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TV News: Ratings for a Friday , Grimm; The Loss of Legend: Andy Rooney

by on November 5, 2011

in Entertainment, television

Brusimm Cinema Static TV News-Andy Rooney passed away Friday, a mere one month after signing off with his last telecast on the 60 Minutes news broadcast.  Andy Rooney was 92 and died from complications from what’s called a minor surgery.

He was a cornerstone of wry wit, reflecting on trends and fads with that usual, “Why do we really need it” kind of perspective.  His observations left no stone unturned as he pondered being a pack-rat, hoarding celebrity autographs and the latest social trends on the internet.

He was always on the leading edge of what ever was happening and he was mostly always right for the thirty-three years that he spouted his observations WHY? on the air.

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So the after-Friday reports are coming out and without baseball going on, other shows benefited from that.  Or at least that’s how it’s being spun in some circles.

For Grimm fans (Check out my Grimm season premiere TV review), it’s numbers dropped, but still beat out the other genre show, Fringe.  (5.9 vs 3.3 million estimated viewers.)

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Comic Con Saturday Schedule ['Immortals,' Joss Whedon, 'Vampire Diaries,' 'Fringe']

by on July 10, 2011

in Entertainment, movies, television

"Comic Con" News logo

-Comic Con released their schedule for Saturday, July 23rd for their 2011 Comic-Con event in San Diego.

Saturday seems lite on movies and heavy on TV with a few focused panels on some fan-focused personalities like Robert Kirkman, J. Michael Straczynski, Kevin Smith and Joss Whedon.

Movies making appearances in panels include TWIXT, Immortals, Knights of Badassdom & Snow White and the Huntsmen.  TV shows include Chuck, Terra Nova, The Vampire Diaries, Fringe, Alcatraz, Being Human, Sanctuary and more.

Check out first, Ballroom 20‘s schedule, followed by Hall H‘s schedule and after that, a selective list of events from other rooms and locations.  This is NOT a comprehensive listing of everything… so be sure to check out the Comic Con website for more and updated details.

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Ballroom 20

  • 10:00-10:45 Chuck Screening and Q&A
  • 11:00-12:00 Terra Nova
  • 12:15-1:00 Futurama
  • 1:00-1:45 The Simpsons
  • 2:00-2:35 Family Guy
  • 2:35-3:15 American Dad
  • 3:30-4:15 The Vampire Diaries Screening and Q&A
  • 4:30-5:15 Fringe Screening and Q&A
  • 5:15-6:00 Alcatraz Pilot Screening and Q&A
  • 8:30-11:30 HBO’s True Blood Presents the Comic-Con International Masquerade

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Hall H

  • 11:45-12:45 TWIXT: Francis Ford Coppola and Dan Deacon
  • 1:00-2:00 Relativity Media: Immortals
  • 2:15-3:15 Knights of Badassdom
  • 3:30-4:15 Universal Pictures: Snow White and the Huntsmen
  • 4:30-5:30 Further over the Rainbow: A First Look at Dorothy of Oz
  • 5:45-7:30 An Early Evening with Kevin Smith

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NBC’s Fall 2011 Lineup

by on July 8, 2011

in Entertainment, television

NBC Network

If you’re wondering when the fall 2011 TV season on NBC is going to look like, wonder no more.  Below is the press release from NBC outlining their upcoming Fall season.

I’m pressed for time here gang, so I’m going just splat the info out here for you to check out…

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – July 6, 2011 – NBC announced today the premieres of its new Fall 2011 primetime schedule beginning Tuesday, September 13 with new episodes of “Parenthood” — following the final performance episode of “America’s Got Talent” — and continuing the week of September 19 with the Monday debuts of “The Sing-Off” and new drama “The Playboy Club” on that date

On Wednesday, September 14, the new comedies “Up All Night” (10-10:30 p.m. ET) and “Free Agents” (10:30-11 p.m. ET) will debut out of their respective time periods following the season finale of “America’s Got Talent.” Both series also will premiere in their regular time periods with their second original episodes on Wednesday, September 21 (8-8:30 p.m. ET and 8:30-9 p.m. ET, respectively).

The debuts also include the network’s other highly anticipated new series — “Prime Suspect,” “Whitney” and “Grimm” — that will continue through October 21 when NBC rolls out its Friday-night lineup that includes “Grimm” (9-10 p.m. ET).

In addition, the start of the regular season of “Sunday Night Football” will debut on Thursday, September 8 and resume on its regular night on Sunday, September 11 (8-11:30 p.m. ET). “Football Night in America” premieres during the regular season on Sunday, September 11 (7-8 p.m. ET).

