Jeff Goldblum Gets Ready To See Dead People In Raines
Posted by NoName Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, NBC, Talent,
NBC has given Jeff Goldblum the opportunity to take the Raines and portray a cop who sees dead people in its upcoming paranormal series. It is planned to be a companion to the network’s other moderate hit, Medium. The Pennsylvania born actor might bring new life to this “after life” idea the network keeps trying to sell. Raines promises an innovative police drama that mixes in a bit of humor with a pinch of intrigue. Goldblum will play Michael Raines, an eccentric LAPD detective who has a peculiar gift that causes him to revisit some of his own demons while solving his cases. Cool! Hey he has seen aliens and dinosaurs, what’s a few ghosts?
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When I saw the commercials for the new NBC show “Windfall” with Luke Perry in it, it kind of made me feel old. I guess I haven’t really seen Perry in much since 90210 days. Okay, I wasn’t a Perry fan when 90210 was big.
Windfall starts this Thursday, June 8th on NBC. It’s based around the lives of 20 people who all win the lottery. Perry and Lana Parrilla play Peter and Nina Schaefer on the show. The series starts with the Nina and Peter at a get together and they drop a few dollars in a pot that will buy lottery tickets. If the group wins then they get their share of the jackpot. Well as you guessed they win big to the tune of $386 million dollars. They’re just two of the 20 people whose lives change after those lucky numbers are drawn.
The show answers the question you always ask yourself when you buy a lottery ticket…how will my life change? It’s a nice fresh idea for summer TV.
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Gallery: NBC Hopes Windfall Cashes In
MSNBC’s Top 5 Missed Shows
Posted by Eric Chaloux Categories: CBS, FOX, NBC, WB, Arrested Development, West Wing, The, Cancellations, Internet, Ratings,
The new summer season is about to take over the steamy airwaves. As we laugh, cry and look for the remote while watching these new shows it will give us sometime to think about what’s on the horizon. A lot of shows won’t be back this fall.
Here’s what MSNBC has as the Top 5 shows they’ll miss.
- Arrested Development
- Alias
- The West Wing
- Everwood
- That ‘70s Show
A lot of big names are not on their Top 5 list. Some of those obvious ones are Will & Grace, Malcolm in the Middle and the Bernie Mac Show. I’m not that heartbroken over a season without Hope & Faith and Joey.
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Gallery: MSNBC’s Top 5 Missed Shows
It got prime time billing, but the Scripps National Spelling Bee on ABC Thursday night didn’t get an A in the ratings. Coming off the movie “Akeelah and the Bee” that thrust the world of spellers into the spot light, the National Bee got stung in the ratings and finished in third place.
Here’s a look at the numbers…8 million people tuned in the telecast, which earned a 2.2 rating/7 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, according to Nielsen. That tied it for third place with NBC in the demo between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., when its competition was Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance” reality show, CBS’s game shows and a “CSI” repeat and NBC’s four repeats of “The Office.”
The winner of the night was CBS with that brutal Gameshow Marathon and a CSI repeat. Oh, the other winner of the night was New Jersey’s Catherine Close who won with the word U-R-S-P-R-A-C-H-E.
Gallery: Spelling Bee Stings ABC
Whether he was playing Lumiere or Det. Lenny Briscoe, actor Jerry Orbach could not be replaced. Unfortunately for the producers of Law and Order, they will have to try and do exactly that—for the second time. Actor Dennis Farina has just announced that he will be turning in his badge after only two years on the long-running show. What will this mean for the future of this NBC dynasty? Who knows? But as the creators have proven time and time again, the show can and will go on. If a rumored female partner for Det. Ed Green (actor Jesse L. Martin) comes to fruition, this could give the show the new spark that its needed. Or the series could simply end up just like another L&O: Special Victims Unit .... or L&O: Criminal Intent for that matter. The true blue L&O original will enter its seventeenth year on Fridays this fall.
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Gallery: Dennis Farina Leaves Law and Order
The Apprentice: How Many Does One Man Need?
