Joshuaonline 10 years: A Thanks

          Joshuaonline is 10 years old now , and first, I want to say Thankyou for your support and visiting, even if this is your first time.  10 years ago ,  I kept hearing about blogs and I wanted one , it took some time to see if I really wanted to ,so I searched for how to get a free blog (yeah yeah) and I  found blogger, and I started Croglog, our sister site, in 2006 then around the same time Joshua Online was started.  This site was never about TV at first,  and the name is of my dog, Joshua, who sadly passed later that year. I tried different things for this site and my other , and then kind of let it gather dust when I was focusing on Mychiller, our other site. I have an interest in a few subjects : history, news, politics, television/television presentation, and probably other things.   I also didn't know how blogging worked  at first, so there's  a reason why any posts from 2006-07 aren't here because of me thinking that there would a space problem if I didn't delete.  By 2009 I started leaning this site toward Television and media talk and it stuck to now.
      The name , I did consider changing , but didn't have the heart, or honestly couldn't think up a name that would fit  this site.  This site abashedly does it own thing , not following the TV trend , mostly because it's my hobby, never made  money from this thing . Though if you would like to send money that'd be interesting.  We do some TV news and reviews and pretty much  in our own way , again this is a one person (currently) hobby , that means we can't cover it all so we don't try it all, or else I would have shut this place down a long time ago.
      One of the things I really love doing is the Lookbacks, which started as what was to be short term thing in 2014, when the final traditional commercial network Children's block , Vortexx, was going away. I grew up at the point where Saturday Morning network Children's TV was a part of  my Television experience , but at the same time Nick, Cartoon Network, Disney, and Fox Family were also my places any other time, that means  I pretty much would be in a last generation where  the big networks were spaces for this programming.  I do think it 's sad and I decided to write about former Children's TV blocks on network TV, even ones that were kind of obscure now. I felt it would be nice to write about as  maybe a way for those who grew up with any 60's -late 2000's blocks  to maybe  have a good remember.  Last year, I started our monthly Peanuts Lookback , where 3 things alligned so well for them :  The Comic was turning 65, the Christmas Special was turning 50 , and the movie was coming out. I am  a big fan of the peanuts , will watch anything Peanuts,  So those lookbacks ,which we are still doing, of specials  gave me a chance to see some I haven't seen at all  , so this let me do things at once : Watch Peanuts specials and write about them, which is great. Soap Operas are part of this blog. I mean , if this site was a living person , Soaps would be in it's DNA structure. Writing about ended soaps , even the ones that didn't last long is a fun experience that I hope was enjoyed or even maybe brought back a memory or two.

    Note sure what else, there is to say  but Thanks for your visiting and 10 years is impressive feat  or just the being around and letting time pass maybe.

The Lookback: Children's TV : The Fox Box and Beyond

The Flashback Children's TV 

We will return to FOX post Fox kids in the future .

                                                                               - Joshuaonline 2014   

 
       Well it is the future (what it is?, where's the flying dolphins I've been hearing about?)  and time to tackle that Fox after Fox Kids thing.  Now we wrote that on Saturday, September 7, 2002 that FOX Kids  packed up and left .  What did FOX do on  Saturday Mornings?   Well much like the other networks were doing at the time, minus the WB , they leased out their mornings to another company, 4 Kids Entertainment.  4 Kids entertianment  was a company created by the creator of Thundercats  and the creator of G.I Joe series .   4 Kids got it's big break , it could be called when they brought the Pokemon Anime  to America. (more on that in our Kids WB article)  They started dubbing other anime and other programming for the American children's TV market , the other program of note , would be Yu-Gi-Oh, which was brought in 2001 to Kids WB.  FOX ending FOX Kids gave them an opportunity. FOX and 4 Kids entered into an agreement , they would get to control 4 hours of FOX programming  and they also got the ad money, (what a deal)

FOX BOX , or FB OX 

           The first programs on this block were:  Stargate Infinity (you know , this site seems to be attracted  to  animated versions of  Live action shows ) , Fighting Foodons, Kirby:Right back at ya , Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy, and Ultraman Tiga. (Apparently some shows got repeated twice in the 4 hour block, lazy lazy. )  

         Pretty much they were like a port for 4 Kids to take their licensing deals  of Anime and some European cartoons to import them into the U.S . Anyway in 2005, they decided that the FOX BOX name had too much lacking of the name 4 kids in it , so they renamed the block , 4 KIDS TV. 

