Show C4 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday April 22 2004 SHERMANS LAGOON HERE HAVING OUR I'M MERMAN WW JAP M'S ?WPfiSrgpSi t MEGAN1 ( 01 X'W GREGi AKOTMM AAfP ' j( frits JHF makes case for renewal LOS ANGELIiS ( AP) — When a series laces the threat of cancellation producers do whatever they can to keep it alive: seek publicity badger the network for more promotion ' spv Spy? Sure says Mark Johnson of “The Guardian" whose hope for another season depends in large part on whether CBS decides it's found a replacement that might draw higher ratings in the 2004-0- 5 season Johnson and fellow executive producer David Hollander the series' creator arcn’1 remaining idle while the network ponders its CATHY T1 srepr- xn'ti wu:m w1: THEN OUR LOOK KNOW OTHER'S INCOME EPINSES ANNUAL THEN UIE CALCULATE h)E AT EACH ABOUT THE IN THE OTHER E60 WhATWlE PERSON ' VACTOR " FACTOR SUBTRACT SUBTRACT SUBTRACT OUR REALISTIC AND TA DA FINANCIAL START! NO POINT! THE DCLU&ION SLIPS Of PAPER LITTLE Legal drama ‘(GuaErdiaa’ n i ' options "We practically steal scripts out of Xerox machines” Johnson said engaging in just a hit of hyperbole "I also canvas agents: ’What do you hear 'about this one? Have you talked to It's not like I anybody who's seen that pilot?' can do something subversive hut I can get an idea of w hat's out there what's working and Y I L M if n not BEETLE BAILEY TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED Wart" Gtei UCfJ ft purii i Am on-a- ir six-we- HAGAR THE HORRIBLE N cwr J V6H0A6EI Hettr j T hamlet poe&st HAVE norey-Me- &EEM TO MUCH OF AN ‘ TUPOlJ&H THE 6AME NO APPETITE £U& J PEANUTS SO I FI6URED IF YOU RE 60IN67DBE KING OF tUE JUN6LE YOU SHOULD HAVE A THRONE AND I THINK I'VE FOUND ONE wu —M C -- ek You're on the bubble hut we'll pull you off the air You're on the bubble hut we won't promote you" said Hollander giving his take On network logic "You' re on the bubble and we'll pul you on when we please — and do great things for us" His frustration speaking the day after shooting wrapped was understandable Hollander has been hands-o- n for the vast majority of episodes mixing writing directing and producing tasks He would typically be saying goodbye to the cast and crew for their summer break while he started work on scripts for next year But it wasn't business as usual at the offices : "The Guardian? calls home on the Sony studio lot The stall was preparing for a funeral that may or may not happen packing iip as if the show had already died If it returns so will they But the outcome won't he known until next month when CBS ' presenls its new fall schedule to Madison Avenue in the annual "upfront” extravaganza In the meantime CBS remains mum That leaves Hollander and Johnson to do the talking -- APPETITE 1 fans 1 IA iSmc 4 Simon Baker as Nick ieft confronts his friend and colleague Raphael Sbarge as Jake Straka in this scene from CBS' The Guardian” The drama airs its last two episodes of the season on Tuesday April 27 and May 4 at 8 pm hoping to catch the attention of viewers and network executives What can they say or do at this late date? They have the ear of CBS Chairman Leslie Moonvcs they say and are lobbying for more promotions that could give “The Guardian" a ratings boost A solid if unspectacular performer during its run "The Guardian" is averaging 105 million viewers this season down 13 percent from last year More dangerously it lags in the advertiser favored age group that CBS after such demographic parsing long disdaining embraced when it began to make inroads with younger viewers “The Guardian'! attracts a little more than a fourth of the young adult crowd that watches CBS' “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” The second “CSI” spinoff set in New York may be hovering over "The Guardian's" time slot Being pushed aside by yet another procedur- al franchise show would be an especially bleak ending for “The Guardian” Dramas like “CSF and NBC!s “Law & Order”are the shows the excep-tio- n trend now character-drive- n The drama starring Simon Baker as wayward attorney Nick Fallin airs its last two episodes of the season — and maybe the series — on April 27 and May 4 at U pm HST "I don't think they've (CBS) decided if the show is gonc'suid Hollander “I would like to know one way or the other" I:irsi he figures CBS has some amends to make "The Guardian" was pulled in March to give "Century City'-- ' a tryout When it Hopped within a month "The Guardian" was thrust hack on the air so quickly that TV guide listings couldn't he updated to alert iLs noapmittance fr working" ble fearful pop RE5TRICTEPAREA K6 ‘ Johnson and Hollander believe "The Guardian" in its third season is working well and deserves a future But it's a show “on the bubble" in industry lingo braced for a possi- - STOP t AP photo ' ' - character show It's “We're an not about finding out who did what to whom’! said Johnson "I hope there's room for us” ' He speculates that if renewed “The Guardian” could draw in more viewers by becoming “a little less dark a little less cold and — Simon Baker will hate me: for saying this — but let's see him smile and laugh a cou- pie more times" He acknowledges it’s difficult to make promises to change while campaigning on a show’s track record Hollander won't even try “I couldn’t promise anything I haven’t " already delivered I've already given them 67 hours of television They know what ‘The Guardian' is : All I can really say is‘Take me or leave me”’ out-and-o- ut : ' ‘ ‘Pirates’ tops MTV Movie Award noms LOS ANGELIiS ( AP) — There's no ' buster trilogy swept theOscars this "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of awards it had only two MTV year with ' the Black Pearl" collected a leading six nominominations — including best action sequence for the climactic Battle at Gondor scene nations for the MTV Movie Awards on The 13th annual MTV Movie Awards will be Wednesday including best movie and best onand screen team for taped June 5 and broadcast on the music chanJohnny Depp nel June 10 The show is known for its mock- Orlando Bloom Depp also was chosen for best male performance and comedic performance cry and parody of the miovie industry featuring while Geoffrey Kush's performance as a skelesatiric clips of top moyies edited with jokes tal buccaneer earned him a mention for best and irreverent categories such as best kiss best ‘villain Kcira Knight ley the seafaring movie's villain and hestfight sequence — although damsel in distress was recognized among the most of the contenders in those categories were breakthrough female nominees relatively straightforward this year: One surprise in the male performance categThe “best digital character" award which Caviccl collected a nomination for ' Gollum from “The Lord of the Rings” collect- ory:-Jim his pile as Jesus in Mel Gibson's "The Passion cd last year was dropped this year help of the Christ' the film's only MTV hid Other Producers added a new category best dance ABE nominees: Bill Murray for "Lost in Translasequence: Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston’s tion" Tom Cruise for "TheLast Samurai" and hot salsa dance from “Along Came Polly” and Adam Sandler for "50 First Dates" SeannWilliam Scott's disco dance-of- f from Pour nominations each went to the Sandler “American Wedding" will compete against and Drew Barry niiire comedy ”50 First Dates" ' Steye Martin's p moves from “Bringing-DowUnit-- : and the superhero sequel “X2: the House' the sexy' burlesque revue of ed' Along with '‘Pirates:? both will compete ' Drew Barrymore Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu 'w ith “Finding Nemo" and "The Lord of thefront "Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle”'and the street dancing of Omarion and Marques HousKings: The Return of the King" for best movie ' block-the installment of the third ton from "You Got Served' r ! 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