2015-16 TV Cancellations: The Beast, having been fed, asks waiter for his bill.
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sparky2112
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Kinda crazy how relatively under-the-radar this show has always been when contrasted with its longevity...
TheAbsolution
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I would say that it's the opposite, actually. The Middle always does about this number. Modern Family is doing worse.
User 479360
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Yeah, no kidding. It's an underrated show, and a good one.
I wondered that.
Sue Heck is one of the best characters on TV. What a treasure.
User 479360
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She looks much better with the shorter hair.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Last Man on Earth have both been renewed!
Love LMoE, so this is good news to me!
Love LMoE, so this is good news to me!
metsallica
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Grinder dead?
AngmarsKing701
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More losses for CW.
Can't wait for the inevitable OT title change: Heartbeat Flatlines, Receives DNR Order
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
I would be very disappointed by that, it's my favorite new comedy this season. But Fox really has no reason to renew it at this point.
I'm surprised New Girl wasn't mentioned...did that already get renewed?
It's nice to see quality rewarded.
Grinder really grew on me. I don't think I approached it with the right frame of mind at first.
Dedication Through Light
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Will it last longer than Of Kings and Prophets though, I kind of like our current title.
Good news. I would love more of The Grinder, but I know its ratings are pretty dire so know what to expect.
metsallica
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It really is fantastic, isn't it?
I will savor every remaining episode and cling to a glimmer of hope.
KonradLaw
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Hulu got exclusive rights to Blindside and Lucifer. I hope this strenghtens the likelyhood of renewal for Lucifer.
http://deadline.com/2016/03/hulu-blindspot-lucifer-streaming-rights-1201725742/
http://deadline.com/2016/03/hulu-blindspot-lucifer-streaming-rights-1201725742/
Steeped in a Sea of Games
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Wow, with the terrible breaks for LMoE I was figuring it would maybe be on the chopping block.
Really happy to hear about another season.
Really happy to hear about another season.
Grizzlyjin
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Big get for Hulu. I actually prefer when they get TV deals like this over Netflix. Netflix US waits until the season is over, plus a few months to put a season up. If Hulu gets the deal, the episode is added a few hours after it airs and just stays there.
I wondered if something like that was going to happen with Blindspot because the older episodes got removed, then were specifically re-added for a few weeks so people could catch up for when the show came back from its break, they even had a special promo for it.
And I'll definitely be watching Southland and The OC when they get added, I'm sure there are a ton of other good shows that come with that WB TV deal.
Stumpokapow
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Note: there's nothing intrinsic about this--Netflix could have stuff same day or Hulu could have stuff later--it's just that the owners of Hulu (ABC, Fox, and NBC) seem to be able to get better deals with the major TV studios (ABC, Fox, and NBC) than Netflix do. Must be something in their negotiation strategies. I'm not sure what incentive studios like Warner and Sony have to cooperate with this process, though.
Man, odds aren't looking good for The Grinder. Love that show. Hate to see it doing so poorly. 
Great news about B99 and Last Man on Earth, though.
Definitely agree with this.
Great news about B99 and Last Man on Earth, though.Definitely agree with this.
Purple Cheeto
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It felt like Zynga made a tv show. I struggled to finish one episode. I get why its popular, because they used metrics to make a tv show, but I feel like if you fall outside of the people their metrics target it has nothing to offer.
AngmarsKing701
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It's my favorite as well. Really bummed more people aren't watching it. It shits all over Grandfathered.
firehawk12
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I'm probably the only non-Australian who cares about Australian TV, but Janet King is back. I just assumed it died after the first season.
Oh wow, they rebooted the show again. I think this is the first time I've seen a show reboot itself after every "season".
Oh wow, they rebooted the show again. I think this is the first time I've seen a show reboot itself after every "season".
Dedication Through Light
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Oh yes I can finally watch smallville. It was always the only superhero show to appeal to me based on ads but I could never find time to watch it.
Ok? Im loving it
ElRenoRaven
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Yup. The Middle is the better of the two shows in my opinion. I find myself laughing a hell of a lot more at it. Course I do like them both a lot. It certainly hasn't gotten the love it deserves though.
Stumpokapow
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Heartbeat might be one of the worst pilots I've seen in years. Awful editing (a whole bunch of botched splices of multiple takes--I counted five or six), awful line readings, "my father, the king" dialogue out the wazoo, dumb scenario, some of the worst wigs I've seen (Dave Annable's dyejob, the lead's hair in flashbacks), overwrought "who will she choose" romantic tension between lead and male costars, weak sets.
Even the cast feels cut rate. The lead is a Katherine Heigl type, the beefy older surgeon is a Chris Messina / McDreamy type. The comic relief Doctor is a hairy Thor from Nirse Jackie type.
Is this one of these things like the Netflix Rob Schneider show where they just hired film school students to make it?
The weird thing is that I actually think there's room for a lighthearted medical dramedy. But it wasn't Night Shift and it's not this.
