The 2010-2011 TV Season - The Event ain't no FlashForward

If you watched both ABC's FlashForward from the 2009-2010 TV Season and NBC's The Event from this season, then you'll know both heavily featured flashbacks as part of the story that were usually criticized because they became to confusing.

The 2011-2012 TV Season - ABC renews 6 of it's series

Fans of ABC's most popular shows are about to become happy as they've renewed 6 of their series for another season. 


Returning next season:

FlashForward coming true?

Remember ABC's FlashForward? It was going to be the new Lost. It was going to be amazing and have the audience hooked. It got cancelled after one season? Yeah that's the one. If you watched the show, you will know that one of the effects of the global blackout was a certain of type of bird, all dying at the same time.

Well now it appears to be happening for real! Over 3000 Red-Winged Blackbird's all fell from the sky on New Year's Eve over a town in Arkansa, United States of America. It's undetermined what caused them to fly into each other and die. Scary. Apparently a load of fish and crabs have mysteriously died too. What does this mean and why is this happening? 

US TV Start Dates

 

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The 2010-2011 TV Season - Greys Anatomy to have Musical Episode?

Yeah. Personally, not a fan of Grey's Anatomy but I keep in the loop from time to time. The ABC show is in it's 7th season and according to Michael Ausiello there's a musical episode in the works from the second half of the season. 


Wait, what? I thought this was meant to be like a series medical drama full of complicated relationships? Are they going to break out in song during surgery or something? Put on a show to their patients?


No details have been released but the show returns with new episodes on 2nd December. 

Hulk's Live Action TV Show Gets A Creative Team

We previously mentioned that Marvel Comics character The Hulk will be getting a new live action TV Series in 2012.


Now Director Guillermo del Toro and Producer David Eick are teaming up to create the series. It was announced that ABC were re-making a TV version of the character last month. Toro is attached to direct the pilot episode, while Eick will script it. It is said to focus of on the origin story of a mid-20's Bruce Banner. 


Toro said he and Eick has coalesced a respectful but powerful way of retelling the Banner/Hulk story in a fresh way. Eick added: "This is a dream opportunity to join one of my all-time filmmaking heroes... in a faithful but unique retelling of the primal, emotionally-rich tale of one of my all-time favourite comic books." A combination of computer effects, prosthetics and puppetry will be used to create the Hulk.


The series is expected to launch after the 2012 film The Avengers which features Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner and his monstrous alter-ego The Hulk is released.
I'm pretty excited to see this happen! Not only do we have The Avengers film to look forward to, we have this also! Marvel is really expanding into better things.

US TV Start Dates

  

Here's your latest update!

