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ABC’s ELI STONE??

Wow... by Midnightxpress	Jan 31st, 2008 04:37:01 AM
...sounds like a 1,000 other shows of the last 10 years...or so it seems
Cop Rock meets The Practice by vikingkitty	Jan 31st, 2008 04:55:00 AM
I give it a month, at most.
i like how AICN has become an aggregator by couP	Jan 31st, 2008 05:21:59 AM
i feel i am informed well enough not to bother with it.
Reminded me of Ally McBeal too. by GimpInMyPants	Jan 31st, 2008 05:39:16 AM
At least Ally McBeal had a cute waif in the starring role, and had musical guests like Al Green and Berry White, not George Michael.
a male Ally McBeal? by newc0253	Jan 31st, 2008 05:46:54 AM
yeah, no thanks. I'd be tempted to watch to see Julie Gonzalo and that chick from Species but, on the whole, this sounds a little too cloying.
pay attention by Napoleon Park	Jan 31st, 2008 06:04:15 AM
Ues, the commercials that aired two months ago made this seem like Ally McBeal with the apparent hallucinations and obscure musical icon interludes. You may still have that impression if you haven;t watched ABC since the strike began. But as Not Judy Wice wrote over at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ jumptheshark/message/69809 : "Being a fan of the offbeat spirtuality of "Joan Of Arcadia" and "Saving Grace" and the quirky fantasy of "Pushing Daisies" and "Wonderfalls," I intend to at least check this out with an open mind and give it a chance to win me over." Why is an Eli Stone talkback up and no "Lost" yet? As Not jusy Wice went on to write in the spirit of cross-promotion: "Oh, and an homage/shout out to the fan-kids over at Ain't It Cool News who kept the talkback from the "Lost" third season finale alive for over eight months and 10,500 comments. Now that's dedication!"
Interesting concept.... by Yeti	Jan 31st, 2008 06:43:44 AM
but will it wash or wash out? Herc what do you think?
Will it last longer than Viva Laughlin? by tonagan	Jan 31st, 2008 06:57:47 AM

This show will be huge, why? by Darth_Nader	Jan 31st, 2008 07:02:16 AM
Because there is nothing else new on. Plus ABC is pairing it with Lost. So, good or bad, it's going to get big ratings.
LOST. LOST. LOST. LOST. LOST. LOST. by Nice Marmot	Jan 31st, 2008 07:08:22 AM
. . . LOST.
looks crap by turketron	Jan 31st, 2008 07:25:51 AM
Saw a preview for this while watching Lost last night. It looked wiggedy wack. oh yeah... LOST. LOST. LOST. LOST. LOST. LOST. LOST. LOST. LOST. LOST. LOST. LOST. LOST. LOST. LOST. LOST. LOST. LOST. LOST. LOST. OMG... TONIGHT... SKEET!
Protest Eli Stone! by chrth	Jan 31st, 2008 07:30:24 AM
First episode spreads the lie about the non-existent autism/vaccine link. BOO!
Will be cancelled after tonights episode by NOVAJimBo	Jan 31st, 2008 08:16:34 AM
Not enough buzz on the talkback to warrent a another episode. Network chiefs cant commit to anything other than a sure thing. CAN YOU TELL I'M STILL BITTER ABOUT JOURNEYMAN???
the further pussyfication... by RaveX	Jan 31st, 2008 09:02:08 AM
... of jack "the batman" bristow oh yeah, what's this "lost" everyone keeps talking about? never herd of it, is it some new reality show...?
Wonderfalls by Bulls Eye	Jan 31st, 2008 09:13:06 AM
I like the Portland Oregonian pointing out that they liked Wonderfalls better. There were two things that I thought about when I first saw the commercials. One as that this was very similar to Wonderfalls, except that they kept the 'higher power' anonymous while this show was going with a definite Judaeo-Christian God. The second was that the song they were using has nothing to do with religion. At least I got a laugh explaining to someone the rest of the lyrics to the song.
More F'ing lawyers. by Christopher3	Jan 31st, 2008 09:28:21 AM
F'ing song-and-dance lawyers. Stop, OK? Just stop.
Maybe Eli Stone will run into... by Bill Brasky	Jan 31st, 2008 10:07:03 AM
Dan Vasser on one of his trips and TV execs will actually come to their senses. Yeah, that is a true fantasy... Maybe Obi Wan Kenobi?
The commercials for this hurt my soul by INWOsuxRED	Jan 31st, 2008 10:35:12 AM
Networks are still pulling the solo main character who is supposed to warm our hearts with CGI induced vivid dream sequences? STILL? They're still trying to pretend that is new and not a rehash of every other show from the 90s? I guess ABC finally built a computer to mash-up old TV shows and pretend they're new. That eliminates writers.
i'll be watching by Charlie Murphy	Jan 31st, 2008 11:34:57 AM
jury's still out, but i'll still give it an hour.
