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OFFICE II Pairs With OFFICE!! KNIGHT RIDER To Wednesdays!! FNL Sticks!! SCRUBS Scrubbed?? LIFE To Fridays!! NBC’s 2008-09!!

Spin-off? by Josh Acid	Apr 2nd, 2008 01:53:14 PM
Is someone going to tell me what that means?
CURSES! by Josh Acid	Apr 2nd, 2008 01:53:57 PM
Second!!! Damn you, Josh Acid!
BEN: you arrogant bastard! by LordEnigma	Apr 2nd, 2008 02:00:08 PM
That's a whole lot of shit going on right there. It at least frees up time for other shows on better networks.
Let the casting speculation begin! by nonhero	Apr 2nd, 2008 02:00:11 PM
So, who should be the fearless leader of the 'new' office? I am guessing this will be another of Dunder Mifflin's branches. There are some great people out there who would work really well as the new 'boss'. Any suggestions? I am thinking of Rob Corddry.
Stallone works at an orange julius sitcom by Savio	Apr 2nd, 2008 02:00:47 PM
Seriously now, anyone know where I can find the old SNL skit where stallone works at a computer store after his orange julius closes down?
So Life goes to Fridays? by MGTHEDJ	Apr 2nd, 2008 02:02:35 PM
OK, it's not dead yet. When Knight Rider fails, Deal or No Deal can move to 8 ET, and Life can move back to Wednesdays at 9 ET. This is of course based on the guys at NBC primetime making the right move, or GE firing the guys because they balk at making the right moves, and hire a competent person or persons to make the right moves.-----later-----m
FNL scrubbed? by tezmo	Apr 2nd, 2008 02:05:07 PM
saved, rather: http://www.eonline.com/gossip/ kristin/detail/index.jsp?uuid= c224979d-3ed1-4f62-9ab9-2717cd ad2906
FNL will air on DirecTV first...and for only 13 episodes by Pennsy	Apr 2nd, 2008 02:06:25 PM
Then it will 'rerun' on NBC in the winter, from what I've heard.
At least we get 30 Rock back by MrD	Apr 2nd, 2008 02:20:08 PM
And the Bionic Bitch is dead and buried, as she should be. You know, it's ok to reimagine a 70s series as dark and dreary when it's about the annihilation of the human race, but not when it's about a hot chick with superpowers playing secret agent and diddling an astronaut on the side.
There's very little new stuff... by Pennsy	Apr 2nd, 2008 02:21:18 PM
Three (?) new series for the fall; that's it. At least ER is in the endgame.
Office spinoff - Please not another DM branch by badboymason	Apr 2nd, 2008 02:21:27 PM
If you are going to have another "dumb office" sitcom, at least change things up - In The Office, the chaos is normally self-inflicted by Michael/Dwight. I'd like to see a more normal set of main characters who have to deal with customers and corporate being complete assholes and putting them into comedy hijinx - maybe make it about sales reps for DM on the road across America?
Life by Strabbo	Apr 2nd, 2008 02:22:51 PM
Well that was a good show while it lasted. Its on the Tivo queue so heres hoping it the Slot of Doom doesn't damn it to cancelation. Off topic, when is Burn Notice back on? I needs me some campy spy bullshit.
I 2nd that badboy by mr ahole ramirez	Apr 2nd, 2008 02:29:52 PM
...there should be more face-to-face wit DM and customers...I know when I worked in retail, there was dozens of funny stuff happenin wit customers tryin to get over on the company...I let them too half the time unless it hurt my oockets...
Scrubs by tra1138	Apr 2nd, 2008 02:33:53 PM
I figured NBC for something a little better than FOX. I know they had seven seasons and all but all the more reason to let Bill Lawrence finish the series. Maybe they are going to try this week.
fnl IS midseason by lsleelee	Apr 2nd, 2008 02:39:37 PM
Fridays at 9. You have to read/post the whoooole article, man.
The Stallone Orange Julius / Computer sketches were all kinds of by blue1622	Apr 2nd, 2008 02:52:11 PM
the best stuff I ever saw on SNL, aside from the Drinky Crow cartoon. A sitcom based on any of those could rival Tim & Eric and Xavier/WonderShowzen for epic quality and number of heads soared over.
The Office Spin-off by mithrandir16	Apr 2nd, 2008 03:04:26 PM
I agree, badboy and mr ahole. We were teased with a couple of episodes where the Dunder Mifflin sales reps hit the road. Dwight and Jim were great together in front of a customer in the 3rd season. I can't wait for anytime Office related--even if it had to come in the form of the dreaded hour long episode.
TODD PACKARD by Mr. Mcpoops	Apr 2nd, 2008 03:06:45 PM
I would watch a spinoff staring that crazy bastard.
Scrubs by erichaislar	Apr 2nd, 2008 03:08:11 PM
Will go to ABC for its final season the cast is all on board and so is Lawrence they where waiting to see what NBC did. Because they felt the strike screwed up there final season.
