Predict The First Cancellation Of The 2010-11 Season

[LKellerIII]

I've seen a couple of print ads for new series debuting this fall.

For example, ABC's new Tuesday night sitcom vehicle "No Ordinary Family," starring Michael Chiklis, probably capitalizing on the success of his "Fantastic Four" character. The premise of the series is a family with supernatural powers. The son on the show is a dead ringer for David "Bud Bundy" Faustino, and thought things were so hard for him, he had to revert to another child role. (I confirmed through iMDB that it's a different actor.) At any rate, many shows have gone through this well many a time, from "The Jetsons" to the old Donna Pescow series "Out Of This World," and I believe "No Ordinary Family" will be foreclosed by the November sweeps.

If The Cmmish and Bud Bundy (or at least his twin) are on it, I'm there. Looks interesting.

In my mind, Michael Chiklis is not "The Commish", he's Vic Mackey (The Shield) Probably the best bad-guy-"hero" ever.

 

[vchimpanzee]

I've seen a couple of print ads for new series debuting this fall.

For example, ABC's new Tuesday night sitcom vehicle "No Ordinary Family," starring Michael Chiklis, probably capitalizing on the success of his "Fantastic Four" character. The premise of the series is a family with supernatural powers. The son on the show is a dead ringer for David "Bud Bundy" Faustino, and thought things were so hard for him, he had to revert to another child role. (I confirmed through iMDB that it's a different actor.) At any rate, many shows have gone through this well many a time, from "The Jetsons" to the old Donna Pescow series "Out Of This World," and I believe "No Ordinary Family" will be foreclosed by the November sweeps.

If The Commish and Bud Bundy (or at least his twin) are on it, I'm there. Looks interesting.

In my mind, Michael Chiklis is not "The Commish", he's Vic Mackey (The Shield) Probably the best bad-guy-"hero" ever.

Yeah, well, cable is too expensive and I like shows like "The Commish", not shows like "The Shield".

It could be worse. He was also Curly of The Three Stooges.

 

[Mike Sheridan]

ABC's mocku-drama "My Generation." I already hate the show just from seeing the previews (which, I note with a bit of curiosity are not running as often as, say, 2 weeks ago) and I'm, for all intents and purposes, in their target audience.

I have to agree with you on this. I didn't like it at all, it's so phony there is no way it even seems the least bit believable. A waste of time. I have a feeling that "No Ordinary Family" will last either, seems to me it's way too much like "Heroes".

Having said that I confess that I was totally wrong about Studio 60 and 30 Rock.

 

[imhomerjay]

Looing like folks who had Lone Star in the pool will win for first cancellation (the benefits of being a dud on the first official night of the season instead of coming later in the week, perhaps?).

 

[DToTheJ]

Yup... they're already taking bets on TVByTheNumbers.com on when Fox is going to yank the show:
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/2...-lone-star-is-pulled-from-foxs-schedule/64459

 

[gregg75]

Put me down for OUTSOURCED on NBC. They would only put their weakest show after 30 ROCK. The whole India call center premise sounds crazy. Who wants to watch that on TV? We get enough of that S$#% on the telephone!

 

[Mark Giardina]

After enduring 1/2 hour of the premiere of S#!& My Dad Says, I believe that show will be gone before the season is over with.

 

[justthenumbers]

Put me down for OUTSOURCED on NBC. They would only put their weakest show after 30 ROCK. The whole India call center premise sounds crazy. Who wants to watch that on TV? We get enough of that S$#% on the telephone!

It's actually on after the Office, which should give it a good lead-in at least.

 

[landtuna]

So far none of the new shows have made my "must see" list.

 

[gregg75]

My bad, it was after "The Office." OUTSOURCED was kinda kooky, but I tend to like kooky shows. I was switching back and forth between it and "Baggage." It was better than I had expected, but I am not your average viewer. I'm thinking average viewers in IOWA didn't think much of it.

