Watching KVille

Thanks a lot, Writers Strike. Now what am I supposed to write about?

News came this week that K-Ville will not be returning to production, FOX, or Monday nights. Get your fill of the existing K-Ville episodes on the official FOX website or on Hulu, or wait until the DVD set comes out — if it comes out on DVD??

The Times-Picayune reported that K-Ville will not return for our viewing pleasure, or displeasure, depending on how you viewed the show starring Anthony Anderson and Cole Hauser. I, for one, will miss K-Ville, but as I have had the past three months getting used to the fact that it ain’t comin’ back, I am not upset or surprised for that matter.

The Times-Picayune reporter was not surprised either.

I’ve been writing and rewriting “K-Ville’s” obituary for months.

And the author, Dave Walker, added this…

Every[sic] since the strike shut-down, “K-Ville” has existed among TV’s undead — not quite canceled but presenting very weak vital signs.

The resolution of the strike — which is happening this week; see this link for a rundown on when or if your other favorite shows will return — was supposed to provide closure for the handful of fans holding out for a “K-Ville” resurrection.

No such luck. Fox is one of those networks that never quite cancels anything. Its shows just stop running, and their demise is never officially acknowledged.

“K-Ville’s” home page, streaming episodes and streaming theme song are still active at www.Fox.com, but that’s really all that’s left of the series.

So, there we are. Forced to think of Boulet and Cobb, who I thought could become the next Crockett and Tubbs, as only a memory

Personally, aside from my disappointment regarding this website, I thought that K-Ville was getting slightly better each week, until that crapfest of a “fall finale” aired as the last episode. Granted, that episode was never written as a “finale” of any sort, but it was what it was, and it was bad. Again, sadly that will be the last taste of K-Ville many of us will be left with, as we watch Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles. Yet another fine show from the FOX network…Kudos oncasting Summer Glau, because she is the only thing watchable on that show. Although, I do like the guy that plays the terminator that took the identity of d-list actor, and is hunting down that whiny brat, John Conner. Let’s hope he sticks around for a few episodes.

That actor, Garrett Dillahunt, was also in John from Cincinnati, and also had a small role in one of the year’s best, and most talked about film, No Country for Old Men. If you have not seen No Country, see it. It’s excellent. You can read a review I wrote of it by clicking here. Dillahunt is someone to watch, as I think he is a very good actor. Although, he does seem to take just about any job he is offerred. Oh, I kid, I kid. He’s working…a lot, and that’s great.

But still, this is about K-Ville. Just remember…Jericho was cancelled and has returned to primetime. Viewers wrote CBS and complained enough that the show was brought back. I’m just throwing that out there…

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It’s the Monday before the big day in New Orleans. I’m sure residents are ready to get rid of all those drunken students that flunked out of college last semester and have nothing better to do than to keep drinking. Ah, to be nineteen again. Wait, doesn’t Louisiana have a lower than 21 age limit on alcohol, or is that no longer? I think I remember hearing how Louisiana was more like a cautionary tale when it came to alcohol and teenagers. Feel free to jump in here, anyone.

Though by this time of the evening, the parades are probably done, and the drunkenness is in full force. Anyway, you only have one more night after tonight, Catholics or anyone who needs an excuse to binge drink for the next 30 or so hours…

This is something that I found on the Times-Picayune website. Sorry it’s a little big. He, “little big”, cute.

I guess just because K-Ville isn’t shooting, it doesn’t mean that nothing is being filmed there. Although this “project” seems a little dubious. Is it simply a cover operation for Girls Gone Wild?

Here’s a picture of the “notice.” The “recognizably” means that there will be close-ups. Is that even a word?

Looks very unofficial, and I know, as I worked on a show in Chicago. It wasn’t fully “licensed” either, so I remember simply printing up signs like this. Kinda like poaching.

I mean who else needs footage of drunken revelers on Bourbon Street. Maybe a anti-drinking campaign? Maybe a “be good to your liver” campaign? Probably just in need of exterior shots and maybe establishing shots. The story doesn’t mention how long the group was filming for…

Anyway, Happy Mardi Gras!

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