CHICAGO – Excelsior! Comic book legend Stan Lee’s famous exclamation puts a fine point on the third and final play of Mark Pracht’s FOUR COLOR TRILOGY, “The House of Ideas,” presented by and staged at City Lit Theater in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. For tickets/details, click HOUSE OF IDEAS.
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TV News: NBC Cancels Low-Rated Comedy ‘Outsourced’
Submitted by BrianTT on May 13, 2011 - 4:44pmCHICAGO – We all saw this one coming. NBC has officially canceled “Outsourced,” as we predicted they would, following the cancellations this week of “The Event” and “Law & Order: Los Angeles.”
TV News: NBC Makes ‘Chuck’ Renewal Official, Cancels ‘The Event’
Submitted by BrianTT on May 13, 2011 - 12:56pmCHICAGO – TV By the Numbers is reporting that the rumor that NBC had renewed “Chuck” is definitely true and they have ordered a 13-episode new season while showing low-rated “The Event” the door.
TV Review: Self-Serious ‘The Cape’ Misses Attempt at New ‘Heroes’
Submitted by BrianTT on January 7, 2011 - 4:10pmCHICAGO – NBC never learns. After not just countless rip-offs but “Heroes” itself tanked, why would they try to go back to a clearly-drained well for another comic book TV series like “The Cape”?
TV Review: NBC’s ‘The Event’ Lives Up to Mysterious Title
Submitted by BrianTT on September 19, 2010 - 4:07pmCHICAGO – Don’t tune in to the premiere of NBC’s “The Event” expecting answers to that oppressively-advertised question of what the title refers to, although the producers have made clear that it won’t be long before we know.
TV News: Demand a Sneak Screening of NBC’s ‘The Event’ Premiere in Your Hometown
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on August 24, 2010 - 10:19amCHICAGO – “The Event,” which is one of the fall’s most highly anticipated TV shows, last week was named HollywoodChicago.com’s most promising new TV show of fall 2010 beating nine other worthy rivals.
The 10 Most Promising New TV Shows of Fall 2010
Submitted by BrianTT on August 19, 2010 - 7:47pmCHICAGO – The broadcast network rookie class of 2009 was one of the best of all time with “Community,” “Glee,” “Modern Family,” “The Good Wife,” “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “The Middle,” and “Cougar Town” finding loyal fans.
NBC Renews ‘Chuck,’ Cancels ‘Heroes,’ Launches Eight New Shows
Submitted by BrianTT on May 17, 2010 - 12:00pmCHICAGO – NBC announced their fall schedule and fans of “Heroes,” “Law & Order,” “Trauma,” and “Mercy” will shed a tear while on-the-bubble shows like “Chuck,” “Parenthood,” and “Community” will return with “Parks and Recreation” coming back later in the season.