Mr. T Gives Out Advice in New Show
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Reality, Cable, Cable/Satellite,
It’s funny to think that the persona that is Mr. T will still be identifiable in 2006—for those of us who grew up on the A-Team and Mr. T’s cartoon (remember that?), we get it. But, what about people who have no idea what “I pity the fool” even means? Mr. T’s new show, called I Pity the Fool (genius, right?), has the T-man taking it to the real world to give out his solid advice and motivate people with his flavor of self-help. Just “teaching fools some basic rules,” as he says. The show will be airing on TV Land beginning on Wednesday at 10:00 p.m., but you can catch the first episode on Yahoo. The episode, “Motivation”, has Mr. T helping out a car salesman who works for his father-in-law. I admit, it does have a fair amount of entertainment value, but I wonder how much help and motivation he can instill. At least he’s going without his many chains, but the yell factor is still there… at any rate, bring on the T!
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William Shatner Takes on Game Show
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Games, Prime Time, ABC,
Is there nothing that Shatner can’t do? Already busy with his prime time hit Boston Legal, William Shatner has signed on for a new ABC game show called Show Me the Money. Could Shatner be going the way of Regis Philbin before him? Who knows—at any rate, it could be interesting to see what Shatner brings to the table. The game show will air later this season on ABC and comes from the producers of Deal or No Deal. Details about the show format are scant, but contestants will be required to answer trivia questions, with a twist that requires players to “contend with a never-before-seen mechanism that can cut contestants’ winnings to nothing or instantly catapult them into the millions.” Hmm. That’s a bit of a head-scratcher.
While Shatner has appeared on other game shows, but this will be his first gig as host.
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CBS Drama ‘Smith’ Canceled
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Drama, Prime Time, CBS, Cancellations, Ratings,
Now that the fall schedule is in full swing, one thing is certain—there will be casualties. Smith, the much-hyped CBS drama with big headliners Ray Liotta and Virginia Madsen, is the first show to be officially canceled. The show, which aired on Tuesday nights, followed Liotta as the leader of a bunch of thieves. CBS said on Friday that the show is now off the schedule and will be replaced by reruns of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Criminal Minds. The word ‘cancel’ never was uttered, but the show’s producers give no guarantee that the show will come back. The viewership was so-so, with Nielsen Media Research reporting only 8.4 million viewers. The competition was tough too—up against Law & Order: SVU and Boston Legal.
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Will Ferrell Developing a Comedy for Fox
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, FOX,
Wow, this is kinda like deja vu. We reported earlier that Will Ferrell was developing a show for HBO. Well, now he’s developing a show for Fox. Church of Steve is about a man from New Jersey who discovers he is a descendant of Jesus. The half-hour show is coming from Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s production company. So far, the pilot for the project has been approved—no official date on when the show is expected to air. The pilot episode sets the scene with a biblical Italian scholar who discovers that Steve is a descendant of Jesus. Also, no casting announcements have yet to be made.
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The Knights of Postponement
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Dancing With The Stars,
What’s worse—being postponed or put on hiatus? Hoping to prevent the latter, ABC has already decided to delay the debut of their new comedy, The Knights of Prosperity. The comedy, about a working-class group trying to rob Mick Jagger, was originally slated to start on Tuesday, Oct. 17th. ABC hopes that by rescheduling, they will be able to give it the proper promotional attention it deserves.
The sitcom, starring Donal Logue, will initially be replaced by an extended version of Dancing With the Stars. Starting Nov. 28th, the 9pm time slot will then be occupied by Big Day—a romantic comedy about the adventures leading up to a wedding. Day will star Marla Sokoloff, formerly of ABC’s The Practice. No word yet when Knights will be put back into the network’s rotation.
