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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>Oprah to end syndicated show in September 2011</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/19/oprah-to-end-syndicated-show-in-september-2011/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/19/oprah-to-end-syndicated-show-in-september-2011/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/19/oprah-to-end-syndicated-show-in-september-2011/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-royalty/" rel="tag">TV Royalty</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/daytime/" rel="tag">Daytime</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/talk-show/" rel="tag">Talk Show</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cancellations/" rel="tag">Cancellations</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="199" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="227" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/oprah_winfrey3.jpg" alt="Oprah Winfrey" />There had been lots of <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/06/is-oprah-ending-her-syndicated-show-for-her-own-show">speculation that Oprah Winfrey was going to be giving up</a> on her juggernaut of a syndicated talk show soon, but many of those rumors had been dismissed as negotiating ploys or some other silly rumor. Now, however, it seems like Oprah's departure from daytime is official: Tim Bennett, president of Harpo, confirmed that <a href="http://wcco.com/entertainment/oprah.show.ending.2.1323218.html">Oprah will announce on her show tomorrow that she will be ending the program on September 9, 2011</a>.<br />
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Not coincidentally, that date is the day after the 25th anniversary of her first nationally-syndicated episode, and she'll mark the anniversary on her last show. Bennett told WCCO that this decision was under discussion for months, but the decision ultimately came down to the big O herself.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/19/oprah-to-end-syndicated-show-in-september-2011/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Oprah to end syndicated show in September 2011</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/19/oprah-to-end-syndicated-show-in-september-2011/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19247096/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/19/oprah-to-end-syndicated-show-in-september-2011/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2011</category><category>end</category><category>oprah</category><category>oprah winfrey</category><category>oprah winfrey network</category><category>oprah winfrey show</category><category>OprahWinfrey</category><category>OprahWinfreyNetwork</category><category>OprahWinfreyShow</category><category>the oprah winfrey show</category><category>TheOprahWinfreyShow</category><dc:creator>Joel Keller</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The real reason Dollhouse was cancelled</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/12/the-real-reason-dollhouse-was-cancelled/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/12/the-real-reason-dollhouse-was-cancelled/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/12/the-real-reason-dollhouse-was-cancelled/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/american-idol/" rel="tag">American Idol</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/animation/" rel="tag">Animation</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cancellations/" rel="tag">Cancellations</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p>Are you still losing sleep over FOX's unsurprising yet tragic cancellation of <strike>Josh</strike> Joss Whedon's <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/11/fox-cancels-dollhouse/"><em>Dollhouse</em></a>? This may be the melatonin you need. <br />
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CollegeHumor has uncovered the true reason FOX nixed the action drama from its airwaves. It needed more room for more Seth MacFarlane cartoons about pop-culture spewing families with anthropomorphic pets and <em>American Idol</em>. I never thought I'd long for the good ol' days was Fox was known for quality programming like <em>Bad Orderlies Caught on Tape 2</em> and <em>When Lawn Equipment Goes Screwy 4.</em> <br />
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<div style="padding: 5px 0pt; text-align: left; width: 450px;">[via <a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/11/11/lol-now-that-dollhouse-is-cancelled-fox-to-become-the-seth-macfarlane-network/">Slashfilm</a>]</div><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/12/the-real-reason-dollhouse-was-cancelled/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19235418/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/12/the-real-reason-dollhouse-was-cancelled/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>american dad</category><category>american idol</category><category>AmericanDad</category><category>AmericanIdol</category><category>CollegeHumor</category><category>CollegeHumor.com</category><category>DollHouse</category><category>dollhouse canceled</category><category>dollhouse tv</category><category>DollhouseCanceled</category><category>DollhouseTv</category><category>DollhouseWhedon</category><category>family guy</category><category>FamilyGuy</category><category>seth macfarlane</category><category>SethMacfarlane</category><category>the cleveland show</category><category>TheClevelandShow</category><dc:creator>Danny Gallagher</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>FOX cancels Dollhouse</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/11/fox-cancels-dollhouse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/11/fox-cancels-dollhouse/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/11/fox-cancels-dollhouse/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cancellations/" rel="tag">Cancellations</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/dollhouse/" rel="tag">Dollhouse</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/joss-whedon/" rel="tag">Joss Whedon</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="244" border="0" align="right" alt="Dollhouse" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/dollhous_091013.jpg" />This seems to be the week for cancellation notices. ABC <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/goodbye-eastwick-and-hello-the-forgotten-for-now/">canceled <em>Eastwick</em></a> yesterday and <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/11/hank-yanked-by-abc/"><em>Hank</em> today</a>, and now FOX has announced that they are <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ibd4c93af8a3194fa8f32bc3b11c6126a">canceling Joss Whedon's <em>Dollhouse</em></a>.<br />
