2011 Fall Preview Specials - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

robyrob · 09-11-2011, 05:47 PM

have you watched any of the Fall Preview Specials this season?

what are your thoughts on them? - I assume that they are all available online somewhere, but I'm too lazy to track them down. i usually watch and record them every year.

William Hogan Jr · 09-11-2011, 05:58 PM

I do not want to watch them at all! It's just going to be the same stupid trashy shows anyway! I'm sticking to Antenna tv and the religious channels!

robyrob · 09-11-2011, 06:11 PM

ABC Preview Special - the ONLY place that they aired this in my area was on the local FOX affiliate (which owns the ABC affiliate and it generally gets treated like crap and is usually used mainly for airing local high-school sports events) this one was hosted by some unknown actor that is going to be appearing in the new version of Charlie's Angels, he was pretty soft-spoken and kinda boring - they should have had the three hot girls from Charlie's Angels do the hosting duties they were the only interesting part of the special.

CBS Fall Preview - this was easily the best of the specials; hosted by the cast of The Big Bang Theory it was entertaining and funny (not as funny as an actual episode of the BBT, but entertaining nonetheless). They did an OK job of introducing their new shows, but they didn't convince me into checking out anything i wasn't already interested in.

the CW Fall Preview - probably the worst of the specials, hosted by Kristoffer Polaha and Maggie Q (both of whom have been good on their own shows, but were worthless here) - he comes off as a raving lunatic, while she seemed just uncomfortable to be there. Of course unless you are a 13-year-old-girl there is nothing on this network for you, so they didn't really have much to work with and it just came off as a series of weekly promos for each show.

FOX Fall Preview - i have no idea who the host Mary Murphy is, but she also comes off as a lunatic in need of heavy doses of stabilizing narcotics, she actually yelled out "WHOOOOOO!!!!!" on multiple occasions. However FOX did a good job of making their new and returning shows LOOK interesting, and will probably make me check out shows I would have otherwise ignored. The promo for Raising Hope was excellent, and i enjoyed the cast interviews on the special.

NBC Primetime Preview Special - hosted by Whitney Cummings and Chris D’Elia the stars of the upcoming new show Whitney, i like Whitney's standup, but I don't know if I want to see her star in a sitcom. NBC spent a lot of time on some of their shows in the special while completely glossing over others (the only thing they said about Harry's Law was what night it was on). I want to check out Grimm, but not many of their other new shows look very interesting. Another tough year to come over at NBC.

Pavan · 09-11-2011, 08:08 PM

We did a blog on this:

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/0...-specials.html

Tubehead · 09-12-2011, 12:03 AM

CBS:
THEGIFTED MAN
BROTHER GRIMM
prime suspects
Person of Interest

FOX
finder
TERR NOVA
THE X-FACTOR

CW:
THE RINGR LOOKS KIND OF WEIRED I MIGHT CHECK IT OUT
THE SECERT CIRICLE

ABC
ONC UPONE TIME
rEVAGVEN
CHALERS AGnLES REMAKE

CommonTater · 09-12-2011, 08:43 AM

I didn't vote because there wasn't a 'I don't like any of them' option.
I am sick of the crap the networks offer us.

robyrob · 09-12-2011, 02:47 PM

again, this thread is not what you think of the network's new shows - it is directed at your opinion of the Fall Preview Specials that each network aired to introduce their new fall seasons to us.

I remember when the Fall Preview Specials used to be a BIG DEAL, they would air them in Primetime and people would actually look forward to watching them; although I guess with the advent of the internet and sites like ours and with the news blog it isn't all that necessary to have the preview specials...

View Poll Results: Which of this year's Fall Preview Specials did you like?
ABC Fall Preview Special	1	16.67%
CBS Fall Preview	3	50.00%
the CW Fall Preview	1	16.67%
FOX Fall Preview	2	33.33%
NBC Primetime Preview Special	1	16.67%
i haven't watched any of 'em	3	50.00%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 6. You may not vote on this poll

09-11-2011, 05:47 PM	#1
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09-11-2011, 08:08 PM	#4
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09-12-2011, 08:43 AM	#6
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09-11-2011, 05:58 PM	#2
William Hogan Jr Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 28, 2008 Location: Mayodan, N.C. Posts: 324	I do not want to watch them at all! It's just going to be the same stupid trashy shows anyway! I'm sticking to Antenna tv and the religious channels!

09-11-2011, 06:11 PM	#3
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,176	ABC Preview Special - the ONLY place that they aired this in my area was on the local FOX affiliate (which owns the ABC affiliate and it generally gets treated like crap and is usually used mainly for airing local high-school sports events) this one was hosted by some unknown actor that is going to be appearing in the new version of Charlie's Angels, he was pretty soft-spoken and kinda boring - they should have had the three hot girls from Charlie's Angels do the hosting duties they were the only interesting part of the special. CBS Fall Preview - this was easily the best of the specials; hosted by the cast of The Big Bang Theory it was entertaining and funny (not as funny as an actual episode of the BBT, but entertaining nonetheless). They did an OK job of introducing their new shows, but they didn't convince me into checking out anything i wasn't already interested in. the CW Fall Preview - probably the worst of the specials, hosted by Kristoffer Polaha and Maggie Q (both of whom have been good on their own shows, but were worthless here) - he comes off as a raving lunatic, while she seemed just uncomfortable to be there. Of course unless you are a 13-year-old-girl there is nothing on this network for you, so they didn't really have much to work with and it just came off as a series of weekly promos for each show. FOX Fall Preview - i have no idea who the host Mary Murphy is, but she also comes off as a lunatic in need of heavy doses of stabilizing narcotics, she actually yelled out "WHOOOOOO!!!!!" on multiple occasions. However FOX did a good job of making their new and returning shows LOOK interesting, and will probably make me check out shows I would have otherwise ignored. The promo for Raising Hope was excellent, and i enjoyed the cast interviews on the special. NBC Primetime Preview Special - hosted by Whitney Cummings and Chris D’Elia the stars of the upcoming new show Whitney, i like Whitney's standup, but I don't know if I want to see her star in a sitcom. NBC spent a lot of time on some of their shows in the special while completely glossing over others (the only thing they said about Harry's Law was what night it was on). I want to check out Grimm, but not many of their other new shows look very interesting. Another tough year to come over at NBC.

09-12-2011, 12:03 AM	#5
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	CBS: THEGIFTED MAN BROTHER GRIMM prime suspects Person of Interest FOX finder TERR NOVA THE X-FACTOR CW: THE RINGR LOOKS KIND OF WEIRED I MIGHT CHECK IT OUT THE SECERT CIRICLE ABC ONC UPONE TIME rEVAGVEN CHALERS AGnLES REMAKE

09-12-2011, 02:47 PM	#7
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,176	again, this thread is not what you think of the network's new shows - it is directed at your opinion of the Fall Preview Specials that each network aired to introduce their new fall seasons to us. I remember when the Fall Preview Specials used to be a BIG DEAL, they would air them in Primetime and people would actually look forward to watching them; although I guess with the advent of the internet and sites like ours and with the news blog it isn't all that necessary to have the preview specials...