Posted by Rachel Langley Categories: Reality, NBC, Apprentice, The - Donald, Editorial,
With the Donald’s finale right around the corner the question occurred to me. How many apprentices does one man need? I realize “The Donald” heads an empire with a never ending open headcount, but seriously, how many Trumps-in-Training can one person stand? These questions began to plague my brain as I realized the theme of the show, regrettably, has begun to wear on me (though it still doesn’t stop me from tuning in each week, bowl of popcorn tableside…) This season’s finale is feeling a bit anti-climatic. Neither of the final candidates are the business equivalent of brain surgeons but it appears Sean has the charisma and the quick thinking to pull this one through with ease (and his accent doesn’t hurt either). On the other hand Lee looks like he just popped out from the business world womb. I think that one is going to need a few more years under his belt despite an impressive education. But regardless of the waning glow of the candidates, it appears the Donald will keep churning out the Trumps-in-Training until the ratings tell him to shut the machine down. And for now, I will keep watching, popcorn in hand, anxiously awaiting the June 5th live finale…
Gallery: The Apprentice: How Many Does One Man Need?
NBC Renews ‘Medium,’ ‘Las Vegas,’ And ‘Crossing Jordan’
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Prime Time, NBC, Medium, News, Renewals,
Word is out: these three popular series will remain on NBC’s 2007 line-up. Oh, happy day! Medium will be back! Medium will be back! Sure, Las Vegas and Crossing Jordan are great too, but Medium is one of the absolute best shows (perhaps rivaled only by House, M.D.) on television today. Medium stars Patricia Arquette who portrays Allison Dubois, a real-life psychic who talks to dead people. Although the show was marketed on its eerie, supernatural elements, it’s the everyday, family elements that make it so special. Allison’s husband Joe and their three adorable daughters absolutely light up the screen. The best part of the show definitely centers on its ‘alive’ participants.
Congratulations to all three shows, but especially to Medium. Because Medium is the best.
Gallery: NBC Renews ‘Medium,’ ‘Las Vegas,’ And ‘Crossing Jordan’
The Complete ‘Law & Order’ Franchise Renewed For Next Season
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Drama, Prime Time, NBC, News,
If only the good die young, then the Law & Order franchise must be very, very bad. All three shows have been renewed for the 2006-2007 television season.
The enormously popular, unbelievably long-running detective drama Law & Order, which spawned two equally popular series, has been airing for sixteen years. Even more impressive, it’s the longest-running crime show ever, and the second most popular drama among the coveted 18-49 age demographic. Wow. Along with the original, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: SVU (the best of the three in our humble opinion) have been renewed.
It’s refreshing to see a network recognize quality, and the fans demand it. Your Sundays (Criminal Intent), Tuesdays (SVU), and Wednesdays (the original) will continue to offer at least one good show to enjoy. Looks like crime does pay.
Gallery: The Complete ‘Law & Order’ Franchise Renewed For Next Season
Please Expel Teachers
Posted by Christopher Stone Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, NBC, Scrubs, Editorial,
When an NBC comedy is good, it’s frequently very good. Just for openers, I’m thnking Frasier, Friends, and Seinfeld. Other times, NBC’s good comedies are simply good. In this case, my mind turns toward Scrubs, My Name is Earl, and The Office. On the flip side, when an NBC sitcom is bad, it’s likely to be god-awful. Couplings and Four Kings are two fairly recent examples. Last month, their rank was joined by Teachers, a situation edu-comedy about quirky, young teachers at a New Jersey high school.
Teachers, like The Office, is an adaptation of a UK hit. But, instead of The Office-style lightning striking twice, NBC has served up the Second Coming of Couplings. The network believed that the young and attractive cast would draw the coveted 18-49-year-old demographic. The cast might have pulled in big Nielsen numbers if it wasn’t simply re-arranging flotation devices on a Titanic of a sitcom. Somebody, please give Sarah Alexander (a survivor of the Couplings debacle), Justin Bartha, and Deon Richmond something worthy of their ability and potential. A few more sh**coms like Teachers, and the Peacock Network will be reduced to stripping special two-hour editions of Deal or No Deal, five nights a week.
Gallery: Please Expel Teachers
NBC Laughs At Itself With “The More You Know” Spoofs
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Comedy, NBC, The Office,
Ah, those The More You Know public service announcements on NBC, featuring television stars speaking earnestly to the camera. They are so annoyingly straight-laced and slightly intrusive, with their entreaties to avoid drugs, eat dinner as a family, and bond with your children that we’re sometimes tempted to do the evil opposite, just to spite them.
Apparently, even NBC can take a joke. The network recently produced a series of online advertisements spoofing their own public service announcements. The faux-earnest ads educate viewers about everything from “short people” to “jellybeans.” With NBC appearing so good-natured, we can almost forgive them for canceling the brilliant Freaks and Geeks. No, we can’t. We’ll never forgive them for that. But check out the ads anyhow; they’re a hoot.
Gallery: NBC Laughs At Itself With “The More You Know” Spoofs
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