FOX fall schedule official press release
David
Broadcast Upfront Presentations: FOX
By The Futon Critic Staff
CHICAGO (thefutoncritic.com) - FOX will add three new one-hour dramas
and four new half-hour comedies to its 2003-2004 programming slate, it
was announced today by Gail Berman, President, Entertainment, FOX
Broadcasting Company. The new fall dramas are SKIN, THE O.C. and TRU
CALLING. The new comedies include ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, A MINUTE WITH
STAN HOOPER, THE ORTEGAS and LUIS. Returning series include 24,
AMERICAN IDOL, AMERICAN JUNIORS, BERNIE MAC, BOSTON PUBLIC, CEDRIC THE
ENTERTAINER PRESENTS, JOE MILLIONAIRE, KING OF THE HILL, MALCOLM IN
THE MIDDLE, OLIVER BEENE, THE SIMPSONS, THAT '70s SHOW, and WANDA AT
LARGE. Also returning are FOX's Saturday staples COPS, AMERICA'S MOST
WANTED: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK and the late-night sketch-comedy series
MADtv.
Slated for midseason are the new dramas STILL LIFE and WONDERFALLS,
the new comedy CRACKING UP, and the new reality series BANZAI.
"After finishing the year as the #2 network in Adults 18-49 for the
third straight season, and by the closest margin in FOX's history, we
head into the new season with stability and momentum," said Berman.
"We're overwhelmingly dominant in Adults 18-34 and Teens – with strong
female demos to complement our already powerful delivery of young men.
This year our quality scripted programming will speak directly to
these target demos, and our unscripted and variety series will be both
noisy and groundbreaking. All told, they create a balanced schedule
that sends a clear message: FOX is the one to watch."
FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY FALL 2003-2004 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE (all times
PM ET/PT)
MONDAY
8:00-9:00 JOE MILLIONAIRE (WONDERFALLS will premiere in January '04)
9:00-10:00 SKIN
TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 AMERICAN JUNIORS (AMERICAN IDOL will premiere in January
'04)
9:00-10:00 24
WEDNESDAY
8:00-8:30 THAT '70s SHOW
8:30-9:00 A MINUTE WITH STAN HOOPER
9:00-9:30 BERNIE MAC
9:30-10:00 CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER PRESENTS
*(AMERICAN IDOL results show will premiere in January '04; time slot
TBD)
THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 TRU CALLING
9:00-10:00 THE O.C.
FRIDAY
8:00-8:30 WANDA AT LARGE
8:30-9:00 LUIS
9:00-10:00 BOSTON PUBLIC
SATURDAY
8:00-8:30 COPS
8:30-9:00 COPS
9:00-10:00 AMERICA'S MOST WANTED: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK
11:00-12:00 MADtv
SUNDAY
7:00-7:30 OLIVER BEENE
7:30-8:00 KING OF THE HILL
8:00-8:30 THE SIMPSONS
8:30-9:00 THE ORTEGAS
9:00-9:30 MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE
9:30-10:00 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
The new dramas for the coming season are:
THE O.C.: DOUG LIMAN ("The Bourne Identity," "Go"), McG ("Charlie's
Angels: Full Throttle," "Fastlane") and FOX, the network that brought
you "Beverly Hills, 90210," invite you to visit THE O.C. THE O.C.,
otherwise known as Orange County, California, is an idyllic paradise –
a wealthy, harbor-front community where everything and everyone
appears to be perfect. But beneath the surface is a world of shifting
loyalties and identities, of kids living secret lives, hidden from
their parents, and of parents living secret lives, hidden from their
children. RYAN ATWOOD (BENJAMIN MCKENZIE), a troubled teen from the
wrong side of the tracks who is thrust into this world, will soon
learn that nothing is what it seems. He moves to the O.C. when SANDY
COHEN (PETER GALLAGHER, "American Beauty," "While You Were Sleeping"),
an idealistic pro-bono public defender, invites him to stay in his
guest house. Sandy's wife, KIRSTEN (KELLY ROWAN), wealthy and
beautiful, former homecoming queen, perfect spouse, mother, and
business woman, isn't happy that Ryan has moved in. And she's worried
about how it will affect their teenage son SETH (ADAM BRODY, "Growing
Up Brady," "Neverland"), a soulful dreamer ostracized by his peers.
