I just found out that one of my fav new shows (ABC's life as we know it) will not be shown tonight in its regular time slot :( . TV Tome reports that it's not doing so well in the ratings, so it will be pre-empted during the entire November sweeps period. That's a shame, as I like this cross between Dawson's Creek and My So-Called Life (later I'll have to post something about my fascination with teen coming-of-age dramas).
The other new show that's on my TiVo list is also an ABC show, Lost. When an old favorite -- Alias -- returns to the air in January ABC will be my most watched network. That's quite a surprise as in the last few years the remote has mostly landed me on the "Mini Networks" UPN and The WB (again, the teen shows!) and cable stations like USA and Showtime (on which another always TiVoed show -- Dead Like Me -- recently concluded its second season). Seems like someone has blown some fresh air into ABC's New York headquarters. Hopefully the developing Monday Night Football scandal won't clog up the filter.
What's the MNF fuss? In a pre-game skit Desperate Housewives co-star Nicollette Sheridan, clad only in a towel, propositioned Philly Eagles bad boy wide out Terrell Owens. She asked T.O. to skip the game for her, dropped her towel, and jumped into his arms. Teri Hatcher and Felicity Huffman (two other stars from the show) were then shown watching the scene on TV and commenting about desperate women. Thousands of complaints have been lodged, and the FCC is investigating. Come on, ABC, this is America: a blonde White woman comes on to a dark-skinned Brotha and you don't expect a stink?!? On the other hand, maybe it's true that "no publicity is bad publicity"....
Posted by wrjacobs at November 18, 2004 11:17 AM
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Hmm, who would've expected Monday Night Football to be the harbinger of the new race war? I missed all the hoopla -- been too busy watching the Pistons v. Pacers v. Fans matchup! (Would you believe it's got its own website now? http://www.basketbrawl.us/ )
Oh, and My So-Called Life was excellent, excellent television. Did you watch Freaks and Geeks (heard it was good but didn't catch it when it was on)? How about some of the other teen dramas like Everwood (quite interesting) or Smallville (never seen it myself) or Gilmore Girls (not bad at all)? Or those terrible ones like The O.C. and The Mountain and That One With the Surly Boy and the Pretty Girl and Their Forbidden Love or whatever it's called... wait, that's all of them.
Me, I miss The Wonder Years. That was awesome. "Plenty of room in Kevin Arnold's crotch!"
Posted by: vix at November 22, 2004 11:21 PM