US TV

An archive of articles about US television programmes and production.

And there be trailers for some of NBC’s new shows now: Revolution, Go On, The New Normal, Animal Practice, Guys With Kids and Chicago Fire

14 May 2012 Rob Buckley 3 Comments

As if all today’s clips and programme summaries weren’t enough, here are a whole bunch of proper trailers for all NBC’s new shows, as well as their Facebook and Google+ pages (good luck with that one, guys) and their Twitter accounts and hashtags. Any look good to you?

REVOLUTION
Facebook
Twitter #Revolution
Google+

GO ON
Facebook
Twitter #GoOn
Google+

THE NEW NORMAL
Facebook
Twitter #NewNormal
Google+

ANIMAL PRACTICE
Facebook
Twitter #AnimalPractice
Google+

GUYS WITH KIDS
Facebook
Twitter #GuysWithKids
Google+

CHICAGO FIRE
Facebook
Twitter #ChicagoFire
Google+

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NBC’s upfronts 2012-3 – a rundown and clips from the new shows

14 May 2012 Rob Buckley 6 Comments

NBC new season 2012/13

We’ve already had a look at some of the cast photos, but now we have a full rundown of what NBC is ordering up for its Fall schedule. Unlike last year, where there seemed to be a few shows that I’d like to watch – NBC now having cancelled them all – NBC appears to have chosen to fill the airwaves this year and next year almost exclusively with pure awfulness, probably figuring based on this year’s ratings that if it produces anything decent, no one will watch it, so why bother with half-decent, which takes some effort, when you can have river effluent instead.

After the jump, we’ll take a look – yes, there are clips – at NBC’s new shows, to see if there’s anything at all that looks good out of Revolution, Go On, The New Normal, Animal Practice, Guys With Kids, Chicago Fire and Do No Harm.

UPDATE: Now with more clips!

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Monday’s “NBC, ABC, CBS and The CW cancellations and pick-ups with almost no surprises” news

14 May 2012 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

What shall become of The Carusometer?

Film

Trailers

  • Trailer for The Campaign with Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis

UK TV

US TV

  • NBC cancels Awake, Bent, Best Friends Forever and Are You There, Chelsea?…
  • …renews The Office, Parks and Recreation, Whitney and Up All Night
  • CBS cancels A Gifted Man, NYC-22, Rob and Unforgettable…
  • …and CSI: Miami…
  • …renews CSI: NY…
  • …and Two and a Half Men
  • ABC cancels GCB, Pan Am, Missing and The River…
  • …renews Private Practice, Body of Proof, Don’t Trust The B—- in Apt 23, Scandal, Last Man Standing…
  • …and Happy Endings
  • The CW cancels Ringer, The Secret Circle, renews Nikita, Hart of Dixie and Gossip Girl
  • Jorja Fox to return to CSI again
  • Lost‘s Maggie Grace to recur on Californication
  • No end dates for Community or 30 Rock after all
  • Full trailer for True Blood season five
  • Thursday ratings
  • Friday ratings: Fringe ends with 14-week high

US TV pilots

  • NBC orders Next Caller Please
  • ABC orders Nashville, Zero Hour, Red Widow, Last Resort, 666 Park Avenue, The Neighbors, Family Tools and How To Live With Your Parents For The Rest of Your Life…
  • …and Malibu Country
  • CBS picks up Elementary, Partners, Vegas, Golden Boy, Made in Jersey and Friend Me
  • The CW orders The Carrie Diaries, Arrow, Cult, First Cut and Beauty and the Beast
  • Infamous and Guys With Kids recasting roles

Friday’s “NBC and ABC’s renewals, Cougar Town moves and NBC and CBC’s new series” news

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Canadian TV

  • CBC unveils 2012-3 season, including Cracked and Titanic: Blood and Steel, as well as the return of Arctic Air

UK/French TV

  • France’s Canal+ and Sky Atlantic to remake Sweden and Denmark’s The Bridge
  • Sky Arts orders Psychobitches, with Catherine Tate, Rebecca Front and Sharon Horgan, as well as a full series of Nixon’s the One with Harry Shearer, while Sky Living commissions The Spa by Derren Litten and Gates with Sue Johnston and Joanna Page
  • Next series of Top Gear postponed until 2013

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US TV pilots

  • Luther creator to write NBC’s Republic of Pirates
  • NBC orders Do No Harm and Infamous