There’s a battle going on at NBC, and it is over Parenthood. Much like the battle at ABC over Nashville, the producers behind Parenthood are haggling over the episode order size. NBC is only offering 9 episodes for what will … Continue reading NBC Picks Up ‘Judge’ and ‘Control’, ‘Parenthood’ Looking Iffy
CBS is moving forward with NCIS: New Orleans, the third spinoff of the super lucrative NCIS franchise, which itself is a spinoff of JAG. Scott Bakula anchors the new show which comes after a backdoor pilot aired during the season. … Continue reading CBS Picks Up A Bunch Of New Shows, NBC Adds One
Just a few hours after the cancellation of Community, the topic is dominating twitter. #RIPCommunity and #darkesttimeline are both trending on twitter. Even Hulu has gotten in on the action, using the hashtags. Most of the tweets feature great quotes … Continue reading Can Community Be Saved? #RIPCommunity Trends On Twitter
Starring: Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Yeardley Smith, Frankie Faison, Leon Rippy, Giancarlo Esposito Directed By: Stephen King Yes, this is the cheesy 1986 horror film about trucks trying to kill people. I remember watching this as a kid, as some … Continue reading Movie Review: Maximum Overdrive
Neighbors made 2.5M last night with 8PM shows. That’s comparable to the total that Ted had for its midnight shows. Obviously, it’s harder to do 2.5M at Midnight than at 8PM, so don’t expect the 50M+ that Ted got over … Continue reading ‘Neighbors’ Performs Well At Midnght, Can It Beat Spidey?
ABC has decided to pick up Secrets and Lies, the drama pilot starring Ryan Phillippe to series. It remained in consideration after the first wave of pickups, largely due to the penalty attached to the show should it not get … Continue reading ABC picks up ‘Secrets And Lies’
ABC has officially given up on Super Fun Night. The Rebel Wilson comedy, which failed to even air a full season, has been axed. Rumor had it that the showrunners were pitching a reboot of the comedy, but ABC decided … Continue reading ABC Cancels ‘Fun’, NBC Stops ‘Crisis’ & ‘Believe’
American Idol has been renewed for another season, and they’re keeping everyone together. Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez, and Harry Connick Jr will return as judges, with Ryan Seacrest just inking a deal to return as host. Also, in a game … Continue reading ‘American Idol’ Coming Back Next Year, Judges and Seacrest Stay Intact
Seriously. NOT A Good Season To Be A Bubble Show. NBC has cancelled Growing Up Fisher, just after renewing lead in About A Boy. The Jenna Elfman comedy had middling ratings and no buzz. Continue reading NBC Cancels ‘Growing Up Fisher’
This has NOT been a good cycle for bubble shows. ABC still has to pass judgement on Last Man Standing, Super Fun Night, and Nashville, but they’ve just axed Suburgatory after three seasons. Typically shows heading into their fourth season … Continue reading ABC Cancels ‘Suburgatory’
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Chris Pratt, Cobie Smulders, Bobby Moynihan, Britt Robertson
Directed By: Ken Scott
Continue reading “Delivery Man”
NBC has cancelled Revolution after two seasons. Revolution was a bubble series for a while, and its prospects just kept getting worse. There was a rumor that NBC would order an abbreviated final season, but ultimately NBC passed on the … Continue reading NBC Cancels ‘Revolution’ and ‘Community’, ABC Renews Three
No it’s not a new Star Wars film, but someone edited Star Wars episodes 1-3 into one long movie (long, but under 3 hours). In case you’re interested, I’ve posted the video below. I’d plan to watch it soon, as … Continue reading Star Wars: Turn To The Dark Side?
NBC has picked up freshman comedy About A Boy for a second season. The show has done fairly well following The Voice, and is a bright spot in NBC’s struggling comedy lineup. This renewal had been predicted by just about … Continue reading NBC Renews ‘About A Boy’
For someone like me, who is sort of the “next gen” of movie critic/blogger, watching those that we admired for so long be put out to pasture is like finding out there is no Santa Claus. Owen Gleiberman has been an Entertainment Weekly critic since I was a kid. Since I started getting a subscription to Entertainment Weekly for my birthday, long before the internet made it easy to find other critics and other reviews. When I was a kid, Entertainment Weekly was basically a semi-serious magazine about movies. A lot of snark has come with it more recently, but … Continue reading EW Let Owen Gleiberman Go?
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