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Is this a surprise? <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/13/fox-says-they-will-air-all-13-episodes-of-dollhouse/">Not at all</a>. In fact, a lot of people were rather surprised when the show was given a second season. I wonder how many fans of the first season didn't even bother watching the second season of the show because they knew it was a surprise that the show got renewed and they knew it was just a matter of time before FOX canceled it? Or maybe the Friday night slot was another reason a lot of people weren't watching.<br />
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The show will actually finish its whole 13 episode order, which is something a lot of canceled shows can't say. Now we'll just have to see if Whedon will have an actual ending for the show.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/11/fox-cancels-dollhouse/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19233410/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/11/fox-cancels-dollhouse/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>dollhouse</category><category>dollhouse canceled</category><category>eliza dushku</category><category>fox</category><category>joss whedon</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Hank yanked by ABC</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/11/hank-yanked-by-abc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/11/hank-yanked-by-abc/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/11/hank-yanked-by-abc/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cancellations/" rel="tag">Cancellations</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="181" border="0" align="right" alt="Hank" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/hank250.jpg" />First off, thanks to ABC for <a href="http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/11/abc-axes-hank.html">canceling <em>Hank</em></a>, because I love it when headlines rhyme.<br />
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Second, yes, the network has canceled the struggling Kelsey Grammer comedy. It never really clicked with TV viewers or critics, and when <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/09/abc-orders-full-seasons-of-the-middle-modern-family-and-cougar/">ABC gave full season orders to all of the other Wednesday night comedies</a> (<em>The Middle</em>, <em>Modern Family</em>, and <em>Cougar </em><em>Town</em>) you knew the writing was on the wall and this show just wasn't going to be around for a second season. Of course, it's not going to be around for a full first season either. ABC is replacing the remaining episodes with holiday specials and repeats of their other sitcoms.<br />
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This might be a silly question to ask but ... is anyone out there going to miss this show? I have a high tolerance for sitcoms, even mediocre ones. But this show was mediocre, with a capital ocore. It just wasn't funny and the characters/premise just weren't interesting enough.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/11/hank-yanked-by-abc/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19233061/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/11/hank-yanked-by-abc/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>abc</category><category>hank</category><category>hank canceled</category><category>kelsey gammer</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:34:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>What are the odds your favorite (or least favorite) show will be canceled?</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/what-are-the-odds-your-favorite-or-least-favorite-show-will-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/what-are-the-odds-your-favorite-or-least-favorite-show-will-be/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/what-are-the-odds-your-favorite-or-least-favorite-show-will-be/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cancellations/" rel="tag">Cancellations</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/pickups-and-renewals/" rel="tag">Pickups and Renewals</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="181" border="0" align="right" alt="Hank" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/hank250.jpg" />A couple of weeks ago, I did a post about the shows that were "on the bubble," the ones in danger of being canceled. Now AOL TV has <a href="http://insidetv.aol.com/2009/11/09/tv-shows-most-likely-to-be-canceled-odds/">given the odds on what shows might not be coming back</a>.<br />
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A lot of shows on the list won't surprise us: <em>Hank</em>, <em>The Forgotten</em>, <em>Numb3rs</em>, <em>Gary Unmarried</em>, and <em>'Til Death</em> (each either gets low ratings or has been on for a while), but there are several that I think will actually make it to a another season, including <em>The Good Wife</em> and <em>Parks and Recreation</em>.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/what-are-the-odds-your-favorite-or-least-favorite-show-will-be/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>What are the odds your favorite (or least favorite) show will be canceled?