   

    

        
         G.I Joe .... hmmm interesting.
        In 2006  , they lost rights to  dub Pokemon in English... going to umm  Pokemon itself,  Yu Gi Oh it's self did move to Fox from the WB.  They otherwise continued to their path of dubbing , they also worked a deal with MGA to make a TV show based off the Bratz toys, and a TV Show based off a video game called Viva Pinata, (remember this is company that was has half created by a guy who a made GI Joe a TV series)  Their other top series was Teenage Mutant Nijia Turtle related  , which they revived as animated series in 2003.

       This is where the story gets more ... beyond ish. In our Kids WB post  we noted how the block ended... the CW decided to sell it's Saturday Morning slot from outside the ownership structure...and that buyer was ... 4 Kids entertainment.  In 2007 ,it was announced that  Kids WB was ending in 2008. (sad isn't it?)
  Back to FOX ,,, you could maybe tell something was going to give , when the 4Kids block on the CW began in May 2008, a few programs moved networks.   Ironically , Yu Gi Oh, and the 2008 fall schedule on FOX was all repeats and show burn off. (sniffs the channel)
    Maybe Fox was unhappy about the CW thing , or the CW thing was  result of FOX being un happy with 4 kids , which ever way it was  (or some third thing)  4 Kids announced in November that FOX was going to end the block.   In 2009, the 4 hour block was broken up , where 2 hours were given to the affiliates. (to air things like news, infomercials, E/I shows , boring stuff ) and 2 hour networked (!) infomercial block , called Weekend Marketplace. (uhhhh)

"The New Action on Saturday Mornings"/ Copyright Oreck 

More after the Jump 

CW and Tribune renew affiliation agreement (with one exception)

TV NEWS 

  After much wondering and probably some wrangling  Tribune Media, one the larger owners of CW affiliates has renewed their deal with the network this means KTLA 5 Los Angeles,  KWGN 2 Denver,KDAF 33 Dallas, WPIX 11 New York, KIAH 39 Houston, WCCT 20 Hartford, WDCW 50 Washington DC , WSFL 39 South Florida, WNOL 38 New Orelans , WGNT 27 Hampton Roads, KPLR 11 Saint  Louis, KRCW 32 Portland,OR,  will remain with the CW.  Tribune's former deal was made at the launch of the CW in 2006.  The one change is WGN-TV in Chicago which will be leaving the network on September 1st.  It is moving to Fox  owned WPWR -50 , which is currently a My Network TV station (My Network TV is also owned by FOX).

     WGN-TV says they will focus on their sports commitments  which includes rights to games from Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox , Chicago Bulls, and Chicago Blackhawks.   Due to CW  agreements they couldn't air as much Cran's Chicago Business Reports.   This could also be a boost to the low rated Chicago Station, WPWR-TV, to air the CW programs as a way to gain viewers. The MyNetwork TV programming will most likely be moved to another time slot.

   This will be the first time since 1995, WGN-TV will not be affiliated with a network , WPWR was affiliated with  UPN from 1995 to 2006 , when CBS (owners of the UPN) and Time Warner (owners of The WB along with Tribune) decided to merge their operations and create the CW.

press releases after the Jump

Upfront 2016: The CW

The CW  Upfronts2016 TVLookfall2016 

     
      The CW has announced their fall schedule.  New to their schedule is the addition of "Supergirl" as it makes it's move from half-sister network, CBS.  It will air Mondays at 8pmet, the same time it was on CBS.   The CW's other D.C Shows take the other 8pm slots, with the exception for Friday. "Supernatural" has moved to Thursdays .  "Crazy EX Girlfriend" has moved to Fridays  
"I Zombie" , "The Originals”, and “Reign” come in at midseason with "Riverdale" ,the archie comics based show also coming in at mid season.

