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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>Gone Too Soon: Invasion</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/gone-too-soon-invasion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/gone-too-soon-invasion/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/gone-too-soon-invasion/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/science-fiction/" rel="tag">Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/gone-too-soon/" rel="tag">Gone Too Soon</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="middle" alt="Invasion" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/invasion_cast_091130a.jpg" /><br />
After the breakout success of <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/lost/"><em>Lost</em></a> in 2004, the following year saw three big-budget attempts at science fiction series with dense continuity. Unfortunately, it also saw those three series ultimately fail to hang on to their viewers, through internal problems or network mismanagement, and fans were left with three frustrating cliffhangers.<br />
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While they were allowed to complete more episodes than many series that followed them, I suspect this trinity of cancellations is a big reason current TV viewers are nervous about jumping on board complex shows with intricate continuity and details.<br />
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I watched <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/surface/"><em>Surface</em></a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/Threshold"><em>Threshold</em></a> and <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/invasion"><em>Invasion</em></a> that season, but always found myself much more involved with the stories and drama unfolding on the latter of the three. Despite Katrina-related sensitivity due to its hurricane-themed opening, <em>Invasion</em> did an amazing job of building tension during a possible alien infiltration. <em><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/v/">V</a> </em>could learn a thing or two from this show.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/gone-too-soon-invasion/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Gone Too Soon: Invasion</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/gone-too-soon-invasion/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19258340/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/gone-too-soon-invasion/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>abc</category><category>aisha hinds</category><category>AishaHinds</category><category>alexis dziena</category><category>AlexisDziena</category><category>ariel gade</category><category>ArielGade</category><category>eddie cibrian</category><category>EddieCibrian</category><category>evan peters</category><category>EvanPeters</category><category>featured</category><category>invasion</category><category>james frain</category><category>JamesFrain</category><category>kari matchett</category><category>KariMatchett</category><category>lisa sheridan</category><category>LisaSheridan</category><category>tyler labine</category><category>TylerLabine</category><category>william fichtner</category><category>WilliamFichtner</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>What Jason is thankful for</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/26/what-jason-is-thankful-for/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/26/what-jason-is-thankful-for/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/26/what-jason-is-thankful-for/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/gone-too-soon/" rel="tag">Gone Too Soon</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="Glee" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/glee_091125.jpg" />I'm not particularly thankful that I'm going to be having my very own battle of the bulge this upcoming week, but I am looking forward to good eats and seeing the family. The older I get, the faster these years wiz by, so it's important that we slow down and take the time to be appreciative of what we have, even if we might always want a little more.<br />
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This year, we made the jump from a 1997 model 27" Philips Magnavox television to a massive 52" HDTV. We also picked up a PS3, partially for the Blu-Ray player. So I'm thankful to finally be caught up with the rest of the world in television technology. Who knew it could all be so pretty?<br />
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More specifically, I think we're in a great era of television, even as viewer numbers continue to erode. There are just so many good shows on television, and thanks to DVRs and online streaming of those shows, we even have better opportunities to watch them. But what specifically am I thankful for <em>this </em>year?<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/26/what-jason-is-thankful-for/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>What Jason is thankful for</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/26/what-jason-is-thankful-for/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19255040/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/26/what-jason-is-thankful-for/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>comedy</category><category>dual-tuner</category><category>dvr</category><category>glee</category><category>hulu</category><category>online television</category><category>OnlineTelevision</category><category>sitcoms</category><category>tv squad podcast</category><category>TvSquadPodcast</category><category>what jason is thankful for</category><category>WhatJasonIsThankfulFor</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gone Too Soon: The Critic</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/17/gone-too-soon-the-critic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/17/gone-too-soon-the-critic/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/17/gone-too-soon-the-critic/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/animation/" rel="tag">Animation</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/gone-too-soon/" rel="tag">Gone Too Soon</a></p><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="337" border="0" align="top" alt="The Critic" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/the_critic_091115_top-1258412735.jpg" /><br />
