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Supernatural, Smallville: All Signs Point to Yes

Cynthia — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:37:23 +0000

**It’s now official!!!**

A number of sources are reporting that The CW started their day making phone calls to discuss renewals with the executives of their top shows. Supernatural and Smallville both made the cut, one more expected than the other.

Smallville nearly went away last year but a major turn around in the story line has breathed new life into the waning series. But would Tom Welling sign on for yet another year as the boy-turned-man of steel? The answer appears to be yes, though I imagine his contract came with a very large number in the salary space.

Supernatural has experienced an almost spooky rebirth this past season as they pulled some of the best ratings numbers they’ve ever had. Add to that a flurry of interest from large portals such as TVGuide and EW and the little show that could has turned into one, hot property. It didn’t hurt that both Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki starred in high profile movies at the start of the year, giving the show an even bigger publicity kick.

Though there has been no official announcement made by The CW, sources at TVWeek are confident in passing on the good news, so we figured we’d jump on that bandwagon, too! If you’ll recall, both Supernatural and Smallville started filming a few weeks earlier than normal this past year which meant they could have rolled into their finales without a pick-up. I’m glad The CW didn’t wait as I don’t want to see what Kripke would do if he thought it was possibly the end of the Winchester brothers on TV.

The CW also is picking up 90210, Gossip Girl, Top Model and One Tree Hill. No word on Reaper which returns to the network in March.

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Reaper Returns Two Weeks Early

Cynthia — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:54:09 +0000

After spending the first 20 years of his life playing video games and hanging with his buddies, Sam Oliver (Bret Harrison) embarked on an exciting career as part of the Work Bench customer service team. But on his 21st birthday, Sam was told it was time he joined the family business — the business of hunting down escaped souls and sending them back to hell where they belong.

If you’re thinking Sam and Dean Winchester, think again. Sam Oliver works for the devil himself (Ray Wise) thanks to a deal made by his parents, who may not be his real parents at all. It’s Reaper and it’s returning to The CW for a second season starting on March 3.

If you’ve never seen the series, it’s sort of Supernatural crossed with Chuck. It’s mainstay is action comedy but you’ll also see a number of ghosts, ghoulies and other things that go bump in the night. If that’s not enough to draw you in, then watch for the talents of Ray Wise and Tyler Labine (Sam’s buddy Sock) both of whom steal every scene they’re in.

I have images of Reaper’s Devil sharing a drink with Supernatural’s Lilith — now that would be one mad tea party!

Want a little Reaper to tide you over? Click the cut for a fun promo vid.

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Tonight on Smallville: Bulletproof

brian — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:31:41 +0000

Smallville Episode 8.12 Bulletproof

Air Date: January 22, 2009

I think more than anything that has happened on Smallville, I’m shocked they’ve been on eight seasons and haven’t had an episode called Bulletproof already.

In Bulletproof, John Jones/Martian Manhunter gets shot and somebody’s trying to pin the blame on Clark. That’s not good. Also tonight we’re going to see good girls gone bad and bad girls, well still being bad.

Lana Lang has been MIA for months and Ollie Queen ran into her while they were both tracking down Lex. Boy, does anybody remember Lana being the innocent girl next door? Would not have figured her to be going all Lara Croft on us. Of course, when you hang around Clark Kent for a few years you had better learn to take care of yourself. Things tend to get dangerous.

Tess Mercer is still working on covert missions for Lex and it seems her and Lana are about to have it out. Hey, I wrote a fan fiction somewhere about them fighting.. wait, I digress.

Speaking of good girls gone bad, Chloe now remembers everything about Clark. As any DC Comics fan can tell you, mindwipes do not work. And what is up with the Legion telling Clark there’s no record of Chloe Sullivan in their future? Ominous much?

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TV Guide Drops CW From Its Listings

brian — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:19:46 +0000

Supernatural fans, don’t check TV Guide to find out when your show is coming on. Same goes for Smallville fans, as the long running magazine has decided to take The CW Network completely out of its TV listings.

TV Guide said there wasn’t room for CW or MTV in the listings, but for some reason still displays Ion and MyNetwork. That’s interesting. The only show I watch on MyNetwork is WWE Smackdown and I couldn’t even tell you if Ion is available in my area. Something tells me there’s a lot more to this story than TV Guide is letting on. Los Angeles’ KTLA isn’t taking the snub lying down, as they are encouraging their viewers to contact TV Guide directly.

Readers, what do you think? Are TV Guide’s magazine listings even relevant anymore?

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Jericho Reruns Coming to CW Network

brian — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:05:10 +0000

Jericho is coming to back to TV - in a way, at least. CW today announced it will air reruns of cult favorite Jericho on its Sunday night schedule. This ends an interesting experiment for CW that saw it outsourcing its Sunday night lineup to Media Rights Capital.

That lineup included the drama Easy Money and sitcom Surviving Suburbia and today’s announcement confirms those shows didn’t work. Joining Jericho on the new (or should that be old?) Sunday night CW lineup are reruns of The Drew Carey Show and theatrical movies. The change becomes effective Nov. 30.

The good news here is that Jericho, one of the best shows most of America didn’t watch, is back on TV. It’s not as nice as new episodes, but it’s something.

