Anthonynotes
05-17-2002, 01:28 AM
Well, looks as if all the networks have announced their new lineups. While not purely animation-related, I figure most of these might still be of interest (a listing of all the new primetime fall shows can be seen here:
http://tv.zap2it.com/shows/features/features.html?25960
My comments:
ABC:
Struggling for ratings, guessing the Disney-owned network's floundering to find *something* successful to air, esp. now that "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"'s been all played out. Meanwhile, "Politically Incorrect"'s been cancelled, in favor of a "new late night talk show" following "Nightline".
NBC:
Motto seems to be that old Hues Corporation song from the 70's, "Don't Rock the Boat". Note that "Ed"'s staying put on Wednesdays (vs. going back to its original against-the-"Simpsons" timeslot as was speculated at one point). THough of course, if they don't groom another comedy to replace "Friends" after next season (and possibly "Fraiser" as well, if that ends at some point in the near future, given its age), "Must-See-TV" might be in trouble (doubt "Will and Grace" would pull in the ratings like "Friends" has, despite being a respectable performer).
CBS:
More shows meant to get younger people watching. And "Baby Bob" is apparently being held onto as a mid-season replacement, despite CBS' excitement over the series a while back...
STEWIE GRIFFIN (of "Family Guy" infamy): (pushing his fingers together) Oh, ho, *ho*, this is too *rich*. Everyone knows "held for midseason replacement" is just a TV euphemism for "what type of wood do you want your coffin to be made out of?"
BRIAN THE DOG: Excuse me, but our show was a "midseason replacement" too, kid.
STEWIE: Don't bother me in my moment of <i>schaudenfreude</i>, *dog*!
FOX:
Apparently, the big news relevant to this forum's that "King of the Hill"'s being moved to the post-"Simpsons" timeslot, to replace the departing-for-another-night "Malcolm In the Middle" (and to give a stronger ratings-grabber to support the new Sunday all-comedy-shows night, in the wake of the "X-Files" departure). Also note that "Futurama"'s apparently still on the fall lineup for Sundays at 7 PM EST....presumably to burn off the remaining episodes (and to air when NFL football doesn't run over)...
Also note that "Family Guy" apparently isn't even listed as a midseason replacement series, thus apparently (and I guess, *finally*) putting the last nails in the coffin for this show.
STEWIE: (Spits out juice he's drinking) WHAT?! (Irate) BLAST IT ALL TO BLOODY H(BLEEP)!!!!! (Gasps for air) How could Rupert *do* this to me?! Especially after all the fun times we've had, like that time we almost took over Chicago but got thwarted by those puppy-children pet store rejects?!? (Gasps) Feh...no matter, I suppose. I guess I can kill the time until I figure out what to do with my newfound free time by going after all those who've wrongfully zinged me online... (pulls up a list of names of WBC members) Ah, yes---#1 on the list, that "Danielle" person. Time to send you a little something I like to call "make money fast" spam---attached with a *WORD MACRO VIRUS*!!! (Laughs sinisterly)
BRIAN THE DOG: Oh, *please*....that's so pathetic...
STEWIE: Quiet! Already I'm inserting the Ponzi-scheme-esque spam with the destructive Microsoft-using computer virus into the e-mail---soon, yes *very* soon, she'll have regretted ever criticizing the likes of *me*! (Laughs again; Brian rolls his eyes)
:-)
ANd finally, on the network front, there's UPN and the WB. Apparently, despite my best predictions, "Smallville" did outlast and outbeat "Roswell"....and in addition to "Smallville", we're also getting a "Birds of Prey" live-action series this fall, featuring Oracle (the former Batgirl), Black Canary, and the Huntress (who in this show's description apparently is based more on the old "Earth-2" Huntress vs. the current model, with Catwoman dead, Batman in mourning, and her being the daughter of Batman and Catwoman--wonder if her name'll be "Helena Wayne" or the current version's last name of "Bertinelli"...).