Before <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-simpsons"><em>The Simpsons</em></a> begat <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/Futurama"><em>Futurama</em></a>, current executive producer of <em>The Simspons</em> Al Jean, along with Mike Reiss, created a short-lived animated series about a film critic who hated almost every film he ever saw. <br />
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Starring <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/Jon+Lovitz">Jon Lovitz</a> in some brilliant voice work, <em>The Critic</em> ran through two networks in two seasons. Like <em>Futurama</em> and <em>Family Guy</em>, it found some success with reruns on cable -- in this case, Comedy Central -- and a subsequent DVD release. But unlike those series, <em>The Critic</em> remains but a distant memory.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/17/gone-too-soon-the-critic/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Gone Too Soon: The Critic</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/17/gone-too-soon-the-critic/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19241918/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/17/gone-too-soon-the-critic/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>charles napier</category><category>CharlesNapier</category><category>christine cavanaugh</category><category>ChristineCavanaugh</category><category>doris grau</category><category>DorisGrau</category><category>gerritt graham</category><category>GerrittGraham</category><category>jon lovitz</category><category>JonLovitz</category><category>judith ivey</category><category>JudithIvey</category><category>kath soucie</category><category>KathSoucie</category><category>maurice lamarche</category><category>MauriceLamarche</category><category>nancy cartwright</category><category>NancyCartwright</category><category>nick jameson</category><category>NickJameson</category><category>park overall</category><category>ParkOverall</category><category>the critic</category><category>TheCritic</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gone Too Soon: Boomtown</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/gone-too-soon-boomtown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/gone-too-soon-boomtown/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/gone-too-soon-boomtown/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/gone-too-soon/" rel="tag">Gone Too Soon</a></p><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="211" border="0" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/boomtown_091102a_top.jpg" alt="Boomtown" /><br />
I remember watching <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/boomtown/"><em>Boomtown</em></a> for the first time. I remember where I was, and at what point in our lives it was on the air. Now, I watch a lot of television and have seen and forgotten more shows than most people would ever even want to be aware of. But <em>Boomtown </em>had that much of an impact on me.<br />
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Oh, I'm a sucker for a unique premise or take on familiar territory. I first tuned in to <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/24/"><em>24</em></a> because it took place in "real time," and I just had to see how that would work. I tuned into <em>Boomtown</em> because it promised me a look at crime from every possible perspective. How, I wondered, is that possible? And yet it brilliantly, beautifully and all too briefly was.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/gone-too-soon-boomtown/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Gone Too Soon: Boomtown</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/gone-too-soon-boomtown/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19218400/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/gone-too-soon-boomtown/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>boomtown</category><category>donnie wahlberg</category><category>DonnieWahlberg</category><category>gary basaraba</category><category>GaryBasaraba</category><category>jason gedrick</category><category>JasonGedrick</category><category>lana parrilla</category><category>LanaParrilla</category><category>mykelti williamson</category><category>MykeltiWilliamson</category><category>nbc</category><category>neal mcdonough</category><category>NealMcdonough</category><category>nina garbiras</category><category>NinaGarbiras</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gone Too Soon: 8 Simple Rules</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/27/gone-too-soon-8-simple-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/27/gone-too-soon-8-simple-rules/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/27/gone-too-soon-8-simple-rules/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/gone-too-soon/" rel="tag">Gone Too Soon</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="top" alt="8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/8_simple_rules_091026.jpg" /><br />
This week, we're going to take a bit of a departure from the shows we normally cover. It's very rare that a show that puts out 76 episodes could be considered by anyone to be gone too soon, and yet I make the argument that <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/8+Simple+Rules+for+Dating+My+Teenage+Daughter/"><em>8 Simple Rules (for Dating My Teenage Daughter)</em></a> is that show.<br />
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I'm also not going to try and convince you that <em>8 Simple Rules</em> was one of the greatest sitcoms of all time, because it simply wasn't. It was a fairly standard, solid series headlined by a brilliant comic actor... and then it became something else.