Here's the schedule : new shows are in blue highlight and all times ET/PT


Monday
8 p.m. “Supergirl” (moved from CBS)
9 p.m. “Jane the Virgin”

Tuesday
8 p.m. “The Flash”
9 p.m. “No Tomorrow”

Wednesday
8 p.m. “Arrow”
9 p.m. “Frequency”

Thursday
8 p.m. “Legends of Tomorrow”
9 p.m. “Supernatural”

Friday

8 p.m. “The Vampire Diaries”
9 p.m. “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”

press release after the jump

Upfront 2016: CBS

CBS  Upfronts  TVLookfall2016 

 CBS has announced their fall schedule , which sees more comedies.    "The Amazing Race" is not on the schedule it is being held, possibly to fill in a gap if a show is canceled, Like the past couple years with CBS having right to half a season of  Thursday Night Football (this time NBC also has rights) "Big Bang Theory" will start the season on Mondays then make it's move back to Thursdays starting October 27th.  The Reboot "MacGyver" gets a Friday slot.
Midseason has the new seasons of "Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders" and "Undercover Boss", new dramas  "Doubt" and "Training Day" , and a reality show  "Hunted."  

Here's is the new schedule :
All times ET/PT
new shows in Blue highlight

Monday
8 p.m. “The Big Bang Theory” (September-October)/“Kevin Can Wait” (beginning late October)
8:30 p.m. “Kevin Can Wait” (September-October)/“Man with a Plan” (beginning late October)
9 p.m. “2 Broke Girls” (new timeslot)
9:30 p.m. “The Odd Couple” (new timeslot)
10 p.m. “Scorpion” (new timeslot)

Tuesday
8 p.m. “NCIS”
9 p.m. “Bull”
10 p.m. “NCIS: New Orleans”

Wednesday
8 p.m. “Survivor”
9 p.m. “Criminal Minds”
10 p.m. “Code Black”

Thursday

September-October
8 p.m./5 PT: “Thursday Night Football”

Starting Oct. 27
8 p.m. “The Big Bang Theory”
8:30 p.m. “The Great Indoors”
9 p.m. “Mom”
9:30 p.m. “Life in Pieces” (new timeslot)
10 p.m. “Pure Genius”

Friday
8 p.m. “MacGyver”
9 p.m. “Hawaii Five-0”
10 p.m. “Blue Bloods”

Saturday

8 p.m. “Crimetime Saturday”
9 p.m. “Crimetime Saturday”
10 p.m. “48 Hours”

Sunday
7 p.m. “60 Minutes”
8 p.m. “NCIS: Los Angeles” (new timeslot)
9 p.m. “Madam Secretary” (new timeslot)
10 p.m. “Elementary”

press release after the Jump

updated with trailers also after the jump

Upfront 2016: ABC

ABC Upfronts TVLookFall2016 

    ABC has announced their fall schedule .
   The Middle is making a move to Tuesdays  same time slot as it currently holds on Wednesdays this is the first move for the show.  They are launching 5 new shows in the fall  : a legal Drama  "Conviction" , "Notorious", Designated Survivor.   New Comedy  of  "American Housewife"  and Speechless.  "Speehchless" will be surrounded by ABC veteran shows on Wednesdays. Also Tuesday will be 2 hours of comedy, giving ABC 5 hours of comedy a week.  "Agents of  S.H.I.E.D " is moving to 10PMET on Tuesdays  , it has been a weak ABC performer,

New Shows in Blue highlight and all times ET/PT

Monday

8 p.m. “Dancing With the Stars”
10 p.m. “Conviction”

Tuesday

8 p.m. “The Middle” (new timeslot)
8:30 p.m. “American Housewife” 
9 p.m. “Fresh Off the Boat” (new timeslot)
9:30 p.m. “The Real O’Neals” (new timeslot)
10 p.m. “Agents of SHIELD” (new timeslot)