</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/what-are-the-odds-your-favorite-or-least-favorite-show-will-be/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19229659/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/what-are-the-odds-your-favorite-or-least-favorite-show-will-be/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>abc</category><category>canceled shows</category><category>cbs</category><category>cold case</category><category>dollhouse</category><category>eastwick</category><category>fox</category><category>fringe</category><category>hank</category><category>heroes</category><category>law and order</category><category>melrose place</category><category>mercy</category><category>nbc</category><category>network shows</category><category>old christine</category><category>on the bubble</category><category>the cw</category><category>the forgotten</category><category>the good wife</category><category>ugly betty</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Goodbye Eastwick (and hello The Forgotten, for now)</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/goodbye-eastwick-and-hello-the-forgotten-for-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/goodbye-eastwick-and-hello-the-forgotten-for-now/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/goodbye-eastwick-and-hello-the-forgotten-for-now/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/drama/" rel="tag">Other Drama Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cancellations/" rel="tag">Cancellations</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="310" border="0" align="top" alt="Eastwick" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/09/eastwick_pilot_1.jpg" /><br />
I don't want to say that I'm psychic or anything (I'm not, though I can bend spoons), but I had a feeling that <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/search/?q=Eastwick&amp;searchsubmit="><em>Eastwick</em></a> wouldn't last beyond one season after I saw the new shows at the ABC upfront. I don't know why or how I thought that, probably a combination of the plot, the time slot, the network it was on, and how programming on the networks is these days, but I just didn't think it would last.<br />
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And now it looks like it won't. <a href="http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/11/abc-picks-up-forgotten-cancels-eastwick-.html">ABC has declined to order more episodes of the series</a>. This isn't an official "cancellation" but it's a very bad sign for the show.<br />
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There's more news coming from ABC too, and this is actually surprising: they've ordered 5 more episodes of <em>The Forgotten</em>. That's a show I thought would be gone quick too. It still could be, since ratings aren't great (though better than <em>Eastwick's</em>) and it hasn't exactly been critically-acclaimed.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/goodbye-eastwick-and-hello-the-forgotten-for-now/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19229915/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/goodbye-eastwick-and-hello-the-forgotten-for-now/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>abc</category><category>cancellation</category><category>christian slater</category><category>eastwick</category><category>eastwick canceled</category><category>episode order</category><category>lindsay price</category><category>paul gross</category><category>rebecca romijn</category><category>sara rue</category><category>the forgotten</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Has Flight of the Conchords flown the coop?</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/has-flight-of-the-conchords-flown-the-coop/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/has-flight-of-the-conchords-flown-the-coop/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/has-flight-of-the-conchords-flown-the-coop/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cancellations/" rel="tag">Cancellations</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/pickups-and-renewals/" rel="tag">Pickups and Renewals</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/flight_of_the_conchords.jpg" alt="Flight of the Conchords" />Some more sad TV news that thankfully doesn't involve <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/kirstie-alley-getting-a-weight-loss-reality-show/">Kirstie Alley</a>: <em>Flight of the Conchords</em> might not be returning to television. <br />
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<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091103/tv_nm/us_conchords">Jermaine Clement</a>, one of the show's stars, told the Reuters News Service that their hilarious show might not return to television for a third season because the amount of work that it requires. <br />
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This isn't his or anyone else's final decision on the matter. Clement and his costar Bret McKenzie will discuss the possibility of a third season with directors and producers and should come to a decision by the end of the month. So all of you fans with <em>Flight of the Conchords</em> prayer alert hidden in your closet might want to a light an extra candle before you go to bed tonight.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/has-flight-of-the-conchords-flown-the-coop/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19221536/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/has-flight-of-the-conchords-flown-the-coop/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>bret mckenzie</category><category>BretMckenzie</category><category>flight of the concho...</category><category>Flight of the Conchords</category><category>flight of the concords</category><category>FlightOfTheConcho...</category><category>FlightOfTheConchords</category><category>FlightOfTheConcords</category><category>hbo</category><category>hbos</category><category>Jermaine Clement</category><category>JermaineClement</category><dc:creator>Danny Gallagher</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Comedy Central is 'Goode' to Mike Judge with new deal</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/29/comedy-central-is-goode-to-mike-judge-with-new-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/29/comedy-central-is-goode-to-mike-judge-with-new-deal/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/29/comedy-central-is-goode-to-mike-judge-with-new-deal/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cancellations/" rel="tag">Cancellations</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/pickups-and-renewals/" rel="tag">Pickups and Renewals</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><em><img hspace="4" height="181" border="0" align="right" width="250" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/large_the-goode-family.jpg" alt="The Goode Family is moving into their new home on Comedy Central." />The Goode Family</em> -- the Mike Judge show ABC did everything it could to kill -- has a new home at Comedy Central.<br />
