This is my favorite Bruk show by far!

(From Marc Berman’s Programming Insider column of Friday, September 30, 2005 at Mediaweek.com)

“…CBS dominated with its combination of Survivor: Guatemala (Overnights: #1, 10.6/16; Viewers: #1, 17.13 million; A18-49: #1, 5.6/16), CSI (Overnights: #1, 19.2/28; Viewers: #1, 27.20 million; A18-49: #1, 9.3/23) and the fourth-season premiere of Without a Trace (Overnights: #1, 14.6/23; Viewers: #1, 21.13 million; A18-49: #2, 6.5/17)…”

(I don't have the numbers for premiere night last year, but during the season, "Without A Trace" averaged 18.8 million viewers.)

I like it too. It has something like a heart without being maudlin (I'm looking in your general direction, Cold Case), likeable characters, and no gross out.

I watch it and enjoy it, despite the fact that they over utilize the same California back lot "NYC" streets for locations. I sit and watch the show with my wife and play that game, “see who can spot the palm tree first”.
Come on, get out and shoot some real footage in NYC, or else, just change the location. NY is not paramount to the story line. We don’t have mountains in our sky line.

But, I still enjoy the show.

I watch it and enjoy it, despite the fact that they over utilize the same California back lot "NYC" streets for locations. I sit and watch the show with my wife and play that game, “see who can spot the palm tree first”.
Come on, get out and shoot some real footage in NYC, or else, just change the location. NY is not paramount to the story line. We don’t have mountains in our sky line.

But, I still enjoy the show.

Wow, never noticed that. I guess I've been so involved in the storylines and chracters, I didn't pay attention to the scenery. IMHO, too many NYC shows. (Maybe that's one of the reasons why I like "Cold Case" so much...it's in Philly.)

nc

IMHO, too many NYC shows. (Maybe that's one of the reasons why I like "Cold Case" so much...it's in Philly.)

nc

Agree.
There are too many wonderful locations in this country that get over looked.
So many that would make a great back drop for a show. Though I am partial to my home town, I’m interested in new locations.

I most concerned with NY shows being shot here in NY. I hate the old style studio method. Some did it right. NYPD Blue did a decent job of shooting on back lots and mixing in actual NY footage. But there was one quirk they had. I would always get a good laugh when they would show a back lot NY city street. According to the folks at NYPD Blue, every NY City street has one of those orange and white construction tubes with steam coming out. I can’t remember one episode without seeing that. :D

This is my favorite Bruk show by far!

One of my favorites, I'm surprised it doesn't get a lot of reviews around here.

I watch it and enjoy it, despite the fact that they over utilize the same California back lot "NYC" streets for locations. I sit and watch the show with my wife and play that game, “see who can spot the palm tree first”.
Come on, get out and shoot some real footage in NYC, or else, just change the location. NY is not paramount to the story line. We don’t have mountains in our sky line.

But, I still enjoy the show.
I wish they would as well, either I'm watching too much TV or the producers of these shows need to get more creative. That same back lot shows up in Crossing Jordan all the time too. I think I've seen it so much, I know the whole lot like my own neighborhood.. :D

I sit and watch the show with my wife and play that game, “see who can spot the palm tree first”.



:D 22 minutes into last nights episode, top right of screen, one big ass palm tree. Can’t say I’ve ever seen one in Manhattan.

The show is getting tired real quickly for me. :mad: No production value, weak writing, a shameful waste of decent actors. I’ll hang in a little longer but I’m getting ready to bail. Come on, last nights episode dabbled with Abu Grab ironies? Give me a break. If you want to go down that road then put JAG back on. :(

(From Marc Berman’s Programming Insider column of Friday, October 7, 2005 at Mediaweek.com)

“…CBS, as expected, won Thursday with considerable gusto, outdelivering distant No. 2 NBC by an average of 75 percent in the overnights, 11.91 million viewers and 60 percent among adults 18-49. The Eye net ranked a solid first in every half hour with its combination of Survivor: Guatemala (Overnights: 10.9/17; Viewers: 17.88 million; A18-49: 6.2/18), CSI (Overnights: 19.5/28; Viewers: 27.95 million; A18-49: 9.5/24) and Without A Trace (Overnights: 14.2/22; Viewers: 21.54 million; A18-49: 7.0/18)…”

I’m an old fan of the show, but am puzzled and annoyed by what must be an intentional lighting effect now used in the FBI staff’s large work office. None of the many desk lamps and long (fluorescent?) lamps have shades, and they shine brightly/directly into the camera lens. Actually, several desk lamps don’t even have shades, but only white glass enclosures of one shape or another.

This isn’t normal office lighting. As well, photographers and cinematographers have traditionally avoided allowing raw light to reach the camera’s lens. (Think lens sunshades, and large light-blocking panels.)

I will admit, the glare I would expect to see just isn’t there. Nevertheless, the result is distracting. What’s the point? Are they just trying to see how far they push an HD image?

Jim

CBS's 'Trace' tops NBC's fading 'ER'
Wins 10 p.m. slot for second week in a row

By Diego Vasquez MediaLifeMagazine.com Oct 14, 2005

No matter how many times “ER” reinvents itself, and it’s certainly been many, it can’t hold up against CBS when the rest of NBC’s schedule is so weak.

Last week CBS’s “Without a Trace” topped “ER” among adults 18-49 for the first time in their four-year timeslot battle Thursday at 10 p.m. It did it again last night, averaging a 6.7 Nielsen overnight rating to “ER’s” 6.1, a 10 percent advantage.

“ER” and “Trace” both fell 3 percent week to week undoubtedly because of Fox’s coverage of the National League Championship Series, which didn’t finish until after 11 p.m. Fox averaged a 3.4 that hour.

“ER” isn’t getting much support from the lineup that used to provide so much momentum. NBC averaged just a 3.9 in adults 18-49 from 8 to 10 p.m. Comparatively, “ER” is actually holding up pretty well – it built on lead-in “The Apprentice’s” 4.6 average by 32 percent.

But “ER” is an aging show, now in its 12th year, while “Trace” is a mere pup at four years old. “ER” has weathered cast changes and plot twists while still remaining one of the top dramas in 18-49s.

Last year “Trace” passed “ER” in total viewers, and many figured it was only a matter of time before NBC’s 8-10 schedule slowed down enough that “ER” became vulnerable in 18-49s.

Now it looks as though “Trace’s” No. 1 finish last week was the start of a new trend. Expect the show to remain there for the foreseeable future, especially as unfamiliar faces continue to cycle through “ER.”

http://medialifemagazine.com/artman/publish/article_690.asp

This new girl is no good. She will ruin the show. :mad:

nc

This new girl is no good. She will ruin the show. :mad:

nc

While Roselyn Sanchez (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0761052/) is quite a beauty, you can tell she is easily out of place with this cast. It doesn't mean she is no good but she is just miscast.

While Roselyn Sanchez (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0761052/) is quite a beauty, you can tell she is easily out of place with this cast. It doesn't mean she is no good but she is just miscast.

My point was she doesn't really add to the synergy of the cast. I don't understsand why she is there.

nc

My point was she doesn't really add to the synergy of the cast. I don't understsand why she is there.

nc

Maybe Danny is leaving the series and they need to fill the spanish quota ?