I'll watch for Miller... by Abin Sur	Jan 31st, 2008 11:55:11 AM
I'll watch anything that's got anybody from Trainspotting, plus dude was banging Angelina Jolie in her PRIME, before she turned anorexic. He's earned an hour from me. I'd better not turn gay, though.
George Michael? by Axl Z	Jan 31st, 2008 01:59:47 PM
I'd buy that for a doller!
HURRAH! by Pagliacci	Jan 31st, 2008 02:17:09 PM
Because there's not enough shitty lawyer/doctor dramedies featuring an unrealistically attractive cast that fucks each other in every episode!! I know I'm psyched! In fact, I think I'll stab my myself in the throat, I'm so excited!
Not to mention the whole inoculations cause autism plot... by BrandonGK	Jan 31st, 2008 04:31:44 PM
...that's causing so much controversy right now.
I see litigious people. by kabong	Jan 31st, 2008 04:43:56 PM
Enough TV series with fantasies-hallucinations-dream s-ghostly apparitions. Try serious drama dealing with social issues. As if that would be allowed by corporate-propaganda networks.
Oh boy! The 140th law show on TV! by BrowncoatJedi	Jan 31st, 2008 06:47:48 PM
What is this obsession with lawyers, hospitals, and cops on TV? Anyone have any new ideas? Anyone?
No one comparing it to Scrubs? by TruPhan	Jan 31st, 2008 07:16:04 PM
Man was that was show endearing for 3 and half seasons.
George Michael looks Plasticky by DarfurOnTheRocks	Jan 31st, 2008 09:10:09 PM
No amount of faith is gonna change that fact...
I like it by majortom25	Jan 31st, 2008 09:13:32 PM
If I know the people on these boards Then I am prob the only one who likes this so far.
hack the planet by fknjeffoakley	Jan 31st, 2008 09:17:19 PM
i hope there are lots of scenes with miller using a computer. i'll play some prodigy in the background, and instant 90s nostalgia. next, i'll use some heroine.
Hackers guy ... Thanks fknjeffoakley by jimbojones123	Jan 31st, 2008 10:21:22 PM
Knew he was from somewhere. Loved everything but the bad CG of Dadash. Will tune in again for sure. Oceanic thing was a Gyp though. Find815's been going on for over a month now.
quite the turnout in this talkback, lol. by nalapou	Jan 31st, 2008 11:37:23 PM
don't bother next week Herc.
Mildly entertaining, despite... by JacksParasites	Feb 1st, 2008 01:33:35 AM
Mildly entertaining, despite its promotion of one of the MOST DANGEROUS Urban Myths/Conspiracy Theories out there right now that Thimerosal in vaccines causes or contributes to Autism. This claim has been thoroughly debunked by science, yet millions of parents have been deceived into thinking they can't truth medical science or necessary life-saving vaccines. At least at the end, they gave the website of a legitimate source for more information on Autism research. But you add to this further perpetuating of the Thimerosal myth the whole acupuncture mumbo jumbo and that super broad, new agey (to the point of meaninglessness) definition of god as a sunset, blah, blah, blah, and this episode is going to piss off scientists and skeptics everywhere. Well, at least Eli Stone is an atheist, so maybe future episodes will have been written by writers who aren't going to make him a strawman atheist and really balance out the spiritual interpretation with the more scientific interpretation.
by Mvraiment	Feb 1st, 2008 02:44:54 AM
I quite enjoyed this show. It wasn't brilliant by any means but it was better than the crap premiere of Lost before it. If Eli Stone can continue to be entertaining remains to be seen...
Why have autism cases increased since mercury has been removed? by Photoman	Feb 1st, 2008 07:23:52 AM
Look at the facts....this has gotten idiotic. Also, so far this show looks more like an Ally McBeal rip-off without the witty writing.
Jonny Lee Miller was surprsingly great, but ... by cowboyone	Feb 1st, 2008 08:08:50 AM
... the Ally McBeal comparison is spot on. Trying too hard to be cute is painful to watch, and the saccharine song and dance numbers are embarrassing. Give JLM another (toned down) pilot. Guys got talent.
Sickboy gotta eat! by GrandMuffTarkin	Feb 1st, 2008 08:12:36 AM
Clear enough Mish Moneypenny.
This, I liked. by Ninja Nerd	Feb 1st, 2008 11:50:39 AM
OK, I love Pushing Daisies and I am currently watching episode 8 of Wonderfalls on my iPod. This show is not like everything else in the world. It doesn't compare well to anything, even Joan Of Arcadia or Wonderfalls where the lead may be talking to God or just nuts. On the surface, that may seem the case, but I think this show may go places the other two never would have. And, it doesn't hurt to have Lost as a lead-in....unless your show is called Invasion!
