2009 Previews

[Cat]

Bob started a discussion on Three Rivers and it looked interesting enough to share with everyone. I really like O'Laughlin and am happy to see him back so quickly after Moonlight was cancelled.

[Karen]

I hope it is smart and clever...it's possible this one may get
some ratings

[the Captain]

This WILL be a funny show! (At least if the episodes live up to the promise of the previews!) After all--its got Chevy Chase!

[the Captain]

COMMUNITY--that is!!

[Cat]

Cougartown is the single-camera comedy that dares to tell the truth about dating after divorce. Juggling a teenage son with her thriving career and budding love life isn't easy, but before you know it, Jules will have you cheering, "Go Cougars!"

Source: ABC

[the Captain]

Does Brigham Young University know about this??? LOL!

[Cat]

Dating in the Dark is a unique alternative series that asks the age-old question, "Is Love Blind?" Each week, three single men and three single women, all looking for love, will move into a house together, but be totally sequestered from the opposite sex. While they will have no chance of seeing each other in the light, they will have the opportunity to date in a completely dark room. Looks will be taken out of the equation as the men and women get to know each other and form bonds in total darkness. After several days of dating in the darkroom, the participants will select the one member of the opposite sex that they want to see revealed in the light. For the first time, the participants will see whom they've been dating, wooing, kissing, snuggling with and forming bonds with. And after they see each other in the light for the first time, they have to make the difficult decision...do they stay with the person they fell for in the dark, or leave them behind?

Source: ABC

[Karen]

I think she said it best..."nobody's perfect"...
How will people feel if they are rejected??
Makes me a little uncomfortable in that sense....

[Cat]

Dating in the Dark is MORE REALITY!

[Karen]

LOL...so true Cat....show seems like a nasty set-up.
don't like to see people embarrassed.

[the Captain]

I feel certain that almost EVERY CONCEIVABLE permutation of the exploitation of human foibles has been foisted off on the unsuspecting ( and in some cases--almost UN-conscious!) viewing public! The dirty little secret about "Reality TV" is that since it is almost ALWAYS much cheaper to produce than scripted fiction--"Reality tv" can be profitable with much smaller Nielsen numbers than the aforementioned fictional offerings! I believe (and earnestly hope and pray) that reality shows will be a phenomenon much like disco--very dominant for a few short years (though much poorer in quality than its predecessor)--and after being exploited to the max--the public will tire of it like a child with a shiny toy! In the future--I hope our descendants don't judge our culture largely on the basis of such bankrupt pretensions (disco and reality tv!)!

[Cat]

Boy, do I hope you're right about it being a fad! I refuse to watch any reality on the general principle that you get what you watch. As far as I'm concerned it can go the way of the 8 track players with my blessing.

[Cat]

Day One

Status: New Series
Premiere: March, 2010
Genre: Drama
NBC - 60 Minutes
Airs: Mondays at 9:00 pm
Color: Color
Episode Order: 13

•Adam Campbell played Zack Adamski
•Addison Timlin played Hunter Christiansen
•April Grace played Max
•Carly Pope played Bonnie Cayce
•Catherine Dent played Jennifer Christiansen
•David Lyons played Sam Brody
•Derek Mio played Johnny Nozawa
•Julie Gonzalo played Kelly McGregor
•Thekla Reuten played Lynne

Day One chronicles the fallout of a devastating global event in which a small group of society must rebuild society and uncover why the event took place.