 

[landtuna]

My bad, it was after "The Office." OUTSOURCED was kinda kooky, but I tend to like kooky shows. I was switching back and forth between it and "Baggage." It was better than I had expected, but I am not your average viewer. I'm thinking average viewers in IOWA didn't think much of it.

Not only Iowa. I made it through the first commercial break before scratching it off my list. I have never seen anything on OTA TV that insulted virtually every ethnic group portrayed.....and not in a humorous way. Having worked with Indians for more than a few years this show does their culture a tremendous disservice. I can't imagine what morons must be approving shows at NBC these days.

 

[imhomerjay]

It got solid sampling out of the Office, so its odds of being first out the door are slim. Ditto the new Shatner show, which held a good piece of the Big Ban Theory audience.

 

[ansky212]

I liked 'Outsourced' as well as the new William Shatner show. I thought both were pretty funny and entertaining. But the new Shatner show has possibly the dumbest name in the history of TV shows (S#@! My Dad Says). It doesn't even fit the character or premise of the show.

 

[JeeperOne]

The first cancellation event of the Fall season will be "The Ev3nt" on NBC. Book it.

Yeah - In about eight years with a much publicized series finale.

Didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out it was a combination of 24 & Lost. I'm hooked on it after only one episode.

Just my opinion.....

Cheers

 

[JeeperOne]

The first cancellation event of the Fall season will be "The Ev3nt" on NBC. Book it.

NBC used to have another show about aliens on Monday nights. It was called "ALF." Been there, done that...

ALF was a sitcom. Not a 24/Lost action drama like The Event is. HUGE difference dude.

Cheers

 

[JeeperOne]

I believe one of the shows to be canceled will the "the event" because they will drag it out and wait forever to have "the big reveal" and string us along. I've seen it too many times before. people just grow weary of it and give up. Unless they have a well written show like "lost", most people don't have that much patience with long drawn out serials.

I think the fiercely loyal Lost audience and the mostly good writing (some episodes were obviously 'filler' for the season) is what kept the show on for six seasons. NBC might very well have a well-written serial in The Event, but it probably won't have that long of a shelf life, even as a hit--and for the purity of the show, maybe it shouldn't have a long TV life. Lost had an expiration date, and perhaps that's what a good serial should have.

24 (The show I faithfully watched from the middle of Season Two till the middle of last season) wasn't projected to have an expiration date, though that's not what killed it.

What killed 24 was the BAD writing after Season Four (Some would say the bad writing began after Air Force One was shot down by a fighter pilot working for the terrorists in the middle of Season Four but I wouldn't go that far). The original writers moved on to write (What every faithful fan of the show was led to believe to be) a big screen version of the show (Something which never came to fruition). The writers ended up going back to the TV version & found themselves spending the last few years scrambling to save it. They didn't succeed.

As for Lost, I never did catch on to that show but as I said before, I'm HOOKED on The Event, which is billed as a combination of 24 & Lost

Cheers

 

[JeeperOne]

The CBS Evening News WITH Katie Couric

I would settle - And be happy with - Just the removal of Katie Couric. She's a good journalist but she's no Diane Sawyer IMO

Cheers

 

[JeeperOne]

Put me down for OUTSOURCED on NBC. They would only put their weakest show after 30 ROCK. The whole India call center premise sounds crazy. Who wants to watch that on TV? We get enough of that S$#% on the telephone!

Not to mention REAL LIFE (Thank you Wall Street)

Just my opinion.....

Cheers

 

[MCNDRWS]

The "Bleep My Dad Says" pilot was Horrible! ... I'd venture to say it won't last long.

 

[dhett]

The first cancellation event of the Fall season will be "The Ev3nt" on NBC. Book it.

NBC used to have another show about aliens on Monday nights. It was called "ALF." Been there, done that...

ALF was a sitcom. Not a 24/Lost action drama like The Event is. HUGE difference dude.

Humor...is a difficult concept. It is not logical.