Posts Tagged ‘Fox’
Married… with Children
Posted by: meekthegeek on: April 23, 2012
- In: 1980s | Comedies
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Fox ran the pilot of Married… with Children in honor of its 25th anniversary, and the broadcast may have led some people to wonder what anyone ever saw in this show — which ran for eleven seasons. That’s ten seasons longer than Firefly. The pilot takes place over the course of a single day. (Is [...]
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 [...]
Bob’s Burgers
Posted by: meekthegeek on: September 7, 2011
For my last post I tried to figure out what I disliked about the pilot of what sounded like a great show; now I’m trying to figure out what I love about the pilot of a show that sounds hopelessly derivative. The first time I saw the pilot of Bob’s Burgers, when it debuted on [...]
That ’70s Show
Posted by: meekthegeek on: May 12, 2011
That ’70s Show has recently started airing on TeenNick, introducing the decade when we didn’t know Vader was Luke’s father* to a generation that wasn’t born yet, so it’s due for a look. Also, star Laura Prepon has been cast in the forthcoming Are You There Vodka, It’s Me Chelsea, so in case you need [...]
Breaking In, or Trying to Speak Geek
Posted by: meekthegeek on: April 7, 2011
- In: 2010s | Comedies
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Some pilots want nothing more than to convey to the viewer what the creators imagine to be the unique style and tone of the show. Breaking In, which debuted last night on Fox, wants you to know it’s for geeks. They really, really want you to know it. I can just hear the pitch meeting: “It’s [...]
Traffic Light
Posted by: meekthegeek on: March 15, 2011
- In: 2010s | Comedies
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Maybe it’s just me, but Traffic Light seemed to slip in under the radar in early February. There was little fanfare for this comedy that airs on Fox after Raising Hope, but it had some funny moments, so checking out the pilot was in order. The show takes full advantage of hands-free telephone technology now widely [...]
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.
Lamenting Cancelled Shows
Posted by: meekthegeek on: September 29, 2009
- In: 2000s | About Pilots | Animation
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You feel a certain sense of ownership when you can say you just loved a show, and most people have never heard of it.
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