October 22, 2007 at 4:59 pm
· Filed under CBS, General, New Shows, Viva Laughlin
Viva Laugh-able has been whisked off the CBS schedule after crapping out in the ratings.
The horrible songfest was widely panned by critics (I blame low blood sugar for actually writing that the tunes were catchy). In it’s place will be five-time Emmy winning reality series “The Amazing Race,” which returns Nov. 4 for its fourth edition.
“The Amazing Race 12” spans 50,000 miles including first time visits to Ireland, Lithuania and Croatia. We need a little break away from everything that’s going on these days, and “Amazing Race” always delivers.
And yes, there is a Sunday before the “Amazing Race” begins. Don’t fear. CBS is sticking in a repeat of “CSI” that night.
We don’t think anyone will be shedding any tears for “Viva Laughlin.”
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October 18, 2007 at 11:17 pm
· Filed under CBS, General, Viva Laughlin
If Elvis wasn’t dead, this would have killed him.
That was the general sentiment of most critics about CBS’ foray into musical drama. In between the catchy tunes, there’s a family in crisis, a murder to solve and lots of bizarre characters in this brave venture into musical television centering on Ripley Holden (Lloyd Owen), who has made his fortune with convenience stores. Now he’s tossing the dice and putting his bucks on a dream to own the biggest and best casino/hotel in Laughlin, Nev.
HUGH JACKMAN AND LLOYD OWEN
On SueTube this week, theater critic Chad Jones predicted a very short life span for this series.
For me, it was kind of TV to fold laundry by. You know, savor the spunky songs like “Viva Las Vegas,” “Sympathy for the Devil,” “One Way or Another” and “Let It Ride.” I can glance up and see the musical numbers, hum along with the tunes and sort of pay attention to a not-too-taxing story line.
That wasn’t good enough for most critics, however. But what did you think?
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