2018-19 Season TV Cancellations/Pilots: Perfectionist Horseman commits perjury, held In Contempt

[Deleted member 5853]

Friendly reminder that L&O: SVU shelved a Trump-based episode because he became president.

In the right hands, this show could be an exploration into hate movements and the weaponization of angry predominantly white teens in this political climate. But, it isn't and it'll just be a series of minorities dying at the hands of white people with one very tone-deaf episode about a white person getting murdered by someone African-American because reverse racism.

 

[berzeli]

NBC orders "Law & Order: Hate Crimes". This isn't a joke.

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I get the why of it, but damn nothing about how this is presented gives me any hope for it.

 

[Sammex]

Law and Order: Thought Crimes
Law and Order: Crimes of Grindelwald
Law and Order: Fashion Crimes

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Late night Cinemax (RIP) version - Law and Order: Crimes of Passion.

 

[Rvaan]

Late night Cinemax (RIP) version - Law and Order: Crimes of Passion.

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That's just SVU with nudity.

 

[Rhaknar]

Law and Order: Fashion Crimes

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[RatskyWatsky]

I decided to compile the YouTube views for the new series trailers released at the upfronts on the respective official channel accounts:

The Passage - 10 million
New Amsterdam - 6.6 million
Manifest - 6.3 million
The Cool Kids - 5.1 million
Rel - 4.6 million
The Rookie - 2.9 million
I Feel Bad - 2.9 million
The Kids Are Alright - 2.2 million
A Million Little Things - 2.2 million
Single Parents - 1.9 million
Last Man Standing - 612K
Magnum PI - 546K
Murphy Brown - 267K
Cosmos: Possible Worlds - 182K
God Friended Me - 181K
Whiskey Cavalier - 179K
The Fix - 125K
Grand Hotel - 121K
Happy Together - 108K
FBI - 102K
Proven Innocent - 62K
The Neighborhood - 18K
Charmed - ?? (the upfront trailer was pulled but the several trailers they've release since then have averaged 27K views)
All American - ?? (the upfront trailer was pulled but the one released a month ago has 7.8K views)

This isn't necessarily an indication of what the ratings will be (especially w/r/t CBS' shows - old people don't use YouTube), but it kind of signals where awareness is at.

 

[Rvaan]

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This gimmick was better than I thought it was going to be.

I decided to compile the YouTube views for the new series trailers released at the upfronts on the respective official channel accounts:

The Passage - 10 million
New Amsterdam - 6.6 million
Manifest - 6.3 million
The Cool Kids - 5.1 million
Rel - 4.6 million
The Rookie - 2.9 million
I Feel Bad - 2.9 million
The Kids Are Alright - 2.2 million
A Million Little Things - 2.2 million
Single Parents - 1.9 million
Last Man Standing - 612K
Magnum PI - 546K
Murphy Brown - 267K
Cosmos: Possible Worlds - 182K
God Friended Me - 181K
Whiskey Cavalier - 179K
The Fix - 125K
Grand Hotel - 121K
Happy Together - 108K
FBI - 102K
Proven Innocent - 62K
The Neighborhood - 18K
Charmed - ?? (the upfront trailer was pulled but the several trailers they've release since then have averaged 27K views)
All American - ?? (the upfront trailer was pulled but the one released a month ago has 7.8K views)

This isn't necessarily an indication of what the ratings will be (especially w/r/t CBS' shows - old people don't use YouTube), but it kind of signals where awareness is at.

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I might be responsible for about 1k of those Whiskey Cavaliet views.

 

[Penguin]

So The Purge premieres tonight, intrigued to check that out

 

[RatskyWatsky]

So The Purge premieres tonight, intrigued to check that out

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It's getting awful reviews, so it seems like an obvious "pass" for me.

 

[berzeli]

BBC Terror Thriller 'Bodyguard' Becomes Biggest UK Drama Launch In A Decade As Consolidated Figures Emerge

BBC terror thriller Bodyguard has become the biggest new drama launch in the UK in a decade. The first episode of the drama, created by Line of Duty's Jed Mercurio, consolidated with 10.4 million viewers and a 40.9% share, after launching with 6.7M overnight viewers last Sunday night.