Wednesday

8 p.m. “The Goldbergs” (new timeslot)
8:30 p.m. “Speechless”
9 p.m. “Modern Family”
9:30 p.m. “Black-ish”
10 p.m. “Designated Survivor”

Thursday

8 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy”
9 p.m. “Notorious”
10 p.m. “How to Get Away with Murder”

Friday

8 p.m. “Last Man Standing”
8:30 p.m. “Dr. Ken”
9 p.m. “Shark Tank”
10 p.m. “20/20”

Saturday

8 p.m./5 PT: “Saturday Night Football”

Sunday

7 p.m. “America’s Funniest Home Videos”
8 p.m. “Once Upon a Time”
9 p.m. “Secrets and Lies”
10 p.m. “Quantico”

Press release after the Jump 

Upfront 2016: FOX

FOX Upfronts2016 TVlookfall2016 

  FOX has announced their fall line up for the new TV season. Following in NBC's footsteps from their upfront  they are only premiering 3 new series  in the fall holding others to the mid season. This is also the first year since 2001 without American Idol in any midseason list.  The new series are : "Lethal Weapon" ,  "The Exorcist" , and "Son of Zorn".  There will be a special presentation of "Rocky Horror Picture Show" in October.   There will be 8 new series and a return of "Prison  Break" in the winter  Fox has the superbowl next year and after that they will be premiering  "24 Legacy"

Here is the new schedule
new series highlighted in Blue.

all times ET/PT

FALL

Monday
8 p.m. “Gotham”
9 p.m. “Lucifer”

Tuesday
8 p.m. “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (new timeslot)
8:30 p.m. “New Girl” (new timeslot)
9 p.m. “Scream Queens”

Wednesday
8 p.m. “Lethal Weapon”
9 p.m. “Empire”

Thursday

8 p.m. “Rosewood” (new timeslot)
9 p.m. “Bones” (final season)

Friday

8 p.m. “Hell’s Kitchen”
9 p.m. “The Exorcist”

Saturday

7 p.m./4 PT: FOX College Football

Sunday

7 p.m. NFL on FOX
7:30 p.m. “The OT”/”Bob’s Burgers”
8 p.m. “The Simpsons”
8:30 p.m. “Son of Zorn”
9 p.m. “Family Guy”
9:30 p.m. “The Last Man on Earth”

WINTER/SPRING

Monday

8 p.m. “24: Legacy” (winter)/”Gotham” (spring)
9 p.m. “APB” (winter)/”Lucifer” (spring)

Tuesday

8 p.m. “New Girl” (winter)/”Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (spring)
8:30 p.m. “The Mick”
9 p.m. “Kicking & Screaming” (winter)/“Pitch” (spring)

Wednesday

8 p.m. “Lethal Weapon” (winter)/“Shots Fired” (spring)
9 p.m. “Star” (winter)/”Empire” (spring)

Thursday

8 p.m. “Rosewood”
9 p.m. “Prison Break”(revival)

Friday

8 p.m. “Masterchef Junior”
9 p.m. “Sleepy Hollow”

Saturday

8 p.m. FOX Sports Saturday

Sunday

7 p.m. Animation reruns
7:30 p.m. “Bob’s Burgers”
8 p.m. “The Simpsons”
8:30 p.m. “Making History”
9 p.m. “Family Guy”
9:30 p.m. “The Last Man on Earth”

press release after the Jump  (update: we have added the trailers too) 

Upfront 2016: NBC

NBC  Upfronts  TVlookfall2016 
     

     NBC has announced their fall line up for the 2016-17 season, Sunday.

     One thing you will notice is  they are only adding 3 new series this season  : “Timeless,” “This Is Us” and “The Good Place".  The rest are coming at midseason: Chicago Justice,” “The Blacklist: Redemption,” “Midnight, Texas,” “Emerald City” and “Taken”  “Great News,” “Powerless” and “Trial & Error.”
 NBC has moved "Blindspot" to  Wednesdays taking the old "Mysteries of Laura Slot"  Comedies are back on Thursdays. "Chicago Med" and "Blindspot" round out the rest of Thursdays.

