The Hollywood Reporter is…well…reporting that “Invasion,” which was dropped from ABC’s fall lineup earlier this week, might find a new life on another network.
If “Invasion” is not picked up at ABC, the sci-fi drama might be taken to the CW, sources said.
The CW is the network that is set to replace the WB and UPN.
“Gladiator” is being made into a musical in London. Russell Crowe’s role will be played by a relative unknown from TV’s “Crossing Jordan.” Insert your own joke here, incorporating one or more of the following elements:
a) cell-phone throwing;
b) “Fightin’ Round the World;”
c) the obligatory “Brilliant Mind” pun; or
d) something involving the words “Cinderella” and “Man”
Have fun.
NBC’s decision to cancel “The West Wing,” a four-time Emmy winner of best drama, still has me a bit puzzled, but I’m guessing that it was purely a business decision. Even in the last few seasons, “Wing” continued to be one of the best-written and most interesting shows on television, yet its ratings suffered after the network moved the show to Sunday nights. Since it’s smart and consistently critically acclaimed, it’s the kind of show that a network should keep around even if it can only break even financially with it.
Even after creator Aaron Sorkin left the show, the series didn’t really miss a step. In their final season, they successfully intertwined storylines involving President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) and the campaign between Matt Santos (Jimmy Smits) and Arnold Vinick (Alan Alda) to replace Bartlet in the White House. But as I’ve watched the show through its seven seasons, while the ensemble cast has been excellent, I’ve realized that the show is really about Bartlett’s Deputy Chief of Staff, Josh Lyman, played brilliantly by Bradley Whitford. Lyman left the White House to convince Santos to run for President and ultimately takes over as his Chief of Staff. Lyman’s romance with former assistant Donna Moss (Janel Moloney) was one of the slowest developing relationships in television history, with the two finally consummating their once-unrequited love during the climax (pun intended) of the Santos campaign.
Last night was the series finale of the show and it was a bittersweet ending. On one hand, it was nice to say goodbye to President Bartlet and his staff, but at the same time I can’t help but wonder how President Santos will deal with the problems of the world. Man, that would make a good show.
The couple is reportedly “working with Namibian craftsmen to produce a variety of rugs, pottery and other household items,” and plan to donate the proceeds to a Namibian community.
In related news, Angelina Jolie also announced that she will be partnering with Stanley Tools and Home Depot to launch her own line of “Homewrecker” brand demolition tools.
…and it looks pretty interesting, actually.
Among others, there’s a new drama on Monday nights which involves normal people getting superhuman abilities (which, if you’ll check your calendars, means it only took 21 years for NBC to decide that America has forgiven them for “Misfits of Science”), a show inspired by the film “Friday Night Lights” (even if the pitch sounds more like they’re trying to make a series out of the James van der Beek classic, “Varsity Blues”), two shows – one a half-hour sitcom, one an hour-long dramedy – both decidedly inspired by the backstage goings-on of “Saturday Night Live,” a serialized drama that’s clearly NBC’s attempt to get in on some of Fox’s “24” action, and a sitcom which teams Jeffrey Tambor with John Lithgow. There’s also a very interesting decision to not re-run episodes of “E.R.,” instead opting to show 13 episodes of the show, then take a break to show off 13 episodes of a new drama called…oh, but I don’t want to give it all away without making you click below:
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