Posts Tagged ‘ABC’
Women of the night remain a driving force for ABC
by Ed Bark on August 8th 2011 at 8:43 pm
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Desperate Housewives will be over after the upcoming season, but there's no recession in the numbers of women gainfully employed in lead roles on ABC. Particularly in series of a more or less serious nature. All four of the network's new fall season dramas -- Charlie's Angels, Pan Am, Revenge and Once Upon a Time -- are fronted by females, with men mostly served as side dishes. One can say pretty much the same of three returning series -- Private Practice, Body of Proof and Grey's Anatomy -- although Patrick Dempsey's "Dr. McDreamy" certainly has drawn considerable… read more »
Women hold the power in ABC's new fall entries
by Ed Bark on July 22nd 2011 at 11:17 pm
Women are powerful, sexual, conniving creatures -- the dominant species if you will. Men are mostly simple-minded Neanderthals with even simpler needs. Building sitcoms around their buffoonery apparently is a no-brainer. At least that's the world according to ABC, as reflected in the network's seven fall series. So consider this an appetizer as your dogged correspondent prepares to head West early next week for the annual summer network TV "press tour." It runs from July 26th all the way through August 8th, with ABC the last network in line. The remaining gaggle of TV critics should be good and cranky… read more »
ABC throws curves, spoofs befuddled men in new fall lineup
Curvy women and confused men are the eye-catchers in ABC's fall lineup, with a Charlie's Angels re-do and a Tim Allen return underscoring the network's latest new directions. Third place ABC has seven freshman series slotted for this fall, with another half-dozen newcomers announced as midseason entries. Making room for them is a big chunk of cancellations, with the demise of Brothers & Sisters after five seasons the most notable subtraction. Its Sunday night post-Desperate Housewives slot will be inherited by the new Pan Am, a period piece celebrating the sex-alicious stewardesses of the 1960s. Also axed by ABC are V,… read more »
Lost Season 6 Finale - The End
by Ayla on May 21st 2010 at 1:29 pm
It was announced yesterday that Lost will participate in the first simulcast that sees countries from around the world, including the United Kingdom, air the same episode at the same time. Pretty exciting! This unprecedented scheduling will ensure UK fans don’t have to wait another five days after the initial airing of the season finale to find out what happens to the island inhabitants. Great news for some, shame it’ll be on at 5am GMT! Other countries participating in the simulcast are Italy, Spain, Turkey, Canada, Israel and Portugal. So after six years, Lost has finally come to an… read more »
Desperate Housewives Season Six Finale...and what a finale it was!
by Ayla on May 17th 2010 at 2:17 pm
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Last night saw the season 6 finale of Desperate Housewives. The explosive episode, entitled Guess This Is Goodbye saw a dramatic death for one of the show’s stars. The episode hasn’t yet aired in the UK, so I don’t want to give too much away for those who haven’t seen it. Scottish actor John Barrowman sadly won’t be reprising his role as evil Patrick Logan when the series returns in the Fall. But there is a new/old guy in town! A previous character has moved back to the leafy suburbs of Wisteria Lane. Paul Young (Mark Moses), who is… read more »