Great episode, as usual. The only thing wrong was the feed for last night's HD broadcast. A few times, the film skipped and stopped. But since it was during the time when the Puerto Rican girl spoke, it didn't bother me too much :)

Also, did ya notice the Dell's they have in there office.

nc

Great episode, as usual. The only thing wrong was the feed for last night's HD broadcast. A few times, the film skipped and stopped. But since it was during the time when the Puerto Rican girl spoke, it didn't bother me too much :)

Also, did ya notice the Dell's they have in there office.

nc


Yeah, i noticed.

FBI got a grant for some new monitors :p

(From Marc Berman’s Friday, October 21, 2005 Programming Insider column at Mediaweek.com)

“…Without A Trace averaged a typically dominant 13.9/21 in the overnights and 19.91 million viewers, with a second-place finish behind NBC’s ER among adults 18-49 (6.2/16). ER, which featured the addition of John Leguizamo, was second in the overnights (11.1/17) and total viewers (14.53 million), and No. 1 among adults 18-49 (6.6/17)…”

RE: 1/5/06 episode

Gee, was it me or was there allot of cleavage showing last night?

nc

RE: 1/5/06 episode

Gee, was it me or was there allot of cleavage showing last night?

nc

I mentioned this to the wife almost everytime Vivian came on screen. Me thinks Viv is looking for a little more "exposure" in 2006...... ;)

I thought last nights episode on 1/5/06 was great.
The ending of the show made me want to have a women by myside though.
haha cleavage is good

Another excellent show, although I would've liked to see the reaction of the paramedic's fiance. BTW, why isn't this show in Dolby Digital 5.1 like most others?

I'm fairly new to the show and I'm starting to like it. The PQ seems pretty good. I wish it were in 5.1 even though there doesn't seem to be a lot of action that would benefit from it.

The 1/5 episode was kind of tough. I'm like s2silber...I'd have liked to have seen people's reactions. Not just the fiancee's, but the pastor's as well. As I watched, I wondered if that's what it's really like for kids in the hood and assumed that real life is actually worse. Watching the gang-bangers, I could only think to myself that Rosa Parks didn't keep her seat so blacks in the future could kill each other. Sad.

Another excellent show, although I would've liked to see the reaction of the paramedic's fiance. BTW, why isn't this show in Dolby Digital 5.1 like most others?

For those of us in the greater NYC market (as you and I are) maybe CBS-NY just figures since the sound is about 400 db's louder than the analog feed that will suffice....? :D

My receivers blue light which indicates DD5.1 was lit up, however, I noticed no sound coming from my center speaker. Therefore, I guess it is not true DD5.1

Btw the show is great, I just love Poppy Montgomery and the new girl Roselyn Sanchez.

Yeah both Roselyn Sanchez and Poppy Montgomery are good.

Well in the first 30 seconds of the show last night my Denon 3805 indicated that it was DD5.1 .. then my local CBS? cut the DD 5.1
So they have the capabilities too, it just cost too much money to broadcast in DD 5.1?

This is one of those shows that end up sitting on my DVR for weeks and weeks, then when nothing good is on I'll watch four or five of them. The PQ is pretty good but the camera work is more straightforward than Cold Case.

I am going to miss Martin Landau"Frank Malone" . :( His interactions with Jack always seemed cantankerous yet plausible and affectionate. He added depth to Jack's character. I dvr'ed his final (12/08/2005) episode.

I am going to miss Martin Landau"Frank Malone" . :( His interactions with Jack always seemed cantankerous yet plausible and affectionate. He added depth to Jack's character. I dvr'ed his final (12/08/2005) episode.

For anyone who's dealt with a father (or in my case grandfather) afflicted with alzheimers/dementia, Landau's interaction with La Paglia and his bizarre behavior hits home.

Since this thread was revived a few weeks ago with the commentary on "cleavage", I'm wondering if anyone was watching last Thursday night. I finally had a chance to sit down over the weekend and watch the 1/19 episode....and at about the 11 or 13 minute mark of the show Viv's....uh.....*twins* decided they wanted to make themselves part of the show's story.....as she walked them down the hall! For a full 15-20 seconds it seemed that the birthday girls were going to jump RIGHT out of the cake (for lack of a better term). I can't think of ANY other (less graphic) way to put it....hell, even my wife said to me, "WTF was that!!!"

Is she trying to compete with the younger female cast members AFA looks/appearance/whole package?? I can't remember even NOTICING this in previous seasons. But since Roslyn Sanchez has showed up it seems that there have been multiple episodes with plunging necklines!!!

Or maybe the viewers in my house were the only ones who noticed...... :o

Since this thread was revived a few weeks ago with the commentary on "cleavage", Viv's....uh.....*twins* decided they wanted to make themselves part of the show's story.....as she walked them down the hall! ....
Is she trying to compete with the younger female cast members AFA looks/appearance/whole package?? I can't remember even NOTICING this in previous seasons. But since Roslyn Sanchez has showed up it seems that there have been multiple episodes with plunging necklines!!!


Too funny. :D
Yes, it was first “revealed” here, on this thread, that something’s askew. And then, last weeks episode killed any dissenting opinion that-- Viv is a woman. :p

The lighting was exquisite. My wife didn’t catch it at first. I told her about the chatter here on this thread regarding the Viv make over. After running it back, we both had to chuckle. It’s hard not to notice her newly exposed voluptuousness.

I think they were very close to killing off her character last year, with the running plot line regarding an illness. I would love to know if this new found sex appeal is a production choice or an actress’s choice.

Tonight's episode was absolutely awesome, the best episode I've ever seen. It had an unusual amount of humor in it which is very unlike this show. However, I loved it and wish there was more of it in the upcoming episodes. Almost seemed like someone totally different wrote this episode compared to all the previous ones.

I have to second that. It was just what I needed tonight. I can see where it would work once or twice a season, but much of the stuff they deal with couldn't take the levity.

It looked like a stand alone episode, no mention of Danny's drug issues at all.

Loved the episode. Thought it was very different than usual. (Most of WAT is "dark".)

Who played the red-haired, agoraphobic columnist?

nc

It looked like a stand alone episode, no mention of Danny's drug issues at all.

Martin is the one with pain killer addiction. Danny is clean :)

I wanted to see some kind of continuity on that subject.

Last nights episode was great.
HDTV & DD 5.1 here in Tx.

Tonight's episode was absolutely awesome, the best episode I've ever seen. It had an unusual amount of humor in it which is very unlike this show. However, I loved it and wish there was more of it in the upcoming episodes. Almost seemed like someone totally different wrote this episode compared to all the previous ones.
It was a nice change of pace -- much lighter and entertaining. However, I couldn't -- and wouldn't want to -- see them take the program in that direction much more than once or twice a year. The human drama, pain and family issues that this show usually deals with are too well done to discard.

Loved the episode. Thought it was very different than usual. (Most of WAT is "dark".)

Who played the red-haired, agoraphobic columnist?

nc
Christina Hendricks

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/keenanj/ChristinaHendricks.jpg

nice pic.. She is pretty
I want a wife :( ha

She is hot. Too bad they didn't take her "first kiss" with that "assistant" of hers to second base, or beyond. :cool:

Martin is the one with pain killer addiction. Danny is clean :)

I wanted to see some kind of continuity on that subject.


Sorry, of course you are right. I guess I was still drooling over Christina Hendricks

Damn.. last nights episode was moving IMO.
great episode.. HDTV and *DD 5.1* here in Tx.

My AVR lit up as DD 5.1 the whole hour of the show. But the dialog was coming from Lefts/Rights.. I guess it was a DD 2.0 feed?