FNL is moving to by erichaislar	Apr 2nd, 2008 03:10:41 PM
Direct tv for its 3rd season. http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SH OWBIZ/TV/04/02/tv.nbc.newseaso n.ap/index.html
How can no one have the orange julius skit? by Savio	Apr 2nd, 2008 03:12:47 PM
I can go and google the dumbest skits ever on SNL and I will be able to see it somewhere, but not one person here has the Stallone Julius skit they could upload to youtube?
Friday Night Lights by photoboy	Apr 2nd, 2008 03:20:41 PM
I'm pleased to see this one's coming back, I literally just got into it last week and I was gutted to hear that it could be cancelled right in the middle of the story. Fingers crossed the DirctTV deal doesn't require any cast cut backs.
Scrubs by mr ahole ramirez	Apr 2nd, 2008 03:24:38 PM
...2 things...it was weird seein Elliot (Sarah Chalke) appear on How I Me Your Mother...as a doctor...so I guess she's typecasted as a doctor who cant keep a man...and also, Todd was cool until he became gay...still funny but not cool...
"the hottest, highest quality programs on television" by newc0253	Apr 2nd, 2008 03:27:05 PM
and also Knight Rider.
lsleelee by tezmo	Apr 2nd, 2008 03:30:00 PM
"You have to read/post the whoooole article, man." - the article was edited - it previously said FNL Scrubbed, without further details.
mr ahole ramirez by erichaislar	Apr 2nd, 2008 03:37:14 PM
Still funny but not cool high five!
re: erichaislar by mr ahole ramirez	Apr 2nd, 2008 03:42:41 PM
...Im just waitin for a high five wars between that pervert (Todd) and the man (Barney from HIMYM)...strangely enough, Todd is gay but Neil Patrick is really gay...maybe the gays are the only ones still high fivin...
Merlin... by Dominic-Vobiscum	Apr 2nd, 2008 03:47:22 PM
...sounds so fucking stupid that I actually groaned out loud.
The Office Spinoff Should be. by nam0krut	Apr 2nd, 2008 03:52:27 PM
30 minutes of closeups of Pam's boobs with the occasional shot of Jan's chest as well, and some hot nude oil wrestling between them and Karen oh and maybe Angela getting anally dildoed by them. Did i miss anyone?
Office spin-off by Jor-El23	Apr 2nd, 2008 03:52:36 PM
It's gonna suck. I know NBC is going to be lazy and set it at Dunder-Mifflin Albany and it's going to be the exact same show. All I know is that they better not take Andy out of Scranton and put him in this other office as a "familiar face". As someone suggested, do a Todd Packer show, outside sales. That's the only thing I can think of that really works.
XIII... wtf by Duncan Irons	Apr 2nd, 2008 03:58:00 PM
i didnt know that they were adapting XIII into miniseries... that was quite a surprise for me, a pleasent one though... hope it doesnt suck. for the uninitiated, XIII is one of the most successful french comics of the last 20 years... this brings to mind the msj adaptation of Preacher, does anyone know what happened to that?
How is it even possible that ER is still on? by Trazadone	Apr 2nd, 2008 04:03:31 PM
Seriously, I really want to know.
Jor-El23 by erichaislar	Apr 2nd, 2008 04:05:36 PM
From what i understand is no one is leave the show. I think a office spin off is silly. But then again i said a American version of the office was silly and now its one of my fav shows. Maybe Lightning can strike twice.
XIII was an okay series of graphic novels. by V'Shael	Apr 2nd, 2008 04:21:21 PM
Very like Jason Bourne. I can't imagine it would translate well to an American TV audience. Not without a lot of changes anyway.
XIII could be awesome... by Obscura	Apr 2nd, 2008 04:24:05 PM
the comic is great, the game was great, so hopfully, this will follow. if its too similar to 24 then ill be annoyed, even though i love 24. we dont need an imitation, need something way cooler.
XIII: Bourne: The Series: On NBC: For 3 Episodes: At Best. by AdrianVeidt	Apr 2nd, 2008 04:24:52 PM
That is all - thoughts?
Creed by wash	Apr 2nd, 2008 04:28:18 PM
That's what The Office spinoff should be. Fucking Creed.
Creed spin off by erichaislar	Apr 2nd, 2008 04:30:20 PM
It starts as soon as he leaves the office and goes until he goes back to work. Oh man that would be a amazing.
Creed the Spin off Episode 1 by erichaislar	Apr 2nd, 2008 04:34:31 PM
Creed goes to local wal-mart. Oh man this thing writes it self.
any show by ciroslive	Apr 2nd, 2008 04:35:25 PM
that says its part MacGyver gets me to watch. at least the pilot
NBC will still be in the same place as before! by captboulder	Apr 2nd, 2008 04:37:39 PM
They need to concentrate on quality and not more reality shows!
So depressing... by KanekoFan	Apr 2nd, 2008 04:38:17 PM
"The result is that NBC will deliver almost twice as much original entertainment in 2008-09 than it did 10 years ago." A major corporation issued this press release, and it included a pronoun error of such magnitude as an "as"/"than" combination?! Somebody was paid to write this, multiple sets of eyes presumably reviewed it prior to publication, and yet they included a mistake that a kindergarten student wouldn't be likely to make in casual speech!