Here is a look at their line up :
all times are ET/PT

all new shows in blue


Monday
8 p.m. “The Voice”
10 p.m. “Timeless”

Tuesday

8 p.m. “The Voice”
9 p.m. “This Is Us”
10 p.m. “Chicago Fire”

Wednesday

8 p.m. “Blindspot” (new timeslot)
9 p.m. “Law & Order: SVU”
10 p.m. “Chicago PD”

Thursday

8 p.m. “Superstore” (new timeslot)
8:30 p.m. “The Good Place”
9 p.m. “Chicago Med” (new timeslot)
10 p.m. “The Blacklist” (new timeslot)

Friday

8 p.m. “Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon”
9 p.m. “Grimm”
10 p.m. “Dateline”

Saturday

8 p.m. “Dateline Saturday Mystery”
10 p.m. “SNL Vintage”

Sunday

7 p.m./4 PT: “Football Night in America”
8:20 p.m./5:20 PT: “Sunday Night Football”

 After the Jump: the Press release and trailers for the new shows

Antenna TV Announces Summer Saturday Marathons

Classics   NEWS 

                           antenna tv 

   Classic TV network, Antenna TV will be airing marathons of series on their channel , all summer  long.   The marathons will air Saturdays  1PMET to 10PMET.

 June 4th  : Webster
June 11th  : Sabrina the Teenage Witch
June 18th : Mr.Belvedere
June 25th :    Mork& Mindy
July 2nd:    Barney Miller
July 9th : The Partridge Family
July 16th : Bewitched
July 23rd:  I Dream of Jeannie
July 30th:  Green Acres
August 6th : Good Times
August 13th : The Jeffersons
August 20th : Newhart
August 27th:  Small Wonder
September 3rd: Doogie  Howser.



source : http://antennatv.tv/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Saturday-Summer-thons-2016-Lineup.pdf

The Lookback : He's Not Inspector Gadget Anymore

The Flashback 

   We've written about the now former TV company ,  DIC, and one their famous series , Inspector Gadget. Well, we have done some more digging and found more Inspector Gadget related stuff, and that is what we are going to review today.

Ha ha Ha Ha, No. Really No. 

        What we are reviewing is a technical, sequel to the original 80's series (with noticeable lack of not being that 1999 film) called Gadget  and  the Gadgetinis.  (With a noticeable lack of the word , inspector)  Developed by  DIC, Fox Kids Europe and slew of others, there was even the original creator of the Inspector Gadget involved in this series , Jean Chalopin, (The Creator of DIC) This was a 2001 series that ran a couple seasons.   Things  have changed for ole Gadget ,  first he is no longer an inspector. (well finally they ...)  He is now a  Lieutenant (what?!)  the dog Brain has left the because apparently working for Gadget was too much work for him.  The Show takes place about 2 years after the original ,so Penny , his niece, is still  there she's 12 now. She also built the replacements for Brain. We found out later in the series that Brain jumps at  the mention of the word gadget (Brain Jumps) oh he can talk.   Now this will explain what we mean by Gagetinis, (which is not a martini for Gaget) they are two robots named  Fidget and Digit. In the main series , you recall that Penny was the instrument in Gadget's able to stop whatever crimes are going on. Though she doesn't follow him around as much , as she stays at home able to use the robots instead. 

Robots...taking the jobs of dogs now.../copyright DHX 

       Gadget now works for an organization called World Organization of Mega Powers or WOMP if you like. There is a new superior named  Colonel Nozzaire , who doesn't seem to like Gadget much because well he's Gadget.  The leader of WOMP is called General Sir (because names are hard)  and he is oblivious to any of Gadget's lack of awareness.  The rest of the series follows the formula of Gadget going to stop M.A.D agents of Doctor Claw, though  unlike the first series not every episodes has to do with claw.  

           

 Gadget had some work done../copyright DHX 

                 

Apparently  so did Penny /copyright DHX

    The show was pretty much goofy and had the element of the original series ,where Penny was going all the under work , unknown to anybody else, including her uncle.  Gadget was still bumbling but not well (see 1999 movie for any words , wait don't see that movie). Probably due to having the creator involved or something  it had some of the spirit of the original series ,so it's enjoyable. 

