- We have the first scripted cancellation of the season! Viva Laughlin is canceled, to absolutely no one’s surprise. Hugh Jackman is once again free to return to roles that prominently feature him wearing wifebeaters while scowling in a sexy manner. He is encouraged, however, to continue dancing on tables whenever he likes. The Amazing Race, the only reality show that I can still respect myself for watching, will take its Sunday evening slot.
- Russell T. Davies, the force behind Torchwood and the Doctor Who revival is creating a new show for the BBC about 40-something gay men. “‘It’s going to be about fortysomething gay men and how jealous they are of gay teenagers,’ Davies said in an interview with the Guardian on Saturday. ‘I’ve been longing to write something for adults.’” Not being a gay male, I cannot comment on whether jealousy of gangly, acne-ridden, sullen teenagers is par for the course. I am a bit worried that Davies seems to think that anyone over 20 isn’t watching his shows — Torchwood in particular. Apparently, the spontaneous-combustion-through-hot-nightclub sex scene was meant for a pre-teen audience.
- HBO continues to make a valid case for canceling your subscription by adding a documentary about Heidi’s Stud Farm to its schedule. Yes, that is Heidi Fleiss, offering her unique brand of customer service to the companionship-starved women of Nevada and the surrounding states. Let me get this straight, HBO: you cancel Deadwood, one of the best motherfucking shows of all time, and give us Heidi Fleiss in return? Do you also have a bridge you would like to sell me? Showtime is sitting back on the sofa, with one arm around Dexter and the other around Weeds, and having a big, self-satisfied belly laugh.
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October 24th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
When the new Doctor Who first aired, I was surprised (given the demographics of the people I knew who were watching) at the emphasis given by the writers and actors on it being a children’s/family show. Maybe because they’d all watched it as kids? But there seemed to be a lack of understanding about its ability to draw in an adult audience.