Making the whole situation more interesting is MARISSA COOPER (MISCHA
BARTON), the heartbreakingly beautiful girl next door who seems to
glide through life effortlessly. That is, until the indiscretions of
her wealthy father JIMMY (TATE DONOVAN, "Hercules," "Mister Sterling")
threaten to break her world apart. THE O.C. is a story of fathers and
sons, husbands and wives, and the coming of age of three young people.
Ryan's arrival is the catalyst for new alliances forged, old flames
rekindled, and unlikely friendships born. It comes from Warner Bros.
Television, Wonderland and Hypnotic.
-- Production Companies: Warner Bros. Television, Wonderland and
Hypnotic
-- Executive Producers: Doug Liman, McG, Dave Bartis
-- Executive Producer/Writer: Josh Schwartz
-- Director: Doug Liman
-- Cast: Peter Gallagher as Sandy, Benjamin McKenzie as Ryan, Adam
Brody as Seth, Mischa Barton as Marissa, Tate Donovan as Jimmy, Kelly
Rowan as Kirsten, Melinda Clarke as Julie, Rachel Bilson as Summer,
Chris Carmack as Luke
SKIN: JERRY BRUCKHEIMER ("CSI," "Black Hawk Down") and JIM LEONARD
("Thieves") team to create a new, intense character drama about a
world you've never seen. SKIN is the story of two young lovers,
desperate to be together, but who have two warring families who will
do anything to keep them apart, and almost anything to destroy each
other. ADAM (D. J. COTRONA), a 17-year-old Latino from east L.A.,
meets JEWEL (OLIVIA WILDE), 16, a wealthy, beautiful Westside girl, at
a party. They fall for each other, passionately, purely, and
completely, before they realize that their parents are at "war."
Adam's Latina mother LAURA (RACHEL TICOTIN), a judge, and Anglo father
MICHAEL (KEVIN ANDERSON, "Nothing Sacred"), the Los Angeles District
Attorney, are prominent members of the city's judicial system. And, at
the moment, Michael happens to be investigating and prosecuting
Jewel's father, LARRY (RON SILVER, "Ali," "The West Wing," "Festival
in Cannes"), the most successful producer of adult entertainment in
Los Angeles. SKIN is about sex and race. SKIN is about politics. And
most of all SKIN is about skin: complexion, beauty, desire,
attraction, obsession, and prejudice in contemporary Los Angeles. SKIN
is shot through with black comedy, passion, white-collar crime,
scandal, naked ambition, and action. RUSSELL MULCAHY ("Queer as Folk,"
"1st to Die") directs SKIN, from Warner Bros. Television, Jerry
Bruckheimer Productions, and Hoosier Karma Productions.
-- Production Company: Warner Bros. Television, Jerry Bruckheimer
Productions and Hoosier Karma Productions
-- Executive Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman
-- Executive Producer/Writer: Jim Leonard
-- Director: Russell Mulcahy
-- Cast: Ron Silver as Larry Goldman, Kevin Anderson as Michael Roame,
D.J. Cotrona as Adam, Olivia Wilde as Jewel, D.W. Moffett as Ziti,
Rachel Ticotin as Laura, Pamela Gidley as Barbara
TRU CALLING: What would you do if you could relive a day? If you're
TRU DAVIES (ELIZA DUSHKU, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"), you'd save
lives. Tru is a smart, sexy recent college graduate who – when her
high-powered medical internship falls through – finds herself working
the midnight shift at the New York City morgue. One night, Tru
questions reality when she thinks she hears a beautiful murder victim
asking for her help. But the next morning, our heroine wakes up to
find that she is back at the beginning of that very same day – twelve
hours before a murder that only she knows about is set to take place.
With the clock ticking, Tru is compelled to traverse the city of New
York over those next twelve hours to prevent this wrongful death,
while at the same time rescuing members of her own family from their
dangerous and self-destructive lives. Directed by renowned filmmaker
PHILLIP NOYCE ("The Quiet American"), TRU CALLING combines the
sexiness and speed of "Alias" with the procedural crime format of
"CSI." TRU CALLING is from 20th Century Fox Television and Original
Television and comes from executive producer/writer JON FELDMAN
("American Dreams," "Roswell," "Dawson's Creek").
