Fox continues it's 'drop quality to promote crap' tradition

[Baby Lee]

FOX Shifts 'American Dad,' May Trim 'Development'
(Wednesday, February 09 09:02 AM)

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) Even though its reviews were almost universally middling-to-negative, the preview of "American Dad" drew more than 15 million viewers to FOX on Sunday (Feb. 6) night. That successful performance has prompted FOX to juggle its future Sunday line-up, which may mean bad things for Emmy-winning comedy "Arrested Development."

"American Dad," the new animated comedy from "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane, will still have its real premiere on Sunday, May 1. FOX has, however, moved the show up an hour from 9:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. ET. "American Dad" will now officially launch between the 350th episode of "The Simpsons" and the fourth season premiere of "Family Guy."

The series, which will air encores as part of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block, focuses on mid-level CIA agent Stan Smith, his wife, his two kids, his alien and his fish with the brain of a German guy.

FOX also announced that the schedule will allow the first three episodes of "American Dad" to air after new episodes of "The Simpsons."

As a result of the shift, "Arrested Development" will now have to end its second season by late April. According to The Hollywood Reporter, FOX is expected to reduce its order for "Arrested Development," though specifics haven't been announced. Despite endless critical acclaim and awards attention, "Development" is averaging only 6.06 million viewers per week this season in the Sunday 8:30 p.m. time slot.

[Baby Lee]

FOX Shifts 'American Dad,' May Trim 'Development'
(Wednesday, February 09 09:02 AM)

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) Even though its reviews were almost universally middling-to-negative, the preview of "American Dad" drew more than 15 million viewers to FOX on Sunday (Feb. 6) night. That successful performance has prompted FOX to juggle its future Sunday line-up, which may mean bad things for Emmy-winning comedy "Arrested Development."

"American Dad," the new animated comedy from "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane, will still have its real premiere on Sunday, May 1. FOX has, however, moved the show up an hour from 9:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. ET. "American Dad" will now officially launch between the 350th episode of "The Simpsons" and the fourth season premiere of "Family Guy."

The series, which will air encores as part of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block, focuses on mid-level CIA agent Stan Smith, his wife, his two kids, his alien and his fish with the brain of a German guy.

FOX also announced that the schedule will allow the first three episodes of "American Dad" to air after new episodes of "The Simpsons."

As a result of the shift, "Arrested Development" will now have to end its second season by late April. According to The Hollywood Reporter, FOX is expected to reduce its order for "Arrested Development," though specifics haven't been announced. Despite endless critical acclaim and awards attention, "Development" is averaging only 6.06 million viewers per week this season in the Sunday 8:30 p.m. time slot.

[Thig Lyfe]

That sucks. American Dad wasn't nearly as funny as family guy, whereas Arrested Development is brilliant. Gaah.

[Baby Lee]

This somehow posted before I completed the topic header. Mods feel free to drop this one, or merge it with the other, or whatever you want.

[Miles]

Great thinking there FOX. If a show does well after the superbowl it will definitly get those types of ratings on its own :rolleyes:

[Spicy McHaggis]

I hate Fox. Seriously who runs these networks? If I made decisions as poor as they do I sure as hell wouldn't be employed very long. In addition they're jumping back on the Family Guy bandwagon like they had something to do with it's success. I guess its a necessary evil to produce more episodes.

[jspchief]

Cartoon actors don't make salary demands. Niether do reality "actors".

It's the future of TV. NBC goes from paying the friends cast 1 million per episode to giving away 10 grand on Fear Factor.

It's one of the main reasons I watch very little network TV anymore. At least the cable channels are trying to provide TV shows that aren't solely driven by budget....to a point.

[Ultra Peanut]

Neither AD is crap. Shut the **** up.

And **** FOX. Just out of principle.

[Ultra Peanut]

The American Dad pilot had some high points (the German fish was choice), some rough edges (a lot of which I'll chalk up to being the pilot), and a bunch of laughs. Family Guy-esque, of course, but far less reliant on the flashbacks that make FG so great. In other words, I have high hopes that it'll be McFarlane-based brilliance with enough differences to keep from being called a Family Guy clone.

It is unfortunate that its promotion is coming at the expense of Arrested Development, thought.Sort of like Malcolm in the Middle helping to put the final in the coffin of Futurama.

Shit... FOX is completely worthless aside from their Sunday night shows.

I didn't discover Arrested Development until December. I was missing out.

[htismaqe]

That sucks. American Dad wasn't nearly as funny as family guy, whereas Arrested Development is brilliant. Gaah.

I totally agree.

[Ultra Peanut]

They're not Family Guy or Arrested Development great, but they're both pretty watchable, especially compard to most of the rest of the shit FOX has churned out, in my book.