"renegade billionaire"?????? by Uncle Stan	Apr 2nd, 2008 04:42:09 PM
I was under the impression that all billionaires were above the law. How is this show going to be different?
Scrubs bullshit by oisin5199	Apr 2nd, 2008 04:59:42 PM
I just can't believe after seven seasons, this is how they mistreat the best sitcom of this decade. Do we really need another half hour of the Office? And Thursday Night Live? Are they kidding? It's painfully unfunny on Saturday. Is it going to be any better on Prime Time? Despite what another poster said, the one bright spot could be Merlin. When I heard about this I thought it was going to be a BBC production. It looks like it is, but they're airing it on NBC. It's cast with mostly British stage actors and not Hollywood types. And only one thing I need to know. Giles is Uther! So it could be good. I'm also glad that they're keeping Medium, one of the few intelligent shows they have.
Its like The Office. But not in an Office. by tomdolan04	Apr 2nd, 2008 05:01:01 PM
They should just leave the title as 'The Office Spin-Off', at least it would be funny to have as how blatantly unimaginative it is. Is your network show getting too expensive to run? Spin-off time. Bin the original, set it in a new city, pay the new chumps next to nothing, cash in on the name and shell out only for the odd cameo from the established lot. WINNNAR! The ultimate sin? Taking a cool plot about one man and his car and making it BORING. I was BORRRREED through the pilot. It's like taking a space adventure story and shoving in taxatio...ahh forget it.
52-week strategy by supertoyslast	Apr 2nd, 2008 05:02:34 PM
I'm guessing this will last about as long as their previous "strategy" to not show original scripted shows at 8pm.
A 'US' version of Kath & Kim??? by daglesj	Apr 2nd, 2008 05:03:50 PM
Oh god that sends a shiver down my spine. The whole reason why the orginal Kath & Kim works is becuase of its mundane suburban view of Australian life and how they coax the humour out of that. How everything looks the same, the houses, cars, not to mention the dire dress sense. Why dont they just show the australian version? its one of the best shows around. I feel another 'Coupling' coming on.
HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! Whaaa?? They're serious?? !!! by Yeti	Apr 2nd, 2008 05:08:20 PM
Yes Knight Rider, the Biggest Loser, Merlin (I smell a medivel version of Smallville in the works) just scream quality.
Bionic Woman / Journeyman by Squashua	Apr 2nd, 2008 05:08:59 PM
"Also looks like "Journeyman" and "Bionic Woman" are officially no longer NBC shows.". Why did you even bother to mention that here? It thought you had actual new information on them, like they had jumped networks or something. Boooooo.
Office Spinoff by palooka_boy	Apr 2nd, 2008 05:28:59 PM
Please no, the idea of it just sounds stupid and lazy. I love the show, and its the best thing NBC has on right now, but it just seems like the suits look at it and go "MORE OFFICE = MORE RATINGS! WOO HOO!" Fuck that. And as far as Scrubs goes, this is supposed to be its last season anyway, and isnt NBC supposed to air out the rest?
Still that piece of shit known as Life where it belongs by JohnnyS2	Apr 2nd, 2008 05:32:17 PM
To a nice Friday death! lol. On the other hand, Lipstick Jungle got renewed. Horay!
and whats the deal with by palooka_boy	Apr 2nd, 2008 05:39:55 PM
Merlin? Creative titling or is it actually about the wizard who could out-magic Dumbledore and Gandalf at the same time?
Has Merlin even started production yet? by performingmonkey	Apr 2nd, 2008 05:41:03 PM
This show has been in the planning for years. It was kind of held back when the BBC's Robin Hood came along. I hope to god it isn't too similar to that, with '21st Century storytelling' meaning just give them modern haircuts and clothing styles and pretend no-one notices it's meant to be over a thousand years ago.
An Office spinoff idea that would work by PotSmokinAlien	Apr 2nd, 2008 05:57:41 PM
They ought to set the spinoff at the production house of whatever documentarians have supposedly been 'filming' what we, the viewers, have been watching this whole time. That would be the only organic way a spinoff of The Office would not be as lame as shitting in your pants.
They're still doing Office II?... by DanielKurland	Apr 2nd, 2008 06:03:24 PM
I thought cancelling that Heroes spin-off before it happened was a step in the right direction. Something set in the warehouse would maybe work, or the branch that had Karen and Andy, but focusing on it before Jim went there. I guess Ed Helms couldn't do double work though.
Honestly... by DanielKurland	Apr 2nd, 2008 06:06:30 PM
It makes no sense to have kept ER on this long, but not given Studio 50 at least a trial second season. Also, setting Office II at the documentary film makers would actually be a good idea.
Office spin-off by Jor-El23	Apr 2nd, 2008 06:07:03 PM
according to the Ausiello report from last October the show will introduce new characters which will then be spun-off into their own show, not taking with them any of the core cast members.
