NBC's new shows this fall: a few with Sci-fi elements

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PATSRULE

Monday, May 14, 2007 3:00 PM

NBC was the first to do their upfront presentations today. Here are the shows that NBC is producing that have sci-fi elements to them:

Journeyman (10pm Mondays after Heroes)
Drama

Premise: A newspaper reporter inexplicably begins traveling back and forth in time, changing people's lives as he does.

Stars: Kevin McKidd ("Rome"), Gretchen Egolf ("The Namesake," "Martial Law"), Moon Bloodgood ("Day Break"), Reed Diamond ("Homicide"), Charles Henry Wyson

Studio: 20th Century Fox TV

Producers: Kevin Falls ("The West Wing"), Alex Graves ("The West Wing")

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Chuck (9pm Tuesdays)
Drama

Premise: A tech-support worker becomes the government's newest asset when a massive spy database is embedded in his brain.

Stars: Zachary Levi ("Less Than Perfect"), Adam Baldwin ("Firefly"), Sarah Lancaster ("What About Brian"), Yvonne Strzechowski, Joshua Gomez ("Without a Trace"), Natalie Martinez ("Fashion House")

Studio: Warner Bros. TV, Wonderland Sound & Vision

Producers: Josh Schwartz ("The O.C."), Chris Fedak, McG ("We Are Marshall," "The O.C."), Peter Johnson

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Bionic Woman (9pm Wednesdays)
Drama

Premise: A remake of the 1970s series about a young woman who receives advanced, super-powered prosthetics after a traumatic accident.

Stars: Michelle Ryan ("EastEnders"), Miguel Ferrer ("Crossing Jordan"), Chris Bowers ("Rescue Me"), Will Yun Lee ("Thief"), Mae Whitman ("Arrested Development"), Molly Price ("Third Watch"), Katee Sackhoff ("Battlestar Galactica")

Studio: NBC Universal TV

Producers: David Eick ("Battlestar Galactica"), Bruno Heller ("Rome"), Laeta Kalogridis ("Alexander"), Jason Smilovic ("Kidnapped"), Michael Dinner ("Kidnapped")

REDLAVA

Monday, May 14, 2007 3:16 PM

#1 sounds like Quantum Leap. #2 sounds like Jake 2.0. And #3 is an actual remake.

STEGASAURUS

Monday, May 14, 2007 5:02 PM

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Originally posted by Redlava:
#1 sounds like Quantum Leap. #2 sounds like Jake 2.0. And #3 is an actual remake.

I was going to say the exact same thing. lol

Obviously Earth's entertainment has been all used up. Time to leave and find a system with a bunch more entertainment.

Can't stop the signal, but you can reuse stories till your eyes bleed.

SINGATE

Monday, May 14, 2007 5:12 PM

I'll take rehashed sci-fi over more reality shows any day. I just hope they don't overdo it in the wake of Heroes success. Speaking of which there is supposed to be some sort of spinoff called Heroes: Origins. I pray they don't run this franchise into the ground.

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PATSRULE

Monday, May 14, 2007 6:10 PM

Heroes: Origins isn't actually a spin-off. What they are doing is instead of the normal 24 episodes, next season they will have 30 episodes. The extra six will be called origins episodes. They will be stand-alone episodes to introduce a new character and their back-story in the heroes universe, but not be tied to the main story arcs (although a main character may pop up here or there). There will be some form of interactivity to it, in fans will get to decide which character of the 6 will then join the main cast in season 3. It is kind of like the reverse of the Nicki/Paolo episode on Lost. They will start off on their own, and whoever is the most popular will then be added, as opposed to adding someone in the main story, then coming up with a back story for them and then finding out they are unpopular!

They haven't decided if they will put the origins episodes in the middle break or after the season is over. They have said they will not pepper them throughout the season though.

STORYMARK

Monday, May 14, 2007 7:22 PM

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Originally posted by patsrule:
It is kind of like the reverse of the Nicki/Paolo episode on Lost. They will start off on their own, and whoever is the most popular will then be added, as opposed to adding someone in the main story, then coming up with a back story for them and then finding out they are unpopular!

Nikki and Paulo were there from the beginning.

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FOLLOWMAL

Monday, May 14, 2007 7:27 PM

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Originally posted by patsrule:
Heroes: Origins isn't actually a spin-off. What they are doing is instead of the normal 24 episodes, next season they will have 30 episodes. The extra six will be called origins episodes. They will be stand-alone episodes to introduce a new character and their back-story in the heroes universe, but not be tied to the main story arcs (although a main character may pop up here or there). There will be some form of interactivity to it, in fans will get to decide which character of the 6 will then join the main cast in season 3. It is kind of like the reverse of the Nicki/Paolo episode on Lost. They will start off on their own, and whoever is the most popular will then be added, as opposed to adding someone in the main story, then coming up with a back story for them and then finding out they are unpopular!

They haven't decided if they will put the origins episodes in the middle break or after the season is over. They have said they will not pepper them throughout the season though.

I love Hereoes. I love it with a passion. Not like I love Firefly, but I'm so happy to have an exciing interesting show to watch that's new.
But... sounds like they're introducing a bit of reality tv to it with allowing fans to interactively choose which new character gets folded into the main story arc.

Heroes Idol anyone?

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REGINAROADIE

Monday, May 14, 2007 7:35 PM

I guess you could describe it as that. But personally I find it to be a great way for fans of the show to influence the show. It's a good symbiosis of the creators and the audience, which is something that people have been striving for for centuries.

As per the other sci-fi shows for next season, so what? I second the guy who says he'd rather watch warmed over sci-fi than another night of DEAL OR NO DEAL. And it is all about execution, rather than concept. There's only about six stories in all of literature, it's how you tell the stories that count.

Besides, the one new show of NBC's that I'm more interested in is it's sole comedy THE I.T. CROWD. Could have potential of being a good counterpart to THE OFFICE.

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FOLLOWMAL

Monday, May 14, 2007 7:41 PM

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Originally posted by reginaroadie:
I guess you could describe it as that. But personally I find it to be a great way for fans of the show to influence the show. It's a good symbiosis of the creators and the audience, which is something that people have been striving for for centuries.

I don't disagree on any particular point RR. Just sayin'. It should be interesting and it ties fans to the show a la Idol. If a formula works why not use it? And oh how that Idol formula works.

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As per the other sci-fi shows for next season, so what? I second the guy who says he'd rather watch warmed over sci-fi than another night of DEAL OR NO DEAL.

I'm watching the Twilight Zone marathon on SciFi as I'm typing this. Warmed over? I'd say! It's on here in my office.
I have several customers glued to it as well.
I agree wholeheartedly about the scifi shows. They are what I seek out on the schedule and hope will intrigue me. I'll watch all the new ones and give them a chance.

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BROWNCOAT2007

Monday, May 14, 2007 7:43 PM

Hmmmmm.... Don't know how I feel about Chuck... I mean, it's so OBVIOUSLY a Jake 2.0 clone that it's almost funny... I'd much rather have the old Jake 2.0 back, and I will be very very angry if people enjoy it this time around and think it's so "original" unless, of course, it somehow manages to get Jake back on the air

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