• Season 7 of ABC's Desperate Housewives starts on 17th October 2010 on Channel 4. (STARTED)
• Season 9 of ABC's Scrubs starts 15th November 2010 on E4.
• Season 1 of ABC's The Middle starts on Sky1 on 29th August 2010. (STARTED)
• Season 2 of ABC's Modern Family starts on 7th October 2010 on Sky1. (STARTED)
• New Show Pretty Little Liars from ABC Family starts on 21st October 2010 and will air on VIVA. (STARTED)
• Season 1 of AMC's The Walking Dead will be starting 5th November 2010 on FX.
• Season 2 of Bravo's The Real Housewives of New Jersey starts on 18th October 2010 on Channel 4. (STARTED)
• Season 4 of CBS' The Big Bang Theory starts on 4th November 2010 on E4.
• Season 3 of CBS' The Mentalist starts on 15th October 2010 on Channel 5. (STARTED)
• Season 8 of CBS' NCIS will be starting 22nd October 2010 on FX. (STARTED)
• Season 7 of CBS' Two and a Half Men will be starting on 4th October 2010 and will air on Comedy Central. (STARTED)
• New show The Defenders from CBS will be airing on FX sometime in 2011.
• New Show Hawaii Five-0 from CBS will air was due to start on Bravo on 18th October but since the Sky buyout, it is unknown what will happen with it. 
• New Show Mike and Molly from CBS starts 4th October 2010 and will air on Comedy Central. (STARTED)
• Season 4 of The CW's Gossip Girl starts on 22nd September 2010 on ITV2 (STARTED)
• Season 1 of The CW's Life Unexpected starts airing on 19th September 2010 on E4. (STARTED)
• Season 2 of The CW's Vampire Diaries will air in 5th October 2010 on ITV2. (STARTED)
• New Show Hellcats from The CW will air on E4 in 2011. (NOT CONFIRMED)
• New Show Nikita from The CW is set to air on 7th October 2010 on Living. (STARTED)
• New show Boardwalk Empire from HBO will air on new channel Sky Atlantic in February 2011.
• Season 2 of HBO's Eastbound & Down starts on 11th November 2010 on FX.
• Season 2 of HBO's Hung starts on 17th October 2010 on More4. (STARTED)
• New show Game of Thrones from HBO will air on new channel Sky Atlantic in April 2011.
• Season 3 of HBO's True Blood is set to air in 14th January 2011 on FX. Season 2 is currently airing on Thursdays on Channel 4.
• Season 6 of FOX's Bones starts 20th October 2010 on Sky1. (STARTED)
• Season 3 of FOX's Fringe is set to return on 5th October 2010 on Sky1. (STARTED)
• Season 2 of FOX's Glee is returning in January 2011 on E4.
• Season 7 of FOX's House starts on 3rd October on Sky1. (STARTED)
• Season 3 of FOX's Lie to Me starts on 20th October 2010 on Sky1. (STARTED)
• New Show Lone Star from FOX is set to air in 2011 on Sky1. (CANCELLED) 
• New Show Raising Hope from FOX will air on 18th November 2010 on Sky1.
• New Show Ride-Along from FOX will air sometime in 2011 on Sky1.
• New show The Hard Times of RJ Berger from MTV starts on the 5th September 2010 on MTV. (STARTED)
• Season 2 of MTV's Jersey Shore starts on the 5th September 2010 on MTV. (STARTED)
• Season 4 of NBC's Chuck starts on 14th October 2010 on Living. (STARTED)
• Season 1 of NBC's Community starts 5th October 2010 on VIVA. (STARTED)
• Season 5 of NBC's The Office starts on 20th October 2010 on Comedy Central. 
• New Show Chase from NBC will air on Living in 2011.
• New Show The Event from NBC starts on 22nd October 2010 on Channel 4. (STARTED)
• Miniseries The Pillars of the Earth from Starz starts on 16th October 2010 on Channel 4. (STARTED)
• Season 3 of Syfy's Sanctuary starts on 19th October 2010 on Watch. (STARTED) 

The 2010-2011 TV Season - ABC cancels The Whole Truth

ABC have canceled another of it's new shows this season. 

The Whole Truth which stars Maura Tierney has been cancelled after 4 episodes. The legal drama will have all 13 episodes of it's original order filmed and broadcast however. This is the 4th cancellation of the new season.

The 2010-2011 TV Season - ABC picks up full seasons

ABC have picked up two of it's shows for full seasons.

No Ordinary Family has been picked up. The show, which stars Michael Chiklis is about a family which gains mysterious super powers. ABC have previously ordered more episodes of the show and now picked it up for a full season of 22 episodes. Watch plan to show it in The UK in January 2011.

Better with You has been picked up. The show stars Joanna Garcia is about 3 different couple is different stages in their relationships. It has no UK channel yet. 

In other ABC TV news Detroit 1-8-7 also received a few extra scripts. 

The 2010-2011 TV Season - More NBC Pick Ups

I previously told you a few days ago that NBC had ordered 3 full seasons of new shows. Time to add to the list!

First, Chase has been picked up for a full season. Again, it hasn't been doing great in the ratings but good enough. The series has been picked up by Living to show in the UK and is set to start in 2011. 

Second, Undercovers has been given an extra 4 episodes. 

And finally, the rumors are true. NBC has given Chuck, not the normal 'back 9' but a 'back 11'. So that means a 24 episode season for Chuck. That's great news for Chuck fans. 

Also I should mention ABC recently announced it was downscaling V's second season order from 13 episodes to 10. The show returns in January. 

The 2010-2011 TV Season - Body of Proof gets picked up in the UK

ABC's new medical/crime drama Body of Proof has been picked up by Alibi to be shown in the UK.

The show hasn't even premiered yet in the States. ABC is holding the show back after the failure of My Generation and the potential failure of The Whole Truth. 


