shipperx | Mulst be frustrating to be a WB executive these days.

USA Today on ratings for last week:

#80 Angel, 4.7 million viewers

#80 Smallville, 4.7 million viewers

#80 Gilmore Girls, 4.7 million viewers

#85 One Tree Hill, 4.1 million viewers

#96 Charmed, 2.8 million viewers

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Also: http://barnabasundead.com/

Variety Calls New Shadows' Chances A "Longshot"
Today's (May 10) edition of Variety has a feature on Fall 2004 prospects and had this to say about Dark Shadows:

"Once considered a strong contender for the WB's fall schedule, the Frog's new take on "Dark Shadows" has turned into a longshot. Odds have also grown longer for "The Robinsons: Lost in Space," which the WB won after a heated bidding war among several nets.

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In slightly more upbeat news:
http://www.moviehole.net/news/3648.html

Making sense of the Angel rumours
Posted on Wed, 12-May-2004

{...}There is good news though. James Marsters recently told reporters that that he could be spraying the hair white again for a `Spike'
Spin-off. We heard from a reliable source overnight who backed up this one.

"It's about the only thing that's likely to happen at this stage. Marsters is pretty keen to keep on being Spike. You can't blame, it's
a cool character. They're looking at shaping the telemovies around him, only because Boreanaz isn't that interested, not because Spike's
the more appealing option."

According to `Tabasco', the telemovie might happen before the end of the year, but not as early as September as previously
rumoured. "Best case scenario for everyone: telemovies go off, Spike gets a series. Whedon's taking a break at the moment though, so don't
expect anything official for a couple of months".

Meanwhile, J.August Richards [`Gunn'] is testing for a plum role movie role, according to his official site.