My AVR lit up as DD 5.1 the whole hour of the show. But the dialog was coming from Lefts/Rights.. I guess it was a DD 2.0 feed?
Haven't watched it yet, but our local only sent 2.0 for it one night, and we were getting all the dialouge and noises. Whereas CSI right before it was sent in 2.0 and we just got background noise. I guess it must not be a true 5.1 show?

I saw a link the other day that the FCC is fining WAT $3.6(?) million for a previous episode.

My AVR lit up as DD 5.1 the whole hour of the show. But the dialog was coming from Lefts/Rights.. I guess it was a DD 2.0 feed?

Right ... the pop-up said 'presented in HD' vs. 'presented in HD5.1'. My local got the audio mode switched correctly.

Haven't watched it yet, but our local only sent 2.0 for it one night, and we were getting all the dialouge and noises. Whereas CSI right before it was sent in 2.0 and we just got background noise. I guess it must not be a true 5.1 show?

I saw a link the other day that the FCC is fining WAT $3.6(?) million for a previous episode.

crazy. Well on CBS the Emblems/Symbols at the beginning have only said "Presented in HD" .. they have never indicated that the show Without a Trace is broadcasted in DD 5.1 . (for this season atleast.)

I guess the people in the engineering department forgot to flip the switch.
I usually receive 'Dolby Pro Logic II Cinema' or something during Without a Trace.

Regardless of how certain affiliates may botch things up, it's still not clear (to me) is whether the network feed of WAT is now true Dolby Digital 5.1, or not.

(My wife wanted to watch "ER" last night :o , which is always a very nice DD 5.1, so I had to Tivo WAT.)

Here in NYC via TWC WAT was not DD. I don’t recall if past episodes were DD. CSI was DD.

Regardless of how certain affiliates may botch things up, it's still not clear (to me) is whether the network feed of WAT is now true Dolby Digital 5.1, or not.)

LOL ... For about the fourth time now ... at least the Thursday, 3/30/06 episode of WAT was *not* repeat *not* in 5.1 from the network.

With all the March Madness preemptions, I don't remember if previous eps have been in 5.1, but I don't think so ... Then again, 5.1 passthrough from my local affiliate is a relatively recent development so I haven't paid much attention to the issue in the past.

I have NEVER seen this show broadcast in DD5.1, on DD2.0. I love the show, but am very disappointed they don't upgrade the audio. Nearly every other Bruckheimer show is 5.1 (like CIS before WAT): why isn't this one?

(just watched the episode) One of the best I've seen from WAT in a while. Actually, I recant, I think this is always good. Seeing martin going into rehab in the knit hat---very emotional. I wonder what his fate will be...good luck Martin.

nc

(just watched the episode) One of the best I've seen from WAT in a while. Actually, I recant, I think this is always good. Seeing martin going into rehab in the knit hat---very emotional. I wonder what his fate will be...good luck Martin.

nc

:) Yeah, very good episode indeed. I also liked Danny meet him there, after homegirl told him to be there for him.

Edit: No new episodes this week.. next new episode is 3/13/06

Great episode last night, i found it touching.
I hate diseases :(

Well the episode on 4/20/06 was 'ok' IMO.
It was still a good broadcast though.

HDTV and DD 2.0 here in Tx.

I have noticed something with Without a Trace the last 3 or 4 airings.. Its now being broadcasted in DD 2.0 or even DD 5.1 ! (atleast on my local CBS)

The show was not in DD last night via TWC in NY, however, the commercials were in DD. This is funny because it’s usually the other way around.

Thought the episode was mediocre. I felt too manipulated at the end-- the way they were trying to muster emotion from the viewer. They should have just poked us in the eye if they wanted a tear.

And I hate, as I stated a while back, the fact that they use NY as the backdrop. That’s where they fail big time. Just relocate it to LA already and then the show will seem so much more real.

And all of this Spanish chit chat in last nights episode, yes we speak Spanish here in NY but it just come across as too phony.

haha.

Yeah I sorta agree about the end.
Whats bad about NY as the backdrop, or whats good about LA being the backdrop?
I don't mind NY being it.

I thought the Spanish talk was cute ;) how Martin was trying hard, and using Danny for help.

haha.

Whats bad about NY as the backdrop, or whats good about LA being the backdrop? I don't mind NY being it. .

I’m certainly not against NY as the backdrop :cool: but it just never comes across as taking place in NY. The show has that jarring look to it, for me at least. They go with the aerial establishing shots of the city and then- whamo- they go to the studio interiors and exterior studio city streets.

There are many shows that do this seamlessly- shoot establishing shots at the real location and then shoot the rest in the Cally studios—CSI, NYPD Blue, to name two that make it look real. The folks at WOAT can’t make that movie magic work- for me at least. :confused:

I posted a while back ago that I play a game with my wife while watching the show - find the palm tree, :eek: :D since every episode has at least one palm or cyprus tree in the background somewhere. I have to say, they’ve been more careful with that lately.

ohh ok,
ha nice game with the wife. I never noticed every episode having a palm. Maybe i don't pay too much attention ;)

If you look carefully you will see them. It really is funny. But, as I said, they’ve been good lately, I haven’t seen them in the last couple of episodes but keep an eye out and you’ll get a laugh. :D

good deal, i'll look for them on the reruns that are on TNT-HD.
:)

And all of this Spanish chit chat in last nights episode, yes we speak Spanish here in NY but it just come across as too phony.

It's funny you mention the Spanish....the wife and I were just saying this. And it wasn't just last night's episode....it's actually been the last 3-4. Must be an inside joke. Not sure why the shift (other than the fact that they now have 2 spanish speaking agents on camera weekly)...but I'm sure hoping they start adding in some "Aussie lingo" for LaPaglia and Poppy....and maybe if they bring in another Brit Viv will have someone to have a go at it with....... :confused:

;)

once again, Without a Trace is being broadcasted in DD 2.0 or DD 5.1 here in Texas (so my AVR says)

I don't get in until after Cold Case is over, but the few times I've come early I don't recall the show being sent in 5.1 from network. It's confusing, because in the fall PR wire, network stated Cold Case would be 5.1 this year...

I like this show, but it really bothers me how every suspect gives information to lead to another suspect, and that information is always true! Just once, they need to have a dirtbag tell them a lie! :D

I just realized I was totally smoking crack and said the wrong show. :) I think it's time for a vacation...

Great episode tonight http://audizine.com/forum/images/smilies/thumbup.gif

The end was cool, how Malone beat him up and said "You have to excuse me :spit:" ha

Great episode tonight http://audizine.com/forum/images/smilies/thumbup.gif

The end was cool, how Malone beat him up and said "You have to excuse me :spit:" ha
Excellent episode! Malone is an awesome character. Ya think maybe the job is gittin to 'em now, though.

nc

once again, Without a Trace is being broadcasted in DD 2.0 or DD 5.1 here in Texas (so my AVR says)

Without a Trace has always been 2.0 from CBS. If your receiver says 5.1, then your local is running their fake 5.1 version.

All CBS shows that use 5.1 say so at the beginning. Trace just says broadcast in HD.

Without a Trace has always been 2.0 from CBS. If your receiver says 5.1, then your local is running their fake 5.1 version.

All CBS shows that use 5.1 say so at the beginning. Trace just says broadcast in HD.

Yeah, well for years my receiver just said 'Pro Logic II Cinema?' and just recently the receiver starting saying DD 5.1.
Interesting how they are doing a fake 5.1 version.

