Day: May 15, 2007

  • More “New” Shows

    After reading the info on the American IT Crowd, I foolishly decided to look at the premise of the other shows for NBC this season… it’s enough to make the blood curdle (These are also all from zap2it):

    The Bionic Woman

    PREMISE
    Struggling to make ends meet as a bartender while serving as a surrogate mom to her teenage sister, Jaime Sommers figures that her life couldn’t get any more difficult. She is terribly, terribly wrong. Nearly killed in a horrifying car accident, Jamie is saved by a cutting-edge operation — performed by her boyfriend, Will — that leaves her with extraordinary new strength, among other artificially enhanced gifts. Now, however, Jamie must figure out how best to utilize her new abilities while embracing her new bionic identity. Jonas is Will’s boss, while Ruth is Jonas’ second-in-command and Jae is the specialized operations leader.

    Chuck

    PREMISE
    You know all those warnings about never opening an e-mail if you don’t know who sent it? Computer geek Chuck Bartowski learns that lesson the hard way when he opens an e-mail that has been subliminally encoded with vital government secrets, triggering a massive download of critical information into his brain. With assassins and international terrorists eager to nab Chuck’s noggin, it falls to Maj. John Casey and his partner, CIA agent Sarah Walker, to protect the U.S. Government’s newest and most unlikely secret agent. At least Chuck can rely on best buddy Morgan and his understanding sister, Ellie

    Journeyman

    PREMISE
    Commuting takes on a whole new meaning for San Francisco newspaper reporter Dan Vasser, who unexpectedly finds himself traveling through time to change people’s lives. That’s the good news. The bad news is, he has to explain these sudden and unpredictable disappearances to his family and colleagues — and finding himself reunited with a long-lost fiancee can’t be good for his marriage. Or can it?

    I shan’t even bother to mention “The Singing Bee” a reality-TV Karaoke program.

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  • American IT Crowd

    Zap2it.com => NBC’s New Shows for the 2007-08 Season: The IT Crowd

    I’m still very dubious about the American IT Crowd, but my fears about the casting being completely off-base are at least 1/3 unfounded. Richard Ayoade (The original UK Moss) has been cast in the American version (presumably as Moss.)

    I just hope he doesn’t try to put on an American accent, alà Daleks in Manhattan.

    Here’s what we know, from Zap2it:

    The IT Crowd
    Midseason comedy

    Premise: A group of IT workers deals with the daily humiliations of their jobs and a new, tech-averse boss. Based on a British series of the same name.

    First Impressions: NBC didn’t show a preview of the show.

    Stars: Joel McHale (“The Soup”), Jessica St. Clair (“For Your Consideration”), Richard Ayoade (the British “IT Crowd”), Rocky Carroll (“Invasion”)

    Studio: NBC Universal TV, FremantleMedia North America

    Producers: Joe Port (“Just Shoot Me”), Moses Port (“Just Shoot Me”), Joe Wiseman (“Mad About You”), David Guarascio (“Mad About You”), Gail Mancuso, Graham Lineman, Steve Tao

    “No preview” is often not a good sign.

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