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Articles tagged "abc"NewsABC Sets Fall Premiere Datesby Zap2it.com [(MCT)][18.Jul.08] :. ABC is opting for a pretty traditional premiere schedule this fall, loading most of its debuts into the first week of the 2008-09 season. The network is broadcasting the Emmy Awards on Sept. 21,... NewsDon’t call ABC’s ‘Hopkins’ reality TVby Ellen Gray [Philadelphia Daily News (MCT)][26.Jun.08] :. One of the most watchable dramas on television this summer has people doing the kinds of things you usually see on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” - cutting open sick patients and... News‘Wipeout’ and ‘I Survived a Japanese Game Show,’ Tuesday night on ABCby Verne Gay [Newsday (MCT)][24.Jun.08] :. Reason to watch: It’s summer. You’re bored. Nothing else on. All good reasons (there’s always a good book, or a newspaper, by the way), but these shows also could be breakout hits.... NewsABC revisits Johns Hopkins Hospital, where every moment is criticalby Tom Jicha [South Florida Sun-Sentinel (MCT)][23.Jun.08] :. “Hopkins,” a six-week sequel to the outstanding “Hopkins 24/7” documentary series of eight years ago, raises a question: Will the television audience embrace genuine doctors... NewsChange is gonna come to ‘Lost’by Rick Porter [Zap2it.com (MCT)][18.Apr.08] :. When “Lost” showrunners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse finished the first draft of the season finale script, it was 80 pages long - about 25 pages more than a typical teleplay for the... News‘Miss/Guided,’ premiering Tuesday on ABCby Diane Werts [Newsday (MCT)][18.Mar.08] :. Any high school-based show that starts with a bunny mascot punch-out at the flagpole during homecoming week is just peachy in my book. And “just peachy” is something the heroine of... ABC’s new ‘Club’ involves women, murderby Susan Young [Contra Costa Times (MCT)][11.Oct.07] :. Sisterhood is powerful, and ABC hopes it will be a formidable enough force this Friday to tackle “Friday Night Lights” and out-vamp “Moonlight.” “FNL,” one of... ‘Pushing Daisies’ premieres Wednesday on ABCby Diane Werts [Newsday (MCT)][2.Oct.07] :. “Please don’t attack the window treatments.” That’s the line I keep remembering from ABC’s already acclaimed “Pushing Daisies.” Its deft delivery... ‘Carpoolers,’ premiering Tuesday on ABCby Diane Werts [Newsday (MCT)][2.Oct.07] :. Watch ABC’s two new shows Tuesday night, and you might throw in the towel on sitcoms altogether. ABC didn’t make its “Cavemen” premiere episode available for review. But... ‘Big Shots,’ premiering Thursday on ABCby Rick Porter [Zap2it.com (MCT)][27.Sep.07] :. In the premiere episode of “Big Shots,” the rakish character played by Dylan McDermott utters the following line: “Men - we’re the new women.” Lord help us... The ‘Lost’ team keeps mum - mostlyby Maureen Ryan [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][1.Aug.07] :. A number of excellent questions were asked at last week’s “Lost” panel at the annual San Diego Comic-Con International, the yearly gathering for lovers of all things geeky at the... ON THE TUBE: ‘Pushing Daisies’ takes a light approachby Mike Duffy [Detroit Free Press (MCT)][31.Jul.07] :. LOS ANGELES - “Pushing Daisies” pushes the limits of adventurous TV storytelling. The colorful prime-time fairy tale, a charming blend of mystery, romance and humor, won’t... ‘Cavemen’ not quite evolvedby Chuck Barney [Contra Costa Times (MCT)][28.Jul.07] :. How much do TV critics hate “Cavemen,” the upcoming ABC sitcom based on Geico’s ad campaign? So much that when producers for the show arrived here at the television press tour, we... ABC hopes Geico’s caveman ads will stand tall this fallby Chris Rovzar [New York Daily News (MCT)][24.May.07] :. ABC is taking a big gamble this fall, betting that a series of 30-second, one-joke ad spots has the potential to fill up 30 minutes of prime time. By taking Geico car insurance’s popular... An exit strategy for ‘Lost’: Series will wrap up in 2009-10by Richard Huff [New York Daily News (MCT)][8.May.07] :. The producers of “Lost” finally got what they wanted - an end date for their popular mystery drama. In a highly unusual deal, ABC has renewed the show for 48 episodes to be spread over... Notes from the Underbellyby Michael Abernethy[18.Apr.07] :. The lack of contexts or diversions made the show more like a high school health film than a 2007 TV series: Pregnancy: Your Changing Body and Life. PopMatters - Television - Reviews - Making the Bandby Fred KoveyYes, their fame is being 'handed' to them, but only if they commit to a whole lot of work. Is that really any worse than someone who gets to be a star because his brother needed a bass player? |
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