Last week in terms of television was a huge roller coaster ride, I would imagine not just for me. At the beginning of the week, meaning Monday, I was interested in seeing just what my 2007-2008 fall television schedule was going to look and I never could have imagine that by weeks end it would have been so disappointing and through in the last minute series finales when I was expecting only season finales, it hurt.
Let’s start simply with the Networks Upfront packages from New York City, I will get into the Series Finale’s later in this multi-part edition.
CBS started thinks off with a bang, naming canceling three of my four shows that are on my Tivo list including Close to Home. Basically the only show that remains on the fall schedule is Survivor. Survivor in China, that’s a huge first, but considering where they have been in the past, this one should be just as interesting. I just wonder what vehicle will be given away this time, I not much for a Ford Super Duty from last year, but neither was the original winner as he gave it away in hopes of getting further in the game and look where that got him.
Moving along to ABC’s UpFront, this one wasn’t as shocking as CBS, namely I was expecting What About Brian to cancelled despite the incredible Stacy Keibler being added to the show, good show none the less. When it comes to ABC, its Desperate Housewives all the way and if you haven’t seen the season finale yet as I just watched it as I type this, you are in for a shocker, Well Done.
Two down, next up was NBC, they announced earlier this year that Las Vegas would be back, but with less episodes and I just found out the Mary and Ed would not be back? What’s that about…anyway no more of The Apprentice as the Donald has said in a press release you can’t fire me, I quit and the only other show to be cancelled was Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip and I already know that was coming.
I know I am out of order a little bit in days, but its more of shockers, then anything else. Well that leave two networks to go…first up is FOX, nothing really big hear as they cancelled Drive, needed more time and so did The Wedding Bells. The O.C. was already out the door months ago even though I was huge fan and that was it. FOX renewed The Simpson’s, King of the Hill, and one of my favorites for sure, ‘Til Death, that’s a funny show. Well, now comes the network that got everyone’s attention including mine…
Welcome to The CW’s Upfront 2007-2008 Fall Schedule…I’ve got nothing renewed and I mean nothing. The only show that even got a gimmer of hope is One Tree Hill that is coming back for the Midseason. Damn, what are they doing to this network. Let me get this straight, the Gilmore Girls is gone (hearing that the girls just could not take the schedule anymore and they wanted a good send off), Veronica Mars is gone as of tomorrow night with a two hour season/series finale, don’t know how that will go, 7th Heaven: the cw reborn is gone too (not much there..) Reba which was a good show and I hope some network picks up was gone early on and that’s it. After the mid-season, I’m done with The CW and caring about any of there shows, just can’t anymore.
I like how the TV Squad put it, the good, bad and ugly. Check out the TV Squad, they got great insight, they kept me up to date on each of these Upfronts, what a total disappointment all the way around, this will be talked about all summer and into the fall. Well, See Yeah for the Series finales in Part Two.
