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Jenny’s TV Guide: Sunday January 27
Also on tonight: *Season Finale* - Shark - CBS @ 8/7c (Due to the Writers’ Strike)*Special* - Guiness World Records: Top 100 - NBC @ 9/8c (2-Hour Special)*Special* - The 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - TNT @ 8/7c (2-Hour Special)*Special* - The Russell Girl - CBS @ 9/8c*Sports* - US Men’s Figure Skating Championship - NBC @ 7/6c (2-Hour Special)*New* - American Dad - FOX @ 9:30/8:30c*New* - America’s Funniest Home Videos - ABC @ 7/6c*New* - Breaking Bad - AMC @ 10/9c*New* - CW Now - ...   [read the full post]

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Year 2009

 

Rate Samantha Newark

Original at adaumbellesquest.com external link    Sun, Oct 11

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By adaumbelle 9. Favorite pastime? I’m a bonafied porch monkey, any excuse to hang out with people I love and sit on the back deck with some red wine or a chocolate martini. I also love those days when it’s raining and you have no place in particular that you have to be and you can just sit in bed with the window op...

Rate Dear CW: Please Stop It With the Remakes

Original at TV.com external link    Thu, Aug 6

While The CW has tried some original programming -- fare set in places as diverse as South Africa (Life is Wild) and the demon-stalked back roads of America ... and more »

Rate Created by - La tv delle idee, la tv degli scrittori

Original at TVblog.it external link    Thu, May 14

 Italy Anche nota come Life is Wild per l'americana CW), Life on Mars, appunto, e Ashes to Ashes (spin-off di LoM) parlerà del suo ruolo di produttore esecutivo/autore della serie. Quel ruolo che in Italia dovrebbe essere affidato all'emergente (? ...

Year 2008

 

Rate life is wild at heart

Original at Untitled external link    Sun, Dec 14

By nekobus But Life Is Wild, it’s just too American-Drama - it’s like Desperate Housewives meets the Lion King. The plot is barely even distinguishable from any regular soap opera - or crappy high school drama - except for the giveaway of a few extra attacks from wild animals.

Rate CW Adds 90210, Two Other Fall Shows

Original at frontier.cincinnati.com external link    Thu, Nov 13

By John Kiesewetter(noreply@blogger.com) The CW has announced its fall schedule -- two new dramas, including the "90210" spin-off, and a reality show. Gone are "Aliens in America," "Life Is Wild" and "Girlfriends." No word on "Beauty and the Geek," which isn't on the season announcement. The "Reaper" will come back at midseason. Two...

Rate CW struggles with Sunday lineup

Original at Variety external link    Mon, Oct 6

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 CA - The Sunday bar was set very low by last year’s weak showing for CW, which included the firstrun drama "Life Is Wild" and duds like "CW Now" and "Online ...

Rate Ten Questions for The CW Boss Dawn Ostroff

Original at Television Week external link    Sun, Sep 7

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 MI - TVWeek: You tried to go after the “7th Heaven” audience last year with “Life Is Wild.” It didn’t work. But do you think there’s room for more family-focused ...

Rate Screens: TV the week of August 31

Original at MiamiHerald.com external link    Sun, Aug 31

By Glenn Garvin And the second is, how bad does this show have to be for The CW not to provide advance screenings to critics? Like, worse than One Tree Hill? Worse than Life Is Wild? Worse than The Game? OK, I've got to stop -- I'm scaring myself.

Rate Fall TV Preview: Shows the networks dropped - The Plain Dealer

Original at Cleveland Plain Dealer external link    Sun, Aug 31

Fall TV Preview: Shows the networks dropped The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - The CW: "Aliens in America," "Girlfriends," "Life is Wild," "CW Now" and "Online Nation." The CW also lost "Friday Night Smackdown," which is moving to ...

Rate Sci-Fiers FRINGE, 11TH HOUR & LIFE ON MARS Likely Top-Rated New ...

Original at Ain't It Cool News external link    Mon, Jul 7

By Hercules Life Is Wild (CW; 159) Online Nation (CW; 160) CW Now (CW; 160). Interesting, no, how NBC’s top-rated new show “Bionic Woman” got the boot after only eight episodes? Read all of The Reporter’s story on next year’s rankings here. ...

