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[BlakesMomma]

2 hours ago, TWP said:

I don't know if it's kosher to post them here, but one is a confirmed background actor who posted on Reddit.  He was not anonymous in his posting.

Yes, that's one of them and the other is the veteran LAPD consultant that I mentioned. I didn't know if Wendy wanted them posted here, that's why I haven't shared them, although I posted one and there was no objection. 

[TWP]

12 hours ago, BlakesMomma said:

Yes, that's one of them and the other is the veteran LAPD consultant that I mentioned. I didn't know if Wendy wanted them posted here, that's why I haven't shared them, although I posted one and there was no objection. 

The Reddit person deleted his post so I don't think he would want me to share it here ;-).  But he's a verified TR extra, verified by an anonymous source on the internet, namely me ;-).  FWIW

[devilhalo]

18 hours ago, BlakesMomma said:

Yes, that's one of them and the other is the veteran LAPD consultant that I mentioned. I didn't know if Wendy wanted them posted here, that's why I haven't shared them, although I posted one and there was no objection. 

Veteran LAPD consultant? Where was this shared? 

[femmefan1946]

and had the shirt printed).
A shirt printed  for Lucy is not going to fit West.

Because as she pointed out, he didn't mind it so much when she left out how much he did to protect his wife.
And good for her. She’s learning that she has to give as much as she gets with Bradford.

I hope he puts in doors and windows with good locks, this time.
He didn’t lock the door when he ran after Jessica.

Speaking of which, Nathan does love a bit of physical comedy. And it is funny to see such a big fit guy falling all over in a way you might expect a smaller more waifish person to .

[femmefan1946]

Alan Tudyk and Seamus Dever coming soon!

[Dantyr]

We were in the US in the summer of 2018. During our visit to L.A., there was a recording going on. We were told it was for a series called The Rookie (I didn't know it back in Denmark). I got a photo of a man in a chicken suit, riders on a scooter. What episode is it from?

https://ibb.co/zxwnqFR

[Raja]

4 hours ago, Dantyr said:

We were in the US in the summer of 2018. During our visit to L.A., there was a recording going on. We were told it was for a series called The Rookie (I didn't know it back in Denmark). I got a photo of a man in a chicken suit, riders on a scooter. What episode is it from?

https://ibb.co/zxwnqFR

I don't recognize the scene but then only four of the 20 plus episodes for season 2 have aired.

[CheshireCat]

3 minutes ago, Raja said:

I don't recognize the scene but then only four of the 20 plus episodes for season 2 have aired.

Unless 2018 is a typo, it should be from season 1.

[Dantyr]

13 hours ago, CheshireCat said:

Unless 2018 is a typo, it should be from season 1.

Thanks.

I just found a video I recorded while filming. I don't think him in the chicken suit has a big role for it all happened on the other side of the road. Without knowing it, I've been filming head person Nathan Fillion

[Waterston Fan]

7 hours ago, Dantyr said:

Thanks.

I just found a video I recorded while filming. I don't think him in the chicken suit has a big role for it all happened on the other side of the road. Without knowing it, I've been filming head person Nathan Fillion

Yeah, it was last year. I see Talia there. 

[break21]

The Rookie picked up a back-order of 7 episodes bringing the 2nd season total to 20.

[break21]

The ratings were pretty bad last night but the NFL Game was probably the best of the year.   I don't think they will be renewed if they don't stay at .6.  

[devilhalo]

9 hours ago, break21 said:

The ratings were pretty bad last night but the NFL Game was probably the best of the year.   I don't think they will be renewed if they don't stay at .6.  

It had already adjusted down to 0.5 in the finals two times in the past already. So this was its third 0.5. And ABC still gave the show a backorder despite that. ABC can’t expect better than 0.5 at 10 pm against football on a Sunday.

Edited November 5, 2019 by devilhalo

[BlakesMomma]

6 hours ago, break21 said:

The ratings were pretty bad last night but the NFL Game was probably the best of the year.   I don't think they will be renewed if they don't stay at .6.  

With the end of Daylight Savings Time Saturday night, The Rookie was on what felt like an hour later 11/10 central last night. I think some viewers likely didn't stay up this week. We'll see if that plays out in the delayed viewing numbers. And then last Sunday it was football and The World Series game. Hoping it ticks back up next week.  

[break21]

4 hours ago, devilhalo said:

It had already adjusted down to 0.5 in the finals two times in the past already. So this was its third 0.5. And ABC still gave the show a backorder despite that. ABC can’t expect better than 0.5 at 10 pm against football on a Sunday.

It's in a tough time-slot for sure.  It's in a bad position because it is an expensive show and only in it's 2nd season.   IMO, they can't consistently go below .6 and get renewed, but who knows?

[BlakesMomma]

5 hours ago, break21 said:

It's in a tough time-slot for sure.  It's in a bad position because it is an expensive show and only in it's 2nd season.   IMO, they can't consistently go below .6 and get renewed, but who knows?

