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Updated on January 12, 2011 By Ken Begg 17 Comments

CBS just renewed Big Bang Theory for three more seasons, which is pretty unheard of. Moreover, the license fees per episode are over four million dollars. With TV ratings diminishing all the time, I still see this model failing in the (short) long run, but good for the BBT folks.

Speaking of weird, NCIS is renowned for the fact that, contrary to all theories of cultural gravity, its rating keep getting stronger. This hasn’t stopped yet, as last week’s episode drew the show’s highest ratings ever, clocking in 22 million viewers. Good for them, too. The biggest victim of CBS’ success on that night (including NCIS Los Angeles) is ABC’s skein of No Ordinary Family and V. If you like those shows, watch them while you can.

Did anyone ever see that hilarious sounding Jimmy Smits show last year where he was a Supreme Court Justice who stepped down from the bench to become a street lawyer so that he could “do more good”? Seriously, that was a show. Man, it must have been sucktastic.

Shirtless Werewolf Dude will reportedly earn 7.5 million dollars (!) for starring in the Stretch Armstrong movie, one of several movies he currently has lined up, while he is being courted by the likes of Michael Bay for a couple more. Mr. SWD will turn 19 in February.

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  • roger h

    “Supreme Court Justice who stepped down from the bench to become a street lawyer so that he could ‘do more good’”

    and then three nuns go undercover as paralegals in the poor neighborhood Smits serves. . .

  • “…and then three nuns go undercover as paralegals in the poor neighborhood Smits serves. . .”

    Ha, exactly! This actually might have worked as a parody of ‘social dramas.’ I mean, the central premise was of a guy who thought he could do “more good” for “the people” by leaving the Supreme Court.*

    [*Actually, that might be true, although probably not in the way the show runners imagined.]

  • BeckoningChasm

    They’re making a Stretch Armstrong movie?

    I suppose this means delays on the movies for Lucky Charms (with Warwick Davis), Mr. Coffee Nerves (Will Arnett), and Juicy Fruit Gum (John Goodman).

  • Ericb

    “Supreme Court Justice who stepped down from the bench to become a street lawyer so that he could ‘do more good’”

    In the commericals alone the main character came off as an insufferable prick, I can’t imagine what a whole episode of him would be like. Plus, how old is Schmitz (early 50s?) in any event unless he became a SC Justice when he was in his 30s or 40s the character must only have served a few years. They should have had a pissed off president as a recurring character.

  • Elizabeth

    I refer to SWD as Taylor the Trap Monster. Because seriously, his trapezius development? Insane.

    He kind of disturbs me, though, because I like his body quite a bit, but his face looks about fifteen to me. Maybe he’ll age into it.

  • Oh, like you’ve ever looked at his face.

  • Aussiesmurf

    I watched this show!

    In Australia, we have the ‘non-ratings’ period for around 6 weeks in summer, when the ‘trash’ from the US is screened.

    There was nothing else on, and I like (generally) Jimmy Smits’ style, so I watched the pilot episode (the show was called Outlaw).

    It was even dumber than you might imagine. Jimmy Smits plays a ‘Maverick in Top Gun’ type guy who is the most right-wing member of the Supreme Court, but eternally living under the shadow of his toweringly principled liberal father. Of course, he’s also a drinker, gambler and womaniser.

    He then has a crisis of conscience while on the bench, casts the deciding vote to remit a death penalty case back for retrial, AND THEN ACTS AS THE DEFENDANT’S LAWYER!! Seriously, as a lawyer myself, I think my head exploded at that point.

    They then, in a PErry-Mason-esque development, fund evidence that completely clears their client and shows that the victim’s police partner had committed the crime and covered it up.

    I’m not kidding, Ken, if you wanted to do a ‘nugget’ on the pilot show (if available on DVD or streaming) it could be fodder for Jabootu’s claws.

  • HOLY CRAP! Yeah, I have to find this show. I’ll bet there are only like three episodes, though.

  • Aussiesmurf

    Re Outlaw – Eight episodes were made (cf Wikipedia) and after four the show’s cancellation was announced.

    All episodes can be watched at http://www.nbc.com/outlaw.

    I love the Internet – I found all that out in about five minutes…

  • Ericb

    Wow, The Great Gatsby … IN 3D!!!!!!

    Really …why?

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/jan/10/great-gatsby-3d-makeover-fans

  • Terrahawk

    How in the world can any comedy be worth 4 million dollars per episode in this day and age?

    Considering that NBC has nothing else, V and No Ordinary Family may be around for awhile. NBC might be the first major network to go under.

    I have never watched a complete episode of NCIS. The Goth chick…sorry lady since she’s in her late 30’s, just annoys me.

    My opinion is that CBS has just about maxed out the crime drama genre and it can only be down hill from here. Of course, I’m probably wrong.

  • fish eye no miko

    Elizabeth said: “I refer to SWD as Taylor the Trap Monster. Because seriously, his trapezius development? Insane.”

    There was a show called Cheap Seats, which was basically MST for sports, using old shows that were on ESPN (Scrabble. They once showed SCRABBLE on ESPN. The hell??). ANYhoo, one episode featured a martial arts exhibition, and it just so happens that one of the competitors is a a young SWD (SWB?). And, yes, he DOES take his shirt off, even though he’s like, 10. Honestly, I think he’s allergic to shirts…

  • “The Goth chick…sorry lady since she’s in her late 30’s, just annoys me.”

    Actually, she’s in her ’40s. And yeah, they should have dumped that a while ago…except that NCIS is the most successful show on TV, so, you know, they probably aren’t worrying about what non-viewers think. It’s actually a well constructed show, though. It’s kind of old-fashioned, but there’s nothing really long with that. Not everyone should be (or can be) cutting edge.

  • (Scrabble. They once showed SCRABBLE on ESPN. The hell??)

    Yes, clearly that should be on the SyFy Channel, right after the wrestling.

  • Mr. Rational

    Three seasons? Well, at least I won’t be running out any time soon. And it will give me something to look forward to after “Firefly” finally wraps up its astounding nine-year run later this spring.

  • P Stroud

    Omigosh. Jimmy Smits as a reformed right-winger discovering that the government was behind railroading an innocent man! What originality! All they needed was to replace Smits with Sam Waterston to make it the ultimate wet dream. Is there a character extant who is more annoyingly arrogantly strident than Sam Waterston?

  • MarshallDog

    I keep on meaning to watch more Big Bang Theory but usually wind up watching Star Trek reruns or something.

    Good for werewolf guy. I said a couple years ago that anyone in the Twilight series, particularly the leads, had better make at least a hundred million dollars before the series is over, because they are essentially ruining their careers. Not in the “nobody will hire them” way, more in the sense that every future project will try to cash in on the “Oh, he’s the guy from Twilight” kinda way. How do you market a Stretch Armstrong movie to make it appeal to 15 year old girls that love Twilight? I’m sure we’ll find out.