Monthly Archives: May 2007

‘Pirate Master’: Series Premiere Recap and Review

If you’ve watched Survivor before, Pirate Master will seem extremely familiar. It has 16 average people out of their element, it has challenges that feature keys and maps, it has interpersonal relations that challenge the patience of its competitors, and … Continue reading

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‘Save Jericho’: Considering the Next Step for the Campaign

Fans are sending peanuts. Fans are posting comments on blogs and message boards. Fans are making phone calls, sending post cards, bombarding Nina Tassler and Les Moonves with emails. But the question is: “Where does a movement go from here?” … Continue reading

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Summer Ratings Update: ‘Traveler’ Gets Lost, ‘Hidden Palms’ Remains So

Last night saw the first real full night of nothing but summer programming, and there was mixed results across the board. [All Ratings Information Courtesy of PIFeedback.com] The most disappointing result is for ABC’s Traveler, their attempt at launching a … Continue reading

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‘Save Jericho’: “Les Moonves at CBS knows about this?”

The ‘Save Jericho’ campaign suffered a rather direct setback last evening, although not exactly a killing blow. The Wall Street Journal posted an interview with Les Moonves, CBS’ President, where he effectively states that CBS could not financially continue with … Continue reading

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‘Save Jericho’: IF Jericho is Renewed, What Timeslot is Best?

After posting my discussion of midseason shows earlier, I hopped over to the CBS Jericho boards in an attempt to figure out where fans of the show would rather be watching it. While there has been no confirmation of its … Continue reading

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The Midseason Contenders: The Shows You Might Be Watching in January

It’s now been two weeks since the glut of Network Upfronts coverage, and I guess you could say I’m a little nostalgic for it. Gone are the days when breaking television news hits every hour, which is really quite unfortunate. … Continue reading

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Reviewing The Finales: House – “Human Error”

For the second straight year, I again got behind on watching House. Something about coming home from university always puts me in a position where I choose Veronica Mars over House, and just don’t get around to watching it. As … Continue reading

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TV DVD in the High-Definition Era: ‘Heroes’ Release Raises Questions

This past week, Heroes was announced to be coming to DVD later this year (August 28th, to be exact); it was one of the first series announcements, however, to also have word of its day and date HD-DVD release. That’s … Continue reading

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‘On the Lot’ Week One: Uhhh…that was awful.

I posted over the weekend the following statement about FOX’s new reality series ‘On the Lot’: As we head into the finalist-segment of the show where people will compete on a weekly basis, the show is in jeopardy of being … Continue reading

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‘Save Jericho’: The Facebook Movement

As a university student, Facebook basically runs my life; it’s my #1 form of communication with some individuals, and can often become a rather alarming addiction when things slow down. However, it also has a fair amount of clout in … Continue reading

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