Rate Number of New TV Shows Craters

Original at RedOrbit external link    Tue, May 27

 TX - Not returning: "Aliens in America,""Smackdown!,""Life Is Wild,""Online Nation,""CW Now,""Girlfriends." Point of interest: The network must find a ...

Rate The CW: Anybody Want To Buy A Time Slot? - New York Times Blogs

Original at tvdecoder.blogs.nytimes.com external link    Fri, May 9

The CW: Anybody Want To Buy A Time Slot? New York Times Blogs, NY - The best-of-the-Web clip show “Online Nation” was cancelled in a matter of weeks. The advertiser-formatted “CW Now” and the sitcom “Life is Wild” were both ...

Rate CW Restructures Programming, Marketing

Original at Television Week external link    Mon, Mar 3

“Online Nation” became the first causality of the 2007-08 season after audiences didn't buy in, and the network recent canceled “Life Is Wild.” Sunday has been one of the worst performing nights of the week for the network, ...

Rate CW Unveils Post-Strike Plans

Original at Television Week external link    Mon, Feb 11

As the writers strike informally winds down, episode orders are flying off the shelf for the remainder of this season and the 2008-09 season, as writers, actors and crew prepare to produce any episodes for the shortened 2007-08 season and then likely work straight through the summer rea...

Rate Patience is a virtue: What shows will return, and when?

Original at San Gabriel Valley Tribune external link    Mon, Feb 11

ABC “Lost” “Grey’s Anatomy” “Desperate Housewives” “Brothers & Sisters” “Ugly Betty” “Samantha Who?” FOX “House” The CW “Gossip Girl” NBC “Chuck” “Life” “Heroes” FOX “24” “Bones” (probably) Toast CBS “Cane” FOX “K-Ville” The CW “Life is Wild” The CW “Reaper” “One Tree Hill”

Rate Tonight on the Tube: Super Bowl XLII, House & TV Marathons

Original at TVaholic.com external link    Sun, Feb 3

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By Jason the TVaholic Free Subscriber Download: Printable Midseason 2007-08 TV Schedule v1.05 (PDF) – Updated as of 2.1.2008 – NBC has decided to air My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad instead of The Baby Borrowers when American Gladiators ends this month. They also announced that new game show Amnesia, hosted by Denn...

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Rate Jenny’s TV Guide: Sunday January 27

Original at the TV addict external link    Sun, Jan 27

By theTVaddict Also on tonight: *Season Finale* - Shark - CBS @ 8/7c (Due to the Writers’ Strike)*Special* - Guiness World Records: Top 100 - NBC @ 9/8c (2-Hour Special)*Special* - The 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - TNT @ 8/7c (2-Hour Special)*Special* - The Russell Girl - CBS @ 9/8c*Sports* - US Men’s Figure Skating Championship - NBC @ 7/6c (2-Hour Special)*New* - American Dad - FOX @ 9:30/8:30c*New* - America’s Funniest Home Videos - ABC @ 7/6c*New* - Breaking Bad - AMC @ 10/9c*New* - CW Now - CW @ 7/6c*New* - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - ABC @ 8/7c (2-Hour New Episode)*New* - King of the Hill - FOX @ 8:30/7:30c*New* - Life is Wild - CW @ 8/7c*New* - My Fair Brady… Maybe Baby? - VH1 @ 10:30/9:30c*New* - Rock of Love with Bret Michaels - VH1 @ 9/8c*N...   [read the full post]

Rate Tonight on the Tube: Life is Wild, Iron Chef America, The Wire & Breaking Bad

Original at TVaholic.com external link    Sun, Jan 20

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By Jason the TVaholic Tonight, CBS has the season finale of The Amazing Race 12 and The CW has the season finale of Life is Wild. Over on cable, AMC has the series premiere of Breaking Bad, FOX Reality has the series premiere of Battle of the Bods and VH1 has the season premiere of My Fair Brady. Prime Picks

Year 2007

 

Rate Is The CW's "Life is Wild" Canceled?

