 Renewed/Cancelled TV Shows, The winners and losers |
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 Mar 12 2010, 01:11 PM
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Space Cowboy  Group: Blokes in Charge Posts: 14,558 Joined: 1-October 04 From: Mercy Member No.: 2,262  |
Skins gets another two series (and another new cast).
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Mar 26 2010, 11:58 PM
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#167
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Space Cowboy Group: Blokes in Charge Posts: 14,558 Joined: 1-October 04 From: Mercy Member No.: 2,262 |
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Mar 29 2010, 04:02 PM
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#168
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You do scribble Group: Senior Members Posts: 14,968 Joined: 7-October 04 From: East Member No.: 2,423 |
QUOTE (Raven @ Mar 27 2010, 12:58 AM)  24 has a lot to answer for. That first season spawned the recent glut of single-concept TV shows which are easy ways of spinning out whole series, meaning quantity not quality. See Invasion, Lost, Flashforward. Individual episodes can be rather poor so long as people are 'addicted' to the show, watching week after week to get the answers. |
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Mar 29 2010, 04:05 PM
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I could never watch more than five minutes of 24, it always looked so stupid.
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Mar 29 2010, 04:36 PM
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Space Cowboy Group: Blokes in Charge Posts: 14,558 Joined: 1-October 04 From: Mercy Member No.: 2,262 |
I watched it before it was poached off the BBC by Sky.
What I saw was good, but as Adam said it tends to rely more on the format than being an engaging story in its own right. Having said that, however, I didn't view Invasion as a concept program in the same way as Lost or Flash Forward, it's hook was a straight forward, old fashioned, alien invasion story, in the same mould as Dark Skies and Roswell before it. |
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Mar 29 2010, 04:47 PM
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Bully for you Group: Senior Members Posts: 20,419 Joined: 25-February 05 From: behind a desk, sitting very still Member No.: 3,498 |
QUOTE (Jessopjessopjessop @ Mar 29 2010, 05:02 PM) 24 has a lot to answer for. That first season spawned the recent glut of single-concept TV shows which are easy ways of spinning out whole series, meaning quantity not quality. See Invasion, Lost, Flashforward. Individual episodes can be rather poor so long as people are 'addicted' to the show, watching week after week to get the answers. I'm not sure I'd lump 24 and Lost together. 24 seems like more of an evolution of the standard procedural drama with the novel twist that it takes place in real-time. Lost owes much more to Buffy (in its season-long story arcs) and The X-Files (in its well-developed mythology). 24 certainly made it easier for people to pitch those kind of shows, but I'd say that Lost is part of a much older trend in American television. |
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Mar 29 2010, 06:40 PM
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We gotta make the planet safe for the kiddies Group: Senior Members Posts: 5,683 Joined: 4-October 04 From: In the Southstand, watching the WORLD Champions. Member No.: 2,367 |
I'm right near the end of Day 4 of 24 at the moment. It's one of the most box-set friendly shows ever. I'm glad they've decided to end it, it means I've got a finite target for my future viewing.
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Mar 30 2010, 08:39 AM
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William Shatner Shat on my Platter Group: Senior Members Posts: 4,239 Joined: 4-February 07 From: age Frais Member No.: 6,090 |
24 should have ended after day 3 to be honest (maybe day 4) as all the series since then have been awful. However, this series so far has been a return to form with relentless action scenes and not a single lull episode as far as I can remember. I still stand by the fact that it's Eastenders with torture and (more) explosions
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Mar 30 2010, 08:58 AM
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"Mus" à gauche, "TANG" Group: Senior Moderators Posts: 15,567 Joined: 11-November 04 From: London Member No.: 2,740 |
QUOTE (Jimmay @ Mar 30 2010, 09:39 AM) I still stand by the fact that it's Eastenders with torture and (more) explosions Or Nick Of Time but 22 and half hours shorter (I'm still surprised no one sued after the first series) |
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Mar 30 2010, 01:03 PM
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Hot Lips. Group: Senior Members Posts: 9,204 Joined: 6-February 05 From: Toronto Member No.: 3,352 |
I'll miss you, Jack.
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Mar 31 2010, 04:40 AM
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I'll just wait here then... Group: Senior Members Posts: 882 Joined: 7-October 05 From: Florida, U.S.A. Member No.: 4,538 |
I just hope Agent Pierce shows up one more time. He's been in every season except this one.
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Apr 14 2010, 08:52 AM
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Space Cowboy Group: Blokes in Charge Posts: 14,558 Joined: 1-October 04 From: Mercy Member No.: 2,262 |
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Apr 14 2010, 09:29 AM
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Addict Group: Senior Members Posts: 3,063 Joined: 10-February 05 Member No.: 3,386 |
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Apr 14 2010, 09:38 AM
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Addict Group: Senior Members Posts: 6,116 Joined: 16-March 05 From: Cardiff: "Capital City of The Future" Member No.: 3,662 |
QUOTE (Jimmay @ Mar 30 2010, 09:39 AM) 24 should have ended after day 3 to be honest (maybe day 4) as all the series since then have been awful. See, I rate Season 5 as being better than both 3 and 4 put together. This is mostly due to the great guest actors that they had that season and the driving focus of the storyline. Plus Charles Logan is a brilliant character. I will miss 24, but it's nice to know that they can finally focus on making the long delayed film. I hope they do decide to set it in London, that would be quality. |
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Apr 14 2010, 10:12 AM
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QUOTE (Outatime @ Apr 14 2010, 10:29 AM) That's worried me slightly. Even though I've only seen the first episode and have no idea where it is going, I was only reading yesterday David Simon saying they were only planning on making one series. |
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