Welcome Back, Anthony Stewart Head and Other 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Alums

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HAKEN

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 7:14 PM

THEWRAP.COM - Sarah Michelle Gellar's return to television is getting so much attention that one below-the-title name from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle: Anthony Stewart Head...

http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/anthony-stewart-head-sarah-michelle-
gellar-buffy-alums

ZEEK

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 8:54 PM

Doesn't sound like Sarah or Anthony's shows have much of a chance, but what can you do?

STORYMARK

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 10:40 PM

I think Gellar's show will probably last a season or two at least. The concept has potential, and if CBS pairs it with one of their ratings powerhouses, it'll do well enough.

But ASH's show sounds like a wash. How many British import sitcoms have worked? There's The Office, and....?

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

OPTIMUS1998

Thursday, May 19, 2011 2:12 AM

actually, both All in the Family, and Sanford & Son, were US adaptations of prior British Shows.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_television_series_based_
on_British_television_series

I was a Lima loser for 29 years before "glee" introduced us to the term. -ME

PEULSAR5

Thursday, May 19, 2011 6:49 AM

As was Mad About You.

ZEEK

Thursday, May 19, 2011 1:55 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Storymark:
I think Gellar's show will probably last a season or two at least. The concept has potential, and if CBS pairs it with one of their ratings powerhouses, it'll do well enough.

But CBS passed on it right? Went to the CW or something instead I thought. Pairing it with Supernatural or Gossip Girl doesn't seem like it will work out too well. Just doesn't seem to fit the CW demographic to me.

STORYMARK

Thursday, May 19, 2011 3:31 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Zeek:
Quote:
Originally posted by Storymark:
I think Gellar's show will probably last a season or two at least. The concept has potential, and if CBS pairs it with one of their ratings powerhouses, it'll do well enough.

But CBS passed on it right? Went to the CW or something instead I thought. Pairing it with Supernatural or Gossip Girl doesn't seem like it will work out too well. Just doesn't seem to fit the CW demographic to me.

Ah, I had missed that detail.

But it does seem like a good match to me. CW is pretty much thriving on soap operas with a genre twist. Seems this'll fit in rather well, and the ratings don't have to be nearly as high on CW as they would on another network.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

STORYMARK

Thursday, May 19, 2011 3:32 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by optimus1998:
actually, both All in the Family, and Sanford & Son, were US adaptations of prior British Shows.

Huh. Didn't realize.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."