So it is November and it is getting seriously cold out
there. Not that I have anything to complain about given the devastation around
Cuba, Haiti and of course the Eastern seaboard of the United States. I felt
that I just had to at least mention that before moving on to the discussion of
TV shows.
Unfortunately good friends I bring you news of
cancellations.
The first show is Fairly Legal which has been cancelled
after two seasons. It starred Sarah Shahi (she being the reason I watched)
about a lawyer turned mediator with a bit of a hero complex and an incredibly
messy personal life. It also featured Michael Trucco that you probably
recognise from Battlestar Galactica as one Samuel Anders.
It was a solid enough show that showed during the off season
but I could never truly sympathise with the lead character as she always come
over a little too self righteous for my liking and the mess she made of her
private life made even a singleton like me wince on more than one occasion.
I enjoyed the antics of her personal assistant played by
Baron Vaughn, he was just so intensely likeable as was his brief courtship of
the sandwich seller. I can fully understand though why the show was cancelled
as deciding to come up with the main romantic prospect in the 2nd
season was never likely to work. Still I will miss Sarah Shahi and her
smoldering looks.
The other show to get an official cancellation notification
was Political Animals starring Sigourney Weaver
The reason this one left me surprised was the fact that it
was a miniseries, I don’t know about you but when I hear the term miniseries I assume only one
run and not several seasons, otherwise it wouldn’t really be a MINI-series then
would it? Still for whatever reason USA made the announcement, from what I can
gather Political Animals was one of those critic, good, ratings, bad shows that
often like to appear every now and then.
I watched the entire run but I can remember only catching up
on the final 5 episodes weeks after they aired just to say I had watched it
because the show didn’t really move me. I get the idea it was supposed to with
some many heavy hitters in the cast list but then I have never been one for
mainstream drama. Perhaps the American public gets more than enough of their
politics from Fox News.
SOME GOOD NEWS TO FOLLOW BAD
Homeland has been renewed for Season Three and it is only
five episodes into Season Two. That is pretty early as renewals go especially
for someone who generally is still waiting to hear whether or not his favourite
show is going to return in May or June after a season finale. Homeland stars
Damian Lewis who also starred with Sarah Shahi in Life which was a cop
procedural that lasted two seasons. It is a great show and I am glad to see
that it is going to be around for awhile though I do have questions about how
far it can go.
Arrow is also going to be show in its entirety for the first
season. Obviously this isn’t as big news as a renewal but it is still important
as all too often shows like this might be silently lead off to execution after
only a few episodes of a longer intended run. Look up Birds of Prey as a
noteworthy example.
Arrow is certainly no Smallville it goes in another
direction probably more accurate to equate it with Batman which Arrow is a copy
of. It makes sense for CW to run with it though as the Batman rights are in
use, the writing and pacing of the show is excellent though one minor gripe is
for Oliver to go a little further with his family than just being the obnoxious
playboy.
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