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Moonlight wins PCA for New Show. Go Vampires.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=5UVqUqOXaGg
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when is this show on ? it looks great
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IIRC, and this may have changed due to the Writer's Guild strike, I think it's on CBS on Saturday nights (9 or 10pm).
On a side note, wishing all our New England Cousins a nice stay warm prayer [snow_wink]
Patti
PS, for what it's worth Jennifer, I personally did not care for Moonlight (I'd better duck now!!)
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Fridays on CBS at 9 p.m. Eastern & Pacific
There's only 1 more new ep (for now), but some previous eps are available in full on CBS.com.
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Contrary to earlier reports that new Moonlight episodes wouldn't surface until next fall, Variety and TVGuide.com are reporting that "it will be back with a handful of new episodes this spring."
For Variety's report of who will be returning and for how many eps, check out: TV shows start to learn their fate (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117980756.html?categoryid=14&cs=1)
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"it will be back with a handful of new episodes this spring."
The report now is that Moonlight will run four new episodes starting April 11.
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The report now is that Moonlight will run four new episodes starting April 11.
Cool. Thanks! I'm intrigued with where the story is going.
And in the meantime, we'll have New Amsterdam on March 4, which I hear will remind us a lot of Moonlight and Angel, but most of all Forever Knight, which had the female doctor that made us think of DS. [snow_wink]
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Interesting bit of casting news: Exclusive: Moonlight Goes Batty for Brothers & Sisters Stud (http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Ausiello-Scoop-Brothers/800035501)
Though the introduction of such a character is hardly surprising considering that the path to true love is never smooth - nor should it be. Once the main characters do actually get together, it almost always spells the end of a series because, while a majority of the audience probably was rooting for them to get together, a bunch of those same people abandon the series citing that the romantic "will they or won't they" tension is gone.
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Once the main characters do actually get together, it almost always spells the end of a series.....
Except, of course, in Soap Operas, where the the dead rise, the names change, and the faces remain the same.
Dickens never had to worry about his readers being pissed off because Little Nell suddenly looked an awful lot like The Ghost of Christmas Past...... [snow_rolleyes]
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So, tonight is the new episode of Moonlight? I might try to check it out.
Best wishes,
G.
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Actually, CBS pushed the first new episode back to the 25th. I saw a teaser promo for it for the first time today. No doubt Alex O'Loughlin fans will appreciate it because it features him bare chested on the beach enjoying the sun. [ghost_cheesy]
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Thanks, Mysterioso darling, for letting me know!
Hope you had lots of cake for your special day!
cheers, G.
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With the new network schedules for the fall coming out in only a matter of a few weeks, tvguide.com's opinion is that Moonlight has an 8 out 10 chance of being back next season. (Can't ask for much more than that. ;) And given what I've been reading all season about CBS' support for the show, that certainly sounds right.) Check out what TV Guide says (as well as their opinions about other shows): Bubble Show Update: Will Your Faves Be Back? (http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Ausiello-Scoop-Favorite/800037719)
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From tvguide.com: "Sink your teeth into a special shout-out from Alex O'Loughlin. Plus: submit your own burning questions for the Aussie".
Check out: Moonlight Fans, Alex O Wants a Word with You (http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Tv-Mattrs/Moonlight-Fans-Alex/800037871)
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This recent article on the Television Without Pity site discusses the chances of Moonlight's return ... nothing new there ... but comparisons to the handful of other renewed vampire shows include mentions of both DS series:
CBS' MOONLIGHT VAMPIRE: DEAD OR ALIVE? (http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2008/04/cbs-moonlight-vampire-dead-or.php#more)
"Rabid" when referring to DS' fan base is almost as annoying as calling the show "campy."
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"Rabid" when referring to DS' fan base is almost as annoying as calling the show "campy."
