Comments on: CBS Smites Joan

By: Ales Rarus - A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog » Wicca Broadcasting

Mon, 22 May 2006 19:09:51 +0000

[...] Of course, the presentation of wicca through the boob tube and the big screen is not new, but it seems like it's more accepted now. With Joan of Arcadia being replaced with Ghost Whisperer on CBS, my own loathing of the occult (including wicca, demons, and the devil) has become more acute. [...]

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I didn't realize you were a fan as well. We knew back in May, when they announced it's cancellation.

There's no realistic hope of bringing it back. The show they're replacing it with is supposed to go for the same audience — it's a show about a psychic ghost hunter or something. I forget, but it was obvious the Powers That Be don't have a clue.

By: Funky Dung

Funky Dung — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I don't much care for the show myself. IMHO, the best "Deus ex television" show was "Highway to Heaven".

By: gbm3

gbm3 — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

It's replaced with "Ghost Whisperer" with JL Hewitt. http://www.cbs.com/primetime/ghost_whisperer/

Guess there were too many semi-normal looking people, intelligent stories, and/or not enough [what JL Hewitt is known for] on JoA…

Yes, I'm tired of the old formula for TV/movies.

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By: John

John — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

One must entertain the notion that they cancelled the show because it was a poorly written piece of tripe.

By: gbm3

gbm3 — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

In my opinion the only comparison between tripe and JoA is its nutritional value.

Plus:
2003 - Won - Peoples Choice Awards - Favorite New Dramatic Series
2003 - Won - American Film Institute - Top 10 TV Programs of the Year
2004 - Nominated - Golden Globes - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series (Drama): Amber Tamblyn
2004 - Nominated - Golden Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actress in a Series (Drama): Amber Tamblyn
2004 - Won - Golden Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series (Drama): Mary Steenburgen
2004 - Won - Saturn Awards - Best Actress on TV: Amber Tamblyn
2004 - Nominated - SyFy Genre Awards - Best Young Actor: Amber Tamblyn and Michael Welch
2004 - Won - The Humanitas Prize - 60 Minute TV Category: Pilot episode
2004 - Nominated - The Humanitas Prize - 60 Minute TV Category: The Uncertainty Principle episode
2004 - Nominated - Television Critics Assn. - Outstanding New Program
2004 - Nominated - Teen Choice Awards - Best TV Show: Drama, TV Actress Drama: Amber Tamblyn, and Choice Fresh Face: Amber Tamblyn
2004 - Nominated - Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series; Outstanding Lead Actress in Drama Series: Amber Tamblyn; Outstanding Guest Actress in Drama Series: Louis Fletcher (Do The Math episode)
2004 - Nominated - Artios Awards - Dramatic Pilot Casting: Vicki Rosenberg
2004 - Won - The Family Television Awards - Best Drama Series and TV Actress: Amber Tamblyn

-Sypheron http://unchallenged.org/index.php?p=31

These awards further the cause to keep the show. Yes, many of the other contenders were not very good, but these awards help show that it was a good show.

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By: gbm3

gbm3 — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Just saw:

Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Cloris Leachman as Aunt Olive

http://www.emmys.tv/downloads/images/2005emmys/2005noms.pdf

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