Neither have I. Admittedly, there are only two Black faces on it, and one is
the husband of the chief medical examiner. She, however, is very much on the
ball in he rprofession. The last original ep, she attended a wedding, and left
the autopsies to a "top-flight" replacement, a White woman, who botched the
work thoroughly, forcing her to redo the work over a fax line and cellphone to
clear the case.
"Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I saw the Women's Murder Club or the first time on Saturday. I kind of
like it. I remember there was a discussion on the list when the show
first aired about whether the show was racist. While I have read the
Angie Harmon is a right-wing, religious extremist and I tend to think
of them as racist, I did not see any overt racism on the show.
Martin wrote:
>
> Tracey, I admit that I haven't ventured near it since the pilot,
> secondarily because it failed to hook me right of, primarily because
> "Women's Murder Club", airing opposite it, did.
>
> "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com>> wrote: I thought it was
> a weak Angel rip off, when I first watched it, but
> after the third episode, it began improving every week and I'm surprised
> to tell you that I like it. It still does not come close to Angel, but
> the storylines are getting better, they are starting to create their own
> unique and interesting mythology and the characters are starting to
> evolve. I remember there being at least one or two other ans on the list.
>
> 'Moonlight' On Path To Renewal
> http://www.syfyportal.com/news424510.html
> <http://www.syfyportal.com/news424510.html>
>
> By MICHAEL HINMAN
> Source: Hollywood Reporter
> Dec-04-2007
>
> Garlic may not repel it, sunshine may not kill it, and Moonves won't
> cancel it.
>
> It looks like "Moonlight" is close to earning a second season renewal
> from CBS, one of two new shows network chief Les Moonves says he feels
> will make a return in 2008.
>
> Moonves spent some time talking to The Hollywood Reporter about the fall
> season, which has been dismal in terms of new shows for nearly all the
> networks. NBC probably took the biggest hit, but CBS hasn't fared too
> well either. In fact, the only other show that would probably earn a
> renewal is the comedy "Big Bang Theory."
>
> "That's Hall of Fame batting," Moonves said, saying two hits out of five
> swings was something he was proud of. Shows like "Moonlight" represented
> a risky move for the network, but probably not as risky as the musical
> "Viva Laughlin," which only lasted a few episodes before CBS yanked it
> from the schedule.
>
> "It was a Hail Mary pass," said Moonves, shifting his analogies from
> baseball to football. "We took it. We'll continue to do that. We
> continue to feel very bullish about the network television business."
>
> "Moonlight" has been one of fall's most consistent genre series.
> Although it's the least-watched CBS program on Friday night, it still is
> doing almost as well as "Heroes" on NBC and "Pushing Daisies" on ABC in
> terms of overnight ratings. Its household rating fell to a series low in
> its third episode, but has never really come close since, sitting a
> little more than half a rating point off its series premiere numbers.
> "Bionic Woman," on the other hand, has not been so lucky for NBC. That
> show has lost more than half of its premiere audience, and continues to
> post series lows.
>
> "Moonlight" airs Fridays at 9 p.m. ET on CBS.
>
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> "There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will
> get organized along the lines of the Mafia." -Kurt Vonnegut, "A Man
> Without A Country"
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