The WB Fall Schedule, 2004-05. Click on the graphic above for more info.
For this viewer, of all the networks The WB (even though it’s not available in Vancouver, most of the programmes find their way onto Canadian airwaves) has the most consistently watchable programmes, ranging from Everwood and Gilmore Girls, to Smallville and (the increasingly long in the tooth) 7th Heaven. Oh sure, The WB’s programming is drama heavy and far from hip, but migawd it’s mostly free of dreadful ‘reality-based’ programmes, and rarely talks down to you.
So, what does The WB have up its sleeve for the fall? Well, it seems that ratings are down, and as such The WB’s grand poobahs, Jordan Levin and Garth Ancier, have had to do more than a little tweaking.
New shows include Jack and Bobby, the dramatic retelling of the childhoods of John F. and Robert F. Kennedy, and The Mountain, which some have described as ‘Dynasty’ on skis. Most of the rest of the new programming (designed to raise ratings) appears to be barely watchable, but at least The WB left their core programming alone. We thank God (wherever she is) and Messieurs Levin and Ancier for this small favour.
For further insight (such as it is) into The WB’s 2004 fall season, we’ll start you off with The Futon Critic. Then there’s: Rick Porter at Zap2it.com, and Rachel Porter at some About.com site called … oh, never mind.
For the remaining fall television schedules for the major U.S. networks, click on the following direct VanRamblings’ links: CBS, NBC, ABC, and FOX.
