PREVIEWS
Coming Soon: Re-Modeled
Jan 17th
When Does It Start: Tonight, Tuesday 17th Jan at 9.00pm EST on The CW
In A Nutshell: It’s Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares with modeling agencies…
What’s It About: Welcome to America’s Next Top Model – the local version! Supermodel expert Paul Fisher is on a mission to transform struggling modeling agencies across America with his tough love approach. Apparently Fisher’s in it to help the small guys compete with the big agencies and to make sure the models themselves aren’t exploited. And if you believe that you’ll believe Tyra is a darling to work with! (more…)
Coming Soon: Rob
Jan 11th
When Does It Start: Thursday 12th Jan at 8.30pm EST on CBS
In A Nutshell: Comedian Rob Schneider scores his own sitcom. But can he be funny without Adam Sandler by his side?
What’s It About: Rob Schneider is Rob, a lifelong bachelor who just married into a tight knit Mexican-American family. His wife is Maggie, a beautiful and smart book translator who’s also way out of his league. Together the two elope to Vegas. But how will they break the news to Maggie’s overprotective, judgmental parents? And will Rob ever be a true part of the family? Get ready for stereotypes aplenty and endless culture clash jokes…
Coming Soon: Are You There, Chelsea?
Jan 10th
When Does It Start: Wednesday 11th Jan at 8.30pm EST on NBC.
In A Nutshell: Chelsea Handler’s life receives the sitcom treatment. Cue the laugh track!
What’s It About: Based on the bestselling book Are You There Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea, this NBC sitcom follows the life of a fictional Chelsea Handler (Laura Prepon) and her circle of friends in New Jersey. Chelsea herself pops up as her own pregnant sister, Sloane, and you can bet there’s going to be lots of Happy Endings / How I Met Your Mother style couplings and storylines. Are you laughing yet?
Coming Soon: The Firm
Jan 4th
When Does It Start: Sunday 8th Jan at 9.00pm EST on NBC (the show’s regular slot will be Thursdays at 10pm)
In A Nutshell: The Tom Cruise film from 1993 gets reworked as a TV series. Who says there are no new ideas left in Hollywood!
What’s It About: 10 years on from the events of The Firm, Mitch McDeere (Josh Lucas), his wife Abby (Molly Parker) and daughter Claire are emerging from witness protection. You may recall that the McDeeres had become caught up with a corrupt law firm with ties to the mob – before the couple battled back and brought down the firm.
Now a decade on, the McDeere’s are trying to start a new life, Mitch has launched his own upstart law firm, but the company is strapped for cash. So when another large law firm offers to take on the fledgling company the McDeeres decide to partner up. Guess what happens… yep, lightning really does strike twice! (more…)
Coming Soon: Work It
Jan 2nd
When Does It Start: Tuesday 3rd Jan at 8.30pm EST on ABC
In A Nutshell: It’s Bosom Buddies for 2012. Just what the world was waiting for!
What’s It About: Lee and Angel are two long-term out of work guys, struggling through the man-cession. After being out of work for over a year the two finally hear about a sales opportunity at a drug company. There’s just one catch – the company is looking for FEMALE sales reps. So what’s a man to do… yep, you guessed it!
So can Angel and Lee keep their male identities secret from their new colleagues? Can Lee also fool his wife and daughter? And how do shows like this get green-lit?
Happy New Year From Remote Patrolled!
Jan 1st
Hope you all had a great holidays and a proper break. As you can see I took some time away from the site over the last few days to recharge and regroup. 2011 was a very full on year and I was running on fumes by the end of the year. But I’m back, refreshed and ready for the year ahead. Which means plenty of great TV!
I recently posted my Top 10 TV Shows of 2011 and what amazed me was how many of the shows on my list were brand NEW series that debuted in the last 12 months. Plus there were many others I didn’t even include (The Borgias, Homeland, etc). 2011 was definitely a great year for TV. (more…)
In Production: Game Of Thrones – Season 2
Nov 21st
If you, like me, are hungry for more Game Of Thrones, take a look at this just released behind the scenes look at the upcoming second season…
I can’t really call this video clip a First Look or a proper teaser as it doesn’t reveal a whole lot – but it’s at least a vague taste of what’s to come.
Game Of Thrones was a show that really surprised me first time around. I’m normally not a fan of grungy, fantasy series but Thrones was so fascinating and complex and featured such terrific characters it was hard not to get sucked into the world. For me the series got better every single week – and it seems I wasn’t the only one who felt that way, with viewing figures climbing pretty much every week, ending on a high of 3.04 million.
My instinct is that Game Of Thrones will really explode in Season 2, in the same way that True Blood truly took off after its first season. The big challenge will be maintaining the show’s quality – and bringing the series’ more fantastical elements to life – remember Daenerys and her recently hatched dragons!
The second season of Thrones will launch on HBO in More >
First Look: TLC’s Geek Love
Nov 19th
Okay – I have to hand it to the guys at TLC – they’re definitely on a roll at the moment!
While other networks continue to wallow in ‘over-produced’ reality and fakery, the TLC team are digging up some truly fascinating subcultures. Obviously there’s Toddlers and Tiaras and Extreme Couponing – and coming in December, here’s Geek Love – the show that shines a spotlight on the world of nerd loving!
At the moment Geek Love is just a 2 part teaser – but I have a feeling that just like Extreme Couponing this one’s going to capture the public imagination. I think it’s a fascinating world and let’s face it, geeks are hot at the moment (check out the ratings for The Big Bang Theory and to a lesser extent New Girl)
That said – I wish this teaser was a little more polished. The trailer seems to consist of a speed dating event and a range of sound bytes – feeling more like a network pitch tape than an actual show. I’m surprised TLC allowed such a raw cut to be shown.
I’d also argue that the guy at the 1.35 mark is actually fairly handsome and with a bit of styling and a few trips More >
Coming Soon: I Hate My Teenage Daughter
Nov 15th
When Does It Start: Wednesday 30th November at 9.30pm EST on Fox.
In A Nutshell: Two former nerds try to deal with their bratty – and popular – teenage daughters.
What’s It About: Annie (Jamie Pressley) and Nikki (Katie Finneran) are two best friends who found themselves bullied during their own teen years by the popular kids at their schools. Now single parents with teenage daughters they’re determined to bring up their own kids differently to how they were raised themselves. But when their daughters start acting like Mean Girls, Annie and Nikki will need all their resources and cunning to get their kids back on the good girl track…
First Look: House Of Lies
Nov 12th
We all know art imitates life – and it looks like we’re going to be seeing a lot of shows in the coming months that use the current financial crisis as a backdrop.
Hot on the heels of ABC’s hit Revenge (rich people behaving badly) comes House Of Lies – the new Showtime series that’s about the ’1% sticking it to the 1%’
Based on a book by Matthew Kihn titled House Of Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch And Then Tell You The Time, Lies features a team of consultants who’ll go to any lengths to get their clients the information they need.
Leading the pack is Don Cheadle, another acclaimed actor heading to the small screen (and we wonder why movies suck so bad!) Then there’s Kristen Bell, a talented actress who in my opinion hasn’t quite found her career making role yet. Bell plays a ‘razor sharp, Ivy League graduate who works with Cheadle’. Cue plenty of snappy banter!
All sounds great on paper – but am I the only person who thinks this trailer really sucks. I didn’t laugh, or even smile, once – the characters seemed totally obnoxious – and I didn’t even find the show clever / More >
