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I’ve always watched a lot of TV, but now that we’ve started the LEOG podcasts I watch A WHOLE HELLUVA LOT of TV.
That’s why it’s been so stressful these last couple weeks as every time I scan my usual websites or pick up Entertainment Weekly I’m hit with an article on how shows like Heroes, Chuck, My Own Worst Enemy, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, etc. are taking a dive in the ratings and just might get the axe. These are the shows that I DVR every week and struggle to watch in my dwindling spare time. The shows that I already have a heavy emotionally investment in
…and from what I’ve learned from past history, at least ONE OF THEM IS ABOUT TO DIE!
Invariably, every fall there’s a new TV show that I fall in love with which gets canceled within half a season. With the comedies I’m not surprised that most Nielsen families don’t share my sense of humor, but when the plug gets pulled on the action/ adventure/ dramas it hurts. Especially in this post-Sopranos era where most are built around continuing storylines. The networks hooks you then leave you hanging with no concern for offering closure.
Anyone else still carrying baggage from the premature cancellation of “Profit” starring Adrian Pasdar from Heroes?
In more recent years it’s been like clockwork:
2004 - 2005:
Chris O’Donnell's big comeback show, “Head Cases”
2005 - 2006:
The Ray Liotta led heist thriller series“Smith”
2006 - 2007
At first I wasn’t happy about LOST getting a midseason fill-in with “Daybreak”, but it was Taye Diggs stuck in Groundhog’s Day time loop.
2007- 2008 it would’ve been the new “Bionic Woman” but that show was such a sorry waste of potential even I was glad to hear it wasn’t coming back.
As for 2008- 2009 the suspense of “which show will buy the farm first?” was ended last week when it was leaked that NBC has already decided not to renew “My Own Worst Enemy”.
The series follows the life of American secret agent Edward Albright and his cover alias, Henry Spivey who has no knowledge of his double life. Albright, played by Christian Slater, is implanted with a chip that allows his handlers to physically switch Albright's personality to that of his alias. However, in the pilot episode, there is a malfunction which starts Albright's personalities switching at random, revealing his secret life to his alias. It’s something he has to keep secret, lest the agency he works for would have him terminated. Another great angle to this is that “Henry” is a full realized personality and the two identities know of each other and communicate by leaving messages or videos.
*sigh*
Okay, enough with the lost causes. Did I tell you about this other show I love?
It’s called “Life”
That’s why it’s been so stressful these last couple weeks as every time I scan my usual websites or pick up Entertainment Weekly I’m hit with an article on how shows like Heroes, Chuck, My Own Worst Enemy, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, etc. are taking a dive in the ratings and just might get the axe. These are the shows that I DVR every week and struggle to watch in my dwindling spare time. The shows that I already have a heavy emotionally investment in
…and from what I’ve learned from past history, at least ONE OF THEM IS ABOUT TO DIE!
Invariably, every fall there’s a new TV show that I fall in love with which gets canceled within half a season. With the comedies I’m not surprised that most Nielsen families don’t share my sense of humor, but when the plug gets pulled on the action/ adventure/ dramas it hurts. Especially in this post-Sopranos era where most are built around continuing storylines. The networks hooks you then leave you hanging with no concern for offering closure.
Anyone else still carrying baggage from the premature cancellation of “Profit” starring Adrian Pasdar from Heroes?
In more recent years it’s been like clockwork:
2004 - 2005:
Chris O’Donnell's big comeback show, “Head Cases”
2005 - 2006:
The Ray Liotta led heist thriller series“Smith”
2006 - 2007
At first I wasn’t happy about LOST getting a midseason fill-in with “Daybreak”, but it was Taye Diggs stuck in Groundhog’s Day time loop.
2007- 2008 it would’ve been the new “Bionic Woman” but that show was such a sorry waste of potential even I was glad to hear it wasn’t coming back.
