Wed May 20, 2009 2:27PM6 comments ›
Wed May 20, 2009 — by Mike Gold
Upfronts Three-Point-Two: The CW
Hey, They're Still In Business!
The last of the broadcast nets revealed themselves this morning, and in a fit of original thought they’re giving us a lot more of the same.
Angelenos, The Beautiful Life, and The Vampire Diaries are being added. They’re about pretty but dangerous residents of Los Angeles, struggling fashion models, and a family of vampire brothers, respectively. Oh, and they’re bringing Melrose Place back. Holy 90210, Bat-brain!
The Gossip Girl spin-off got spiked, as did the CW’s entire attempt to program Sundays. The night is being returned to the individual affiliates.
On a personal note, the only sitcom I’ve actually enjoyed (non-animated) all century, Everybody Loves Chris, played its last, last Friday. Just like the show’s creator Chris Rock, the titular Chris dropped out of school when forced to take the 10th grade over. He may or may not have passed his GED; the show ended with a wonderful send-up of The Sopranos finale. It went out in style.
Smallville will be back. Now that he’s flying, please give him the big red S. C’mon. The movie sucked. Kal-El’s Superman without the cape, and the “red-blue-blur” is just stupid.
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Comments (6)
Andrew Pepoy (6:41 PM on Wed May 20, 2009)
I'll miss "Reaper".
mike weber (11:08 PM on Wed May 20, 2009)
no need ... just set your TiVO
(No, no - don't hit me!)
Tom Fitzpatrick (11:47 PM on Wed May 20, 2009)
Actually, Kal-El is not really flying, just yet. He's leaping over buildings with a single bound.
I thought Mr. Gold was no longer with ComicsMix? Either way, welcome back, Mr. Gold.
What's with the absence of The Pilgrim web-comic?
Mike Gold (9:10 AM on Thu May 21, 2009)
Oh, I've always been here, lurking behind the scenes, working with our friends at IDW and developing the next round of new comics, doing a lot of legal work and generally being a pain in the ass. Besides, Glenn and Robert always beat me to the good stories.
As for Pilgrim... funny you should ask. Mike's going to be resuming work next week (we'll probably go back online in late June, but that's just a guess) and Mark's well ahead, script-wise, which is a good thing. He's busy doing promotion for the new Transformers movie. He's never looked better.
Yeah, Kal's just leaping right now. That's true. But he's pretty smart (when he's not so self-obsessed). He'll figure out how to flatten out.
mike weber (6:25 PM on Thu May 21, 2009)
Yeah, Kal's just leaping right now. That's true. But he's pretty smart (when he's not so self-obsessed). He'll figure out how to flatten out.
He needs to sell animation rights to himself to the Fleischer Bros. That ought to do it.
Linda Gold (1:28 AM on Fri May 22, 2009)
@Mike Weber-best comment I have heard in weeks anywhere.