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is it true heroes is being rebooted
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I don't know who the distributor is, and I can't work it out either. All the BBC press releases I can find say simply that " Orphan Black is produced by Temple Street Productions in association with BBC AMERICA and SPACE."
Edit: Just checked the Temple Street Productions site, it links to BBC Worldwide as distributor (and I did find a mention of it at a BBC Worldwide sales event). So we can assume BBCW is actually the distributor |
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No, not really. The biggest star is Craig T. Nelson, and I doubt if you were to pluck somebody off the street they'd recognise him...
Peter Krause Lauren Graham Monica Potter Craig T. Nelson A very well appointed cast for a TV show. |
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But we're talking TV here, and all the following are well known and more importantly, popular, for their previous roles.
Peter Krause Lauren Graham Monica Potter Craig T. Nelson A very well appointed cast for a TV show. Maybe as a TV fan you know who they all are, but I'm a TV fan and (aside from Parenthood) I'd struggle to name a show any of them had been in... |
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No, not really. The biggest star is Craig T. Nelson, and I doubt if you were to pluck somebody off the street they'd recognise him...
I mean Bonnie Bedelia is Holly McClane from Die Hard. And the likes of Peter Krause, Lauren Graham and Sam Jaeger are regulars on TV shows. Mae Whitman has not only stared in a number of cult TV shows but also has been in a a number of Hollywood movies.Erika Christensen has done a number of movies including winning awards for her role in Traffic as well as a fair few TV appearances and Dax Shepard has also stared in a number of movies. And that's just the Braveman Clan. The additional charachters have include regular TV stars such as Jason Ritter, Minka Kelly, Ray Romano, Matt Lauria as well as one one of the Baldwin brothers in William. |
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is it true heroes is being rebooted
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Okay, if BBCW is distributing then Orphan Black will only be sold to a private broadcaster in the UK, since the point of BBCW is to funnel profits to the BBC and it rather undermines that purpose if it gives/sells shows to the BBC instead of selling them to make money to give to the BBC.
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It has more recognisable stars than many shows that UK networks buy and certainly many stars that people who would watch a US show would know
I mean Bonnie Bedelia is Holly McClane from Die Hard. And the likes of Peter Krause, Lauren Graham and Sam Jaeger are regulars on TV shows. Mae Whitman has not only stared in a number of cult TV shows but also has been in a a number of Hollywood movies.Erika Christensen has done a number of movies including winning awards for her role in Traffic as well as a fair few TV appearances and Dax Shepard has also stared in a number of movies. And that's just the Braveman Clan. The additional charachters have include regular TV stars such as Jason Ritter, Minka Kelly, Ray Romano, Matt Lauria as well as one one of the Baldwin brothers in William. You just listed a load of people I've never heard of, William Baldwin is the only instantly recognisable name on that list. |
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You just listed a load of people I've never heard of, William Baldwin is the only instantly recognisable name on that list. |
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I'm guessing then that you haven't watched many US shows over the last few years?
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(except Dax Shepard and I can't work out why I've heard of him)
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I don't think there are that many shows with less recognisable names that haven't flopped. Castle, How I Met Your Mother (though that struggled for a long time), 2 Broke Girls, The Big Bang Theory [Depending on how you define success Archer and Suburgatory may also make the list]
You just listed a load of people I've never heard of, William Baldwin is the only instantly recognisable name on that list. And I can name many shows with casts who have a weaker uk reconignition than Parenthood when it was picked up by a UK network Glee Mentalist Rules of Engagment Gossip Girl 90210 The Mindy Project The Office Parks and Recreation Arrow Beauty and The Beast Supernatural Rookie Blue 30 Rock Grimm And even the following probally have slightly weaker casts Revenge Once Upon a Time And that's just shows that are airing this season. You can go back and find plenty of shows UK networks have picked up with cast with less marketability in the UK |
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Okay, if BBCW is distributing then Orphan Black will only be sold to a private broadcaster in the UK, since the point of BBCW is to funnel profits to the BBC and it rather undermines that purpose if it gives/sells shows to the BBC instead of selling them to make money to give to the BBC.