The show saw an increase of 3.6M viewers watching via catch-up and on-demand and is the highest launch figure for a new drama on BBC One since at least 2002. Some 3M people have watched the drama on BBC iPlayer.

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BBC Adapting Cecil Day-Lewis' 'The Beast Must Die' Into Detective Drama With 'Taboo' Producer Scott Free London

The British public broadcaster is working up a remake of the novel, which tells the story of how respected crime writer Frank Cairns plots the perfect murder but ends up working with a top detective to clear his name.

In the book, Cairns intends to murder the hit-and-run driver who killed his young son but when his intended victim is found dead and Cairns becomes the prime suspect, the author insists that he has been framed. To solve the mystery, one of Cairns' old friends calls in private detective Nigel Strangeways to help.

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Deadline understands that the BBC adaptation is being written by Gaby Chiappe, who wrote Gemma Arterton feature film Their Finest and has written on a number of British crime dramas including ITV's The Level and Vera as well as BBC's Shetland. It is being set up as a series, likely to be five or six episodes

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and yes it's that Day-Lewis family:

The Beast Must Die was written by Nicholas Blake, the nom de plume of poet Cecil Day-Lewis, father of Daniel Day Lewis and was first published in 1938.

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ABC Nabs Working Moms Comedy 'Family Friendly' From Christine Pietrosh, Jessica Goldstein & Jason Winer As Put Pilot

In a competitive situation, ABC has landed Family Friendly, a single-camera comedy from Telenovela creators Christine Pietrosh and Jessica Goldstein, director-producer Jason Winer (Single Parents, Life In Pieces), 20th Century Fox TV and Winer's studio-based Small Dog Picture Company.

Written by Pietrosh and Goldstein, Family Friendly revolves around three working moms, who would have never been friends outside of work, but band together to survive an office that, despite its wholesome public image, is not quite "family friendly.

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also; we already got the best take on L&O: Hate Crimes:

 

[Deleted member 5028]

Law and Order: ERA

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So new thread new discussion. Apparently we're close to the pickup of Designated Survivor for a third season.
https://www.tvfanatic.com/2018/08/designated-survivor-revived-for-season-3/

I'll be happy if Netflix gives it a shot but boy do they need to add some real stakes and balls to this show.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

God, what is with all these mediocre and/or played out shows getting saved...

 

[carlsojo]

So The Purge premieres tonight, intrigued to check that out

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Yeah I'm interested as well. Hopefully it's as fun as the films with the best masks ever.

 

[Decado]

What do they mean by "local"? EU countries combined, or in Belgium 30% must be Belgian shows?

Either way, could limit how many shows the streaming giants release. Easiest way to increase the % of "local" shows is to reduce the number of international ones.

 

[Zippedpinhead]

So new thread new discussion. Apparently we're close to the pickup of Designated Survivor for a third season.
https://www.tvfanatic.com/2018/08/designated-survivor-revived-for-season-3/

I'll be happy if Netflix gives it a shot but boy do they need to add some real stakes and balls to this show.

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DAMNIT!!! why couldn't they have leaked this a week ago when I deleted the last two episodes of last season.

Is Season 2 on netflix yet?

 

[Strafer]

So new thread new discussion. Apparently we're close to the pickup of Designated Survivor for a third season.
https://www.tvfanatic.com/2018/08/designated-survivor-revived-for-season-3/

I'll be happy if Netflix gives it a shot but boy do they need to add some real stakes and balls to this show.

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this is fantastic news

 

[TheIlliterati]

NBC orders "Law & Order: Hate Crimes". This isn't a joke.

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Law and Order: Both Sides

 

[dead souls]

God, what is with all these mediocre and/or played out shows getting saved...

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It warms my heart to see someone else type up my exact opinion.