No kidding. [sad3]
It's also irritating how they said that the '91 DS series "barely lasted two months," like it was yanked off the air or something when the facts are that it only produced 13 hours, all of which aired - and with the four hour "mini-series" and a fifth hour airing in the space of one week, along with only one preemption, it couldn't have lasted more than two months. But, hey, we learned long ago that many writers love to put their own spin on things, even if it doesn't quite paint a fully accurate picture. Actually, especially when it doesn't. ::)
But getting back to Moonlight, for anyone who might be interested tvguide.com has posted a brief recap and a few clues (no real spoilers) as to what's coming up. Check out:
TV Show Previews
Moonlight (http://community.tvguide.com/thread/Tv-Previews/Moonlight/800035919)
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Two things you might want to check out on tvguide.com:
Moonlight Secrets Revealed: Ten things you need to know about CBS' sexy vampire drama (http://www.tvguide.com/PhotoGallery/Moonlight_Secrets_Revealed_1157/1.aspx)
And:
VIDEO: Moonlight's Alex O'Loughlin Answers Your Questions! (http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Tv-Mattrs/800038270) Part 1 of 2.
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http://tinyurl.com/64bnjh
Ratings for Moonlight, If you watched you helped.
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Nice to see that Moonlight was #1 in its time period for the second week in a row. Though for the most part it wasn't exactly one of my favorite eps (I prefer the more mythology/character relationship centric plots over the ones that focus more on the crimes (well, unless the crimes are somehow related to the mythology/character relationships ;))) - but the ending was quite interesting, especially the way the situation shifted back and forth a few times in the space of a few minutes. But, hey - not even Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel had great eps every week...
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The end with the DA and the pictures, will make some interesting things happen.
Put that will bring a conflict. Mick did save his life.
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tvguide.com's part 2 has finally been posted: VIDEO: Moonlight's Alex Answers More of Your Questions (http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Tv-Mattrs/Alex-Oloughlin-Answers/800039269)
Alex also appears in this video from tvguide.com's sexiest stars feature: TV's Sexiest Stars: Julianne Hough and Alex O'Loughlin (http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/moonlight/288039)
(And as a side note I'm pissed right now because for some odd reason my DVR stopped recording during the midpoint commercial break of tonight's ep and I missed recording 11 minutes before I noticed and restarted it recording again. [ghost_mad] Very weird because it's never done that before. But thanks to the availability of online viewing, I'll be able to catch the missing part on cbs.com once tonight's ep is posted...)
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http://tinyurl.com/4pedlr
Ratings for 5/9/2008, thanks for everyone that watches
If you can't watch please record. Still needs a new
season announcement.
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Well, coming in first in its time period for the third week in a row should go a long way into getting the series that second season. [ghost_wink] And I have to say that now that I've had the chance to watch the entire ep, it was not only an improvement over last week's, it was the type I most enjoy from the series...
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Many of the Moonlight fans have been going over to CBS, and other sponser site to say they
like the show and thank you for supporting the show. By the commercials it looks like they are
going for the Boomers and the younger kids. For instance Ativia and Jamie Lee Curtis. [ghost_wink]
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Hate to be the one to post bad news about the series-don't kill the messenger but it appears CBS may cancel the show. Let's hope they don't.
http://weblogs.variety.com/on_the_air/2008/05/upfronts-moonli.html
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It would certainly be a shame if CBS does cancel the show. And they certainly may because, even though Moonlight has come in first in its time period for the past three weeks, its ratings drop significantly from Ghost Whisperer and Numbers' ratings rebound to almost always be higher than GW's - and networks often tend to not like that, no matter how well the dropping show may actually rank. For example, insanely in many people's opinions, NBC has canceled Top 10 programs simply because their ratings were lower than the show that preceded them and the show that followed.
On the other hand, if the debacle with the '04 DS pilot taught us anything, it should be not to necessarily believe almost anything so-called "insiders" say because more insiders than I can even recall now felt it was a shoe-in for a pickup (some actually "sneaked" schedules that showed what night and time DS was going to appear on the WB), but we all know how things actually played out. [ghost_azn] So...
Interestingly, if CBS does indeed cancel Moonlight in favor of The Unit, that might very well be another situation that many people will think is insane because Moonlight's advertiser-loving 18-49 demos are quite high, whereas The Unit's are practically nonexistent. [ghost_huh]
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Apparently there are conflicting "insider" reports (though no surprise there.):
Upfront Buzz: Live from NYC (http://www.eonline.com/gossip/kristin/detail/index.jsp?uuid=91503a39-8916-48a1-ac7d-53f90d0c9318) says "Moonlight is likely to receive a pickup."