-- Production Companies: 20th Century Fox Television and Original
Television
-- Executive Producers: Marty Adelstein, Neal Moritz, Dawn Parouse
-- Executive Producer/Writer: Jon Feldman
-- Director: Phillip Noyce
-- Cast: Eliza Dushku as Tru Davies, Shawn Reaves as Harrison, Jessica
Collins as Meredith, A.J. Cook as Lindsay, Heath Freeman as Cameron,
Zach Galifianakis as Davis
The new comedies for the coming season are:
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT: MICHAEL BLUTH (JASON BATEMAN, "The Sweetest
Thing"), a widower, wants nothing more than to be a good father to his
13-year-old son GEORGE MICHAEL (MICHAEL CERA), so he resolves to quit
the family business for good and move to Arizona to start a new life.
But instead Michael's eccentric family pulls him back in when his
father GEORGE BLUTH SR. (JEFFREY TAMBOR) gets arrested for shifty
accounting practices at Bluth Co. This sends the family reeling, and
when their assets are frozen, this puts a major crimp in each of their
lives. LUCILLE BLUTH (JESSICA WALTER), Michael's mother, is a
flamboyant, stylish and spoiled society matron who finds herself alone
in her Balboa Bay Club penthouse without the financial means to
maintain it. GEORGE OSCAR BLUTH II (WILL ARNETT), "Gob," Michael's
older, wildly eccentric brother, has devoted his life to the field of
magic but now he must contend with the possibility of getting a real
job in the real world. BUSTER BLUTH (TONY HALE) is Michael's younger
brother, a professional graduate student who is alternately cool and
incredibly self-conscious. Michael decides to stay in Orange County
and invites his sister LINDSAY FUNKE (PORTIA DE ROSSI, "Ally McBeal")
and her family to move in with him and George Michael. Lindsay is
married to the hapless TOBIAS (DAVID CROSS), a doctor who lost his
license after performing CPR on a man who was sunbathing and didn't
need it. Lindsay and Tobias are the ultra-permissive parents of MAE
(ALIA SHAWKAT), "Maeby," who delights in finding unique ways to rebel
against her over-indulgent parents. Michael reluctantly finds himself
having to pull his offbeat family up by their bootstraps and slowly
"teach" them how to live without the family's largess. ARRESTED
DEVELOPMENT comes from Imagine Television and 20th Century Fox
Television. RON HOWARD ("A Beautiful Mind," "Parenthood"), BRIAN
GRAZER ("The Nutty Professor 1 and 2," "8 Mile," "24"), DAVID NEVINS
and MITCH HURWITZ ("The Ellen Show," "Golden Girls") serve as
executive producers.
-- Production Companies: 20th Century Fox Television and Imagine
Television
-- Executive Producers: Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, David Nevins
-- Executive Producer/Writer: Mitch Hurwitz
-- Directors: Anthony and Joe Russo
-- Cast: Jason Bateman as Michael, Portia De Rossi as Lindsay, Michael
Cera as George Michael, Alia Shawkat as Mae, Jessica Walter as
Lucille, Will Arnett as Gob, Tony Hale as Buster, Jeffrey Tambor as
George Bluth Sr., David Cross as Tobias
LUIS: LUIS (LUIS GUZMAN, "Traffic," "Punch-Drunk Love," "Boogie
Nights") is living the American dream. He's the proud owner of a
Spanish Harlem donut shop and the landlord of the building it's in.
But a dream is only a dream, and you've got to wake up sometime. He
wakes up every day ... to a cast of characters that includes an
obnoxious elderly Irish woman who lives in a rent-controlled
apartment; a Chinese delivery boy who swears he was a cardiologist
back in the "Old Country" and doesn't speak English because "This is
America – you speak Spanish"; and to TK (MALCOLM BARRETT) a young
African-American kid who harasses his customers by trying to sell them
"merchandise" he found in Luis' dumpster. Luis' family doesn't help
much. His ex-wife, ISABELLA (DIANA-MARIA RIVA), constantly reminds him
why they got divorced, but somehow she can't get enough of him or his
donuts. Their daughter, MARLY (JACLYN DESANTIS), is responsible and
hardworking but lives in Luis' building with her free-loading
boyfriend GREG, a pretentious "artiste" who hopes to pay his share of
the rent by selling his paintings. At least Luis has Ginger – his
mint, '82 Olds Delta 88, and his trusted assistant RICHIE (CHARLIE
DAY), who pines for Luis' daughter. Luis is not quite conservative,
not quite liberal. He's a man who's got the world figured out – the
world just doesn't know it yet. The series comes from creator and
executive producer WILL GLUCK ("The John Larroquette Show") and 20th
Century Fox Television.
