Production/Commissioning/TV News

[hammard]

Originally Posted by johnone

I'm not being critical of the Beeb here ...they're who do you think you are can be funny (Julian Clary discovering his family were German) Mysterious (Vic Reeves) to deeply moving (Jerry Springers family in the Holocaust) whereas the U.S version seemed to always have to have the subject having a moving ephiany usually in front of a grave and "Understanding" their distant relatives a bit better.

Oh yeah TA

[DaveC]

Originally Posted by hammard

If you watch the proper US broadcasts (not the adapted British ones) it's awful because they try so hard to make it exciting and over the top. I like the British version but it is not meant to be exciting, less an Irish Coffee more like a nice cup of tea.

My favourite revelation was Brook Shields who upon discovering her hitherto unknown French Ancestry decided that was the whole reason she had majored in French at University

It plays well to Americans as my Girlfriend cannot watch it without a box of tissues to hand, as she invariably ends up in floods of tears watching the tales of the tials and tribulations the ancestors went through

[badhat-h]

news on 'homeland', 'new girl' and fall out from US cancellations on UK channels-

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/i...&contentID=828

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s18...-confirms.html

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-...-in-the-summer

[hammard]

Not really news as such but full US primetime schedule is now available:
http://www.spoilertv.com/2012/05/201...v-listing.html

Genre shows:
Monday
10pm: NBC: Revolution

Wednesday
8PM: CW: Arrow
9PM CW: Supernatural
9:30PM: ABC: The Neighbors

Thursday
8PM: ABC: Last Resort
CW: Vampire Diaries
9PM: Beauty and the Beast

Friday:
8PM: Fox: Touch
9PM: Fox: Fringe
NBC: Grimm

Sunday:
8PM: ABC: Once Upon A Time
10PM: ABC: 666 Park Avenue
NBC: Do No Harm

[hammard]

CW decides to premier shows later in order to reduce repeats:

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/201...atuses/134695/

[badhat-h]

c5 gets 'persons of interest'-


http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s17...in-the-uk.html

'dr who' tops i tunes in US

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/s7/...ons-in-us.html

[hammard]

Full Arrow trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggqp1...layer_embedded

[hammard]

Full Cult trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=rGs36fBSewQ

[hammard]

Beauty and the Beast promo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=d175IQPpdCg

(Sorry posting these all separately, this is the way I saw them.)

[DaveC]

Originally Posted by johnone

NBC have commented on Thirty Rock , Community and the Office and said that none of these shows are being consisdered in their final seasons....(even though last week everyone involved announced that the next season of thirty rock is going to be it's last) However the network admitted that Dan Harmon will be changing his role in the running of Community from showrunner to consultant...(Basically Harmon has been politely removed from his show after the ridiculous public fall out with Chevy Chase.)

Harmon really doesn't know when to shut up

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/liv...p-fired-326828