What a shitty schedule by Paragon Complex	Apr 2nd, 2008 06:17:51 PM
Do people really care about any of this stuff? Heeeey, what happened to My Name Is Earl?
overlooked it by Paragon Complex	Apr 2nd, 2008 06:18:31 PM
Much like I have the past three seasons
Office II: Joanie Loves Chachi by tonagan	Apr 2nd, 2008 06:31:22 PM
Or Pammie Loves Jimmie?
I like Life but... by aversiontherapy2	Apr 2nd, 2008 06:36:33 PM
This sounds like a character written at junior script-writing camp: "Tidwell is a seen-it-all New York cop whose weaknesses include the track and the ladies. He isn't going to fit in Los Angeles, and he could care less."
"TV's funniest and most influential political player" by aversiontherapy2	Apr 2nd, 2008 06:42:01 PM
Is the Daily Show no? At least it's the funniest.
Office II needs to break the 4th, or 5th wall by Bass Ackwards	Apr 2nd, 2008 06:49:42 PM
Make it a documentary about the filmmakers who are a filming the documentary of the Office crew, like a behind the scenes feature. Or not.
Creed and Todd Packard Team Up! by arzbest	Apr 2nd, 2008 06:52:11 PM
Let them do anything they want and it'll be Golden!
FNL broke a tackle and made for daylight by Xiphos	Apr 2nd, 2008 07:09:22 PM
I'm glad to see NBC isn't a compleat waste of time.
How about Office 2: Bluth Industries by Ashok0	Apr 2nd, 2008 07:17:49 PM
30 minute comedy following the antics of CEO Michael Bluth.
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ-TIDW ELL GIANT ROBOTS!-ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ by TomBodet	Apr 2nd, 2008 07:30:33 PM
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ etc.
"Merlin" should be cancelled during its first commercial break.. by genro	Apr 2nd, 2008 07:31:21 PM
That is easily the worst fucking idea I have read in years.
Jesus Fucking Christ REHASH REHASH REHASH by EvilWizardGlick	Apr 2nd, 2008 07:34:37 PM
How goddamned terrible are those shows? xiii, John Doe. Philanthropist, John Beresford Tipton ( Google it BITCHES). Cursoe, Christ why not remake Robinson Crusoe on Mars?
How does Zucker keep his job? What a uncreative twat to come up by genro	Apr 2nd, 2008 07:35:16 PM
Tartakoff is probably trying to come back as a vengeful indian spirit buried beneath the ice rink.
Val Kilmer must have had MASSIVE Lipo! by EvilWizardGlick	Apr 2nd, 2008 07:36:17 PM
Val must have had a shitload of fat sucked out to appear on tv. I don't think a corset would do it. Maybe he just said "aww fuck it, I'm going Brando!"
Forgot to mention by lsleelee	Apr 2nd, 2008 07:37:40 PM
Why won't they let ER die?
genro, Jewish Mafia. by EvilWizardGlick	Apr 2nd, 2008 07:37:59 PM
Any other explanation?
They should just get the BBC series and call it a spinoff by jccalhoun	Apr 2nd, 2008 07:45:24 PM
It would be funny to see them air the original Office and call it a spinoff. The ideas of the filmmakers office and having to deal with customers might be good ideas. Has the USA version ever addressed the fact that, you know, this documentary that is supposed to be filming would be released at some point?
I'm amazed, No Harry rant on Merlin yet? by br1947	Apr 2nd, 2008 08:20:34 PM
I mean, it has a Buffy connection... No Journeyman = NBC can burn in Hell
Rainn Wilson publicly denied recently by the podosphere	Apr 2nd, 2008 08:27:27 PM
that Dwight Schrute would anchor an Office spinoff. Hope they change their minds. I think they could do something amazing and different with that character anchoring a different Office.
I don't know Evilwizard, Kilmer looks to by SID 8.0	Apr 2nd, 2008 08:29:23 PM
have lost some sreious weight. That Lonesome Dove prequel a few months ago he had his shirt off for most of it. That gut was gone. Who knows how he lost it though. Hollywood magic.
They are remaking Kath and Kim?? by executiverocker	Apr 2nd, 2008 08:32:23 PM
America out of solutions huh?
ER's final season? For true? by Big Jim	Apr 2nd, 2008 08:54:27 PM
Hasn't every season for the past 5 years been it's last? I seem to recall at the end of each the past few seasons it was rumored the next would be the last. Time to call it. Time of death, 2009.
Bionic Woman did not "suck" ! by Yeti	Apr 2nd, 2008 08:56:38 PM
It was a "shit stew" according to Katie Sarkoff and therefore would have stank.
ER went into a coma in the late 90s by br1947	Apr 2nd, 2008 08:58:35 PM
They've just been putting off pulling the plug
Goodbye "Life".... by Darth_Nader	Apr 2nd, 2008 08:58:37 PM
Friday at 10PM. Welcome to the worst spot on the schedule.
Creed and Andy... by omarthesnake	Apr 2nd, 2008 09:03:33 PM
... become 'professional' party crashers. Each week wackiness ensues. it writes itself.
