General Television Thread

[MalaCloudy Black]

The Brink! I recorded it and mean to check it out sometime today.

[punky]

Ballers looks very promising from the first episode. Looks like it's gonna be more like a Entourage/Playmakers hybrid and I'm all for that.

[livid]

NBC has cancelled Hannibal.

http://tvline.com/2015/06/22/hannibal-cancelled-nbc-season-4/

Oddly, no mention of the possibility of shopping it around other places so I bet it's probably done for good.

Edited June 22, 2015 by livid

[Monkey D. Lars]

I really liked the first episode of Ballers! Hopefully this will be fun!

[GoGo Yubari]

I think Hannibal has a pretty decent shot at 4th season on some streaming service or other, actually.

[Benji]

NBC has cancelled Hannibal.

http://tvline.com/2015/06/22/hannibal-cancelled-nbc-season-4/

Oddly, no mention of the possibility of shopping it around other places so I bet it's probably done for good.

Hope it gets picked up somewhere else. NBC just isn't the audience a show like Hannibal would thrive with.

[livid]

I think Hannibal has a pretty decent shot at 4th season on some streaming service or other, actually.

I don't doubt that it would draw interest from those places, I'm doubting the producers' and/or studio's interest. Normally language like "producers are expected to shop it elsewhere", etc. is included because they've already been talking about doing it so the lack of that is throwing me off a bit. Maybe it's just to be expected now?

Gaumont International TV is so new that it's a little hard to gauge what they want to do with these situations like you can with a Sony (who is tireless in their efforts to find new homes for shows). Netflix would seem like the likely destination given Gaumont already has two series with them (Hemlock Grove, upcoming Narcos).

EDIT: Nevermind. https://twitter.com/DeLaurentiisCo/status/613093600256102400

Edited June 22, 2015 by livid

[thatshortguy]

Mind you, Hemlock is entering its final season.

If Hannibal doesn't find a way onto another network for at least a fourth season, I'll be very surprised. This seems right up Netflix's strata.

Still, Short Girl ain't gonna be happy about this one.

[livid]

Yeah that tweet I linked to pretty much confirms that they ARE looking around so my theory was quite clearly wrong.

I'm still interested to see what Fuller's involvement will be though. He's not signed on past this season and he's got American Gods on Starz coming up so he may cede showrunning duties to someone else but he was planning on running both Hannibal and Mockingbird Lane so he may be up for the challenge too.

Edited June 22, 2015 by livid

[Hellraiser]

NBC has cancelled Hannibal.

http://tvline.com/2015/06/22/hannibal-cancelled-nbc-season-4/

Oddly, no mention of the possibility of shopping it around other places so I bet it's probably done for good.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!

[Benjamin]

Yeah that tweet I linked to pretty much confirms that they ARE looking around so my theory was quite clearly wrong.

I'm still interested to see what Fuller's involvement will be though. He's not signed on past this season and he's got American Gods on Starz coming up so he may cede showrunning duties to someone else but he was planning on running both Hannibal and Mockingbird Lane so he may be up for the challenge too.

The way he talks about Hannibal seems to me like he'll find it extremely hard to part with, it's like his child and I always thought that if it made it to his desired end he'd want to be there all the way.

This is still the worst news today, though

[MalaCloudy Black]

I got around to watching Ballers and The Brink. Both seem like they'll be enjoyable, and hey! Pablo Schreiber!

[Lineker]

Channel 4 have now decided to bring back TFI Friday for an eight episode run.

[Benji]

The Silicon Valley finale. Talk about a gauntlet of emotions.

[Summers]

Ballers was awesome. Can't wait for more.

[Jimmy]

I thought Ballers was okay. It definitely felt like a pilot, a bit rushed, not too much depth etc. Will definitely stick with it, though. Dwayne Johnson is just so likeable, and I've got a feeling it'll pick up. Pretty thin on female characters, though.

[Benji]

Oh Jesus Christ, a parralel universe episode of Castle. Put the show out of it's misery already.

[Summers]

I thought Ballers was okay. It definitely felt like a pilot, a bit rushed, not too much depth etc. Will definitely stick with it, though. Dwayne Johnson is just so likeable, and I've got a feeling it'll pick up. Pretty thin on female characters, though.

Erm.. no. There was.. that one guy's girlfriend, that one who got banged in the toilet, the fat one's wife and The Rock's date..

Loads of deep female characters.

[DavidMarrio]

I thought Ballers was okay. It definitely felt like a pilot, a bit rushed, not too much depth etc. Will definitely stick with it, though. Dwayne Johnson is just so likeable, and I've got a feeling it'll pick up. Pretty thin on female characters, though.

Erm.. no. There was.. that one guy's girlfriend, that one who got banged in the toilet, the fat one's wife and The Rock's date..

Loads of deep female characters.

There was also girl getting banged by Agent. Vital character.

[Summers]

See! I totally forgot about reverse cowgirl hottie.

Shut up Jimmy. Loads of positive female characters.