WWTBAM Bored

CBS has just cancelled The Ex List, a low-rated Friday night (and for Friday night, it really has to be low rated) comedy/drama about a woman who is told by a psychic that her true love is a man she's already dated and if she doesn't hook up again with him, she'll never find happiness. I guess now she's really S.O.L. Repeats of NCIS will air for now; no word on a permanent replacement.

And speaking of new lows for Friday night television, on November 14, ABC will try out a pilot episode of a proposed new show called "Super-Manny" which is a male version of Supernanny. That entire idea is creepy on many, many different levels.

Maybe one of her ex'es is John Amsterdam, who is also stuck in cancellation limbo, still looking for his one true love who will turn him mortal again.

There are also rumors abound about the cancellation of Pushing Daisies.

I mean, I know that I probably shouldn't watch this anyway since I'm, you know, a guy. But it's a really enjoyable show that I can watch in my free time and not really concentrate on. Plus, Jim dale is the best narrator guy of all-time.

Of course all-time to me only consists of 1992-present

Almost anything on Friday night network TV is, by definition, in trouble, as that's the lowest TV viewing night of the week.

Dick Cavett did a joke back in the 70's: "The FBI finally found Patty Hearst. She'd been hiding on ABC on Friday nights."

The EX list was pleasant enough with pretty people to keep the tv warm, until LIFE came on at 10. NBC is moving LIFE to Wednesday night. Pushing Daises has some weak scripts this season.

clem21 wrote: Of course all-time to me only consists of 1992-present

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MarleysGh0st wrote:

clem21 wrote: Of course all-time to me only consists of 1992-present

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Heh Heh Heh...

We use the X List as illumination until NUMB3RS comes on.

nitrah55 wrote:Almost anything on Friday night network TV is, by definition, in trouble, as that's the lowest TV viewing night of the week.

Dick Cavett did a joke back in the 70's: "The FBI finally found Patty Hearst. She'd been hiding on ABC on Friday nights."

Friday nights are bad but at least the networks do have a schedule. WIth the exception of Cops and America's Most Wanted on Fox, Saturday nights have been completely abandoned by the networks. At one time, Saturday was considered a prime TV viewing night with a lot of top shows. Now it's sporting events, bad movies and repeats of crime dramas.

silverscreenselect wrote:WIth the exception of Cops and America's Most Wanted on Fox, Saturday nights have been completely abandoned by the networks. At one time, Saturday was considered a prime TV viewing night with a lot of top shows. Now it's sporting events, bad movies and repeats of crime dramas.

Absolutely.

Think of the old CBS Saturday lineup with the MTM Show, the Bob Newhart Show and Carol Burnett.

But that was 30 years ago.

Can anyone think of a more recent powerhouse Saturday lineup?

clem21 wrote:There are also rumors abound about the cancellation of Pushing Daisies.

I mean, I know that I probably shouldn't watch this anyway since I'm, you know, a guy. But it's a really enjoyable show that I can watch in my free time and not really concentrate on. Plus, Jim dale is the best narrator guy of all-time.

Of course all-time to me only consists of 1992-present

So will Pushing Daisies get the ratings boost it needs Wednesday Oct, 29th at 8 p.m. ABC is even promoting it for non-political viewers

themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:

clem21 wrote:There are also rumors abound about the cancellation of Pushing Daisies.

I mean, I know that I probably shouldn't watch this anyway since I'm, you know, a guy. But it's a really enjoyable show that I can watch in my free time and not really concentrate on. Plus, Jim dale is the best narrator guy of all-time.

Of course all-time to me only consists of 1992-present

So will Pushing Daisies get the ratings boost it needs Wednesday Oct, 29th at 8 p.m. ABC is even promoting it for non-political viewers

Unlike the other networks, ABC will not preempt its programming, in this case Pushing Daisies, in order to show the Obama lovefest. That's enough reason to wish for its success.

clem21 wrote:There are also rumors abound about the cancellation of Pushing Daisies.

I mean, I know that I probably shouldn't watch this anyway since I'm, you know, a guy. But it's a really enjoyable show that I can watch in my free time and not really concentrate on. Plus, Jim dale is the best narrator guy of all-time.

Of course all-time to me only consists of 1992-present

We love Pushing Daisies!

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote: We love Pushing Daisies!

Me, too. It'd be a shame if it gets cancelled. I've really enjoyed this year, even if the critics have said that the scripts aren't as strong...I think they are. They're still underusing Swoosie Kurtz and Ellen Greene, but they get major props for the whole Olive-as-a-nun run, culminating in the death in the nunnery.

Oh, and Emerson's mother was a MAJOR hoot.

Since its Halloween season, I'll mention that last Halloween I was The Piemaker. An apron, a rolling pin, a boxed pie with a couple of Pie Hole labels and I was good to go. Chicks dig a man with pastry.

themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:Since its Halloween season, I'll mention that last Halloween I was The Piemaker. An apron, a rolling pin, a boxed pie with a couple of Pie Hole labels and I was good to go. Chicks dig a man with pastry.

Piemakers are nothing, compared to a monkey in a fez.

clem21 wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:

clem21 wrote: Of course all-time to me only consists of 1992-present

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Heh Heh Heh...

It's took bad you weren't around (or old enough) for Nick at Nite's golden era in the late 80's & early 90's. You'd have had exposure to a wide variety of good old TV shows....

They beat anything on the tube nowadays.....

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Didn't SuperManny just screw around with the Red Sox, get picked up by LA, suddenly discover how to hit again (& run, not jog between bases when he did) then become a free agent & time will tell how much he's now worth to LA? (That may already have happened; I don't follow baseball that closely, especially after What Happened 2 weekends ago.) At any rate, it was a pretty good show, though not for Boston, considering. Lotsa drama though.