I'm told CW picked up How To Teach Filthy Rich Girls (WBTV/Alloy), which was expected. And I, too, think the title should be changed to "Surviving The Filthy Rich" as rumored. (Or, even better, "This Is Our Money-Grubbing Attempt to Clone Gossip Girls But Not Call It A Spin-Off".)
Love it. I’ve been a Rina Mimoun fan since the old dawson days. Way to go!!!!!
Comment by wbfan88 — May 11, 2008 @ 10:31 pm
really ,The CW now trying to clone ratings challenged shows…. the network will be gone in a year!
Comment by okright — May 12, 2008 @ 12:01 am
why can’t they fashion the CW network after the WB in its heyday
WB was great when it had Felicity, Dawson’s Creek, 7th Heaven, Buffy, on all at the same time, had good music in shows which it lightly promoted at the end.
Comment by j. — May 12, 2008 @ 6:42 am
What the CW needs (needed) to do is go back to the guys who made the WB relevant…it wasn’t the pretty people. It was Joss Whedon, JJ Abrams, Kevin Williamson (ok, KW only lasted about a good year or so and his second show was terrible). Whedon and Abrams had new pilots and they went to FOX. The CW/WB is where these guys got their TV start, and the CW should have welcomed them back with open arms, no matter what the price…
Seriously, I’m starting to wonder whos dumber…tv executives with no clue or the movie executives who can only green light:
1. Films based on tv shows from any time period
2. “Reimaginings”
3. Sequels, even 30 years later (hi indy, how’s the alzheimers)
4. Bad english versions of great japanese film (don’t you ever EVER consider that bastardized american version of Battle Royal)
I still go with tv executives being worse as they tend to whine and moan a lot more.
Comment by John — May 12, 2008 @ 7:08 am
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why can’t they fashion the CW network after the WB in its heyday
WB was great when it had Felicity, Dawson’s Creek, 7th Heaven, Buffy, on all at the same time, had good music in shows which it lightly promoted at the end.
Comment by j. — May 12, 2008 @ 6:42 am
because the wb took on upn’s shit. i had a bad feeling about the merger to begin with. i never liked 90% of upn’s programming and when the suits decided to meld both networks together, i knew that the cw would have a stain on it that will never wash off. the problem is that the cbs side is taking more control while warners is taking a passive role in everything.
Comment by name withheld for obvious reasons — May 13, 2008 @ 12:31 am
But didn’t the merger result in the WB people being let go and the UPN people taking over? Either way The CW seems to be getting smarter about it’s network branding. Remaking 90210 brings buzz to a channel no one is watching.
If I were running that network I would have also fast tracked a remake of “21 Jump Street”. That way 2 fan faves of yesteryear would bring eyes to a network that no one is paying attention to, and maybe they will stick around to see other network offerings.
Comment by B- — May 13, 2008 @ 10:02 am
This show is based of the book by zoey dean. Which I thought was great. So hopefully the show will be good to. As far as being a spin off of Gossip Girls . i dont think so.
Comment by Letty — May 13, 2008 @ 2:53 pm