-- Production Company: 20th Century Fox Television
-- Executive Producer/Writer: Will Gluck
-- Director: Jeff Melman
-- Cast: Luis Guzman as Luis, Jaclyn DeSantis as Marly, Diana-Maria
Riva as Isabella, Malcolm Barrett as TK, Charlie Day as Richie
A MINUTE WITH STAN HOOPER: For ten years, "A Minute with Stan Hooper"
has closed each episode of "Newsline," America's highest rated
newsmagazine. In his "Minute" segments, STAN HOOPER (NORM MACDONALD,
"Saturday Night Live," "Norm") has been telling real stories of real
people that make up the fabric of America. But now Stan is making his
"Minute" more honest. He no longer wants to comment on life from a
studio in midtown Manhattan. He wants to live in the vanishing America
he has been talking about for a decade - a place where ordinary people
enjoy life's simple pleasures, where people have never heard of
cappuccino. So, Stan and his wife MOLLY (PENELOPE ANN MILLER,
"Kindergarten Cop," "Full Disclosure") are moving to Waterford Falls,
Wisconsin. Stan thinks this small town they passed through on their
honeymoon 15 years ago is the embodiment of the old-fashioned values
and idyllic lifestyle he has been championing in his "Minute" reports.
Except that the house that Stan and Molly rent comes with a butler,
GARY (BRIAN HOWE). And the local cheese mogul's son, RYAN (ERIC
LIVELY), who is dating a waitress, CHELSEA (REAGAN DALE NEIS, "Maybe
It's Me"), temporarily moves in with Stan and Molly. And that the two
guys who own the local diner, PETE (DANIEL ROEBUCK, "Agent Cody
Banks," "We Were Soldiers") and LOU (GARRET DILLAHUNT) PETERSON, are a
couple. Stan Hooper is a commentator on life, whose observations and
insights will solve some problems while creating others. A MINUTE WITH
STAN HOOPER is created by BARRY KEMP ("Coach," "Newhart") and Norm
Macdonald, and produced by Paramount Television.
-- Production Company: Paramount Television
-- Executive Producer: Lori Jo Hoekstra
-- Executive Producers/Writers: Barry Kemp, Norm Macdonald
-- Director: Barry Kemp
-- Cast: Norm Macdonald as Stan Hooper, Penelope Ann Miller as Molly
Hooper, Eric Lively as Ryan, Reagan Dale Neis as Chelsea, Brian Howe
as Gary, Garret Dillahunt as Lou, Daniel Roebuck as Pete
THE ORTEGAS: Live from California's beautiful San Fernando Valley ...
it's THE ORTEGAS. Based on the International Emmy-winning and hit BBC
series, "The Kumars at No. 42," this inventive new series blends
comedy, reality and improvisation into one wild, unique mix. LUIS
ORTEGA (AL MADRIGAL, "2002 Montreal Comedy Festival") is the likeable
young host of his very own talk show, thanks to his generous immigrant
parents HENRY (CHEECH MARIN, "Nash Bridges") and ESMERALDA (TERRI
HOYOS, "Town and Country"), who built a television studio in the
family's backyard. Each week, the family -- including Luis' darling
and often uncensored grandmother MARIA (RENEE VICTOR, "Never Trust a
Serial Killer") -- welcomes actual celebrity guests into their home,
smothering them with hospitality and homemade traditional Mexican
snacks. And once they've step out of the back of the house and into
the television studio, the talk show begins. At this point the entire
family showers their guests with spontaneous and wide-ranging
interview topics leaving the live audience wondering what could
possibly be next. Look out Dave and Jay - Luis Ortega is on his way.
As if Luis, Henry, Esmeralda and Maria are not enough, THE ORTEGAS
will introduce their friends, family, and neighbors who inhabit this
crazy world called "Van Nuys." They are all as colorful and
entertaining as the Ortegas themselves. WALLY WOLODARSKY ("The
Oblongs"), GAVIN POLONE ("Hack"), JIMMY MULVILLE ("The Kumars at No.
42") and DENISE O'DONOGHUE ("Whose Line Is It Anyway?") serve as
executive producers. LINDA MENDOZA ("The Bernie Mac Show") directs
this comedy from Pariah and Hat Trick Productions.
