News From Fox, CW; Sneak Peek at ‘Chuck’
- If you’re sick of “90210″ hype, then I’ve got some really bad news for you — the CW has picked it up for a full-season run. The show, which was originally ordered for 13 episodes, has managed to keep up its ratings enough for the CW to make the leap of faith. Another good sign is the addition of writer-producer Rebecca Kirschner, who worked on “Gilmore Girls” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
- Fox has ordered 13 episodes of Imagine/20th Century Fox TV’s “Lie To Me”, which is slated to star Tim Roth as a human lie detector who can tell who’s being honest and who’s not, based on physical clues (can’t we all?) The show, which also stars Kelli Williams, will be angling for a midseason slot alongside Joss Whedon’s “Dollhouse”, “Courtroom K,” “The Cleveland Show,” and “Outnumbered”. Could this mean bad things for the already troubled development of “Dollhouse”?
- Usually television critics get begging letters and DVDs when a show is wanting Emmy consideration. But now the writing and production staff of “Do Not Disturb” have sent critics a letter admitting the first show aired by Fox of their sitcom pretty much sucked, but there are still better eps waiting to be aired that might get shelved if they don’t get some love in the press. Fast.
“We created much confusion and we deserve all the criticism, the bad puns (i.e. ‘an early checkout from the fall season,’ ‘Do Not Make in the First Place,’ etc.) and, yes, even the accusation that it very well could be the final nail in the multicamera sitcom’s coffin,” the scribes wrote in their letter.
- This doesn’t help all of y’all in Canada, but for the Americans, here’s the first episode of the new season of “Chuck”, a week before it airs on NBC on Sept. 29. And it looks much improved!
(Photo: Scott F. Schafer/FOX)
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