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JamesG · 07-23-2014, 06:50 PM

The CW Pulls Comedy Series "Backpackers" & "Seed"
by NELLIE ANDREEVA
July 23, 2014

The CW is pulling the plug on its latest attempt to launch scripted comedies. Online-to-TV transplant "Backpackers" and Canadian import "Seed" are coming off the schedule immediately.

The CW used "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" to launch "Backpackers" and "Seed", each following an episode of "Whose Line" in Week 1. The network tried a different strategy in the second week, with an hour of "Whose Line" followed by the two comedies, also changing the order of the new series.

Nothing worked, with both comedies pulling in a 0.2 in 18-49 in their premieres and "Backpackers" falling to a 0.1 this past Monday.

“It wasn’t as successful as I hoped, to be launching Backpackers and Seed behind Whose Line,” CW President Mark Pedowitz acknowledged at TCA last week.

He reaffirmed that the network’s goal continues to be “to use Whose Line as time goes on to see if we can launch other comedy, whether it be in the summer or in spring or alternative shows behind it. We believe our niche now for alternative is much more comedic reality. We feel that we’ll be far more successful with that than anything else.”

http://www.deadline.com/2014/07/cw-p...-to-monday-cw/

robyrob · 07-23-2014, 09:31 PM

i had never even heard of either show - obviously the CW is run by a bunch of idiots; if they had wanted a new show to have any chance of attracting viewers they would have promoted it during their most popular shows like Arrow, Supernatural, etc.

AB · 07-24-2014, 06:22 PM

I saw one episode of Backpackers & one of Seeds. To me Seeds was the funniest of the two but both shows were kind of odd. They seemed more like something you'd see on a cable channel.

07-23-2014, 06:50 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,020	The CW Pulls "Backpackers" *The CW Pulls Comedy Series "Backpackers" & "Seed"* by NELLIE ANDREEVA July 23, 2014 The CW is pulling the plug on its latest attempt to launch scripted comedies. Online-to-TV transplant "Backpackers" and Canadian import "Seed" are coming off the schedule immediately. The CW used "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" to launch "Backpackers" and "Seed", each following an episode of "Whose Line" in Week 1. The network tried a different strategy in the second week, with an hour of "Whose Line" followed by the two comedies, also changing the order of the new series. Nothing worked, with both comedies pulling in a 0.2 in 18-49 in their premieres and "Backpackers" falling to a 0.1 this past Monday. “It wasn’t as successful as I hoped, to be launching Backpackers and Seed behind Whose Line,” CW President Mark Pedowitz acknowledged at TCA last week. He reaffirmed that the network’s goal continues to be “to use Whose Line as time goes on to see if we can launch other comedy, whether it be in the summer or in spring or alternative shows behind it. We believe our niche now for alternative is much more comedic reality. We feel that we’ll be far more successful with that than anything else.” http://www.deadline.com/2014/07/cw-p...-to-monday-cw/

07-23-2014, 09:31 PM	#2
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,172	i had never even heard of either show - obviously the CW is run by a bunch of idiots; if they had wanted a new show to have any chance of attracting viewers they would have promoted it during their most popular shows like Arrow, Supernatural, etc.
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07-24-2014, 06:22 PM	#3
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	I saw one episode of Backpackers & one of Seeds. To me Seeds was the funniest of the two but both shows were kind of odd. They seemed more like something you'd see on a cable channel.