-- Production Companies: Pariah and Hat Trick Productions
-- Executive Producers: Jimmy Mulville, Denise O'Donoghue, Gavin
Polone, Wally Wolodarsky
-- Director: Linda Mendoza
-- Cast: Al Madrigal as Luis Ortega, Cheech Marin as Henry, Terri
Hoyos as Esmeralda, Renee Victor as Maria
-- The series slated for midseason are WONDERFALLS, CRACKING UP, STILL
LIFE and BANZAI:
WONDERFALLS: Set against the backdrop of Niagara Falls, WONDERFALLS is
a funny, provocative and magical one-hour dramedy about JAYE TYLER
(CAROLINE DHAVERNAS), an underachieving twenty-something souvenir shop
worker whose life is forever changed after she has what her family
calls "an episode." That's when inanimate animal figures – toys,
cartoon images, anything in the form of an animal – begin talking to
her, and their cryptic messages set into motion a chain of events that
invariably lead her into the lives of others in need. Described by its
creators BRYAN FULLER ("Star Trek: Voyager") and TODD HOLLAND
("Malcolm in the Middle"), with tongues firmly in cheek, as "Touched
by a Crazy Person," the series focuses on Jaye as she meddles in,
muddles up, and ultimately betters the lives of herself, her eccentric
family of overachievers, and the eclectic variety of strangers that
cross her path. Over the course of this series Jaye will discover that
the world around her really is a magical place, and that the seemingly
random events in her life are actually all part of something much
greater. WONDERFALLS is from 20th Century Fox Television and Regency
Television.
-- Production Companies: 20th Century Fox Television and Regency
Television
-- Executive Producers/Writers: Bryan Fuller, Todd Holland
-- Director: Todd Holland
-- Cast: Caroline Dhavernas as Jaye, Katie Finneran as Sharon, Tyron
Leitso as Eric, William Sadler as Darrin, Diana Scarwid as Karen, Adam
Scott as Aaron
CRACKING UP: BEN, an idealistic psychology student, gets more than he
bargained for when he moves into the guest house of a wealthy Beverly
Hills family. TED (CHRIS McDONALD, "Spy Kids 2," "Perfect Storm") the
proud patriarch of the family, is a successful pharmaceutical
executive. Ted's wife, LESLEY (MOLLY SHANNON, "Saturday Night Live,"
"Superstar"), is the happy homemaker and helpmate. Their three
children are CHLOE (CAITLIN WACHS), the pretty cheerleader, who
suffers from delusions of grandeur; PRESTON (JAKE SANDVIG), the
all-American athlete, and TANNER (NATHAN NORTON), who they all
consider the "troubled child." They may look like the picture-perfect
clan, living the American dream in a gorgeous mansion, but on closer
inspection, each member of the family proves to be crazier than the
next. Ben and his fun-loving friend, LIAM (DAVID WALTON), soon find
themselves playing in-house therapists to a brood of whackos. The
household is the perfect training ground for a budding therapist and,
although Ben is shocked by some of their more eccentric behavior, he
is determined to help "fix" this family. They may be "cracking up,"
but they're also fascinating, lovable, and a whole lot of fun.
CRACKING UP is written by MIKE WHITE, the award-winning writer and
star of "The Good Girl," "Chuck & Buck" and "Orange County." The
series is directed by PAUL and CHRIS WEITZ of "About a Boy" and
"American Pie" fame.
-- Production Companies: 20th Century Fox Television and Brad Grey
Television
-- Executive Producer/Writer: Mike White
-- Executive Producers/Directors: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
-- Executive Producer: Brad Grey
-- Cast: Molly Shannon as Lesley, Chris McDonald as Ted, David Walton
as Liam, Jake Sandvig as Preston, Caitlin Wachs as Chloe, Nathan
Norton as Tanner
STILL LIFE: STILL LIFE tells the story of an American family, the
MORGANS, through the eyes of JAKE MORGAN, the eldest of BEN and
CHARLOTTE MORGAN's four children. Jake was the golden child that every
parent dreams of having. Following in his father's footsteps, he
decided to become a cop. And, on his first day on the job, Jake was
murdered. We rejoin the Morgan family a year after Jake's death. Jake
now is our narrator, watching his family from beyond with amusement,
longing and neverending curiosity as their true lives are revealed to
him. Jake is not a ghost, but in many ways he is still a part of the
lives of the people he loves, and he still has unresolved issues. His
mother, CHARLOTTE (SUSANNA THOMPSON, "Dragonfly"), has been galvanized
by tragedy to resume her dream of running for public office. His
father, BEN (DAVID KEITH, "Daredevil," "Behind Enemy Lines"), a
detective, must overcome the guilt he feels for his son's death and
rediscover the lust for life he once had. Jake's younger brother, MAX
(JENSEN ACKLES, "Dark Angel"), is a 21-year-old concert of darkness
and light. His love-hate relationship with Jake is revealed in a love
triangle with MAGGIE (MORENA BACCARIN), the girl they both love and
owner of an art gallery. EMILY (AUDREY MARIE ANDERSON, "Moonlight
Mile"), Jake's 19-year-old sister and best friend, is a haunting
beauty whose life has been set adrift by the absence of her brother.