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According to Daily Variety, the <a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118010476.html?categoryid=14&amp;cs=1&amp;nid=2565">cable network will air all 13 episodes</a> of <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/10/goode-family-producers-pledge-to-return/">the animated comedy that ABC canceled last summer</a>. That's good news for fans of a show ABC buried in its line-up -- moving it around like a pea under a nutshell until it finally put the Goodes out of their misery.<br />
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At the time, the show was embraced by fans of <em>Beavis &amp; Butthead</em> and <em>King of the Hill</em> as a worthy sardonic successor to Judge's animated quiver. But, critics often attacked its mockery of political correctness and progressive politics. Some pundits went so far as claiming such a show was inappropriate in the era of Obama.<br />
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In other words, it's only censorship when your side is the one being silenced.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/29/comedy-central-is-goode-to-mike-judge-with-new-deal/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Comedy Central is 'Goode' to Mike Judge with new deal</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/29/comedy-central-is-goode-to-mike-judge-with-new-deal/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19214299/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/29/comedy-central-is-goode-to-mike-judge-with-new-deal/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>abc</category><category>comedy central</category><category>ComedyCentral</category><category>goode family</category><category>GoodeFamily</category><category>mike judge</category><category>MikeJudge</category><category>the goode family</category><category>TheGoodeFamily</category><dc:creator>John Scott Lewinski</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Goodbye Trauma</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/29/goodbye-trauma/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/29/goodbye-trauma/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/29/goodbye-trauma/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/drama/" rel="tag">Other Drama Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cancellations/" rel="tag">Cancellations</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="181" border="0" align="right" alt="Trauma" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/09/traumacast.jpg" />You really can't leave your computer or your TV screen anymore or you'll miss the latest news/cancellation from NBC. The latest? <a href="http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/10/nbc-cancels-trauma-.html"><em>Trauma</em></a>, the new, heavily-hyped medical drama that had that big splashy pilot with the helicopter and car crashes.<br />
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Does this news really surprise anyone though?<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/29/goodbye-trauma/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Goodbye Trauma</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/29/goodbye-trauma/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19214348/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/29/goodbye-trauma/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>medical drama</category><category>nbc</category><category>nbc cancels trauma</category><category>trauma</category><category>trauma canceled</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:17:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>'Til Death: The new According to Jim?</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/28/til-death-the-new-according-to-jim/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/28/til-death-the-new-according-to-jim/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/28/til-death-the-new-according-to-jim/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cancellations/" rel="tag">Cancellations</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/ratings/" rel="tag">Ratings</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="282" border="0" align="right" alt="Brad Garrett and Joely Fisher of 'Til Death" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/tildeath200-1256763833.jpg" />Every year, there's a show that's on the top of viewers' "You mean that's <em>still</em> on the air?" list. Whether the show was good or not, it was one that hung on in obscurity for years and years, getting just enough of an audience to keep it going. You know the shows I'm talking about: <em>The Facts of Life. Wings. Yes, Dear. Matlock.Just Shoot Me. George Lopez. </em><em>King of the Hill. JAG.</em> Heck, even the great <em>Scrubs </em>was at the top of this list for many people for awhile (still might be for some).<br />
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But for the last five years or so, the reigning champ of that list was <em><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/AccordingtoJim/">According to Jim</a></em>, both because of its inexplicable longevity and its questionable quality. Now, with Jim Belushi's vanity project finally gone, it looks like another show has taken its place: FOX's <em>'Til Death</em>.<br />
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The network just doesn't want to let the show die. Every time the show is in a low-rated slot, the network moves it to one that's higher-profile in an attempt to boost ratings. Case in point: the <a href="http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=8359">Brad Garrett sitcom will be replacing <em>Brothers</em> on Sundays at 7</a>, starting January 10, after football's regular season is over.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/28/til-death-the-new-according-to-jim/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>'Til Death: The new According to Jim?