NBC MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN HIT SHOW 24
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24 MORE --- The truly ground breaking show “24,” after eight seasons, was reported to be on the verge of cancellation as of Wednesday evening. The show, begun in the shadows of 9/11 and featuring the brilliant Keifer Sutherland, had become a victim of time and viewers-ever changing tastes. The blogs featured impassioned responses from fans, some either championing the imminent cancellation after all these years, while others decrying the possible fate and wishing for just one more season to suitably tie everything up. Well, Friday morning brought news that NBC might just be interested in picking up the entire franchise, which remains for the most part as strong as ever, but just very, very expensive to produce, from the talent onward. My thoughts are two-fold: The show’s unique presentation, presented in one-day, from hour to hour, has become, yes, somewhat formulaic … what was once new and truly profound, now has become almost a parody of itself. Two: I think I would like to see it for one more year, with maybe a new network and creative team somewhat, somehow energizing the show. Sutherland, who I've enjoyed from the 1990 movie “Flatliners” on should definitely go for it. In all fairness, you don't get much better than Sutherland. Look at what having a true end-date has done for “Lost”; this final season is truly energizing in a way it hasn't been since their debut season. Sometimes knowing the end-date does help!
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SCRIPT THIS --- This Tuesday night, WPLJ heads back to their terrific Up Close And Personal series of shows at Danny Fried’s China Club, presenting the band The Script. The three-man band, featuring Danny O’Donoghue, Mark Sheehan, and Glen Power, are an Irish trio whose music features terrifically well written verses and song. We might even call it a new type of Celtic Soul, featuring haunting nuances as they successfully blend hip hop lyrical flourishes with rock dynamics and classic song structure. “Soul is not a black thing or white thing; it’s a human thing,” says Sheehan. Should be a terrific show as well as seeing the ‘WPLJ force again: Scott Shannon, Todd Pettengill; Race Taylor; Theresa Angela, Monkey Boy, and, Tony Carfarelli. PR-guru David Salidor will be there with his latest client, Modern Clockwork, featuring Harrison Forbes. We'll have more come Wednesday.
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