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And the first scripted show to get canceled is ...
10/22/2007 02:54 PM jcommings
Wow. That was fast!
The Los Angeles Times is reporting the first casualty among scripted shows this season, and it’s not “The Big Bang Theory,” starring the high-lair-ee-us Johnny Galecki. Yes, that was sarcasm.
Read here to find out how and why “Viva Laughlin” got the axe after only two shows.
Two shows? I watched Sunday night’s episode, and it wasn’t great, but really not as bad as half of the CW’s lineup. For something that had Hugh Jackman’s fingerprints all over it, you’d think they let it burn away for a few more weeks. I guess this puts the final nail on the coffin for TV musical series. Of course, there are only two shows now six feet under.
Yes, “Cop Rock” was beaten to death by the media and savaged by viewers who didn’t want their cops to sing in the 1990s. Showing us their bums? No biggie.
I was one of the fans of “Cop Rock.” I thought it was cool. Different. Interesting. But I could see the weariness in the songs from Randy Newman. It must be hard enough to write five songs over many months for a movie musical. How bad is it to write five songs EVERY WEEK? This song which opened the pilot isn’t too bad, though I just ached for one or more of the cops to join him in song or at least to repeat the refrain as they walked away:
Here’s another one, in case you need more of a musical-drama fix. May I present the Baby Merchant:
— Lisa 10/23/2007 01:57 AM #