Not really my NBC, and ABC have both run 5.1 for everything(local programs) from their beginning.

could someone please help me out with something concerning the show, Without a Trace. i watched it for the first time at the insistence of a friend, but i missed the last minute and a half of the show because of an important call that had come in. please tell me what the heck happened? i followed the show carefully from the beginning up until my phone call at the last minute of so. please help because this was such a brilliant episode; i just want to know what the heck was gong on in that scene at the very end. i called my friend who had recommended this show but she [being ill and slightly medicated] had fallen asleep just before the end of the show.

If you mean the 5/11/06 episode ... there was no final resolution other than 'one was found alive, one was found dead,' it was left up to the viewer to decide which was which.

Great episode last night,
Could be a continous,Find out which missing child was found dead?

Man I screamed when they ended that episode. :eek:
As soon as the music started to swell I knew they were leaving us hanging. :(
“NO, No, nooooo---“ I was more upset than the mothers. :p
I think it was the girl-- in the trunk.

yeah me too. i wanted to see the ending.

Before Without a Trace.. CSI.. Brass got shot and blood was coming from his mouth, the episode is a pt. 1 of 2.

Eh, i sorta wanted to say it was the black kid. But the girl could be too.

Great episode last night,
Could be a continous,Find out which missing child was found dead?
The point of them not telling us which one is that it doesn't matter, black, white, red, brown, whatever color they are, none of them deserved to die. That was the underlying focus of the episode as it showed how color does make a difference sometimes, even though it shouldn't.

Frustrating, but brilliant. Got us talking.

The point of them not telling us which one is that it doesn't matter, black, white, red, brown, whatever color they are, none of them deserved to die. That was the underlying focus of the episode as it showed how color does make a difference sometimes, even though it shouldn't.
Definitely agree
It was apparent that the producers were also trying to give us a taste of the same frustrations as the characters were feeling throughout the episode.

The point of them not telling us which one is that it doesn't matter, black, white, red, brown, whatever color they are, none of them deserved to die. That was the underlying focus of the episode as it showed how color does make a difference sometimes, even though it shouldn't.

Yeah i agree.

The point of them not telling us which one is that it doesn't matter, black, white, red, brown, whatever color they are, none of them deserved to die. That was the underlying focus of the episode as it showed how color does make a difference sometimes, even though it shouldn't.

I liked the idea of the episode (being critical of the excessive press coverage given to "pretty white blond woman missing" stories), but I think they could have done more with the idea to drive the point home a bit more. Still a good episode.

And hey--after my complaint a week or two ago, they actually had someone lie to them during an interview! ;)

"Without A Trace" is moving to Sunday nights (at 10 PM ET/PT) in the fall.

The complete CBS schedule is here:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=7673056&&#post7673056

"Without A Trace" is moving to Sunday nights (at 10 PM ET/PT) in the fall.

The complete CBS schedule is here:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=7673056&&#post7673056

Wow. Good news, thanks for telling us fredfa
I wonder what Cold Case's slot will be. If it will still be on Sunday nights this fall.

Wow. Good news, thanks for telling us fredfa
I wonder what Cold Case's slot will be. If it will still be on Sunday nights this fall.

Cold Case will move to Sundays at 9 PM ET/PT.

The Amazing Race at 8 PM

(60 Minutes remains at 7 PM.)

sweet. good deal.
You help out around here alot. :)

Good season finale, 'Crossroads'. Jack Malone's girlfriend is pregnant!
I thought that Jack's girlfriend storyline was good. How once she went to a dinner with Jacks daughter and all that.
It would have been so sad if she got shot by Jason Presley.

HDTV & DD 'fake' 5.1 here in Tx.

Am I the only one who thinks the writing has gotten very weak over the past months? The storylines seem to be getting more and more involved and farfetched. And Malone's character is less and less the focus, which is a shame since LaPaglia is a fantastic actor.

What was with his voice last night, seemed like it was a lower and raspier whisper than usual. And regarding the writing, it has, for the most part, been weak but it's always provided decent entertainment, nothing more.

I enjoyed this episode, well done, very exciting opening. I liked the way we didn’t know in the very beginning that Jack’s girlfriend was taken as a hostage but we knew something was up because she wasn’t lying on the floor or present at all after the opening ruckus.

What was with his voice last night, seemed like it was a lower and raspier whisper than usual. And regarding the writing, it has, for the most part, been weak but it's always provided decent entertainment, nothing more.

I enjoyed this episode, well done, very exciting opening. I liked the way we didn’t know in the very beginning that Jack’s girlfriend was taken as a hostage but we knew something was up because she wasn’t lying on the floor or present at all after the opening ruckus.




Yeah man, Jack Mallone's voice was all messed up. I thought this was because my local CBS station did the 'fake' DD 5.1 . I forgot to post about that last night. It was a lil raspier than usual.
Yeah, the opening scene was very nice. Also when jack opened the car's trunk and took a gasp.. since his girlfriend could have been dead in the trunk.

What was with his voice last night, seemed like it was a lower and raspier whisper than usual. And regarding the writing, it has, for the most part, been weak but it's always provided decent entertainment, nothing more.



My wife and I noticed this during the time that he was talking to Priestly in the office, then later his voice seemed normal. We just figured that he had a cold or sore throat during one of the days of filming for the episode.

= Jason Presley.



Boy, he has changed since the 90210 days. I didn't recognize him at first :p

My wife and I noticed this during the time that he was talking to Priestly in the office, then later his voice seemed normal. We just figured that he had a cold or sore throat during one of the days of filming for the episode.

He was definitely sick during filming. You can tell he was struggling when he yelled during the gun scenes.

I think it was the girl-- in the trunk.

Me too. The spanish detective was working on her case.

With WAT being right around the corner i thought i would share my findings. This was prob. posted by fredfra in the 'Hot Off The Press! The Latest Television News and Info' thread.

CBS says complaints not from viewers

Posted Jun 14th 2006 1:25PM by Chris Thilk

Responding to a fine of $3.3 million from the Federal Communications Commission, CBS has said that none of the complaints regarding a recent episode of Without A Trace came from actual viewers. The network says that all of the 4,200-plus complaints labeling the episode as "indecent" came from the Parents Television Council and American Family Association, two socially conservative advocacy groups. CBS claims in its appeal that to be valid a complaint must come from an actual viewer of th show. Ironically, the broadcast of the episode that drew the complaints was a repeat. When the episode was originally aired no complaints were filed. The appeal from CBS seeks to rescind the fine, the largest ever doled out by the FCC over an indecency issue. A PTC spokesperson says that this is just legal manuvering and that the will of the people must be recognized. That might be true but the complaints are hardly valid if they didn't watch the show, are they? And where were the complaints the first time around?

http://www.veronica-mars.tvsquad.com/2006/06/14/cbs-says-complaints-not-from-viewers/

CBS fined for indecency on... Without a Trace?

Posted Mar 16th 2006 8:24AM by by Anna Johns

Here we go again. The FCC just handed down a big, fat, steaming pile of fines to the big four networks for indecency. Surprisingly, the biggest fine of all was against Without a Trace. CBS and 111 of its affiliates might have to pay a whopping $3.63 million fine. To put that in perspective, Howard Stern only racked up $3.5 million in fines for the CBS network. What was so offensive? A scene in a December 2004 episode that depicted teen-agers in an orgy. CBS strongly disagrees with the fine. The FCC also refused to reduce the fine for the Janet Jackson Super Bowl boobage, which stands at $550,000. Also for CBS.

http://www.veronica-mars.tvsquad.com/2006/03/16/cbs-fined-for-indecency-on-without-a-trace/

Afghanistan isn't the only country that has problems with the Taliban.

