As for ABC, one has to wonder about the kind of executive who makes scheduling decisions at the network. A comedy like Hope & Faith, a sort of charming throwback to the days of I Love Lucy, is cancelled, but According to Jim gets another season on life-support. And let’s face it, it’s not fair to Regis Philbin (who will have his hands full with Kelly Ripa when she reprises her Hope & Faith character in real life: an actress who has just been booted from her show).
Looking ahead at the new shows for the fall, there is really nothing that sticks: More reality rubbish, more shows about lawyers, terrorist-fighters, and even more people who see and talk to the dead. How long before some TV character summons the ghost of seasons past?
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1 - Justene
Hope & Faith doesn't do it for me. I think the difference between H&F and According to Jim is that ATJ has more entertaining supporting characters in the wife's brother and sister. The talent drops off after the main characters on H&F.
Medium is one of my favorites. Why is it being held to midseason?
2 - Joan Hunt
You really have to wonder what they're passing around the old commissary to ABC execs. I don't get their decision to muck with their blockbuster Sundays. Moving Gray's Anatomy to Thursday is akin to throwing Versace in the bargain bin at Pic'n'Save.
I loved Hope and Faith but preferred their original theme song. If I wanted to listen to a SATC-ish theme, I'd tune in to SATC.
Faith Ford and Kelly Ripa had that whole Lucy and Ethel thing down pat. Ah, well...it must be the Ted McGinley curse at work.
One of these days, I will take over all network scheduling. It's the only thing that makes sense.
3 - Joan Hunt
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