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7/10: 24 delayed, Apprentice back?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“24” producers scrapped the plotline for season seven and production will be delayed at least a couple of weeks as they start over, according to TV Guide..
TV critics in a TV Week poll ranked “24” as the second worst show of the past six months partly because of the lofty expectations build the previous season. The worst? ABC’s painfully cliched “October Road,” which was shot in Atlanta and renewed for a second season (which won’t be shot in Atlanta.). “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne,” shot in Atlanta, came in as the seventh worst show and “Nancy Grace” of Atlanta’s CNN Headline News came in eighth.
Top shows? “The Sopranos,” solidified by that finale followed by the comeback kid, “Lost,” which redeemed itself with a run of exciting, riveting shows near the end. Critic’s baby “Friday Night Lights,” with its cinematic feel and achingly deep characters, came in second. That show got a renewal based on critical acclaim, not its poor ratings. No. 4 was my personal favorite “The Office,” which is one of those sitcoms worth seeing multiple times for the multiple pleasures the characters bring to the table. I also loved “Ugly Betty,” which came in fifth for its snappy dialogue and the colorful characters. “Heroes” would have come in higher but that lame finale dropped it to sixth.
Also, “The Apprentice” may be back after all, according to Reuters. The show was not on the NBC fall schedule announced in May and its future was bleak. But management changes at NBC have given the stumbling reality show a possible new life. The show averaged just 7.5 million in its sixth cycle this past spring despite a move to Los Angeles to jazz things up.
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By Jim
July 10, 2007 1:26 PM | Link to this
well hell’s bells…..I loved “24” and I don’t watch any of those shows the crtics ranked as good….I reckon I’m screwed up!
By jh
July 10, 2007 1:31 PM | Link to this
“The Office” sucks….not funny to me at all. I bet it has lots of appeal among Californians and yankees though.
By THE TRUTH
July 10, 2007 3:24 PM | Link to this
HOUSE OF PAIN, PAINFUL TO WATCH, ALL THAT HYPE AND NO SUBSTANCE. NEXT
By BertShowFan
July 11, 2007 1:09 PM | Link to this
I’m a huge fan of The Office. At first I thought it was stupid but since my husband loved it so much I decided to watch it with him. Eventually I found it hilarious!
One problem I have noticed with The Office is that if you don’t actually work in an office you probably don’t find it very funny. (I know I’m making a generalization here, but this is most often the case in my experience.)