[Baby Lee]

The American Dad pilot had some high points (the German fish was choice), some rough edges (a lot of which I'll chalk up to being the pilot), and a bunch of laughs. Family Guy-esque, of course, but far less reliant on the flashbacks that make FG so great. In other words, I have high hopes that it'll be McFarlane-based brilliance with enough differences to keep from being called a Family Guy clone.

Sort of like Malcolm in the Middle helping to put the final in the coffin of Futurama.

Shit... FOX is completely worthless aside from their Sunday night shows.

I didn't discover Arrested Development until December. I was missing out.
I didn't hate American Dad, but I saw little to suggest it needs to be a separate show. Keep the good gags and plug them into Family Guy. The animation is the same, and there's nothing inherently funny about the premise of the Dad being a overamped Fed.

AD is about to join Freaks and Geeks, Futurama, Tru Calling, Wonderfalls and host of other decent shows dumped by Fox.

[htismaqe]

They're not Family Guy or Arrested Development great, but they're both pretty watchable, especially compard to most of the rest of the shit FOX has churned out, in my book.

You mean you didn't watch "Paradise Hotel"?

ROFL

[Ultra Peanut]

AD is about to join Freaks and Geeks, Futurama, Tru Calling, Wonderfalls and host of other decent shows dumped by Fox.That would be a complete frigging travesty.

Naturally, I now expect it to happen.
:banghead:

"Buster, I'll be your 'wingman.' Even if I have to take a chubby, I'll just go ahead and suck it up." - Tobias

[Ultra Peanut]

Principal: Smith, what's the meaning of this?
Steve: Principal Lewis, I'm taking your office. Pursuant to Pearl Bailey High Statute 39F, quote, "The student body council president may acquisition any room on school premises for the purpose of conducting school business."
Principal: You can read! THE SYSTEM WORKS! I'll be back for my stuff.

[htismaqe]

That would be a complete frigging travesty.

Naturally, I now expect it to happen.
:banghead:

"Buster, I'll be your 'wingman.' Even if I have to take a chubby, I'll just go ahead and suck it up." - Tobias

I love that show.

[htismaqe]

Principal: Smith, what's the meaning of this?
Steve: Principal Lewis, I'm taking your office. Pursuant to Pearl Bailey High Statute 39F, quote, "The student body council president may acquisition any room on school premises for the purpose of conducting school business."
Principal: You can read! THE SYSTEM WORKS! I'll be back for my stuff.

Was that MitM?

I saw that episode recently and can't even remember which show it was! :banghead:

[Wrasse]

I tried to get into Family Guy but found the jokes rather obvious and unfunny. I doubt I'll enjoy this new show as well, unfortunately.

As for Arrested Development...best show on television!!

It sucks that Fox has to cater to the lowest common denominator but I guess that's the way it goes.

Makes ya want to go on a killing spree though, doesn't it?

Kidding...I'd never do that...as far as you know.

** is happy he still has ATHF, Deadwood, Carnivale and Dead Like Me to enjoy **

[Fat Elvis]

Screw all of you guys; the new season of Survivor starts one week from today.

[Baby Lee]

** is happy he still has ATHF, Deadwood, Carnivale and Dead Like Me to enjoy **
Ummm. . . Wrasse, could you step away from the window? Now sit down.



Dead Like Me is cancelled.

[Saulbadguy]

Will someone tell FOX that the Simpsons are no longer funny?

[Wrasse]

Ummm. . . Wrasse, could you step away from the window? Now sit down.



Dead Like Me is cancelled.

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...

* snaps *

[Baby Lee]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...

* snaps *
Uhhh, no! What I meant to say was, . . . Dead Like Me moved. . . Yeah, moved. . . To a farm, with lots of other TV shows to run and play with.

[Ultra Peanut]

Was that MitM?

I saw that episode recently and can't even remember which show it was! :banghead:The American Dad pilot, after the dad rigs the school election and the son becomes student council president.

[Ultra Peanut]

I love that show.Tobias is the Queen Mary.

[Baby Lee]

Tobias is the Queen Mary.
I love the small touches in the show, like the ever present blue smudges around the model house, where Tobias touched stuff while made up as Blue Man Group understudy.

[Ultra Peanut]

It's continuityrific!

[Wrasse]

Uhhh, no! What I meant to say was, . . . Dead Like Me moved. . . Yeah, moved. . . To a farm, with lots of other TV shows to run and play with.
ROFL

[Baby Lee]

Funniest line in all of TV last year.


Maybe I should put it in her brownie. . .

