WINTER 2014: COULD 'PUSHING DAISIES' RISE FROM THE DEAD AND ONTO THE STAGE?

Is Pushing Daisies making a comeback? Well one former star sure hopes so.

Pushing Daisies aired on ABC from 2007 to 2009 and while it was a critically-acclaimed hit and cult favorite, the show suffered from low ratings and the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike. Well flashforward almost five years and buzz is hitting the internet that Pushing Daisies could be revived as a stage musical.

The show's creator, Bryan Fuller, has been in talks with director Barry Sonnenfeld and Warner Brothers Studio about a possible stage or movie musical. And he has also been discussing some sort of revival with former star and Broadway vet Kristin Chenoweth, who portrayed "Pie Hole" waitress Olive Snook. Fuller would ideally love to center the revival around Chenoweth's Olive but much of it would depend on how many original cast members would return to the project.

While a television revival would certainly be appealing to long-time fans of this Cancelled-Too-Soon show, staging a musical production would give Pushing Daisies a new perspective, take the characters and storytelling in an updated direction, and utilize the talent of stage actors Chenoweth, Lee Pace, and Ellen Greene, just to name a few.

We're eagerly waiting to see how this will turn out. Stay Tuned!

WINTER 2014: TNT CANCELS 'MOB CITY'

It appears that the mob doesn't rule television.

TNT has cancelled Mob City due to low ratings and small viewership. The television event was originally planned to last three weeks, with a total of six hours. There was speculation that the show could have continued if the numbers pleased the network. Well that failed and Mob City will fade to black.

Based on the adaptation of L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America's Most Seductive City, the limited series was a follow-up for Frank Darabont, who had departed The Walking Dead after developing and executive producing the first season.

WINTER 2014: NBC CANCELS 'SEAN SAVES THE WORLD'

While Sean Harrison was busy trying to save the world, and Sean Hayes was busy trying to save his new show, viewers were busy saving something else.

Sean Saves the World has spent the better part of this TV season trying to rack up viewers and decent ratings for NBC, unfortunately to no avail. News broke yesterday that the network has abruptly stopped production on the freshman comedy. There were four episodes left to produce in the 18-episode order. So yeah, basically the show is cancelled.

NBC moved the struggling comedy to a new time slot to boost ratings, and it failed miserably. Two episodes remain to be aired and will be scheduled after the Winter Olympics.

FALL 2013: WILL ABC RESURRECT 'BODY OF PROOF'?

Is ABC considering bringing Body of Proof back from the dead?

Could be.

The network's new fall dramas have been struggling to find an audience. Lucky 7 has already been canceled, Betrayal is not long for this world, and Once Upon a Time in Wonderland has been a major letdown. Meanwhile, Marvel's Agents of SHIELD is the only drama to be picked up for a full season, and even that show is tanking every week.

Talks of reviving the Dana Delany medical drama began at the start of the fall season, after it was written off at the conclusion of the third season. If ABC goes through with the move, Body of Proof will resume with its fourth season. The big question, however, is who would return to the drama? Some actors have already moved on with other commitments and projects, and most likely the show would have a reduced budget that couldn't accommodate all of its previous cast. 

While the return is only at the talking stages, we definitely know that if Dana Delany doesn't return, viewers won't return to Body of Proof. Might as well just re-name it D.O.A.

FALL 2013: NBC CANCELS 'IRONSIDE' AND 'WELCOME TO THE FAMILY'

It's been a rather busy Friday afternoon in TV land as several networks have made some serious decisions regarding their new shows this season.

On the cancellation front, NBC has axed struggling police procedural remake Ironside and comedy Welcome to the Family. Both shows failed to gather an audience despite posting fairly decent premiere ratings. 

Ironside had considerable amounts of promos and hype to boast its premiere but putting popular star Blair Underwood in a wheelchair just didn't help the cause. The drama faced tough competition in its Wednesday night timeslot with the perennial favorite CSI and ABC's country sudser  Nashville. The real nail in the coffin came last week when FX's American Horror Story: Coven premiered to smashing numbers in the 10 pm timeslot and took a nice chunk of audience away from network television. Ironside also faced some creative backlash for not casting a disabled actor in the role of paraplegic Robert Ironside. The negative press helped detract some audiences from even giving the show a chance. Honestly though, the drama's case-of-the-week format was pretty dull and slow that Ironside's wheelchair moved faster than the plot. The final episode airs October 23.

Welcome to the Family was another unfortunate sacrifice that the network had to make due to low numbers. Stuck in the 8:30 pm timeslot, the family comedy based on unplanned teenage pregnancy couldn't hack it against CBS' new comedy The Millers. While the premise isn't necessarily the best, it was something different but a soft cast didn't help the situation. Don't get us wrong, we love Mike O'Malley but he needed a better co-star foil in this production. Additionally, most of NBC's new comedies are struggling, especially much touted, heavily advertised Sean Saves the World and The Michael J. Fox Show. If a decision had to be make to stop the network from losing more blood, it was apparent that the show on the bottom of the totem pole was getting cut.