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/27/gone-too-soon-8-simple-rules/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Gone Too Soon: 8 Simple Rules</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/27/gone-too-soon-8-simple-rules/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19210494/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/27/gone-too-soon-8-simple-rules/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>8 simple rules</category><category>8 simple rules for dating my teenage daughter</category><category>8SimpleRules</category><category>8SimpleRulesForDatingMyTeenageDaughter</category><category>abc</category><category>adam arkin</category><category>AdamArkin</category><category>amy davidson</category><category>AmyDavidson</category><category>billy aaron brown</category><category>BillyAaronBrown</category><category>david spade</category><category>DavidSpade</category><category>featured</category><category>james garner</category><category>JamesGarner</category><category>john ritter</category><category>JohnRitter</category><category>kaley cuoco</category><category>KaleyCuoco</category><category>katey sagal</category><category>KateySagal</category><category>larry miller</category><category>LarryMiller</category><category>martin spanjers</category><category>MartinSpanjers</category><category>tgif</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Arrested Development news that isn't about the movie: IFC to air series</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/arrested-development-news-that-isnt-about-the-movie-ifc-to-air/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/arrested-development-news-that-isnt-about-the-movie-ifc-to-air/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/arrested-development-news-that-isnt-about-the-movie-ifc-to-air/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-on-the-bigscreen/" rel="tag">TV on the Bigscreen</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/arrested-development/" rel="tag">Arrested Development</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cable-satellite/" rel="tag">Cable/Satellite</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cancellations/" rel="tag">Cancellations</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/gone-too-soon/" rel="tag">Gone Too Soon</a></p><img hspace="4" height="299" border="0" align="middle" width="425" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/arrested.jpg" alt="Arrested Development" /><br />It seems these days when anyone talks about <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/arrested+development/"><em>Arrested Development</em></a>, the conversation inevitably turns to the still up-in-the-air film sequel -- something that's proven to be more elusive than finding your own Cornballer. Last we heard, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/05/the-latest-about-the-arrested-development-movie/">the film was actually in development</a> (a term that only loosely means what it's supposed to in Hollywood), but in the meantime, though, there is some good news - <a href="http://www.ifc.com/blogs/ifc-now/2009/10/arrested-development.php">IFC has picked up the off-network rights to <em>Arrested Development</em></a>.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/arrested-development-news-that-isnt-about-the-movie-ifc-to-air/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Arrested Development news that isn't about the movie: IFC to air series</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/arrested-development-news-that-isnt-about-the-movie-ifc-to-air/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19202601/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/arrested-development-news-that-isnt-about-the-movie-ifc-to-air/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Arrested Development</category><category>cable</category><category>IFC</category><category>Jason Bateman</category><category>Mitch Hurwitz</category><category>The Bluths</category><dc:creator>Jonathan Toomey</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gone Too Soon: Max Headroom</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/19/gone-too-soon-max-headroom/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/19/gone-too-soon-max-headroom/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/19/gone-too-soon-max-headroom/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/science-fiction/" rel="tag">Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/gone-too-soon/" rel="tag">Gone Too Soon</a></p><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="316" border="0" align="top" alt="Max Headroom" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/max_headroom_091019.jpg" /><br />
The name "Max Headroom" comes from the last thing TV reporter Edison Carter saw before he was knocked out and hacker extraordinaire Bryce Lynch dumped his memories into a computer: a sign reading "Max. Headroom: 2.3 meters" as a warning for low clearance. The program came alive and an '80s icon was born. Most people today remember Max Headroom for his pervasive commercial association with New Coke.<br />
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Yet it was in the <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/max+headroom/"><em>Max Headroom</em></a> series that he was truly groundbreaking. The show was developed from a UK telefilm: <em>Max Headroom: 20 Minutes Into the Future</em>. And that film was only created to give back-story to a talking head they wanted to use in a music video show.<br />
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Unfortunately, the popularity of this show and the character lasted about as long as New Coke. And for those of you who have no idea what New Coke is ... exactly!<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/19/gone-too-soon-max-headroom/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Gone Too Soon: Max Headroom</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/19/gone-too-soon-max-headroom/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19200386/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/19/gone-too-soon-max-headroom/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>abc</category><category>amanda pays</category><category>AmandaPays</category><category>andreas katsulas</category><category>AndreasKatsulas</category><category>charles rocket</category><category>CharlesRocket</category><category>chris young</category><category>ChrisYoung</category><category>concetta tomei</category><category>ConcettaTomei</category><category>george coe</category><category>GeorgeCoe</category><category>jeffrey tambor</category><category>JeffreyTambor</category><category>lee wilkof</category><category>LeeWilkof</category><category>matt frewer</category><category>MattFrewer</category><category>max headroom</category><category>MaxHeadroom</category><category>showtime</category><category>virginia kaiser</category><category>VirginiaKaiser</category><category>william morgan sheppard</category><category>WilliamMorganSheppard</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gone Too Soon: Sons &amp; Daughters</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/12/gone-too-soon-sons-and-daughters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/12/gone-too-soon-sons-and-daughters/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/12/gone-too-soon-sons-and-daughters/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/gone-too-soon/" rel="tag">Gone Too Soon</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="top" alt="Sons &amp; Daughters" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/sons_and_daughters_091012.jpg" /><br />