She is looking for someone to give her that connection again, and the
search could take her anywhere. His youngest sister, DAISY (JEANETTE
BROX), is a precocious 16-year-old coming of age faster than she is
ready. She is a positive, upbeat spirit buoyed by the belief that Jake
is "still here." By turns heart-breaking and life-affirming, joyful,
combative and complicated, STILL LIFE is a beautiful celebration of
love, life and family. MARK PIZNARSKI ("Once and Again," "My So-Called
Life," "Everwood") directs STILL LIFE, from 20th Century Fox
Television and Original Television.
-- Production Company: 20th Century Fox Television and Original
Television
-- Executive Producers: Marty Adelstein, Neal Moritz, Kip Koenig, Dawn
Parouse, Marti Noxon
-- Writer: Kip Koenig
-- Director: Mark Piznarski
-- Cast: Jensen Ackles as Max, David Keith as Ben, Susanna Thompson as
Charlotte, Audrey Marie Anderson as Emily, Jeanette Brox as Daisy,
Morena Baccarin as Maggie
BANZAI: BANZAI, the hilarious spoof Japanese interactive entertainment
show, invites viewers to predict the outcome of various funny and
bizarre betting scenarios. Sample scenarios include "Mr. Shakehands
Man" (How long can he shake a celebrity's hand before he/she pulls
away?), and "The Michael Jackson's' Reverse Race Rendezvous" (Which
Michael Jackson impersonator can moonwalk the fastest, on an ice
rink?). Let's not forget "Lady One Question," who interviews
unsuspecting celebrities in her own unique way. They are situations
you would never expect to encounter, and you won't be able to take
your eyes off of. Viewers at home can wager with friends and family to
see who can best predict the comedic, outrageous and very
unpredictable outcomes. BANZAI is from Radar and producers TIM BREADIN
and GARY MONAGHAN.
-- Production Company: Radar
-- Producers: Tim Breadin, Gary Monaghan
Ian J. Ball
>from the futon critic
>
>Broadcast Upfront Presentations: FOX
>By The Futon Critic Staff
>
>
>FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY FALL 2003-2004 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE (all times
>PM ET/PT)
>
>MONDAY
>8:00-9:00 JOE MILLIONAIRE (WONDERFALLS will premiere in January '04)
>9:00-10:00 SKIN
Putting "Skin" against "Everwood" and "Raymond" is no favor...
>TUESDAY
>8:00-9:00 AMERICAN JUNIORS (AMERICAN IDOL will premiere in January
>'04)
>9:00-10:00 24
Oh, *^&#&%@!|% A!
>THURSDAY
>8:00-9:00 TRU CALLING
>9:00-10:00 THE O.C.
Thank God they flipped these! This gives me my alternative to "Survivor",
without having to bail on "CSI" (which I don't love, but would rather watch
over "The OC").
>FRIDAY
>8:00-8:30 WANDA AT LARGE
>8:30-9:00 LUIS
>9:00-10:00 BOSTON PUBLIC
Stick a fork in BC - it's done.
Overall, I think this lineup does nothing to help FOX, and will probably hurt
it (some more)...
JFC!! Duskhu *and* A.J. Cook!?! I am so *THERE*!!! :)
--
Ian J. Ball | http://homepage.mac.com/IJBall/TV.html
IJB...@aol.com |
FilmCritic3000
>JFC!! Duskhu *and* A.J. Cook!?! I am so *THERE*!!! :)
>--
Ditto! :)
Jason
(hoping this is a big hit for Eliza)
The Matrix Has You.
The Matrix Reloaded
05.15.03
David B.
> >TRU CALLING: What would you do if you could relive a day? If you're
Good thing it didn't get the Friday death slot.
rande...@rogers.com
wrote:
CSI "LIte" for the attention deficit generation.
