Wait - I thought that they were teaming White Collar up with Burn Notice on Thursdays?
They changed their mind AGAIN??!!??
Buffy: Synchronized slaying. Faith: New Olympic category?
'Conversations with Dead People'
Cable Drama: Still Waiting for the Cable Guy to Show Up with the Thread Name...
To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])
sumi - Nov 28, 2009 7:11:42 am PST #3647 of 11998
Art Crawl!!!
§ ita § - Nov 29, 2009 9:55:12 am PST #3648 of 11998
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
USA pats themselves on the back for their formula.
I'd always thought that, despite Bruce Campbell, Burn Notice was a bit dark for their tone, but given that it used to be "in Newark, in rat-infested alleyways" I can see how they've done some work to make it more their own.
But what really caught my eye was the assertion that a network that ran 8 seasons of Monk was focussed on "aspirational, upbeat characters who don't view themselves as victims and aren't Debbie Downers."
Cass - Nov 29, 2009 10:04:54 am PST #3649 of 11998
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Wow, that article made me more than a little ashamed that I adore White Collar and have watched In Plain Sight. I don't think I really want to be their audience...
DavidS - Nov 29, 2009 10:53:40 am PST #3650 of 11998
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Wow, that article made me more than a little ashamed that I adore White Collar and have watched In Plain Sight. I don't think I really want to be their audience...
Don't be a Debbie Downer, Cass.
Consuela - Nov 29, 2009 10:54:02 am PST #3651 of 11998
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Does anyone know anything about this new TNT show, with Andre Braugher and Scott Bakula? I like them both (so long as I ignore the existence of Enterprise), but the advertising makes it look kind of meh.
Still, Andre Braugher on my television!
Cass - Nov 29, 2009 10:59:00 am PST #3652 of 11998
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Don't be a Debbie Downer, Cass.
::resolves to be an aspirational, upbeat character::
-t - Nov 29, 2009 10:59:45 am PST #3653 of 11998
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I just know it exists and I will watch it even though the premise sounds terrible and it also has Ray Romano. There is supposedly a preview video at tnt.tv, but it isn't playing for me.
erikaj - Nov 29, 2009 11:07:30 am PST #3654 of 11998
Always Anti-fascist!
Dude, they show *House* on USA. House makes *me* feel better, but that's because I'm not right. I mean, that's like showing your "Family values" with the "Emanuel Follies", right? And, yeah, I'm kind of excited by the Braugher show. Love him, and have seen Diner five times. I think that's all you need for that one, right? Ha...does that make Romano Old!Turtle?
§ ita § - Nov 29, 2009 11:33:29 am PST #3655 of 11998
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Consuela, it's a show about men going through a midlife crisis. I love Braugher, but I don't think I like him that much. Ray is a toss-up. I like his standup and he's nice. It's the premise.
beekaytee - Nov 29, 2009 11:38:58 am PST #3656 of 11998
Compassionately intolerant
I rewatched the season finale of In Plain Sight last night and have resolved to make it my series finale. I loved those characters and cannot, for the life of me, see how messing with that formula occurs to anyone as a good idea.
So, Mary will become happy-slappy now...no more morose realism? Feh. What a waste.
And I'm with ita. Monk isn't a Debbie Downer? Then again, maybe that's one of the reasons the series is ending. Apparently, success isn't part of their business plan. Again, I say, feh.