Well it’s time for more entries in The Book of Life and I
thought I would be efficient with this post and lump a bunch of network shows
into one Yizkor Service. You see we’re at that time of the year where the
networks start emptying their shelves of stuff they ordered for all the wrong
reasons. These shows sneak on the schedule and I believe network executives
secretly hope that no one notices them so that they can get on with their
lives. Several times over the past few weeks I have said to myself “What the
fuck was that?” Then I remember “Oh yeah, I screened that last May”. Never a
good sign for a show.
Once in a while one of these shows surprises us. I often try
to throw things out in the garbage but the Masked Wife will look through the
garbage on collection day and I discover that items are back in the house. Some
TV shows are like that. I think “The Carmichael Show” was tossed out only to
live another day. Believe it or not “Just Shoot Me” had a similar history. I
don’t believe that any of these shows will experience a similar fate.
Yizkor is a memorial service for the dead so let’s buy the
deli platters and pay a Shiva call to:
CROWDED
HEARTBEAT
THE CATCH
RUSH HOUR
GAME OF SILENCE
Some of these were big-ticket items but I think there will
be some cutting of losses here.
On a more positive note, have to believe that CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS could
well be at next year’s Kol Nidre service or, at the very least have a seat at
next year’s Passover Seder. It’s the perfect show for the age of Trump and yet
another example of increasing your chances for success by colonizing a hit.
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