Moonlightaholics

Thanks to everyone for your replies to my "official" renewal question.

amyvil wrote:Latest from Nikki Finke:

Looks like Three Rivers has been officially picked up!!!

I can confirm that the pilots officially being picked up by CBS for new series include: THE GOOD WIFE, MIAMI TRAUMA, THREE RIVERS, NCIS SPINOFF, UNDERCOVER BOSS (reality), and ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE. These shows are being alerted this AM, but not told by CBS if scheduled for fall or midseason.

I understand that returning shows won’t be notified by CBS until tomorrow.

http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/

Amy V.

This looks official enough for me.

About the returning shows, I thought I saw a sentence in one of the THR articles that there may be some surprised cancellation announcements at Upfronts. I figure any announcement from the shows already on the bubble wouldn't be considered a surprise. (except for ML's cancellation which floored most of us even though it had been on the bubble.)

Waiting to hear some surprise from CBS.

Let's wait to hear confirmation from at least one more reliable source, such as The Hollywood Reporter or Variety before we start celebrating.

And I agree with you, Siren Song, about TR being in the fall and MT in the spring. CBS would want to publicize The Back Up Plan and what better show to do that in than Three Rivers.

I'm going shopping for my bottle of Shiraz after work. BTW, my son recommended a bottle of Rosemount. He says that's the best Shiraz (and it's Australian!).

Amy V.

Fleur de Lisa wrote:Is this official enough or do we wait for word from the horse's mouth Nin..um, I mean CBS?

I'll feel a hell of a lot better when CBS makes the formal announcement...

Woohoo! Sounding good! I'll save the major celebrating until Wednesday, but I have to do this right now!

mwj, those smileys are freakin' awesome!

(cautiously optimistic Allegrita)

OK to celebrate. Hollywood Reporter confirms it! Woo-hoo!!!

CBS is betting on stars for next season.

The network on Monday morning handed out series orders to the "NCIS" spinoff, toplined by LL Cool J and Chris O'Donnell, legal drama "The Good Wife," starring Julianna Margulies, medical drama "Three Rivers" starring Alex O'Loughlin, the Jenna Elfman comedy starrer "Accidentally on Purpose," as well as the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced ensemble medical drama "Miami Trauma."

As a precursor to the orders, the network over the weekend gave most of the projects a greenlight to start making offers to writers and directors.

Additionally, the network is ordering unscripted series "Undercover Boss," an U.K. format described as "Secret Millionaire" meets "Dirty Jobs."

The "NCIS" spinoff, "Three Rivers," "The Good Wife" and "Accidentally" are produced by sister studio CBS TV Studios, while "Trauma" comes from Warner Bros. TV.

The "NCIS" spinoff, "Wife," "Rivers" and "Accidentally on Purpose" had been early standouts at the network, while "Miami Trauma" picked up steam in the final couple of weeks.

There had been speculation that CBS may only launch one medical drama, but the network ultimately opted to go with both "Rivers," starring one of its signature players, "Moonlight" star O'Loughlin, and "Trauma," produced by its top drama producer, Bruckheimer.

The pickup of "Trauma" makes for another strong pilot season for Bruckheimer, whose both pilots, including ABC's "The Forgotten" got orders.

The multi-camera "Accidentally on Purpose," from writer Claudia Lonow, is about a movie critic (Elfman) who gets pregnant after a fling with a younger man, and the unconventional family that comes from the mistake. Jon Foster, Ashley Jensen, Grant Show and Lennon Parham co-star.

The show looks like a good companion for "The New Adventures of Old Christine."

It also means that Jensen, who left "Ugly Betty" at the end of this season, will be back in primetime next season.

The "NCIS" spinoff, introduced in two episodes of the veteran crime drama this spring, hails from "NCIS" exec producer/showrunner Shane Brennan.

The cast also includes Louise Lombard, Peter Cambor and Daniela Ruah

Written by Robert King and Michelle King and directed by Charles McDougall, it stars Margulies as a politician's wife who joins a law firm as an associate. Archie Panjabi, Christine Baranski, Chris Noth, Matt Czuchry, Josh Charles and Graham Phillips co-star in the project, exec produced by Robert and Michelle King, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott and David Zucker.

Penned by Carol Barbee, "Rivers" is a medical show about organ transplants seen through three points of view: the doctors, the donors and the recipients.

Co-starring opposite O'Loughlin are Christopher J. Hanke, Justina Machado, Katherine Moennig, Daniel Henney and Julia Ormond.


http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/con ... b9d6f1bb7c

Life is good.

Three Rivers, starring Moonlight alum Alex O'Loughlin

Just on a side note, English as second language can be so confusing. I looked up alum and found that it's a mineral used to stop small bleeding wounds like from a razor. I thought: what has that to do with Alex? Then I got it that they meant alumn. Doesn't make much more sense as Moonlight wasn't a school, but well...


I am carefully considering getting agitated about TR being picked up. I hardly dared to get my hopes up too much.
Now that it's practically confirmed, I am slow on the cheering.

francis wrote:

Three Rivers, starring Moonlight alum Alex O'Loughlin

Just on a side note, English as second language can be so confusing. I looked up alum and found that it's a mineral used to stop small bleeding wounds like from a razor. I thought: what has that to do with Alex? Then I got it that they meant alumn. Doesn't make much more sense as Moonlight wasn't a school, but well...


I am carefully considering getting agitated about TR being picked up. I hardly dared to get my hopes up too much.
Now that it's practically confirmed, I am slow on the cheering.

Alum is short for alumnus...as in a graduate or former employee, etc. It's used many different ways.

Great News!

So, two medical dramas... Though we all know which one is the best
I already have a bottle of a very fine Greek wine chilled and ready to go

Oh hell yeah! THR! Time for this then... and this !

Alle, I prepared a few for the occasion.

H*LL YEAH!!!!








Oh happy day!!!

ETA: Yes, my reaction was delayed

PNWgal wrote:

Fleur de Lisa wrote:Is this official enough or do we wait for word from the horse's mouth Nin..um, I mean CBS?

I'll feel a hell of a lot better when CBS makes the formal announcement...

I agree. I know they are supposed to officially announce on Wed., I just hope they take pity on us and do it a bit sooner. Compromise and tell us on Tuesday!

Well, I can now start officially celebrating!

"Officially picked up" and "handed out series orders" from two reputable sources if good enough for me!

We're in business folks! Two medical dramas gives me a bit of a pause, as does the whole midseason replacement stuff, but I'm too busy celebrating to worry about that right now!