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Why Studios Keep Cranking Out TV Remakes, Despite the Flops
In the fall of 2000 all the buzz in the television business was about a new drama on CBS on Friday night.
Michelle Ryan goes from sunny L.A to Scottish morgue for new role
WHEN Michelle Ryan became the Bionic Woman, America rolled out the red carpet. When she came to Scotland to film new BBC drama One Night In Emergency, she got to visit a hospital morgue.
CBS in sync with time-travel drama "Murmurs"
CBS is hearing "Murmurs," teaming with writer Jason Smilovic and producer Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas for the time-travel drama.
'Rules of Engagement' to return in midseason
If it's Thursday, this must be the mailbag. . . . Q: I cannot understand why the TV show ''Rules of Engagement'' was not renewed.
as Seen on: Stay away from this Village
This past Sunday, AMC premiered a six-part miniseries, "The Prisoner," a remake of a 1960s series of the same name.
12 Sci-Fi Shows That Were Canceled Too Soon
Joss Whedon has become something of a tortured artist since 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' ended its highly successful seven-season run in 2003.
as Seen on: a promising start for Abc's sci-fi show "V"
"V," a reimagining of a 1984 science-fiction miniseries, airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on ABC.
It's 'V' day for sci-fi fans as ABC reboots the alien story
Morena Baccarin , stunning in a tailored gray suit, has lined up a group of identically clad aides on her spaceship, demanding to know which of them is a traitor.
Two heavyweight female leads call all the shots on 'V,' ABC's new science fiction series.
It's a sad state affairs that ass-kicking females like Xena, the Bionic Woman and Sarah Connor make up maybe 5 percent of those heroes.
Writers strike causing TV show production to shut down here
American television shows are scheduled to shut down one by one, with the last one turning out its lights on Jan.
"Bionic Woman" kicks in for NBC
The fall season shifted into high gear Wednesday with the first heated showdown between NBC's "Bionic Woman" and ABC's "Private Practice." NBC's sci-fi drama prevailed in the coveted adults 18-49 demo, but ABC won the night overall, noticeably in total viewers and by the slimmest of margins in the demo.
Have the networks run out of ideas with television remakes?
Would you like to see J.R. again? TNT does. In the past few years, there has been a spike in television show remakes.
Ten Changes To Expect If Comcast Acquires Part Of NBC Universal
There's a lot of chatter about the possibility that Comcast will acquire a stake in NBC Universal before long.
"The Bionic Woman" coming to Canada
Listen up! Jaime Sommers and her super-hearing are coming to Canada. An updated version of the late-70s series The Bionic Woman will begin production in Vancouver in mid-March, canada.com has learned.
Now that the glasses are gone men suddenly see me, it seems
WELL, I'm not blind. Regular readers will know that last week I had laser surgery on my eyes to correct vision only slightly better than that of a day-old kitten.
BIONIC WOMAN ITV2, Tuesday, 9pm THE RISE AND FALL OF THE AD MAN BBC4, Sunday, 10pm TAKING ON TRUMP BBC1, Tuesday, 10.35pm I ALWAYS thought I watched TV continuously in the 1970s, from The Six Wives Of Henry VIII at the start of the decade to Give Us A Clue at the end.
Blaming the public for social worka s problems
Social workers took a lot of flak after the Baby P case, but a government campaign to recruit more is hypocritical.
How green is that idea? Recycling TV series, movies
The green movement has never been hotter. When television recycles, though, it's not nearly as creative.
Television recycles another season
The green movement has never been hotter, and no one's recycling more than television.
Retreads for 'Melrose Place,' 'V' and others tread new territory
Remakes have been a TV staple for years, but the withering economy and network ratings erosion has added pressure to come up with shows that instantly stand out in viewers' minds.
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