tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post6030861014037599655..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Sepinwall on TV: Join the Strike Survival TV Club and discover 'Cupid'Alan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-44102496931730431202008-01-18T13:25:00.000-05:002008-01-18T13:25:00.000-05:00(Might be old news to you, but still.)I came acros...(Might be old news to you, but still.)<BR/><BR/>I came across this quote in Jeffrey Stepakoff's awesome book Billion-Dollar Kiss:<BR/><BR/>"In 1998, Columbia TriStar Television (CTTV) developed a new comedy called The King of Queens. However, right before giving it a pickup, CBS reportedly refused to put the show on their schedule unless CTTV agreed to share ownership of it. Realizing they were being shaken down, the executives at CTTV debated it, looked at all their options, and came to the conclusion that they had none -- Columbia TriStar Television did not have its own network. So if CTTV wanted one of the shows it made to get on the air, it had to do whatever a network wanted, including sharing the back-end profits.<BR/><BR/>This was how business was now being done. -- According to Variety, ABC flat-out refused to pick up Columbia TriStar's Cupid unless CTTV lowered its already prenegotiated license fee by as much as a hundred grand an episode."<BR/><BR/>Yay for Fin-Syn.Olli Sulopuistohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16231856218415949967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-25899504645563984452008-01-04T08:28:00.000-05:002008-01-04T08:28:00.000-05:00Looking forward to Sports Night - quite possibly t...Looking forward to Sports Night - quite possibly the greatest TV show ever made, bar none. Less to do with the scripts, though they were good, much more to do with the performances, in particular those of Josh Charles and Robert Guillaume.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-51972657688930590352008-01-04T08:13:00.000-05:002008-01-04T08:13:00.000-05:00I don't know...the premise seems a bit weak. Also,...I don't know...the premise seems a bit weak. Also, Jeremy Piven and Paula Marshall just aren't my cup of tea (c'mon dude, just be bald and proud already). So I think I'll stick with my own set of brilliant but canceled shows (i.e. F&G, Firefly).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-64356236639678040442008-01-04T04:27:00.000-05:002008-01-04T04:27:00.000-05:00Revisiting brilliant but canceled programs in the ...Revisiting brilliant but canceled programs in the dearth of new material. Wonderful. Please, PLEASE tell me you'll be covering <I>Remember WENN</I>. And possibly <I>Gun</I> and <I>The Knights of Prosperity</I>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-80984816815194013402008-01-04T01:13:00.000-05:002008-01-04T01:13:00.000-05:00Just a note that the first part of the pilot was d...Just a note that the first part of the pilot was definitely taken down for some reason.<BR/><BR/>I searched for the file, and found this page - http://www.celebritywonder.com/vids/Jeremy_Piven/pafUmCRizGs.html - that had the Pilot (Part 1/5) YouTube video embedded, but when clicking on this video, it stated that the video was no longer available.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-72126854486242413382008-01-03T23:33:00.000-05:002008-01-03T23:33:00.000-05:00I still have my VHS tapes of Cupid, complete with ...I still have my VHS tapes of Cupid, complete with Syracuse snow warnings and promos for SU playing in the Orange Bowl that year. <BR/>I can't wait to hear from people seeing it for the first time.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03157624052197472147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-15959469399733571032008-01-03T17:01:00.000-05:002008-01-03T17:01:00.000-05:00Love all the shows you have on your queue. But I t...Love all the shows you have on your queue. But I think it would be so awesome if you went ahead and did deco's of The Wire Season 1 after the final episode airs. Since I already planned on going back and re-watching the series from the beginning, after the last episode, that would be AWESOME. Keep up the good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-40467775528835523822008-01-03T15:53:00.000-05:002008-01-03T15:53:00.000-05:00"I'm not even sure that's his original hairline, e..."I'm not even sure that's his original hairline, either."<BR/><BR/>It definitely isn't! That's what I'm sayin'. Whereas you look at him in The Kingdom, and you wouldn't even know that wasn't his real hair (if you'd been in a coma since 1991).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-18268964918352632582008-01-03T13:24:00.000-05:002008-01-03T13:24:00.000-05:00Alan, why no comment about ABC asking Thomas to br...Alan, why no comment about ABC asking Thomas to bring Cupid back? When you mentioned that a few months ago, that inspired me to watch most of the episodes on youtube. Was there an additional announcment about the revival that I missed? I hope it is still on because Cupid is/could be a great show.