2015-2016 TV Death Watch

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Imp

Lifer
Feb 8, 2000
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Um... jump the shark?

Just saw an ad for next week: Bones and Sleepy Hollow cross-over. How the hell do you cross-over a more serious, science based show with one where there are monsters, doorways to purgatory, and super powers?
 

MustISO

Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
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I stopped watching Minority Report after two episodes. Didn't care for the writing.
Rosewood stopped after the first episode. Too much like Bones.
Blindspot I can stick with through a season but there are some annoying issues with the show.
 

Charmonium

Lifer
May 15, 2015
10,651
3,609
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Um... jump the shark?

Just saw an ad for next week: Bones and Sleepy Hollow cross-over. How the hell do you cross-over a more serious, science based show with one where there are monsters, doorways to purgatory, and super powers?
Isn't there one guy on Bones who's into conspiracy theories? I don't recall that he was ever into the supernatural but then it's been years since I watched that show.
 

Elixer

Lifer
May 7, 2002
10,371
762
126
Um... jump the shark?

Just saw an ad for next week: Bones and Sleepy Hollow cross-over. How the hell do you cross-over a more serious, science based show with one where there are monsters, doorways to purgatory, and super powers?

I was curious enough to watch... and... meh.
 

lupi

Lifer
Apr 8, 2001
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Blood & Oil joins Minority Report and The Player as the third fall freshman series to have its episode order cut.

Shows that have received full-season orders include Blindspot, Rosewood, Limitless, Quantico and Dr. Ken.
 

RossMAN

Grand Nagus
Feb 24, 2000
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Blood & Oil joins Minority Report and The Player as the third fall freshman series to have its episode order cut.

Shows that have received full-season orders include Blindspot, Rosewood, Limitless, Quantico and Dr. Ken.

Good I like this show.
 
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Homerboy

Lifer
Mar 1, 2000
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Honest to God, I don't get who watches these network dramas -- they are all horrible.
 

dainthomas

Lifer
Dec 7, 2004
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Blood & Oil joins Minority Report and The Player as the third fall freshman series to have its episode order cut.

Shows that have received full-season orders include Blindspot, Rosewood, Limitless, Quantico and Dr. Ken.

Thank God. I love Blindspot, and that's usually the kiss of death for any show.
 

Charmonium

Lifer
May 15, 2015
10,651
3,609
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Blood & Oil joins Minority Report and The Player as the third fall freshman series to have its episode order cut.

Shows that have received full-season orders include Blindspot, Rosewood, Limitless, Quantico and Dr. Ken.
I sorta liked The Player but I won't be sorry to see it go. They're all pretty cliche but The Player at least moved things along and there was some ok action,.
 

lupi

Lifer
Apr 8, 2001
32,539
260
126
Longmire gets season 5 via Netflix.

Walking Dead joins its sibling with next season guaranteed.
 

Imp

Lifer
Feb 8, 2000
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So, that Bones and Sleepy Hollow cross-over actually worked. Watched both episodes and it wasn't bad.

Still no major cancellations yet...
 

JEDI

Lifer
Sep 25, 2001
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So, that Bones and Sleepy Hollow cross-over actually worked. Watched both episodes and it wasn't bad.

Still no major cancellations yet...

didn't watch the Bones episode.
how did they manage to get Crane into their story line on Bones?
 

Imp

Lifer
Feb 8, 2000
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didn't watch the Bones episode.
how did they manage to get Crane into their story line on Bones?

Bones people were doing a case involving General Howe's skeleton. Someone murdered while studying it or something. That brought Crane and Abbey to D.C. to get the skeleton shipped to Sleepy Hollow -- they got it after the case was solved.

Skeleton goes back to Sleepy Hollow, and in Sleepy Hollow (the show), the general is reanimated as an undead thing. To kill it, Crane/Abbey go to D.C. to get help from Bones people to find Howe's secret burial chamber.

So... they essentially kept all the batshit crazy, supernatural stuff contained in Sleepy Hollow.
 

lupi

Lifer
Apr 8, 2001
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So, that Bones and Sleepy Hollow cross-over actually worked. Watched both episodes and it wasn't bad.

Still no major cancellations yet...

They are up to about 5 shows that have had initial season episode order cut so they're in the defacto cancelled camp. Looks like they're letting them ride out a bit so the replacements can start after the holiday break instead of going with repeat fillers.
 

Ken g6

Programming Moderator, Elite Member
Moderator
Dec 11, 1999
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I sorta liked The Player but I won't be sorry to see it go. They're all pretty cliche but The Player at least moved things along and there was some ok action,.

From what I could tell, The Player was a bad clone of Person of Interest. The Player was Mr. Reese; The Dealer was Mr. Finch; and The House (Snipes) was The Machine. o_O
 

Imp

Lifer
Feb 8, 2000
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Only really care about Scream Queens and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend right now... The latter has horrible ratings but it's on the CW so bad is not as bad compared to network.

Getting tired of seeing Quantico ads and wouldn't mind it leaving. Every week, every episode ad is of the main Bollywood star being banged. Few weeks ago, it was her in a car, week following was her in a bedroom, most recently she was getting banged in the shower. We get it, they fuck. What else are you selling?

P.S. I'm watching Canadian TV ads so maybe ABC is peddling other wares.
 

lupi

Lifer
Apr 8, 2001
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Caught up on Quantico. So far my main thought is that the story background plot very specific to a one season type time frame and what are they going to do next.


Also the difference between the "younger" shelby and the current shelby is disturbing.
 

Elixer

Lifer
May 7, 2002
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762
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American Horror Story: FX Series Renewed for Sixth Season.

This season is meh.