ABOUT TEST PATTERN

Don't touch that dial: Test Pattern tunes into television, movie, music and pop culture links, as well as gossip and idle chat from around the Web.

Every week, msnbc.com entertainment producers Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, Denise Hazlick, Paige Newman, Kurt Schlosser and Anna Chan weigh in on topics ranging from TV commercials to movie hype to the latest celebrity blunder. We're not ashamed to admit our love for bad TV or reveal what's on our iPods, and invite you to join the conversation via your comments.



Canceled 'Moonlight' may live again

Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 2:18 PM by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper
Filed Under:

I asked readers to share thoughts on the canceled shows they're already missing. The two that have turned up the most in your comments so far as "Women's Murder Club" and "Moonlight."

On Monday, ABC confirmed that "Women's Murder Club," based on the incredibly popular James Patterson books, was indeed canceled.

But is there still hope for vampire P.I. Mick St. John and "Moonlight"? CBS announced yesterday that the show was canceled. But later that same day, Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood had this entry, in which she says "I've just been told by an insider that "there is a chance, only a chance" that Media Rights Capital which will be programming Sunday's two hours on the CW "may elect to take Moonlight as one of those two hours"."

Finke even says that the "Moonlight" sets, which apparently were scheduled to be torn down, are getting a reprieve at least until Friday. Readers flooded her blog with comments supporting the show. So we shall see. Like Mick St. John, the show itself might not be quite dead yet.

 (Link via the wonderful Pop Candy.)

Here's some more info on what's canceled/what's not:

CBS' "Back to You" canceled, though Kelsey Grammer has hope

CW adds three new shows, keeps "Gossip Girl"

CBS harpoons "Shark," has love for "Mother"

"Reaper" to return on CW

ABC gets "Scrubs," ditches "Murder Club," "Men in Trees"

 

MAIN PAGE

Email this EMAIL THIS

Comments

HOW could they cancel Moonlight?  It was a GREAT SHOW!  We needed another show in the vein of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, with sexy supernatural creatures and so on, in my opinion.  Although I must say; Buffy was on a major network and got moved to what was then the UPN network or whatever it was called and has gained a huge following as a result, so if that happens, it might not be all bad I suppose.  At least it would give me an excuse to quit watching the other networks and actually give me something I'd like to watch on the weekends.  If CBS HAD to cancel it... I'd be pleased to see it crop up on another network, and I would be a faithful watcher, trust me.  Long live Mick St. John!

S.S., Washington DC (Sent Thursday, May 15, 2008 7:52 AM)

I just learned that Las Vegas was cancelled.  I thought it stopped because of the strike.  How dare they cancel a show and leave the viewers hanging like that.  It is a great show with well developed and complex characters.  It just makes me more determined to stay away from network television altogether.

M. Young, Whittier, CA (Sent Thursday, May 15, 2008 5:21 PM)

I really hope that the CW will pick up Moonlight, its my favorite show & I feel that CBS showed a considerable disregard for viewers opinions by dropping it.

Sharon Miles, Smyrna, TN (Sent Thursday, May 15, 2008 6:40 PM)

I cannot believe Moonlight was cancelled.  It has everything a woman loves in a show: romance, sexy star, exciting storylines, etc.  It has become my very
favorite show.  I feel CBS is making a huge mistake.
I would love it if some other network picked it up.
I never miss an episode and am looking forward to getting the first season on DVD.  

Kim Achilles, Faribault, MN (Sent Friday, May 16, 2008 12:10 PM)

I miss Carnvale on HBO.  They ended it too soon and the story seemed to be cut short.

Ken, Alaska (Sent Friday, May 16, 2008 7:16 PM)

I have just about quit watching network TV. They keep on canceling shows with interesting storylines and characters that are easy to watch and replacing them with some silly reality show or highbrow drama. Moonlighting, Women's Murder Club, Shark, and Las Vegas were all on my Tivio list to record every week.

Linda Henderson Eugene OR (Sent Thursday, May 22, 2008 1:11 PM)



SEND A COMMENT

PLEASE READ: All comments must be approved before appearing in the thread; time and space constraints prevent all comments from appearing. We will only approve comments that are directly related to the blog, use appropriate language and are not attacking the comments of others.

Message (please, no HTML tags. Web addresses will be hyperlinked):

Your name, city and state (John Doe, Seattle, Wash.): 

 Your e-mail address (jdoe@msnbc.com):

Your website (it's okay if you don't have one):

Remember me? (We'll keep it private)

TRACKBACKS

Trackbacks are links to weblogs that reference this post. Like comments, trackbacks do not appear until approved by us. The trackback URL for this post is: http://testpattern.msnbc.msn.com/trackback.aspx?PostID=1021926