As for 2008- 2009 the suspense of “which show will buy the farm first?” was ended last week when it was leaked that NBC has already decided not to renew “My Own Worst Enemy”.
The series follows the life of American secret agent Edward Albright and his cover alias, Henry Spivey who has no knowledge of his double life. Albright, played by Christian Slater, is implanted with a chip that allows his handlers to physically switch Albright's personality to that of his alias. However, in the pilot episode, there is a malfunction which starts Albright's personalities switching at random, revealing his secret life to his alias. It’s something he has to keep secret, lest the agency he works for would have him terminated. Another great angle to this is that “Henry” is a full realized personality and the two identities know of each other and communicate by leaving messages or videos.
*sigh*
Okay, enough with the lost causes. Did I tell you about this other show I love?
It’s called “Life”
Tags: adrian, bionic, christian, enemy, heroes, leog, liotta, nbc, pasdar, ray
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Comment by cat on December 30, 2008 at 11:07pm
- I thought Chuck was doing well...though they have been dragging out the plot a bit in a suspicious way. My favorite show to get recently cancelled: Pushing Daisies. I know it didn't suit anyone, but it was sweet and original. Oh, well. C'est la vie.
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Comment by c_bear on November 23, 2008 at 3:31pm - I'm still hurting over the cancellation of The Black Donnellys. F--- NBC! They don't know good shows when they have them. They took The Donnellys off the air and put the remaining episodes on their website every week and even though it was more streamed and downloaded on iTunes than HEROES...they refused to bring it back. :'(
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Comment by Deadpool on November 19, 2008 at 11:01pm -
The last show that I really liked that was cancelled was "Raines."
God damn did I liked that show. Every episode had a solid story and the characters were awsome!
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Comment by Azteca on November 18, 2008 at 7:52pm -
I still fail to see what is this draw for these insipid reality shows I have no freakin clue since I developed a hatred for them long ago when Survivor came on.
And when an ex Navy S.E.A.L. loses I knew shows like than was nothing more than dramatized as Jeff Goldblum has said in Jurassic Park that's big pile of shit!
So if any of you still watch these shitty reality shows may your eyeballs get herpes when you watch whatever spinoff Flavor of Love or Rock of Love comes up with!
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Comment by Joshua the Anarchist on November 18, 2008 at 6:32pm - Leon, whatever. I'm sick of defending that f*cking thing. I didn't say Worst Enemy wasn't a spy series, I just said it was boring and uninteresting.
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Comment by Leon on November 18, 2008 at 6:08pm
- Joshua the Anarchist, aren't you the same guy who tried to make a list of Top 10 Spy Movies and couldn't even tell the difference between what was and WASN'T a spy?
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Comment by Harris on November 18, 2008 at 5:41pm - Honestly, with My Own Worst Enemy, I kept waiting for Henry (I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE) to pop up as a super-deformed chibi-figure while Ed was in charge, just to be the blasting cap that would ultimately detonate Peter David's head.
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Comment by Joshua the Anarchist on November 18, 2008 at 5:19pm
- I was largely unimpressed with My Own Worst Enemy. When I heard the premise, I thought it would be more psychologically based, dealing with the duality of the main character, sort of like if Two-Face were a spy. But no. It's just another average action spy flick, and a pretty boring one at that. The two personalities (named Henry and Edward, what a hack move) don't even talk too each other, except with friggin' videos! The show isn't the least complex or deep, & Christian Slater isn't even a good enough actor too give his two roles different voices or mannerisms. I can't tell which one he's supposed to be half the time!
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Comment by DonTerrifico on November 18, 2008 at 4:25pm - There is no justice in this world if Pushing Daisies gets canceled and Knight rider lives
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Comment by Cyrus on November 18, 2008 at 4:10pm
- Pushing Daisies is not actually canceled. From what I've read, ABC is holding on the order for post season 2 episodes for now but have not actually canceled it per say. So EVERYONE START WATCHING IT DAMNIT.
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