Jimmy Slade stabs Hawaii in the back.
A tough morning for surfers in California, Hawaii, Australia and Europe, with the news that the Fox Broadcasting Company has cancelled the North Shore Oahu drama Rescue: HI-Surf after its inaugural season. The network series was one of the most expensive, each episode costing between $3 – $4 million dollars, though popular and there was much hope, early, that it would be renewed.
That began to fade around February. Fox had had the procedural slotted to play after the Super Bowl but swapped it out at the last second for a gameshow hosted by Rob Lowe.
Still, fans were buoyed when Rescue: HI-Surf won TVLine’s annual “Save One Show” poll. Not enough, though, Fox lowered the boom and heartbroken surfers cast about for who to blame.
The consensus quickly congealed around one Kelly Slater.
According to Deadline, you see, Fox is on the verge of greenlighting a new slate for fall 2025.
Contenders include two projects from Burn Notice creator Matt Nix under his direct deal with the network. One is a script by him, titled State Patrol, that has been in contention since the last cycle. Additionally, Nix has come onboard Fox’s Baywatch reboot and is doing rewrites to the high-profile title, I hear. Also believed to be in the running are Memory of a Killer from writers Ed Whitmore and Tracey Malone, Liz Tuccillo’s Doc Martin and DEA, written by former 24 star Carlos Bernard.
Baywatch?
Everyone knows that one network ain’t big enough for two lifeguard dramas. Rescue: HI-Surf, while loved, had no household names in the cast. Baywatch, of course, has Slater.
The question, I suppose, will you shelve your hurt feelings and tune in to watch the rebirth of Jimmy Slade or will you boycott?
More as the story develops.
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Once again Fuck Face Chaz Shit has to use Kelky Slaters name since his shit writing skills cant attract readers like a one of my heaping shits can attract flies. Anyone with more than one brain cell knows Chaz wishes he was under Kelly’s sheets sucking on him like he is trying to suck start a Rolls Royce.
Gets some talent hacks Chazy you gotta stop fantasizing about Slade.
RIP Hi Surf. You were very decent.
It all goes to prove I think, unless you live near the beach, the general masses have no interest in salt water.
The only real thing Baywatch had going for it —Was some hot chicks in bathing suits….
The new Pope (the first American to get the position) looks a bit like Kelly with his balding pate and tan.
Plus he has a bent nose, so (like Kelly) must’ve been a scrapper in his early days.
Though more likely a proper boxer than a BJ wrestler (like Kelly) perhaps.
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If they make a TV mini series about the new Pontif’s earlier life perhaps Kelly would be suitable for a role as his younger self, but Babewatch is definitely out of the question, and has been for yeeeears…
Where’s the chat thread, cunts
sorry, im on it
Ouch!!!
that looked like it hurt
the fore cast is so horrendous that its on
Goldy crew, will Snapper run today?
Its On!
If they bring back the original cast for an assisted living community pool lifeguard program I’m watching every minute.
Well,Wilford Bromley was only 49 years old in Cocoon,and that had plenty of pool action.
Could be a goer.
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Fioravanti as the new Slade, Ewing as the mysterious vampire, and Medina as the local toughy who isn’t afraid to hug Jonah Hill.
Add in some big racks and one huge rack, it’s a go.
Slade was my first favourite band
Great voice, all the glam rock of the 80’s copied them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEv6jy_7PQQ
best rock singer ever
Apparently the only reason that DLR got to front VH was because he owned the speaker stack they used for their early gigs.
The pa belonged to “Red Ball Jets”, a bluesey kind of band. Roth didn’t own the pa system, he was just a singer for a lousy band. “Mammoth” rented “Red Ball Jets” pa, and Roth tried out for “Mammoth” (3) times. He made it in the band, and after a few gigs rebranded as “Van Halen”. Then a little ‘Scorn snuck into the LA sports arena in ’80 with his cousin, and was hooked.
I wouldn’t call it a boycott, but I’m not watching that.
Doesn’t surprise me that the show had such a high episode cost. Considering that Hawaii has the highest cost of living in the country and every union worker involved with their hand out, it was probably a no-brainer from a biz perspective.