Cable News: BBC America Signs Chris Hardwick, Spike Orders Foreclosure Series

COMMENTS (14)

• Can SPIKE please get some scripted series? Been looking forward to that. They’re going to fall behind before they even get ahead in the cable world.

  Comment by Already Alto — Monday May 23, 2011 @ 10:58am PDT  Reply to this post

• Way to go spike, what’s more fun than watching people make money off someones misery

  Comment by joe — Monday May 23, 2011 @ 11:01am PDT  Reply to this post

  • Why doesn’t Spike create a show where the nation’s top ultimate fighting champions go to the offices of corrupt bankers and Wall Street CEOs responsible for this foreclosure mess and kick their overpaid pinstriped asses on live television? A guaranteed ratings bonanza.

    Comment by GRAPE APE — Monday May 23, 2011 @ 11:32am PDT  Reply to this post

    • Your government is responsible for the foreclosure mess…look it up. Send them to Chris Dodd’s and Barney Fwank’s offices.

      Comment by Hedge66 — Monday May 23, 2011 @ 2:18pm PDT  Reply to this post

      • I love the illogics of conservative. When its the government, its the government’s fault. When its the private sector, its the government’s fault. If you get y our wish, and one day return us to the 19th century where we faced regular and sustained economic upheaval under laissez faire capitalism, will you still blame the government for that too? Since you are fond of telling us to “look it up,” my suggesting to conservatives is to look at the economic conditions of the US in the 19th century in which we faced long runs on the markets that lasted years and depressions that lasted decades.

        Comment by akaison — Monday May 23, 2011 @ 3:03pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Watching lots of BBC America programming on my AppleTV. Jekyll, Sherlock, Coupling, Dr. Who — great programming in HD.

  Comment by Stephen Moffat Channel — Monday May 23, 2011 @ 11:37am PDT  Reply to this post

• Spike just froze development on all scripted shows, thus concluding a storied chapter in the history of TV.

  Comment by beentheredonethat — Monday May 23, 2011 @ 11:46am PDT  Reply to this post

• Chris Hardwick is British?

  Comment by Norm! — Monday May 23, 2011 @ 11:48am PDT  Reply to this post

  • Chris Hardwick is from Kentucky, but since he probably likes UK comedy, that makes him British enough for BBC America.

    It’s bad enough that BBC America has banished UK comedy to the 11pm Saturday timeslot and will be editing many of these comedies to fit into 30-minute slots (and censoring language), but now another minute or two will be edited out because of these pointless Chris Hardwick host spots!

    Perry Simon constantly says in the press that he “cares” about delivering Americans full-length UK shows in a timely manner, yet aside from Doctor Who, his actions as the head of BBC America have shown just the opposite. Sorry Perry, but you’ve forced me to continue “finding” all my favorite current UK comedies and dramas in HD online.

    Comment by UKTVFan — Tuesday May 24, 2011 @ 7:45am PDT  Reply to this post

• Spike’s scripted development slate is incredibly underwhelming…because there doesn’t seem to be one. They just keep announcing these ridiculous reality shows (that don’t help the network’s credibility at all), and if they do want to continue with reality, fine, but at least balance it out with some original scripted, which is what all cable networks need to thrive in today’s market. You can’t make a splash with reality shows anymore, and Spike’s fans have been looking forward to scripted half hour comedy series geared towards them for some time now. Get in the game, SPIKE!

  Comment by Sunshine Doe — Monday May 23, 2011 @ 12:36pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • Its about time we see more then just national stats on foreclosures, lets see how they really work because I want to find out without getting behind on my mortgage (knock on wood)

    Comment by Jason — Monday May 23, 2011 @ 2:35pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Spike does have a scripted show, Blue Mountain State. It was recently renewed for a second season and is a half-hour comedy about college football and the guys that play. Basically a mixture of Animal House and any other raunchy college comedy you can think of. They need to advertize it more, obviously not too many people even know of it. Spike also needs to get more scripted series or at least a companion series to pair up with BMS.

  Comment by RecceR — Monday May 23, 2011 @ 11:19pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • meant to say third season.

    Comment by RecceR — Monday May 23, 2011 @ 11:23pm PDT  Reply to this post

• How about a reality series where executives who GREENLIGHT TASTELESS MISERY-MONGERING HORSESHIT get their ass’es tarred and feathered.

  Comment by Rich — Thursday May 26, 2011 @ 11:27am PDT  Reply to this post