When they announced the merger of The WB and UPN, I was surprised but gave it little thought. I knew both netlets had been struggling with ratings, and a joining of the two for a potentially competitive network made decent business sense, even if it came with a crappy name: The CW. But it wasn't until The WB signed off with a five-hour block of pilots -- Felicity, Angel, Buffy … [Read more...] about The WB Bows Out
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Smallville: Potato, Potahto
Before Clark Kent came down with a meteor shower on Smallville, Max Evans and company crashed into the New Mexico desert on Roswell. Both shows garnered high enough ratings in the first year to be labeled a Break Out Hit for the WB, and the similarities don’t end there. It’s clear enough that both shows share the same theme – teenage alien(s) tries desperately to fit in with … [Read more...] about Smallville: Potato, Potahto
Roswell: Fare thee well
Written by Michelle, Amy You’ve read, we presume, how Alias did things right? We take you now, gentle readers, to the other end of the spectrum and detail how Roswell went very, very wrong. Oh so wrong. First off, there was very little right about this episode. Ignoring the fact that it basically ignored three years of storylines, the pacing was horrible, the writing read … [Read more...] about Roswell: Fare thee well
PG Interview: Roswell’s Kevin Kelly Brown
The tobasco was mailed. The e-mails were sent. TheWB.com posting boards were inundated with desperate pleas to keep Roswell alive for another year. Varying internet critics engaged in a battle of gossip: "The show is being canceled," "No, it's not, TheWB will pick it up," "No, it's dead in the water. Give up now and find a new cause." Fans praised the ones that gave them hope … [Read more...] about PG Interview: Roswell’s Kevin Kelly Brown
Race for Roswell High
We're spazzes. We know this. Anyone that gets involved in a monthly race to be the first to possess the newest Roswell High installment has to be fully aware of this fact. Anyone who has suffered the indignity of having a Barnes & Noble staffer look down their nose at you and ask you loudly if you looked in the Young Adult section is fully aware that they have a screw … [Read more...] about Race for Roswell High