You have questions. I have some answers.
Could you please tell me if “Cold Justice” is going to return to TV soon? If not, what happened to the show?
The series, which originally ran on TNT, will return — but in a new location. Oxygen is revamping itself as “a crime destination network for women” beginning summer 2017, and its lineup will add new installments of “Cold Justice” in the fall.
And what about this change at Oxygen? The network has already been moving more into crime programming, including a “Crime Time” weekend block of programs, which is now part of the lineup Friday through Monday.
“The recent expansion of our ‘Crime Time’ weekend block has enjoyed double-digit gains and has really resonated with our female audience,” according to a statement from Frances Berwick, president, Lifestyle Networks, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. (Yes, that is the full title.) “Oxygen has always played in this space with the highly successful original series ‘Snapped,’ one of the longest running crime series on television. … With a lot of high-quality projects in development, we believe our current fans, as well as all arm-chair detectives, have good reason to be excited.”
Other programs in the new Oxygen include “Three Days to Live,” which “delves into the crucial days immediately following a harrowing abduction with vivid, visceral recreations and compelling first-hand interviews from authorities and loved ones.” It starts March 5. And coming in the fall is “The Jury Speaks,” a “self-contained, true-crime series that re-examines some of the most high-profile and controversial cases through the eyes of the original jury.”
Don’t the actors and writers unions complain about the so-called “reality” shows featuring amateurs? It seems as if they’re losing a lot of jobs.
Oh, yes. There have been concerns about reality shows affecting jobs — and working conditions — going back more than a decade. In 2004, for example, the Screen Actors Guild (now SAG-AFTRA) said employment statistics indicated that “actors are bearing the brunt of today’s trend toward more reality programming and runaway production.” (The latter term refers to shows meant for U.S. TV but made in another country.) The Writers Guild of America has also felt the pinch, and has long battled for union representation of the writers on reality shows.
I enjoyed watching “Breaking Pointe: Season 1” on Netflix. Are they going to release Season 2?
“Breaking Pointe,” a reality series about the Ballet West dance company in Salt Lake City, originally aired on The CW for two seasons in 2012-13. The six-episode first season is available only on Amazon.com. The second season of nine episodes is not; according to Ballet West, that has to do with the syndication of the show in other countries.
My wife and I have been wondering what became of the little boy actor who played Albert on “Little House on the Prairie.” Where is he now?
He was Matthew Laborteaux while playing Albert Ingalls on the family drama. These days he goes by Matthew Labyorteaux, his given name, and is 50 years old! According to the Internet Movie Database he works mainly as a voice actor in animated productions and video games.