When will Office III make its debut? by mrfan	Apr 2nd, 2008 09:06:59 PM
Or Office IV, Office V, etc.
executiverocker, remakes are... by MGTHEDJ	Apr 2nd, 2008 09:48:58 PM
how the head of NBC Primetime "made his bones" in Hollywood. He bought the rights to "Coupling", "The Office", and "Ugly Betty." Based of off that, GE put him in charge of the network.-----later-----m
MERLIN by lynxpro	Apr 2nd, 2008 10:00:01 PM
Lemme get this straight...Shine - the makers of Hex - is involved with this for the BBC and NBC? I swear, if the BBC paid to have this shot on HD and not Doctor Who, I think the American Whovians need to invade the UK and demand Russell T. Davies head on a pike and his generally lame scripts burnt before they are ever filmed. Granted, the hubris contained on each page is already enough to spontaneously combust.
Based on SNL's recent forays... by hillvalley	Apr 2nd, 2008 10:00:53 PM
...into political humor, a Weekend Update spinoff seems a project without merit.
Then again... by hillvalley	Apr 2nd, 2008 10:03:18 PM
...maybe "The Daily Show" and "Colbert" will benefit from the competition of a network version of their schtick... that only airs once a week... and plays softball with their targets... unless they're guests, in which case it's pocket-ball.
Does anyone like the BBC's Robin Hood? by lynxpro	Apr 2nd, 2008 10:09:04 PM
I haven't been able to get into it. It looks so damn cheap, like even cheaper than say BeastMaster or any of those other Canuk syndicated programs.
Merlin by The_Deathticle	Apr 2nd, 2008 10:24:48 PM
"Merlin is an exciting, hour-long fantasy series set in the mythic city of Camelot -- but inspired by 21st Century storytelling." How can this be anything but shit-smeared cock?
same jokes, different office by BurgerKing	Apr 2nd, 2008 10:44:03 PM
I want to see the draw for a new Office. I can barely handle two. The British and American are both good, but because the style of humor is quite different. However, I don't see how they can pull off more characters that are as likable and as crazy as the ones we already have. Enough so to pull us away from the originals. Seems pointless, but we'll see...
Is that new animation Marv from Sin City? by Osmosis Jones	Apr 2nd, 2008 10:44:56 PM

Where's Crime Scene: Scene of the Crime on that schedule!? by Pennsy	Apr 2nd, 2008 10:55:48 PM
Episode clips here: http://tinyurl.com/32qgez
The Office: Miami, New York, Las Vegas, etc... by br1947	Apr 2nd, 2008 11:05:40 PM
At least it's not an According to Jim spin-off
Knight Rider Meets Family Ties by Mr Spork	Apr 2nd, 2008 11:34:21 PM
and there you have The Office spinoff.
Knight Rider=Bionic Woman by flickchick85	Apr 3rd, 2008 12:00:33 AM
Replace one crappy remake with another. Even put it on the same night. Way to go, NBC. At least you get comedy right.
Fuck NBC and every show on that list-- by Zeke25:17	Apr 3rd, 2008 12:01:01 AM
All of you who like monkey vomit, looks like you'll have plenty of opportunity to wallow in it. Of course the network would drop the most clever show they've carried for years. God forbid we don't have something called Chuck or Thursday Early Morning Live or American Idols Eat Giant Bugs While Surviving On Hell's Kitchen and Dancing With the Coked-out Has-Beens! Fucking dimwitted skidmarks.
And in case you didn't get my drift: by Zeke25:17	Apr 3rd, 2008 12:06:26 AM
the ONLY reason I cared about the writers' strike being resolved was because of Scrubs. How many more versions of the goddamn Office do we need? And Knight Rider? Shit, why not just remake Wonder Woman while they're at it?
ugh by slkboxrman	Apr 3rd, 2008 12:16:55 AM
do we really need a spinoff to the crapfest that "the office" is ? and why give heroes such a horrible lead in like "chuck" id trade chuck for journeyman in a heartbeat. glad LIFE is back...interested to see how CRUSOE and MERLIN go... prob not good....NBC tends to cancel quality shows and keep crap, just like FOX....glad KNIGHT RIDER is back....
Kiss of death timeslot for "Life." by AnnoyYou	Apr 3rd, 2008 01:01:59 AM
Damn it. I'll record it, of course, but could they have given it a crappier timeslot? I love that show but I think it might be doomed unless they move it ASAP. Rats. I hate NBC.
Crusoe: part McGyver, Castaway, and 100% LOST ripoff by George Newman	Apr 3rd, 2008 01:09:07 AM
This is gonna be a solo Lost show. Maybe every once in a while he'll have a sidekick who will bite the dust.
So they are going to finally by Wheel99	Apr 3rd, 2008 01:27:02 AM
stick a fork in ER. It will be a mercy killing.
Instead of more Journeyman, we get Life?! by DarkHawke	Apr 3rd, 2008 01:50:21 AM
Damn, where's a good appellate lawyer when you need one? Seriously, if there was a worthy take-away from the new shows last season, Journeyman was it for NBC, if for no other reason than Kevin McKidd is one of the most compelling actors I've seen in a LONG time. I hope he gets into a nifty new project, 'cause much as with Nathan Fillion, I just love to watch the man work. Re: the rest of the shite, well, at least Medium got picked up again. Talk about the little show that could! Keeps getting dissed by the network, and yet it remains their freshest and most satisfying drama. In a better and more perfect world, it'd anchor a great night of SF/fantasy on NBC, with Heroes before it and Journeyman after. One day I hope to visit that alternate universe...and stay there for the rest of my life!