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12790727365322125310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-80599461816618588062008-01-03T13:19:00.000-05:002008-01-03T13:19:00.000-05:00Alan, will you be reviewing season two of Torchwoo...Alan, will you be reviewing season two of Torchwood on BBC America? This time instead of it taking a year to cross the ocean (like season one) season two will only be delayed by a couple of weeks from the original BBC Two broadcast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-15645648505348273962008-01-03T12:37:00.000-05:002008-01-03T12:37:00.000-05:00I'm out this time around, since my relatively anti...I'm out this time around, since my relatively antique computer isn't the optimal place to view a TV show and all I have is a teeny tiny old version IPod Nano (what do you expect--we still have a VCR instead of DVR or Tivo too). <BR/><BR/>So for me, it's time to finally check out Buffy...All zillion seasons of it. The strike can last a long, long time...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-39326450832986993822008-01-03T12:29:00.000-05:002008-01-03T12:29:00.000-05:00Alan, I really appreciate your choosing a show tha...Alan, I really appreciate your choosing a show that can be found on YouTube. I wouldn't buy DVDs of a series I'd already seen, and timing rentals of individual discs from Netflix or a video store would be an iffy proposition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-8142403642063327212008-01-03T11:30:00.000-05:002008-01-03T11:30:00.000-05:00I'm so excited! I loved this show.I'm so excited! I loved this show.karigeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16313190790440833847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-87684043029276176812008-01-03T10:53:00.000-05:002008-01-03T10:53:00.000-05:00Alan: I can send you a .mov copy of the complete f...Alan: I can send you a .mov copy of the complete first episode of Cupid if you need it. Quality is only slightly better than YouTube.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16944875991712695886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-54332726204579628532008-01-03T10:16:00.000-05:002008-01-03T10:16:00.000-05:00No typing and clicking required. At the end of eac...No typing and clicking required. At the end of each episode post, I'll include the links for the next episode. Couldn't be easier.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-80606846414683317632008-01-03T10:07:00.000-05:002008-01-03T10:07:00.000-05:00'Cupid' is a show I do want to discover, but I'll ...'Cupid' is a show I do want to discover, but I'll wait until it's out on DVD. Hunting down all the segments for each episode via YouTube just sounds like too much work for the veteran sofa spud. All that typing and clicking! oof!<BR/><BR/>Instead, I've decided to front-load my Netflix queue with all 13 eps of the 'Cadfael' mysteries and see if I can find theoretical crossover links to other shows that might share that era on the Toobworld timeline. <BR/><BR/>(I have a feeling there won't be many, but I could possibly get a nice 'Doctor Who' connection out of it....)Toby O'Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999037844031101965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-63529944865484030302008-01-03T09:32:00.000-05:002008-01-03T09:32:00.000-05:00Alan, I look forward to your Cupid recaps and hope...Alan, I look forward to your Cupid recaps and hopefully Sports Night (loved that show!), but am waiting to see you blog about the new season's episodes of Life on Mars. Pretty please!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-66844953912153009602008-01-03T09:25:00.000-05:002008-01-03T09:25:00.000-05:00I'm not even sure that's his original hairline, ei...I'm not even sure that's his original hairline, either. I bet if you go back and watch Lucas or something, you'd see the hair started even further back on his head.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-37330973080982931152008-01-03T09:24:00.000-05:002008-01-03T09:24:00.000-05:00Over the last 10 years, it's amazing to see the ad...Over the last 10 years, it's amazing to see the advances in hairpiece technology.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-28618147717313455542008-01-03T07:54:00.000-05:002008-01-03T07:54:00.000-05:00Marvellous! Simply marvellous! A great choice.Bu...Marvellous! Simply marvellous! A great choice.<BR/><BR/>But, please, Alan, humor the Latinists in your audience, and emend "ad nauseum" to the correct "ad nauseam"?Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288100796201737845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-84006571199702665872008-01-03T07:49:00.000-05:002008-01-03T07:49:00.000-05:00There is a story posted on www.theatlantic.com by ...There is a story posted on www.theatlantic.com by Reihan Salam about THE WIRE and David Simon. Not too flattering to Mr. Simon.<BR/><BR/>Also, Donnell Rawlings from THE WIRE was a guest last night on Fox News' RED EYE. I taped it but haven't watched it yet.CarolMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06357698369178272616noreply@blogger.com