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The New Adventures of Old Christine Given Full Season
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, CBS, Saturday Night Live, Ratings, Renewals,
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is sittin’ pretty now that her Emmy-winning show The New Adventures of Old Christine has been ordered for a full season. Originally, CBS ordered 13 episodes for the second season, but with ratings on the upswing, the order was increased to 22 episodes. Christine was a mid-season sitcom last year—and many wondered if Louis-Dreyfus could shake the “Seinfeld Curse.” The last episode averaged 13.6 million viewers, which was an increase from the average of the first season, at 12.5 million. While I’m not a regular watcher, I do stumble across it from time to time—Louis-Dreyfus does a great job; I’ve been a fan of hers since her Saturday Night Live days.
In other CBS news, The Class and How I Met Your Mother will swap time slots, with How I Met Your Mother now taking on the 8:00 slot and The Class moving to 8:30. The Class could apparently use the bump from the popular How I Met Your Mother as a lead-in.
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Shanna Moakler Punched Paris?
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Cable, Dancing With The Stars, Cable/Satellite, News,
God forbid Paris Hilton should stay out of the headlines for even one day. The latest is an accusation by Paris that Shanna Moakler punched her at a Hollywood nightclub. The incident was said to have occurred early on Wednesday, according to police and Hilton’s publicist. Moakler’s side of the story is a little different: she said that Hilton’s ex, Stavros Niarchos, hurt her by bending her wrists and pushing her down stairs—this is according to Moakler’s publicist. Anyone else exhausted about this whole situation? Both filed police reports about their individual battery attacks, with Hilton saying that Moakler “used the most vile language” then punched her in the jaw. Moakler, former MTV reality star and Dancing With the Stars reject said she and Hilton “exchanged profanities,” then Niarchos threatened to hurt her. The police are investigating the incident and will speak with witnesses at the club to get the story. Girls, if this is all over Travis Barker, you need help.
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Sorry Ladies—Bradley Cooper is Engaged!
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, FOX, WB, Alias, News,
People magazine is reporting that Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Esposito are engaged. The two sweethearts have been an item for some time, but have managed to keep out of the spotlight. Caught smooching briefly in January at an InStyle Golden Globes party, Esposito said of the kiss—“I’m not answering that.” Esposito most recently enjoyed the success that the film Crash garnered, winning the Screen Actors Guild Award for best cast. She was also on the WB series Related and I’m sure many of you remember her from her time on Spin City.
Cooper hit Hollywood hottie status when he was on Alias, then starred in the Fox sitcom Kitchen Confidential in 2005. I was bummed when that got canceled because it had some potential… and Cooper’s fantastic eyes (sigh). His other high-profile gigs include Wedding Crashers and a stint on Broadway opposite Julia Roberts in Three Days of Rain.
Read More | People Magazine
The Odds of Winning Deal or No Deal
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Games, Prime Time, NBC,
USA Today has a fun look at the chances of winning Deal or No Deal. If you’ve never seen the show, the contestant must select one briefcase from a total of 26 to remain front and center next to them. The player then must choose briefcase numbers—eliminating dollar amounts from 1 cent to 1 million dollars. The chance of having the winning $1 million briefcase is very slim—3.8%. Picking a case containing the $500,000 amount comes in at 11.5%, while the chance of getting a case with $5,000 or less is 57.7%. The USA Today article further breaks down each round and the chances of cashing out with the big prize. The biggest prize winner so far has been Michele Falco, winning $750,000 on September 22nd.
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Latest Reality Show Features a Look at Monastery Life
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Reality, Cable, Cable/Satellite,
TLC’s latest entry into the reality ring had me skeptical at the first mention. But after reading the synopses for the reality show The Monastery, I think this could be an interesting show. The Monastery will premiere on October 22nd and will show how living the monastic life can change five men’s lives. TLC General Manager David Abraham had this to say about the series: “The Monastery is a social, spiritual and learning experiment in which people experience the intensity of monastic life. The purpose is to expose people to the reality of unplugging from modern life completely and creating the opportunity to explore their lives in a contemplative environment.”
This strikes me as an interesting concept, if only to have a contrast to the reality shows (I’m thinking Real World) where contestants show up to some pimped out house to live their “reality” for a few months. The Monastery takes all of the material items out of the picture and gets people stripped down to a more simplistic way of living.
Read More | Reality TV World
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