ABC has a certified hit with their big sprawling look at an American <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/modern-family/"><em>Modern Family</em></a>. But this isn't their first foray into a big family sitcom. In 2006, they aired a partially improvised comedy about a big, sprawling American family.<br />
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<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/sons%20and%20daughters"><em>Sons &amp; Daughters</em></a> was barely on a month, but it sunk its talons into me and still hasn't let go. With mostly improvised dialogue, there was something very honest about the language they spoke, complete with the stammers and stutters that make up real conversation. The show was honest, heartfelt and funny. And with a massive cast, it felt like we were constantly on the verge of total chaos somewhere.<br />
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It looks like <em>Sons &amp; Daughters</em> was ahead of its time, hitting the air when Americans were touting the sitcom as a dying format. Goss needed to hold out until this season, somehow. Now we're taking a hard look at the sitcom again, and finding that we do like it. It just has to be good. <em>Sons &amp; Daughters</em> was good.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/12/gone-too-soon-sons-and-daughters/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Gone Too Soon: Sons &amp; Daughters</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/12/gone-too-soon-sons-and-daughters/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19192910/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/12/gone-too-soon-sons-and-daughters/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>abc</category><category>alison quinn</category><category>AlisonQuinn</category><category>amanda walsh</category><category>AmandaWalsh</category><category>dee wallace-stone</category><category>DeeWallace-stone</category><category>desmond harrington</category><category>DesmondHarrington</category><category>eden sher</category><category>EdenSher</category><category>fred goss</category><category>FredGoss</category><category>gillian vigman</category><category>GillianVigman</category><category>greg pitts</category><category>GregPitts</category><category>jerry lambert</category><category>JerryLambert</category><category>lexi jourden</category><category>LexiJourden</category><category>lois hall</category><category>LoisHall</category><category>max gail</category><category>MaxGail</category><category>noah matthews</category><category>NoahMatthews</category><category>randy wane</category><category>RandyWane</category><category>sons and daughters</category><category>SonsAndDaughters</category><category>trevor einhorn</category><category>TrevorEinhorn</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gone Too Soon: Jericho</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/05/gone-too-soon-jericho/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/05/gone-too-soon-jericho/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/05/gone-too-soon-jericho/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/drama/" rel="tag">Other Drama Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/science-fiction/" rel="tag">Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/gone-too-soon/" rel="tag">Gone Too Soon</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="top" alt="Jericho" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/10/jericho_091004.jpg" /><br />
The modern poster-child for a show that's "gone too soon" is <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/Jericho/"><em>Jericho</em></a>. The impassioned fans buried CBS under a ton of nuts, which got the show renewed for a shortened second season. Your mileage of the quality of that season may vary, but the fact remains that the fans did something none of these internet campaigns today will be able to.<br />
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What people don't realize is that when <em>Jericho</em> came back for the second run, the ratings weren't any better than when the first season ended. So when they cancel your favorite show and you start mailing in bizarre objects and setting up your web petitions because "it worked for <em>Jericho</em>," remember that the networks remember <em>Jericho</em> as well. They remember that it failed to find a sizable audience twice.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/05/gone-too-soon-jericho/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Gone Too Soon: Jericho</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/05/gone-too-soon-jericho/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19183978/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/05/gone-too-soon-jericho/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>alicia coppola</category><category>AliciaCoppola</category><category>april parker-jones</category><category>AprilParker-jones</category><category>ashley scott</category><category>AshleyScott</category><category>beth grant</category><category>BethGrant</category><category>bob stephenson</category><category>BobStephenson</category><category>brad beyer</category><category>BradBeyer</category><category>candace bailey</category><category>CandaceBailey</category><category>cbs</category><category>clare carey</category><category>ClareCarey</category><category>comic book</category><category>ComicBook</category><category>comics</category><category>d.b. sweeney</category><category>D.b.Sweeney</category><category>darby stanchfield</category><category>DarbyStanchfield</category><category>ddp</category><category>devils due</category><category>devils due production</category><category>DevilsDue</category><category>DevilsDueProduction</category><category>emily rose</category><category>EmilyRose</category><category>erik