Original at Televisionista external link    Fri, Dec 21

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By Justin Van De Kamp Earlier this week, TV Guide's Michael Ausiello has written that The CW's has already informed the cast and crew of its low-rated Sunday night drama "Life is Wild" that the show is basically over, but they continue to decline any official comments about the show's future.

Rate Tonight on the Tube: Life is Wild, Cold Case, Shark, Dexter & Tin Man

Original at TVaholic.com external link    Sun, Dec 9

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By Jason the TVaholic Tonight, E! has the season premiere of The Girls Next Door and the series premiere of Snoop Dogg’s Father Hood, Spike TV has Spike TV’s Video Game Awards 2007 and VH1 has the season finale of America’s Most Smartest Model. Prime Picks

Rate Reasons to be Thankful... for The CW Shows

Original at blogs.trb.com external link    Thu, Nov 22

Aliens in America may be one of the smartest, funniest sitcoms we've ever seen Ray Wise IS the Devil on Reaper. He's perfect. Gossip Girl is just as addictive as we thought it would be Speaking of Gossip Girl -- the Blair and Chuck pairing is so deliciously hot.

Rate The Stars of Life Is Wild Speak - MovieWeb

Original at MovieWeb external link    Mon, Nov 12

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The Stars of Life Is Wild Speak  - DW Moffett and Stephanie Niznik play the parents in the new series Life is Wild on The CW. The show is about a family that moves from America to Africa for ...

Rate Life Is Wild: Games People Play

Original at blogs.trb.com external link    Sun, Nov 11

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That didn't sit right with Jo, though, and she reminded Katie that the most important thing was that Katie still liked herself. Forget insecure boys! So Katie told Oliver the truth, which was good, but her timing was kind of awful -- he was on his way over, toting DVDs to nurse her through her "...

Rate Episode Title: (#105) "Games People Play" - The Futon Critic

Original at the futon critic external link    Sun, Nov 11

Episode Title: (#105) "Games People Play" The Futon Critic, CA - Life is Wild" is a production of CBS Paramount Network Television Inc., Warner Bros. Television and Company Pictures, an All 3 Media Company, ...

Rate Life Is Wild Recap: Katie Tries Being Bad

Original at blogs.trb.com external link    Fri, Nov 9

Good girl Katie tried to get in touch with her rebellious streak on last week's Life Is Wild by ordering drinks underage and trying a little dine-and-dash with Oliver. Meanwhile, Jesse was actually the good guy when he tried to cover for Oliver's cheetah shooting. Check out Jason C.'s recap!

Rate "Desperate" Halloween Tops Sunday

Original at Televisionista external link    Mon, Nov 5

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By Justin Van De Kamp FOX: The Simpsons (full hour) (R) (8.14 million) The Simpsons (11.72 million) Family Guy (full hour) (10.49 million) American Dad (7.08 million) The CW: CW Now (718,000) Aliens in America (915,000) Life is Wild (1.07 million) America's Next Top Model (1.13 million)

Rate Life Is Wild Recap: Bad to the Bone

Original at blogs.trb.com external link    Sun, Nov 4

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we asked you which show you wanted us to cover more, and Life Is Wild fans voted like crazy. We love the show, too, and we're all about giving you what you want, so, starting today, we'll have Life Is Wild recaps and polls every Monday in addition to the video recaps on Friday. Now, let's get to the...

Rate TV: Beware the Reaper

Original at Third Estate Sunday Review external link    Sun, Nov 4

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Smith's attitude for women is channeled and reinforced in Reaper. But Clerks is the template. In that film, two clerks, Dante and Randall, are caught in dead end jobs. All the excitement and joy comes from Randall and his explosive, free association rants. In bad news for Reaper, they go with s...

Rate Pushing "Pushing Daisies" on your fall TV scorecard

Original at San Gabriel Valley Tribune external link    Tue, Oct 23

The CW: A huge O-fer whiff. (Mainly because of what they’ve come to dub a success.) Not altogether disappointing, but still: “Reaper.” Disappointing, but they’ll label it a success: “Gossip Girl.” Disasters: “CW Now,” “Online Nation.” Disaster victim: “Life is Wild.”)

