You may be wondering why, if this is a website dedicated to television, you haven't seen any coverage of Charlie Sheen's highly-publicized implosion. If that's the case, then this post is for you. 1) Erati's tagline is "TV With Brains." That means we cover intelligent TV shows, stuff with rich substance and subtext and powerful human drama. A lot of our coverage is of genre … [Read more...]
Emerson Joins ‘Person of Interest’
Bad news for fans of Lost's Michael Emerson & Terry O'Quinn: their new show, Odd Jobs, has been shelved for the time being. The project, about a pair of former covert operatives, was sold by J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions to NBC, but pushed aside for unknown reasons. In the meantime, Emerson has signed on for a different project, and it's another high profile J.J. … [Read more...]
New Details on Abrams/Nolan CBS Pilot
One of the most intriguing and secretive shows in development is CBS' Person of Interest, from mega producer J.J. Abrams and creator Jonathan Nolan (writer of The Dark Knight). Those two names were virtually all that was known about the show, along with the fact that it's an unconventional procedural of some kind. But that's changed with the news that CBS has given the … [Read more...]
Canceled: Medium, Dark Blue
It's been a long time coming, but CBS has formally announced the cancellation of Medium. Currently in its fifth season after moving to CBS from NBC, Medium's ratings just weren't strong enough to justify the rising production costs of the show. CBS will air the show's final episode on Friday, January 21st. Also in cancellation news, TNT has pulled the plug on Dark Blue. … [Read more...]
Yet Another Blog Sold to CBS
I know what you're thinking: What's in the drinking water over at CBS TV? And when will this madness end? Actually, this time, the idea sounds like a winner. Ashton Kutcher has once again spearheaded the television sitcom rights of a popular weblog/Twitter feed to CBS. Dear Girls Above Me is a blog written by a man named Charlie McDowell, where he chroniclesthe "annoying … [Read more...]