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Live Fox Upfront Coverage
Anthony Anderson in K-ville by Rebecca Brenneman/Fox
3:50: Fox upfront. The words still send shivers down my spine. As you recall, the network's presentation last year was widely considered to be the single most grueling upfront in the history of upfrontmanship. The post-traumatic stress still hasn't worn off.
3:51: Good news. Fox has clearly learned from their mistakes. In stark contrast to last year, the check-in process was easy-breezy. Even better, the air conditioning is working! Now if we can wrap this thing up in under two hours, almost all will be forgiven.
4:01: I'm in complete denial about the VM thing, BTW. Just thought I'd share. Ooooh, the show is starting... with a 24 parody!
4:05: Jack Bauer urges Fox president Peter Liguori to keep this year's presentation under an hour! LOL!
4:06: They're bringing all their stars out onstage. Fox always has a good talent turnout at these things.
4:08: Well, most years they have a good turnout. The only Prison Breaker in attendance is Sucre (Amaury Nolasco)!
4:09: No Kiefer Sutherland, but Mary Lynn Rajskub's present. The cast of House is in the, er, house — sans Hugh Laurie.
4:10: There's Lauren Ambrose and Parker Posey from Amy Sherman-Palladino's new show. Dying to see clips from that show.
4:13: Ad sales exec talking about stuff I don't care about. Only 45 minutes left, Fox! Let's keep this thing moving!
4:17: Liguori enters stage right and... wow, his eyebrows are bigger than mine! Didn't think that was possible.
4:18: Liguori breaks news, announcing that House has landed the plum post-Super Bowl slot on Feb. 3!
4:20: OK, time for new show clips, starting with Back to You, the Kelsey Grammer-Patricia Heaton sitcom set in the local-news world. Looks promising.
4:24: It's time for AS-P's The Return of Jezebel James! Uh-oh. This looks shockingly generic.
4:26: Maybe it's just one of those shows that doesn't clip well. Please let it be one of those shows that doesn't clip well.
4:28: Moving on, it's the new Farrelly Brothers comedy with Craig Bierko and The Office's Rashida Jones, The Rules for Starting Over. This looks funny!
4:34: From the producers of Laguna Beach, comes Nashville, a docu-soap about a group of aspiring country singers. Well cast. Slickly produced. I'm still gonna have to pass. Country and me just don't click.
4:40: Moving on to dramas. First up, the post-Katrina cop drama K-Ville. It had me at "starring Anthony Anderson." That guy makes it look so easy.
4:44: Next up: New Amsterdam. It's NYPD Blue-meets-The Picture of Dorian Gray. Trippy concept. I'm in.
4:48: Julianna Margulies is back in Canterbury's Law. It's a grittier Philly... in New York. I'll give it a shot.
4:51: Ooooh, The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Coooool special effects! Awesome action sequences! So-so acting! Love. It. Matt Mitovich just flashed me a thumbs-up, so he's on board, too.
4:59: It's over! And under a freakin' hour, just like Bauer said! All's forgiven, Fox! Off to the Fox party to get those final four words from AS-P. Wish me luck!
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May 17, 2007 4:05 PM
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Great House news about the Super Bowl! Anything would be better than CBS's Criminal Minds choice.
Still hurting from the VM news though...
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May 17, 2007 4:26 PM
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I love these blogs when you comment on things as they happen. Sorry it's so rough for you on your Blackberry but I appreciate it.
Also in denial on VM.
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May 17, 2007 4:27 PM
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Is AS-P there so you can ask her those final words?
Good news about House. Though I'm really surprised they're not using the slot to launch The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Or even give Bones a boost. I don't think House really needs the help.
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May 17, 2007 4:29 PM
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I'm so with you on the VM being dead! I just don't see how they could cut such a great show, especially after ending GG, and giving a bunch of trampish floozies a second season!?! Like we really need fifty-million PCD's!(sorry but I'm angry)
On other news, I think it's fantastic for House landing the after SB time slot! I can only imagine what they will come up with for that episode!
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May 17, 2007 4:33 PM
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Any sightings of the Bones cast?
Thanks for this liveblogging thing Mike; it is really cool to know what is going on as it is happening.
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May 17, 2007 4:39 PM
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Does Fox ever do an Upfront page of video promos like the other networks have? Sorry for the noobish question, this is the first year I've been aware of all this yummy insider flavor! Feel free to ignore this if it's too nooby.
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Edited by RedCricketChase at 05/17/2007 1:46 PM
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May 17, 2007 4:45 PM
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Anthony Anderson looks like he's lost some weight in that photo...
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May 17, 2007 5:03 PM
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Yay! The GG final words! The ONLY thing that could cheer me up today!
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May 17, 2007 5:07 PM
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Final Four! Final Four!
Go, Ausiello! Go, Ausiello!
Let's hope someone is nice to you today for once.
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May 17, 2007 5:09 PM
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Good Luck and Snapple Wishes!!
I so hope ASP will be cool and give you those 4 words.
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May 17, 2007 5:20 PM
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Generic is right. I was at the pilot taping for Jezebel James. It's written just like Gilmore Girls was, fast, snappy and witty, and even had a diner - owned by a woman, like Luke's diner was supposed to be - complete with sarcastic diner worker-bee. Add to the mix GG alumni Scott Cohen (ex-Max), and Rose Abdoo (ex-Gypsy)with a cameo role, and a little girl who bears a remarkable resemblance to April (nerdy, glasses, smart), and you've got Gilmore Girls redux. Parker Posey ain't no Lauren Graham though - no facial expressions, and can't deliver Amy Sherman-Palladino's dialog worth a damn. There'll be tons of canned laughter in this one, since it was tough to muster up more than a snort now and then.
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May 17, 2007 5:20 PM
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Is the superbowl thing a joke? Picking what will go there now seems pretty stupid to me. They should wait to see what show needs the most help.
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May 17, 2007 5:23 PM
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Yeah, seen Jezebel James and it's no good. Horrible show, especially coming from ASP. Parker Posey doesn't fit the role at all. It's like watching someone try to perform a really bad rewrite of Lauren Graham's character on Gilmore Girls. Lauren Ambrose was about the only thing worth it. Scott Cohen wasn't that bad I suppose, even if his part was tiny.
Maybe ASP should kick PP out and replace her with LG now that LG is free. She'd make everything a lot better.
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May 17, 2007 5:27 PM
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Luke's diner was supposed to be owned by a woman? Huh?
Anyway, I'm disappointed to hear the pilot wasn't that great. Hopefully they'll tweak it before it airs or it'll get better as it goes along.
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May 17, 2007 5:56 PM
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