ABC, CBS and NBC have overall network scripted averages in the 0.7's (and dropping). TR's season average is around 80% of ABC's scripted average. Ratings are not what they used to be. The best thing TR has going for it are the delayed ratings, and TR may go back up a bit when it's not against football because it has the largest % male audience of ABC's dramas.

[break21]

1 hour ago, BlakesMomma said:

ABC, CBS and NBC have overall network scripted averages in the 0.7's (and dropping). TR's season average is around 80% of ABC's scripted average. Ratings are not what they used to be. The best thing TR has going for it are the delayed ratings, and TR may go back up a bit when it's not against football because it has the largest % male audience of ABC's dramas.

You make good points.  It is not fair to compare shows,, but I will compare shows.  With "Castle", I had to watch it.  I had my boyfriend watching it, I never missed.  With TR, if I watch that's good, if I miss I don't really miss it.   Just my personal observation.  At this point, they aren't giving me a reason to make sure I watch the latest episode.  I missed the last one. (Holds head in shame), I watched the football game.   

[ketose]

The Rookie runs a little late for me, so I watch it on Hulu at 5am on Monday. 

[BlakesMomma]

16 hours ago, ketose said:

The Rookie runs a little late for me, so I watch it on Hulu at 5am on Monday. 

The Rookie often trends well on Hulu the day or two after an episode airs.

[break21]

The Rookie returns from it's winter hiatus on Feb. 23, a week after American Idol starts up.  Hopefully Idol will give it a boost in the live ratings.  Surprisingly, last week's Tudyk episode did lower ratings than the week before with a .5.  

[femmefan1946]

Is there a big crossover with sportsball? 
Don't families have more than one TV?

I was at a stamp show today and not one of the (mostly male) collectors mentioned this was also Grey Cup Day (The Blue Bombers won. Not sure who they were playing.)

[Raja]

44 minutes ago, femmefan1946 said:

Is there a big crossover with sportsball? 
Don't families have more than one TV?

I was at a stamp show today and not one of the (mostly male) collectors mentioned this was also Grey Cup Day (The Blue Bombers won. Not sure who they were playing.)

Do you mean why is there no November 24, 2019 episode?Well it is the beginning of the American Thanksgiving week and increasingly that is the week for travel and family reunions. I  expect in a few years schools will take the entire week off.

And since there is an end of the year hole in the schedule before Christmas specials start up we have an other than Grammy music awards show on.

As for Sunday night sports just the regular NFL Sunday night game along with early season NBA and NHL games.

[break21]

14 hours ago, Raja said:

Do you mean why is there no November 24, 2019 episode?Well it is the beginning of the American Thanksgiving week and increasingly that is the week for travel and family reunions. I  expect in a few years schools will take the entire week off.

And since there is an end of the year hole in the schedule before Christmas specials start up we have an other than Grammy music awards show on.

As for Sunday night sports just the regular NFL Sunday night game along with early season NBA and NHL games.

It wasn't football - ABC aired the American Music Awards.  That took up the entire night.

[break21]

If it holds, they did a .6 against football

It's a 5 year show,   

[WendyCR72]

Eric Winter was on The Kelly Clarkson Show and talked up the show and Nathan Fillion and the rest of the cast.

[preeya]

Anyone that watches The Rookie should watch CROWN VIC. That's all I'm saying.

 

[Thomas Crown]

FYI, Abc is airing 3 episodes tonight including the fall finale again before new episodes return next week. Nice way to get back into the Rookie and at least ABC is looking to promote the show. I know a lot of viewers were complaining about the long delay between new episodes, but I think ABC was in a way protecting the show by waiting a bit longer and having the show return only in late February. Sundays in January and early February were already loaded with NFL playoffs, the Super Bowl, followed by the Golden Globes and Oscars.  No sense in wasting new episodes against that competition and it was going to be pre-empty anyway for the Oscars since they were on ABC.  I think ABC preferred to wait until now when all those event nights were over before resuming to air the Rookie. I hope the strategy works out and the ratings don't take much of a hit. At least now we'll get a string of uninterrupted new episodes for the next couple of months. 

[WendyCR72]

We're soon to meet John Nolan's half-brother, played by SNL cast member Pete Davidson.

[femmefan1946]

What? No evil twin?

I know Nathan started his career in the soaps, but geez...

And The Conners already did it. (And very well too).

[paigow]

Maybe ex-SNL Pete - based on his recent public griping...

[CheetaraThunder]

More good news: 

The Rookie draws its highest audience in the series so far

The Rookie

[break21]

NF apparently let it slip in an interview today that Season 3 is a go.   Don't want to spoil, but talked about the Season 2 Finale leading into Season 3,

[BlakesMomma]

3 hours ago, break21 said:

NF apparently let it slip in an interview today that Season 3 is a go.   Don't want to spoil, but talked about the Season 2 Finale leading into Season 3,

I didn't take what he said in that interview as confirmation or him letting it slip that S3 is a go. The people involved in a series always talk positively about another season, even before they have confirmation.

