According to Ausiello over at TVLine.com ABC has cancelled a ton of shows. Of the ones I watched include . . .
“Brothers and Sisters”
“V”
“No Ordinary Family”
“Off The Map”
Also on the list . . .
“Detroit 187”
“Mr Sunshine”
Both “Off the Map” and “No Ordinary Family” had their season finales this week. Unfortunately the ratings for both were not stellar, and it is a long shot for either of them to get a second season. Julie Benz and Michael Chiklis of “No Ordinary Family” already have pilots booked for the new fall season, another bad sign.
I really did enjoy “Off the Map.” The show started out way too transparent and predictable, and I think that turned a lot off. However over time it got better, with the character story lines going deeper. All the shades of grey stories with the doctors were great, and the show was definitely more gory than Grey’s and Practice combined. We of course were left with the major cliff hangers of whether Ryan would get her heart and whether Mateo would live. My guesses are yes and no . . . but we’ll probably never know.
“No Ordinary Family” . . . well from the start I felt putting it up against “Glee” was just a bad move. The show started off well, but half way through got boring. I was only interested in Katie and Joshua for awhile . . . not the Powells. That isn’t good. However later with the introduction of Lucy Lawless, I think things got good again. The show ended with King’s death (which was awesome!), the Powells being asked to work for the government to round up Mrs. X’s newly created super villains. Oh and then there was George, who was mistakenly put on the plane and now has his own super powers . . . but alas we may never know what his powers are.
Casting News:
Jonathan Cake will join “Desperate Housewives” later this season as a detective investigating a case, who also becomes involved with Bree.
Source: TheaterMania.com (via Deadline.com)
According to The Hollywood Reporter Benjamin Bratt will join “Private Practice” during the season finale and be a regular next season. First thoughts? Someone new for Addison to sleep with! The details of his character are not yet known.
Finale Dates
Sunday, May 8: “Brothers & Sisters”
Sunday, May 15: “Desperate Housewives” (Special Two-Hour Finale)
Monday, May 16: “Castle”
Thursday, May 19: “Grey’s Anatomy” & “Private Practice”
A few spoilers for “Castle,” “Off The Map” (Season Finale) and “No Ordinary Family” (Season Finale) below!
ABC shows begin trickling back in near the end of March. I am assuming still that it’s Post-February Sweeps and March Madness that that have so many shows (not just ABC) in rerun right now.
-“Castle” will have a soap themed episode, paying homage to Nathan Fallion’s time on “One Life to Live” with the episode “One Life to Lose.”
– Katie learns something about her ex-fiance Joshua, aka “The Watcher” on “No Ordinary Family.”
– I am still posting spoilers for “Off The Map” when they come in. The prospects for renewal aren’t high, but I’m enjoying the show. It’s pure trash 🙂 In this episode a controversial transplant takes place at the clinic.
– The Chief is desperate to get Adele into the Alzheimer’s trial, while the residents competition for Chief Resident goes into overdrive on “Grey’s Anatomy.”
– “ER’s” Alex Kingston guests as a doctor who pans Violet’s book, and who Sheldon has the hots for on “Private Practice.”
So I’ve been bad an haven’t blogged about “No Ordinary Family” for awhile. The show started off strong and I really enjoyed it, but over time I got a little bored with it. I still kept up, but I didn’t feel bad about just having it on in the background while I did other work and only half watched. I began to think the show was in trouble when the only storyline I cared about was the Joshua and Katie story, not the Powells!
However I’ve really liked the past two episodes, and if they can keep the story lines like them going, I should regain my interest.
I loved that Daphne’s powers are evolving, from not just reading minds, but influencing thoughts of people. Will the other family members begin to experience a change in their powers?
I also loved the storyline with the shapeshifter and how Stephanie is taking her place to try and get info on Dr. King and his project. The best part was that Joshua tipped them off that this goes way above Dr. King, which means there is a bigger bad guy out there. I love mystery twists!
Next week Lucy Lawless is joining. She’s always good to spice things up!
Some ABC Spoiler releases for the first week of March. Quick details before the full releases!
– The second of a two parter “Castle” featuring Adrian Pasdar as an FBI agent working with Castle and Beckett to prevent a catastrophe.
– Lucy Lawless begins a guest star arch on “No Ordinary Family.” Can Xena save this show? – Personally I’m losing interest.
– Erica becomes the global leader of The Fifth Column on “V.”
– “Off The Map” knows how to keep me watching, just trap some kids in a cursed Incan gold mine!
– “Grey’s” and “Private Practice” are repeats this week.
Spoilers for most of the final week of February. Highlights include . . . .
– The beginning of a two part episode of “Castle,” with Adrian Pasdar from “Heroes” as a guest star!
– Anthony Michael Hall guests on “No Ordinary Family” as Daphne’s boyfriend’s father, who she injects with the superhero syrum!
– Lisa teams up with Queen/Grandma Diana against her mother on “V.”
– If you’re watching “Off The Map,” Mateo (the kid) has a secret that comes out!
– On “Grey’s,” Meredith’s decision to become a mom might cost her her career . . . and eyesight!
– On “Practice,” Sam and Naomi treat a pregnant teen who has Downs Syndrome . . . yeah it’s not gunna be a happy storyline knowing this show!
Highlights in this edition . . . . .
-On “Brothers and Sisters,” it’s Valentines Day, a big secret of Nora’s comes out!
-An old friend of Castle’s is a murder suspect on “Castle.”
-Dr King orders the murder of one of the Powells on “No Ordinary Family.”
-Lisa finally meets Diana on “V.”
-Someone rips off the clinic on “Off The Map.”
-Meredith is put in charge of the ER when Chief Weber’s wife arrives as a patient on “Grey’s Anatomy.”
-On “Desperate Housewives,” Paul makes a decision about his marriage after sending Zach off to rehab.
Several spoilers for early February for ABC shows. As of yet nothing for “Private Practice” or “Brothers and Sisters” for this week. For anyone still interested, I did throw “Off the Map” in here.
Highlights include . . . . .
– Stephanie joins Jim in fighting crime on “No Ordinary Family.”
– Anna sends a fleet of breeding vessels towards “Earth.”
– The docs on “Off The Map” have to rescue someone who is stuck underwater.
– Thatcher Grey returns to “Grey’s Anatomy” with a much younger girlfriend!
– Susan gets an offer for a kidney, while Mike reaches out to Zack on “Desperate Housewives.”
Some more ABC spoilers for the shows returning in January (not fast enough!)
– On “Castle,” Giles Marini guests stars as a magician involved in a magical murder.
– Jason Wiles (Persons Unknown) guests as Jim’s brother on “No Ordinary Family”
– Tommy Walker returns to “Brothers and Sisters.”
– Oh no! Is Callie preggers after her and Mark’s trist on “Grey’s Anatomy?”
– Bizzy marries her long time lesbian lover on “Private Practice.”
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