          

That's our lookback ... (yes it's short)  Tune in next time.... there's a little fun after the Jump 

It's a Charlie Brown Lookback : It's Arbor Day , Charlie Brown

The Peanuts  The Flashback 

     WAIT!  Before you say hey wait a minute! This is holiday special , and you said you aren't doing holiday specials! (Unless you don't care then well I am sad)  Well , we have made an exception on the fact that this special turned 40 this year, also it's not really aired on TV every year , and it's a special with Rerun in it , I like Rerun, it's his first Peanuts special.  (Plus , we won't do this often ,this is very special exception)

       It's Arbor Day ,Charlie Brown came out in March of 1976, on CBS (well of course) , it was the last special with music originally made for it by Vince Guaraldi , he passed away after soundtrack was completed.
 Our special starts with  Rerun  doing his classic riding on the back of his Mom's bicycle  ,and we get our first mention of Arbor Day. (This special is obviously trying to get that Arbor day cash grab)  We have  Sally wondering what Arbor Day is , after getting it wrong presenting it to her class as a day for ships to come to shore.  Snoopy and Woodstock get kicked of the Library for being annoying. Appreantly , Linus mentions that Arbor day doesn't have a set day ,each state has their own date (Really?!)  and Arbor Day is for Trees.  In speaking of Trees, Charlie  Brown  and Peppermint Patty are talking to each other under a tree, where she wants him to explain love, but after that mess , it's baseball talk. ( Darn radio station format flips are so flippy these days)
   Peppermint's team plays Charlie Brown's team 12 times this season ( He also has to worry about the Brewers) .
 

 Woah what are they going to do to Lucy?  /Copyright Peanuts 

      Sally, Linus, Snoopy, Woodstock , and Lucy decide to plant some trees ...at Charlie Brown's baseball field. Linus tries to stop them but  well you know.  At coincidental timing Peppermint Patty calls Charlie Brown that the field should be ready. Lucy stops by says she is working on it, not letting Linus tell him what they are doing.  Lucy goes on with her plan. (You know maybe it's on purpose .  A plot against CB) Also a bunch of the other Peanuts kids help , and Linus is too , but then again Lucy is scary.  Charlie Brown preps his game plans without knowing what happened to his field.  Then of course he sees it full of trees and flowers and looking more like a garden than a place to play baseball. 

    uhh the Diamondbacks really changed/ Copyright Peanuts 

    Charlie  Brown is un happy (naturally) ,Peppermint Patty  and her team come over as they were set to play each other.  She seems angrier about it than Charlie Brown , but decides to play anyway making the best of it. (uhh anger is short?)  The game goes on while  they all try to work around the vegetation.  Charlie asks for a homerun, and this makes Lucy ask what he would give for one. Schroeder chimes in that if  Lucy makes a home run ,then he would "meet her at Home plate and give her a big kiss".  Guess What? She does! (Now she and Schroder are married and have 5 kids. go make that fanfiction do it!)   She decides to not take the kiss though. 

This is my kissing face/ copyright Peanuts 

      Marice hits the ball out of the park and it's caught by Rerun as he was riding with his mother on her bike.( Go Rerun!)  Charlie Brown's team is doing well with help of the shrubbery. (well that's  a sentence)  Rain comes and stops the game , but Charlie Brown finds out they are defacto winners(woo defacto). 

    Well that's the special... for umm Arbor Day, though really it is funny to see how Shrubbery can  help. It make a be a certain taste to like this special , it's otherwise tame and really it's in true Charlie Brown style that rain would come but it gives him an olive branch of defacto victory.  It was funny to have  a Schroeder almost kiss Lucy but then we never get it. (This special is like trying to cross lines in peanuts standards but still going back  Lucy was her normal self  ,but it played well.  Rerun was only in few little segments but they were a great TV special intro. 

Tune in next time when talk about a Peanuts special about  about Tax Day.