</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/28/til-death-the-new-according-to-jim/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19213968/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/28/til-death-the-new-according-to-jim/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>according to jim</category><category>AccordingToJim</category><category>brad garrett</category><category>BradGarrett</category><category>brothers</category><category>joely fisher</category><category>JoelyFisher</category><category>obscurity</category><category>til death</category><category>TilDeath</category><dc:creator>Joel Keller</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Set visits reveal ghosts of Defying Gravity set destruction</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/22/set-visits-reveal-ghosts-of-defying-gravity-set-destruction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/22/set-visits-reveal-ghosts-of-defying-gravity-set-destruction/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/22/set-visits-reveal-ghosts-of-defying-gravity-set-destruction/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/science-fiction/" rel="tag">Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cancellations/" rel="tag">Cancellations</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><div style="text-align: left;"><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="164" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/defgrav_cast.jpg" alt="The cast of Defying Gravity crashed and burned this year." />It's a rare, disturbing sight to watch a television show torn to pieces -- literally.</div>
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While on my <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/21/set-visit-stargate-universe-ups-ante-for-veteran-franchise/">set visit for <em>Stargate Universe</em></a> at Bridge Studios in Vancouver, I stayed with the main press tour. It took us from the main stage holding the massive set of the starship Destiny across the expansive lot to a series off small office buildings housing the show's costume shop and editing bays.<br />
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The route took us past the sound stage that once housed the production for ABC's <em>Defying Gravity</em>. Of course, the ambitious prime time sci-fi drama was canceled early this fall season. So, the cast and crew were long gone.<br />
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The sounds coming out of that distant sound stage were strangely tragic. There was the grinding of band saws, the pounding of sledgehammers and the growling of large cranes -- all working together to tear the show's elaborate sets to pieces.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/22/set-visits-reveal-ghosts-of-defying-gravity-set-destruction/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Set visits reveal ghosts of Defying Gravity set destruction</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/22/set-visits-reveal-ghosts-of-defying-gravity-set-destruction/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19202275/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/22/set-visits-reveal-ghosts-of-defying-gravity-set-destruction/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>defying</category><category>defying gravity</category><category>Defying gravity canceled</category><category>DefyingGravity</category><category>DefyingGravityCanceled</category><category>stargate</category><category>Stargate Universe</category><category>StargateUniverse</category><category>vancouver</category><dc:creator>John Scott Lewinski</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Arrested Development news that isn't about the movie: IFC to air series</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/arrested-development-news-that-isnt-about-the-movie-ifc-to-air/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/arrested-development-news-that-isnt-about-the-movie-ifc-to-air/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/arrested-development-news-that-isnt-about-the-movie-ifc-to-air/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-on-the-bigscreen/" rel="tag">TV on the Bigscreen</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/arrested-development/" rel="tag">Arrested Development</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cable-satellite/" rel="tag">Cable/Satellite</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cancellations/" rel="tag">Cancellations</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/gone-too-soon/" rel="tag">Gone Too Soon</a></p><img hspace="4" height="299" border="0" align="middle" width="425" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/arrested.jpg" alt="Arrested Development" /><br />It seems these days when anyone talks about <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/arrested+development/"><em>Arrested Development</em></a>, the conversation inevitably turns to the still up-in-the-air film sequel -- something that's proven to be more elusive than finding your own Cornballer. Last we heard, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/05/the-latest-about-the-arrested-development-movie/">the film was actually in development</a> (a term that only loosely means what it's supposed to in Hollywood), but in the meantime, though, there is some good news - <a href="http://www.ifc.com/blogs/ifc-now/2009/10/arrested-development.php">IFC has picked up the off-network rights to <em>Arrested Development</em></a>.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/arrested-development-news-that-isnt-about-the-movie-ifc-to-air/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Arrested Development news that isn't about the movie: IFC to air series</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/arrested-development-news-that-isnt-about-the-movie-ifc-to-air/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19202601/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/arrested-development-news-that-isnt-about-the-movie-ifc-to-air/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Arrested Development</category><category>cable</category><category>IFC</category><category>Jason Bateman</category><category>Mitch Hurwitz</category><category>The Bluths</category><dc:creator>Jonathan Toomey</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Southland may yet find new life on cable</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/19/southland-may-yet-find-new-life-on-cable/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/19/southland-may-yet-find-new-life-on-cable/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/19/southland-may-yet-find-new-life-on-cable/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/drama/" rel="tag">Other Drama Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cancellations/" rel="tag">Cancellations</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/pickups-and-renewals/" rel="tag">Pickups and Renewals</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="Southland" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/southland_091019-1255969458.jpg" />Just when I'd added <em>Southland</em> to my list of shows to spotlight in upcoming editions of "Gone Too Soon," now there are glimmers of hope for its future. After NBC unceremoniously dumped it <em>before</em> it premiered this season, in favor of more <em>Dateline</em>, fans and television pundits were stunned.<br />
