Heroes and Flash Forward Canceled; Chuck, V Renewed
May 14th, 2010
It’s that time again. The networks are canceling shows left and right while at the same time announcing new shows for the 2010-2011 season. The word going around at the moment is that NBC has canceled Heroes after four seasons but might air some sort of wrap-up for the once-popular show. Deadline.com reports that the network will announce what form the wrap-up will take after its upfront presentation this Monday, but it could be “a 2-hour or 4-hour special event in midseason.” The Live Feed has a similar story, but suggests that “tabling that verdict until after upfronts” can’t be “the best sign.”
Other rumors include ABC canceling Flash Forward after its first season but renewing V for a second year. Also, NBC has officially renewed Chuck for a fourth season. The CW previously announced that it was renewing Supernatural and The Vampire Dairies as well as Smallville. FOX announced earlier that Fringe would be returning for a third season.
CBS has yet to decide whether to renew Medium or Ghost Whisperer.
HYGOTS No. 83
May 14th, 2010
The great game-changer for ‘Lost’ was without a doubt its fourth season, which in many ways was as important as its first. After two years of losing the interest of many of its fans, the previous year ended with the introduction of the flashforwards and the promise from the creators that with three more seasons, the series would come to a close, so the fourth season not only signified the midpoint but the start of the end.
Fringe 2×22 “Over There, Part 1″ review
May 14th, 2010
The following contains spoilers through the episode “Over There, Part 1,” originally broadcast 5/13/10.
Wow, so this was definitely an escalation of the mythology. This marks our first real look at the alternate universe, after many glimpses, brief visits, and suggestions about what it’s like, well, over there. Mind-blowing would be a good way to put it.
LOST 6×14 – “The Candidate”
May 11th, 2010
We all knew it was coming. With LOST, you’d always had that fear inside that anyone could go at any time. From Boone’s untimely death in the first season and Shannon’s surprising death in the sixth episode, we knew that no one was safe on the Island. And with the shocking double murder of Ana-Lucia and Libby in season two, we discovered that the writers will do just about anything to move the story along. But with the end of the tunnel officially in sight, the writers decided to let it all go, and they made something perfectly clear.
They’re no longer playing around.
HYGOTS No. 82
May 9th, 2010
If the second season is a problem, then the survival rate of a TV series is really determined by the third season. If it makes it past that one successfully, with enough good graces, it’ll be smooth sailing from there. If there’ll still problems…Of course, the real trick with ‘Lost’ wasn’t so much how it started the third season, but how it ended it. The people who were having problems during the second year only got more impatient during the third, and were ready to completely abandon ship, but then the creators did something quite extraordinary: they said they were ready to call an end to their show.
Comics I Like Vol. 2 #2
May 9th, 2010
It seems a little late now, because it’s a week later, but last Saturday was Free Comic Book Day, which is like the yearly holiday for comics fans. It was the start of a new month, too, which must mean it’s time to see all the wonderful thoughts about my favorite comics from April 2010!
Fringe 2×21″Northwest Passage” review
May 9th, 2010
The following contains spoilers through the episode “Northwest Passage,” originally broadcast 5/6/10.
“Find the crack.” Maybe that phrase is another of those perfect metaphors ‘Fringe’ seems to find so easily, or maybe it’s just a private joke between some guest characters. Could be just a nice thing to find written on a pen. Anyway, this is another episode that could be mistaken, like last week’s, to be somewhat unessential, while at the same time be completely essential. If you really care for these characters, you’ve got to think the latter.
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