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Wow Kristen vs. Variety. I would place my money on Kristen. How dare these insiders play with our minds. 1/2 jk I just don't know about CBS. They cancelled Close to Home which if I remember correctly had ratings very close to GW's and they cancelled that one too. Hate to be a betting person with these network "executives". I have to be nice here.
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Wow Kristen vs. Variety. I would place my money on Kristen. How dare these insiders play with our minds. 1/2 jk
The sad thing is that Variety is not the definitive breaking news site/source that it once was. Kristen (along with tvguide.com's Michael Ausiello and Matt Mitovich) frequently breaks news exclusively before Variety gets anywhere near it. And something is seriously wrong in a world where a site the likes of E! Online can get legitimate news out before the more reputable sites can. That's practically akin to the National Enquierer scoping the likes of The New York Times or The Washington Post on matters of presidential policy and national security. [ghost_huh]
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Oh no now Kristin is acknowledging that the prospects of the show making it to another season may be turning negative-1st and 4th article as of this writing.
http://www.eonline.com/gossip/kristin/index.jsp
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The bottom line is that none of these reports mean a darn compared to CBS' actual upfront presentation - and that doesn't happen until Wednesday. How well we learned with the '04 DS pilot that until the official network presentation is made, it's almost a waste of time to pay attention to rumors of "insider" scoop (unless it says something is definitely canceled or renewed or got a pickup) because so often the rumors aren't worth the time and energy that went into spreading them...
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http://tinyurl.com/636aon
CBS Information and good contacts.
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It's official: Moonlight... Is Dead (http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Cbs-Cancels-Moonlight/800039499) - and for the very reason I cited yesterday: the ratings drop off from Ghost Whisperer. Unlike some of the other networks, apparently CBS doesn't subscribe to the new belief that demos are actually more important than ratings. But then, nothing in the entertainment industry is ever or probably ever will be consistent...
The real irony in this is that Moonlight on CBS and Woman's Murder Club on ABC consistently beat Friday Night Lights' ratings on NBC, yet both have been canceled and FNL has been renewed. Go figure. But a different network means a different standard for renewal.
Well, at least we have one more ep to look forward to. Hopefully it'll be great.
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If you click on the link that is in this article's sublink, it discusses the behind the scenes efforts to keep the show on the air which unfortunately failed.
http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/primetime-pilot-panic-cbs-officially-renews/
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Ah, yes - the always fascinating behind the scenes pissing contests, er, negotiations. [ghost_rolleyes] (One of the interesting things in all this that they don't mention in that article is that The Unit is in part produced by CBS Paramount Television, and of late networks have often favored their own in-house produced series over those produced by other studios, so that may also go a long way to explain how/why a show that had terrible demos was renewed by CBS (and how/why NBC renewed Friday Night Lights, which is produced by NBC Universal) but Moonlight was not.)
I was actually thinking yesterday and earlier today that just because there were rumors that Moonlight may not have been on the new CBS fall schedule, there might still have been hope for a mid-season order. But alas...
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Forwarded message ----------
From: <LeeDebbie@aol.com>
Date: Tue, May 13, 2008 at 4:48 PM
Subject: [MoonlightonCBS] Call CBS, NOW!!!!
To: MoonlightonCBS@yahoogroups.com
The number is in the message below. Call CBS now and leave your feedback. They are taking calls on Moonlight!!!!!! CALL!!! NOW!!!!
"Just spoke to a friend of mine in California. She called CBS & asked them if Moonlight is cancelled. They told her there taking votes, Heres the number 323-651-0255 Call as many times as possible. When the guy answers just till him you want to votefor Moonlight staying on the air, We will all vote so many times that they will renew it just to get us off the phone, Girls get on your battle gear & call.call.call................"
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Like tvguide.com's Matt Mitovich, I wouldn't necessarily hold out too much hope (because things like this rarely ever pan out), but for what it's worth: Will the CW Bring Moonlight Back to Life? (http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Cw-Bring-Moonlight/800039584)
On Monday the CW did indeed say they're looking to have Media Rights Capital program a Sunday block of programming for them, and with Moonlight being a WB produced show (meaning one of those in-house produced type shows that networks seem to love these days), it *might* be a good fit with the network - but the CW is much more interested in shows that primarily appeal to a youth audience than one with strong 18-49 demos. But I suppose we'll see...
