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Bovine inspiration at the FOX upfront

By Rick Porter

May 15, 06:47 PM

FringecowsAs I exited the FOX ufpront presentation and spilled onto 55th Street Thursday, I saw just about the last thing I would have expected in Midtown Manhattan: Cows.

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CBS meets the press

By Rick Porter

May 14, 08:00 PM

Craigferguson_cbsupntca06_240Reporter-types are always a presence at the upfronts, but the events of the week are never really about us. We are not, after all, the ones spending billions of dollars on their programming.

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Into the dark heart of The CW

By Rick Porter

May 13, 07:48 PM

Loriloughlin_90210_240 It was somewhere around the fourth song Adam Levine was singing at The CW's upfront/happy hour that the gin began to take hold, and I spoke the following words into my tape recorder: "CariDee, Maroon 5, slutty milkmaids."

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More life for 'Scrubs'? And other ABC upfront notes

By Rick Porter

May 13, 12:30 PM

Stephenmcpherson_240 While it's widely assumed that the first season of Scrubs on ABC will be the last season of Scrubs overall, Steve McPherson isn't ready to concede that point just yet.

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NBC's Overloaded 'Experience'

By Rick Porter

May 12, 07:06 PM

Conanobrien_240 At some point between the Deal or No Deal suitcase models handing me a flash drive and tasting the hamachi poke from the Top Chef cookbook, Conan O'Brien's disembodied voice boomed over the loudspeaker.

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NBC ushers in the Year of the Remake

By Rick Porter

April 03, 06:30 AM

Kitt For all the talk about NBC doing a year-round schedule and it being a bold new way of doing business -- even though it isn't entirely new -- the schedules the network presented Wednesday look pretty conventional.

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The '52-week schedule' and other items of mild interest

By Rick Porter

February 21, 02:47 PM

Jeffzucker_240 It's been a busier-than-usual week here at Zap2it -- thank goodness for the end of the WGA strike. Between all the announcements of shows returning and American Idol starting for real, a couple things slipped through the cracks.

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Intriguing pilots that didn't get picked up

By Daniel Fienberg

May 18, 12:14 PM

For the past four days, we at Zap2it have either flown across the country or woken up insanely early in the morning to tell you what shows the networks have picked up for next fall. Now that the orgy of... Continue reading »

Brill and Eric Watch TV 204 & 205: FOX, The CW Upfronts

By Brill Bundy

May 18, 12:36 AM

We kind of admire FOX. If it's not winning, it changes the rules of the game (apologies to whoever I stole that line from; I honestly can't remember). Who needs one measley fall schedule, when you can come out with... Continue reading »

Upfront Follies: Models and Dolls

By Rick Porter

May 17, 06:41 PM

At the upfront for The CW, and UPN before it, attendees can always count on a parade of Top Models at some point during the presentation. And so it was again Thursday, with an added bonus. A couple, actually. The... Continue reading »

Brill and Eric Watch TV 203: CBS Upfronts

By Brill Bundy

May 16, 11:49 PM

On Night Three of the Network Upfronts, we kick things off by talking about the Ghosts of Pasha moment we had this morning. Then it's on to CBS' new fall schedule. Being the No. 1 network, it's not shaking things... Continue reading »

Upfront Follies: Fear the sunglasses

By Rick Porter

May 16, 06:01 PM

Odes to David Caruso's sunglasses-wearing, dramatically pausing CSI: Miami character, Horatio Caine, abound on YouTube. And apparently CBS is OK with that, because it highlighted this one at its upfront presentation Wednesday as a way to show how engaged its... Continue reading »

Brill & Eric Watch TV 202: ABC Upfronts

By Brill Bundy

May 15, 11:29 PM

It's Night Two of the Network Upfronts, and ABC has 12 new shows to tempt viewers come fall. Questioning the need for Cavemen, Cashmere Mafia, Big Shots and Women's Murder Club, we also discuss Sam I Am, Carpoolers, Private Practice,... Continue reading »

Upfront Follies: One, chorus line of ponchos

By Rick Porter

May 15, 07:27 PM

Each network's upfront presentation tends to have a personality. NBC usually has a couple comedy bits, CBS recruits Broadway performers to entertain, The CW practically screams "we're the young network." And ABC? ABC has a distinct let's-put-on-a-show vibe. For the... Continue reading »

Brill & Eric Watch TV 201: NBC Upfronts

By Brill Bundy

May 15, 02:01 AM

It's Night One of the 2007 Network Upfronts. That means it's time for NBC's fall schedule. Lacking any surprise cancellations, they stock up for next season with eight new shows, most of them dramas. We scoff at Candace Bushnell's Lipstick... Continue reading »

Upfront Follies: Seinfeld makes a buzz

By Rick Porter

May 14, 07:15 PM

People clapped for the return of Friday Night Lights and seemed to respond reasonably well to NBC's new shows at Monday's upfront. The loudest applause, though, came for a man who hasn't regularly been on the Peacock's airwaves in nearly... Continue reading »

A picture with Coach Taylor

By Rick Porter

May 14, 05:57 PM

For those of you who wonder just what actors do to earn their sizable salaries (aside from the acting part), consider the following scene from NBC's post-upfront party Monday at Rockefeller Center. For a solid hour, the cast of Friday... Continue reading »

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