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Yes they are. But it will be a fairly minor project in the grand scheme of things because it is a one off show. The absolutely crucial big new projects for Itv which they will be relying on to please advetisers in the first half of next year and rate well are [in no particular order]:
Get Your Act Together Home Fires Thunderbirds Bear Grylls: Celebrity Survivor Bring Back Borstal These are the 'Golden Five' which Itv desperately need to rate well in H1 2015. These are the shows which could potentially return year after year, hours after hours, and potentially sell well around the world. Things like Sound of Music Live or 3 part dramas like Arthur and George dont matter, they are effectively scheduling filler. No one gives a damn about them. The above Five on the other hand are huge shows for them which must do well, millions of ££ of ad revenue dependent upon. |
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I liked Murphy's Law, but I think that's the highest-rated show he's ever topped the bill in. I think this series will struggle in the ratings.
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It does sound a lot like the Madeleine McCann case from the BBC publicity albeit a boy rather than girl.But I like anything with Jimmy Nesbitt.
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I doubt anyone is going to judge thunderbirds on ratings, it's a kids show. Distribution and merchandise is what they'll judge it on.
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Looking on Twitter, the only people watching Waterloo Road are kids who think the new pupils are 'fit'
Can't believe they've got a new head, lots of new staff and lots of new students yet again, this show has had about 3 reboots too many. They've also fallen into the trap that they always do of not getting the balance between new and old characters right, meaning it's like a completely new show every year. The main storyline seems to be around pictures of a teacher sat on the toilet being posted around the school, like a storyline from Grange hill during its less gritty pre-teen CBBC era. |
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Cold Feet was an ensemble but Nesbitt was pretty close to top billing there.
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Looking on Twitter, the only people watching Waterloo Road are kids who think the new pupils are 'fit'
Can't believe they've got a new head, lots of new staff and lots of new students yet again, this show has had about 3 reboots too many. They've also fallen into the trap that they always do of not getting the balance between new and old characters right, meaning it's like a completely new show every year. The main storyline seems to be around pictures of a teacher sat on the toilet being posted around the school, like a storyline from Grange hill during its less gritty pre-teen CBBC era. |
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I also hope Our Zoo gets renewed, but it was pleasing (and typical of how well it was written, acted and produced) that the ending was done in such a way that nothing dramatic was left unsaid.
You could regard it as a completed story but it left enough of a door open to continue if the desire was there - without short changing the audience who stuck with it. If only more American series could write things like that as all too often you watch mega long runs of the first season to discover they have ended on a big cliffhanger which is never resolved when the show gets axed too late in the day to stop that. Rumour seems to be that Dallas (mark 2) is going to do the same this year. Meaning both incarnations ended like that - which must be a record for how many years/episodes you are meant to have watched without discovering the proper denouement. |
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Looking on Twitter, the only people watching Waterloo Road are kids who think the new pupils are 'fit'
Can't believe they've got a new head, lots of new staff and lots of new students yet again, this show has had about 3 reboots too many. They've also fallen into the trap that they always do of not getting the balance between new and old characters right, meaning it's like a completely new show every year. The main storyline seems to be around pictures of a teacher sat on the toilet being posted around the school, like a storyline from Grange hill during its less gritty pre-teen CBBC era. |
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Looking on Twitter, the only people watching Waterloo Road are kids who think the new pupils are 'fit'
Can't believe they've got a new head, lots of new staff and lots of new students yet again, this show has had about 3 reboots too many. They've also fallen into the trap that they always do of not getting the balance between new and old characters right, meaning it's like a completely new show every year. The main storyline seems to be around pictures of a teacher sat on the toilet being posted around the school, like a storyline from Grange hill during its less gritty pre-teen CBBC era. Compared to its glory days its crap now. It deserves to flop. I miss the original series which was one of my favourite dramas. |
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Rumour seems to be that Dallas (mark 2) is going to do the same this year. Meaning both incarnations ended like that - which must be a record for how many years/episodes you are meant to have watched without discovering the proper denouement.
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Big School has more drama and is more realistic than Waterloo Road.
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Do we have a rating for yesterday's Bad Education?
Will BBC1 maintain the week on week ratings at 8pm tonight, I wonder? ![]() Is there 20 episodes of a Waterloo Road left, is that correct? http://www.itvmedia.co.uk/highlights/ratings Down around 300k on last years equivalent episode and also below Plebs inc +1 on Monday. |
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Waterloo Road is more for the CBeebies channel these days.
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I also hope Our Zoo gets renewed, but it was pleasing (and typical of how well it was written, acted and produced) that the ending was done in such a way that nothing dramatic was left unsaid.
You could regard it as a completed story but it left enough of a door open to continue if the desire was there - without short changing the audience who stuck with it. If only more American series could write things like that as all too often you watch mega long runs of the first season to discover they which end on a big cliffhanger which is never resolved when the show gets axed. Rumour seems to be that Dallas (mark 2) is going to do the same this year. Meaning both incarnations ended like that - which must be a record for how many years/episodes you are meant to have watched without discovering the proper denouement. If the BBC don't renew "Our Zoo" there is bound to be a little bit of backlash about their decision as its developed a following at around 5 million. However can't help but think its as far as its going to go in the ratings charts now. I don't think series two will climb at all. It reminds me very much of how "The Paradise" faired in the ratings. A faithful following but unspectacular figures for the drama department to sustain it. |
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I still miss Jekyll.
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Looking on Twitter, the only people watching Waterloo Road are kids who think the new pupils are 'fit'
Can't believe they've got a new head, lots of new staff and lots of new students yet again, this show has had about 3 reboots too many. They've also fallen into the trap that they always do of not getting the balance between new and old characters right, meaning it's like a completely new show every year. The main storyline seems to be around pictures of a teacher sat on the toilet being posted around the school, like a storyline from Grange hill during its less gritty pre-teen CBBC era. I would call him a 'one part actor' except he isn't even an actor. |
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How did the original end? Was it with JR holding a gun to his head, or was that an earlier cliffhanger?
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How did the original end? Was it with JR holding a gun to his head, or was that an earlier cliffhanger?
Though at least there was continuity there - which is hard to see much of in the new Dallas. Part of its problem. Not enough respect for the old show from someone who admitted she has never seen the original. Just imagine those behind the new Thunderbirds admitting they had never seen an episode of that? Would not happen. It would be pure luck if it was any good or remotely aligned with the original. If you revive an old show you have a responsibility to at least know as much as the viewers that you expect to tune in about what made the first incarnation work for so many years. Especially when bringing back the same characters if you do not want to create the impression they have had a brain transplant or been taken over by aliens. |
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Waterloo Road should have returned for 10 episodes and that's it. But we have 20 of the bloody things!
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Visited by The Devil seemingly and telling JR to commit suicide. I'm not making this up.
Hopefully it will not give Downton any ideas for their last episode next year. |
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Everything is the same in today's update, except Strictly ending five minutes later.
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"This Life" on BBC TWO ended its series without all ends being tied up, but it sometimes suits a series.
If the BBC don't renew "Our Zoo" there is bound to be a little bit of backlash about their decision as its developed a following at around 5 million. However can't help but think its as far as its going to go in the ratings charts now. I don't think series two will climb at all. It reminds me very much of how "The Paradise" faired in the ratings. A faithful following but unspectacular figures for the drama department to sustain it. |
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So do I. Thats one Moffat program that didnt do well.
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Visited by The Devil seemingly and telling JR to commit suicide. I'm not making this up.
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