idol, 24, and to a lesser extent, House, they'd be in serious trouble.
Lesser extent? by David Lazarus Long	May 17th, 2007 05:26:14 PM
House is rocking the ratings, man. It's like the highest rated show on television next to the aforementioned Idol and like... CSI Vegas? House kicks ass. Unfortunatly, the rest of this line up LOOKS like ass. What's the deal with Conner Chronicles? They've been talking that one up for MONTHS and now it's a midseason, who-gives-a-shit, we'll-cancel-it-after-3-episod es replacement fucktwat?! Bah humbug. TV next year is gonna be teh suck. Thankfully, Japan continues to pump out wildly exciting, visually stimulating, well written anime series by the dozen, soo... I'm cool with that. And I told them they should have killed off Jack last season. I love Kiefer, and 24 was one of the best of the bunch for 5 long years, but it's time to hang up them spurs, Jack. Just... just don't let what's-his-face take over. You know... that GUY... the one sitting in the corner preening and waiting for Jack to take one in the chest. Fuck, why'd they have to kill off anyone I would care about to continue the Bauer legacy? Tony, Curtis.... Tony? Heh. Yea, I think 24 should have died along with the Soul Patch. Too late now, fawckers.
The only thing worth watching... by jimmy rabbitte	May 17th, 2007 05:26:22 PM
anytime soon (apart from the LOST finale) is the rest of The Shield and then Rescue Me. Besides that there won't be anything to watch until after next Christmas.
Thast grid layout graphic you have there should be a... by Spikey	May 17th, 2007 05:28:48 PM
gif not a jpg, half the size and lossless.
If they didn't have AI, House and 24... by Pennsy	May 17th, 2007 05:29:56 PM
Fox would struggle with MyNetwork TV for 6th place in the ratings. Riddle me this, AICN'ers: why does House need AI as a lead-in? They could move it to Monday, Wednesday or Thursday at 8 therefore giving other shows a chance at the coveted Idol lead-in. TEST PATTERNS can get good ratings in the post Idol slot. WHY waste it on your network's #2 show?
HOUSE by optimus122	May 17th, 2007 05:31:23 PM
Had better ratings last week then Idol did in the most important age group.
that american idol for bands thing... by keyserSOZE	May 17th, 2007 05:34:44 PM
is the most obvious idea for a show in history. i've been saying since the first time american idol came on that it'd be so much more legit if they had actual bands...you know, people with musical talent as opposed to people trying to be a pop star and making me throw up.
SMALLVILLE TB, SMALLVILLE TB, SMALLVILLE TB!!! by Mike_D	May 17th, 2007 05:44:22 PM
DAMMIT! BIZARRO! MAJOR CHARACTER DEATH!! "BEST FINALE EVER" (according to the news).
What a schedule by supertoyslast	May 17th, 2007 05:56:25 PM
Looking at the complete network schedule for the autumn I must say that, in terms of new shows at least, this looks like the worst line-up for almost a decade. Bizarrely, the only two new shows to catch my interest are on Fox. New Amsterdam and Jezebel James. Curse you ABC for not picking up The Thick Of It. The only new show which had the potential to be great rather than good and you drop it. Can't a cable channel make it instead and do it the way a show about backroom politics is meant to be done? Just like the original UK version - with copious amounts of the most incredibly imaginative swearing.
Fuck fox by RaveX	May 17th, 2007 06:04:15 PM
that's all.
The British Kitchen Nightmares is great... by Alonzo Mosely	May 17th, 2007 06:13:36 PM
I am not a reality man, but it was great seeing him go to real struggling restaurants and absolutely tell them why they sucked, and showed them how to have a fighting chance of not going bankrupt, and watching most of them ignore him and go back to doing whatever they wanted, and then crying when they went out of business. Be interesting in the world of PCness, whether this show will fly, or whether Americans will not like a guy outright telling people they are stupid...
Good to see King of the Hill carrying on... by Flim Springfield	May 17th, 2007 06:46:03 PM
Still one of the most underrated shows on TV.