knudsen</category><category>ErikKnudsen</category><category>esai morales</category><category>EsaiMorales</category><category>featured</category><category>gerald mcraney</category><category>GeraldMcraney</category><category>jericho</category><category>kenneth mitchell</category><category>KennethMitchell</category><category>lennie james</category><category>LennieJames</category><category>michael gaston</category><category>MichaelGaston</category><category>nuts</category><category>nuts campaign</category><category>NutsCampaign</category><category>pamela reed</category><category>PamelaReed</category><category>season 3</category><category>season three</category><category>Season3</category><category>SeasonThree</category><category>shoshannah stern</category><category>ShoshannahStern</category><category>skeet ulruch</category><category>SkeetUlruch</category><category>sprague grayden</category><category>SpragueGrayden</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gone Too Soon: Jack &amp; Bobby</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/28/gone-too-soon-jack-and-bobby/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/28/gone-too-soon-jack-and-bobby/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/28/gone-too-soon-jack-and-bobby/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/drama/" rel="tag">Other Drama Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/gone-too-soon/" rel="tag">Gone Too Soon</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/09/jack_and_bobby_090927.jpg" alt="Jack &amp; Bobby" />Every once in a while, a show creeps up on the American public and really captures its imagination. Unfortunately, a lot of times that show is in a terrible timeslot on a tiny little network struggling to survive. Such was the case with <em>Jack &amp; Bobby</em>.<br />
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I'd like to think people didn't just automatically assume that this was a biopic about the Kennedys, though it certainly was playing with that notion intentionally by choosing that name. At its core, the show was simply another teen drama; the kind The WB had built a network around by the fall of 2004.<br />
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But it was also something more than that. It was an in-depth examination of the genesis of an American hero. How can someone go from being an ordinary person with ordinary problems into the most powerful man on the planet? While Jack and Bobby were typical all-American brothers, it was one of their destiny to rise to the seat of President of the United States by the mid-21st Century. That's the destination. <em>Jack &amp; Bobby </em>was the journey.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/28/gone-too-soon-jack-and-bobby/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Gone Too Soon: Jack &amp; Bobby</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/28/gone-too-soon-jack-and-bobby/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19175498/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/28/gone-too-soon-jack-and-bobby/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>bradley cooper</category><category>BradleyCooper</category><category>brothers and sisters</category><category>BrothersAndSisters</category><category>christine lahti</category><category>ChristineLahti</category><category>featured</category><category>greg berlanti</category><category>GregBerlanti</category><category>jack and bobby</category><category>JackAndBobby</category><category>jessica pare</category><category>JessicaPare</category><category>john slattery</category><category>JohnSlattery</category><category>keri lynn pratt</category><category>KeriLynnPratt</category><category>logan lerman</category><category>LoganLerman</category><category>matt long</category><category>MattLong</category><category>mccallister</category><category>president</category><category>the wb</category><category>TheWb</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:06:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gone Too Soon: Earth 2</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/21/gone-too-soon-earth-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/21/gone-too-soon-earth-2/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/21/gone-too-soon-earth-2/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/science-fiction/" rel="tag">Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/gone-too-soon/" rel="tag">Gone Too Soon</a></p><img hspace="4" height="165" border="0" align="right" width="200" vspace="4" alt="Earth 2" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/09/earth_2_logo_090920a.jpg" />In 1994, I was excited about <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/my+so-called+life/"><em>M</em><em>y So-Called Life</em></a> and <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/friends/"><em>Friends</em></a>, but not much else on the TV schedule caught my eye. A friend of mine loved ABC's <em>Lois &amp; Clark: The New Adventures of Superman</em>, so I would go over there to hang out and watch it.<br />
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Being sci-fi buffs, we decided we should check out <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/Earth2/">Earth 2</a>, </span>a new show that aired an hour before <em>L&amp;C</em> on NBC. I have this tendency to at least try out all the new science-fiction shows, knowing that even if I like them, the odds of them surviving beyond one season are slim. I quickly gave up on <em>M.A.N.T.I.S.</em> over on Fox, but found myself more intrigued by <em>Earth 2</em>.<br />
