on top of yesterday's news that abc will be axing eastwick, two more shows bit the big one today: abc's hank and fox's dollhouse. neither of the shows has been able to pick up steam or build an audience and aren't big surprises. the big surprise is that shows with so much star power didn't make it. dollhouse premiered last winter, the brainchild of buff the vampire slayer creator joss whedon and starring eliza dushku, as fox's "next big thing." well, fox plunked dollhouse on friday nights - not exactly a recipe for success. because of the show's clunker of a time slot, and losing its once strong lead-in of terminator: the sarah conner chronicles, fox is pulling the plug after this season's original 13 episode order. this makes the second fox-starring vehicle for dushku to on;y last 2 seasons. the first was tru calling. really, i just think neither dushku nor whedon are big draws - while they're big in the tv circuit and with tv junkies, they're really not all that well known. kelsey grammer's hank, on the other hand, should have worked. big star. big network. big night. hank was part of abc's wednesday comedy block, which launched standouts cougar town and modern family this year. so why didn't hank work? first, the show had production problems up until its premiere, with recasts taking place after the pilot was filmed. then hank was saddled alongside the middle, patricia heaton's abc comedy that's been doing just ok (and was picked up for a full, 22 episode season after just 2 episodes). hank is also the lead-in, meaning it's supposed to start off the hourlong block. the 8/7c timeslot is always a hard sell, with most people eating dinner during that time. add that to not-too-great reviews from critics and you have the recipe for failure. in hank's place, abc will air a series of holiday specials and reruns of modern family and cougar town. starting in january, it is expected that alyssa milano's new comedy, romantically challenged, will take over the slot. hopefully it will fare batter.
in more cancelation news, let's dance has been pulled from abc's schedule without even airing. the show was set to be hosted by kathy griffin and premiere right after dancing with the stars' finale on november 23rd. the premise of the show was to have celebrity contestants recreate famous dance routines from movies over 5 weeks, leading up to a major dance off. the show, like dwts and so many competition shows, was based off international programs. there is still some hope (with all this schedule shuffling at abc) that the show may live on midseason. abc's new hit v - about an alien invasion - will end it's first season run by then, there's the 30 minute opening from hank and the hour block opening from eastwick. and don't worry too much about miss griffin - her emmy winning reality show, bravo's my life on the d-list, was greenlit for a 6th season today.
jon gosselin continues to win people over
hi, jon? it's america. we'd like you to know that something is only funny if it's not sad. this is sad. in the spot that jon filmed for funny or die, he pokes fun at his image and dreams about going back in time to start over. basically, it's all about him poking fun at his former, squeaky clean image. well, jon, most of us would like that back. this would be better as a true story instead of a spoof. check out the not so funny clip above.
singer or filmmaker?
lady gaga doesn't do anything halfway. the modern era's madonna continues to impress me with where she's willing to go. her latest single, "bad romance," has been burning up the charts and is the lead track from her repackaged rerelease of her debut, now known as the fame monster. the package - which includes artwork, a coffee table book and a bunch of new tracks - doesn't hit stores until thanksgiving week, but you can watch the first video above. gaga doesn't make music videos, she makes mini-films - with a ton of special effects. this may be the creepiest, and best, of them yet.
in other music news, rihanna has leaked yet another new track from rated r, "hard," featuring young jeezy. out of the three songs we've gotten to hear, it's the best.
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