Slate’s Upfront week coverage continues with a look at ABC’s Autumn line-up.
Articles by Rob Buckley
BBC planned to turn itself into Italian TV for charity
From today’s Times (and other papers):
Poles apart
The BBC has scrapped plans for a celebrity pole dancing show after protests from women’s groups. Zoë Ball, Natasha Kaplinsky and Fiona Phillips had been linked with the one-off programme for Sport Relief. The Poppy Project, a women’s support group, said that pole dancing exploited women.
Nothing like pole dancing for charity, is there? Insert punchline as to what next year’s “but it’s all in a good cause” idea will be…
CBS shows coming back
Upfront week continues with announcements of returning and cancelled CBS shows:
Returning
48 Hours: Mystery
60 Minutes
Close To Home
Cold Case
Crimetime Saturday
Criminal Minds
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Miami
CSI: New York
Ghost Whisperer
How I Met Your Mother
King Of Queens (midseason)
NCIS
Numb3rs
Survivor
The Amazing Race
The New Adventures of Old Christine
The Unit
Two and a Half Men
Without A Trace
Cancelled
Courting Alex
Love Monkey
Out Of Practice
Threshold
Yes, Dear
And over on ABC, Commander in Chief has been given the heave-ho at last.
There must be an r in the month
There’s another Carry On revival on the way. This one will star Vinnie Jones and Shane Ritchie.
Message to producers: leave the series alone. Remember Carry On Columbus. Let it be a warning to you.
TV reviews
CSI: Miami – Some kind words for a change
I normally mock CSI: Miami and its silliness each week. It’s very easy to do, because it’s just so silly. This week’s episode was no different in that respect. However, I do think a few kind words for it are in order, because it remains one of the most visually impressive shows around. So here’s a little photo gallery of praise. Well done directors and DOPs: it’s nice to see someone on mainstream TV doing something imaginative with their visuals.