Following are the premiere dates for NBC’s Fall 2011 primetime schedule (all times ET; new shows are in upper case):

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NBC’s 2011/2012 TV Fall Lineup ['Chuck' 'SVU,' Why no 'Wonder Woman']

by on May 15, 2011

in Entertainment, television

NBC Universal logoNBC beat the other networks to the punch with their new 2011/2012 TV season lineup schedule announcement, TV Line has revealed.

They’ve (TV Line) also spent some quality time chatting about a few issues that folks might have had questions about, most notably, Chuck, Wonder Woman being dropped, and changes that might be taking place on Law & Order: SVU in the upcoming 2011/2012 TV season.

The notable changes:

Chuck

Chuck is moving to Fridays for its fifth season.  And this is slated to be their final season, with 13 ordered episodes.  But because they are headed into the fifth season, knowing it’s their last, they can approach the story line properly and leave the fans with closure.  (I’m thinking they’ve learned from the lumps and bruises they’ve taken when they cancelled shows like Vegas in mid-cliff-hanger and most recently, Stargate Universe on Syfy channel.)

There won’t be any more episodes ordered, unless, as NBC president Greenblatt said, they suddenly find themselves with 10 million viewers on Friday night, then they’d order more.  (Hint, hint… tell everyone you know fans!)

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30 Rock will show up mid-season, along with Celebrity Apprentice & The Voice.

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On NBC NOT picking up Wonder Woman

It was said by NBC President Bob Greenblatt that they needed to have the right take on Wonder Woman, in this genre, and he did not feel that the pilot did that.  Though he admitted that he wasn’t the best audience for the genre, in so making that decision.

A Cinema Static Suggestion on Wonder Woman:

Despite not picking up the series, I think they should set up the pilot as a stand-alone movie and air it… even if they shuttle it over to the Syfy channel.  It could not be any worse than some of the frighteningly poor quality knock-offs they run on Syfy and would probably make a great Saturday Night Original Movie.

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‘Chuck’ Renewed, ‘Wonder Woman’ On The Chopping Block?

by on May 12, 2011

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NBC’s Chuck News

First the good news and that is that TV Guide is reporting that Chuck, starring Zachary Levi, is being renewed and being brought back for yet another, their fifth, season.

Chuck‘s fifth season will be a thirteen episode order!

NBC’s Wonder Woman News

Right now, Moviehole is reporting that the Wonder Woman project, starring Adrianne Palicki, is not impressing the higher ups in NBC and the term used is that the show is not the “lock” that many hoped it would be.

Me, I’ve not been impressed with the images that have been floating around out there.  In one image, I swear, that’s an angry toilet straining face.  And that’s your promo?

Just sayin’.

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[TV Guide, Moviehole]

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May Network Finale Dates ['Smallville' 'Supernatural' 'SGU' 'Justified']

by on April 26, 2011

in Entertainment, television

TV Season Finale Dates from Cinema StaticThough I did say the following list is a compilation of Network (not cable) finale dates for all of your favorite shows in May, I did sneak a few cable dates in there.

The first list is sorted by show name.  If your show starts with the word ‘the’, look for the main name to be alphabetized.  The second list is sorted by date, if that’s your thing!

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By Show

90210 May 16
30 Rock May 5
Amazing Race, The May 8
American Dad May 22
American Idol (Performance) May 24
American Idol (Results) May 25
America’s Funniest Videos May 22
America’s Next Top Model May 18
Big Bang Theory May 19
Biggest Loser May 24
Blue Bloods May 13
Bob’s Burgers May 22
Bones May 19
Breaking In May 18
Brothers & Sisters May 8
Castle may 16
Celebrity Apprentice May 22
Chicago Code, The May 23
Chuck May 16
Cleveland Show, The May 15
Cougar Town May 25
Criminal Minds May 18
Criminal Minds Suspect Behavior May 25
CSI May 12
CSI Miami May 8
CSI NY May 13
Dancing with the Stars (Performances) May 23
Dancing with the Stars (Results) May 24
Desperate Housewives May 15
Event, The May 23
Extreme Home Makeover May 15
Family Guy May 22
Fringe May 6
Glee May 24
Gossip Girl May 16
Grey’s Anatomy May 19
Hawaii Five-0 May 16
Hellcats May 17
House May 23
How I Met Your Mother May 16
Justified May 4
Law & Order SVU May 18
Mad Love May 16
Mentalist, The May 19
Middle, The May 25
Mike & Molly May 16
Modern Family May 25
NCIS May 17
NCIS LA May 17
Nikita May 12
Office,The May 19
One Tree Hill May 17
Parks and Recreation May 19
Private Practice May 19
Raising Hope May 17
Rules of Engagement May 19
Saturday Night Live May 20
Simpsons, The May 22
Smallville (Series Finale) May 13
Stargate Universe (Series Ending) May 9
Supernatural May 20
Survivor Redemption Island May 15
The Good Wife May 17
Undercover Boss May 9
Vampire Diaries, The May 12
Wipeout (Jill Wagner‘s Last Season) May 19

