August 31st, 2006
DVR Fall Cleaning
Every year around this time when the new TV season starts I have to go through my DVR (used to be Tivo, now on Comcast/Time Warner DVR) and remove all the shows that got cancelled. Since I don’t really keep up with the cancellations its always a bit of a surprise to learn which shows didn’t make it to the new season. I usually comb through my show list and look them up on tv.com to get their status. This year’s victims were:
Stacked, okay lame Pamela Anderson show, but was sorta amusing
Teen Titans, I really like this anime-inspired cartoon
Justice League, with the Teen Titans also cancelled, where am I gonna get my super hero fix?
E-Ring, this one I saw coming, too “rah, rah, rah, the American military can do no wrong”, good thing The Unit came along to take its place.
Living with Fran, really like Fran Drescher, looks not enough people watched the show
Alias, I knew the series ended, just couldn’t bring myself to removing the show from the DVR
West Wing, at least the series ended with a pretty good season
Stargate SG-1, Sci Fi channel recently announced that the current season will be the last, ack, I’ll probably forget and be in shock next Fall cleaning
On the bright side, Battlestar Galactica will be back and there will a special to recap season 1 and 2 shown before the new season starts. Here’s part of the press release with dates and times for the special:
Aug. 9, 2006: — Catch Up With the Battlestar Story
Watch a refresher before season three of Battlestar Galactica begins Friday, Oct. 6, at 9/8C. SCI FI is presenting a story-recap special called Battlestar Galactica: The Story So Far. The one-hour show is narrated by Laura Roslin (Mary McDonnell), the Secretary of Education turned President turned resistance leader on Cylon-occupied New Caprica. Learn about humanity’s costly struggle to survive against its deadliest enemy.
The special will be available on SCI FI Pulse during the entire month of September, and it will air at various times and on numerous NBC Universal channels.
The special will be broadcast as follows:
Date and Time Network
Monday, Aug. 28 Free On Demand via SCI FI’s cable affiliates
Friday, Sept. 15, at Midnight/11C USA Network
Sunday, Sept. 17, at 7/6C Universal HD
Monday, Sept. 18, at 9AM/8C USA Network
Friday, Sept. 22, at 6/5C Sleuth
Friday, Sept. 22, at 8/7C Universal HD
Friday, Sept. 29, at 7/6C Bravo
Saturday, Sept. 30, at 11AM/10C Bravo
Saturday, Sept. 30, at 4/3C Universal HD
Friday, Oct. 6, at 7/6C SCI FI
