Shocking News! 'Whitney' Has Been Renewed For A 2nd Season!

[yankeesrj12]

Originally Posted by Stuck In The '70's

I liked BOP but I was sure the show would be canceled so I dropped it. Tells you what I know.

I thought Body of Proof would be cancelled too. It wasn't doing very well until Dancing with the Stars returned as its lead in.

[Mr. Television]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

There are soooo many different ways to watch a show nowadays with computers and DVR's and the like so ratings don't mean poop as they are currently constructed.

That is so true. I probably only watch about 2 or 3 shows live any more and even some of those, I stock up the shows on my DVR so I can watch them without repeats. Unfortunately the networks still go by the old way of doing things and they don't care much for people who watch on the DVR because we don't watch commercials. lol

[Brian Damage]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

You are right about that because I missed an episode this past week and caught it online-lol

I guess I am old school, because I can't watch tv shows on my computer.lol

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I guess I am old school, because I can't watch tv shows on my computer.lol

why not? If you have a 17 inch screen or bigger it's just like watching it on TV

And then you watch it with earplugs

[Pavan]

Whitney heads to Fridays at 8:

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/0...-schedule.html

[TVFactFan]

Now the show is going to fail. What a horrible timesleot

[Pavan]

It was already failing both Thurs at 9:30 and Wednesday at 8. One of the reality series they ordered will take that hour for sure by January.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Pavan

It was already failing both Thurs at 9:30 and Wednesday at 8. One of the reality series they ordered will take that hour for sure by January.

They need to put before or after the Office

[JamesG]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I guess I am old school, because I can't watch tv shows on my computer.lol

That can be solved by hooking up your tv to the internet.

I have a Wii and PS3 so I watch stuff from online on my flatscreen.

There's also computer projectors so you can have the computer screen projected onto walls or dryboards. I've seen school teachers do that with their laptops so the whole class can see the screen.

[Pavan]

It failed there already last fall.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by JamesG

That can be solved by hooking up your tv to the internet.

I have a Wii and PS3 so I watch stuff from online on my flatscreen.

There's also computer projectors so you can have the computer screen projected onto walls or dryboards. I've seen school teachers do that with their laptops so the whole class can see the screen.

But doesn't that mean I can no longer browse the web since it's connected to the TV?

[JamesG]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

But doesn't that mean I can no longer browse the web since it's connected to the TV?

No, the Wii and PS3 have wireless internet connections so you can browse the internet on the television.

[TMC]

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...d9ccc4eb5e448#

Whitney (returns Friday, October 19)

Season-One Story: Deserved or not, there was no bigger punching bag to
come out of last season than Whitney, a semi-autobiographical series
about creator-star Whitney Cummings, a hot comedian with a potty mouth
and plenty of opinions about modern relationships. In a season of
acerbic female comedies riding the Bridesmaids wave (2 Broke Girls,
also produced by Cummings, Don’t Trust the B, and Are You There,
Chelsea?), critics immediately singled out Whitney for swinging too
traditional, with complaints ranging from the show’s familiar, tired
sitcom setups to an extra-loud “laugh track” (that turned out to just
be an overly enthusiastic live audience). But after bloggers and
recappers wrote it off but continued to use it as a reflexive
punchline, Whitney quietly turned into something different: The
relationship between Whitney and her boyfriend Alex (Chris D’Elia)
began feeling real and not just the thing in which to situate the girl
who swears off marriage because she isn’t that girl. The jokes slowed
down a little, the plots became less schticky. “They’ve done a really
good job digging into who those characters are,” NBC entertainment
prez Bob Greenblatt said in July, and while his decision to renew the
show surprised industry watchers, the truth about Whitney is that it
was not an outright flop (like Up All Night, it outperformed both 30
Rock and Community and even tied Parks and Recreation among
18–49-year-olds, even while the second half of its season aired
opposite ratings kingpin American Idol. NBC sister network E!,
meanwhile, remains so high on Cummings that they’re giving her a talk
show, Love You, Mean It, premiering in November.)

Season-Two Changes: Cummings has said that she was frustrated by the
network’s initial marketing of the show, which made it seem like it
was about a character who was “every man’s worst ****ing nightmare.”
This year, she wants to make clear that Mad About You is her template.
That means, Whitney and Alex’s friends will further fade into the
background (the show has even released Maulik Pancholy back to 30
Rock) so there is even more focus on the couple, who tattooed “I Do”
on their ribs last season. Says Cummings: “We’re in it forever now and
there’s no option to leave. We’re two honey badgers in a cage.” More
earnestly, though, she says the changes to the show mean “not being
afraid of pathos.” Cummings pointed to comedies like Modern Family
“that really stick with you because they aren’t afraid of getting to
the truth and to the more emotional things. Mad About You and
Roseanne, I mean, I used to cry at the end of Roseanne … We’re very
interested in doing a show that matters, not just a romp. You can find
comedy anywhere all the time. You can go on YouTube right now and
watch a panda farting on a baby.” As for her show’s move to Friday
nights, Cummings looks at it as permission to stir the pot (though she
was mum when asked for specifics). “We’re doing some stuff that I feel
like first year I wouldn’t have been able to get past the network. I’m
actually thinking the network doesn’t even read the scripts we send
them. I look forward to the lawsuits