This is my favourite TV show. I hope the premier isnt a disappointment, like many shows have been so far.

great episode tonight.

SDTV and DD 5.1 here in TX

This is my favourite TV show. I hope the premier isnt a disappointment, like many shows have been so far.

It was a disappointment for me, this show is broadcasted in HDTV according to http://www.cbs.com/info/hdtv/index.php but my local CBS was doing 4:3 SDTV (maybe 480p)

Did Houston happen to have a game that went long and thus your primetime was delayed? According to my BAS, the Baltimore @ Cleveland game delayed primetime by 13:40. If network is ever delayed for stations of a specific game, they have to upconvert the primetime programming on their own. This means they won't get the HD feed. It's more a limitation in CBS' technical abilities for primetime programming on the HD feeds.

If you were ontime, though, then it was definitely a local issue, as both shows were HD/5.1 for me in master control.

It's more a limitation in CBS' technical abilities for primetime programming on the HD feeds.

... Or lack of an HD VTR or Server to capture the pre-feeds of primetime programming.

Yes, CBS prefeeds HD programming early morning on Sunday, but I was referring to the fact that CBS can't send out multiple prime time feeds at the same time.

I did like the episode. I don't care for the hairdoos the girls are sporting, execpt for the blonde. Johnson doesnt look so good with her hair out back like that.

As a side note, I couldnt stop thinking about Trentom D. and his missing. I swe allot fo this on nancy Grace.

WAT is the best show on TV.

(From Marc Berman’s Monday, September 25, 2006, Programming Insider column at Mediaweek.com )

“…Since you all must be wondering how the season-premiere of CBS’ relocated Without a Trace fared opposite the debut of ABC drama Brothers & Sisters, take a look:

Sunday 10 p.m.
Without a Trace (CBS) – season premiere
Overnights: 11.9/19 (#1)
Viewers: 17.36 million (#1)
A18-49: 4.8/12

Brothers & Sisters (ABC) – premiere
Overnights: 11.0/17 (#2)
Viewers: 16.10 million (#2)
A18-49: 6.2/15

Here’s the scoop:

1. Without a Trace build from lead-in Cold Case by 13 percent in the overnights, 1.45 million viewers and 20 percent among adults 18-49....

2. Without a Trace built at 10:30 p.m. by 4 percent in the overnights (11.6/18 to 12.1/20) and 400,000 viewers (17.16 to 17.56 million), with no change among adults 18-49.....”

http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/newsletters/proginsider/index.jsp

I did like the episode. I don't care for the hairdoos the girls are sporting, execpt for the blonde. Johnson doesnt look so good with her hair out back like that..
The blonde looks different, like she had facial surgery.


It’s nice to hear the show in Dolby Digital this year, finally.
Also, it looks like they are doing more 2nd unit location cover shots in NYC providing a better look. :cool:

Did Houston happen to have a game that went long and thus your primetime was delayed? According to my BAS, the Baltimore @ Cleveland game delayed primetime by 13:40. If network is ever delayed for stations of a specific game, they have to upconvert the primetime programming on their own. This means they won't get the HD feed. It's more a limitation in CBS' technical abilities for primetime programming on the HD feeds.

If you were ontime, though, then it was definitely a local issue, as both shows were HD/5.1 for me in master control.

Yes, Houston had a game on. I called my local station and they said the same thing. Since the network had a delay and all that.

Nice you got to watch it in HDTV.
Thanks for the information. :)

Yes, Houston had a game on. I called my local station and they said the same thing. Since the network had a delay and all that.

Nice you got to watch it in HDTV.
Thanks for the information. :)

Or lack of an HD VTR or Server to capture the pre-feeds of primetime programming

They were able to delay the Late Show twice last year and play it in HD. Makes you wonder if they lost this ability this year. They were the only local station that had the ability at that time.

Ok, so what happened to Malone's relationship? Baby? What is Martin's drug status? What is the back story with Danny and Elena.

They have woven all these side stories in to the main plot and the first eppisode does not even mention any of them.

Next episode "Candy"

"Elena goes undercover as a stripper . . . . . "

Nuff said.

One of the better shows for sure.

Love listening for the occasional hint of aussie from Poppy and Anthony ;)

and Marianne Jean-Baptiste is a Brit. of course. (Awesome in Secrets and Lies)

I enjoyed the episode as well.

Next episode "Candy"

"Elena goes undercover as a stripper . . . . . "

Nuff said.

Tonights epsiode 'Candy' was sexy. Good stuff.
Danny and Elena seemed to really enjoy it. :p
HDTV and DD 5.1 here in TX.

Just got a chance to plop my posterior down last night to watch Sunday night's WOAT...and the damn thing must've started about :35 minutes late....because my TIVO caught the ending of Cold Case and the start of WOAT.....and the 1 hour recording ended just as Elena got the job in the club..... :mad:

I'm in the NYC DMA..so this was on WCBS-DT. I'm assuming CBS had an NFL game that went late? I didn't even THINK to pad the TIVO....but I guess I'll have to from now on eh? :confused:

Any other markets experience the same thing? Guess I'll be paying a friendly visit to my friendly, local torrent site...... :D

Just got a chance to plop my posterior down last night to watch Sunday night's WOAT...and the damn thing must've started about :35 minutes late....because my TIVO caught the ending of Cold Case and the start of WOAT.....and the 1 hour recording ended just as Elena got the job in the club..... :mad:

I'm in the NYC DMA..so this was on WCBS-DT. I'm assuming CBS had an NFL game that went late? I didn't even THINK to pad the TIVO....but I guess I'll have to from now on eh? :confused:

Any other markets experience the same thing? Guess I'll be paying a friendly visit to my friendly, local torrent site...... :D

Same in Detroit. CBS will be doing this all season. Their Sunday night schedule is always off schedule. I wish they'd just cut "60 Minutes" short to get back on schedule; fewer lies. But, if you check the clock on Sixty Minutes a little before 8:00, you'll know exactly how far off schedule they are; the only redeeming feature of 60 Minutes.

Same in Detroit. CBS will be doing this all season. Their Sunday night schedule is always off schedule. I wish they'd just cut "60 Minutes" short to get back on schedule; fewer lies. But, if you check the clock on Sixty Minutes a little before 8:00, you'll know exactly how far off schedule they are; the only redeeming feature of 60 Minutes.

I didn't get home until late on Sunday night...and it didn't dawn on me to even turn the TV on.

You live and you learn...... :eek:

Yep...got part of Cold Case on the DVR. Very annoying. I'm not really keen on wasting 2 hours of HD space on my DVR so I can watch 45 minutes of actual programming. :mad:

Yep...got part of Cold Case on the DVR. Very annoying. I'm not really keen on wasting 2 hours of HD space on my DVR so I can watch 45 minutes of actual programming. :mad:

The most annoying part of the whole thing is that I instantly recalled that CBS had started putting some of their programming online....so I went to the CBS website...and promptly found out that WOAT episodes aren't online.... :(

This isn't anything new. They run late every week that they have a 4PM game on your local See B.S. station. I just record Cold Case and then add an hour to WAT.

Fox was even more annoying. Even if the game ended on time or close to on time, they'd still have a postgame show. Then they'd drop King of the Hill or cut most of it.

Ha ha...it is new for me, there's never been anything I wanted to watch on CBS on Sunday nights other than 60 minutes.

Ha ha...it is new for me, there's never been anything I wanted to watch on CBS on Sunday nights other than 60 minutes.
Good episode last night. I noticed Danny and Elena talk about their making out session. Did not see any of Jack's relationship status. I thought the 911 operator had a good roll in the show, good actress aswell.
Episode was called '911'
HDTV and DD 5.1 here in Tx.

