'Fringe' money losses may hurt its chances of renewal, says Fox president
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11:07AM: Before submitting himself to the firing squad that is a roomful of tired and cranky television critics, Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly announces plans for a new late night animated comedy block (Think: Adult Swim) that will air Saturdays at 11PM 鈥 12:30AM starting in January 2013.
11:14AM: Despite going on record during the previous summer鈥檚 TCA Press Tour that the Network would be making a decision on the future (or lack thereof) of HOUSE sometime in the Fall, Reilly fesses up to failure to communicate. 鈥淭o be honest with you, it鈥檚 hard to imagine the Network with HOUSE so we kind of agreed to mutually put off any decision until the first of the year and we still have yet to sit down and see where we are,鈥 Reilly says, being sure to add for any anxious fans who may-or-may-not be reading this. 鈥淲e haven鈥檛 had the big meeting yet, but we are not going to be unceremoniously handing out pink slips. If it鈥檚 the end of the run there is no way [Creator] David Shore is going to let the fans feel that it wasn鈥檛 capped off properly.鈥
11:17AM: Continuing this session鈥檚 somewhat alarming theme of a complete and utter lack of answers comes Reilly鈥檚 take on the future of TERRA NOVA. First the good news: Fox made money, the show looked fantastic and all evidence points to the show really resonated with the family audience. Bad News: Despite an immensely likeable cast and some fantastic ideas, Reilly did admit to the show 鈥渃reatively hunting鈥 throughout much of the first season. In short: Due to production needs, a decision will be made on the show鈥檚 future within the next month.
11:20AM: Reilly continues to be immensely happy with the performance of THE X FACTOR. Unfortunately for embattled host Steve Jones, he was slightly less than enthusiastic about his future job stability, only going to far as say, 鈥淚t鈥檚 a much harder job than meets the eye, and whether Steve鈥檚 the guy or not, there will be some tweaks to the show.鈥
11:21AM: And speaking of hostesses with the mostess, Reilly claims 鈥淚t鈥檚 very hard to imagine the show [AMERICAN IDOL] without Ryan Seacrest.鈥
11:22AM: Still reeling over the ambiguity of HOUSE鈥檚 future, well this news probably won鈥檛 be of much help. The time for a HOUSE spin-off has come and gone. 鈥淲e talked about a spin-off over the past few seasons but David [Creator David Shore] just never creatively found something that excited him,鈥 says Reilly, adding, 鈥淸Editor's Note: Unlike NBC!] We鈥檙e not in that desperate place where we need to try and keep that the show going and we definitely don鈥檛 want some watered down version of the show.鈥
11:23AM: Is there such a thing as too much reality TV? Short Answer: 鈥淣o!鈥 Long Answer: Although he expects ratings for AMERICAN IDOL to be slightly down this season due to the fact that it鈥檚 going on an 11 year show, audiences remain passionate. Reilly sights the recent fan reaction to SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE鈥檚 format change, 鈥淚 think all of our competition shows will be here for quite some time.鈥
11:28AM: Bad news for all seven fans of ALLEN GREGORY, It鈥檚 over. 鈥淲e had a great experience with [creator] Jonah Hill, we鈥檙e in business with him, but animation is particularly challenging,鈥 admits Reilly, who goes on to call the future of BOB鈥檚 BURGERS very promising.
11:33AM: Duh of the Day: Fox is not in the business of losing money! Which could potentially spell doom for the future of FRINGE. For while Reilly loves the show, calling it 鈥渁 point of pride鈥 for him and applauding it for 鈥渧astly improving our Friday night,鈥 it鈥檚 an expensive show. 鈥淭he hesitation in my voice is that it鈥檚 an expensive show and we lose a lot of money,鈥 says Reilly, who goes on to say that discussions with Producing partner Warner Bros Television have yet to really heat up. 鈥淧lease don鈥檛 start the letter-writing campaign. I can鈥檛 take it.鈥
11:37AM: Remember last fall when the internet all but imploded on itself when word leaked out with regards to a GLEE spin-off? Well you can forget it, because according to Reilly, the GLEE kids aren鈥檛 going anywhere 鈥淭here will not be a GLEE spinoff but those characters will graduate,鈥 promises Reilly. 鈥淚t has led to a very cool idea that Ryan [Murphy] and the guys [writing staff] have come up with for next season that will be set up in the Spring batch of episodes. I think it鈥檚 going to really give us something cool to dig into next season.鈥
11:38AM: Fan(s) of I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER (Beuller? Beuller?) will be pleased to discover that Reilly plans on airing all six or seven remaining episodes. What鈥檚 more, he鈥檚 determined to get back in the business of multi-camera comedies pointing to CBS as evidence that audiences want to see them. 鈥淚 know some of them are excruciatingly bad, but audiences clearly want to watch comedy again and I want to feed that.鈥
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