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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Boss”

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may hav...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE BIJOU: Weekend Boxoffice Footnotes & Early International Numbers – 10/31/11

> DreamWorks Animation can blame the weather for diminishing its PUSS IN BOOTS number–although there seemed to be little effect on the weekend’s other openings–but $34M is awfully low for a major animated rele...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE BIJOU: Friday Boxoffice Footnotes – 10/28/11

> PUSS IN BOOTS will have 3 weeks in theatres without serious competition for its target audience (until Happy Feet 2 opens on November 18), which is why DreamWorks moved the opening back a week.  The picture can use the h...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Friday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10/28/11

> The night was dominated by the World Series, but there was some fairy tale news from an unexpected place. NBC:  All things considered, it could have gone worse for the premiere of GRIMM.  A lot worse.  Although...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE BIJOU: Early Friday Boxoffice – 10.28/11

> The Hollywood Reporter has preliminary boxoffice numbers for Friday, and as expected, PUSS IN BOOTS will be the easy weekend winner.  Its $9-9.5M on Friday, if it holds, would probably mean $36-38M for the weekend, which...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Thursday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10./27/11

> November sweeps began with a baseball bat in its hand, and for one network, that bat was the one wielded by Robert DeNiro in The Untouchables. NBC:  A disaster, although its full extent won’t be known until the Wor...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “In Time”





Our Review / 5 - Terrible
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THE SKED: “Grimm” Is Right

> There’s going to be a 7th game of the 2011 World Series, and when it’s over, either Texas or St. Louis will be the winner. The loser, though, will be NBC. GRIMM, the network’s last chance for a new fall hit ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “In Time”

  IN TIME:  Watch It At Home – The Clock Never Really Starts Ticking   Andrew Niccol wants to be a populist moviemaker of ideas, but he just doesn’t have the knack.  Niccol’s ideas are genuinely im...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Anonymous”





Our Review / 5 - Terrible
by Mitch Salem
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THE SKED: Wednesday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10/26/11

> It was a great night to be ABC. ABC:  With the World Series tricking FOX, it was all treat for the Alphabet.  Noteworthy in the general wave of success was that HAPPY ENDINGS shot to a 3.5, and while that won’...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Anonymous”

  ANONYMOUS:  Watch It At Home – The Bard Was A Beard, Claims Wheezy Expose   ANONYMOUS is history tailored for the 1%. Although screenwriter John Orloff and director Roland Emmerich have swirled it into a comp...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: PROMO WATCH — through Wednesday October 26

>Grimm is now up to 240 promo seconds over the last week, and the return of Chuck has worked its way up to 75 seconds.  Now, NBC has to hold its breath that Texas wins tonight and ends the World Series.  Otherwise, th...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: PROMO WATCH

>ShowBuzzDaily’s PROMO WATCH will return tomorrow with updated numbers and rankings updated through Tuesday and Wednesday night’s network programming.
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: “Homeland” Stays Home At Showtime

> Four weeks into its initial season, HOMELAND has received a 2d season order from Showtime.  Although the series’ ratings haven’t been stellar–it routinely loses at least half the audience of its Dexter ...
by Mitch Salem