Josh Todd plays Job, an honest man, in ABC's new quirkfest, PUSH, NEVADA
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October 14 October 20: The Season's First Casualties
By: Sonia MansfieldDate: Monday, October 14, 2002
And the winner is... Us.
ABC has pulled the plug on THAT WAS THEN, making it the first new show to get its walking papers.
Of course, ABC execs are saying that the '80s show is just on "hiatus," but trust me, "hiatus" is a nice way of saying "cancelled." Kinda like when your parents told you that your dog ran away. Guess what? Rex didn't runaway. He died. He went on hiatus. He got cancelled.
Also getting a pink slip is PUSH, NEVADA, but ABC is giving it some time to wrap up its whole contest thing. The last episode (making it a grand total of seven) airs October 24.
I'm not crying over either of these cancellations. I tell you what though, I will cry tears of joy when GOOD MORNING MIAMI and IN-LAWS get the axe. Honestly, I've seen sitcoms on UPN that were funnier.
Thank you everybody. I'll be at the Ha-Ha Hole all this week. Don't drink and drive. Tip the waitstaff. Try the veal.
So, I predict that FIREFLY will be the next to go, and I will be sad about that one. I think the show is getting better and better with each episode. Or it could be HAUNTED, which has the dubious honor of the being the lowest rated new drama of the season. Way to make a name for yourself HAUNTED.
Yeah, so anyway, let me know what you think. E-mail it to me at RedSonia@cinescape.com.
Now, let me break down the week for you. Oh, and as always, check your local listings.
Monday, october 14
Delia wonders about the existence of God after a classmate tells her that he doesn't believe in a higher power in tonight's all-new EVERWOOD (WB, 9 p.m.). Hey Delia! That kid is right.
A dead man with a slit throat and a partially burned face is discovered on a Miami beach in tonight's all-new CSI: MIAMI (CBS, 10 p.m.). I said it before and I'll say it again, speedos are not sexy.
Fox is giving everyone a second chance to check out the pilot episodes of FIREFLY at 8 p.m. and FASTLANE at 9 p.m. So if you missed them the first time, definitely don't miss this time, stupid.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15
Buffy tries Linda Park, Jolene Blalock, and Scott Bakula help Breezy the dog clean up in the "A Night in Sickbay" episode of ENTERPRISE © 2002 UPN
Clark Kent meet red kryptonite; red kryptonite, Clark Kent - in tonight's all-new SMALLVILLE (WB, 9 p.m.).
Marcus asks for Frank's help solving what appears to be a ritualistic murder linked to a case Marcus investigated six years earlier, when he was with the New Orleans PD, in tonight's all-new HAUNTED (UPN, 9 p.m.).
Fox is giving you a second chance to check out the first episode of JOHN DOE at 9 p.m.
WeDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16
The slow-motion-walkin,' TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME © 2002 New Line Home Entertainment
In an episode that is sure to make me cry, Archer's dog gets sick in tonight's all-new ENTERPRISE (UPN, 8 p.m.).
The ladies pursue a murderer who can liquefy himself in tonight's all-new BIRDS OF PREY (WB, 9 p.m.). Ummm, that's gross.
Lou Diamond Phillips loses the ability to distinguish dreams from reality in tonight's all-new THE TWILIGHT ZONE (UPN, 9 p.m.). "I had this dream that I was in a crappy show about a town filled with shape-shifting werewolves..."
THURSDAY, october 17
A murder during the San Francisco Marathon leads Monk to suspect a participant in the race in tonight's MONK (ABC, 8 p.m.). I would've guessed heart attack, but that's why he's a detective and I'm the TV watching girl.
Turk clashes with a female surgeon in tonight's all-new SCRUBS (NBC, 8:30 p.m.).
Jim gets closer to learning who the well-dressed men really are in tonight's all-new PUSH, NEVADA at 9 p.m. on ABC. Pleeze, everybody knows that ZZ Top are the... oh wait... that's sharp-dressed men.
Grissom suspects murder, not suicide, when the body of a dwarf is found hanging from a rope high above a stage in a casino hotel where a convention of little people is being held in tonight's all-new CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (CBS, 9 p.m.). I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
The team investigates the disappearance of an aspiring model in tonight's all-new WITHOUT A TRACE (CBS, 10 p.m.). Well, models are so freakin' skinny nowadays, she could be anywhere. Check behind the lamp.
FRIDAY, october 18
The team is taken prisoner by the Gou'ald in tonight's STARGATE SG-1 at 8 p.m. on Sci Fi.
Jayne's former partner has got some issues in tonight's all-new FIREFLY (Fox, 8 p.m.).
John explores the idea that he is a time-traveler in tonight's all-new JOHN DOE (Fox, 9 p.m.). Next he'll think he's Sam Beckett from QUANTUM LEAP.
The discovery of three dead bodies leaves investigators with few clues to identify the bodies or the killer in tonight's all-new HOMICIDE ROBBERY DIVISION (CBS, 10 p.m.). Why is it that dead bodies never carry ID with them and murderers never leave business cards? Our society is soooo unsophisticated.
SATURDAY, october 19
The Cartoon Network has got the one-two punch of SAMURAI JACK followed by JUSTICE LEAGUE, starting at 9 p.m.
A teen Josh Todd plays Job, an honest man, in ABC's new quirkfest, PUSH, NEVADA © ABC, Inc.
I don't care what anybody else says. I think TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME (IFC, 7:30 p.m.) is freakin' creepy.
And hey, speaking of creepy, STARZ has got MULHOLLAND DR. at 8 p.m. By the way, if you know what the hell this movie is about then please let me know.
SUNDAY, october 20
Carmela plays matchmaker for Furio in tonight's all-new THE SOPRANOS (HBO, 9 p.m.). She'll matchmake him up with her. Hee hee.
UPN is giving you a second chance to watch last Wednesday's ENTERPRISE at 8 p.m.
The sisters battle a demon who is murdering gypsies and stealing their eyes in tonight's all-new CHARMED (WB, 8 p.m.). Just so you know, the gypsies are gathering up the eyes for FEAR FACTOR. It's not their fault.
Road trip!!! Angel, Fred and Gunn head to Las Vegas to enlist Lorne's help in finding Cordelia in tonight's all-new ANGEL (WB, 9 p.m.).
Vaughan gets to meet Sydney's mommy in tonight's all-new ALIAS at 9 p.m. on ABC.
The arrest of a radical-turned-homemaker, who murdered a cop in 1976, opens department wounds and triggers recriminations in tonight's all-new BOOMTOWN (NBC, 10 p.m.).
The Cartoon Network's ADULT SWIM begins at 10 p.m.
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