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What a fascinating and sophisticated look at a science fiction world. It was so much more realistic and grounded than the <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/star+trek/"><em>Star Trek</em></a> series could ever be. The characters were horribly flawed and they felt much more human. As expected, the show failed, but not before I got 22 great episodes that still resonate in my memory.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/21/gone-too-soon-earth-2/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Gone Too Soon: Earth 2</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/21/gone-too-soon-earth-2/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19167634/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/21/gone-too-soon-earth-2/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>antonio sabato jr.</category><category>AntonioSabatoJr.</category><category>clancy brown</category><category>ClancyBrown</category><category>debrah farentino</category><category>DebrahFarentino</category><category>earth 2</category><category>Earth2</category><category>j. madison wright</category><category>J.MadisonWright</category><category>jessica steen</category><category>JessicaSteen</category><category>joey zimmerman</category><category>JoeyZimmerman</category><category>john gegenhuber</category><category>JohnGegenhuber</category><category>kirk trutner</category><category>KirkTrutner</category><category>marcia magus</category><category>MarciaMagus</category><category>rebecca gayheart</category><category>RebeccaGayheart</category><category>richard bradford</category><category>RichardBradford</category><category>rockmond dunbar</category><category>RockmondDunbar</category><category>sullivan walker</category><category>SullivanWalker</category><category>terry oquinn</category><category>TerryOquinn</category><category>tierre turner</category><category>TierreTurner</category><category>tim curry</category><category>TimCurry</category><category>walter norman</category><category>WalterNorman</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gone Too Soon: Firefly</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/14/gone-too-soon-firefly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/14/gone-too-soon-firefly/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/14/gone-too-soon-firefly/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/drama/" rel="tag">Other Drama Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/science-fiction/" rel="tag">Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/desperate-housewives/" rel="tag">Desperate Housewives</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/stargate/" rel="tag">Stargate</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/buffy-the-vampire-slayer/" rel="tag">Buffy the Vampire Slayer</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/chuck/" rel="tag">Chuck</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/dollhouse/" rel="tag">Dollhouse</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/gone-too-soon/" rel="tag">Gone Too Soon</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/joss-whedon/" rel="tag">Joss Whedon</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/v/" rel="tag">V</a></p><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="336" border="0" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/09/firefly_cast_090913a.jpg" alt="Firefly" /><br />When I first started exploring this project, there were a few shows that I knew were going to be important to hit. This is the first of those. <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/firefly"><em>Firefly</em></a> was <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/joss-whedon/">Joss Whedon's</a> sci-fi western series. The show mustered disappointing ratings in its short eleven-episode run on FOX.<br /><br />Since then it's gone on to near mythic cult status. There was such an outcry of support from its loyalists, the Browncoats, over its cancellation that the producers made a feature film sequel. That movie,<em> <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/serenity">Serenity</a></em>, answered a lot of questions about the future fate of the cast. Unfortunately, like the television series, it couldn't find quite enough people to show up and tune in to warrant a sequel. Nevertheless, the few morsels of <span style="font-style: italic;">Firefly</span> we did get are enough to prove that this is one of the most innovative and enjoyable series ever to hit the airwaves.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/14/gone-too-soon-firefly/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Gone Too Soon: Firefly</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/14/gone-too-soon-firefly/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19159482/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/14/gone-too-soon-firefly/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>adam baldwin</category><category>AdamBaldwin</category><category>alan tudyk</category><category>AlanTudyk</category><category>alpha</category><category>angel</category><category>buffy the vampire slayer</category><category>BuffyTheVampireSlayer</category><category>castle</category><category>chuck</category><category>desperate housewives</category><category>DesperateHousewives</category><category>dollhouse</category><category>drive</category><category>firefly</category><category>gina torres</category><category>GinaTorres</category><category>jewel staite</category><category>JewelStaite</category><category>joss whedon</category><category>JossWhedon</category><category>morena baccarin</category><category>MorenaBaccarin</category><category>nathan fillion</category><category>NathanFillion</category><category>sean maher</category><category>SeanMaher</category><category>serenity</category><category>stargate atlantis</category><category>StargateAtlantis</category><category>summer glau</category><category>SummerGlau</category><category>the 4400</category><category>the unit</category><category>The4400</category><category>TheUnit</category><category>v</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gone Too Soon: Andy Richter Controls the Universe</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/07/gone-too-soon-andy-richter-controls-the-universe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/07/gone-too-soon-andy-richter-controls-the-universe/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/07/gone-too-soon-andy-richter-controls-the-universe/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/late-night/" rel="tag">Late Night</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/talk-show/" rel="tag">Talk Show</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/gone-too-soon/" rel="tag">Gone Too Soon</a></p><img hspace="4" height="250" border="0" align="top" width="425" vspace="4" alt="Andy Richter Controls the Universe" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/09/andy_richter_controls_the_universe_090906b.jpg" /><br />When <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/andy+richter">Andy Richter</a> left <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/late+night+with+conan+obrien/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Late Night With Conan O'Brien</span></a> to establish his own career in acting, nobody knew that he'd come full circle and rejoin O'Brien years later. At the same time, nobody knew that creator <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Fresco">Victor Fresco</a> would do much the same thing.