...Your favorite series about an extra-smart, observant guy who helps solve mysteries the authorities can't isn't going anywhere soon. Oh, no, not The Mentalist. And, um, no, not Psych either. I'm talking about Lie To Me, that other show about that exact same thing. It's been picked up for a full season, though it only does OK in the ratings. Man, I gotta go finish that spec script for my new show, The Face Reader. [THR]
...Aha, another renewal for a show that sometimes involves guns! USA's hottest property, Burn Notice, has been approved for a fourth season. Gabrielle Anwar must have seen her shadow this morning. [Variety]
...Fox has announced their mid-season schedule, which is always an exercise in navigating the edges of the firmly-placed behemoth that is American Idol. Sadly, Glee will be disappearing until April, when it will come back and benefit, hopefully, from a big Idol lead-in. Other new shows like the actioner Human Target and the twee-sounding game show Our Little Genius are being positioned behind Idol in the hopes of catching some ratings runoff, like rain barrels. Man oh man, what is Fox gonna do when Idol ends? [THR]
...Hah. An Italian-American group is protesting the upcoming MTV horrorshow Jersey Shore, saying that it makes Eyetalians look bad. The amazing-looking show follows a bunch of "guidos" as they navigate love and loss during a summer spent in a Jersey Shore timeshare. Funny that an Italian-American society is up in arms about that and feeling all persecuted, and nobody from the African-American community is railing against something like For the Love of Ray J. You know why not? They've figured out you can't fight city hall reality television. There's no such thing as decency there, so it's a fool's errand to even bother trying to get the industry to have standards. You'll get it soon enough, Eyetalians. For now you'll just have to cringe and rage at something that, if the show's successful, is only going to get worse. [THR]
...Oh look. The first three minutes of an episode of House, which is apparently everyone's favorite show. The opening scenes deal with hunting, nicknames, and "Faith" by George Michael. I don't get it, but I'm sure you will! [E!]
Comments (33)
BURN NOTICE BABY.. CANT WAIT
American Idol is getting so stale, it needs to end now.
Lie to Me, Burn Notice and House are all awesome shows!
Don't watch any of them.
But I'm sure Dollhouse is better than at least some of them.
Grr, Fox..
I`m not interested they are all lame i hoped that Eastwick would be renewed, but like always the rubbish will be chosen wow :(
you know it's good that they renewing lie to me it happens to be one of shows that give you hope when the rest are being cancelled. Burn notice is one of the good shows on usa which is a good thing considering
Yeah for Burn Notice! Great sexy show! They can get rid of American Idol, going down hill fast.
i glad lie to me haas benn renewed.
We must have Burn Notice for another season! It is a great show!The Mentalist is good as well.Lie To Me is boring and should go away.Stargate Universe is beyond terrible! Must be axed immediately and started from scratch (get some new writer with better imagination and love for SiFy).Dexter is great as well as Supernatural and House.
already knew burn notice was getting another season lmao. glad it is too its a great show. its like myth busters but with more explosions and a plot XD
I'm just waiting to see if Supernatural gets renewed...
Not all my favorite shows have been renewed....not Trauma...they need to renew that.... :P But I still like the ones that are being renewed :D
All I care about is Dexter. He's been supposedly renewed.
"Man oh man, what is Fox gonna do when Idol ends?" When it ends? You think it'll ever end? lol I hope so, but sometimes I think it's not going to happen in my lifetime... (I'm 25 years old btw) =P
The only way the mentalist is better than psych is in the size of it's audience. And that's only because it's on a larger network. It totally stole psych's premise and then wrecked it by making it more serious.
gotta have BURN NOTICE
Lie To Me is yet another bland, formulaic procedural... so far, but Tim Roth is taking more and more risks in the show and I still hope it will turn into something impressive if given time, despite its weird, pseudo-libertarian ideology and shoddy science. I'd take a blend of the acting here and the less self-indulgent take of Psych (which is rightfully canned due to terrible writing, to be honest). I can't think of anything to salvage from The Mentalist, though.
good news for lie to me fans. it`s a good show with intresting story.
yeah, what if the "mega-giant" House and American Idol ended, FOX need new hit shows quick that actually register in viewers and adult share, since "Lie To Me", "Fringe" is failing on it's sophomore year, only benefiting from "American Idol hangover viewers" last year . "Glee" is one my favorite show, but the ratings are meh. "The Cleveland Show" is also not exactly a viewers magnet.
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Lawson you need to lighten up. Just cuz you don't like House or Psych doesn't mean other people share that feeling. Everyone is entitled to their opinions and I aprecieate yours (I actually agree about Lie to Me) but you don't need to present them in a way that insults other people.
I like House but it's not my favourite show. That would be Bones! :)
Nope not all..
...I guess that's one way to find out they canceled the mentalist.
@Richard_Lawson - You chimed in on your own post's comment board, really? I agree with you though, some people need to loosen up and be a little bit more constructive comments. And I didn’t think anything was ‘stupid’ about your article. I’m a fan of your stuff keep it up.
Do not renewal V! Save our planet from this stupid show! Our human race will die watching that!
The Mentalist wipes the floor with Psych and Lie to Me.
The Mentalist is just a not as good copy of Psych which came first. Yay for Burn Notice!
WTF? Glee is one of Fox's best shows right now! Why in the world would they shaft it back to April when it's doing so well? If anything, the combination of American Idol, 24, and Glee would HELP them. Me no likie...
@Venom -- Oh for god's sake. Some (most) of the commenters on this site seriously need to loosen up. Plus, I myself am an Eyetalian and I don't feel offended. And "guidos" is MTV's word, not mine. Hence the quotation marks. Sheesh.
Hell Yeah for Burn Notice!!
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I like Glee.
The best "fake detective show" Psych was renewed for a 5th season. So the originators will last a lot longer then Lame To Me.