Many ‘Fringe’ fans watch later, say ‘don’t ask me to choose’

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Here in the Pop Media office, we have been saying all season that Fringe needed a different time slot. Thursday nights are a heavy night for television. With so many good shows on Thursday nights, viewers are inevitably going to have to choose between favorites.

Or at least, choose to push a favorite off until later.

Fringe watchers have been doing exactly that. According to new numbers, Fringe gets a 41% boost in viewership when DVR numbers are added into the mix. It appears that even though fans may choose to watch another show before Fringe, they still want to watch Fringe.

This begs the question once again: why won’t Fox just move Fringe back to a different time slot. Fringe may be the strongest show that Fox has to put in that slot, but even so the show is struggling along with great difficulty, despite having a better season creatively than its freshman…

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Battle for Wednesday night: ‘Ugly Betty’ vs. ‘LOST’

BC recently confirmed that Eastwick is dead in the water, and will not have any orders for more episodes any time in the future. Logic would dictate then that LOST, which seems to have lost its cozy spot at 9/8 C on Wednesday nights, would move in to fill the gap in January.

Maybe not. Insiders at ABC have reportedly told the folks at eonline.com that Ugly Betty is eyeing that spot hungrily, and may actually steal that from LOST as well.

A move to Wednesdays makes sense for the floundering comedy, considering that two of ABC’s new comedies, Modern Family and Cougar Town, are flourishing on Wednesday nights. If Ugly Betty were to move in to capitalize on the viewers for those two shows, ABC would have an even stronger comedy lineup for Wednesday nights.

So what does this mean for the poor, homeless LOST? Do the islanders get last pick because they’re on their way out?

The short answer is that not even Damon Lindelof, one of the LOST masters, doesn’t even know the answer to that question. Lindelof recently told USA Today that he has no idea where ABC is going to put LOST (but also said that he loves ABC’s Wednesday night comedies).

We will let you know as soon as there is any official word on where LOST is going to find its home this season. Don’t forget to watch the slideshow below!

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‘Glee’ not the term that disabled actors would use

The AP recently reported that a number of disabled actors are less than happy that a non-disabled actor was cast in the role of a disabled student on Fox‘s new hit comedy, Glee.

Kevin McHale, a non-disabled 21-year-old, plays Artie Abrams, a wheelchair-bound student in the glee club at his school. His responsibilities include singing, dancing (in a wheelchair), and acting with charisma.

However, it is not McHale’s abilities that have angered these actors, but rather his lack of disabilities. Many of these disabled actors view people like Kevin McHale as major obstacles to wide acceptance of disabled actors in the business.

Brad Falchuk, executive producer of Glee, expressed understanding, but satnds by the hiring of Kevin McHale based on his talents. He also says that it was very difficult to find a qualified cast for the show, even among able-bodied actors.

What do you think? Is this an overreaction, or are these claims valid? Sound off in the comments below! And watch the slideshow!

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Black Cat revealed for Spiderman 4…with a twist

Tuesday we reported that rumors were circling the Internet about the possibility of the villain Black Cat appearing in Spiderman 4 as the new thorn in Peter Parker’s side. According to the reports, Rachel McAdams was eyeing a spot on the Spiderman 4 cast, and seemed a likely candidate.

Today, Wednesday, the website Hey You Guys says that Rachel McAdams isn’t alone in her desire to play the super-villain, but that the story of Spiderman 4 does surround Black Cat and her fight against our friendly neighborhood Marvel arachnid.

According to the report:

“Apparently she is the daughter of the new editor of The Daily Bugle, a man who is also referred to as ‘a viper’. She falls in love with Peter Parker, and uncovers his true identity. Her father then dies, and Hardy becomes a threat to Peter Parker.”

A likely scenario? Tell us what you think in the comments below. And watch the slideshow of Black Cat.

Black Cat appearing in Spiderman 4?

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Many ‘Fringe’ fans watch later, say ‘don’t ask me to choose’

Here in the Pop Media office, we have been saying all season that Fringe needed a different time slot. Thursday nights are a heavy night for television. With so many good shows on Thursday nights, viewers are inevitably going to have to choose between favorites.

Or at least, choose to push a favorite off until later.

Fringe watchers have been doing exactly that. According to new numbers, Fringe gets a 41% boost in viewership when DVR numbers are added into the mix. It appears that even though fans may choose to watch another show before Fringe, they still want to watch Fringe.

This begs the question once again: why won’t Fox just move Fringe back to a different time slot. Fringe may be the strongest show that Fox has to put in that slot, but even so the show is struggling along with great difficulty, despite having a better season creatively than its freshman outing.

The good news? J.J. Abrams has said that he doesn’t believe that the show is in any immediate danger, because the studio execs understand that they have put Fringe in a terrible time slot. This means Fringe may survive, no matter how battle-scarred it is from fighting against the guys from CSI and the doctors of Grey‘s.

Hold on a little longer, Fringe, hold on.

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