4 Shows To Watch: The Fox Edition!

 

New Psychological Thriller THE FOLLOWING Premieres January 21st

FRINGE Re-Materializes January 11, And Concludes with 100th Episode and Two-Hour Finale January 18th

BONES returns with a special two-hour special Monday, Jan. 14th

TOUCH Connects with a Two-Hour Season Premiere February 8th

 

FOX is announcing winter premiere dates for new and returning series, including the debut of THE FOLLOWING. New psychological drama THE FOLLOWING, starring Kevin Bacon, starts thrilling on Monday, Jan. 21 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). And don’t miss a special 30-minute behind-the-scenes look at the new series, INSIDE THE FOLLOWING, airing Saturday, Jan. 19 (12:00-12:30 AM ET/PT).

 

FRINGE hurtles toward its epic conclusion with its penultimate episode Friday, Jan. 11 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), before its highly anticipated two-hour series finale and 100th episode Friday, Jan. 18 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). BONES digs up new cases with a special two-hour return Monday, Jan. 14 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).

 

On Friday, Feb. 8 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), don’t miss the two-hour second season premiere of TOUCH, starring Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner Kiefer Sutherland.  The series moves into its regular time period on Friday, Feb. 15 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).

 

FOX WINTER PREMIERE SCHEDULE

(Times for All-New episodes are ET/PT except as noted)
 

Friday, Jan. 11

9:00-10:00 PM            FRINGE

 

Monday, Jan. 14

8:00-10:00 PM            BONES (Two-Hour Winter Premiere)

 

Friday, Jan. 18

8:00-10:00 PM            FRINGE (100th Episode and Two-Hour Series Finale)

 

Saturday, Jan. 19

12:00-12:30 AM          INSIDE THE FOLLOWING (30-Minute Special)

 

Monday, Jan. 21       

8:00-9:00 PM              BONES

9:00-10:00 PM            THE FOLLOWING (Series Premiere)
 

Friday, Jan. 25

9:00-10:00 PM            THE FOLLOWING (encore)

 

Friday, Feb. 8

8:00-10:00 PM            TOUCH (Two-Hour Season Premiere)

Fox Pisses On Sci-Fi Fans Once Again

Can we make it a rule that any Sci-Fi production that trusts Fox needs to be bitch slapped into oblivion? The Sci-Fi hating network has announced today that Raising Hope, New Girl, and Glee have all been renewed. In case you are not aware of these shows, New Girl stars the sister of Bones star Emily Deschanel. So it's like Dr. Temperance if she was some annoying pretentious and perky bimbo. If you are lucky enough to not know what Glee is, imagine a show that took all the songs of the greatest musical legends and had them gang raped by the biggest collection of fakes ever to slap together a musical. Raising Hope is pretty much a collection of young parent clichés put together like they are trying to make scraping nails on a chalkboard seem pleasant.

New Hope has ratings that are pretty close to those of Fringe, yet Fringe is still left "on the bubble". Terra Nova has already been pronounced dead. No word on the amazingly intelligent but tragically ignored Alcatraz either. Time after time Fox has proven that the only reason it launches Sci-Fi shows is because of it's hatred for them. If they get the rights they can get rid of it. I am convinced that they buy the shows to dismantle them. I am a Browncoat and Fox can suck it!

Alcatraz: Amazing Show With Massive Plot Holes

ALCATRAZ kicks off with a rough start. First off the cgi in the intro is a few steps short of a Sci-Fi (not so) Original Movie. It also bothers me that when Jack Sylvane goes from way back in "Alcatraz time" to modern time, he ends up with a trench-coat from someone in modern times. There is no explanation to how he ends up with the jacket. It just is there.

In the second episode the female agent picks up a bullet casing without gloves. There is no explanation as to why she didn't treat this with the care you would expect with a piece of evidence. If this kind of shoddy work continues it is sure to fail. ALCATRAZ is done by Bryan Burk, Jack Bender, Elizabeth Sarnoff, and of course J. J. Abrams. All of them used to work on the show LOST in some capacity. From what I have heard they are trying to do a LOST type show. If ALCATRAZ doesn't kick things up a few notches it will not only end prematurely, but also more disappointing than LOST.  And that is saying something since LOST had the worst ending for a long running series in the history of television.  