Why Comedy Thursdays? by moviemenace	Apr 3rd, 2008 02:54:05 AM
It is clearly not working anymore.
CHOPPING BLOCK? The comic strip about a serial killer? by ricarleite	Apr 3rd, 2008 07:12:36 AM
And Office Spinach? WTF is that?
No Journeyman? by Mr_X	Apr 3rd, 2008 08:31:08 AM
FUCK YOU NBC!
Yeah, where's "My Name is Earl"? by 433	Apr 3rd, 2008 08:38:58 AM
Every time Jason Lee does something stupid like "Alvin and the Chipmunks" or "Underdog", "MNiE" saves him in my eyes. I hope it's not gone.
433, Scientology will force Earls return. by EvilWizardGlick	Apr 3rd, 2008 08:45:01 AM
With both lee and Suplee being Scientologists you can bet Earl will be back.
You know ... I was planning on bitching about The Office by Itchy	Apr 3rd, 2008 08:48:14 AM
Spinoff ... but this idea about a Creed-centric spinoff ? That could work. Have Creed and Darryl from the warehouse team up. Those two would work. It would be a more epic duo than Burt Reynolds and Dom Delouise.
lots of new shows, no new ideas by ArcadianDS	Apr 3rd, 2008 08:58:49 AM
We have a Hell's Kitchen II, Office II, Jason Bourne TV, Knight Rider VII, Davinci Code TV, Buffy V, and Reality Show #216 What they've done here is replaced all the cabinet doors and then told us they renovated the kitchen.
I like Creed, but what about... by ECUPirate71	Apr 3rd, 2008 09:32:56 AM
Creed and Mose, who finally gets a job outside of the beet farm, take sales on the road. This way they can both feast on freshly caught fish.
AND MAY YOUR 2ND CHILD BE A MASCULINE CHILD by Stuntcock Mike	Apr 3rd, 2008 09:55:00 AM
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A 52 week schedule, 3 hours a night, 7 days a week by Big Jim	Apr 3rd, 2008 10:11:55 AM
and they can't find even 12 hours for a second (mini) season of Journeyman? I guess when Deal or No Deal, or any of the Loser shows are on, I can watch Journeyman on DVD instead. By the way, anyone know if Raines will ever make it to DVD? Another great show NBC gave up on.
Camelot inspired by 21 Century storytelling. Tell me by CrichtonAstronut	Apr 3rd, 2008 10:20:27 AM
this isn't going to be another Knight's Tale. Got some good actors in it, though. wel their British so how bad could they be. Remind me who's the Doctor Who guy Colin Morgan who was he in the Series.
Re: jccalhoun When are American networks by CrichtonAstronut	Apr 3rd, 2008 10:27:30 AM
going to get it straight that we understand British English and don't need American remakes?
Re: jccalhoun When are American networks by CrichtonAstronut	Apr 3rd, 2008 10:27:36 AM
going to get it straight that we understand British English and don't need American remakes?
300 Rock backstage look at Spartan comedy by CrichtonAstronut	Apr 3rd, 2008 10:28:59 AM
actors in ancient Greece.
Sarah Chalk was awesome on HIMYM. And very hot by CrichtonAstronut	Apr 3rd, 2008 10:32:34 AM

Maybe Merlin's the mysterious Camaign advisor to by CrichtonAstronut	Apr 3rd, 2008 11:15:31 AM
John F Kennedy. That mythic Camelot, but that would 20th century not 21st. Maybe we'll hear Clinton say Fairytale.
C'mon NBC, you know Journeyman by gotilk	Apr 3rd, 2008 11:15:49 AM
was your winner this year. Weak season of Heroes (which I watched anyway with fanboy glee), flop after flop, boring Bionic Woman. And a quality show called Journeyman with SO much promise and the most improvement of any show this year throughout the short season it had. I just hope there's some hope left that another network can pick it up.
Re: lynxpro by CrichtonAstronut	Apr 3rd, 2008 11:28:51 AM
So do you Doctor Who or not. No trying t start an arguement I'm honestly confused. You start off mad that it has't been filmed in HD, then you say you don't like the way it's been written by show runner Davies anyway.
Merlin by Reel American Hero	Apr 3rd, 2008 11:39:46 AM
How many more 'prequels' to legends and stories do we need that show the characters we're familiar with before they became the legends that they are. The whole thing gets old after a while.
Absolutely... by Kid Z	Apr 3rd, 2008 12:17:53 PM
...Craptacular. Maybe they should replace the peacock with the carcass of a guinea hen that was run over, then picked apart by crows and buzzards.
knight rider? really? by jack_effing_bauer	Apr 3rd, 2008 12:23:13 PM
we lose quality shows like Journeyman and gain a show as shitty as its predecessor like knight rider? what the hell is wrong with this world?