Rate Fox Sports Wins Sunday; 'Laughlin' Falls

Original at Television Week external link    Mon, Oct 22

By TVWeek Author Without its freshly cancelled “Online Nation” lead-in, The CW’s “CW Now” doubled its number from last week (0.4), then led into a “Aliens In America” repeat (0.5). At 8 pm, “Life Is Wild” had its best number yet, up 66 percent (0.5). ...

Rate Last Night's Ratings: Housewives Finally Beats Grey's; Viva Laughlin BOMBS

Original at OH NO!! external link    Mon, Oct 22

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ABC: America's Funniest Home Videos (8.36 million) Desperate Housewives (17.78 million) Brothers & Sisters (11.92 million) The CW: CW Now (892,000) Aliens in America (1.28 million) Life is Wild (1.58 million) America's Next Top Model, R (1.61 million)

Rate Online Nation: Series Cancelled, Hosts Sign Off

Original at TV Series Finale external link    Thu, Oct 18

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Marking the first official cancellation of the season, CW has dropped its half-hour Online Nation after four episodes. The series sought to capture the best of the best from the Internet and present them on TV -- from the most bizarre sites to viral videos. An interesting idea but it seems th...

Rate The WB + UPN = The CW + book with hyperbolic press release

Original at San Gabriel Valley Tribune external link    Mon, Oct 15

By David Kronke The abject failure of these shows has utterly torpedoed the network’s not-awful family drama set in South Africa, “Life is Wild,” which managed a mere 1.04 million viewers. A “Model” repeat did best, if by “best” you mean a piddling ...

Rate ‘Life Is Wild’ lacks a pulse - The Herald-Times (subscription)

Original at The Herald-Times external link    Mon, Oct 15

‘Life Is Wild’ lacks a pulse subscription), IN - Oct 15, 2007 The show follows New York veterinarian Danny Clarke (DW Moffett) and his blended family — they’re like “The Brady Bunch” minus the middle children — as they ...

Rate This family drama was born to be mild

Original at Star-Telegram.com external link    Sun, Oct 7

The show is loosely based on a British series, Wild at Heart, and even films in the same South Africa locations as the original. But the focus is largely on teenage Katie (Leah Pipes, who also narrates), the vet's daughter. Katie is a quintessential CW drama character: a wholesome-looking g...

Rate Wishful thinking fuels two new cable series - SouthCoastToday.com

Original at southcoasttoday.com external link    Fri, Oct 5

Wishful thinking fuels two new cable series  MA - A remake of a British series, "Life is Wild" stars DW Moffett as Danny, a veterinarian and widowed father. He and his new wife, Jo (Stephanie Niznik, ...

Rate TV Review: Life Is Wild - Cinema Blend

Original at Cinema Blend external link    Fri, Oct 5

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TV Review: Life Is Wild  - Oct 5, 2007 The CW is offering an alternative with their new family drama series, Life Is Wild. Based on the British drama series, Wild at Heart, Life is Wild centers ...

Rate Life is Wild predictable - Sun-Sentinel.com

Original at sun-sentinel.com external link    Thu, Oct 4

Life is Wild predictable  FL - Oct 4, 2007 DW Moffett and Stephanie Niznik play the adults. Leah Pipes and Andrew St. John, as Katie and Jesse, have breakout potential among the young viewers the ...

Rate Several New Shows Reflect Diversity Issues

Original at Grey's Anatomy Insider external link    Tue, Oct 2

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By iheartizzie Race relations are taking a starring role in several new TV series this fall. Fox’s “K-Ville,” ABC’s “Cavemen,” CBS’ “Cane,” and the CW’s “Aliens in America” and “Life Is Wild” couldn’t be more different in incorporating cultural flavor.

Rate TV Preview: Life is Wild

Original at Blogcritics external link    Wed, Sep 26

By Diane Kristine Life is Wild is based on Wild at Heart, the UK series and definitely not the David Lynch movie – it's been called the African 7th Heaven by some critics. That's probably apt. I was one of the few adults with no kids and a sense of irony ...