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Executive producer John Wells has reportedly been in contact with the cast to tell them he has at least <a href="http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/10/wells-two-networks-interested-in-southland.html">two cable networks interested in picking up <em>Southland</em></a>. The good news comes in two ways. One, the series gets to come back. And two, a cable network is a lot less likely to tamper with the storytelling style <em>Southland</em> was developing in its first season. NBC already had them de-emphasizing the larger cast and the serialized nature of their storytelling in the episodes they were filming for the new season.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/19/southland-may-yet-find-new-life-on-cable/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Southland may yet find new life on cable</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/19/southland-may-yet-find-new-life-on-cable/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19201034/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/19/southland-may-yet-find-new-life-on-cable/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>canceled</category><category>cancelled</category><category>john wells</category><category>JohnWells</category><category>nbc</category><category>season 2</category><category>season two</category><category>Season2</category><category>SeasonTwo</category><category>southland</category><category>tnt</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Goodbye Southland</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/08/goodbye-southland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/08/goodbye-southland/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/08/goodbye-southland/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/drama/" rel="tag">Other Drama Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cancellations/" rel="tag">Cancellations</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" height="233" border="0" align="top" width="425" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/04/southland425.jpg" alt="Southland" /><br />
Oh, this is going to tick off sooooo many people.<br />
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<a href="http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/10/nbc-cancels-ben-mckenzie-drama-southland-before-its-season-premiere.html">NBC has decided to cancel <em>Southland</em></a>! They have finished filming six episodes for season two but NBC suddenly pulled the plug on the show. There's still a chance that a cable network could pick it up. I can picture the show on FX or TNT or USA. Or maybe NBC could put it on Bravo? Nah, then they'd have no room for <em>Real Housewives of Bangor, Maine</em>.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/08/goodbye-southland/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Goodbye Southland</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/08/goodbye-southland/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19189886/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/08/goodbye-southland/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>ben mckenzie</category><category>michael cudlitz</category><category>nbc</category><category>regina king</category><category>southland canceled</category><category>tom everett scott</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Krod Mandoon has flamed his last</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/07/krod-mandoon-has-flamed-his-last/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/07/krod-mandoon-has-flamed-his-last/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/07/krod-mandoon-has-flamed-his-last/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cancellations/" rel="tag">Cancellations</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="242" border="0" align="right" alt="Krod Mandoon" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/tvs_krod-mandoon-gallery_cast1.jpg" />I've just learned from a source at Comedy Central that <span style="font-style: italic;">Krod Mandoon and The Flaming Sword of F</span><span style="font-style: italic;">ire</span> will not return be returning for a second season. Now, I'm sure this wasn't anyone's favorite show, and there won't be too many online petitions for its return. But I was fond of it, and was hoping it would get a chance to grow a bit more. <br />
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For one thing, a fantasy comedy was a departure for Comedy Central's schedule. It was a little island of oddity amongst the more modern-looking programming, a pleasant change of pace. I also enjoyed the crew of supporting characters. Mandoon himself was kind of the standard altruistic oaf, but there was plenty of room for development, especially learning the others.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/07/krod-mandoon-has-flamed-his-last/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Krod Mandoon has flamed his last</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/07/krod-mandoon-has-flamed-his-last/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19187857/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/07/krod-mandoon-has-flamed-his-last/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>comedy central</category><category>ComedyCentral</category><category>kevin hart</category><category>KevinHart</category><category>krod mandoon</category><category>KrodMandoon</category><category>little britain</category><category>LittleBritain</category><category>matt lucas</category><category>MattLucas</category><dc:creator>Nick Zaino</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Primeval fights off extinction to return for two more