YES! by Series7	Apr 3rd, 2008 12:36:58 PM
More Deal or No Deal! Can't wait. I wonder what crazy ideas they'll have this season? Maybe they'll use duffle bags instead of briefcases! OR OR! The women will dress up like something! I can't believe people watch this show.
God Fammit! Why no more Journeyman??? by anchorite	Apr 3rd, 2008 12:43:58 PM
At least move it to the Sci Fi channel, you assholes! I can't believe Journeyman got the ax, but Life didn't. And now Life is moving to Fridays? And Knight Rider is going to be a fucking series? Come the fuck on, NBC! Journeyman was easily the best new show on your network last season. You guys are insane.
Why can't the renegade billionaire save Journeyman? by anchorite	Apr 3rd, 2008 12:44:49 PM
Finance it himself. That would be sweet.
Sick of the rediculous lack of creativity! by rjharlan	Apr 3rd, 2008 01:05:27 PM
From what I can tell from this thread, (I'm a newbie to this site)you are as sick and tired of the utter drivel that we are being given to watch these days. Reality shows, game shows, remakes from old shows (oh sorry Hollywood, I guess that's called "re-imagining"), "re-imagining" of shows from the UK (perhaps their writers DO have the occasional "NEW" idea), shows that have the potential to become a joke (read Robin Hood Men in Tights)depending on how they approach Merlin, and now they create "The Office Spinoff"! Good God my friends, what's next, The Office - Special Victims Unit or The Office - New York... Nah, I've got it, The Office - Arizona (that way they could get back to the roots of the show by filming on the London Bridge! I believe I hear the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, Damn! that's just the soundeffects from a re-imagining of "My friend Flicka" (set in the 22nd century where Flicka, Trigger and Lassie have been cloned to create horses that work in an office setting... The Office - Just Horsin' Around.
Finally got around to reading the whole article by Big Jim	Apr 3rd, 2008 01:06:21 PM
"NBC has established itself as the place to go for the hottest, highest quality programs on television,..." - Yeah, like 15 years ago - "...and now we're ready to take it to the next level," said Ben Silverman" - The next level? What level is that? Seeing as where NBC is these days, pretty much any movement would have to be upward. Is there a level below where they are now? " "Knight Rider" goes to series, building on the success of last February's "Knight Rider" movie, the highest-rated movie telecast on any network in three years in adults 18-49" - But how many adults 18-49 watched out of curiosity? How many will tune in every week? I guess we get to see. " "The Philanthropist," a drama concerning a renegade billionaire who uses his wealth to help people." - Sounds like The Millionaire. Another remake? "Instead of spending $25,000 a plate at a fundraiser, he's dodging bullets in third-world countries to hand-deliver vaccine" - Um, he's a billionaire, can't he pay someone to do that for him? Really, wouldn't everyone be better served if he delegated rather than doing it all himself. And who does it help when he dies delivering vaccine and his fortune then goes to his evil cousin (you know there will be one) whose idea of philanthropy is paying for strippers to get breast implants? " "Law & Order" returns to Wednesdays for the series unparalleled 19th season..." - Correct me if I am wrong, but The Simpsons are now in their 19th season and, when L&O hits 19, will be in their 20th season. Or maybe I just don't know what "unparalleled" means. "Tidwell is a seen-it-all New York cop whose weaknesses include the track and the ladies. He isn't going to fit in Los Angeles, and he could care less." - They don't have tracks or ladies in LA? "Edward Albright is an operative who speaks 13 languages, runs a four-minute mile, and is trained to kill with his teeth." - Seems like a kind of extreme way to kill someone. And unless he can throw his teeth across the room he'd have to be very close to the person to kill them. Maybe someone should have taught him to kill with a gun. You know, it's kind of hard to discretely kill someone when he has to bite them, especially in a crowd, and then try and walk away with blood all over his face. "...they were ambitious young men looking for adventure, hoping to live up to their family's expectations, discovering love and finding their own true destiny, making mistakes along the way." - Oh, I get it - Camelot 90210.
Finally got around to reading the whole article by rjharlan	Apr 3rd, 2008 01:14:21 PM
"Edward Albright is an operative who speaks 13 languages, runs a four-minute mile, and is trained to kill with his teeth." - Seems like a kind of extreme way to kill someone. And unless he can throw his teeth across the room he'd have to be very close to the person to kill them. Maybe someone should have taught him to kill with a gun. You know, it's kind of hard to discretely kill someone when he has to bite them, especially in a crowd, and then try and walk away with blood all over his face. What, you've not been watching Moonlight? Truly a "biting drama" that could get old in the tooth in a real hurry!
I must be getting old. by Christopher3	Apr 3rd, 2008 01:20:46 PM
Some of these new shows - bar Knight Rider - sound pretty interesting.
FNL FTW !!! by SpawnofAchilles	Apr 3rd, 2008 01:25:01 PM
Great news that it's hanging on! Best network drama on TV!
