human target

Sad day indeed.  First we here at Cinema Static and our readers lose Stargate Universe to lousy ratings.  (You’ll see my dissection of that scenario in a future post.)  But now news on the street is that Fox has added Human Target, starring Mark Valley to the halls of canceled TV series.

I had come to enjoy Human Target and they had started developing the characters in a very productive fashion and I was enjoying it more in the second season than the first.

But alas, another Cinema Static favorite has spiraled out of control and cratered in the land of cancelled shows.

Boo.  I was really starting to enjoy Jackie Earle Haley‘s portrayal of Guerrero too!  We’ll be seeing more of Jackie Earle Haley in the upcoming movies, Dance of the Mirlitons, Bolden! & the Tim Burton directed Dark Shadows remake.  We’ll be seeing Mark Valley in the upcoming project, Medallion, on the silver screen.

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WonderCon logo- WonderCon is coming up fast, taking place April 1st through 3rd in San Francisco at the Moscone Center South.  Rooms are still available and at a reasonable price, all within an easy walk to the convention center.

As of this writing, the big events lined up for WonderCon that have caught my eye include panels for TV shows Falling Skies, Doctor Who, Terra Nova, Human Target and the new animated series ThunderCats.

Movies being represented at WonderCon (at the time of this writing*) include Warner Bros. live-action movie Green Lantern, Jon Favreau’s Cowboys & Aliens, HANNA, Priest, & Immortals.

*What’s interesting is the absence of a few highly anticipated movie panels…  mainly Thor, Captain America, The Avengers, Super 8, Conan the Barbarian, The Amazing Spider-Man… and such.  There are still spots on the calendar but with a week to go, it’s looking bleak for these projects showing up.  Yea, yea, I want it all!  What can I say.

I hope this lack of big-ticket upcoming events isn’t some sort of harbinger of this event’s future!  It’s a great event that’s not as much of a frenzy as San Diego Comic-Con, while still getting some great exposure for various projects.

Here are some of the primary events taking place in the Esplanade room of the weekend:

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TV Ratings on Brusimm

Inside TV put up a report on the state of affairs with the TV ratings of the network shows and it’s interesting numbers.  Per the article, every network’s ratings except The CW, have declined in the adults 18-49 demographic. The drops include

  • CBS: 12%
  • ABC: 11%
  • Fox: 8%
  • NBC: 4%
  • The CW: up 11%

The TV ratings chart below is ranked within the category of 18-49 year olds, and each averaged rating point represents approximately 1.3 million viewers.

I’m showing the top 10, then select shows that this site likes.

  • American Idol Wednesday (Fox, 9.9 rating/26 share)
  • American Idol Thursday (Fox, 8.2/22)
  • NFL Sunday Football (NBC, 8.0/20)
  • NFL Sunday Pre-kick (NBC, 5.6/15)
  • Modern Family (ABC, 5.0/13)
  • Overtime (Fox, 4.6/14)
  • Grey’s Anatomy (ABC, 4.6/12)
  • Two and A Half Men (CBS, 4.6/11)
  • Dancing with the Stars (ABC, 4.6/11)
  • The Big Bang Theory (CBS, 4.5/13)
  • NCIS (CBS, 4.3/12)
  • Survivor: Nicaragua (CBS, 4.3/12)
  • Criminal Minds (CBS, 3.9/10)
  • House (Fox, 3.9/10)
  • The Biggest Loser (NBC, 3.4/9)
  • Hawaii 5-0 (CBS, 3.4/9)
  • CSI (CBS, 3.3/8)
  • The Mentalist (CBS, 3.2/9)
  • Wipeout Thursday (ABC, 3.2/9)
  • CSI: Miami (CBS, 3.0/8)

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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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Cinema Static on Brusimm logo

We’re all wondering what’s up with some of our favorite shows from some of our favorite networks…  so I dug up all my press releases and scoured the web and my arms are tired…  oh, wrong joke.  I’ve pulled together the 2010/2011 season return/premiere dates for A&E, ABC, AMC, BBC America, Cartoon Network, CBS, The CW, DirecTV, FOX, FX, HBO, NBC, Showtime, STARZ, The Syfy Channel, TNT & USA networks.

