First of all, I have to say Saved is my favorite new show of the summer. It has a great cast, and it’s irreverent without crossing quite as many lines as other shows featuring firefighters and paramedics ( Rescue Me I’m looking at you). It starts with a poker game—of course, and the rookie looking very out of place at a bar.
The first patient is one from hell, who Wyatt threatens to push out the back of the ambulance. I kind of wish he had—not only was she a snotty little brat, she listened to Ashlee Simpson. Meanwhile, Angela and the rookie are dealing with a repeat offender that nobody wants to deal with. And I don’t blame them. The rookie, in all his idealistic optimism, is crushed by this sudden exposure to a thing we like to call reality.
Then we have the “paramedics get lost” storyline. Everyone mocks this, I’m sure, but do y’all realize how hard it can be to navigate a city? It’s like all cities pick one thing—a name, a tree, small furry animal, whatever—and name everything after that. Oak street, Oak Ave, Oak Place, Oak Circle, Oak Blvd. Then some idiot tries to give you directions by going, “um, it’s on Oak?” Because, yeah, sweetie, that helps. There’s only 10, after all.
No, I’m not bitter. Why do you ask?
Wyatt and Sack rescue a few more patients—a mother and daughter trapped under an 18 wheeler and a guy up on a crane that is “oh my god way too high”—and gets stuck in the fog. That right there? My worst nightmare. Driving a big huge ambulance in the fog. With a patient in it.
Back at the station, the rookie hits on Angela’s roommate and looks all optimistic…until he finds them making out in a car. Funny, I’ve never had that kind of relationship with any of my roommates. Maybe there’s some sort of secret roommate finding list I don’t know about? Anyway, he’s crushed once more. This really is not his day.
The episode winds up with Wyatt and Sack returning the transfer patient from hell—who has done a 180 in attitude and is, well, she’s not pleasant but she’s not driving Wyatt to contemplate homicide either. Angela plans what has got to be the best revenge ever by dumping the stinky patient in her boyfriend’s apartment, where he and his new
girl find him.
The episode leaves off with Sack contemplating a private school for his son, Wyatt and Alice breaking up (For real this time. No. Honest. They mean it.), and the rookie telling Angela he was paired with her because of “God’s plan.” You know, up until then, I was really starting to like the kid.
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Cable and Big Networks Team for Wider Exposure
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, ABC, FOX, NBC, Ratings,
The trend to air cable shows on their sister networks is becoming more prevalent these days. We had reported earlier about the move by Fox to air episodes of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia before the second season premiere of the show began on FX. More networks are following this model, including:
- Kyle XY – an ABC Family series that airs Mondays at 8 PM, also airs on ABC on Fridays
- The 4400 – shown on USA on Sundays at 9 PM, NBC also aired The 4400 on June 3
According to an article in USA Today, corporate synergy is fueling this pairing since there are a number of cable channels with big network connections. In the case of Sunny in Philadelphia, the final episode that Fox aired averaged 4.1 million viewers and won its time slot among young adults. FX president John Landgraf believes the additional exposure works, saying “They have such a larger reach than we do, it’s a great way of exposing new viewers to our shows… we’re turning over every stone we possibly can.”
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Sopranos Actors Finally Agree to Return for Last Episodes
Posted by Christina Furtado Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Cable, HBO, Talent, News,
Good news, Sopranos fans! Silvio and Paulie won’t be sleeping with the fishes for the final eight episodes of the show (at least not right away, anyway). Quite a few of the show’s actors had been holding out on signing contracts for the last episodes; now, the last two hold-outs, Steven Van Zandt (Silvio Dante) and Tony Sirico (Paulie Walnuts), have finally signed on for the show’s conclusion. They had been asking for a whopping $200,000 per episode, but, according to The New York Post, were talked down to $187,000. I’m glad HBO finally settled with them because it would have been incredibly difficult for David Chase to write out two such important characters. Apparently, the deals came just in time for wardrobe fittings later this week. Filming for the final eight episodes is set to begin next week.
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The O.C. Moving To Friday Night
Posted by Stephanie Whiteside Categories: Drama, FOX, The O.C., Renewals,
Fox’s rich kid drama “The O.C.” is moving to a new night! The network has only ordered 16 new episodes of the hit show, instead of the usual 22, possibly indicating that the end is near for the show.
Fox has also announced that rather than put “The O.C.” up against hit shows “CSI” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” which will both be airing at 9 PM Thursday in the 2006-2007 season, the show will now air on Friday nights. I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m excited about the change—I’ve never seen “The O.C” because of the time slot (I’ve heard it’s possible to watch something else when Jorja Fox is on TV, but honestly, I don’t believe it) and now maybe I’ll get a chance to watch and finally understand what everyone else is talking about!