One thing killed last nite's episode for me. When trying to find the doctor and 911 operator, their sudden brain storm -- his car has GPS! We can track it with that! No you can't. It's a GPS receiver. It doesn't transmit anything.

They could have figured out that he had a Lojack system in his car or said his cell phone had a GPS locator feature or any of a number of other plot elements to find them. Instead they chose to lift an impossible method right out of CSI Miami. Jeez.

How come Poppy wasn't in more of the episode? She only had like one small scene...

....WOAT started late...and once again I forgot to pad my TIVO recording.

Stupid is as stupid does...... :rolleyes:

One thing killed last nite's episode for me. When trying to find the doctor and 911 operator, their sudden brain storm -- his car has GPS! We can track it with that! No you can't. It's a GPS receiver. It doesn't transmit anything.

They could have figured out that he had a Lojack system in his car or said his cell phone had a GPS locator feature or any of a number of other plot elements to find them. Instead they chose to lift an impossible method right out of CSI Miami. Jeez.

I said the same thing. If it had Onstar, then they could track the car.

Good episode last night.
HDTV here in Tx.

As powerful as ever. Great show and in HD here in Nashville.

Sad ending tonight. Sorta did not feel sorry for the father at the end, since he was a jerk. Poppy Montgomeryis good stuff :p
http://imstars.aufeminin.com/stars/fan/D20051213/2128_229148506_poppy_01_H103226_L.jpg
HDTV and 'fake' DD 5.1 here in Tx.

I thought tonight's episode was a little disappointing. I guess the whole mob thing is not too entertaining to me.

nc

(From Marc Berman’s Monday, October 23, 2006, Programming Insider column at Mediaweek.com )

“…CBS came in at typically solid Sunday levels despite facing The World Series with…Without a Trace (Overnights: #2, 10.6/17; Viewers: #2, 14.83 million; A18-49: #3, 4.3/11). ….”

• Source: Nielsen Media Research data
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/newsletters/proginsider/index.jsp

(From Marc Berman’s Monday, October 23, 2006, Programming Insider column at Mediaweek.com )
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/newsletters/proginsider/index.jsp

Good deal.

Michael Beach was a special guest in this episode tonight.

Wow. I thought WAT was not broadcasted in DD 5.1
Tonight’s episode had a symbol of ‘HD & 5.1’ Maybe they switched to DD 5.1 for this new season. I think kevinivey (?) mentioned that the broadcasting of DD 5.1 was a mistake on the local CBS affiliates part. I’m glad they switched to DD 5.1 for the broadcast of WAT.
Good episode tonight, HD and DD 5.1 here in TX.

I guess Martin Fitzgerald knew that the lady that worked with him was an FBI receptionists after all? At the end of the show, he stopped and said hello to the receptionists. Like he never payed attention to the receptionist before.
Sad ending last night.
It was interesting how Jack Malone's girlfriend went ahead and purchased the home without his consent.
HD and 'DD 5.1' here in Tx.

It seemed to me that the dead (crazy) girl witnessed something about the other dead girl...did the team just forget about it?

It seemed to me that the dead (crazy) girl witnessed something about the other dead girl...did the team just forget about it?

No :D

From Variety.com (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117952690.html?categoryid=2428&cs=1)

Quotebook
By JERRY RICE
ERIC CLOSE

How has the success of "Without a Trace" changed your offscreen life?

"I get recognized more. It's also opened some opportunities for me to get involved as the spokesperson for a charitable cause; the last three years I've been promoting literacy."

What doesn't the public know about Anthony LaPaglia?

He's a fanatic about soccer. He played professionally when he was young, and now he's an owner of a team in Australia. He loves that."

Where do you want to see your character go this season?

"I'd like to see Martin be able to relax a little bit more and find more of the humor in life, maybe loosen up a little bit. I'm already seeing it."

Who in this world would you like to see go missing and never return?

"There is a part of me that I wish would go away and never come back -- like the guy who doesn't want to work out. Or the guy who eats two bowls of Haagen-Dazs chocolate chip ice cream at 11 o'clock at night. Or the guy who shows up on the golf course who just can't make a putt or can't swing the club. I don't like that guy too much either."

POPPY MONTGOMERY

How has the success of "Without a Trace" changed your offscreen life?

"It hasn't really. Most of the time because I don't have fabulous hair, makeup, wardrobe and lighting people, I look so different in real life and most people don't even recognize me."

What doesn't the public know about Anthony LaPaglia?

"He has a wicked sense of humor. Because the show is so serious, you really don't get to see that side of him."

Where do you want to see your character go this season?

"I'm really happy with the direction it's going. The writers have it covered really well. They come up with things I never would have thought of. I just learn my lines and hit my marks and let them do what they do best."

Who in this world would you like to see go missing and never return?

"There's no one I would wish that on. I know that's boring, but I don't think I would wish that on anybody."

ROSELYN SANCHEZ

How has the success of "Without a Trace" changed your offscreen life?

"I get recognized all the time by people in their 40s and 50s; that's our demographic. Mainstream America is now more familiar with my face and name. The Latino community and the urban community know me very well, but now I'm getting a whole new market that's appreciating my work."

What doesn't the public know about Anthony LaPaglia?

"People would be surprised to know he has an amazing sense of humor."

Where do you want to see your character go this season?

"I would like them to explore my background and family a little bit more. We pitched an idea for people to know my backstory and introduce a relationship with Enrique Murciano. And they loved it."

Who in this world would you like to see go missing and never return?

"Osama bin Laden, but I don't want him to go missing. I want them to find him and kill him."

ENRIQUE MURCIANO

How has the success of "Without a Trace" changed your offscreen life?

"It has given me a guilt-free pass to enjoy stuff that I like doing, like playing music and reading. I have a piano at my house and about 15 vintage guitars."

What doesn't the public know about Anthony LaPaglia?

"People would be surprised to know he's a clothes horse. He knows so much about fashion. He really appreciates craftsmanship, whether it's in a nice sweater, a vintage watch or whatever."

Where do you want to see your character go this season?

"I'm praying for the writers to write me into situations where I'm conflicted. I always want more of the emotional stuff. Please, kill my mom or give me cancer or make me fall in love and then get dumped by someone."

Who in this world would you like to see go missing and never return?

"(Venezuelan President) Hugo Chavez. He's a reminder of what state our world is in and how much animosity exists. He seems like an abrasive world figure."

MARIANNE JEAN-BAPTISTE

How has the success of "Without a Trace" changed your offscreen life?

"When you go somewhere like Nairobi, Kenya, and people recognize you, you have to say that it has changed quite drastically. My personal life, though, hasn't changed terribly."

What doesn't the public know about Anthony LaPaglia?

"He's incredibly funny, a real sort of nut case. It always borders on the side of bawdy humor."

Where do you want to see your character go this season?

"It would be nice to do undercover work and a bit more character stuff. I like the undercover stuff but the challenge is to try not to do it too well because my character is not an actress, but an FBI officer."

Who in this world would you like to see go missing and never return?

"The person who stole my first car. She was an old, broken-down Nissan, but got me everywhere I needed to go. I was broke at the time, and then somebody went and stole it."

From Variety.com (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117952690.html?categoryid=2428&cs=1)
Quotebook
By JERRY RICE
ERIC CLOSE


Awesome. Thanks for contributing that to this thread.

