CBS weighing its options

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Bob Jersey

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May 19, 2020, 4:05:17 PM5/19/20
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Kelly Kahl told Variety that while they are "hopeful" about resuming production soon, they are also in contact with other industry stakeholders, including medical experts and governments, to determine "best practices" for doing so.


Still, the fall slate looks mostly familiar...


(N=New, NTP=New Time Period)


MONDAY
8:00-8:30 PM THE NEIGHBORHOOD
8:30-9:00 PM BOB (HEARTS) ABISHOLA
9:00-10:00 PM ALL RISE
10:00-11:00 PM BULL


TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM NCIS
9:00-10:00 PM FBI
10:00-11:00 PM FBI: MOST WANTED


WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM SURVIVOR
9:00-10:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE (NTP)
10:00-11:00 PM SEAL TEAM (NTP)


THURSDAY
8:00-8:30 PM YOUNG SHELDON
8:30-9:00 PM B POSITIVE (N)
9:00-9:30 PM MOM
9:30-10:00 PM THE UNICORN (NTP)
10:00-11:00 PM EVIL


FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 PM MACGYVER
9:00-10:00 PM MAGNUM P.I.
10:00-11:00 PM BLUE BLOODS


SATURDAY
8:00-9:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY
9:00-10:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY
10:00-11:00 PM 48 HOURS


SUNDAY [subject to Delay By Football]
7:00-8:00 PM 60 MINUTES
8:00-9:00 PM THE EQUALIZER (N)
9:00-10:00 PM NCIS: LOS ANGELES
10:00-11:00 PM NCIS: NEW ORLEANS


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Kevin M.

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May 19, 2020, 4:43:29 PM5/19/20
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New Zealand has studios and experience producing film and TV. And New Zealand is Covid19 free. Why not fly the talent to NZ, quarantine them for two weeks, then start production over there?  

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John Edwards

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May 19, 2020, 4:49:18 PM5/19/20
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That sounds like a good idea, until the actors start picking up the local accent, and suddenly people are being invited to a party on the “bick dick”.

Adam Bowie

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May 19, 2020, 6:12:26 PM5/19/20
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I look forward to downtown Wellington doubling as, say, Chicago or New York :-)


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Brad Beam

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May 19, 2020, 6:55:51 PM5/19/20
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From: tvor...@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvor...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin M.

>New Zealand has studios and experience producing film and TV. And New Zealand is Covid19 free. Why not fly the talent to NZ, quarantine them for two weeks, then start production over there?  

 

Don’t let Fox hear you say that. Then they’d kick themselves for not simply purchasing the original version of “Filthy Rich” (TVNZ 2; 34 episodes) instead – after investing in Kiwi-to-American subtitles and a bit of FCC-based cleanup.

 

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Paul Murray

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May 19, 2020, 10:27:14 PM5/19/20
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On Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 4:49:18 PM UTC-4, John Edwards wrote:
That sounds like a good idea, until the actors start picking up the local accent, and suddenly people are being invited to a party on the “bick dick”.

And driving on the wrong* side of the road.

*Adam excepted

Mark Jeffries

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May 21, 2020, 9:20:00 PM5/21/20
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The main thing I noticed is that CBS has no starting dates at all in their schedule, which means they're going day-by-day.  The main thing is that they'll seem to wait for Jeff Probst to finish another cycle of "Survivor" before announcing anything--I honestly thought there'd be no "Survivor" at all this fall, especially considering how many people--contestants, staff and crew,  including Probst--are going to have to be quarantined before setting foot on Fiji.

As for the new shows, for those who want windier descriptions than Brad's haiku:

 B POSITIVE (Thurs. 8:30)--The fourth consecutive fall with a new half-hour from Chuck Lorre, this time having some resemblances with last year's "Bob (Hearts) Abishola" in that it's about a medical love affair--in this case therapist Thomas Middleditch, who needs a kidney and finds one from a "rough-around-the-edges" woman from his past played by Broadway star Annaleigh Ashford.  Needless to say, there's more than just a donor involved here.  The multi-cam supposedly wrapped production one day before the lockdown hit California, with a Jimmy Burrows-directed pilot.  Personally, if this makes Ashford a TV star I'd be very happy, since she's likable without being overly perky.  CBS would probably wish that Lorre and Warners would give them a cut of his shows, considering their inability to get an in-house sitcom to 100 episodes and syndication since "King of Queens" (and they had to split the syndication with Sony).

THE EQUALIZER (Sun. 8)--It's Ms. McCall in this reboot of the 80s crime drama (and two theatrical films).  Queen Latifah takes over from Edward Woodward (and Denzel Washington in the movies) as the enigmatic crimefighter.  Chris Noth and Lorraine Toussaint are also in the cast, it's from original producer Universal and CBS Studios.

CLARICE (mid-season)--Clariiiice--well hello, Clariiice.  It's 1993 and FBI agent Clarice Starling is back on the trail six months after the events of "The Silence of the Lambs" (and before the events of "Hannibal" the film) and dealing with her troubled past (presumably not with fava beans and a nice chianti).  Aussie Rebecca Breeds ("Home and Away," later seasons of "Pretty Little Liars") plays Clarice and Kal Penn is featured.  Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet (you know her director father) are showrunners for MGM and CBS Studios.

Since ABC's not doing a schedule for now, we'll wait.

Mark Jeffries
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Bob Jersey

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May 25, 2020, 3:17:40 PM5/25/20
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Kevin M, Tues. (5/19):
New Zealand has studios and experience producing film and TV. And New Zealand is Covid19 free. Why not fly the talent to NZ, quarantine them for two weeks, then start production over there?  

They're prone to earthquakes, perhaps more so than Cali... they just had a 5.6 temblor in the last day...


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Kevin M.

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May 25, 2020, 3:45:28 PM5/25/20
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In California, anything less than a 6.0 isn’t even worth getting out of bed for. 

Sure there are risks, but if productions are to resume, people might need to think outside the Hollywood (or even North American) box. 

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