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Gallery: The O.C. Moving To Friday Night
No X-Files Movie for Gillian Anderson
Posted by Stephanie Whiteside Categories: Drama, Sci-Fi/Horror, FOX, Talent,
Gillian Anderson claims she has no intention of reprising her role as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully for another X-Files movie. In fact, when asked if she would consider a reunion with former co-star David Duchovney, her response was “God no.” This is a change from two years ago, when the project was reported to be in the works. Not sure what changed here, but it seems that - for at least the time being - X-Files fans are going to have to stick with DVD for their fix.
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The Closer Gets Another Run
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Drama, TNT-HD, Cable/Satellite, News, Renewals,
TNT has ordered 15 more episodes of The Closer, starring Kyra Sedgewick, to run in summer 2007. With top ratings for the second season of the detective drama, TNT wasn’t about to let this one get away. The ratings set a record of 8.3 million viewers – more than any other basic cable original scripted series. Anyone out there catch this show last season? If so, let us know your thoughts.
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Gallery: The Closer Gets Another Run
FX’s gritty drama, Rescue Me has received plenty of criticism for its portrayal of misogynistic, alpha-male firefighters and somewhat insensitive approach to story lines. One example? The cringe-worthy rape scene in last week’s episode, which ended with Janet actually appearing to enjoy the attack. .
So, how best to rescue this show? Add a lesbian to the mix!
Rumor has it that the show’s creator’s are considering adding a new female firefighter to the show (Diane Farr, who previously appeared on the show, has moved on to CBS’s crime-solving math drama, Numb3rs) and that she will be a “lesbian or somebody who’s extremely capable in the job.”
I wasn’t aware that “lesbian” and “extremely capable” were interchangeable, but as far as stereotypes go, it could be worse. Who knows if it will be enough to redeem the show with female audiences—or lesbians, for that matter—if they haven’t already fled screaming into the night
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Gallery: Rescue Me Rescued by Lesbian
The WB Will Air Classic Pilots on Its Last Day
Posted by Christina Furtado Categories: Drama, Prime Time, WB, The CW, News,
On Sunday, September 17th, the WB’s last broadcast day before it merges with UPN to become the CW, the network will go out in style by airing the pilots of several of its most successful and well-loved series.
The WB airs programming from 5-10 p.m. on Sundays, and it will spend all of that evening taking viewers on a trip down memory lane. First off at 5, will be the pilot of Felicity. Angel‘s pilot comes on at 6, followed by the two-hour pilot episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer at 7. Finally, at 9, the network will show the pilot of the series most associated with its initial success, Dawson’s Creek. It should also be noted that shows that are WB classics that will air on the CW, like Smallville and Gilmore Girls, will not be airing that night, which makes sense to me since they’re not things of the past just yet.
UPN has not yet stated how, if at all, it will sign off on its last broadcast night the previous Friday, but I’m sure people are just dying to see the pilot of Eve just one more time. Not that airing the Veronica Mars pilot would be such a bad idea, even though it’s moving over to the new network.
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Gallery: The WB Will Air Classic Pilots on Its Last Day
Rescue Me Co-Creator Responds to Critics of Sex Scene
Posted by Christina Furtado Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Cable, Editorial,
As many of us know by now, last week’s Rescue Me included a disturbing sex scene that has created quite a bit of controversy. All over the internet, people have been arguing about to what extent the scene depicted a rape, and about the show’s lack of social responsibility in showing a woman apparently enjoying a rape. The show’s co-creater Peter Tolan has been posting in response to this controversy on the Television Without Pity message boards. According to Tolan, “In terms of the scene ... I never wrote the words ‘don’t’ or ‘no’ at any point in the scene, and when I talked to Andrea about the playing of the thing, I pretty much told her that she had to stand up to Tommy—that he had taken so much away from her over the years, that she had to stare him down from a position of strength while he was forcing himself on her. I told her to shame him with the words she was given - to let him know he couldn’t hurt her anymore, no matter what he did.” Tolan does acknowledge, however, that many viewers interpreted the scene differently, and that the issue of a woman seeming to enjoy a rape had “caused some concern” for them, but he’s very vague about it. Also, to further complicate matters, there is an interview with Tolan and Denis Leary in which they claim it wasn’t a rape at all. (Beware of some mildly spoilery stuff there.) Hmm.
As I stated in my comment to the post I linked to, I am of two minds about this issue. On the one hand, it is consistent with the characterization of these characters, and with the sort of two-dimensional portrayal of women on Rescue Me in general: they all seem to be evil, crazy, or some combination of the two. On the other hand, I do indeed think it’s socially irresponsible in this day and age to portray a woman as enjoying something that could be construed as a rape. In addition, if Tolan and Leary’s vision of this scene failed to come across to the audience in general, couldn’t the scene perhaps be looked at as a failure, artisically? Thoughts, anyone?
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Gallery: Rescue Me Co-Creator Responds to Critics of Sex Scene
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