Actually, "The Winner" isn't dead yet. by NonStopPop	May 17th, 2007 06:46:19 PM
The official comment that was made during today's upfront was that "it is not on the schedule." It's a subtle difference, but it's still not the same as official cancellation. (That's probably just semantics to keep Seth MacFarlane from throwing a fit, though.) Meanwhile, though, "Drive" has little or no chance for return. I asked Peter Liguori, Fox’s President of Entertainment, point blank as to whether the show might yet be saved if it somehow sets ratings records when its last two episodes air on July 4th. His response: “As near and dear to my heart as that show is, I would say that that’s definitely a long shot.”
Robert Smigel's show by jimmy_009	May 17th, 2007 07:51:58 PM
Of course it didn't make the grade. It's a freaking Rober Smigel show. Isn't the silence during his SNL bits enough fair warning that it will suck? Also glad Seth McFarland didn't get yet another POS show on the air.
Let me guess by jimmy_009	May 17th, 2007 07:55:53 PM
"The Winner" was about an all american Dad, his strange and eclectic family, and their ironic adventures, peppered with one-liners and pop culture recyclables.
WAR AT HOME FUCKING ROCKED! by Proman1984	May 17th, 2007 07:59:39 PM
Bring back that show? You hear me FOX, bring it back, bitches!
No way Fox, not falling for it by Unnatural	May 17th, 2007 08:11:24 PM
Yes, the Chronicles of Sarra Connor looks like it has potential. So did Firefly. So did Drive. Screw you Fox. I won't watch until season 2 and rent the DVDs of season 1. Screw you.
Hello Netflix, Goodbye most of TV by Larry of Arabia	May 17th, 2007 08:27:40 PM
Yeah, Netflix is a gosdend.
Ummmmm... by TMW	May 17th, 2007 08:28:46 PM
New Amsterdam = HIGHLANDER Obvious, I know. God, does Fox suck. It's only Sunday's animation block for me!
another network I won't be watching next year by INWOsuxRED	May 17th, 2007 08:33:25 PM
sweet. I look forward to having more time on my hands to not do anything productive with. Thank you for sucking, FOX. You're only interesting shows didn't make it past pilot, and that makes me glad.
What a FUCKING LAME LINEUP!!! by tristeele	May 17th, 2007 09:19:55 PM
The only show on this shit network I would watch is The Terminator and its been moved to mid-season. What assfucks. Network TV is DYING. WOW
"...an “American Idol” for groups." by Big Jim	May 17th, 2007 09:25:38 PM
You mean like O-Town? "The Winner"? Wasn't that cancelled after the first episode? I remember the pilot airing like 6 times in a week then never seeing it again. Or were they different episodes? Still pissed about "Drive". I fear "Sarah Connors Chronicles" will suffer the same fate - Thrown into that ghost-town of television viewing between February Sweeps and May Sweeps, and expected to pull in AI numbers.
Bones on friday night? not a good sign!! by jojo-pimp	May 17th, 2007 09:32:39 PM
remember what happened to Fastlane?
okay im REALLY looking forward to kitchen nightmares. by Cotton McKnight	May 17th, 2007 09:40:45 PM
Gordon Ramsey kicks ass. I am actually serious here. Hell's Kitchen is a fun summer show and I look forward to watching him take a bunch of bumpkins to school.
EvilWizardGlick - Lana and Chloe by Mike_D	May 17th, 2007 09:47:26 PM
presumably. its a cliffhanger.
Say The Sarah Connor Chronicles 5 times fast. by digitalcos	May 17th, 2007 10:16:28 PM
Saw the Fox upfront. The Sarah Connor Chronicles looks like it has potential, but try to have a conversation about it. I guarantee you won't be able to say the title more than three times before your tongue trips over it. I've got a big problem with the look of all the sitcoms. Don't know how they'll be airing, but they all look like they've been shot with both 4x3 and 16x9 framing in mind. Just a whole lotta dead frame on both sides. Makes for a very dull composition. The show I was most impressed with? K-ville. Never thought I'd say this, but Anthony Anderson really impressed me.
The grid was good. As for the shows: ha ha ha ha. by kabong	May 17th, 2007 10:30:53 PM
Are the suits being satirical? Are these "series" for real? Amsterdam and Canterbury could have the requisite "I see dead people." Somebody stick the proverbial fork in TV's ass because it is d-o-n-e.
