Fall 2008 Science Fiction and Fantasy Television Preview: CW

The part-time network has no new Science Fiction and Fantasy shows on its Fall 2008 schedule, and, because of a last minute change of heart, has no cancellations of their genre shows to announce either.

The Fantasy block of Smallville and Supernatural will return in Fall to their regular Thursday night slots as the former returns for its eighth season and the latter returns for its fourth season. Rumors are floating around that this will be the final season for Smallville and it seems like there is only so much mileage you can get from the Superman character (though all forms of media have pushed that to the limit) so packing it in is not such a bad idea.

The Grim Reaper knocked on the door of the CW’s other genre entry, but ended up deciding to go to CBS and FOX instead to cut down Moonlight and New Amsterdam. This means that Reaper will return with new episodes, albeit as a mid-season replacement. The CW Network has placed an order for thirteen episodes of the series which wowed critics but never drew substantial ratings (even by that network’s diminished standards). So Reaper (by far the best of CW’s three genre entries) will make it to the schedule as soon as one of the network’s other shows falters.

There are also rumors circulating that CW could be interested in removing the stake from CBS’s cancelled Moonlight and adding it to the their schedule. Though the eye network scoffed at Moonlight’s ratings, it pulled higher numbers than most if not all of the CW’s shows and therefore makes for a tempting acquisition. This is only a rumor at this point, but check back with us soon as a decision is expected in the short term.

-JJJ

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