Also note that on the cable front, looks as if "Ren and Stimpy" is making a comeback (per the info on the "News" page). Weird that John K's still interested in the show over a decade later...
-B.
http://tv.zap2it.com/shows/features/features.html?25960
My comments:
ABC:
Struggling for ratings, guessing the Disney-owned network's floundering to find *something* successful to air, esp. now that "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"'s been all played out. Meanwhile, "Politically Incorrect"'s been cancelled, in favor of a "new late night talk show" following "Nightline".
NBC:
Motto seems to be that old Hues Corporation song from the 70's, "Don't Rock the Boat". Note that "Ed"'s staying put on Wednesdays (vs. going back to its original against-the-"Simpsons" timeslot as was speculated at one point). THough of course, if they don't groom another comedy to replace "Friends" after next season (and possibly "Fraiser" as well, if that ends at some point in the near future, given its age), "Must-See-TV" might be in trouble (doubt "Will and Grace" would pull in the ratings like "Friends" has, despite being a respectable performer).
CBS:
More shows meant to get younger people watching. And "Baby Bob" is apparently being held onto as a mid-season replacement, despite CBS' excitement over the series a while back...
STEWIE GRIFFIN (of "Family Guy" infamy): (pushing his fingers together) Oh, ho, *ho*, this is too *rich*. Everyone knows "held for midseason replacement" is just a TV euphemism for "what type of wood do you want your coffin to be made out of?"
BRIAN THE DOG: Excuse me, but our show was a "midseason replacement" too, kid.
STEWIE: Don't bother me in my moment of <i>schaudenfreude</i>, *dog*!
FOX:
Apparently, the big news relevant to this forum's that "King of the Hill"'s being moved to the post-"Simpsons" timeslot, to replace the departing-for-another-night "Malcolm In the Middle" (and to give a stronger ratings-grabber to support the new Sunday all-comedy-shows night, in the wake of the "X-Files" departure). Also note that "Futurama"'s apparently still on the fall lineup for Sundays at 7 PM EST....presumably to burn off the remaining episodes (and to air when NFL football doesn't run over)...
Also note that "Family Guy" apparently isn't even listed as a midseason replacement series, thus apparently (and I guess, *finally*) putting the last nails in the coffin for this show.
STEWIE: (Spits out juice he's drinking) WHAT?! (Irate) BLAST IT ALL TO BLOODY H(BLEEP)!!!!! (Gasps for air) How could Rupert *do* this to me?! Especially after all the fun times we've had, like that time we almost took over Chicago but got thwarted by those puppy-children pet store rejects?!? (Gasps) Feh...no matter, I suppose. I guess I can kill the time until I figure out what to do with my newfound free time by going after all those who've wrongfully zinged me online... (pulls up a list of names of WBC members) Ah, yes---#1 on the list, that "Danielle" person. Time to send you a little something I like to call "make money fast" spam---attached with a *WORD MACRO VIRUS*!!! (Laughs sinisterly)
BRIAN THE DOG: Oh, *please*....that's so pathetic...
STEWIE: Quiet! Already I'm inserting the Ponzi-scheme-esque spam with the destructive Microsoft-using computer virus into the e-mail---soon, yes *very* soon, she'll have regretted ever criticizing the likes of *me*! (Laughs again; Brian rolls his eyes)
:-)
ANd finally, on the network front, there's UPN and the WB. Apparently, despite my best predictions, "Smallville" did outlast and outbeat "Roswell"....and in addition to "Smallville", we're also getting a "Birds of Prey" live-action series this fall, featuring Oracle (the former Batgirl), Black Canary, and the Huntress (who in this show's description apparently is based more on the old "Earth-2" Huntress vs. the current model, with Catwoman dead, Batman in mourning, and her being the daughter of Batman and Catwoman--wonder if her name'll be "Helena Wayne" or the current version's last name of "Bertinelli"...).
Also note that on the cable front, looks as if "Ren and Stimpy" is making a comeback (per the info on the "News" page). Weird that John K's still interested in the show over a decade later...
-B.