The WB Ends Sept. 17, 2006 ... Will Go Out With a Bang!

Pavan · 06-30-2006, 01:55 AM

The Frog is planning one last hurrah before it croaks.
The WB will sign off the air forever on Sunday, Sept. 17, by rebroadcasting the pilot episodes of several of its signature skeins, including "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer," "Felicity" and "Dawson's Creek."

In addition to the pilots, Frog plans to fill its final night with a bevy of classic promos and image campaigns from the WB's 11-year history. There'll also be a final tribute reel featuring the hundreds of thesps who've appeared on WB skeins over the years.
Such a farewell is unprecedented: When one-time fourth network DuMont signed off the air for the last time in 1956, it did so with little fanfare -- and with very little coverage.

Because the Frog's final bow will take place on a Sunday -- a night on which the WB airs programming from 5-10 p.m. -- net's blowout bye-bye will be a full five hours.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2006
The WB's Final Bow
Pilot Episodes From Classic WB Series
5:00 p.m. Felicity
6:00 p.m. Angel
7:00 p.m. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2 hours)
9:00 p.m. Dawson's Creek

Some shows that would seem a natural for the last night -- such as "Smallville" and "7th Heaven" -- won't appear because they'll live on at the merged WB-UPN, which is called the CW.

The CW premiere Monday, September 18. UPN's final bow is Friday, Sept. 15, but it has not announced if any celebration will take place.

PrettyinPink55 · 06-30-2006, 03:16 AM

Interesting! Thanks for the post, Pav! I really look forward to watching that!!

masterblooregard · 06-30-2006, 03:49 AM

Sounds great! Thanks for letting us know. Especially excited about the 2 hour Buffy pilot. Understandable why 7th Heaven and Smallville don't get airings, but why no Charmed? Lasted longer than all the other series being rebroadcasted.

Not really sure what UPN would have to celebrate though lol.

tv star collector · 06-30-2006, 08:00 AM

The WB has been my favorite network in recent years. I'll miss it.

L&OFan4Eva · 06-30-2006, 08:48 AM

I'm gonna tape this baby. To be honest, I wasn't expecting them to go out like this. Maybe a goodbye message or two, but like this I'm surprised, but in a good way.

APPLEI · 06-30-2006, 09:01 AM

does anybody know if the WB cable network is going off the air?
it is in Television markets that don't have a WB affiliate

L&OFan4Eva · 06-30-2006, 09:22 AM

Quote:

does anybody know if the WB cable network is going off the air?
it is in Television markets that don't have a WB affiliate

They're turning that channel into a CW cable station IIRC. I remember reading a press release regarding that.

JT · 06-30-2006, 10:46 AM

That's an awesome idea and I'll be sure to watch the DC pilot, even though TBS just aired it two weeks ago lol

Mister Ed · 06-30-2006, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barwars

I'd like to see the old promos.... but none of these shows interest me.

Same here.

Squeegee Beckenheim* · 06-30-2006, 01:36 PM

Why isn't Charmed going to be on? The Charmed pilot used to hold the record for the highest ratings of any WB pilot beating the likes of Felicity, Buffy and Dawson's Creek and yet it isn't being shown. I'm glad the WB is going now. Felicity, Buffy, Dawson, Gilmore Girls and Smallville are pretty much the only shows the WB ever seemed to care about and promote.

JT · 06-30-2006, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Superstar

Why isn't Charmed going to be on? The Charmed pilot used to hold the record for the highest ratings of any WB pilot beating the likes of Felicity, Buffy and Dawson's Creek and yet it isn't being shown. I'm glad the WB is going now. Felicity, Buffy, Dawson, Gilmore Girls and Smallville are pretty much the only shows the WB ever seemed to care about and promote.

Uh, they didn't care about Charmed, yet kept renewing it year after year, even after it lost its spark?

They had the sense to cancel DC before it got really horrible, even though the last two seasons were nothing to write home about.

Will and Grace Fanatic · 07-01-2006, 06:52 AM

I'm really sad to see the WB go because they were one of the few networks to make shows that none of the other networks would do. Mainly because the other networks felt those shows couldn't get the huge numbers they needed. The WB had some high quality shows over its 11 year history but in the past couple of years the quality has gone down. Given time I beleive the quality would have came back but that has we know will never happen.
Farewell

Squeegee Beckenheim* · 07-01-2006, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JT

Uh, they didn't care about Charmed, yet kept renewing it year after year, even after it lost its spark?

They had the sense to cancel DC before it got really horrible, even though the last two seasons were nothing to write home about.

The WB always renewed Charmed because they knew it had good ratings, but its obvious that they had no interest in the show from the point of view of promotion etc.

musicradio77 · 07-02-2006, 05:11 PM

That is going to be terrific news for fans who don't care much about the WB. "Charmed" is still one of my favorites. For those of you in the NYC area, WPIX-TV will drop the WB11 name and it's going to become CW11 by September 18th. In addition WWOR-TV still has My9 on and it's not going to be on the air until September 15th to become My Network TV.