[break21]

12 hours ago, BlakesMomma said:

I didn't take what he said in that interview as confirmation or him letting it slip that S3 is a go. The people involved in a series always talk positively about another season, even before they have confirmation.

All the shows likely know by now if they are coming back or not.  Shooting starts in July and pre-production starts late March (Covid will push it back of course - but they all know).

[femmefan1946]

Covid will push it back-- especially since California has been working hard on isolating the virus.

It's a little like the Writer's Strike, not knowing when it can end, but that still allowed enough gathering to give us Dr. Horrible.

[shapeshifter]

5 hours ago, femmefan1946 said:

Covid will push it back-- especially since California has been working hard on isolating the virus.

It's a little like the Writer's Strike, not knowing when it can end, but that still allowed enough gathering to give us Dr. Horrible.

I appreciate you qualifying the simile with “little.” I too have mentioned the Writers’ Strike when speculating about renewals, but more and more I realize there is no precedent for this pandemic WRT any programming (or anything). 😐

[femmefan1946]

I'm in British Columbia, where Hollywood makes a lot of TV and movies.  We locked down pretty fast and things are fairly controlled, although the unemployment numbers are awful.

Our government is slowly and cautiously allowing a few businesses to open - cafes which have only been allowed take out will be allowed some seating in mid-month- and animation studios have not been closed at all since a lot of that can be done at home.
But TV and movie production will only be allowed for Canadian productions in the forseeable future.

A program as place-specific as The Rookie is unlikely to qualify in any case.

[CheshireCat]

On 5/8/2020 at 1:53 PM, break21 said:

All the shows likely know by now if they are coming back or not.  Shooting starts in July and pre-production starts late March (Covid will push it back of course - but they all know).

I don't think actors find out that far in advance before an announcement. (I also see no reason to keep it if a decision has been made and everything's been negotiated and is a done deal). CBS and NBC have announced renewals, the other networks haven't, as far as I know. (Maybe they have to crunch numbers a bit more or are still trying to figure out if it's worth investing in a new show at this point?)

[CheetaraThunder]

Yeah, ABC will probably do a announcement for all the renewed shows in the next couple of weeks. All signs point to renewal, I would be shocked if they got cancelled. They are up in viewers compared to last season.

[break21]

Homecomofficial has a Rookie conference May 16th,  All the main players, including Nathan, will join in.

1 minute ago, break21 said:

Homeconofficial has a Rookie conference May 16th,  All the main players, including Nathan, will join in.

Pretty sure I spelled the link wrong,

[CheetaraThunder]

Here is the link: HomeCon

Also the cast, except for Alexi and Nathan are doing private one on one calls. Eric/Melissa are doing a joint one and just themselves.

All this is for charity.

[tv echo]

From HomeCon: 2nd Edition...

The Rookie panel | HomeCon 2020
S. Easaw    May 16, 2020

 

Edited May 17, 2020 by tv echo

[Mom x 3]

On 5/17/2020 at 8:45 AM, tv echo said:

From HomeCon: 2nd Edition...

The Rookie panel | HomeCon 2020
S. Easaw    May 16, 2020

 

That was great!  Thanks for sharing it.  I totally want to hang out with Richard and Michelle.

 

[shapeshifter]

On 5/17/2020 at 8:45 AM, tv echo said:

From HomeCon: 2nd Edition...

The Rookie panel | HomeCon 2020
S. Easaw    May 16, 2020

 

That was great. NF looks very good on video chat. 

[devilhalo]

On 5/19/2020 at 8:54 AM, Mom x 3 said:

That was great!  Thanks for sharing it.  I totally want to hang out with Richard and Michelle.

 

Michelle? 

5 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

That was great. NF looks very good on video chat. 

I wonder why he dosen’t look that great on The Rookie. Is it the lighting? 

[shapeshifter]

7 minutes ago, devilhalo said:

Michelle? 

Melissa?

[break21]

Renewed for Season 3!

[shapeshifter]

6 minutes ago, break21 said:

Renewed for Season 3!

I remember when NF was on a late night talk show after Castle was renewed for season 3 and how it was a big deal to him because 2 seasons was his previous max.

[break21]

14 minutes ago, shapeshifter said:

I remember when NF was on a late night talk show after Castle was renewed for season 3 and how it was a big deal to him because 2 seasons was his previous max.

Yeah, happy for him.  He had some losers before he hit with Castle and now The Rookie.

[devilhalo]

2 hours ago, break21 said:

Yeah, happy for him.  He had some losers before he hit with Castle and now The Rookie.

I wouldn’t call Firefly a loser. It may have lasted for only 13 eps but is still talked about almost 20 years later.