Rate Eric's Fall TV Preview: TiVo or Ti-No - That's the Question

Original at Lightning Strikes | tampabay.com external link    Fri, Sep 21

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By Eric Deggans Pushing Daisies (ABC); Reaper (CW); Back to You (Fox); Samantha Who? (ABC); Chuck (NBC). K-ville (Fox); Cane (CBS); Dirty Sexy Money (ABC); Gossip Girl (CW); Nashville (Fox); Aliens in America (CW); Carpoolers (ABC); Journeyman (NBC).

Rate Geeky: Misfits stand out in new TV season - Winston-Salem Journal

Original at Winston-Salem Journal external link    Thu, Sep 20

Geeky: Misfits stand out in new TV season Winston-Salem Journal, NC - Life Is Wild (8 pm on CW, starting Oct. 7) DW Moffett stars in this family drama about a veterinarian who moves to South Africa to take care of wildlife at ...

Rate A look at the new TV shows - Scripps News

Original at Scripps News external link    Wed, Sep 19

A look at the new TV shows  DC - 23) "Life Is Wild" (8 pm, The CW): Aiming to be "7th Heaven" of the Sahara, this genial family drama is a remake of a British show, "Wild at Heart," which ...

Rate The TV-Screener Industrial Complex

Original at San Gabriel Valley Tribune external link    Tue, Sep 11

“K-Ville” (two episodes) “Kitchen Nightmares” (two episodes) “Back to You” (two episodes) “Nashville” (one episode) MIA: “Aliens in America,” “Reaper,” “Life is Wild” (also the pop-culture magazine shows “CW Now” and “Online Nation,” but those aren’t likely to be sent out)

Rate The CW Fall 2007 New Show Video PreviewsVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at TVaholic.com external link    Mon, Sep 10

By Jason the TVaholic

Rate Television preview: What to watch - Arizona Daily Star

Original at Arizona Daily Star external link    Thu, Sep 6

Television preview: What to watch  AZ - Life Is Wild" (7 pm CW) — Based on the British show "Wild at Heart," this one focuses on the family of a veterinarian who relocates to South Africa from ...

Rate Preview New Fall Shows In Los Angeles

Original at Seat42F external link    Thu, Aug 23

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By Seat42F Attention Seat42f fans in the LA area. Want to see the fall pilots? Seating is limited but they are taking reservations. If you live in LA here's your chance to see a bunch of new shows prior to their premiere dates. Click the photo for a bigger picture.

Rate The CW: Channel wants an audience like farmer wants a wife.

Original at Seattle Post Intelligencer external link    Sat, Jul 21

By tvgal@seattlepi.com (Melanie McFarland) Lastly, the already wonderful "Reaper" has improved with the addition of Missy Peregrym ("Heroes") as the love interest. "Gilmore Girls'" Scott Patterson replaced the oh-so-perfectly cast Patrick Breen as the dad. Breen was clearly the right guy for the role … but thanks to a holding dea...

Rate TV Squad previews The CW's new shows

Original at TV Squad external link    Tue, Jun 12    2 related articles

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By Richard Keller Some of the pilots reviewed on the DVD screeners we were sent are still in the 'work in progress' stage; yet, they still give a sense of the show's subject matter. In this post Brett, Paul, Keith and I will be previewing Aliens in America, Gossip Girl, Life is Wild and Reaper.

Rate The Upfronts: CW removes "Mars" from galaxy, sets "Gossip Girl" among its stars

Original at Seattle Post Intelligencer external link    Thu, May 17

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By tvgal@seattlepi.com (Melanie McFarland) MONDAY 8 p.m. Everybody Hates Chris 8:30 p.m. ALIENS IN AMERICA 9 p.m. Girlfriends 9:30 p.m. The Game WEDNESDAY 8 p.m. America's Next Top Model 9 p.m. GOSSIP GIRL FRIDAY 8 p.m. Friday Night Smackdown! SUNDAY 7 p.m. ONLINE NATION 7:30 p.m. CW NOW 8 p.m. LIFE IS WILD 9 p.m. America's Next Top Model (repeats)

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