Join Post-Dispatch TV critic Gail Pennington for a live discussion about all things TV -- what's great, what's new, what's dead.
Thursday, May 15, 2008 01:00 PM CDT
suzyjax: No. That wasn't an earthquake! It was me doing the 'happy dance' that "Old Christine" was renewed. Any news on whether that will be for a full season? Did they say anything at the upfronts on when season 2 or 3 will be on DVD?
Gail: Yes, "Christine" got a full season, maybe because ABC was breathing down CBS' neck to pick it up.
Networks never talk about DVDs. The studios are in charge of them. But as I mentioned, I keep up with DVDs via Amazon.com. They always know release dates.
garricks: "the guy found out the winner's $10 million prize would be financed by the losers' life savings."
Whoa! Seriously? Maybe not enough people signed up for the show, then. I know that would make ME back out!
Gail: Maybe the "major network" was so upset that the evil twist was revealed prematurely, they dropped the show altogether. And punched Rob.
Ed H: Hey Gail - My wife and I like (liked) Back to You. I heard the show was not renewed by Fox however I also read that CBS was interested in picking the show up. Last night was the season finale and it was setup in a way that they could be 'fired' from the station - which leads me to believe that if the show did get picked up by cbs, it would be re-tooled with them working at a new station. Do you think this could be the case - it seems as if the writers knew the axe was falling and they wanted to setup the story line for any major changes. If this is true, do you think the rest of the shows charactures would move too? I like them all - although I can't remember any of their names off hand...
Gail: Kelsey Grammer has been suggesting that another network might pick up "Back to You." It would really be a better fit on any network other than Fox. But all the schedules are now out, so it would have to be for midseason.
Corey: Gail,
Any word on when "Psych" will return?
Thanks.
Gail: As soon as I get the networks out of the way, I'll do a roundup of cable shows and when they'll return. I'd guess July for "Psych," but as I say, that's a guess.
John H.: GP;
I know nothing about a TV show called the Hills but everyone else does. Is this a reality show, a scripted show? Are the people playing characters or are they the real people? It comes across as a single camera/improv from an outline type of drama, but the actors are terrible and can't pull it off which is why it strikes me as a reality show.
Like Gene and/or Rev Run Simmons' show, It's scripted reality in the sense the cameras follow them around but the situations seemed to planned and convoluted.
Gail: "The Hills" is hugely popular with young women, which you aren't. The people are real (in a fake way). Supposedly, the dialogue is unscripted, but scenes are directed and reshot, and situations are set up. You say you "know nothing about" it, yet you seem to have, er, watched it.