Hard to say, but also hard to imagine anyone who liked Gracepoint not at least appreciating Broadchurch, not so much to watch the same story play out (sometimes seemingly beat for beat) but for the pleasures of hearing David Tennant speak in his natural voice and experiencing Olivia Colman's definitive performance as Ellie Miller, imbued with a natural warmth, humor and frazzled humanity that's only fitfully apparent in Anna Gunn's competent but comparatively colorless depiction. Matt Roush: I'd guess Fox (which also owns the show, so stands to make money off this investment in the syndication market) will give it one more season to reach the magic 100-episode threshold, but the network is in the same boat as comedy-starved NBC when it comes to being overburdened with so many niche sitcoms, so it's hard to predict what the schedule will look like next fall and whether this little show that could will be on it. Was the death of Larry Hagman the culprit? I have to say that Judith Light was amazing and entertaining, but even I, as a Hispanic, got completely bored with the Mexican cartel storyline. [...] thanks for the loyalty. [...] I think you nailed it that the death of Larry Hagman probably sealed the eventual fate for the reboot, which never recovered from the loss of its most iconic character. Matt Roush: I'll miss this very moving series as well (and the cast for sure), and I wish there were more shows like it, but at least Parenthood is ending with more dignity than most low-rated shows of this sort get to do. [...] this timetable was agreed on by mutual consent, and six seasons (with 100 episodes) is a respectable run for any show, let alone one that has lived on the bubble for most of its existence. Matt Roush: I consulted my in-house comics-to-TV expert on this one, who reminded me that Smallville had its own version of a Justice League-style team (with pre-Superman Clark, Green Arrow, Aquaman, Impulse, Cyborg and Black Canary), so it's not out of the question that more of these characters from the DC archives will be mined on these shows, even if they don't get their own series. Maybe it's just as well I'm not immersed in the comics so perhaps am not expecting too much. Because that seemed about as good as this kind of show gets. Without getting too deep into the process, the best generalization would be to say that I sample almost every new series, network and cable - and, more recently, on streaming services (though not always reality shows, of which there are simply too many, unless they stand out or otherwise intrigue me), and will review for the magazine if there's room, and if not, will try to cover online. [...] because TV shows (unlike a movie) are ever-evolving, I'm required to keep up with a fairly significant number of shows on an ongoing basis, although it's impossible for anyone to watch every episode of every series (especially these days), so that eventually becomes a matter of personal and professional preference. [...] I try to stay attuned to when big moments are happening on shows I only look at occasionally, because not even a professional TV critic can regularly force him-or-herself to keep tabs on shows they hate or which bore them silly. With so many Glee characters like Ryder (Blake Jenner), Rory (Damian McGinty), Unique (Alex Newell) and Joe Hart (Samuel Larsen) getting their start on this reality competition, plus a few other contenders guest starring on Glee, why hasn't it been released on DVD yet? I am still hopeful that The Glee Project will be included in some way on Glee future releases, say the final season DVD? (Is there that much of an appetite to rewatch past seasons of shows like these?) And in this case, as often happens when music is an essential part of a show, it could be that the cost of music rights would make this one especially prohibitive. Makes sense, though, for future Glee boxed sets to consider being enhanced by at least some excerpts from The Glee Project (which I do miss), showing some of the moments that got those young stars onto Glee. Let's assume that all involved parties want the show to be able to end on its own terms with a properly written sendoff, whenever that time may come. Because Castle is a crime show, of course they can just write a new case-of-the-week basically indefinitely, but the personal stories of Castle, Beckett and those around them do deserve closure and that means they will need some lead time to write an ending. How long do you think they've got to make these deals in order to allow the writers time to finish? I know Shonda Rhimes didn't know right up until the last moment the first time the core Grey's Anatomy cast had to re-negotiate for Season 9, which probably influenced the plane crash storyline. [...] a while back now, poor Ugly Betty got its cancellation news in tandem with reducing its episode order, which only gave them I think three or four more episodes to tie up everything. The standard answer is that Dean is an old hand at running credit-card scams with fake identities, and also dabbles in hustling at the pool and poker tables, keeping the brothers in flannel and petrol.
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