For those not familar with the show, that line came from the family patriarch's lothario brother who is having an affair with the family matriarch while dad is on the lam from the police. He said this in front of Michael, the responsible son. He was talking about plying the mom with some ganja. The son thought he was talking about giving mom the ol' salsicce.

[htismaqe]

The American Dad pilot, after the dad rigs the school election and the son becomes student council president.

Shit, you're right.

Tells you exactly what kind of "impression" that show left, huh?

[htismaqe]

The shit going on between GOB and Lucille 2 is funny as shit...

Hell, GOB himself is funny as shit...

[Baby Lee]

The shit going on between GOB and Lucille 2 is funny as shit...

Hell, GOB himself is funny as shit...
kuk-kuk, kuk-KAWWW!!!

[htismaqe]

kuk-kuk, kuk-KAWWW!!!

ROFL

[Baby Lee]

A couple of storylines in the offing;

Mitch Hurwirtz: "So when we meet Carl Weathers, he's on his way to get bumped from a flight so he can get a free airline ticket. He talks about how it's this crazy loophole in the system, and he just gets cheaper each episode. He's back this year. He hasn't been on yet, but he's got a part in a biopic about the Bluth family, and he's playing the role of Ice, the bounty hunter, who we established earlier in the season. So he's playing the part of someone that we saw two episodes earlier."

Mitch Hurwtiz said [on Charlie Rose] that they wrote a story for Ron Howard's narrator that hasn't been shot yet. The narrator gets jealous of another person narrating a documentary that Tobias is in.

[htismaqe]

A couple of storylines in the offing;

The Carl Weathers bit sounds funny...

[htismaqe]

So, is anybody here a "never-nude"

ROFL

[HC_Chief]

I haven't seen American Dad yet... lan on watching the repeat on Adult Swim.

FOX is crazy if they bump a truly excellent show like Arrested Development for a new show... I don't care what show it may be. Arrested Development is one of the better shows on all of television. Too bad the Nielsen families are too dense to realize it ;)

[Slayer Diablo]

Good. "Arrested Development" is, IMHO, completely worthless. It might be decent if they wouldn't run the entire show as if it were the introduction to a real show....

[Ultra Peanut]

Good. "Arrested Development" is, IMHO, completely worthless. It might be decent if they wouldn't run the entire show as if it were the introduction to a real show....Is SO neg rep.

You get a pass on the "Is it chicken?" thing, but not this, bitch.

[the Talking Can]

American is Dad is just like The Family Guy, except it isn't funny.

[htismaqe]

Good. "Arrested Development" is, IMHO, completely worthless. It might be decent if they wouldn't run the entire show as if it were the introduction to a real show....

Um...yeah.

[Duck Dog]

American is Dad is just like The Family Guy, except it isn't funny.


I agree. I'm not sure if I laughed once during it or not.

[vckcchiefs04]

I agree. I'm not sure if I laughed once during it or not.
Not much of a sense of humor? Or you just did not get any jokes? :hmmm:

[Duck Dog]

Not much of a sense of humor? Or you just did not get any jokes? :hmmm:

Your right, I have no sense of humor and I'm too dumb to understand jokes. :rolleyes:

naw, I just thought the show sucked.

[Bearcat]

I agree. I'm not sure if I laughed once during it or not.

I thought "Do you think that Community College degree will get you a better section at the Olive Garden?" was pretty freakin' hilarious.

Then again, I worked at the Olive Garden just before going to NW, so that might be part of it.

[Ultra Peanut]

I thought "Do you think that Community College degree will get you a better section at the Olive Garden?" was pretty freakin' hilarious.ROFL

Steve: "I am a river to my people, and I hope you're all enjoying the computer lab now that I've disabled the porn blocker."
Friend 1: "Yeah, I never knew Todd's mom had a website."
Friend 2: "Pretty sexy, huh guys?"
Steve: "Sure is, Todd."

[Ultra Peanut]

On the other AD:

I received a phone call earlier this afternoon from one of our friends at Arrested. Here's how the situation is being perceived from the set.

As you might imagine, everyone was a bit disappointed when they learned of the episode reduction. They felt that the show has been making strides this season, with ratings that are better than most other Fox comedies. David may have overreacted slightly on Kimmel. As they continued to film episodes yesterday, they received a fax on the set detailing the letter that Fox planned to post on the Fox site. The fax was read aloud to everyone on set--including Will, Tony, and Jeffrey-- and everyone felt that it was very reassuring that Gail would make such an unprecedented statement in support of the show.

The cast and crew are immensely grateful for the outpouring of support they have received through this site and others, and are optimistic for a third season, though of course nothing is certain until May.

[Pitt Gorilla]

I love Family Guy, but American Dad was an unfunny knock-off of Family Guy's formula. Arrested Development is comedy gold, Jerry, gold!