Liked It, But Couldn't Help But Sigh & Wonder... by Deandome	Feb 1st, 2008 11:54:39 AM
...how so many other good/great quirky-shows (Wonderfalls, American Gothic, Invasion, Keen Eddie, Freaks 'n Geeks, etc.) might have had the chance to get an audience & stayed alive if they were launched in a similar, starved-for-new-content environment. I think this show will benefit greatly from the fact it was launched during the strike. I'll bet the ratings will be pretty good. Not great, but 10X more than if it was launched against, say, the CBS Monday night lineup.
Ratings for first episode are mixed by SpyGuy	Feb 1st, 2008 12:14:32 PM
From VARIETY: "Eli Stone": Ratings verdict is mixed "Lost" stomped all over the competish in its return to ABC's sked on Thursday. "Eli Stone" had a harder time of it in its debut. The 9 p.m. fourth season premiere seg drew 16.1 million viewers and 6.7 rating/16 share in the adults 18-49 demo, per Nielsen prelims. The 8 p.m. "Lost" clip show did a healthy 13.1 million 4.9/13 in the key demo. "Lost's" premiere ratings were down from last season's opener (18.8 million, 7.7/19), but we all know last night's numbers will balloon when DVR viewing sources are factored in week after next. Kind of a mixed bag for the 10 p.m. bow of ABC's dramedy "Eli Stone." The well-reviewed drama about an idealistic lawyer who begins to realize that he's a prophet had a hard time hanging on to "Lost's" coattails. It opened to 11.6 million viewers and 4.2/11 in 18-49. Not great, but not terrible either, and it is an improvement over the perf of "Lost" companion "The Nine" last season.
Suprisingly entertaining by antonphd	Feb 1st, 2008 12:19:38 PM
I watched the debate tonight on CNN, then watched the post debate stuff. Then I wasn't in the mood for Lost. So, I decided to watch Eli Stone. I was suprised that I liked it. It isn't on par with Pushing Daisies. If Daisies is an A+ then Eli Stone is at least right now a B-. But it felt good to watch. I thought about it and couldn't tell you why it felt good, because as a whole it should have sucked, but it didn't. Maybe after the debate I just wanted to see a story of someone returning to their ideals and doing the right thing. Guess that appealed to me. Oh, and my brother is autistic. And it was fun to hear George Michael singing again.
"...improvement over the perf of "Lost" companion..." by Big Jim	Feb 1st, 2008 12:42:18 PM
Why I hate Variety - "perf"? How hard is it to complete the word? ormance There, done.
I hate Variety because it makes me feel outta the loop... by mr_macphisto	Feb 1st, 2008 01:19:42 PM
...I didn't understand a single thing that article was talking about. Sked? Seg? Perf? Skein? When did these words enter the lexicon? And why haven't I been updated?
Yeah... Having a life-threatening, inoperable... by Kid Z	Feb 1st, 2008 02:42:29 PM
... tumor is such an affirming, life-changing, positive event. Stupid, fuckin' Hollywood!
Single Male Lawyer by KingKirby	Feb 1st, 2008 03:10:03 PM
To paraphrase Bender from an episode of "Futurama": Single Male Lawyer/Fighting for his clients/Wearing sexy buttoned shirts/And being self-reliant...Single Male Lawyer/Having lots of sex...
Eli McBeal by ZeroCorpse	Feb 1st, 2008 10:08:04 PM
`Nuff said.
It sucked hairy donkey ass by Jaka	Feb 2nd, 2008 01:33:08 AM
Just my opinion, of course. But DAMN that was one of the most boring 20 minutes of TV I've ever watched. 20 minutes because I changed the channel. Lost was great, though. Yaaaaay!
He has a girl name and a guy name by skywalkerfamily	Feb 2nd, 2008 02:49:25 AM
Eli Stone. Sounds like a medical disorder.
There'll be a spinoff show with that other guy from "Wham" by MrMysteryGuest	Feb 3rd, 2008 10:29:13 AM
He'll be playing the bit part of the janitor. :P
An aneurysm is not a tumor by Juemad	Feb 3rd, 2008 04:11:00 PM
That said... great show. Nice to see a program that presents faith and spirtualism in a positive, uplifting light for once.
autism and anything you want to blame by ArcadianDS	Feb 4th, 2008 01:04:04 PM
During the period in which Autism was know to increase, the following events took place in our world: over 100 space launches from shuttles to rockets to satellite boosters. we've punched too many holes in our ozone and now our kids are retardos. Two words: American Idol The Clintons - two Bill Clinton Presidential Terms, Hillary in congress, and now both of them back on the Presidential campaign trail. Babylon 5 - either as new episodes, spin off mini-series, or rebroadcast syndications, Babylon 5 thrived as autism increased in number. This cannot be ignored. And now I offer you a perfect moment of retardo. BLLEEEARGHGLG!

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