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2016-17 TV Cancellations Thread: TNT finds "Nothing can come of nothing."
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Could've been an unpaid intern.
"React as if you're seeing the outline of a giant phallus."I have no idea what you're talking about.
None what so ever.
It's still awful. Though I think that was your point anyway.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Now Cinemax just needs to reboot season 4 of Banshee and all will be right in the world~
No, but it did work for Strike Back once before, seeing as how the Stapleton/Winchester version was itself a reboot!
AngmarsKing701
Member
Wow zero interest in any of that garbage.
Serial killer, though!
In fairness, the actual keyart is is is is is...
Um.
That's fine key art. It's no Night Shift motorcycle hallway, however.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Precisely!
In my quest to bring y'all the most comprehensive and accurate Emerald City coverage I dug up all the promotional artwork/photos I could find:
There is the poster they used when they decided they wanted the show but had literally nothing else to show about it.
Then there is the first promo art which was unveiled with the trailer
Then there is the already discussed poster above which is a fucking travesty both in concept and in execution
Then there are the character posters which are all variations on the same theme, i.e."strike an awkward pose and we'll not successfully hide it behind ugly particle effects"
Then there are the character photos in which an intern found a smoke machine whilst another intern took photos:
Then there are the cast photos which are just bad in a fairly normal way (bad composition, awkward poses, a character has different hair because they forgot to shoot him before he got it cut, etc. but those happen for most shows)
Then there is Vincent D'Onofrio, I spared him for last in what is a masterclass in not caring:
Actually I lied, finally here is the dog
There is the poster they used when they decided they wanted the show but had literally nothing else to show about it.
I really, really like this one. The colours and composition are excellent.
Then there is the first promo art which was unveiled with the trailer
The concept is great, I like both the tornado/kansas and (what I assume is) the emerald city. But things like the poor photoshop job on the dog (he really sticks out) brings it down.
Then there is the already discussed poster above which is a fucking travesty both in concept and in execution
(just look at how badly composed it is, and how randomly the characters on it fade out and in).
Then there are the character posters which are all variations on the same theme, i.e."strike an awkward pose and we'll not successfully hide it behind ugly particle effects"
And I don't know wtf is going on with the Eamonn poster and his face/hair
Then there are the character photos in which an intern found a smoke machine whilst another intern took photos:
Then there are the cast photos which are just bad in a fairly normal way (bad composition, awkward poses, a character has different hair because they forgot to shoot him before he got it cut, etc. but those happen for most shows)
Then there is Vincent D'Onofrio, I spared him for last in what is a masterclass in not caring:
Actually I lied, finally here is the dog
Ah, gotcha. Thanks for the info! Hopefully it's better than the previous Famke Janssen episodes.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
lol
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
What's next for this franchise? Chicago Education? Chicago Department of Sanitation? Chicago Parks & Recreation? Chicago Transit?
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Chicago Restaurant
A sequel to Feed the Beast!
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
NOOOOOOOOOOOO
Captain Pants
Killed by a goddamned Dredgeling
I'm hoping for a lot of sweaty grumbling monologues about 'this Emerald city'.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
This seems a little inside-baseball or regional, but it's somewhat relevant to the thread.
In a shocking twist where Comcast suddenly and out of nowhere begins acting like a monopoly, starting January 1st, the Boston market's NBC affiliation will be moving to a new Comcast-owned station, marking the first such major affiliation switch in over 20 years here. NBC has ended their agreement with the local channel 7, which plans to move to an all-news format. The new NBCBoston will officially be called channel 8.
The new station will be broadcasting, hilariously, out of a tower in New Hampshire with a small repeater station (which they're marketing as the main signal though it's about as strong a broadcast tower as some community radio projects) to actually gain OTA coverage in the majority of Boston. To see the difference between channel 7's OTA coverage and the repeater station they've purchased, I've made a fun little map. The two yellow pins at the location of the towers. The inner blue circle is the new, Comcast-owned, channel 8 and the outer circle is the old channel 7.
Hm. It's almost like Comcast is doing the bare minimum required by the law. It'd be crazy if they had a competing product they were trying to sell to people.
Anyway, the main reason I bring it up is I wonder if this will have any affect on NBC's rating's next year. Massachusetts has some of the lowest OTA-viewing rates in the country, mind you, but the move away from the channel that has been home for nearly 30 years has got to account for something.
It'll be interesting to see.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
So Pitch ended and it was fine after the initial couple of episodes... but then they decided to blow everything up for the cliffhanger and it feels like a show that is overwritten again. Oh well, assuming it comes back for season 2, hopefully they figure it out.
