Posts Tagged ‘cancelled’
25 Years of Fox Pilots
Posted by: meekthegeek on: April 17, 2012
I have already blogged about enough Fox shows to keep the inhabitants of Omicron Persei 8 entertained until someone decides to reboot “Single Female Lawyer.” So, here’s a list in roughly chronological order.
Will It Fly?
Posted by: meekthegeek on: September 24, 2011
When I first heard that the movie Source Code, which I haven’t seen but which looks pretty cool, is being developed for TV, my instinctive first question was, “What network?” (The answer is CBS.) Because, with sci-fi and genre TV, the network is everything. It will largely determine how the material will be handled and [...]
Manhattan, AZ
Posted by: meekthegeek on: August 28, 2011
I decided to look at Manhattan, AZ and Eureka* back-to-back since they both center around police officers finding themselves in strange, new towns. Both fit squarely into the Town with a Dark Secret trope. (See also Haven.) The similarities go even further; both Daniel of Manhattan, AZ and Jack of Eureka have teenage children with [...]
New Amsterdam
Posted by: meekthegeek on: August 15, 2010
Since I tend to love shows cancelled by Fox, I had to check out New Amsterdam, which I vaguely remember being advertised. It’s about a cop with unique knowledge due the fact that he’s been alive a long time… like, a supernaturally long time. If John Doe and Journeyman didn’t last, what made them think this would?
John Doe
Posted by: meekthegeek on: May 24, 2010
- In: 2000s | Dramas
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With the forensics skills of Temperence Brennan, the learning ability of Chuck Bartowski, and the looks of – wow, I don’t know who – John has it all, as a character.
Knights of Prosperity
Posted by: meekthegeek on: November 18, 2009
- In: 1990s | Comedies
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You can’t help but be drawn in by a show that is just plain weird.
Dead Like Me vs. Wonderfalls
Posted by: meekthegeek on: September 30, 2009
- In: 2000s | Dramas
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The pilots of Dead Like Me and Wonderfalls warrant an old-fashioned, English class compare-and-contrast. Both were created by Bryan Fuller, who has a clearly defined style and a cult following. Despite being a consulting producer on the awesome first season of Heroes, Fuller seems to have earned a reputation as the creator of brilliant but [...]
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Posted by: meekthegeek on: September 21, 2009
- In: 2000s | Dramas
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Now, any time I hear David Bowie’s “Under Pressure,” I picture the final scene of this episode.
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