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As NBC releases its fall schedule, Lindsay Wagner waits anxiously by her phone for a call about a guest spot…

May 14, 2007 /

Well, kids, NBC has officially released word of its 2007 – 2008 fall season, and here’s what we have to look forward to…

Monday

The night begins the same way it has for the last several months, with “Deal or No Deal”…but, finally, someone at the network realized that it might be wise to follow “Heroes” with a drama that at least vaguely resembles the program that precedes it. Thus, we have “JOURNEYMAN.”

“JOURNEYMAN“– From Emmy Award-winning writer-producer Kevin Falls (“The West Wing”) and Emmy Award-winning director-producer Alex Graves (“The West Wing”), “Journeyman” is a romantic mystery-drama about Dan Vasser (Kevin McKidd, “Rome”), a San Francisco newspaper reporter and family man who inexplicably begins to travel through time and change people’s lives. Along the way, he also must deal with the difficulties and strife at work and home brought on by his sudden disappearances. However, his freewheeling travels through the decades reunite him with his long-lost fiancée Livia (Moon Bloodgood, “Day Break”) — which complicates his present-day life with wife Katie (Gretchen Egolf, “Martial Law”) and their son. Reed Diamond (“Homicide: Life on the Street”) and Charles Henry Wyson (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”) also star. “Journeyman” is a production of 20th Century Fox Television. Falls is executive producer and writer; Graves is executive producer and director of the pilot.

By the way, also very much of note is the fact that NBC is spawning a “Heroes” spin-off, entitled “ORIGINS.” The description is thus: “an innovative new spin-off that each week will introduce a new character — one of whom will be chosen by viewers through the ‘Heroes’ website on NBC.com to become a cast regular the following season.” No details yet on when it’ll air, though.

TUESDAY

Yawn. Another season of “The Biggest Loser” at 8. Hooray! Another season of “Law & Order: SVU” at 10! Sandwiched between the two, we get “CHUCK.”

“CHUCK” – From executive producer, Josh Schwartz (“The O.C.”) and executive producer-director McG (“Charlie’s Angels,” “We Are Marshall”) comes a one-hour, comedic spy thriller about Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi, “Less Than Perfect”) – a computer geek who is catapulted into a new career as the government’s most vital secret agent. When Chuck opens an e-mail subliminally encoded with government secrets, he unwittingly downloads an entire server of sensitive data into his brain. Now, the fate of the world lies in the unlikely hands of a guy who works at Buy More. Instead of fighting computer viruses, he must fight assassins and international terrorists. With the government’s most precious secrets in Chuck’s head, Major John Casey (Adam Baldwin, “My Bodyguard”) of the NSA assumes the responsibility of protecting him. His partner is the CIA’s top agent (and Chuck’s first date in years) Sarah Walker (Yvonne Strzechowski, “Gone”). They’ll keep him safe by trading in his pocket protector for a bulletproof vest. Also starring are Joshua Gomez (“Without a Trace”) as Chuck’s best buddy Morgan and Sarah Lancaster (“What About Brian?”) as Chuck’s ever-supportive sister Ellie. Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak wrote “Chuck,” which is produced by College Hill Pictures and Wonderland Sound and Vision in association with Warner Bros. Television.

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Major shakeup in latest edition of Bullz-Eye’s TV Power Rankings

February 25, 2007 /

Since the dawn of creation — well, the creation of this feature, anyway — Jack Bauer sat atop Bullz-Eye.com’s TV Power Rankings, owning the #1 slot for better than a year and a half. Some would say it was only a matter of time, but now that it’s finally happened, the sudden fall from grace of Fox’s hit show “24” is actually a lot more embarrassing than it is depressing. But the real-time thriller isn’t the only major shakeup in the winter 2007 edition of the rankings. HBO’s “The Wire” makes its grand (and, forgive us, long overdue) debut, while NBC experienced a big surge thanks to its fresh fall lineup. Of course, HBO still came out the big winner with five shows emerging in the Top 10 (four in the first six), proving once again that it pays to, well, pay for quality television.

Here are a few entries from our list:

11. Scrubs (NBC): It shouldn’t surprise anyone to see that “Scrubs” has dropped so low in the rankings. Coming off one of the best years since its debut, expectations for the show were certainly higher than usual – especially when it was called up to the big leagues and given a spot in NBC’s highly coveted Must See TV lineup – but no one could have guessed that the sixth season would start out on such a sour note. Whether it was the accelerated progression of J.D. into adulthood (he’s got a baby on the way, with guest star Elizabeth Banks, no less) or Carla’s all-too-brief post-partum depression (a subplot added to accommodate Judy Reyes’ real-life hip injury), the first five episodes of the new season were particularly somber. Things were looking so bleak, in fact, that fans of the show were preparing to concede that the medical comedy was finally showing signs of wear, but with the much-publicized musical episode creatively rejuvenating everyone involved with the show, things are finally getting back on track. And as long as things remain this kooky and fresh (read: Kelso getting his own episode, or the Janitor using a stuffed rabbit as a salt and pepper shaker), we don’t see any reason why “Scrubs” won’t being making a triumphant return to the Top 5 in the very near future. ~Jason Zingale