06-30-2006, 01:55 AM	#1
Pavan Administrator Forum Veteran SO News/Reviews Director Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 21,129	The WB Ends Sept. 17, 2006 ... Will Go Out With a Bang! The Frog is planning one last hurrah before it croaks. The WB will sign off the air forever on Sunday, Sept. 17, by rebroadcasting the pilot episodes of several of its signature skeins, including "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer," "Felicity" and "Dawson's Creek." In addition to the pilots, Frog plans to fill its final night with a bevy of classic promos and image campaigns from the WB's 11-year history. There'll also be a final tribute reel featuring the hundreds of thesps who've appeared on WB skeins over the years. Such a farewell is unprecedented: When one-time fourth network DuMont signed off the air for the last time in 1956, it did so with little fanfare -- and with very little coverage. Because the Frog's final bow will take place on a Sunday -- a night on which the WB airs programming from 5-10 p.m. -- net's blowout bye-bye will be a full five hours. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2006 The WB's Final Bow Pilot Episodes From Classic WB Series 5:00 p.m. Felicity 6:00 p.m. Angel 7:00 p.m. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2 hours) 9:00 p.m. Dawson's Creek Some shows that would seem a natural for the last night -- such as "Smallville" and "7th Heaven" -- won't appear because they'll live on at the merged WB-UPN, which is called the CW. The CW premiere Monday, September 18. UPN's final bow is Friday, Sept. 15, but it has not announced if any celebration will take place. __________________ Pß - Jack's Bistro - Three's Company Page and 8 Simple Rules Page SitcomsOnline.com News Blog -- The best news out there! SitcomsOnline.com DVD Reviews -- We are #1 in reviews!

06-30-2006, 03:16 AM	#2
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APPLEI Forum Regular Member Join Date: Aug 16, 2000 Location: JACKSON MI. 49203 Posts: 798	the WB cable network does anybody know if the WB cable network is going off the air? it is in Television markets that don't have a WB affiliate

06-30-2006, 10:46 AM	#9
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06-30-2006, 01:36 PM	#11
Squeegee Beckenheim* Moderator Forum Legend b spears Join Date: Dec 08, 2003 Posts: 63,167	Why isn't Charmed going to be on? The Charmed pilot used to hold the record for the highest ratings of any WB pilot beating the likes of Felicity, Buffy and Dawson's Creek and yet it isn't being shown. I'm glad the WB is going now. Felicity, Buffy, Dawson, Gilmore Girls and Smallville are pretty much the only shows the WB ever seemed to care about and promote. __________________ here i go on my own, i don't need nobody, not anybody.

06-30-2006, 03:49 AM	#3
masterblooregard Frequent Poster Member Join Date: Mar 24, 2006 Location: michigan, usa Posts: 216	Sounds great! Thanks for letting us know. Especially excited about the 2 hour Buffy pilot. Understandable why 7th Heaven and Smallville don't get airings, but why no Charmed? Lasted longer than all the other series being rebroadcasted. Not really sure what UPN would have to celebrate though lol.

06-30-2006, 08:00 AM	#4
tv star collector Senior Member Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,560	The WB has been my favorite network in recent years. I'll miss it.

06-30-2006, 08:48 AM	#5
L&OFan4Eva Forum Regular Member Join Date: Apr 02, 2005 Posts: 450	I'm gonna tape this baby. To be honest, I wasn't expecting them to go out like this. Maybe a goodbye message or two, but like this I'm surprised, but in a good way.

07-01-2006, 06:52 AM	#13
Will and Grace Fanatic Moderator seattlelite Join Date: Feb 15, 2002 Location: Kent, Washington Posts: 2,377	I'm really sad to see the WB go because they were one of the few networks to make shows that none of the other networks would do. Mainly because the other networks felt those shows couldn't get the huge numbers they needed. The WB had some high quality shows over its 11 year history but in the past couple of years the quality has gone down. Given time I beleive the quality would have came back but that has we know will never happen. Farewell __________________ vote obama for president this election, he is the man we need to fix out country

07-02-2006, 05:11 PM	#15
musicradio77 Senior Member Disney Expert Join Date: Jul 14, 2003 Location: Brooklyn, NY USA Posts: 6,374	That is going to be terrific news for fans who don't care much about the WB. "Charmed" is still one of my favorites. For those of you in the NYC area, WPIX-TV will drop the WB11 name and it's going to become CW11 by September 18th. In addition WWOR-TV still has My9 on and it's not going to be on the air until September 15th to become My Network TV. __________________ Musicradio77 Productions Last edited by musicradio77 : 07-03-2006 at 12:31 AM.

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