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Variety has a list of the TV shows that are "on the bubble," the ones that are teetering on the edge of cancellation and might not make it to fall '07.
Here's a list of shows that might not come back this fall
Seeded on Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:11 PM EDT
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Jericho may not be back? I thought that it was doing well. I like it and would miss it.
If The Nine won't be back then can ABC put the un-aired episodes online so we can watch them? Please.
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#1 - Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:15 PM EDTJericho isn't bad, but it's not that great either. They kind of screwed Jericho by taking 10 weeks off. That's too long for a show that already has problems keeping people's attention.
To make matters worse, their video on demand lineup (at least for Comcast in this area) is horrible. They included every episode except the mid-season cliffhanger. I missed that one and let me tell you, it didn't really inspire me to watch after the break when I found out I couldn't catch up with on demand. Now it seems that whether an episode appears in On Demand is random, and if it appears the time/date it appears to be random as well. Likewise, with the HD version of the show.
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I hated Jericho because it felt like a bad rip off of Lost (there are MANY similarities) then Lost took a major nose dive in quality and all the sudden Jericho was enjoyable to me. I can forgive the bad acting and cheesy scripts because the actual premise is interesting.
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Supernatural and Veronica Mars. That's all I'm asking for. I must see those two again.
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#3 - Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:37 PM EDTNot sad to see any of these go ... The Class was such worthless tripe that I accused the writers of not even reading their own script (in which one character takes the car on a date, leaving her sister stranded, but gets run over when her date backs up HIS car. Duh!)
The War at Home never had any business going beyond a pilot. And thanks to The Winner, I know that Rob Corddry is not funny - anyone see him on Ferguson? Bombs away ...
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#4 - Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:40 AM EDTi agree about the war at home. such an old and cliched sitcom idea that is just not funny.
and it's too bad Rob Corddry's show is so bad, because he has been hilarious in everything else i've seen him on/in (Daily Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm).
Basically I wouldn't care at all if any of the shows on the list are cancelled except for 30 Rock, which is really hilarious. Tiny Fey is a great writer, and Alec Baldwin is much funnier than i ever thought.
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I agree,Rob Corddry is a riot, the premise of the show is what is a failure. It just can't work, since the whole thrust of the show has to be Corddry's character growing away from the premise of the show. It's like trying to make The 40-Year-Old Virgin into a weekly sitcom. The premise can only last as long as he's a virgin, and then you don't have a hook anymore.
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Showtime canceled Sleeper Cell so I'm pissed. I don't want to see Studio 60 go either.
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#5 - Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:06 AM EDTStudio 60 seemed to really fall apart after the winter break.
I'd miss Jericho,I'm kinda enjoying the nukeular,terrarist,Kansasian thing.
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#6 - Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:43 AM EDTIf they drop Jericho, they had better have a closing episode that wraps up all the lose ties. Otherwise, it may be the end of serial TV. After they dropped Surface with a cliffhanger and all those dangling story lines, I was reluctant to try another serial. If they do it again, I won't start another.
Oh, and one last thing... it really looks like taking a mid-season break is very bad for a TV season. It totally kills any momentum that the show may have had.
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#8 - Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:54 AM EDT
As long as the wrap up the mid season break with a finally then it works out fine.
I hated the crap of 3 weeks on 5 weeks off, 3 weeks on.. etc they were falling into the last few years.
I think they should just non-stop the shows and then have a spring/summer season of shows.
- 5 votes
I love Jericho...I just think that there are two many breaks. They already took one long break and now they are in the middle of another break. Its hard to keep constant viewership.
- 2 votes
#9 - Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:05 AM EDTWHEW!
"According to Jim" is safe.
We can all breathe a little easier knowing there's still gonna be a show about a fat loser with a hot wife on the air.
- 5 votes
#10 - Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:10 AM EDTI guess JJ Abrams pull for What About Brian? only lasts one season.
I'm just awaiting the Rescue Me return, myself...
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#11 - Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:42 AM EDTCrud -- I really don't want to see 30 Rock go, as I'm just now getting into it and it's consistently funny -- at times -really- funny. So, I'm not surprised to see it on the chopping block.
I'm surprised that they didn't pre-emptively put Andy Richter's new show "on the bubble" just to get it out of the way. (I think it'll probably be funny and I'll watch it, but Richter is cursed.)
Knights of Propserity seemed pretty funny, based on the glimpses I've caught, but I never remember to tune in.
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#12 - Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:24 AM EDTRichter is cursed.
I'm afraid you're right. We need to lobby for Andy to go back where he belongs, with Conan. Late Night has never been the same since he left.
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Studio 60, Medium and Law&Order:CI are the only shows on the list that I watch...
60 was getting kinda weak but I enjoyed it.... if they dump medium or CI I will be pissed.
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#13 - Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:29 AM EDTI hope they show the love to Studio 60. Give it a chance and it may find an audience...
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#15 - Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:36 PM EDTSo long as Scifi keeps making BSG, I don't much care about what happens on network TV.
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#16 - Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:45 PM EDTThe only show on that list that I really care about is 30 rock. I just started watching it and it's hilarious. It would be a cruel twist of fate to take it from me now.
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#17 - Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:44 PM EDTAnyone reading this who doesn't watch 30 Rock should really give it a try--it's the funniest show I've seen since Arrested Development, and doesn't deserve the same sad fate!
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#18 - Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:46 PM EDTI agree -- 30 Rock is absolutely hilarious. That show has me laughing out loud almost the entire time. I've even laughed till I had tears in my eyes. It isn't often that you find great comedy on TV.
Sad to hear about Medium, though. I think the show is written well. I especially like the dynamic between Allison and Joe. Their characters are well-written.
I watch Crossing Jordan, but really, the show really ticks me off sometimes. I can't stand their techno-babble (are there NO sane tech consultants on this show?), and I find it hard to believe that pretty much everyone there can do what they want and not get in big trouble.
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It isn't often that you find great comedy on TV.
Like Arrested Development
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I'll sorely miss Studio 60 if it gets cut. The writing is unmatched IMO... great dialog.
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