May 18
The Upfronts: ABC
All this week, TV Squad is doing posts about the network upfronts, and I’m chiming in with my own take on each network’s plans for the 2007-08 season.
This time, it’s ABC’s turn. (The full upfronts report is here at TVSquad.)
There were not a lot of surprises to be found on the “Alphabet Network’s” schedule: those shows that have gotten lots of buzz for the past couple of seasons, like Lost, Desperate Housewives, Boston Legal, and Grey’s Anatomy, are returning. I don’t know of anyone who expected otherwise.
What should have been a big surprise, that ABC — or any network, for that matter — would actually try to build a show around the cavemen characters who appear in the Geico insurance commercials, was reported months ago. If you’re annoyed with that advertising campaign, you might be happy to know that Geico plans to temporarily pull their commercials featuring the characters so that the show itself can be promoted. This means, of course, that you’ll still have to endure the commercials…but only on a single network.
I was mildly surprised to see that George Lopez was cancelled, but based on his public bashing of the network, I don’t think I was anywhere nearly as surprised as he was.
The new show I am most likely to try, out of curiosity, is Women’s Murder Club, to see what the do with the ensemble from six James Patterson novels. I will not be surprised at all when I discover that the novels are better than the television show.
Your turn: review their season plans and tell me what looks good and what looks bad to you.
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May 19th, 2007 at 7:57 am
The novels are awesome!!! I own 1-5 and am looking forward to 6. I will tune in as well to see what is done with them. I am kind of looking forward to it. Tawnya
May 19th, 2007 at 8:23 am
I am most excited about Private Practice. Of course, I’m a huge fan of Shonda Rhimes and I was really impressed with the (not really a) pilot that they combined with a Grey’s episode. And I want to like Pushing Daisies, but it doesn’t sound like one that will hold its ground (I’m still upset that Studio 60 disappeared from NBC mid-season this year).
On the other side, Cashmere Mafia sounds way too much like a broadcast network version of Sex and the City. Been there, done that, bought the pink t-shirt.
May 19th, 2007 at 8:23 am
*groan* gosh I can’t wait to see the caveman show…. not!
May 20th, 2007 at 6:07 am
I’m intersted in Patterson’s Murder Club. I’ll give Private Practice a try, but I wasn’t too impressed by the “premiere”. De