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Date Posted: 11:38:43 05/16/07 Wed
Author: Islandgirl
Subject: CBS unveils new lineup

As per usual; off the AP wire and comments from me at the end.

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CBS’ only new show that is heavily serialized, ‘‘Swingtown,’’ will start in midseason and run uninterrupted until the end of the season. The series is set in the shag-carpeted 1970s, with Chicago-area couples navigating the sexual freedom of the era.
To counter its stodgy image, CBS has scheduled a handful of edgy new shows for the fall: a musical, a drama about a vampire and a drama about a Cuban-American family running a sugar business in Florida.
‘‘For those of you who accuse CBS of being too conservative, you will feel differently when you see the shows we have lined up,’’ said Leslie Moonves, chairman of CBS Corp.
A new reality show, ‘‘Kid Nation,’’ will take 40 children and set them up in an abandoned New Mexico town. Cameras will follow them as they try to set up their own society without adult supervision.
Veteran actor Jimmy Smits is the patriarch in ‘‘Cane,’’ about the family sugar business. ‘‘Moonlight,’’ about a vampire in modern society, is another one of a handful of high-concept ideas networks are trying out next year.
Hugh Jackman produces ‘‘Viva Laughlin,’’ an adaptation of the BBC show ‘‘Viva Blackpool,’’ about a shady businessman. Music plays a central part in driving the series along.
The Monday comedy ‘‘The Big Bang Theory’’ seems like a sitcom version of ‘‘Beauty and the Geek,’’ with two brainy guys flustered by a sexy new neighbor.
CBS canceled the comedy ‘‘The Class’’ and drama ‘‘Close to Home.’’ The comedy ‘‘The New Adventures of Old Christine’’ was left off the fall schedule but will be used at midseason.

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None of these really look particularly interesting to me. Also, considering that almost everything I currently watch is on CBS, I'll probably see so many commercials for these shows over the summer that I'll be sick and tired of them before they even premiere!
I have to wonder at the sanity of parents who would allow their kids to participate in the "Kid Nation" project!! I guess some people will do anything for 15 minutes of fame.
The vampire-detective concept is hardly "innovative" no matter what the folks at CBS may think. It was done during the late 80s or early 90s as "Nick Knight" and starred Rick Springfield.

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