Grindhouse Style Fox Ad For Dollhouse and Terminator

What do you think of this Grindhouse-inspired ad for the Fox TV shows Dollhouse & Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles? Are they fun? Do they misrepresent the shows themselves?
Seems very 1970s/Wonder Woman to me.

Is Heroes (and TV shows like it) In Trouble?

News of the cancellation (or theoretical cancellation) of ABC's "Pushing Daisies" made me wonder about the fate of other quirky/action/sci-fi/fantasy TV shows. You know the shows I'm talking about -- the ones they push down our throats at every San Diego Comic Con. The ones "fans" are supposed to like. Comic-booky shows. Like "Heroes."

How did "Heroes" make the slide from hottest show to right below "Smallville"? This wasn't supposed to happen.

Let's look at other shows who have failed to make the cut over the last year or so: "Knight Rider," "Bionic Woman," "Journeyman." Christian Slater's "My Own Worst Enemy" was also gifted with Quirky Action -- and it lasted only a handful of episodes this season before getting canned.

Which of the following shows will make it to 2009 and beyond?

Chuck








I know my BF will hate this, but I'm going to say it -- I'd be very surprised if "Chuck" gets another season, and if it does, I'd be very surprised if it fills out that new season before getting axed.

Heroes







The cult show is on the skids, but will NBC invest in it enough to redeem it? Maybe one more season, tops. It's just too expensive to make. Also, the show has a plot with a projected end-point -- which makes it harder to "stretch out" season after season.

Lost








Is this season the last one? If not, maybe one more after this, to wrap things up. See my notes on "Heroes."

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles









Does the big budget of this show warrant another season? Will Fox invest in it, hoping for synergy with the upcoming movie sequel? That might be the only reason they'd renew it for another couple of years.

Fringe










Is anybody following this? It doesn't seem to have attracted the cult following of "The X-Files," but I could be wrong. I don't know if this one will last.

My prediction: most shows won't make it to next year's Fall season. In addition, with the purported ending of such shows as "Smallville," the fad of sci-fi/action/fantasy/quirk genre of TV shows, outside of perhaps cable, will be over.

Instead, look to seeing more period pieces such as "Mad Men". That will be the new fad. And with less sci-fi/fantasy shows being made, that means less advertising money being poured into conventions like SDCC.

In this sort of environment, would debuting TV shows specifically based on comic books work? Or is that what the public really wants -- not "faux" superheroes like Chuck but the Real Thing?

Relatively Mundane Reasons To Hulk-Out

In honor of Lou Ferrigno's 57th birthday, here are a couple of clips from "The Incredible Hulk" TV series featuring David Banner hulking out:

Traffic Jam


Annoying Operator

Alex Ross TV Superheroes Cover: Freakin' Sweeeeeeeeeeeeet

I love how he made Adam West look like a GOD.

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