17. Deadwood (HBO): Well, despite all the rumors, “Deadwood” isn’t quite dead…yet. Last year, HBO decided not to extend the options of the terrific ensemble cast, making a fourth full season unlikely, but the network and series creator David Milch agreed to produce two two-hour telefilms to wrap up the show’s loose ends. Season Three contained a myriad of intertwining storylines, but focused on the growing influence of businessman/asshole George Hearst, which put former adversaries Al Swearengen and Sheriff Seth Bullock in an unlikely alliance. “Deadwood” features stronger language than any other HBO show, and with “The Sopranos” and “The Wire” on the network’s roster, that’s saying a lot. The truth is that everything about the show – the language, the acting, the story, the sets and the costumes – is colorful, and whether or not HBO wants to admit it, they’re going to miss “Deadwood” once it’s gone for good. ~John Paulsen

Check out the full list here.

24, Battlestar Galactica, Deadwood, Entourage, External Entertainment, External TV, Heroes, Lost, My Name Is Earl, Prison Break, Rome, South Park, The Office, The Shield, The Sopranos, The Wire, TV

Must See NBC Thursdays are back.

October 26, 2006 /

And I mean they are REALLY back, baby. Remember the good old days, when you’d tune into NBC at 8 PM and you wouldn’t feel the urge to turn it off ’til the 11 PM news? Okay, so you might’ve taken an extended bathroom break during “The Single Guy,” but you know what I’m saying. Well, “E.R.” might not be everyone’s cup of tea anymore, but, by God, NBC has finally put together a 2-hour block of comedy from 8 – 10 PM that’s going to be a fucking BEHEMOTH!

8:00 PM: “My Name Is Earl”
8:30 PM: “The Office”
9:00 PM: “Scrubs” (starting Nov. 30)
9:30 PM: “30 Rock” (starting Nov. 16)

Seriously, that’s the dream line-up for me…and for anyone who enjoys laughing for two solid hours. It’s about time NBC put “Scrubs” back on Thursday nights, and thank God they’re saving “30 Rock” from the ratings no-man’s-land it was experiencing against “Lost,” because it’s a really funny show. “Scrubs” is showing up a bit earlier than anticipated, possibly because “Twenty Good Years,” the Lithgow-Tambor lovefest, has been yanked and put on hiatus for the time being.

Man, I’m psyched. This is gonna be awesome.

External TV, My Name Is Earl, News, TV, TV Comedies

Thursday night showdown: Preliminary Nielsen results

September 22, 2006 /

The Nielsen ratings for last night’s season premieres are in, and it’s a mixed bag.

On the plus side, ABC powerhouse “Grey’s Anatomy” beat former Thursday night champ “CSI” handily, scoring a 10.9 rating against the key Adults 18-49 demographic group vs. a still respectable 7.5 rating for “CSI.” This was one of the more highly-contested time slots on the entire fall schedule, and while “Grey’s” ratings may settle a bit lower after any cliffhanger-related curiosity ratings wear off, the gap is wide enough that ABC would still appear to have the edge for the near future.

More disappointingly, the season premieres of Emmy-award-winning comedy “The Office” and its lead-in “My Name Is Earl” were trounced not only by “Survivor” (which was perhaps to be expected), but also by a “Grey’s Anatomy” clip show.

Yes, you read that correctly: More people tuned in to view a CLIP SHOW of “Grey’s Anatomy” material from LAST SEASON than bothered to find out what happened after Jim and Pam kissed.

Is there no justice in the world?

My Name Is Earl, The Office, TV, TV Comedies, TV Dramas

Bullz-Eye’s TV Power Rankings Return!

July 29, 2006 /

Savor the moment, HBO. You currently own more than a quarter of our TV Power Rankings list, but with the imminent departure of “The Sopranos,” “Deadwood” and “Rome,” along with the TBD status of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and the oddly lengthy shooting schedule for the half-season “Extras,” the end of your reign as BE must-see TV could very well be nigh. For the moment, though, we heart you and wish you would ask us to the prom.

Unless Jack Bauer’s still single, in which case we’re spoken for.

Here’s a sample entry from our list:

13. Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO): It seems like a long time between seasons of this great comedy, and I often wonder during the show’s hiatus: What trouble is Larry David into right now? Last season, he had to decide whether or not to give one of his kidneys to Richard Lewis. Richard’s cousin, Louis Lewis, was (conveniently) in a coma and Larry kept visiting him in the hospital, secretly hoping that Louis would croak so that Richard could have Louis’ kidney instead. The other season-long storyline was Larry investigating the possibility that he was adopted, leading to several funny scenes with his supposed gentile birth parents. The show isn’t quite as fresh as it was in its first couple of seasons, but with episode titles like, “The Korean Bookie,” “The Christ Nail” and “Kamikaze Bingo,” how could you be? ~John Paulsen

Check out the full list here.

24, Deadwood, Entourage, External Entertainment, External TV, Lost, My Name Is Earl, News, Prison Break, Rescue Me, Reviews, Rome, South Park, The Office, The Shield, The Sopranos, TV, TV Action, TV Comedies, TV Dramas

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