-Rich
David
wrote:
>"Ian J. Ball" wrote:
No it got the Thursday FOX-shows-that-never-make-it-to-air slot
axel heyst
ijb...@aol.comdieSPAM (Ian J. Ball) wrote:
>>FRIDAY
>>8:00-8:30 WANDA AT LARGE
>>8:30-9:00 LUIS
>>9:00-10:00 BOSTON PUBLIC
>
>Stick a fork in BC - it's done.
>
It's so dumb it seems to be deliberate sabotage.
>Overall, I think this lineup does nothing to help FOX, and will probably hurt
>it (some more)...
The only show I'm even vaguely curious about is Eliza's show, which brings
me to a question-
What do you guys think about her acting? I'll say what I said before, to
wit, every thing she does is basically "Faith," for instance her character
in "Bring It On."
axel
Ryan
brings
> me to a question- What do you guys think about her acting? I'll say what I
said before, to
> wit, every thing she does is basically "Faith," for instance her character
> in "Bring It On.">>
I love her. But more accurately I should say: I love Faith.
While watching "Bring it On" I was just waiting for a 'rebel' to emerge from
her gymnast/cheerleader character. ED was the best, and basically the only,
good thing about that movie.
I just realize I associate Faith with ED, and nothing else. I wish she
would have done a Faith spin-off but I understand her wanting to do
something different (plus I've heard that playing Faith does a number on her
vocal chords - which I don't really understand but oh well).
I love Faith. I'm sad that she won't continue the character because Faith
was one of the best things to come out of the Buffy-verse.
Back to "Tru Calling". I wonder how I will react to seeing ED as a regular
person without superpowers, who wasn't guilty of murder, and who isn't on
the road to redemption (and she's pretty much there in my book)? After
seeing her as Faith can I even believe her as another character? The first
few episodes should clue me in. But regardless of whether I like it or not
I really want this to make her a big star. She's great. Or maybe that's
Faith I'm referring to...
--
Ryan
On 8/19/98 in RATSm I had a rare flash of genius when I wrote: "Like they
say, reach for the light, or TAN I should say. The best stuff is always in
TAN."
David B.
I haven't seen enough of it to judge. I've only seen her in Bring it On
and True Lies.
Andy Jakcsy
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>SUNDAY
>7:00-7:30 OLIVER BEENE
>
>>
You'd think FOX, having completely killed off "Futurama" by sticking it here,
would be smart enough NOT to program anything at 7:00 Sunday during football
season...
...whaddam I thinking? This is the net that killed off three shows with one
midseason cancellation...and that's not even the WORST of their
transgressions...
I hope the show's actors have other jobs lined up...
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Most of the American people support George W. Bush. Most of the American people
also
watched Joe Millionaire. You sure you wanna trust the majority?
Yes, I respond to Scally, even though he/she/it PLONKed me. So sue me!
Andy Jakcsy
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>
>>TRU CALLING: What would you do if you could relive a day? If you're
>>TRU DAVIES (ELIZA DUSHKU, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"), you'd save
>>lives. Tru is a smart, sexy recent college graduate who – when her
>>high-powered medical internship falls through – finds herself working
>>the midnight shift at the New York City morgue. One night, Tru
>>questions reality when she thinks she hears a beautiful murder victim
>>asking for her help. But the next morning, our heroine wakes up to
>>find that she is back at the beginning of that very same day – twelve
>>hours before a murder that only she knows about is set to take place.
>>With the clock ticking, Tru is compelled to traverse the city of New
>>York over those next twelve hours to prevent this wrongful death,
ural crime format of
>>"CSI." TRU CALLING is from 20th Century Fox Television and Original
>>Television and comes from executive producer/writer JON FELDMAN
>>("American Dreams," "Roswell," "Dawson's Creek").
>>
>>-- Production Companies: 20th Century Fox Television and Original
>>Television
>>-- Executive Producers: Marty Adelstein, Neal Moritz, Dawn Parouse
>>-- Executive Producer/Writer: Jon Feldman
>>-- Director: Phillip Noyce
>>
>>-- Cast: Eliza Dushku as Tru Davies, Shawn Reaves as Harrison, Jessica
>>Collins as Meredith, A.J. Cook as Lindsay, Heath Freeman as Cameron,
>>Zach Galifianakis as Davis
>
>JFC!! Duskhu *and* A.J. Cook!?! I am so *THERE*!!! :)
>
>>
...and this show now has "crash and burn" written ALL over it...too much
talent...not enough crap...