Time is running short for me to prepare for Cannes (haven’t even packed my suitcase up yet).
As for the TV world, FOX has picked up (no surprise there again) Lie to Me for a second season. One major change though next season: The Shield/The Unit‘s Shawn Ryan is going to showrun the series’ second season. Also, the network has picked up both Human Target and Sons of Tucson to series.
Nikki Finke meanwhile posted something that could potentially be one of NBC’s fall schedule.
Just as I’m finishing up installing again Windows 7, it’s already the end of the day, so time for me to post.
The details for Dollhouse‘s DVD have been released. The DVD set will have the un-aired pilot as well as the un-aired finale. I found that last Friday’s episode was good enough to serve as both a season and series finale in my mind, so I was happy to learn that this un-aired finale is more a “what if” than anything else.
In pilot news, Legally Mad is more than dead in the water, it’s just dead. NBC passed on David E. Kelley’s show while getting out its checkbook to sign a seven-figure penalty to WB.
And since I have nothing more interesting to add today, I’ll just conclude with this Cyanide and Happiness comic strip:
Continuing on yesterday’s NBC fake-Upfronts (they’re called Infronts now? Puh-lease.), let’s see what Dumband Dumber have in store for us this season.
Hi, I’m here to talk about awesome stuff.
I didn’t know Silverman was a comedian, but I’ve got to hand it to him, he knows how to make people laugh:
We are thrilled to be announcing such an awesome slate of new series that build on our existing quality brand and deliver emotional, human stories.
Awesome? Many words come into my mind when I think of NBC’s new shows, but “awesome” isn’t one of them.
Also, take a look at the title for the PR:
NBC ANNOUNCES AMBITIOUS LINEUP OF PROGRAMMING DOMINATED BY NEW SCRIPTED SERIES FOR 2009-2010 PRIMETIME SEASON THAT EXTENDS THE NETWORK’S QUALITY BRAND
Ambitious? Hilarious.
Now off to this awesome yet ambitious lineup:
100 Questions (for Charlotte Payne)
The pick-up was pretty much a given since day one (not the show). But Oh God, how I loathe laugh tracks…
Community
John Oliver? I’m in. It might be funny after all.
Day One
As predicted, they’re pushing the show and taunting it as an “epic event”. Reminds me of the promotional stunts NBC pulled way back when for Heroes. The show should premiere during the 2010 Olympics, talk about a push!
Mercy
Just one question: Where is Nurse Laverne?
Parenthood
Ron Howard laughing at other people’s misery is even funnier than it sounds.
Trauma
Even in these tough economic times, NBC is still willing to shell out several millions for an explosion on a San Fran bridge. Way to go.
And, last but sure as hell not least, the mother of all shows, on primetime, I give you…
The Jay Leno Show!
I’m definitely not going to check this schedule out this fall. Oh, wait, we still don’t have any tangible schedule.
