Dark Shadows and The Sopranos never really seemed all that similar to me in tone.
You all gonna be here when I wake up?
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
The Minearverse 4: Support Group for Clumsy People
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Kristen - Jan 25, 2006 12:43:52 pm PST #7829 of 10001
Topic!Cindy - Jan 25, 2006 12:51:30 pm PST #7830 of 10001
What is even happening?
Family. Soap. Witches. Sopranos. What does it all MEAN?
It could be witches, some evil witches
which is ridiculous 'cause Wicca good and love the earth and womyn power I'll be over here
Strega - Jan 25, 2006 3:18:40 pm PST #7831 of 10001
I'm still stuck on "auspices."
Variety on The CW hubbub:
Still, the CW will need fewer pilots this development season than the old combo of the WB and UPN.
It doesn't help that, per CBS Par Group topper Nancy Tellem, UPN has quietly worked out a deal to keep WWE's "Friday Night Smackdown" on the air for at least two more seasons.
CBS Corp. supremo Leslie Moonves said he wanted to get the merger deal done before most pilots were ordered so there wouldn't be as much waste.
Based on the WWE mention, it sounds like any commitments that were in place before still apply. I think the WB had at least a couple pilots with penalties if the show wasn't picked up. It's an embarrassment of brooding teenage riches!
Also, I'm gonna refer to Moonves as "supremo" from now on.
Largo - Jan 25, 2006 5:10:02 pm PST #7832 of 10001
CBS Corp. supremo Leslie Moonves said he wanted to get the merger deal done before most pilots were ordered so there wouldn't be as much waste.
That makes sense.
Based on the WWE mention, it sounds like any commitments that were in place before still apply.
Other than "Smackdown!," have the WB and/or UPN made similar deals w/ any other shows?
I think the WB had at least a couple pilots with penalties if the show wasn't picked up.
But, couldn't the WB (or CW) conceivably choose NOT to pick up those pilots, and pay the penalties anyway?
Truth be told, I don't consider any of the shows that Moonves and others have "name-checked" in their official statements to be "safe." Then again, I don't take anything any network/studio honcho says as gospel. They've lied to audiences before. What is to stop them from doing so again and again?
Oh, and about "The Way"...
It is odd to have "family," "soap," "witches," and "SOPRANOS" in the same sentence, describing the same show. Until further notice, though, we'll just have to take their word for it.
BartlebyFink - Jan 25, 2006 5:29:36 pm PST #7833 of 10001
One Hot Burrito!
::attempts to shake Tim from hibernation::
The Way is actually Tim's next project.
Allyson - Jan 25, 2006 5:33:41 pm PST #7834 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Lemme try...
Alexander Hamilton beat his wife and raped his dog.
Allyson - Jan 25, 2006 5:37:23 pm PST #7835 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
AYNOHYEB was terrible.
Allyson - Jan 25, 2006 5:40:53 pm PST #7836 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Nope. Not lurking.
Lee - Jan 25, 2006 5:42:18 pm PST #7837 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
That Old Gang of Mine was the best episode ever.
Strega - Jan 25, 2006 5:43:25 pm PST #7838 of 10001
Other than "Smackdown!," have the WB and/or UPN made similar deals w/ any other shows?
ANTM was renewed for 2 season beyond this one. But I don't think the WWE deal was was widely known; I can't find it mentioned anywhere before today.
But, couldn't the WB (or CW) conceivably choose NOT to pick up those pilots, and pay the penalties anyway?
Oh, sure. But the odds are against that happening.
They've lied to audiences before. What is to stop them from doing so again and again?
I don't know what's anyone's said that could be a lie at this point. Apart from the network merge. Well, and Supremo saying that CW would make a profit in its first year.