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2012 Upfronts
May. 18th, 2012 04:38 pmI'm very pleased and relieved that Nikita, Fringe, Revenge and The Vampire Dairies were all renewed. Even though Fringe's renewal was only for 13 episodes it will at least give TPTB a chance to give the series, hopefully, a satisfying conclusion. I was actually most worried about Nikita because I thought for sure that it would be cancelled so that was a great surprised.
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Upfronts 2012
- FOX passed on the show I have been most looking forward to (since I first heard about it a couple months ago) - The Asset. It was to star Ali Larter as a CIA agent who works as a Human Intel Specialist under the cover of being a photo journalist and was created by Josh Friedman. Josh Friedman + Ali Larter + character driven spy drama? Why does FOX hate me? I mean it's not like this is new - last year the exact same thing happened when FOX passed on Locke & Key which looked amazing. And they cancelled Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles which I'm still bitter about. You'd think I'd learn. Nothing else in their line up looks like anything I'm interested in watching.
- 666 Park Avenue - It's about a haunted/demonic apartment building and I love supernatural stuff. Plus it stars Terry O'Quinn so I'll be checking out the pilot at least.
- Last Resort on ABC and Revolution on NBC both seem very concepty and I feel doubtful that they'll last but they also look a little interesting, especially Revolution, so I'll probably check out the pilots for both.
- I'm not entirely sure what Red Widow is going to be about but the trailer did catch my attention so I might check it out.
- Go On is Matthew Perry's new comedy and the trailer made me smile so I'll watch the pilot.
- The CW is doing a Hunger Games style show called The Selection and though there is no trailer out for it yet I know I'm going to be checking it out because - hunger games.
- Elementary - I'll be watching the pilot but I have some reservations.
I love Lucy Liu and I have no problems with her as a female Watson it's just that I feel like this could end up going - unfortunate places. I don't really trust TV. In the behind the scenes trailer Lucy states that Watson "comes from a more emotional place" which - okay, yes but when Watson is female that just has some unfortunate implications. Plus I'm annoyed that once again we get a male genius with the female character as his minder/partner.
I really wish, and would be a lot more enthusiastic, if they'd cast Lucy Liu as Sherlock. I think Lucy would have been an amazing Sherlock. Or even more unlikely to ever happen - if they'd switched the genders of both Watson and Sherlock.
I am also not really pleased what I've heard about Joan Watson's background. ( Read more... )
I have no real opinion on Johnny Lee Miller. I haven't seen anything I remember him in but based on the trailer he seems okay?
- Other shows that I may or may not watch the pilot of depending on time and/or interest include CW's Green Lantern show called Arrow, the ABC show Mistresses (I like Yunjin Kim and Alyssa Milano and it's about a group of female friends), and Chicago Fire.
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Upfronts 2012
- FOX passed on the show I have been most looking forward to (since I first heard about it a couple months ago) - The Asset. It was to star Ali Larter as a CIA agent who works as a Human Intel Specialist under the cover of being a photo journalist and was created by Josh Friedman. Josh Friedman + Ali Larter + character driven spy drama? Why does FOX hate me? I mean it's not like this is new - last year the exact same thing happened when FOX passed on Locke & Key which looked amazing. And they cancelled Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles which I'm still bitter about. You'd think I'd learn. Nothing else in their line up looks like anything I'm interested in watching.
- 666 Park Avenue - It's about a haunted/demonic apartment building and I love supernatural stuff. Plus it stars Terry O'Quinn so I'll be checking out the pilot at least.
- Last Resort on ABC and Revolution on NBC both seem very concepty and I feel doubtful that they'll last but they also look a little interesting, especially Revolution, so I'll probably check out the pilots for both.
- I'm not entirely sure what Red Widow is going to be about but the trailer did catch my attention so I might check it out.
- Go On is Matthew Perry's new comedy and the trailer made me smile so I'll watch the pilot.
- The CW is doing a Hunger Games style show called The Selection and though there is no trailer out for it yet I know I'm going to be checking it out because - hunger games.
- Elementary - I'll be watching the pilot but I have some reservations.
I love Lucy Liu and I have no problems with her as a female Watson it's just that I feel like this could end up going - unfortunate places. I don't really trust TV. In the behind the scenes trailer Lucy states that Watson "comes from a more emotional place" which - okay, yes but when Watson is female that just has some unfortunate implications. Plus I'm annoyed that once again we get a male genius with the female character as his minder/partner.
I really wish, and would be a lot more enthusiastic, if they'd cast Lucy Liu as Sherlock. I think Lucy would have been an amazing Sherlock. Or even more unlikely to ever happen - if they'd switched the genders of both Watson and Sherlock.
I am also not really pleased what I've heard about Joan Watson's background. ( Read more... )
I have no real opinion on Johnny Lee Miller. I haven't seen anything I remember him in but based on the trailer he seems okay?
- Other shows that I may or may not watch the pilot of depending on time and/or interest include CW's Green Lantern show called Arrow, the ABC show Mistresses (I like Yunjin Kim and Alyssa Milano and it's about a group of female friends), and Chicago Fire.
