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Date Posted: 08:13:43 05/17/07 Thu
Author: Islandgirl
Subject: FOX and CW unveil new schedules

As per usual: off the AP Entertainment Wire and comments from me at end:

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With its prime-time lineup in its strongest position ever, the Fox network has ordered a new slate of programming intended to consolidate recent overall gains and shore up the network’s weak point, the early months of the television season.
Fox has contracted for at least seven new shows, and will announce at least two more Thursday at its formal presentation to advertisers. Not all will be on in the fall, however. Some will be saved for the season’s second half, when Fox always takes off on the strength of ‘‘American Idol.’’
The new shows, four dramas and three comedies, are distinguished by some familiar themes — police work and the legal profession — and also by a roster of familiar names.
At the top of that list are the team of Kelsey Grammer (‘‘Frasier’’) and Patricia Heaton (‘‘Everybody Loves Raymond’’) who are in a new comedy called ‘‘Back to You.’’ Grammer plays a television news anchorman who loses his job in Los Angeles and is forced to return to Pittsburgh and his old station — and old anchormate and romantic partner, Heaton.
Another pair of known names appear in ‘‘The Return of Jezebel James,’’ with the independent-film star Parker Posey joining Lauren Ambrose (‘‘Six Feet Under’’) as two sisters who reunite after one asks the other to carry her baby. Perhaps the biggest name involved in this one, however, is the creator, Amy Sherman-Palladino, who previously brought ‘‘Gilmore Girls’’ to television.
The third new Fox comedy, ‘‘The Rules for Starting Over,’’ comes from the Farrelly brothers, of ‘‘There’s Something About Mary’’ fame. They have created a ‘‘Seinfeld’’-like show concerning a four-buddy crowd of three men and a woman dealing with rebounds after divorce. The stars include Craig Bierko (‘‘Cinderella Man’’) and — in what probably qualifies as a spoiler alert — Rashida Jones of ‘‘The Office.’’
Fox has high hopes for a new police drama set (and shot) in New Orleans called ‘‘K-ville,’’ which deals with the challenges faced by police in the city remade by a hurricane. The stars include Anthony Anderson (‘‘The Departed’’) and Cole Hauser (‘‘The Break-Up’’).
The network has another big star, Juliana Margulies of ‘‘ER,’’ set for ‘‘Canterbury’s Law.’’ She plays a defense lawyer with personal issues and secrets.
After three movies, the ‘‘Terminator’’ story will become a series in ‘‘The Sarah Connor Chronicles,’’ which will follow the efforts of Sarah and her son to escape the latest robot killer sent from the future. Another British actor, Lena Headey (‘‘300’’), is the star.
The final Fox drama is ‘‘New Amsterdam,’’ about a police officer who happens to be immortal and will be so until he meets his true love.
The newest network, the CW, has also been busy. Following on its first season, when it introduced few new series, the network plans to announce at least eight at its presentation on Thursday.
Perhaps the most anticipated is ‘‘Gossip Girl,’’ based on the book series, about the rivalries at an exclusive Manhattan prep school and the unknown gossipmonger who chronicles it all by text message. Among the stars is Blake Lively of ‘‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.’’
‘‘Reaper’’ is a comic drama about a 21-year-old who learns on his birthday that his parents have sold his soul, and he now must become the agent of the Devil. He performs his tasks with great reluctance. Ray Wise, a memorable villain from ‘‘Twin Peaks,’’ plays the dark one.
‘‘Running Wild,’’ a drama shot in South Africa, is about the family of a veterinarian who relocates to a guest lodge on a game preserve.
The CW’s big effort in comedy is ‘‘Aliens in America,’’ about a young Pakistani exchange student who finds himself placed with a family in a small town in Wisconsin.
The CW will also rely on several new reality series, including the provocatively titled ‘‘The Farmer Takes a Wife,’’ which is ‘‘The Bachelor’’ set on a farm. ‘‘Crowned’’ will follow contestants in a mother-daughter beauty contest. And ‘‘CW Now’’ will be a half-hour magazine show that will report on trends.
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Nothing really jumps out at me, but I might give "K-ville" a look. It's nice to have a show set somewhere other than the stand locales of: East Coast/West Coast/Las Vegas/Chicago.

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