seasons</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/29/primeval-fights-off-extinction-to-return-for-two-more-seasons/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/29/primeval-fights-off-extinction-to-return-for-two-more-seasons/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/29/primeval-fights-off-extinction-to-return-for-two-more-seasons/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/science-fiction/" rel="tag">Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cancellations/" rel="tag">Cancellations</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/pickups-and-renewals/" rel="tag">Pickups and Renewals</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/09/primeval_090929.jpg" alt="Primeval" />When ITV canceled their hit series<em> Primeval</em>, I was baffled. This was the top-rated show on BBC America, and it was a pretty solid hit worldwide as well. Apparently, I was right about that, though, as BBC Worldwide and German ProSeiben are part of a complex deal that enabled the show to go back into production.<br /> <br /> If only there were an organizaton like that that could step in every time a network axes a sci-fi show on a massive cliffhanger, like <em>Primeval </em>was. Even better, the renewal gives the series <em>two</em> new seasons at 13 episodes each. We're going to have to wait until 2011 to find out how Connor and Abby get out of that tree, but that's better than never finding out.<br /> <br /> Unlike the <em>Jericho</em> renewal of a few years back, this deal doesn't include any reductions in budget of any kind, so not only will they be able to keep the entire cast intact, the effects budget remains untouched. I'm glad to hear that, as I don't think I was ready for men in rubber suits chasing the crew around.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/29/primeval-fights-off-extinction-to-return-for-two-more-seasons/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19178216/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/29/primeval-fights-off-extinction-to-return-for-two-more-seasons/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>bbc america</category><category>BbcAmerica</category><category>canceled</category><category>itv</category><category>primeval</category><category>renewed</category><category>two seasons</category><category>TwoSeasons</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Help save The Beautiful Life (or you could just do your laundry or something)</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/28/help-save-the-beautiful-life-or-you-could-just-do-your-laundry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/28/help-save-the-beautiful-life-or-you-could-just-do-your-laundry/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/28/help-save-the-beautiful-life-or-you-could-just-do-your-laundry/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/drama/" rel="tag">Other Drama Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/web/" rel="tag">Web</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cancellations/" rel="tag">Cancellations</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="181" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/09/tbl1.jpg" alt="TBL" />If all of the people who watched the first two episodes of <em>The Beautiful Life</em> signed <a href="http://www.petitiononline.com/tblcw321/">this petition</a>...well, the show would still be <a href="http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-beautiful-life/now-the-beautiful-life-is-over-31477.aspx">canceled</a> (if you had <em>TBL</em> in the office "which show will get canceled first" pool, congrats!).<br />
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Cancellations + the web = instant petitions. A TV show used to just die and then that would be it. Oh, sometimes something happens where a show gets a second chance (exec taking a chance, summer reruns getting good ratings, the show doing well on DVD, buzz, etc), but it's a long shot. And now, whenever a show is canceled the web gives us the opportunity to create and/or sign a petition to get the show renewed.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/28/help-save-the-beautiful-life-or-you-could-just-do-your-laundry/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Help save The Beautiful Life (or you could just do your laundry or something)</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/28/help-save-the-beautiful-life-or-you-could-just-do-your-laundry/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19177058/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/28/help-save-the-beautiful-life-or-you-could-just-do-your-laundry/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>ashton kutcher</category><category>fall tv</category><category>FallTv</category><category>help save the beautiful life</category><category>models</category><category>petition</category><category>tbl</category><category>the beautiful life</category><category>the cw</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>A&amp;E cancels The Cleaner</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/26/aande-cancels-the-cleaner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/26/aande-cancels-the-cleaner/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/26/aande-cancels-the-cleaner/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/drama/" rel="tag">Other Drama Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cancellations/" rel="tag">Cancellations</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="201" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="316" border="0" align="right" alt="The_Cleaner_Benjamin_Bratt" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/09/bratt.jpg" />While a lot of shows seem to be thriving in cable, in the last couple of days, two series have bitten the dust. <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/25/will-you-miss-the-bill-engvall-show/">TBS dumped <em>The Bill Engvall Show</em></a> after three seasons, and now <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i470b0d4b36272857a13594d307f29a20">A&amp;E Network has canceled <em>The Cleaner</em></a>, opting not to give the drama series another year. Hmm... does that mean Benjamin Bratt is available to return to <em>Law and Order</em>? <br />
