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Post by spike on Jun 17, 2004 9:28:06 GMT
Channel 5 heavily advertised this last night. It starts on June 29th.
Anyone tell me if it's any good, or should I not waste my time?
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Post by Lemon Lyman on Jun 17, 2004 10:01:41 GMT
It was cancelled in the US!
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Post by pðtù§ on Jun 17, 2004 13:12:50 GMT
It was canceled in the US after six episodes had aired, though 12 were made in total. The problem methinks was that, in America it was just another show about lawyers. And they have millions of those already. I only watched the pilot and a bit of the second show. It didn't hold my interest for all that long but it looked alright, and if I can I'll try and catch it on C5 this time around. But as the show goes, good or bad, it won't be around for a long time. Still, thanks for C5 for scheduling it regardless of it's fall. C5 actually bought the rights before the show aired states side. At least they had faith and AT LEAST they know how to schedule programmes at a decent time of night.  |
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Post by Josh Lyman on Jun 18, 2004 10:32:01 GMT
well if there are only 12 episodes it will hardly be worth getting to know the characters  |
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Post by spike on Jun 28, 2004 8:50:51 GMT
According to the TV guide in Saturdays Sun, although only 12 episodes were shown in the States, there were in fact 19 filmed. Five plans to show them all.
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Post by Admin on Jun 28, 2004 23:31:52 GMT
I saw the picture of Rob Lowe and ignored the article. I just assumed The Sun knew 13 episodes were made, six were shown on NBC and now C5 is going to show all the episodes including the seven never seen State-side. The US critics were either lukewarm or fiercely hateful of the show, and the nail in it's coffin was hammered in tight when an NBC exec answered a question by saying 'the only problems we currently have are Sundays at 10p.m.' (back then The Lyon's Den time slot)
I saw some of it and I liked it. I wouldn't say I was bowled over in admiration for it, but it's watchable. In fact, do a quick scan of Tuesday's schedule and I'd probably give it the thumb up as that night's programme to make time to watch.
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Post by Admin on Jun 30, 2004 23:24:26 GMT
1.7 million viewers for the first episode of The Lyon's Den. Not bad for Five considering terrestrial pick up of the channel is patchy at best and digital viewers have 100+ channels of BBC comedy repeats and infomercials to choose from.
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Post by HollyHop on Aug 16, 2004 21:17:51 GMT
1.7 million viewers for the first episode of The Lyon's Den. Not bad for Five considering terrestrial pick up of the channel is patchy at best and digital viewers have 100+ channels of BBC comedy repeats and infomercials to choose from. They only got that many as they went straight into it from the end credits of CSI if I remember correctly. I lasted till the second ad break but could have left it at the first. It really didn't appeal to me.  |
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Post by Admin on Aug 16, 2004 21:22:26 GMT
I hear it still has an audience no smaller than 1 million viewers, which for C5 is not a bad thing. Though I'd agree a lot of those people might be inherited from preceeding shows.
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