This past weeks episode titled 'Win Today' was great.
With Jack getting drugged, and having a nail-gun puncture his wrist and chest.
I thought it was interesting how Jack did not tell the women's son that she was his mother. It seemed like he wanted to tell him, but from his heart he did not.
I guess his mother died, when she got shot.

HD and 'DD 5.1' here in Tx.

I thought the episode this week was kinda bogus. Having Jack go "underground" was a good idea, but I don't think it played out too well. He had a nail gun go through his hand, and he just puuls it away like that without it bleeding profusely? I doubt it. Also, he would have bled out after having a nail in his chest also.

His hair was slicked back in one scene, and then a completely different way in the very next. Lastly, he NEVER would have told anyone he was with the FBI. (would he?).

I'm a HUGE fan of this show, and hardly ever critisize it. I just thought that last night's episode was, wekk, too "half baked"

nc

I just watched this past Sunday's episode. I found it very disturbing...very sad.

nc

I love this show and now if the writers would let the 2 chicks kiss again it would be so much better.

and he just puuls it away like that without it bleeding profusely? I doubt it. Also, he would have bled out after having a nail in his chest also.

Yeah, I agree.


Lastly, he NEVER would have told anyone he was with the FBI. (would he?).

That was very odd. Even my friend commented on that. I do not think he would normally say he was with the FBI.. but the women was going to kill him.

I just watched this past Sunday's episode. I found it very disturbing...very sad.

I found it to be touchy. Very well done.

steverobertson,
Maybe there will be more women kissing later, just watch and find out :p

Just caught this weeks episode. Very good.

By the way, for the Trekkies out there, pretty funny that there were two former alumni in the same episode. I wonder if they have the same agent. :D

The Mom was from NG and the coach was from STE
but you already knew that. :cool:

:rolleyes: Tonight’s episode, what a dud, this show is on its last legs.

:rolleyes: Tonight’s episode, what a dud, this show is on its last legs.

Really, darn.
I liked the episode titled 'Eating Away'.
I liked how we got to see into the personal life of Elena Delgado with her ex and all. Then her and Danny Taylor hit it off aswell.
HD and DD 5.1 here in Tx.

Anyone else notice the abundance of cellphone use this past week? Seemed unusual to me.

nc

I found it to be touchy. Very well done.

steverobertson,
Maybe there will be more women kissing later, just watch and find out :p

I didn't get to watch last weeks show as the golf overun screwed me up. I really like this show and was not happy.

In regards to the kiss Poppi Montgomery made a comment about not only do the men want her but some woman do as well which I guess she meant herself. Maybe the writers will help her out LOL

Anyone else notice the abundance of cellphone use this past week? Seemed unusual to me.

nc

Maybe the writers are trying to show the technological side to how the FBI works or moreso how society as a whole has become technologically evolved (i.e. text messages, cam phone pic sending, database searches, etc...).

For me, I was more mesmerized by the fact that the silver desklamps (http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=300201&Ntt=desklamp&uniqueSearchFlag=true&An=text) on Danny/Viv's desks....are the same silver desklamps in the background on CSI:NY sets....and I have the same *(&#@ desk lamp myself!!!

I wonder what other common props show up in each show :D ?!?!?

Maybe the writers are trying to show the technological side to how the FBI works or moreso how society as a whole has become technologically evolved (i.e. text messages, cam phone pic sending, database searches, etc...).

Or maybe it's just "product placement" ;)

Or maybe it's just "product placement" ;)
Yeh, I see Dell PCs in their sets allot of the times.

nc

Great episode last night.

Great episode last night.
We've seen a lot of portrayals of parents being informed of their missing children before, and hers was probably the most realistic. Utter panic and rage. I didn't think she had that kind of acting ability in her (she's usually one note, but then again she's a beautiful woman and they probably writer her character that way).

'Trace' Draws a Solid Fan Base
By Marc D. Allan Special to The Washington Post Sunday, March 18, 2007

Fans of the missing-persons drama "Without a Trace" know little about the early life of Samantha Spade, the FBI investigator played by Poppy Montgomery. That changes (Sunday) night with the first of a two-part story in which Spade's sister is introduced -- and then goes missing.

"We find out some stuff that's incredibly dark about her past and her relationship with her family," Montgomery said of her character. She declined to elaborate in hopes of, as she said with a laugh, being "vague yet intriguing."

Executive producers Greg Walker and Jan Nash were willing to share a bit more. Those who follow the show, they said, have seen hints in the second and third seasons of Spade's broken family, along with allegations of abuse. And in an episode earlier this season, Spade reacted impassionedly to the case of a missing artist.

"That episode ends with what appears to be a flashback from Samantha Spade's point of view of someone being hit with a shovel," Nash said. The episodes tonight and next Sunday "start to answer what that incident was about and why she had such a strong emotional reaction to that one case."

If "Desperate Housewives" had worked up a story line like this, the anticipation would be intense. But "Without a Trace" has generated little of what Hollywood likes to call "heat" -- the attention that creates headlines and yields magazine cover stories.

"I haven't had to buy a tux yet in five years, and I don't know if I'll need to," Walker said. "But we're everybody's mom's or sister's or aunt's favorite show."

"Without a Trace" debuted in 2002, going head-to-head with -- and ultimately beating -- "ER" on Thursdays at 10 p.m. Since moving to Sundays this past fall, the show has regularly won its time slot despite being delayed frequently during football season. "Trace" averages more than 14 million viewers per week and earlier this season passed the 100-episode landmark, which sent it into syndication. TNT airs the syndicated reruns on Wednesdays at 6, 7 and 11 p.m.

"It's huge recognition from our fans," Montgomery said. "Having done five series that failed, it seems to me like such enormous recognition just to hit our 100-episode mark and have such a huge audience. I know how hard it is to get a hit show on the air, so I feel like it's recognized a lot."

Walker said he thinks "Without a Trace" is an under-the-radar type of show. "No one feels abused and isolated," he said, "and no one feels like we're in a situation where we're completely undernourished in terms of praise."

The series succeeds, he and Nash said, because it deals in hope. In the first season, senior agent Jack Malone (Anthony LaPaglia) called himself "a hope junkie," and that phrase is never far from the minds of the writers.

The show doesn't open with a dead body, the way procedural dramas such as "Law & Order" and the "CSIs" typically do. Instead, the mystery begins with what happens just before someone vanishes. The missing person's story is then told through a series of flashbacks that explain the circumstances behind the disappearance.

The "Without a Trace" detectives will usually find the missing person and, in the process, solve the crime -- but the outcome isn't always a happy one.

"Procedurals like 'Without a Trace' have been a staple of TV since the '50s," said Jason Mittell, an assistant professor of American studies and film and media culture at Middlebury College in Vermont. "It's a very comfortable format. You know when you watch that things will be resolved by the end of the episode.

"Most procedurals have a mystery focus, so whether it's a murder mystery like 'CSI' or a medical mystery like 'House,' there's a real sense of 'There's a problem, you're going to spend an hour figuring out how it happened, and by the end there'll be an answer.' And traditionally, the answer is reassuring -- the bad guy is caught, the victim is found," Mittell said.

Rather than stealing from the headlines, some episodes of "Without a Trace" have eerily seemed to forecast them. The Laci Peterson case in California made news months after a Season 1 episode was filmed that centered on a missing pregnant woman. During the second season, the show told the story of a priest involved in a hit-and-run accident; an Arizona bishop was charged in a fatal hit-and-run soon after. And this season's first episode dealt with a boy held captive, a story that played out a lot like the case of missing teens Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby in Missouri in January.