Some dates are generic as in Spring or Summer of 2011, while others are still to be determined (TBD).

Where show titles start with ‘the’, I’ve put it at the end of the title for sorting purposes.  The Cape will look like Cape, The;  Apprentice, The; Walking Dead, The; and so forth.  I did that because sometimes I don’t remember that there’s a ‘the’ at the beginning of a show’s name so what the heck.

Don’t Be Confused by one particular show in the list, Being Human.  It’s been on BBC America for a few years and while it is still actively in production and airing on BBC, the Syfy Channel has done their own re-imagined version.  Yep, I don’t get it either.  The date for Caprica is a marathon date…  all remaining episodes will air on January 4th.

Speaking of Caprica, there are four shows we’re saying farewell to for this 2010/2011 midseason schedule:  Caprica, Friday Night LightsLife Unexpected, Medium & Undercovers.

There are a lot of shows that I don’t cover on the site but since I was pulling the info together I thought I’d include it all.  Below are several lists.  Don’t be fooled.  It’s the same list sorted a million ways because I don’t know how to put one listing in a post with sortable headers.  Besides, being the Excel guru that I think I am, it was just easier to sort and sort and sort.

Tables are sorted thus:

  • 1st chart by TV Series name,
  • 2nd chart by date,
  • 3rd chart by network.

At least that’s the plan, here under the Cinema Static column on Brusimm.com!  I’ve highlighted in the alphabetical list which shows we watch and I suddenly get why I’m so dang tired these days!!!

UPDATED with new premiere date for Smallville and Supernatural.

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Fox Christmas Programming Plans

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For the Christmas holiday season, Fox television network is going to celebrate with us by airing some seasonally inclined programming from some of their more popular TV series.  The shows that will be sharing some holiday cheer with the fans are Glee, Raising Hope, Human Target, COPS, The Simpsons, Family Guy, The Cleveland Show & American Dad.

For example, Glee will give us “A Very Glee Christmas,” while Family Guy will be on the “Road to the North Pole.”  They have movies like Are We Done Yet, Rocky Balboa & a Paly Center Media Center special.

For more details on the December programming plans all the way up to New Year’s Eve programming, check out the press release below!  It all starts December 5th!

Check after the break:

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TV Ratings on Brusimm

Last week, TV Ratings for shows from Wed to Fri 11-17 to 11-19 saw The Mentalist dominate the latter part of the week, with Criminal Minds and CSI right on its tail.

On the cable side of things, iCarly crushed the TV ratings competition and Burn Notice pulled in 3.5M.  Syfy Channel’s WWE Smackdown was a top contender with 2.5M and Sanctuary raked in 1.3M viewers.

The numbers, sans sporting events, are below, listed by show / millions of viewers:

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HUMAN TARGET: Chance's (Mark Valley, L) daily meditation is interrupted by Ilsa Pucci in the HUMAN TARGET Season Two premiere episode "Ilsa Pucci"

At the season finale of season 1, Winston was abducted.  In the Nov 17th season 2 premiere of Human Target, titled “Ilsa Pucci”, that situation is remedied rather quickly in the teaser opener.  And immediately upon rescuing Winston, Chance disappears to a meditative retreat in Nepal.

Human Target starring Mark Valley

His newest client shows up in Nepal after tracking him down, she needs his protection and he returns to San Francisco and the team reassembles to protect their new asset.  But this time around in Human Target, Christopher Chance (Mark Valley) is more focused, Guerrero (Jackie Earle Haley) seems even more cold & calculating & Winston (Chi McBride) is just still Winston!

The new client in this episode is Ilsa Pucci, played by Indira Varma (HBO’s Rome) and a new player in the show is Ames, played by the devilish and lovely Janet Montgomery (HBO’s Entourage).

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Human Target

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With the advent of Lone Star getting ganked in the ratings, Fox has had to shuffle up their schedule on us.  I guess they didn’t have a plan-B in place!

As it is, though Human Target, starring Mark Valley, was slated for an October 1st season premiere for their second season.  Now, Fox has moved the premeire day and date!

Human Target will be premiering on a new night and date:  Wednesday, November 17th!

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