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Probably not. Been there, done that, you know. But the TV pro is now unemployed although I doubt that'll be for long. <em>The Cleaner</em> just never really clicked for A&amp;E. It was as intense as the network's hit reality show, Intervention, but it wasn't nearly as compelling.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/26/aande-cancels-the-cleaner/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>A&amp;E cancels The Cleaner</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/26/aande-cancels-the-cleaner/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19174915/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/26/aande-cancels-the-cleaner/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>AE</category><category>Benjamin Bratt</category><category>BenjaminBratt</category><category>drama</category><category>guest stars</category><category>GuestStars</category><category>Intervention</category><category>Law and Order</category><category>LawAndOrder</category><category>Patrick Swayze</category><category>PatrickSwayze</category><category>The Beast</category><category>The Bill Engvall Show</category><category>The Cleaner</category><category>TheBeast</category><category>TheBillEngvallShow</category><category>TheCleaner</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The CW cancels Beautiful Life, but wants more Tree, Vampire and Melrose</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/25/the-cw-cancels-beautiful-life-but-wants-more-tree-vampire-and/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/25/the-cw-cancels-beautiful-life-but-wants-more-tree-vampire-and/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/25/the-cw-cancels-beautiful-life-but-wants-more-tree-vampire-and/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/drama/" rel="tag">Other Drama Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cancellations/" rel="tag">Cancellations</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/vampire-diaries/" rel="tag">Vampire Diaries</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="The Beautiful Life" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/09/the_beautiful_life_090925.jpg" />The cancel hammer fell faster this season than I expected. After only two episodes, even The CW's lower ratings expectations couldn't save <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/the+beautiful+life/"><em>The Beautiful Life</em></a>. The real reason <a href="http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/09/the-cw-cancels-beautiful-life-.html">The CW canceled <em>The Beautiful Life: TBL</em></a> is right there in the title. How pretentious do you have to be to put your acronym in your title?<br />
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Acronyms are earned. Acronyms like <em>OTH</em>, <em>VD</em> and <em>MP</em>. Those stand for shows that are doing much better for The CW. The network has tossed a <a href="http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/09/cw-orders-more-tree-vampire-melrose.html">full season order to the veteran <em>One Tree Hill</em></a>. They came a little short of that with <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/vampire-diaries/"><em>The Vampire Diaries</em></a>, ordering nine more scripts, but a full-season pick-up can't be far behind. While <em>TBL</em> slipped to one million, <em>VD</em> achieved 3.8 million and growing.<br />
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As for <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/melrose+place"><em>Melrose Place</em></a>, it's not doing nearly as well, but The CW is maybe hoping that Heather Locklear can save this iteration the way she did the original. I'm not so sure, but they've got six more scripts to prove their case.<br /><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/25/the-cw-cancels-beautiful-life-but-wants-more-tree-vampire-and/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19174641/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/25/the-cw-cancels-beautiful-life-but-wants-more-tree-vampire-and/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>beautiful life canceled</category><category>BeautifulLifeCanceled</category><category>melrose place</category><category>MelrosePlace</category><category>mp</category><category>oth</category><category>script order</category><category>ScriptOrder</category><category>tbl</category><category>the beautiful life</category><category>the cw</category><category>TheBeautifulLife</category><category>TheCw</category><category>vampire diaries</category><category>VampireDiaries</category><category>vd</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Will you miss The Bill Engvall Show?</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/25/will-you-miss-the-bill-engvall-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/25/will-you-miss-the-bill-engvall-show/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/25/will-you-miss-the-bill-engvall-show/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-squad-polls/" rel="tag">TV Squad Polls</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cancellations/" rel="tag">Cancellations</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="182" border="0" align="right" alt="Bill Engvall Show" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/06/billengvallshow.jpg" />If you haven't heard, <a href="http://blogs.ajc.com/radio-tv-talk/2009/09/24/tbs-cancels-the-bill-engvall-show-renews-my-boys/">TBS has canceled <em>The Bill Engvall Show</em></a> after three seasons. I watched one episode of the show during its first season and found it to be a cute and harmless family sitcom. <br />
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Did you watch it, and if you did, will you miss it? <br />
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<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/25/will-you-miss-the-bill-engvall-show/#poll34811">View Poll</a></p><br /><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/25/will-you-miss-the-bill-engvall-show/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19174136/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/25/will-you-miss-the-bill-engvall-show/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>bill engvall show</category><category>bill engvall show canceled</category><category>family sitcom</category><category>nancy travis</category><category>tbs</category><category>tim meadows</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:06:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>