Let all of this fucking shit die.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Fox Adds Live Boxing to Primetime Schedule as Network's Major Non-Scripted Push Continues

In a move that will only intensify speculation that "New Fox" is morphing into an all-sports and animation destination, the network will begin airing live boxing as early as December. According to the Wall Street Journal, 21st Century Fox has inked a four-year deal with Premier Boxing Champions for the rights to carry fights on Fox as well as Fox Sports 1 cable channel and pay-per-view.

In the past year, Fox has also acquired Thursday Night Football and WWE SmackDown, fueling buzz that the network will rely less on scripted fare once its sister studio, 21st Century Fox, moves to Disney. Fox CEO Dana Walden downplayed such talk back in July at the Television Critics Assoc. summer press tour, insisting to reporters, "We are definitely in the development business. And the mix of programming will remain as it was the past decade. We are launching shows all season long [and] I don't anticipate that to change."

Fox's five-year deal for WWE, inked this past June, will find the wrestling franchise airing on the network every Friday year-'round beginning Oct. 4, 2019.

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[American Eskimo]

So new thread new discussion. Apparently we're close to the pickup of Designated Survivor for a third season.
https://www.tvfanatic.com/2018/08/designated-survivor-revived-for-season-3/

I'll be happy if Netflix gives it a shot but boy do they need to add some real stakes and balls to this show.

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I am a fan of this show, so I hope this is true

 

[Zero-ELEC]

NBC orders "Law & Order: Hate Crimes". This isn't a joke.

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There's no way this can possibly go wrong!

 

[Miso]

Prime has The Purge as an original here. Might watch for that reason. I do like when Netflix and Prime have weekly shows over from the US.

Spoiler: Not

Designated Survivor - that was a dud

Who has it in Yank-land? Part of that AMC /Aamzon output deal, or something else?

 

[Jason Frost]

So new thread new discussion. Apparently we're close to the pickup of Designated Survivor for a third season.
https://www.tvfanatic.com/2018/08/designated-survivor-revived-for-season-3/

I'll be happy if Netflix gives it a shot but boy do they need to add some real stakes and balls to this show.

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So, this probably answers the blind item.

 

[Tagg]

So new thread new discussion. Apparently we're close to the pickup of Designated Survivor for a third season.
https://www.tvfanatic.com/2018/08/designated-survivor-revived-for-season-3/

I'll be happy if Netflix gives it a shot but boy do they need to add some real stakes and balls to this show.

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I wouldn't be surprised if they hire some better writers and attempt to make it more of a prestige show to fill in the political drama gap when House of Cards is finished.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Prime has The Purge as an original here. Might watch for that reason. I do like when Netflix and Prime have weekly shows over from the US.

Spoiler: Not

Designated Survivor - that was a dud

Who has it in Yank-land? Part of that AMC /Aamzon output deal, or something else?

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USA/Syfy

 

[RedHoodedOwl]

I'm watching the premiere of The Mayans MC.

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I didn't expect to see Gemma appearing in a brief cameo.

 

[TheIlliterati]

I'm watching the premiere of The Mayans MC.

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I didn't expect to see Gemma appearing in a brief cameo.

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I couldn't believe it. Like really? Really? Most pointless cameo ever.

 

[rude]

I wasn't prepared for Mayans to be as bad as it is. Like....it's just SO dumb.

 

[SeanM]

I quit Sons of Anarchy after like the fourth season, was going to give the Mayans pilot a try, but as soon as I turned it on I saw that it was an hour and 40 minutes long and was instantly reminded of all the pointless musical montages and shit from SOA.

No thanks.

 

[American Eskimo]

I wouldn't be surprised if they hire some better writers and attempt to make it more of a prestige show to fill in the political drama gap when House of Cards is finished.

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Watch them turn it into The Office : White House for 6 episodes as a test.

Yes i still bitter about Ghosted

 

[Adam_Roman]

I think I'm one of three people who not only watched Flaked, but want a third season.

 

[RedHoodedOwl]

Ghosted was cancelled? Of course, FOX cancelled an another underappreciated show.

