Comments on Televisionary: Channel Surfing: NBC Ups "Chuck" and Dumps "Trauma...

I must have blocked that out. Ugh. NBC needs help....

2009-10-30T14:09:08.706-07:00

I must have blocked that out. Ugh. NBC needs help...

Hazel, A remake Prime Suspect is sadly already in...

2009-10-30T12:46:37.505-07:00

Hazel,

A remake Prime Suspect is sadly already in development at NBC:

http://www.televisionaryblog.com/2009/09/channel-surfing-nbc-detects-us-prime.html

Don't mention Prime Suspect! You might give them i...

2009-10-30T12:45:20.510-07:00

Don't mention Prime Suspect! You might give them ideas!

That's right, I'd forgotten about the Penn & Telle...

2009-10-30T12:04:00.614-07:00

That's right, I'd forgotten about the Penn & Teller project.

At least they'll only be ripping off "Jonathan Creek" instead of sullying it the way a watered-down, blue-skies, official remake of "Prime Suspect" would.

There is no need to re-make Being Human for an Ame...

2009-10-30T10:18:29.736-07:00

There is no need to re-make Being Human for an American audience. I don't see how this would garner a significantly larger audience than those of us who watched it on BBC America. It was not really British in the way that Coupling or the Office were. Sigh, did they learn nothing from life on Mars?

I only hope and pray they don't screw up the US ve...

2009-10-29T13:10:45.849-07:00

I only hope and pray they don't screw up the US version of Being Human because the English original is fantastic!

Does NBC not read the trades? http://www.tvovermi...

2009-10-29T11:07:47.540-07:00

Does NBC not read the trades?

http://www.tvovermind.com/penn-teller-bullshit/penn-teller-get-new-tv-gig/9733

ABC has already greenlit has a screen order for an hourlong with Penn and Teller, staring as themselves, moonlighting as detectives. So NBC is going with the exact same thing (minus the star power)?

Sheesh.

David, Ha! We are clearly thinking alike. My firs...

2009-10-29T09:53:57.508-07:00

David,

Ha! We are clearly thinking alike. My first instinct upon reading about the magician project was, "So, this is how NBC is going to rip-off Jonathan Creek... badly then?"

Thrilled to hear that the delightfully quirky Bett...

2009-10-29T09:32:36.236-07:00

Thrilled to hear that the delightfully quirky Better Off Ted will be back on the schedule soon.

Sounds like someone there has watched some "Jonath...

2009-10-29T09:21:48.958-07:00

Sounds like someone there has watched some "Jonathan Creek" and forgotten the details. Magician with stage fright? Okay, slightly different, but jeez...

Huzzah indeed! Very happy about the additional ord...

2009-10-29T09:18:58.773-07:00

Huzzah indeed! Very happy about the additional order of Chuck episodes! Now if NBC can just not screw it up...