I'm pulling for K-ville by ImFixingtoDie	May 17th, 2007 10:44:00 PM
Hopefully Cole Hauser will finally break out. He was hysterical in The Break-Up "I'm going to wrap you in Seran-wrap and cut little holes in it..." Also, digitalcos, if Anthony Anderson surprised you, clearly you have not seen The Shield.
You're right ImFixingtoDie by digitalcos	May 17th, 2007 11:08:17 PM
One of those shows my buddy's been trying to get me to watch. I'll have to give it another shot.
RE: Lana & Chloe cliffhanger by rsanta74	May 17th, 2007 11:49:21 PM
I wouldn't worry about either of them being dead. According to various sites, both actresses are confirmed as still being in the primary cast next season. Only Annette O'Toole has been removed from the roster. She'll be replaced by Aaron Ashmore (Jimmy Olsen). I'm betting that Lana was miraculously and conveniently whisked away as that truck passed her car. Martian Manhunter? Flash? Or maybe somebody just wanted to fake her death. I wouldn't be surprised if Lana did it herself to escape Lex. As far as Chloe goes... She's a meteor freak now. Totally new rules.
Shame to see... by rsanta74	May 17th, 2007 11:52:41 PM
... the War at Home get the axe. The show pulled their final trump card when they outed Larry's best friend though. Half of the fun was seeing his awkward gay inner monologues. The rest of the cast, especially the daughter and younger son, were super weak.
Kitchen Nightmares is AWESOME. by SilentP	May 18th, 2007 02:10:51 AM
God, I love Ramsay. So are they showing the original, or are they making like a totally new version in the States or something? Anyone know? Either way, the lack of swearing will kind of suck, but I guess not much can be done about that. Also, unrelated note, but what the heck is going on with The Loop already? It was pretty funny, but the main reason I've been waiting for it to come back is that blonde chick. She was so hot. And she dressed really slutty in like every episode. It was sweet.
COme Back Drive by Mr_X	May 18th, 2007 03:43:48 AM
all is forgiven
Mid-Season is not BAD.... by Abin Sur	May 18th, 2007 07:00:37 AM
Especially when you consider that 24, Lost and BSG are not coming back until 2008, which technically is "mid-season." In fact, I'm looking forward to mid-season, because we're gonna be SLAMMED with good stuff to watch. And at least we'll have Heroes and Bionic Woman this fall.
They will not be missed. by Dokkalvar	May 18th, 2007 07:56:20 AM
Explain to me, in some kind of intelligent way, why in the hell The Winner aired much less made it as far as it did? I saw two episodes of it and it was the weakest, dumbest, most annoying form of sitcom comedy I've ever seen. It was like a trail of endurance where the producers are curious to see how much I'll take before I change the channel. The War at Home too spent all it's undeserved time slinging tired zinger after tired zinger. Remember Newlyweds? I'm glad they're dead. GOOD. Seriously, what the fuck are you doing Fox? Just go back to showing two episodes of The Simpsons, at least they know how to make me laugh.
It looks like another lame television season by Mr Incredible	May 18th, 2007 08:47:40 AM
Everyone will watch their own favorites until the shows start jumping the shark and then television will be nothing but an amalgam of reality shows. DVD sales of old showswill skyrocket because people will wax nostalgia. Wait and see.
From the people who by Automaton Overlord	May 18th, 2007 10:59:21 AM
From the people who cancelled Arrested Developement,comes........Crap !
Say The Sarah Connor Chronicles 5 times fast.? by Napoleon Park	May 18th, 2007 07:24:17 PM
The Sarah Connor Chronicles The Sarak Honor Chronic Els The Sirrocan Air Can Nickels The Say Rock On Her Crow Naceles Sahara Cane Her Ear Canals See, easy. Tesseract Con Air Rickles.
So, SCC got the midseason kiss of death by cornstalkwalker	May 19th, 2007 01:30:37 AM
If it were on any other network, perhaps it would have a chance, but Fox scifi midseason show? Dead. Why even air it and perk our interest.
war at ....nobody's home by dork741974	May 19th, 2007 02:20:53 AM
It sucked !
The winner by dork741974	May 19th, 2007 02:24:47 AM
Reminded me of the Chris Elliott show "Get a life" but without killing the main character in every show . And the fact that whenever I find DVD's of the show It nets me 40 dollars on ebay !

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