These are small missteps, but if they don't keep an eye on things like this it will not be good. If they do keep from screwing up things like this in the future, my complaints will look very small and petty. My hope is that this is exactly what happens with ALCATRAZ. Other than these two missteps ALCATRAZ looks really good. ALCATRAZ has the potential to be a really great mix of everything I like about LOST, but leaning closer to another J.J. Abrams show I love called FRINGE. I state it that way because from the ratings it seems most have never given FRINGE a proper chance.

The basic set up for ALCATRAZ is that 256 prisoners from the original Alcatraz are coming back, are already back, or maybe are being sent. So each episode of ALCATRAZ seems to be to focus on one prisoner. So ALCATRAZ has enough material to do several hundred episodes. Then there is the linear storyline about the two main characters finding out who is behind the entire mess. So the set up is done really well so that the show can keep things moving forward as well as interesting. The question is can they do this without leaving massive holes in the storyline or cutting too many corners on the CGI? Time will tell, but giving the show ALCATRAZ a chance is the only way you can find out, right?

• Official website
• Alcatraz at IMDB

TheSimpsons.com Gets A D'OH-Licious New Look

 

Season Premiere Episode Airs Sunday, Sept. 25, on FOX  

 

FOX has unveiled a fresh, new web design for www.thesimpsons.com. Fans of THE SIMPSONS can visit the revamped website to explore new interactive elements and graphics, stream full-length episodes and keep up with the most recent news about THE SIMPSONS with enhanced special features.

 

The new website will feature “booths” modeled after Springfield’s most famous landmarks.  Fans can stay up-to-date with THE SIMPSONS by visiting the news carousel in the Kidz Newz Booth, watch full-length episodes and episodic clips at the Police Booth and shop for books, DVDs, toys and more at the Kwik-E-Mart.  For the first time ever, fans will have the opportunity to download limited edition wallpapers and icons and are encouraged to get to know their favorite Springfield residents by exploring character files that include extensive bios and photos.  The website also hosts comprehensive show information, episode recaps from all 23 seasons, and links to THE SIMPSONS’ Facebook and Twitter pages.  

 

In the Season 23 premiere episode, “The Falcon and the D’ohman,” airing Sunday, Sept. 25 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), HOMER (Dan Castellaneta) befriends Wayne (guest voice Kiefer Sutherland), a reserved security guard recently hired by the nuclear power plant. Plagued by violent flashbacks from his past as a CIA agent, he must overcome his tortured nightmares to save Homer from a Ukranian terrorist.  Meanwhile, MARGE (Julie Kavner) fantasizes about being a contestant on “Top Chef” hosted by Tom Colicchio (guest voicing as himself), and the future of Springfield’s hottest “it” couple “Nedna” will be revealed after months of online fan voting and speculation. 

Christian Slater Comedy Breakin In Gets 2nd Season!

FOX has renewed the comedy series BREAKING IN for a 13-episode second season to return to the network’s schedule in 2012, it was announced today by Kevin Reilly, President of Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company.

 

“BREAKING IN is a creatively vibrant and wildly adventurous comedy,” said Reilly.  “We are looking forward to bringing it back for a second season and continuing our relationship with this incredibly talented cast and these fantastic creators – Adam Goldberg and Seth Gordon. We can’t wait to see where they take these characters next year.”

 

Created by Adam F. Goldberg (“Fanboys”) and Seth Gordon (“Horrible Bosses”), BREAKING IN is a workplace comedy about a high-tech security firm that takes extreme – and often questionable – measures to sell their protection services. The series centers on a team of uniquely skilled oddball geniuses hand-picked to work for OZ, a manipulative mastermind played by Christian Slater. The series also stars Bret Harrison, Alphonso McAuley and Odette Annable.

                            

BREAKING IN is produced by Happy Madison Productions, Adam F. Goldberg Productions and Sethsquatch, Inc. in association with Sony Pictures Television. Goldberg, Gordon and Doug Robinson (“Rules of Engagement”) serve as executive producers.

For more info go to fox.com/breakingin