PHOENIXZERO
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Yeaaaah... I knew that was coming but it was shitty.
BluenoseGames
Member
Don't get me wrong, I loved Strike Back but this is unnecessary.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
How so?
Oh, god, why.
xrnzaaas
Member
Nice. I know that actors playing Stonebridge and Scott are busy with other tv shows, but I'm hoping they'll make cameos. I just pray that they won't have the same introductions as Porter. ;p
BluenoseGames
Member
Because it is without it's cast who were honestly perfect. I get that they're on other shows now, and that's great but I just feel like this won't be as good.
xrnzaaas
Member
You do remember that the show already had its entire cast replaced, right? (I'm not saying I'm happy about not having Stonebridge and Scott in the new series, but I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt)
It would be hilarious if the opening for the reboot starts with the two characters in the exact same situation as Armitage's.
I would be fine with them both being killed off so long as Damien Scott's kid is killed too.
I like the Chicago shows, so looking forward to Chicago Justice.
So when does Emerald City begin?
Agreed though, that banner is awful.
Honestly, all I think of when I see this guy in costume is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTIIMJ9tUc8
(and that's not meant to be perceived as racist, its' just a dude with a beard in a robe doing magical things while looking like he's dancing)
evilpigking
Member
Strike Back return feels desperate. They were pretty solid on ending the show even if it was presumed due to not wanting any collaborations. Not surprised Reign is ending every season felt like next could be the last just due to ratings and lack of press.
Dedication Through Light
Member
This one looks so strange
But now I want to check it out cause this character looks so good
But now I want to check it out cause this character looks so good
Yeah, I'm in the area as well. Comcast is the worst. And I don't even watch TV- I just watch shows online the day after.
Zoe
Member
This one looks so strange
Speculation based on the books:
they're using the same actress to play Tip and Ozma
An actor of his caliber doesn't deserve this. He's seen some shit.
(I will take this back when best drama Emerald City premieres on January 6th.)
Dedication Through Light
Member
That many people really watched a repeat of BigBang? Did Men really have no interest in Taraji's White hot Christmas Special, there was a nice mix of performers even.
That was the finale.
Cornballer
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A few items from the last couple of days:
Simon Fuller is adapting the Norwegian show 'Skam' for the US. The delivery format for the show isn't my kind of thing, but it'll be interesting to see if it catches on:
- NY Times: Will Skam, a Norwegian Hit, Translate?
Good Girls Revolt creator going off on Amazon studios following their cancelation:
- THR: 'Good Girls Revolt' Creator Slams Amazon Over Cancellation: "They Run Some People Out"
HBO's relief at having another building block with Westworld:
- THR: Critic's Notebook: How 'Westworld' Saved HBO
Deadline on Cinemax going back to their roots: (well, not to their Skinemax roots, but what came shortly after that)
- Cinemax Returns To Action, Pulpy Series & Co-Prods In New Programming Strategy
Simon Fuller is adapting the Norwegian show 'Skam' for the US. The delivery format for the show isn't my kind of thing, but it'll be interesting to see if it catches on:
- NY Times: Will Skam, a Norwegian Hit, Translate?
Good Girls Revolt creator going off on Amazon studios following their cancelation:
- THR: 'Good Girls Revolt' Creator Slams Amazon Over Cancellation: "They Run Some People Out"
HBO's relief at having another building block with Westworld:
- THR: Critic's Notebook: How 'Westworld' Saved HBO
Deadline on Cinemax going back to their roots: (well, not to their Skinemax roots, but what came shortly after that)
- Cinemax Returns To Action, Pulpy Series & Co-Prods In New Programming Strategy
yankeehater
Member
Chicago Pizza is the show that will tie all the other shows together. The mob will run a pizza shop and the cops will investigate it, people will get hurt and need doctors, and they will need the justice system to lock up the perps. The tag line for Chicago pizza will be: Crime runs deeper then the pizza in Chicago.
For the Good Girls Revolt creator... probably not best to bad mouth, even lightly, your former boss.
Cool to hear Strike Back is back, new cast and all. I'm still concerned about where The Knick is at. The way Antholis talks about it in the article sounds like it won't be coming back, even in its new 20+ years later form. It sounds past tense to me:
Cool to hear Strike Back is back, new cast and all. I'm still concerned about where The Knick is at. The way Antholis talks about it in the article sounds like it won't be coming back, even in its new 20+ years later form. It sounds past tense to me:
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