 

[Strafer]

I'm watching the premiere of The Mayans MC.

Spoiler

I didn't expect to see Gemma appearing in a brief cameo.

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Really? She's married to the creator of the show, I expect her to show up in everything he does so.

 

[JediTimeBoy]

Fuck them for cancelling Colony.

I see Taken has been cancelled. I've had it on my watch list for a while, is it worth watching ?

 

[Parsnip]

What's the best list of all new shows starting this autumn? Preferably something with log lines too.

 

[dead souls]

Really? She's married to the creator of the show, I expect her to show up in everything he does so.

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Yep, you just know she'll be singing the musical montages before too long.

 

[Slayven]

Ghosted was cancelled? Of course, FOX cancelled an another underappreciated show.

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I knew it was getting canceled when it got announced.

 

[mreddie]

Are we already taking bets on the first canned show?

 

[dead souls]

I knew it was getting canceled when it got announced.

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And let's be honest, it was terrible. I wanted to like it given that I enjoy Adam Scott and Craig Robinson but once Fox put it on hiatus so did I.

 

[vypek]

Are we already taking bets on the first canned show?

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If we are, I think I'll place my bet on "God Friended Me"

 

[Slayven]

And let's be honest, it was terrible. I wanted to like it given that I enjoy Adam Scott and Craig Robinson but once Fox put it on hiatus so did I.

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It was enjoyable, I think given time would have grown into something. But shows don't get that chance anymore on network tv

 

[Penguin]

The Purge premiere wasn't bad just really slow

I guess it's odd since need to build up the different characters and stuff, but at the same time after 4 Purge movies, people already know what it is and the rules and stuff. We shall see

 

[Slayven]

The Purge premiere wasn't bad just really slow

I guess it's odd since need to build up the different characters and stuff, but at the same time after 4 Purge movies, people already know what it is and the rules and stuff. We shall see

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A purge series that functions like an anthology makes too much sense. You can tell all kinds of stories.

I just hated the commercial because for a half second I thought it was a real political ad

 

[Penguin]

A purge series that functions like an anthology makes too much sense. You can tell all kinds of stories.

I just hated the commercial because for a half second I thought it was a real political ad

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Yeah, though I guess part of the franchise's appeal is... it can happen.

And right now, it really does seem just focused on the murder part. I'd love to see stuff like robbery, or just wreckless party or dumb crap.

 

[Slayven]

Yeah, though I guess part of the franchise's appeal is... it can happen.

And right now, it really does seem just focused on the murder part. I'd love to see stuff like robbery, or just wreckless party or dumb crap.

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I like to see Post Purge shit. Does your relationship change after you seen your partner go Micheal Myers on somebody? Does life insurance cover being purged? And all crime being legal, people would do much fouler shit than murdering

Why does it feel like I am asking far deeper questions than the creators probably would want to tackle?

 

[Linkura]

I like to see Post Purge shit. Does your relationship change after you seen your partner go Micheal Myers on somebody? Does life insurance cover being purged? And all crime being legal, people would do much fouler shit than murdering

Why does it feel like I am asking far deeper questions than the creators probably would want to tackle?

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Considering the guy in Election Year had purge insurance for his business, I would say there's purge life insurance.

 

[Slayven]

Considering the guy in Election Year had purge insurance for his business, I would say there's purge life insurance.

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That shit must be expensive

 

[Strafer]

watching the Mayans pilot and I heard fuck, so now it's okay to use it huh.

That is what was missing from Sons; i'm sick of all the jesus christs.

 

[Linkura]

That shit must be expensive

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Yeah, and part of the premise of Election Year is they jacked up his rates to an unaffordable level, so now he has to protect his store.

 

[SeanM]

The Purge premiere wasn't bad just really slow

I guess it's odd since need to build up the different characters and stuff, but at the same time after 4 Purge movies, people already know what it is and the rules and stuff. We shall see

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They should've just done the show in real-time format like 24, each episode would be an hour of The Purge.