<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Richter_Controls_the_Universe"><span style="font-style: italic;">Andy Richter Controls the Universe</span></a> was one of those quirky shows that most people, who enjoy a dash of nonsense in their comedy, really dug. It was a very playful show about a guy working in a massive company. It featured a small ensemble with great chemistry on-screen, and had a unique look at big corporations.<br /><br />A few years later, Fresco tapped that well again, and we got <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/better+off+ted/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Better Off Ted</span></a>, another comedy with absurdist tendencies set in a massive corporation with a small cast. Like <span style="font-style: italic;">Andy</span>, it eked out a second season based more on critical acclaim than ratings. As someone who enjoys both shows, I find myself worrying that <span style="font-style: italic;">Ted</span> will share <span style="font-style: italic;">Andy's</span> ultimate fate, cancellation after the second season.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/07/gone-too-soon-andy-richter-controls-the-universe/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Gone Too Soon: Andy Richter Controls the Universe</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/07/gone-too-soon-andy-richter-controls-the-universe/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19152347/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/07/gone-too-soon-andy-richter-controls-the-universe/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>andy richter</category><category>andy richter controls the universe</category><category>AndyRichter</category><category>AndyRichterControlsTheUniverse</category><category>better off ted</category><category>BetterOffTed</category><category>conan obrien</category><category>ConanObrien</category><category>fox</category><category>gone too soon</category><category>GoneTooSoon</category><category>irene molloy</category><category>IreneMolloy</category><category>james patrick stuart</category><category>JamesPatrickStuart</category><category>john bliss</category><category>JohnBliss</category><category>jonathan slavin</category><category>JonathanSlavin</category><category>late night with conan obrien</category><category>LateNightWithConanObrien</category><category>paget brewster</category><category>PagetBrewster</category><category>pickering industries</category><category>PickeringIndustries</category><category>scrubs</category><category>the tonight show</category><category>TheTonightShow</category><category>veridian dynamics</category><category>VeridianDynamics</category><category>victor fresco</category><category>VictorFresco</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gone Too Soon: My So-Called Life</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/31/gone-too-soon-my-so-called-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/31/gone-too-soon-my-so-called-life/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/31/gone-too-soon-my-so-called-life/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/drama/" rel="tag">Other Drama Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/gone-too-soon/" rel="tag">Gone Too Soon</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/08/my_so-called_life_090830.jpg" alt="My So-Called Life" /><br />
With the news coming down this week that <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/25/bryan-elsley-is-bringing-the-amazing-skins-stateside/">MTV is adapting the UK's teen sensation <span style="font-style: italic;">Skins</span> for American audiences</a>, it became obvious which show I was going to do next for this column. The thing about <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/skins"><span style="font-style: italic;">Skins</span></a> that works so well is that it rings of authenticity, which is rare in teen programming. It also features teenagers who are truly acting their age; no old dudes with male pattern baldness pretending to be high school sophomores.<br />
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We've seen all this before. A long time ago, before The WB and UPN built programming models for teen audiences, there was a little show on ABC that nobody really knew what to do with. <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/my+so-called+life/"><span style="font-style: italic;">My So-Called Life</span></a> tackled teen issues, not in "a very special episode" way, but in a raw, unfiltered way. It was wonderful.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/31/gone-too-soon-my-so-called-life/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Gone Too Soon: My So-Called Life</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/31/gone-too-soon-my-so-called-life/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19145027/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/31/gone-too-soon-my-so-called-life/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>a.j. langer</category><category>A.j.Langer</category><category>bess armstrong</category><category>BessArmstrong</category><category>claire danes</category><category>ClaireDanes</category><category>devon gummersall</category><category>devon odessa</category><category>DevonGummersall</category><category>DevonOdessa</category><category>featured</category><category>jared leto</category><category>JaredLeto</category><category>jeff perry</category><category>JeffPerry</category><category>lisa wilhoit</category><category>LisaWilhoit</category><category>my so-called life</category><category>MySo-calledLife</category><category>patti darbanville-quinn</category><category>PattiDarbanville-quinn</category><category>tom irwin</category><category>TomIrwin</category><category>wilson cruz</category><category>WilsonCruz</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gone Too Soon: Journeyman</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/24/gone-too-soon-journeyman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/24/gone-too-soon-journeyman/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/24/gone-too-soon-journeyman/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/science-fiction/" rel="tag">Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/gone-too-soon/" rel="tag">Gone Too Soon</a></p><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="243" border="0" align="top" alt="Journeyman" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/08/journeyman_090822.jpg" /><br />
