ABC Yanks Poor 'Prosperity'

[Brian Damage]

Originally Posted by pavanbadal

I'd much rather face Heroes than American Idol. Heroes is not a top 20 overall show. And like I said, with Dancing as its lead-in, it would be close. Dancing would likely spill in until 9:30, and with the combination of Dancing/Knights for the 9pm hour, it certainly would beat Heroes overall, even if Knights has a big drop of 40% or more.

It's not even been confirmed this is the plan. This is just my take. This is the best slot for a sitcom. ABC's pilots have wonderful dramas (Football Wives, Dirty Sexy Money, Women's Murder Club, etc etc) again for this fall and I expect all dramas this fall and maybe just 1-2 sitcoms overall.

I just don't see Knights all of a sudden jump from a 3 to an 8. I could be wrong and hopefully I am, but I don't think so.

[Pavan]

With Dancing as its lead-in, it can. Help Me Help You even got a 7-8 rating. After Dancing was over, it got 3-4s.

This show is actually funny. If you haven't see the Oswald Montecristo episode (start of the new chapter), you're missing on a lot of fun. Kelly Ripa was so great! The episode before that with them in Mick Jagger's apartment was also a lot of fun.

[Brian Damage]

Originally Posted by pavanbadal

With Dancing as its lead-in, it can. Help Me Help You even got a 7-8 rating. After Dancing was over, it got 3-4s.

This show is actually funny. If you haven't see the Oswald Montecristo episode (start of the new chapter), you're missing on a lot of fun. Kelly Ripa was so great! The episode before that with them in Mick Jagger's apartment was also a lot of fun.

I kind of gave up on the show, but I am willing to give it another shot. Especially with my man Ray Romano in it. Maybe we'll get lucky and get a Patty cameo.

[Skywalker]

Originally Posted by pavanbadal

I think with Romano in Knights, it could get a bit of a boost. I think this might be this year's The Office...meaning giving a second chance after a slow start.

I sure hope so. It's definitely the best sitcom ABC has had in years.

Originally Posted by pavanbadal

I don't think this type of sitcom would work on a Friday. Family sitcoms only work then. Best bet is Mondays at 9 or 9:30 next fall.

That's true but I don't think it would work anywhere else. Mondays you'd have to deal with 24 and Two and a Half Men. Tuesdays and Wednesdays you have AI and you don't want to go up against that. Maybe air it on Saturdays.

[Brian Damage]

Originally Posted by Skywalker

I sure hope so. It's definitely the best sitcom ABC has had in years.



That's true but I don't think it would work anywhere else. Mondays you'd have to deal with 24 and Two and a Half Men. Tuesdays and Wednesdays you have AI and you don't want to go up against that. Maybe air it on Saturdays.

That's a good point, I forgot about those other shows as well.

[Pavan]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I kind of gave up on the show, but I am willing to give it another shot. Especially with my man Ray Romano in it. Maybe we'll get lucky and get a Patty cameo.

Catch up with them on abc.com. Only 9 episodes have aired. I REALLY loved the last two they aired. Funny stuff. Maybe they can get her for a cameo, but it might be hard with her doing the Grammar sitcom for Fox.

[Pavan]

Originally Posted by Skywalker

That's true but I don't think it would work anywhere else. Mondays you'd have to deal with 24 and Two and a Half Men. Tuesdays and Wednesdays you have AI and you don't want to go up against that. Maybe air it on Saturdays.

There is no AI in the fall luckily. No 24 in the fall either. But ABC has too many good dramas coming, I doubt they would set up a sitcom block on Tuesdays or Wednesdays. Best chance of a sitcom airing is after 90-min Dancing at 9:30 or Fridays 8-9. I think they will do traditional sitcoms Fridays though followed by a new drama...probably the Alyssa Milano drama.

[Skywalker]

Originally Posted by pavanbadal

This show is actually funny. If you haven't see the Oswald Montecristo episode (start of the new chapter), you're missing on a lot of fun. Kelly Ripa was so great!

That was a great episode. My favorite part was when Ray called "Oswald" a gay milkman.

[Pavan]

I loved the DVD they made. Hilarious stuff. Directed by Peter Jackson. LOL!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wX6Rx96eso

Ray was such a jerk in the episode though, lol.

[Skywalker]

Originally Posted by pavanbadal

There is no AI in the fall luckily. No 24 in the fall either. But ABC has too many good dramas coming, I doubt they would set up a sitcom block on Tuesdays or Wednesdays. Best chance of a sitcom airing is after 90-min Dancing at 9:30 or Fridays 8-9. I think they will do traditional sitcoms Fridays though followed by a new drama...probably the Alyssa Milano drama.

I know it's not a family sitcom but I'd like to see it air on Fridays. I kinda miss watching sitcoms on Fridays.

The problem with shows like Knights is they need time to find an audience. I think it was a huge mistake on ABC's part to put it up against AI in the first place.

[catlover79]

Never heard of it.

[Eddie Haskell]

I haven't been around in awhile. I just wanted to see what everyone thought of this show. Personally, I liked the characters for the most part but found the show itself to get boring quickly. You know a show is doomed when it gets replaced with re-runs of According to Jim.

[TMC]

Short-Lived Sitcom Potpourri (XXIII)

Thoughts: With a high-concept premise-driven setup that seems to prioritize story over character while also suggesting finite narrative possibilities therein, The Knights Of Prosperity behaves like a movie that’s been shoehorned into the sitcom form. This ethos, perhaps more novel in 2007 (especially on network TV), has since become common in the streaming era, where all shows — even half-hour comedies — have gotten more plot-based and less concerned with longevity or consistency, often exploring flashy attention-grabbing premises rather than the established elements within an established situation. This design tends to favor dramatic tension over the comedic (an inevitability of chronic story), and also, once longevity and consistency don’t matter, the cultivation and maintenance of a situation becomes less of a concern as well.

[TMC]

Short-Lived Sitcom Potpourri (XXIII)

Thoughts: With a high-concept premise-driven setup that seems to prioritize story over character while also suggesting finite narrative possibilities therein, The Knights Of Prosperity behaves like a movie that’s been shoehorned into the sitcom form. This ethos, perhaps more novel in 2007 (especially on network TV), has since become common in the streaming era, where all shows — even half-hour comedies — have gotten more plot-based and less concerned with longevity or consistency, often exploring flashy attention-grabbing premises rather than the established elements within an established situation. This design tends to favor dramatic tension over the comedic (an inevitability of chronic story), and also, once longevity and consistency don’t matter, the cultivation and maintenance of a situation becomes less of a concern as well.