I can't say it any better

[yendi]

Kristen at E on what's moving into the timeslot formerly occupied by Arrested Development:

So, now we know. FOX canceled Arrested Development because they had a GENIUS diamond in the rough waiting in the wings that is claiming its very timeslot ....

"SKATING WITH CELEBRITIES"

I am not kidding.

THIS is the drivel that will replace our beloved Bluths.

I'm speechless. And in need of a sledgehammer. Got one?

The participants:
Nancy Kerrigan & Dave Coulier
Kurt Browning & Deborah Gibson
Tai Babilonia & Bruce Jenner
John Zimmerman & Jillian Barberie
Lloyd Eisler & Kristy Swanson
Jenni Meno & Todd Bridges
Host - Scott Hamilton
Co-host - Summer Sanders
Judges - Dorothy Hamill, John Nicks, Mark Lund

So, just to clarify, The EMMY WINNING ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT IS BEING REPLACED BY WILLIS ON ICE.


I swear, I'm tempted to pay Tonya Harding to take a crowbar and start kneecapping these folks.

Comments

[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

FOX is simply doing its job well: Dumbing down the American public so they'll more readily believe FOX-News!

[muse0fire.livejournal.com]

*head explodes*

This is a sign of the impending Apocalypse, no?

*boggle*

[cscottd.livejournal.com]

*open mouth*
*blink twice*
*close mouth*
*shake head*

*speechless*

[jeff-morris.livejournal.com]

I swear, I'm tempted to pay Tonya Harding to take a crowbar and start kneecapping these folks.

Didn't you know? That's the surprise way they'll vote participants off each week until the final showdown.

JSM

[stevietee.livejournal.com]

Uh, hello... Dave "Cut.It.Out." Coulier?? How can you not think this is the best thing EVAR???

Seriously, I think your Harding suggestion should be the big twist around week 3 or 4; the remaining contestants must be on constant readiness for a lead pipe attack!

[bobthegoat.livejournal.com]

Damn! You beat me to the Cut. It. Out. comment.

grrr.... now my genius will go unappreciated...

[theferrett.livejournal.com]

Best kneecap the audience, who never showed up despite Fox giving it a fair amount of support in an attempt to jumpstart it.

[lizlet.livejournal.com]

I actually sat in the studio audience for the first episode. It's everything you've been dreaming and more.

[jmfunnyface.livejournal.com]

I can't wait for Skating with Celebrities. Watching D-list celebrities flail around on ice? It's going to be like watching a train wreck.

[celticfeministw.livejournal.com]

Sums up pretty much how I feel. Though I'm also rather pissed at all of the folks who didn't give it half a chance.

Skating With Celebrities? Oh my head.

[dragonheart97.livejournal.com]

Um, okay... I'm going to be in the major majority here obviously... but. Being a very big skating fan (that would be me and Elvis Stojko in my icon), and having had the chance to meet all but three of the skaters involved in the show at one event or another over the years, I have to say I'm interested to see how this pans out. A few of the celebs actually have skating background, but knowing how much work goes into learning what all these skaters spent literally most of their lives doing and seeing them attempt to get novices to learn it all in six weeks? It's a very interesting concept to me.

Of course, I am a fan of the sport itself so that helps. And for the record, I never watched Arrested Development -- I'm actually hard pressed to watch any TV at all. I think I'll watch this for the trainwreck aspect of it more than anything and to see just how much patience these skaters will have with the green Hollywood types.

[dragonheart97.livejournal.com]

gah, I meant, major *minority*. Why doesn't LJ allow comments to be edited?

[popfiend.livejournal.com]

This is all about capitalizing on Dancing with the Stars.

We need our own D-list celeb show, showcasing some sort of special talent.

Reality programming is cheap and copying reality programming is cheaper.

Low risk, but high reward potential.

Yes, it's stupid. But in your heart you know why.

BTW, it will tank because it *ISN'T* Dancing with the Stars.