The So How Did I Do? Post.

Whenever I post what the new shows on FTA US TV are for the upcoming season, I like to guess which ones might come over to the UK. So...

ABC
Copper
What I said: "Not something I'd bet on."
Was I right? So far, yes. (Did ABC even show this?)

Cougar Town
What I said: "Very good. Fiver, Five US, Living and the ilk."
Was I right? Yes; Living bought it.

The Deep End
What I said: "Not out of the question."
Was I right? So far, it is out of the question.

Flash Forward
What I said: "Extremely good."
Was I right? Definitely. Five snapped it up for both regular Five and cable sister FiveUSA.

The Forgotten
What I said: "Detective show, Bruckheimer... I'd say it'll get a home."
Was I right? No.

Happy Town
What I said?: "Not out of the question."
Was I right? It hasn't happened. Yet.

The Middle
What I said: "Doesn't immediately say "Buy me," but Living..."
Was I right? It didn't say "Buy me" at all.

Modern Family
What I said: "This sounds like it'll get a home."
Was I right? Yes - it's a welcome addition to Sky's lineup.

V
What I said: "This WILL come to the UK. Sky and Virgin1 (and possibly ITV's digital channels) are airing their chequebooks as we speak."
Was I right? I was half right - it did come over here, but it's airing on Syfy. I should have taken their slogan to heart and imagined greater.


CBS
Accidentally on Purpose
What I said: "It might happen."
Was I right?: It hasn't.

The Bridge
What I said: "If Flashpoint is any indication, good."
Was I right? No.

The Good Wife
What I said: "Dunno. But never discount the involvement of Ridley and Tony Scott. Or David Zucker."
Was I right? The Scotts, plus Julianna Margulies, may have helped it come to More4 (and Channel 4 late nights).

Miami Medical (formerly Miami Trauma until a name change to avoid confusion with, well, Trauma)
What I said: "High. Medical shows sell well."
Was I right? Not so far...

NCIS: Los Angeles
What I said: "NCIS is a reliable performer for both FX and Five. This'll come over."
Was I right? Yes... but it went to Sky One.


CW
Melrose Place
What I said: "Likely to."
Was I right? Yes - but while E4 (and Channel 4's T4) bagged 90210, the show the EPG calls New Melrose Place went to Five's other digital sister Fiver.

Life UneXpected (formerly Parental Discretion Advised)
What I said: "Not great - it doesn't sound like something they'll be keen on."
Was I right? Unfortunately yes.

The Vampire Diaries
What I said: "I bet it does."
Was I right?: Yep - it's on ITV2.

FOX
The Cleveland Show
What I said: "Very good. FX and BBC3 have done well with both Family Guy and American Dad!"
Was I right? Well...



Glee
What I said: "I sure hope so; this sounds just the thing for me. Or Hallmark. Or Channel 4."
Was I right? Definitely - it's doing great business for E4 and Channel 4.

Human Target
What I said: "Excellent. Even Birds Of Prey made it to UK screens."
Was I right? Yes; it's on Syfy.

Past Life
What I said: "Not massive. But you never know."
Was I right? It hasn't turned up.

Sons of Tucson
What I said: "If it does well for Fox, Sky here it comes."
Was I right? It didn't, so it isn't.


NBC
100 Questions
What I said: "Anything with a UK link seems to get bought, so..."
Was I right? The series hasn't even been screened by NBC yet!

Community
What I said: "Not bad, I'd say."
Was I right? Not yet.

Day One
What I said: "This has Sky One, Virgin 1, BBC2 or Sci-Fi written all over it."
Was I right? So far, not on any of them. Or any other UK broadcaster.

Mercy
What I said: "See Miami Trauma."
Was I right? See Miami Trauma.

Parenthood
What I said: "Hallmark, or More4. Maybe even Channel 4."
Was I right? No sign yet.

Trauma
What I said: "Could well find a home."
Was I right? Yes, it went to Virgin1.

The Man, I Wish I Was Him Post.

So Ken wrote to me last week and said: You may have trumped me by posing with the sexiest midget ever and gazing upon the loveliness of Jessica Maria Alba....

But this Saturday I'm all set to meet and interview a certain moled supermodel....

The lucky swine. He also had this to say:

if for some reason that link doesn't work you can go to www.greenwich-post.com and look under local news for the story about the Spirit of Hope fundraiser. Alas the story isn't ALL about Cindy, but I did the best I could to maximize the presence of the moled Goddess.

And I must say, as you already know, she is even better looking in person. Just a vision of loveliness and loved her dress with the teasing glimpse of cleavage that made your mouth water. But I'll stop before I end up having to take a "break" ;-). I'm attaching a bunch of pictures of her from the event I took. I had a chance to talk to her briefly, no alone time though.

And unfortunately I didn't get to take a page out of the Muppets book and ask her "Hey Cindy, if you're a supermodel, then what's your superpower?" ;-).But just a lovely woman and she gave a very funny speech at the event about all the men who wanted to take pictures with her "for their daughters" where she would point out that their daughters have no idea who she is LOL.

Of course I don't want to live in a world where Cindy isnt the standard of beauty. How could this generation not be in awe of all things Cindy? ;-)

The pictures will be up here or on Simply The Best as soon as Yahoo! straightens out the attachments thing...

Sad footnote: The story ends with Cindy saying one of her sisters (she didn't say if it was Chris or Danielle) contracted thyroid cancer. I really hope she's okay. No family deserves to have even one member with a blood disease, never mind two.