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October 5th, 2007 — Life Is Wild, Fall Shows '07
I wish I could say I was more impressed with this sweet little show about family harmony, racial understanding and the beauty of nature. It is sweet enough to be a hit with animal-loving 12-year-old girls of all ages. But that’s the thing - except for a few good lines from grumpy boozed-up grandpa, "Life Is Wild" is basically a kid’s show. Tune in for the beautiful animals if you will. But don’t expect too much in terms of nuanced drama. Suffice to say that the big dramatic climax involves the entire family watching intently as a lioness and her cub are reintroduced after a separation. Did I mention that two of the children are pining for their dead mom? Are you in a diabetic coma yet?
Teenager Katie Clark and her little brother Chase lost her mother to cancer three years ago. Then their veterinarian dad, Danny, married pretty lawyer […]
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September 14th, 2007 — Torchwood, Brothers & Sisters, Life Is Wild, Fall Shows '07, Family Guy, The Simpsons, Desperate Housewives, Shark, Viva Laughlin
Saturday? We don’t need stinkin’ Saturday. Watch college football on ABC, or "Torchwood" on BBC America, and forget about "Cops" and the endless reruns on the other networks. Sunday, though, is as always another story, featuring the season’s most bizarre new show ("Viva Laughlin," right) and several returning favorites.
ABC’s trio of hits - "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," "Desperate Housewives" and "Brothers & Sisters" - returns on Sept. 30. The big excitement here has to be Dana Delaney and Nathan Fillion joining the cast of "Desperate," a show that seems in definite though not desperate need of some fresh fuel. It will be interesting to watch the ratings here.
CBS will still have "60 Minutes" at 7 and "Cold Case" at 9, and it’s swapping in James Woods as "Shark" at 10. The show has curdled a little as Woods’ bracingly hard-edged character has gotten soft around the edges; we’ll see if […]
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