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NBC Announces Their Season Finale Dates

by on March 8, 2011

in Entertainment, television

If you’re wondering when the season of your favorite NBC show will be ending, NBC did announce what’s ending when.  Check it out:

Monday, April 4:  Harry’s Law, 10/9c

Friday, April 8:  Who Do You Think You Are?, 8/7c

Tuesday, April 19: Parenthood, 10/9c

Sunday, May 1:  America’s Next Great Restaurant, 8/7c

Thursday, May 5:
Perfect Couples, 8:30/7:30c
30 Rock, 10/9c

Thursday, May 12:
Community, 8/7c (one-hour finale)
Outsourced, 10:30/9:30c

Monday, May 16:  Chuck, 8/7c

Wednesday, May 18: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, 10/9c

Thursday, May 19
The Office, 9/8c (one-hour finale)
Parks and Recreation, 10/9c (one-hour finale)

Saturday, May 21: Saturday Night Live, 11:30/10:30c

Sunday, May 22: The Celebrity Apprentice, 9/8c

Monday, May 23: The Event, 9/8c

Tuesday, May 24: The Biggest Loser, 9/8c

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TV Ratings – ‘The Bachelor’ is Strong, ‘Harry’s Law’ Seems Popular Also!

by on February 1, 2011

in Entertainment

Last night’s airing of The Bachelor had a lot to worry about and I’m thinking pulled a lot of viewers in with the controversy of Emily’s NASCAR racing experience group date with Brad.

Though it was built up by the networks and other venues, and a bit confusing to me about her having to address the issue, it was addressed and in the end, she came through this event by tackling the deal head-on.  Good for her.

I explain why I was a bit confused here, Emily Maynard’s NASCAR Date.

What confuses me is that Brad continues to give that nutcase, Michele, a rose.  People say it’s proof that ABC meddles with their reality TV programming, because a lot don’t think Brad is that interested in the girl.  Whatever, it gives us someone decidedly easy to dislike.  (Especially if you’ve been keeping up with some of her news from the past.)

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Harry’s Law, starring Kathy Bates, pulled in a strong 7.4/12 with the overnight numbers.  The Bachelor, a 7.1 rating/10 share.  The Cape pulled in a 3.3/5 & Chuck, a 3.5/6.

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TV Series Mid Season Premieres Jan 9 – 11, 2011 [Chuck, Family Guy, NCIS]

by on January 8, 2011

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Continuing my new & returning show premier pieces that talk about the shows that are launching or relaunching this week for the mid-season time-frame.  Popular TV series returning from their midseason breaks include Chuck, Family Guy,  Lie To Me and the NCIS shows.  Some of the new shows popping up include The Cape & Lights Out.

I’m as much of a genre fan as the next viewer and I’d love to see a genre show have a reasonable amount of success, but I’m just not feeling a good vibe.  What I mean by good vibe is that I don’t think the Nielsen families that make or break the fate of TV series.

David Lyons in The Cape

The Cape will star David Lyons (ER, Sea Patrol) as Vince Faraday, James Frain (True Blood, Tron: Legacy), Summer Glau (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Dollhouse) & the deep-voiced Keith David (Death at a Funeral, Lottery Ticket).

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TV News from Brusimm [NCIS, Grey's Anatomy, Fringe, Chuck and Others]

by on November 22, 2010

in Entertainment, television

Cinema Static on Brusimm logo

Today I’m splattering out news that I’ve collected all last week on some TV shows that we like here at Cinema Static on Brusimm.  The news includes bits from NCIS, Grey’s Anatomy (a warning),  Chuck (good news), Fringe (seriously?), Medium (not good news), The Event (stalled), Undercovers (bah bye) and mid-season announcement press releases from Fox and NBC.  In other words, there’s lots of tidbits of entertainment news for your consumption!

Let’s git on with it!

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NCIS

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Michael Weatherly in NCIS on CBS

If my math is right, then the paper shredding mystery by Director Vance is going to be answered this week and the Nov 23rd episode of NCIS will pay out big time.

So hang on to your hats and enjoy the episode of an incredible TV series.

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Grey’s Anatomy

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Patrick Dempsey in Grey's Anatomy

Folks, hang on to your hats with this one, but according to Michael Ausiello, despite being between gigs, keeps cranking out information via several sites and his own facebook account.  The man’s a lean, mean working machine!

Oh, got carried away.  Michael reported that there’s a rumor that Grey’s Anatomy is planning a musical episode for the second half of the season.

Would that make it Glee’s Anatomy?

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