CBS, on the other hand, is doing a little better with its new comedies. The network has just given full-season orders to freshman comedies Mom, The Crazy Ones, and The Millers. Apparently dysfunctional comedies about recovering alcoholics and divorced parents are drawing the audiences. Each show has received the order for the "back 9" episodes, which would make the full season count to 22 episodes.

FOX has also picked up a full-season order for freshman police comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which has posted solid numbers since its debut. Additionally it will join New Girl for a special comedy hour after Super Bowl XLVIII on February 2, 2014.

Death List

Lucky 7 (ABC)

We are Men (CBS)

Murder Police (FOX)

Us & Them (FOX)

Ironside (NBC)

Welcome to the Family (NBC)

Life Support

Betrayal (ABC)

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (ABC)

Super Fun Night (ABC)

FALL 2013: CBS' 'WE ARE MEN' CANCELLED

It looks like another cancellation may be in the works. CBS' new comedy We are Men is on its way out after only two episodes. The bachelor-led comedy starring Jerry O'Connell, Tony Shalhoub, and Kal Penn has had horrible ratings in the last two outings and the network has decided to shelve the show. CBS plans to speed up the return of Mike and Molly to fill in the void.

Another sign that We are Men is done came from Jerry O'Connell's tweet on his Twitter account:

We are Men would be the third cancelled series this television season, after ABC's Lucky 7 and FOX's dead-before-premiere animated Murder Police.

FALL 2013: ABC CANCELS 'LUCKY 7' AFTER TWO EPISODES

The fall 2013 television season has crowned its first casualty: ABC's Lucky 7.

The lottery-themed drama that focused on co-workers winning the jackpot didn't score any winnings with audiences. Lucky 7 was up against some tough opponents in the 10 pm time slot, Tuesday nights. This past Tuesday was the show's second episode and viewership dropped 50 percent from its premiere last week. In other words, most who watched the unlucky drama disliked it so much that they didn't bother returning for a second helping. 

Network television hasn't had much luck with lottery-themed dramas. The last one to air prior to Lucky 7 was NBC's Windfall. The Luke Perry-led drama only lasted for 13 episodes after numerous pre-emptions and shifting around led to its cancellation. Guess America doesn't really care to watch regular joes winning millions and suffering everyday problems.

ABC will air Scandal recaps effective immediately, and production on the set will shut down by next week.

FALL 2013: LIFETIME CANCELS 'ARMY WIVES'

Lifetime's long-running series, Army Wives, has gotten its final orders to ride into the sunset. The network has decided to cancel the drama after seven seasons. Army Wives was Lifetime's longest running original series that followed four Army wives, one Army husband, and their families. It was considered a sleeper hit that obtained a loyal fan base and following, and increased Lifetime's viewership in the show's time slot. The seventh and final season had already wrapped in June but the network is prepping a two-hour retrospective special to air sometime in 2014. The cast is scheduled to appear in the special.

FALL 2013: 'HAPPY ENDINGS' ALUM JOINS FOX'S 'THE MINDY PROJECT'

The Mindy Project is bringing on an ex-Happy Endings alum as part of its cast.

Adam Pally, who was last seen as Max Blum on the dearly departed comedy Happy Endings, was originally slated to appear on the show for a multi-episode arc this fall. Those plans, however, have changed...and for the better. Pally has now been upped to series regular, and will portray a new doctor at the OB/GYN practice. His first episode on the FOX comedy is scheduled for October 1.

FALL 2013: AMC OFFS 'THE KILLING'

AMC has pulled the plug on its serial crime drama The Killing. In a statement released yesterday, the network has opted to not pursue a fourth season of the beleaguered drama. The murder mystery serial had been cancelled by the network back in the summer of 2012 after a soft second season. After several deals and shopping the series around to other networks, AMC decided to revive the drama and grant it a third season. Surprisingly, the show's third season was the one with the most favorable reviews and decent ratings. Apparently not enough to spare it from the chopping block a second time. This cancellation is clearly more permanent.

The Killing ended its third season on August 4, 2013.

DARK HORSE COMICS BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO CULT FAVORITE 'FIREFLY'

Fans of the short-lived FOX space drama Firefly have been clamoring for a reunion or revival ever since it was cancelled in 2002. Though the show only lasted for 14 episodes, the fan base of the Joss Whedon production has only increased thanks to reruns and the release of the complete series on DVD. Well fans are about to see their wishes come true...sort of.

Dark Horse Comics has been teasing fans on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram about the return of Mal and the Serenity crew in an upcoming continuation of the show. It wouldn't be the first time that Dark Horse Comics has continued the life of a cancelled television show. Other popular Joss Whedon productions, Buffy, the Vampire Slayer and Angel, gave fans new seasons after leaving the airwaves. Though it can't beat a live-action reunion of the departed shows, comic books bring forth a new life for the characters and allows the writers to tell stories of great magnitude, which normally couldn't be confined within the budget of a television show.

No exact date has been given yet for the Firefly release...but Stay Tuned for future updates.