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What gets picked up is shows the channels here think will get them an audience. The crime shows and procedurals always do well as there is a big audience for those shows in the UK. Comedy doesn't travel as well because of cultural differences unless it is really mainstream like Friends. Only a very few channels like E4 will take a risk with US comedy.
There are some recent shows here I am surprised haven't been picked up but they are mainly drama. Shows like The Firm which I saw on Swedish TV but has never been picked up in the UK or The Transporter which also got shown in most of Europe but not UK. Okay both cancelled after one season in the US but loads of one season shows have been shown here or bought later. |
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Not sure if Red Widow is going to get another season.
The first season ended today, which was very short. (8 episodes) I agree with one reviewer who said they threw to much at us too soon, and that it was difficult to identify with the main character. |
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Not sure if Red Widow is going to get another season.
The first season ended today, which was very short. (8 episodes) I agree with one reviewer who said they threw to much at us too soon, and that it was difficult to identify with the main character. |
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Seriously you are listing How I Met Your Mother as having an unknown cast when It stars Alison Haniggan (7 Seasons of Buffy, a number of episodes of Veronica Mars and the American Pie movies), Neil Patrick Harris (Star of Doogie Howser MD TV Show and major roles in the Harold and Kumar movies and in the first Starship Troopers movie. Also award winning stage performer). Even Jason Segel had stared in Judd Apatows two critically claimed TV shows (Freaks & Geeks and Undecelared)
And I can name many shows with casts who have a weaker uk reconignition than Parenthood when it was picked up by a UK network Glee [from the creator of Nip/Tuck] Mentalist [from the co-creator of Rome] Rules of Engagment (arguably Patrick Wharbuton and David Spade) Gossip Girl (Kristen Bell) [from the creator of The O.C.] 90210 The Mindy Project (quite a few of the cast are well known, but there's nobody stand out famous) - Too early to call success wise The Office (Steve Carrel) - Not a UK success Parks and Recreation - Not a UK success Arrow (recurring guest star John Barrowman) Beauty and The Beast - Not a UK success (barely a US success) Supernatural (arguably Jeffrey Dean Morgan, but that's incredibly shaky) Rookie Blue - Not particularly a UK success, but it was acquired as part of a multi-country deal 30 Rock (Alec Baldwin) - Not a UK success Grimm [from the executive producer of Buffy] And even the following probally have slightly weaker casts Revenge Once Upon a Time (Robert Carlyle) [from some of the writers behind Lost] And that's just shows that are airing this season. You can go back and find plenty of shows UK networks have picked up with cast with less marketability in the UK Most of those weren't a success in the UK or had big name producers. Some of them even had big name cast members. I've updated your list with reasons they were probably acquired (or why they shouldn't count). And my comments were more the fact it was a little known non-feel good comedy drama about a family with a disabled child, with moderately well known stars and an actor who is now famous for being blindly conservative, rather than his career, all combined to mean your lucky anyone picked it up. |
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I've just started watching Law and Order:LA on Universal and I was sad to read that it had been binned after only 22 episodes. I've really been enjoying it. Alfred Molina and Terrence Howard, in particular, are good in it.
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I've just started watching Law and Order:LA on Universal and I was sad to read that it had been binned after only 22 episodes. I've really been enjoying it. Alfred Molina and Terrence Howard, in particular, are good in it.
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Broadcast TV Buzz: ‘Body Of Proof’ Facing Cancellation, ‘Nikita’ Set To Be Renewed & More
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Am I right in thinking that we will know for definate by the 13th?
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Keep your eye out to see if any UK network picks up Monday Mornings Molina's excellent in that
http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2013/02/fox-...nday-mornings/ |
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Am I right in thinking that we will know for definate by the 13th?
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No. I think the 13th is the date NBC hold their upfront and give us their schedule for next year...
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Ah right thanks. I thought there was a date where they had to let us know for definate.
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