I was trying to figure out what show to spotlight for the second "Gone Too Soon" column. As a general rule, I want to give a show a few years off the air before I delve into it. That gives the creators and producers a chance to try and continue the story, if they're interested in doing so, and it gives the actors a chance to move on. Then I read the news that they're going to <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/18/the-time-travelers-wife-to-be-a-series/">adapt <span style="font-style: italic;">The Time Traveler's Wife</span> to television</a>, and it hit me.<br />
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A man disappearing from his wife to travel through time, and struggling to fix his home life as he went along? That sounded awfully familiar, and to a lot of you, as well, if your comments are any indication. So even though <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/journeyman/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Journeyman</span></a>'s finale aired less than two years ago, it's time we honored it for the great show it was ... a show, unfortunately, about two years ahead of its time.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/24/gone-too-soon-journeyman/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Gone Too Soon: Journeyman</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/24/gone-too-soon-journeyman/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19137690/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/24/gone-too-soon-journeyman/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>brian howe</category><category>BrianHowe</category><category>charles henry wilson</category><category>CharlesHenryWilson</category><category>gone too soon</category><category>GoneTooSoon</category><category>gretchen egolf</category><category>GretchenEgolf</category><category>journeyman</category><category>kevin falls</category><category>kevin mckidd</category><category>KevinFalls</category><category>KevinMckidd</category><category>moon bloodgood</category><category>MoonBloodgood</category><category>quantum leap</category><category>QuantumLeap</category><category>reed diamond</category><category>ReedDiamond</category><category>time travel</category><category>time travelers wife</category><category>TimeTravel</category><category>TimeTravelersWife</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gone Too Soon: Carnivàle</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/17/gone-too-soon-carnivale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/17/gone-too-soon-carnivale/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/17/gone-too-soon-carnivale/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/science-fiction/" rel="tag">Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/lost/" rel="tag">Lost</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/gone-too-soon/" rel="tag">Gone Too Soon</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="228" border="0" align="right" alt="Carnivale" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/08/carnivale_090815.jpg" />Long-time readers of this site might remember the recurring feature "<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/short-lived-shows">Short-Lived Shows</a>." While this column may bear a resemblance to that beloved early <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com">TV Squad</a> staple, there are notable differences. In particular, I'll be going much more in-depth about the show's fate, its cast, continuing fan support, and possible story continuations in different mediums.<br />
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Also, to make this column, a show must have actually been good. Shows that are canceled and deserve it certainly aren't "Gone Too Soon." They're perhaps not gone soon enough. Furthermore, a GTS could just as easily have been on the air for years before ending abruptly. If I'm sitting here wondering what happens next and now I'm never going to find out, that's gone too soon.<br />
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Which brings us to our first entry. HBO is known for groundbreaking television, but even they didn't know how much ground they broke with <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/carnivale/"><em>Carniv&agrave;le</em></a> in September 2003. On the surface, it was yet another brilliantly produced period piece, perfectly capturing the look and feel of the Great Depression era United States. Underneath, it was nothing short of the epic struggle between good and evil.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/17/gone-too-soon-carnivale/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Gone Too Soon: Carnivàle</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/17/gone-too-soon-carnivale/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19130410/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/17/gone-too-soon-carnivale/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>carnivale</category><category>clancy brown</category><category>ClancyBrown</category><category>clea duvall</category><category>CleaDuvall</category><category>days of our lives</category><category>DaysOfOurLives</category><category>gone too soon</category><category>GoneTooSoon</category><category>gts</category><category>hbo</category><category>heroes</category><category>john carroll lynch</category><category>JohnCarrollLynch</category><category>k-ville</category><category>lost</category><category>michael j. anderson</category><category>MichaelJ.Anderson</category><category>nick stahl</category><category>NickStahl</category><category>ralph waite</category><category>RalphWaite</category><category>robert knepper</category><category>RobertKnepper</category><category>the new adventures of old christine</category><category>TheNewAdventuresOfOldChristine</category><category>tim dekay</category><category>TimDekay</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:02:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>