Gotham, why you gotta be like that? by anchorite	Apr 3rd, 2008 01:54:26 PM
I am in no way expressing the rabid and ludicrous sentiments of a Browncoat or any Buffyverse groupie. I am not tattooing Kevin McKidd's face on my arse or anything. Hell, I'm not even going to send Journeyman-related food items in to NBC in the hopes that there will be a stay of execution. It just sucks because Journeyman was a high-quality show in the midst of a lot of stinkers. And it got canned while Knight Rider passes GO and collects $200. It just stinks. And no, I don't want a Journeyman movie. I was and am hoping for another network to recognize its value and pick it up soon. Even NBC's own sister network Sci Fi channel would be an adequate place for it to air.
Inexplicable Scrub Love by ByTor	Apr 3rd, 2008 01:59:42 PM
There are funny bits to the show (particularly anything NOT involving Zach Braff), but to call it the funniest thing in decades is just...mindboggling. Hell, Two and a Half Men has more consistent humor. Sorry to see Journeyman go, but not surprised. Life will follow shortly now that it's in the Death Slot. Most of the new stuff sounds just awful. Poor Christian Slater...clearly he WANTS to get back, but this ain't gonna do it. Bit surprised we don't have a new Law and Order show on the list. Isn't it about that time where they roll out yet another one?
I doubt there will be more Law & Orders by Big Jim	Apr 3rd, 2008 02:10:07 PM
until the old ones are gone. The recent attempts to create shows in the L&O universe did not do so well. I think the courtroom one with Jerry Orbach lasted for only a few episodes. Same for Conviction. But maybe that one was due to the Eric Balfour Jinx.
Journeyman was a FOX show by MGTHEDJ	Apr 3rd, 2008 02:14:47 PM
Life and Knight Rider are Universal shows. "In-house" trumps "recruited" at NBC Primetime. "Camalot" sounds like a clone of "Robin Hood" on BBC America.-----later-----m
Life is in the Death Slot? FUCK. by polyh3dron	Apr 3rd, 2008 09:10:40 PM
NBC, you dumbasses... You're killing Life with that Friday slot.
CrichtonAstronut by lynxpro	Apr 3rd, 2008 11:05:57 PM
I am a Whovian of old, and I do like the relaunch quite a bit...especially when the scripts are penned by the likes of Steven Moffat or Paul Cornell and not Russell T. Davies. I take issue with the fact that the new series has not been shot on HD like it should have for a show premiering in 2005, as well as comments/excuses made by Davies about how it is essentially inappropriate to shoot the series in HD. Everyone in the UK seems to praise the guy, but I think he's holding the franchise back...especially with his insistence with writing too many damn episodes himself. He's suffering the Joss Whedon Syndrome of trying to do too damn much and eventually it will cause him to collapse upon himself like a cosmic singularity. If he stays much longer, people will begin to view him much like a prior showrunner who stayed too damn long...that being Mr. Hawai'ian Shirt himself, John Nathan-Turner. At least Turner wanted to conquer the American scifi audience, but was held back by proper funding.
excuse me... by lynxpro	Apr 3rd, 2008 11:07:35 PM
"held back by not receiving proper funding"... That and the McCoy Era which killed the show off completely.
is Stephen Dorff gonna be TV's Jason Bourne? by Maniaq	Apr 4th, 2008 07:25:23 AM
Thinking about it, they were always going to do a Knight Rider series - they went to all that trouble making the remote control car - there was no way that was gonna be just for a "maybe" pilot, "back-door" or otherwise... Also the new guy in Life - I think the guy that wrote the copy for that meant "COULDN'T care less" - it's a fairly common mistake, although just a little bit unforgivable if writing is, like, your JOB man! Templar sounds kinda cool - is it based on a book? I remember someone telling me about a series of books (fiction) that were all about the crusades never actually ending and there being a group still actively engaged in looking for the Holy Grail in the modern world - sort of the "section 13" of the Vatican, so to speak... Could that be what this is based around?
they killed Journeyman so they could remake QUANTUM LEAP by Maniaq	Apr 4th, 2008 07:36:38 AM
you know it's true - you heard it here first!
Thank You. I definitely agree that Moffat's episodes by CrichtonAstronut	Apr 4th, 2008 09:10:35 AM
are the best and I would love it if he got to executive produce this series, I'd also like another Jekyll, he left some seeds that could be made into a follow up mini or a regular series. But I do have to give credit to Davies for brining Who back in the first place and for making an awesome 3rd seaon finale. Also like his and Chibnall's work on the second season of Torchwood Looking forward to the fourth season of Who, at it's worst it's still a hell of a lot better than almost anything in the US that's not Battlestar or Lost. Didn'y know about Davies history with the HD issue, thanks for the info. I would love to see Who made for HD.
regarding bringing back Who... by lynxpro	Apr 4th, 2008 08:22:29 PM
That's another point of contention for me regarding Russell T. Everyone seems to think he's a genius for having brought back the show, but in truth, the heavy lifting for bringing the show back was done back in 1996 and by a man named Philip Segal. But I definitely agree with you about Chibnall and the second season of Torchwood. The first season was just as much of a train wreck as any first season Star Trek show, not counting TOS.

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