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CBS Entertainment President when asked if Moonlight could move to the CW she said "probably not, no". Maybe they will change its mind by Friday. I hope they will have more success with shopping the show to other networks/cable stations than the 2004 DS pilot did when shopped.
http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-cbscancelsmoonlight,0,6764293.story
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Nancy <nkm56@cox.net>
Date: Wed, May 14, 2008 at 10:56 AM
Subject: Re: [MoonlightonCBS] Message from Trevor Munson (Moonlight's creator) to the fans
To: MoonlightonCBS@yahoogroups.com
This was posted over at the Moonlightline forums by someone claiming to work at WB. Given the urgency, I'm sure they won't mind my copying and pasting here, since we're all working toward a common goal:
I work at WB, and I have already posted this on another board,
Peter Roth is the head of WB Television. I have been in a meeting with this man. He is the one who gives the final ax of a show. Here is his e-mail address: peter.roth@warnerbros.com
E-mail him!!!!! This is the guy to talk to!!! Please spread the word!!
The general number for the WB Operator is 818-954-6000.
This is the guy we need to concentrate on.
Nancy
Posting this from another Moonlight group I hope you don't mind. Call or Email or both. If you have a national cell phone plan. It might just mean minutes. Check it out.
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I just came across this: 'Moonlight' Fans To Howl at Warner Brothers Today (http://blog.zap2it.com/korbitv/2008/05/moonlight-fan-1.html)
I'm confused, though - didn't Matt Mitovich's report on tvguide.com regarding the CW also say that WB was already shopping the show around to other networks, so why stage a mass demonstration to encourage them to do something they're already doing? [ghost_huh] Perhaps not everyone got the memo... [ghost_undecided]
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Our newspaper today said:
"DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com reported Tuesday there's a slim chance 'Moonlight' could be picked up for the CW's outsourced Sunday night schedule, but at a press breakfast yesterday, CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler downplayed that possibility according to TV Week."
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What's up with the Scifi channel? I think they could display a bit more understanding and sympathy for Moonlight's fans. What an attitude.
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=54173
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Well, the Sci-Fi Channell hasn't exactly been known for their cordiality in the past, so nothing they do or say ever surprises me. [sad3]
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Very true MB. Here the Moonlight fans were/are simply asking the station to consider coming to its rescue and their response is don't bother us and if you would like, mail us a letter via the USPS. I thought it was a good idea for its fans to reach out to the Sci-Fi Channel. Boy this industry is cruel.
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It seems like as if you are not an instant hit, you will get cancelled. Just think all the great show wi might
not have these days. Mary Tyler Moore, Steinfeld, Cheers, and All in the Family. Can you think of other shows
that might also be the case.
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I'm sooooo sad that Moonlight is now done [bawling2], but tonight's final episode had like the best ending of any show ever! (IMHO anyway -- LOL!)
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If you go to some of the Moonlight groups, there is a campaign and there is still negotiations.
I know that it is hard on the DS guys, but it might happen. They might find another network.
If you need more info you can contact me via personal message.
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http://tinyurl.com/6amz5b
About an add in Variety. If you want to help please do.
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Even though any future for Moonlight looks bleak, at least it went out on top, placing first in its time period for the 4th straight week (it was down a tenth of a point from the previous week - but then so was Ghost Whisperer [ghost_wink]), and the ep was satisfying - potentially wrapping things up the way most viewers probably wanted to see Mick and Beth's relationship go (though I honestly think they should have never gotten together that quickly - but that's entirely moot at this point). (For me personally I loved seeing Claudia Black (of Farscape and Stargate SG-1). I hope her cleaner character wasn't intended to be a regular or recurring character should the show have been picked up for a second season because losing that possibility would be worse for me than losing Moonlight itself.)
Two things on tvguide.com that fans may want to check out if they haven't already:
Roush Dispatch: The Moonlight Goes Out (http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Roush-Dispatch/Moonlight/800039595)
and
Ask Matt: Mourning Moonlight, Evaluating Housewives' "Bad Seed," Ending the Brothers & Sisters Debate and More! (http://www.tvguide.com/Ask-Matt/080516)
(The first two letters/replies deal with Moonlight's cancellation - and I have to agree with all of Matt's opinions...)
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Not that many thought it would actually happen, but now it's official: This Bites: Why Moonlight Won't Live On at the CW (http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Moonlight-Rescued-Cw/800040433)