JAG-ged Little Pill - 
by B-side
Generic military procedural fans take note: JAG has been cancelled. After ten years (ten years!?!?!) on the air, CBS has finally grounded this peppy show which made David James Elliot and Catherine Bell household "Wait, what's that person's name again?" names. Never fear though. Generic spin-off NAVY: NCIS will remain strong and nondescript on the CBS lineup.
The death of JAG shines the light on an alarming trend in Hollywood. Bland dramas seem to be dying every day. We thought the loss of Third Watch would be hard enough, but now the network brass has swung the ax on not just JAG, but the much anticipated spinoff series AfterJAG and Diagnosis JAG Murder. Luckily, other forgettable dramas have remained intact, such as the CBS masterpiece, The District. Oh wait, that's been cancelled too? It wasn't even on this season? WHAT THE F&@#K! Hey, at least we'll always have Blind Justice.
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Damn, they changed it, but abc.com had their little jpg ad for "Blind Justice" right on top of their jpg ad for some show called "Eyes" yesterday.
Thanks, ABC, for ruining my little joke.
Posted by: sg-dub | April 5, 2005 5:39 AM(#1 of 6)
The good news in all of this: it frees Catherine Bell up to do a bunch of photo spreads in MAXIM, FHM, and STUFF. And maybe...just maybe...if the money REALLY dries up, she'll do Playboy.
Posted by: Papercuts! | April 5, 2005 5:46 AM(#2 of 6)
First Watch=Third Watch?
Typo/show I missed/joke that failed?
I'm just not sure.
Posted by: Todd | April 5, 2005 7:09 AM(#3 of 6)
Oops, that was a typo. I fixed it though. Thanks for the heads up.
Posted by: B-Side | April 5, 2005 10:42 AM(#4 of 6)
Oh man, my parents are going to be so upset.
Posted by: Genevieve | April 8, 2005 8:56 AM(#5 of 6)
Dammit am I sorry I forgot to post this back when the story was relevant:
Here (Toronto,) where David Elliot is from, we were once neighbours. For the three months we both lived in close proximity, I can tell you two things: Man, can that guy drink. And, man, did that guy used to be very, very good at getting other men to pay his bills.
Which, initially, i thought: "Well, you're a strapping young man, a struggling actor, and if these guys want to pick up the cheque in exchange for nothing, why not let them?"
The second story gets shitty: A lady who did the hair for his big theatrical break (a very tedious "comedy" called "B-Movie: The Play") would not shut up about the big "conspiracy" to keep him in the dark regarding his leading lady's XY-post-sex-reassignment status. Because he would freak. Because he has a problem with "alternative lifestyles."
Now, the big dumb Irish guy claiming to have a problem with "alternative lifestyles" is one thing, but the guy who let other guys pay his bills while he was between jobs claiming to have a problem with other lifestyles has always struck me as really shitty.
Posted by: cutebutstupid | April 13, 2005 8:54 PM(#6 of 6)