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CW Clips Robin Prequel’s Wings

brian — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:32:26 +0000

The much debated and almost universally panned idea for The Graysons, a prequel show about a young Robin, will not come to CW airwaves after all. The L.A Times’ Hero Complex blog said the project is dead in the water.

The Graysons would have been a Smallville-style show about the adventures of young Dick “DJ” Grayson, who will one day grow up to be Batman’s sidekick. It was slated to be used as either a companion show to or replacement for Smallville depending on how this season shakes out.

Ordinarily I’m in favor of any comic-based TV projects, but everybody from critics to commenters on our boards thought this idea was born bad. Thankfully, somebody at Warner Bros. agrees. What about a young Wonder Woman show? That movie doesn’t look like it’s ever going to happen and that’s a show that would appeal to Smallville’s young fanbase.

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Ackles, Padalecki Top Sexiest Stars List

brian — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:31:18 +0000

A recent poll by TV Guide confirmed what many of our readers have been telling us for years: Supernatural’s Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki are two of TV’s sexiest stars.

The Supernatural superstars are Nos. 1 and 2 respectively on that site’s list of the sexiest stars in Sci-Fi. CW, not surprisingly came out very well on that list as just behind our favorite duo are Smallville’s Tom Welling and Allison Mack. The list wasn’t all recent favorites as cerebral sex symbols David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson of the X-Files also made the cut.

But back to Jensen and Jared. TV Guide posted some of the most gushing comments as part of their photo gallery and Supernatural fans did not hold back the praise.

Lacy215 declares Jensen not just the sexiest sci-fi star, but the sexiest man on the planet. Sheesh, no pressure to live up to there. JennyluvsJared not just because of his good looks, but his sense of humor. I hear women really do like that – course it doesn’t hurt to look like Jared.

As I mentioned, this pretty much tracks with what our readers have been telling us about Supernatural’s dynamic duo. My only remaining question is: How many of our readers participated in stuffing TV Guide’s online ballot box?

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CW May Be Interested In Moonlight

brian — Fri, 16 May 2008 02:25:27 +0000

Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Daily says there is “a chance, only a chance,” that freshly canceled vampire drama Moonlight could reappear on the CW. Apparently this eleventh-hour reprieve was so sudden the staff has stopped tearing down the sets.

With Smallville listing badly, the CW could use the instant boost Moonlight would provide. It would almost certainly be the new number one show on the network. Of course I should caution that the first speculation after a show is canceled is usually that “CW might pick it up.” I’m waiting for the scuttlebutt that they might recover Back to You or Quarterlife.

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Save Jericho – Again

brian — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:50:32 +0000

The diehards at Jericho Kansas.com are already hard at work trying to find the recently canceled drama find a new home. Here’s the tips they’re offering:

Please be polite in your letters/cards, and if you choose to call then be extra polite. The negative phone calls/letters are hurting the effort to secure a future for Jericho.

1. Continue to watch Jericho.
Two episodes on Friday, 3/28 on Sci Fi.

2. Send a thank you note/letter to:
Ms. Carol Barbee
Executive Producer, Jericho
CBS/Paramount
4024 Radford Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604-2190
Be sure to include your encouragement to continue to look for a new home for Jericho.
If you wish you may also write to:
Jon Turteltaub, Producer/Director
Junction Entertainment
500 South Buena Vista St.
Animation Building
Burbank, CA 91521-1616
Karim Zreik, VP, Development
Junction Entertainment
(Same address as above)

3.      The person to write to at CBS to ask them to shop Jericho to a different network is:
Nancy Tellem
President
CBS Paramount Network Television Entertainment Group
4024 Radford Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604-2190
Note new address, the old one is only in use through 3/28.
4.      Write to the networks considering Jericho (Sci Fi and The CW).
Here’s an email address for the CW: feedback@CWTV.com
The CW Television Network
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522
CA Tel. 818-977-2500
Fax 818-954-7667
Info for letters to The CW

http://www.scifi.com/help/feedback/
Sci Fi link takes you to the page which gives you e-mails for different types of feedback.
SCI FI Channel
21st Floor
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112
Info for letters to Sci Fi
Note: Although we were intially told Sci Fi isn’t interested, they apparently are.
5.      Get on the Amazon notification list for the Season 2 DVD. This doesn’t mean you have to buy from Amazon.
This is just a notification list, but it helps figure out how many people are still interested in Jericho.
Notification List

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Keep Chewing and Watching with Smallville

brian — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:38:37 +0000

Smallville fans have a chance to determine the outcome of their own digital comic in a contest brought to you by Warner Bros. Television, the CW Network and Stride Gum.

The show’s writers have developed the comic’s beginning and end while contest participants decide what happens in the middle. Both the comic and this week’s episode of Smallville revolve around the return of Pete Ross, who has gained elastic powers after eating some kryptonite-infused Stride Gum.(We couldn’t make this stuff up, folks.) Fans can go to The CW site and read the opening pages of this comic, after which they’ll be presented with two options (four pages each) about what should happen next. Every following Tuesday and Thursday through April 7 they can check out two new sets of pages and vote.

Each scene will become part of a digital comic produced by DC Comics. Prizes include the chance to win a VIP weekend at a national comic book convention and a year supply of Stride Gum. Fifty lucky fans will win Season Six of Smallville on DVD and 12 packs of Stride Gum.

The WB/James White Photo 2004 The WB Network

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