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Tag Archives: renew

Approaching the TV renewal bubble…

The PolyBlog
March 4 2016

Over at TVGrimReaper.com, the e-ink is dripping with new announcements coming regularly:

CancelledWicked City
Blood & Oil
The Good Wife
Angel From Hell
Mike & Molly
Truth Be Told
The Player
Heroes Reborn
Minority Report
Wicked City, Blood & Oil, Angel from Hell, Truth be Told are no surprise. Mike and Molly and The Good Wife are ends of long runs (arguable in some cases that it was TOO long a run). And while I was watching Heroes Reborn, it wasn’t gelling; The Player wasn’t that compelling; and The Minority Report was too diffuse in its focus.
On fumesCSI: Cyber
Code: Black
Person of Interest
Mysteries of Laura
The Grinder
Second Chance
Crazy Ex-GF
iZombie
This is an oddly satisfying category — I tried 6 / 8 of them, and passed on all of them except 1 in the first episode, and the one that I’m still watching (Second Chance) has no redeeming value other than the one actor I like. A friend watches iZombie and likes it, and I thought I would try it on binge, but maybe not now.
Likely to be cancelledGalavant
The Muppets
Agent Carter
Nashville
Undateable
Telenovela
Sleepy Hollow
Bordertown
Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life
Last Man On Earth
I gave almost all of these a pass early on, with exception of 4, and only 1 am I still watching (Sleepy Hollow) but don’t disagree with plan to cancel, it has really deteriorated.
Toss-upAmerican Crime
Castle
Quantico
You, Me and the Apocalypse
Grimm
Grandfathered
The Vampire Diaries
The 100
This is where the pain starts, but not that much. Castle should have died last season, and based on what they have had left in the tank, it did die, just nobody told them. Quantico started out strong, but it’s been slipping in quality steadily for me. Grimm is a show I really like, but the plot with the Black Claw this season has been slow and monotonous. Finally they have gotten to the keys and the map and Eve, and if they did that in Episode 2 or 3, it could have been rocking.
Likely to be renewed – no idea whyDr. Ken
Fresh off the Boat
Last Man Standing
Grey’s Anatomy
Once Upon A Time
Hawaii Five-O
Madam Secretary
2 Broke Girls
Mom
Criminal Minds
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
New Girl
Reign
Jane the Virgin
Fourteen shows in this category, and basically I can say “I don’t understand the attraction of these shows”, or more pointedly, “I don’t get them.” Sure, some of them are not for my demographic, sure. I only ever had even basic attraction to Once Upon A Time, Hawaii Five-O, Madam Secretary, and Mom, and that interest left REALLY quick for the last two.
Likely to be renewedElementary
Limitless
Blue Bloods
NCIS: LA
Lucifer
X-Files
DCs Legends of Tomorrow
I separated these ones out as I am watching them. I am shocked though that Lucifer is in this category, as I see almost no redeeming quality to it at all. I love the premise, but the acting is questionable, the writing needs a lot of work, the visuals and plots aren’t compelling. Happy to keep watching for now, but surprised. Also, same for Limitless and Blue Bloods — *I* like them, but not sure why they are ranked this high. Rest have obvious fandoms.
Waiting for notification of renewalHow To Get Away With Murder
Black-ish
Scandal
The Middle
The Goldbergs
Modern Family
Life in Pieces
Family Guy
The Originals
Supernatural

Ones I watch

Agents of SHIELD
Supergirl
Scorpion
NCIS: NO
Gotham
Rosewood
Arrow
The Flash
There’s nothing particularly surprising to me in the first group. I don’t “get” these ones, but I see the attraction. For me, the WTF moment came for the shows I *do* watch…why is Scorpion consistenly ranked so high? Incredibly cheesy and makes MacGyver seem realistic. NCIS: NO is also this high? And Rosewood? Who is watching these crappy shows besides me?
RenewedShades of Blue
Superstore
Chicago Med
Chicago Fire
Chicago P.D.
Law & Order: SVU
Scream Queens
Bob’s Burgers
The Simpsons
Bones
Empire
Blacklist
NCIS
Big Bang Theory
Blindspot
Hard to believe SoB is renewed already — it just premiered, I haven’t even tried to catch up on it yet. And reviews aren’t that solid. Somebody has a good contract. Superstore has buzz, maybe that’s enough these days. Chicago x 3 is a good budget decision. SVU is still on? I guess if you rip from the headlines, there are always more headlines. Bones? I have never gotten the appeal of this show. I like both the main actors, love forensics, hate the show. They even did a cross-over to Sleepy Hollow and I thought they pulled that mediocre show down further.
Blacklist is uneven, but renewal makes sense. NCIS is the cash cow, okay. Big Bang Theory is the same.
But Blindspot has been popular yet so uneven, I hope they gave a really good pitch for where the storyline goes from here.

Overall, they’re not cutting anything I want to keep, and none of them are head-scratchers to me. I get a bit more cheese than anyone needs in their diet, and we haven’t seen the new stuff yet, but overall, I can live with a high dairy content from time to time.

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A few TV shows have been axed, finally, more to come

The PolyBlog
December 2 2015

Over at TVGrimReaper.com, the e-ink is dripping on all the recent updates as we start to see mid-season finales. Euthanized: Wicked City, Blood & Oil, Truth Be Told, The Player, and Minority Report Well, I lost two of those (Player, Minority Report) and I was enjoying both. As mentioned earlier, I think there is a nugget to be cracked for the “one man” action type show, but in five seasons, nobody has done it yet. Into the Badlands on AMC is awesome, but it went way deep into the action, with one of the fight scenes from week 2 being … Continue reading →

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TV shows that have been dropped or are in freefall

The PolyBlog
November 19 2015

I was reading TVByTheNumbers, but switched over to reading the Grim Reaper (who has bounced around a bit and now does his own thing on his own site). A little more snark, but the analysis is a bit better. At ABC: Wicked City is cancelled — This “1982 serial killer” show wasn’t exactly a huge draw, but surprised it didn’t get a couple more shows in before a decision was made; Castle and the Muppets are toss-ups to be cancelled by end of year, but I think the Muppets will leave before then and Castle is a definite lock to … Continue reading →

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TV shows on the bubble at 25% of the way through the season

The PolyBlog
November 3 2015

I like reading the website TVByTheNumbers (zaptoit.com) as they pull together some of the hits and duds each week to see how they’re doing based on ratings and whether networks are likely to keep them. They adjust for things like demographics, whether the network owns the show or it’s produced outside the fold, etc. It’s a fun read, and their prediction rate isn’t bad. Mostly I just like to check in from time to time for my shows and see how they’re doing… ABC: Blood and Oil — The “Dallas” remake, more or less, it held no interest for me … Continue reading →

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