If that sounds spooky, imagine how the writers feel. In brainstorming episode ideas, Nash said, chuckling, "there's a standard rule around here that no writer of a procedural television show should go missing."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/14/AR2007031400152_pf.html

I LOVE this show, I'm glad it has such a following.

Just a heads up for tonight…
The NCAA is running a little over.
Set those DVRs accordingly. :cool:
I’ve missed many episodes since the Sunday night switch. :(

Yeah, me too, I hate that. I definitely preferred it on Thursday night. Great episode, too! Hoping to get more of Sam's backstory next week (almost feels like Lost, LOL).

I solved that problem long ago when I padded WOAT by an hour. Tonight it almost wasn't enough....

Just a heads up for tonight…
The NCAA is running a little over.
Set those DVRs accordingly. :cool:
I’ve missed many episodes since the Sunday night switch. :(

Thanks for the headsup. :)

Yeah, me too, I hate that. I definitely preferred it on Thursday night. Great episode, too! Hoping to get more of Sam's backstory next week (almost feels like Lost, LOL).

Yes, Me aswell. I wonder why Sam was so rude to her sister.
Maybe family abuse or a family seceret.

I solved that problem long ago when I padded WOAT by an hour. Tonight it almost wasn't enough....

I've been padding Cold Case by 3 hrs. That ensures I get it, plus WOAT no matter what.

Very good episode tonight.
I did not know who the man was in Sam's bed.
In the end Jack said to Sam 'Honey' I thought it was nice.

Sam is so pretty :P

Very good episode tonight.
I did not know who the man was in Sam's bed.
In the end Jack said to Sam 'Honey' I thought it was nice.

Sam is so pretty :POne of the best episodes in a long while. They tied up the lose ends in Sam’s life very well.

That guy in her bed at the start of the episode was a “one night stand” and he is actually dating Poppy Montgomery.

Yes, I loved this episode as well. Generally, any episode involving regular cast member's life is a good one.

It was nice to see everybody back.
I was confused on the last part, with the women slaves.
Vivian Johnson and a policeman? walked into a caged area where women were being kept.
Maybe they were Sudan refuges?

Did anyone on this list watching this program last night experience a lot of sound dropouts and pic breakups throughout the program? I did. Trying to determine where this problem originated.

Did anyone on this list watching this program last night experience a lot of sound dropouts and pic breakups throughout the program? I did. Trying to determine where this problem originated.

I did not notice.
HD & DD 5.1 here in Tx. Well, maybe the fake DD 5.1

It was nice to see everybody back.
I was confused on the last part, with the women slaves.
Vivian Johnson and a policeman? walked into a caged area where women were being kept.


That's what Vivian's imagination thought was going on. They came too late and everyone had been moved to a new location.

Did anyone on this list watching this program last night experience a lot of sound dropouts and pic breakups throughout the program? I did. Trying to determine where this problem originated.I had it here in Frederick, Maryland (Comcast)

That's what Vivian's imagination thought was going on. They came too late and everyone had been moved to a new location.

It looks like it might be a season or part season arc type storyline. My guess is that the 2 guys were/are part of a slave trade operation where they procured and "broke" the women for a much larger, possibly international operation.

I liked how Steven Weber is now the team boss.
Only saw half of last night's episode, in SDTV.
I love me some good old Poppy Montgomery :p

I hope they don't prolong the Jack being a subordinate storyline. They already tried that once, and it didn't work then. This show works when Jack is full-on in charge, going after criminals like a pit bull. Emaciated Jack is boring and tedious.

I liked how Steven Weber is now the team boss.
Only saw half of last night's episode, in SDTV.
I love me some good old Poppy Montgomery :p

Speaking of Montgomery, her "Poppy's" were sure dominating A LOT of my TV's real estate on Tuesday night....

Parenthood has apparently appreciated her...uh...assets a bit eh? :eek:

I'm digging that Vanessa Marcil is 'dating' Martin Fitzgerald.
She's pretty, keep on featuring her on episodes! :p

I'm digging that Vanessa Marcil is 'dating' Martin Fitzgerald.
She's pretty, keep on featuring her on episodes! :p

Boy you got that right I loved her on Vegas she is rock solid in so many ways

Looks like they knew it was over, or there was some quick editing. They pretty much wrapped up eveyrthing in the last show.

Darn. Sounds like a good episode. I DVR'ed the episode, will watch it this weekend.

How could anyone cancel Poppy and Rosalyn ???

How could anyone cancel Poppy and Rosalyn ???
Poppy was the main reason I watched the show. :D

Looks like they knew it was over, or there was some quick editing. They pretty much wrapped up everything in the last show.

Actually, that surprised me that they were able to manage that. They either did a quick re-shoot (and that montage of solved case photos at the end was pretty neat), or they just knew.

The show had a good run.

Poppy was the main reason I watched the show. :D

I can't say as I blame you. The best was when they kissed each other afew seasons back

I finally watched the series finale. I did not take notice of anything spectacular closing endings for the series. Maybe I did not catch it. I'll miss Samantha Spade and all the other people.

I finally watched the series finale. I did not take notice of anything spectacular closing endings for the series. Maybe I did not catch it. I'll miss Samantha Spade and all the other people.

Me too. I've enjoyed the show ever since it came on...will miss seeing it a lot. It's out on DVD, and I imagine there's always syndication, but that's not the same....

DGK

I finally watched the series finale. I did not take notice of anything spectacular closing endings for the series. Maybe I did not catch it. I'll miss Samantha Spade and all the other people.

Oh, it wasn't a biggie...just a series of photos of past cases on the board that eventually faded to none. That was as close to "closure" as we are getting.

I don't know, I count the marriage as an end, the breakup as an end. Malone focusing on his daughters as a wrap up. And Sam keeping her baby daddy around as a wrap up. Even Malone and Viv walking on the docks saying how they always end up togeter at the end seemed pretty much like a wrap too.

I don't know, I count the marriage as an end, the breakup as an end. Malone focusing on his daughters as a wrap up. And Sam keeping her baby daddy around as a wrap up. Even Malone and Viv walking on the docks saying how they always end up togeter at the end seemed pretty much like a wrap too.

Oh, I certainly agree with those...and those conclusions seemed to indicate that the producers had enough advance warning that they were able to film those scenes.

What I was reacting to was that it appeared some people may not have seen the very end picture montage with the final fade to a blank board. For me that was the, "Yup, this is really it folks" moment.

I'm sad such a excellent show has come to an end.

The finale was good, some loose ends were wrapped up, and I like how they show all the people they saved in the end.

Jack is Batman, :D

I'm just glad they had the chance to wrap things up that way. So many good shows that get canceled out of the blue don't get that chance to wrap things up properly, and we fans are left hanging.

DGK

Just watched the final 3 episodes on the DVR. Sad to say this was the only TV series that my wife watched and we could enjoy together. Went out in style.

Oh, I certainly agree with those...and those conclusions seemed to indicate that the producers had enough advance warning that they were able to film those scenes.

What I was reacting to was that it appeared some people may not have seen the very end picture montage with the final fade to a blank board. For me that was the, "Yup, this is really it folks" moment.

They just reaired the final episode on CBS Sunday night and it ended with Jack and Sam leaving headed to the wedding. The picture montage part was cut out of the rebroadcast. Could this be a sign CBS is rethinking bringing back Without A Trace as a midseason replacement or a series of TV movies?

Or it could be CBS just acting like they didn't want you to know they were dumb enough to cancel the series I suppose.

-YakHDTV06