Alibi's channel head said: 


"As TV's ultimate compendium of crime drama, Alibi aims to select the very best series in the genre from around the globe. Body Of Proof is exactly that. A stand-out show that promises to be a huge hit in the US, Body Of Proof means more premium and exclusive content for the channel - and more thrilling and engaging viewing for our audience."


Check out the trailer for the show:

Alibi plan to air the show sometime in the new year. 

The 2010-2011 TV Season - ABC orders more scripts.

ABC has announced that they are ordering more scripts for 2 of it's shows. 

First new drama, No Ordinary Family, which was recently picked by Watch in the UK, has been given an extra 4 episodes. 

Brothers and Sisters has been given another 4 episodes also bringing it to a full 22 episode season. It was originally picked up for 18 episodes to make way for new Midseason drama Off The Map. It was speculated to be it's last season, but the ratings have bee good this season. 

Hulk Live Action TV Series in the works?

Apparently so. A report has said that Marvel Entertainment and ABC are working together to produce a new show about the angry green monster. 

The project is a top priority for the recently launched Marvel Television Company run by Jeph Loeb. When Disney bought Marvel last year, it was expected that we would get alot of Marvel TV Shows on Disney Owned channels like ABC and Disney XD. The last live action Hulk Show was pretty succseful but both films in the last decade weren't.

Will they get it right this time? What do you think about Hulk smashing his way onto our screens?

The 2010-2011 Tv Season - No Ordinary Family picked up in the UK!

ABC's new Sci-Fi Drama, No Ordinary Family has been picked up by Watch in the UK.

The show which was ABC's most watched season premiere features a normal family, who go on holiday. Their plane crashes into the Amazon River and they all gain superpowers somehow. Check out the trailer.

No Ordinary Family airs Tuesdays at 8 on ABC and will air in the UK from January 2011. 

The 2010-2011 TV Season - My Generation Cancelled

The 2010-2011 TV Season has been going on for little under a month and already we have the 2nd cancellation of the season.

ABC has cancelled My Generation after 2 episodes airing. The season premiere gained a respectable 5.22 million viewers, but the 2nd episode crashed to 3.9 million viewers. ABC announced it's cancellation today but have not said what will take it's Thursday night 8pm time slot. 


I think it's safe to say that nobody will be bothered by this. 

US TV Start Dates!

We love American TV! We're obsessed. 

So we are going to let you know when all the US TV starts here in the UK! We'll update this when we find out the dates. If you don't post a TV Show you watch, let us know and we'll sort it out. So here's the first update!

• Season 1 of ABC's The Middle started on Sky1 on the 29th August 2010. I expect the upcoming Season 2 to follow straight after.
• Season 2 of ABC's Modern Family starts on 7th October 2010 on Sky1. 
• Season 1 of AMC's The Walking Dead will be starting sometime in November 2010 on FX.
• New show The Defenders from CBS will be airing on FX sometime in 2011.
• New Show Hawaii Five-0 from CBS starts in October 2010 and will air on Bravo.
• Season 4 of The CW's Gossip Girl starts on 22nd September 2010 on ITV2!
• Season 1 of The CW's Life Unexpected starts airing on 19th September 2010 on E4.
• Season 2 of The CW's Vampire Diaries will air in October 2010 on ITV2.
• New Show Hellcats from The CW will air on E4 in 2011. (Rumor! This hasn't been confirmed)
• New Show Nikita from The CW is set to air on 7th October 2010 on Living.
• HBO's True Blood Season 3 is set to air in February 2011 on FX. Season 2 is currently airing on Thursdays on Channel 4.
• Season 3 of FOX's Fringe is set to return on 5th October 2010 on Sky1.
• FOX's 2nd Season of Glee is returning in January 2011 on E4.
• Season 7 of FOX's House starts on 3rd October on Sky1.
• New Show Lone Star from FOX is set to air in 2011 on Sky1.
• New Show Raising Hope from FOX will air in October 2010 on Sky1.
• New Show Ride-Along from FOX will air sometime in 2011 on Sky1.
• MTV's The Hard Times of RJ Berger started on the 5th September 2010 on MTV.
• MTV's 2nd Season of Jersey Shore started on the 5th September 2010 on MTV.
• Season 1 of NBC's Community will air 4th October 2010 on VIVA.
• New Show Chase from NBC will air on Living in 2011.
• New Show The Event from NBC will air in October 2010 on Channel 4. 

And that's all we know right now. I'll update this every 3 or 4 days.