http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/ en-us Copyright 2008 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:05:41 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:05:41 -0500 Blame Canada. That Oscar-nominated South Park ditty is easy to invoke when our northern neighbors export such ho-hum tube fare as this week's new CBS police crisis pick-up Flashpoint or SOAPnet's current trashfest MVP: He Shoots, She Scores. But we... http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2008/07/canadian-gems-on-american-tv-e.php http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2008/07/canadian-gems-on-american-tv-e.php Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:08:31 -0500 The Simpsons Movie returns to the original scene of the family's crimes when it debuts on HBO Sunday, July 6 at 9 PM ET. And the new tube-spawned film The X-Files: I Want to Believe is being readied for... http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2008/07/what-do-bart-simpson-and-fox-m.php http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2008/07/what-do-bart-simpson-and-fox-m.php Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:56:53 -0500 Manly men doing manly things are big-time on the tube now. Discovery's Deadliest Catch. History's Ax Men. TruTV's Black Gold. So maybe the manliest genre of all -- westerns -- is primed for a comeback. Why sweat to catch... http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2008/07/hot-hunks-in-the-wild-west.php http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2008/07/hot-hunks-in-the-wild-west.php Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:57:26 -0500 You know time flies when Molly Ringwald is playing someone's mom. Weren't we just watching her surviving high school in movies like The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles? Or dishing dating woes in ABC's sitcom Townies? Yes, it's been... http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2008/07/molly-ringwald-lauren-graham-j.php http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2008/07/molly-ringwald-lauren-graham-j.php Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:04:02 -0500 What was most brilliant about comedian George Carlin was the way he got seven words officially cancelled off broadcasting altogether. Carlin's essential 1971 Class Clown LP routine about the "seven words you can never say on television" was the subject... http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2008/06/stuff-about-george-carlin.php http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2008/06/stuff-about-george-carlin.php Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:24:26 -0500 We have a bit of a perverse streak here at Brilliant But Cancelled. So when we think of Father's Day, we don't think of earnest Ward Cleaver, or nice Mike Brady, or even Homer Simpson. We think of Ken... http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2008/06/titus-daddy-dearest.php http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2008/06/titus-daddy-dearest.php Wed, 28 May 2008 11:45:36 -0500 Where could they be found before they were Lost? While some stars of the ABC smash are genuine newcomers (Josh Holloway, Evangeline Lilly), most have long resumes including short-lived TV shows to inspire that seen-'em-before feeling. Here's your own flashback... http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2008/05/lost-cast-flashbacks.php http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2008/05/lost-cast-flashbacks.php Wed, 21 May 2008 15:24:44 -0500 OK, so Army Wives may not be the most representative military show for us to salute this Memorial Day (which is probably why this soap-o-rama does so well on Lifetime, where it starts a new season June 8). We'll... http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2008/05/over-there-for-memorial-day.php http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2008/05/over-there-for-memorial-day.php Fri, 16 May 2008 17:08:11 -0500 They're outta here. Over and gone. Last year's news. In the words of Monty Python's parrot sketch, these shows have ceased to be. Kicked the bucket, shuffled off the mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin'... http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2008/05/the-dead-ducks-of-200708.php http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2008/05/the-dead-ducks-of-200708.php Mon, 12 May 2008 14:28:17 -0500 Quirky is a weird thing in a TV show. A good thing. And a bad thing. It's fun for those in-the-know to savor. But it can be off-putting for folks who feel on the outside looking in. Is that... http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2008/05/reaper-reaps-what-it-sows.php http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2008/05/reaper-reaps-what-it-sows.php