I'm Back!

Where did I go? Well, actually, I didn't go anywhere. A combination of being crazy busy along with a nasty sinus infection has conspired to make me blog-less for the past week. I know, I know...bad blogger! So, all of those big promises I made last week were pretty much for naught since I could barely breathe at times, let alone do a blog. But yours truly is sufficiently recovered and ready to resume my semi-regular blogging as only I can.

So, onto today's items and other assorted nonsense...

- The recent cancellation of Everwood (in favor of 7th Heaven) has had a ripple effect on Gilmore Girls. My pal Michael Ausiello is reporting that Everwood executive producer Rina Mimoun is coming aboard GG as a "consultant". Now, I never watched Everwood, but Mimoun has a reputation for strong characterization and satisfying story arcs, two things that are essential for GG. This annoucement gives me hope that next season won't be the train wreck I fear it's going to be. I also have a feeling that she's going to be doing more than consulting by season's end. So, Rina, if you're reading this: please help Dave Rosenthal fix Luke and Lorelai.

- The network upfronts took place last week, and by now it's all over the net, but of course, the best place to check them out is at the Ausiello Report. There weren't too many shows that cried out "Hey, Sara, you should watch", but I think I'll be setting my DVR to record Heroes on NBC Monday nights this fall. The basic premise is that seemingly ordinary people wake up one day with superhuman abilities. Of course, they're all going to be linked somehow as part of an overarching storyline. This seems to be the trend in dramatic TV these days: season-long story arcs that ultimately build toward a shocking cliffhanger at the end of the season. This is not a new kind of TV; it was quite popular during nighttime soap era of the 1980s, but it's really made a comeback thanks to shows like Lost and 24. Not coincidentally, many of the new shows set to debut next year are similar in tone and style to those two shows. Of course, the three sci-fi shows that debuted last year (Surface, Invasion and Threshold) and other shows with big arcs (Reunion) all ended up canceled. So, we'll see if shows like Heroes, Vanished and Six Degrees will make the cut or end up gone after 13 episodes (or less).

- For all of you 'rasslin fans out there, you'll have a new place to satisfy your man crushes this summer, Sci-Fi Channel, of all places. It was announced yesterday that Extreme Championship Wrestling will be debuting on Tuesday June 13 at 10pm on Sci-Fi. Now, granted, I know most 'rasslin fans are a bit out there but having a show on Sci-Fi seems a bit odd to me, even if Sci-Fi is owned by the same company that owns USA Network, which shows WWE Monday Night RAW. ECW used to be this underground promotion run out of a bingo hall in Philly before it went belly up and was bought out by the evil genius that is Vince McMahon. He's calling ECW a new "brand" of wrestling. Okay, Vince...whatever. Anyone remember the XFL? That's what I thought.

- And finally, the next American Idol has been chosen, and his name is Taylor Hicks, or as I like to call him, the love child of George Clooney and Fred Flintstone. Look, I have nothing against Taylor. He's a great entertainer, and he'll be wowing them in Vegas before long. The real winner didn't even make the final three. Chris Daughtry was robbed. That's all I'm gonna say. He could step in as the lead singer of any alterna-rock band right now and totally kick ass. Yes, Elliot did have a great voice, and yes McPheever is a lovely young woman, but neither of them were in Chris' class. My prediction: Chris will be more successful than any of them, Taylor included. And was I the only one shocked to see Prince appear on Wednesday night's finale? Wonder how much they had to pony up to get him? I hope it was more than they paid Dionne Warwick.

Okay kids...that's it for now. Be with us next time for another rip roaring edition of Sara's Scribblings or Blog Blog Black Sheep (points to anyone who gets the Rocky and Bullwinkle reference).

Rack me...I'm out!

~Sara