Even the cast feels cut rate. The lead is a Katherine Heigl type, the beefy older surgeon is a Chris Messina / McDreamy type. The comic relief Doctor is a hairy Thor from Nirse Jackie type.
Is this one of these things like the Netflix Rob Schneider show where they just hired film school students to make it?
The weird thing is that I actually think there's room for a lighthearted medical dramedy. But it wasn't Night Shift and it's not this.
firehawk12
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They're kind of chasing after completely different demographics though.
They would basically have to schedule it on Friday or Sunday to avoid superhero shows.
Yeah, there isn't anyway to get around schedule conflicts with comic book shows.
Monday - Gotham, Supergirl, Lucifer
Tuesday - The Flash, Agents of Shield, iZombie
Wednesday - Arrow
Thursday - DC's Legends of Tomorrow
And I doubt anyone wants to air their shows on a Friday (See what happened to NBC's Constantine)
http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/the-sked-thursday-ratings-3-24-2016.html
The Catch, more like The Bomb (Murderrrrr got a 1.4 in that slot last week ... Catch didn't do a ton worse, but it's not a good start)
The Catch, more like The Bomb (Murderrrrr got a 1.4 in that slot last week ... Catch didn't do a ton worse, but it's not a good start)
Cornballer
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The better show won. Grey's Anatomy S12 feels fresher than Scandal's S05.
Grizzlyjin
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I'm always impressed with how well Grey's does. It might out last the other Shonda shows at this rate.
I almost watched the Heartbeat pilot for shits and giggles yesterday. But then I caught one of the promos and bailed out. It looks like something that NBC should have made in the mid to late 2000s as a "Me too!" reaction to Grey's Anatomy.
I almost watched the Heartbeat pilot for shits and giggles yesterday. But then I caught one of the promos and bailed out. It looks like something that NBC should have made in the mid to late 2000s as a "Me too!" reaction to Grey's Anatomy.
Dedication Through Light
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http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/the-sked-thursday-ratings-3-24-2016.html
The Catch, more like The Bomb (Murderrrrr got a 1.4 in that slot last week ... Catch didn't do a ton worse, but it's not a good start)
But won that time frame for scripted series, so its not that bad
Stumpokapow
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You get two thumbs up for actually sitting through the entire pilot.
Here's a breakdown of the scene depicted:
- The scene starts with the patient refusing to give the doctor her seat in first class. For some reason, she just goes back and sits in coach rather than wait for the flight attendants to help resolve the seat situation
- Once in coach, the show goes with the predictable "kid kicking the back of the character's seat" cliche.
- The very same person who stole her seat has medical problems, and the flight attendants ask if there's a doctor on board. She tries to get out of helping for comic relief ???
- Then she goes up. The guy's body is laid out just inside first class with the curtain open for everyone to see ???
- After making a snarky remark about stealing her seat (this is why it is important that she didn't get her seat back), she immediately diagnoses that the he's got pneumothoreax (the show doesn't say this because it avoids medical terminology in general). Either way, the important thing is that she's gotta do an emergency operation on him in the plane.
- The pilot comes out, confused at whatever is going on (I guess the flight attendants didn't clue him in???) and the main character announces "I'm a cardiothoracic surgeon". In case you couldn't pick up that the name refers to a heart and lung specialist, a character later on in the show explains to the audience that cardiothoracic surgeons are heart and lung specialists. We've hit new bottoms in focus-tested dialogue to explain things to dummies.
- She then begins to ask flight attendants for all the things she needs: the plane's medical emergency kit, a vodka neat (to sterilize her equipment, lol, joek); a "black card from the passengers in first class" (which she promptly breaks in two to make an incision into the person's chest); and a pen (to use to remove the fluid or whatever, I guess?)
- She does not wait for the plane's emergency medical kit. Wait, why did the flight attendants not get it as they were asking for a doctor??? Note that in the US plane emergency medical kits have syringes, needles, and scalpels necessary due to the need for emergency surgery, especially tracheotomies, so the entire sequence here was totally contrived.
- Again, with the curtain wide open, she cuts the patient open using the broken black card and then uses the pen to extract the fluid from his lung cavity. She asks for napkins to bandage the incision and stop bleeding ... napkins, really? Then she makes another wisecrack, only to realize that blood has shot all over her dress.
- Smash cut to her giving a speech after landing, dressed in the flight attendant's 60s retro miniskirt outfit lol because her outfit was covered in blood
Kudos to whoever had to write the score since the show relies on scoring for 100% of the pathos and tone.
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Yay, Survivor and Amazing Race (which was a dud for the last year or more, but has been really good this season).
2 Broke Girls Needs to DIE.
2 Broke Girls Needs to DIE.
OdysseusVA
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You bring nothing but bad news
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ETA: tomorrow's my birthday. One year I got a Fringe renewal. Maybe CBS will give me a Limitless renewal as a present.
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