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Archive for the ‘Swingtown’ Category

October 30th, 2008

It’s official: Melrose Place remake in the works

Photo courtesy of Newscom
Melrose Place fans — this is your lucky day! Grrl TV is reporting that a Melrose Place remake is in the works at The CW — the network that brought back 90210.
The 1990’s series featured a handful of stars that are currently on new television shows in their first season — […]

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July 27th, 2008

Flashpoint ratings high in new time period

Last week, CBS switched up two of its new shows, Canadian import police drama Flashpoint was moved to Thursday nights, and Swingtown (about the culturally transformative decade of the 1970s) was moved to Friday nights. Both shows air at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
That move has proved well for Flashpoint, as it placed first in viewers, adults […]

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June 19th, 2008

Here’s your chance: Submit a guest post for New to TV!

Do you have an opinion about one of the new shows that is coming to television this summer or this fall? (For example, Fringe, Dollhouse, Knight Rider, Project Gary)
What are your thoughts on the new 90210 coming to the CW in the fall? Do you think it will live up to the first show? Tell […]

By Cheril -- 3 comments

June 15th, 2008

Swingtown hottie Grant Show has always been a ladies man

Obviously, CBS’s Swingtown star Grant Show has always been a ladies man.
 Show, who plays swinging pilot Tom Decker on Swingtown, is best known for his role as Jake Hanson on Melrose Place, which he played from 1992 to 1997.
His other TV credits include regular roles on Point Pleasant and daytime soap Ryan’s Hope as […]

By Cheril -- 1 comment

June 6th, 2008

Swingtown Episode 1.01 Pilot Recap

Swingtown Episode 1.01 Pilot Recap
Airdate: June 5, 2008
Susan and Bruce Miller (Molly Parker and Jack Davenport) are introduced to more than just the new neighborhood during a wild and sexy 1976 Fourth of July party on the premiere episode of CBS’s Swingtown Thursday at 9 p.m. CST.
The seemingly-wholesome Millers are excited about their move to […]

By Cheril -- 2 comments

May 31st, 2008

Will you watch Swingtown?

Coming up on Thursday, June 5 is the CBS’s provocative new summer series Swingtown — that looks the social and sexual revolution of the 1970s through the eyes of Susan and Bruce Miller (Molly Parker and Jack Davenport), who move to an upscale lakeside Chicago suburb in July of 1976.
Their new "swinging" neighbors Tom and […]

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March 5th, 2008

CBS Gets Naughty with Swingtown

Despite the musical sounding title of this new series, “Swingtown” is actually a very radical new series particularly for CBS. Take a look:
SWINGTOWN, a new drama series which peeks into the shag-carpeted suburban homes of the culturally transformative ’70s to find couples reveling in the sexual and social revolution that introduced women’s liberation […]

By Cyn -- 7 comments