As a big fan of both Buffy ...
Question: As a big fan of both
Buffy and
Freaks and Geeks, I can't help but wonder about this scheduling of CBS' new
How I Met Your Mother (featuring
Freaks'
Jason Segel and
Buffy's
Alyson Hannigan) and Fox's new
Kitchen Confidential (with
Freaks'
John Daley and
Buffy's
Nicholas Brendon). Both shows are airing on Mondays at 8:30 pm/ET. What I'm wondering is, who decided it was a good idea to do this? What are the chances that two shows would premiere in the same season, each featuring cast members from huge cult shows? Wouldn't it have been much better to put them at different times, allowing both networks to get fans of both shows for the premieres?
Answer: Somehow I don't think either CBS or Fox is banking on the
Freaks and
Buffy factor as selling points for either of these shows. (If anything, Alyson Hannigan's
American Pie movie appearances are more promotable to the mainstream.) This is purely a coincidence, and as much as I like these individual actors, they're very much ensemble players in these shows (especially where
Kitchen Confidential is concerned; Segal and Hannigan truly stand out in the
Mother cast). From my perspective, the scheduling is most problematic because it pits two promising new comedies against each other. (If I had to pick, I'd go with
How I Met Your Mother, which is much funnier than
Kitchen, but I'm also intrigued by that show.)
