Fourth-place broadcast network NBC really demonstrated its determination to remain in that lowly position during The Peacock’s “Infront” presentation earlier today. Apparently, it cares not a lick about genuinely original yet thoroughly entertaining programs, as the confirmed cancellation of the stellar Damian Lewis and Sarah Shahi cop dramedy Life proves.
Also confirmed as canceled are the God-awful remakes Kath & Kim and Knight Rider. It actually pains me to see a terrific series like Life lumped together with two shows that never should have made it past go in the first place. Given the upcoming primetime Leno fiasco, …read more

It’s been nice watching Damian Lewis’ Detective Charlie Crews partner with guest star Gabrielle Union’s Detective Jane Seever, but I’m sure other fans will be as thrilled as I am that Sarah Shahi’s Detective Dani Reese is back big time during tonight’s Season Two Life finale “One.”
Also dropping by for a little criminal intrigue is Terminator: The Sarah Chronicles regular Garret Dillahunt, who reprises his recurring role as Crews’ supremely evil nemesis, Russian crook Roman Nevikov. Just how evil is Nevikov?

It was great having Reaper and Dark Angel’s Valarie Rae Miller on tonight’s episode of Life called “Shelf Life.” Things are going to be even nicer, if that’s possible, next Wednesday on “3 Women,” when the series welcomes special guest star Gabrielle Union (Night Stalker, Bad Boys). As previously reported, the newcomer is visiting for an extended arc while Sarah Shahi’s Dani Reese continues helping out the FBI to help hide the pregnant actress’ growing midsection.
Union plays Charlie Crews’ (Damian Lewis) latest partner, Detective Jane Seever, and judging by the episodic photos, she’s more than up to getting …read more

As attentive Comedy Centric readers may know, I can’t get enough of NBC’s quirky sophomore cop show Life, which is consistently one of the most refreshing and entertaining series on television nowadays.
It seems the smart folks who live in Spain share my immense appreciation of the dramedy and its cast, led by London native Damian Lewis and his Iranian-Spanish American costar Sarah Shahi. According to Variety, the series follows only proven franchise hits and fellow Telecino network staples CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and CSI: New York in the overall number of viewers tuning in to it each week since …read more

I was checking out upcoming episodes for Life, one of my current favorite television series, when I happened upon the photo above. According to the NBC caption, that woman looking snazzy while lounging poolside in a blue bathing suit is Reaper’s very own Valarie Rae Miller, also known as Josie. She’ll be appearing on the cop dramedy Wednesday, March 11.
During the episode called “Shelf Life,” Detective Charlie Crews (Damian Lewis) and his pre-prison partner Officer Bobby Stark (Brent Sexton) investigate a murder involving a soldier stabbed to death while on leave in Los Angeles.
Miller plays a character named …read more

Talk about oldies but goodies! Next week’s February 18th new episode of Life called “I Heart Mom” will guest star the one and only Charlotte Rae, the actress better known to hordes of classic sitcom fans as lovable Edna Garrett on the 1979–1988 NBC comedy The Facts of Life. How’s that for a blast from the past?
After a man is found beaten and shot dead with a mouth full of money in a house with no roof, partners Charlie Crews (Damian Lewis) and Dani Reese (Sarah Shahi) soon discover the victim was running an elaborate construction scam that …read more

Hooray for Life! When the NBC cop dramedy returned on Wednesday for its first fresh episode of 2009, the (inexplicable) bubble series earned ratings that were 30 percent more impressive than the numbers it got for its last new new episode way back in December.
I personally want to thank the smart, witty, gorgeous, and supremely wonderful 6.76 million viewers who took the time to watch the best thing on television at that time. Seriously — I’ll be checking out Lost and Lie to Me, the show’s main 9pm EST competition, online this weekend (thank goodness for Internet streaming!).
There’s …read more

It’s ridiculous how much I love NBC’s fantastically quirky cop dramedy Life, and I bring good news for other viewers who adore the show, too. Fresh episodes begin for 2009 with tomorrow night’s “Re-Entry” at 9pm EST. Can’t wait.
This time around, partners Charlie and Dani tackle outer space … sort of. When a retired NASA pilot is shot to death mid-flight (Ouch!), Charlie and Dani work to narrow down the list of suspects who include the dead pilot’s son and his current business partner. They must also take into consideration the pilot was about to pay the …read more

Fewer people are watching television these days, which isn’t translating to good Nielsen numbers for one of my favorite shows in recent seasons, NBC’s always entertaining Damian Lewis and Sarah Shahi police procedural Life.
Thank goodness, then, that instead of bailing out, the network is demonstrating its support by moving the cop show from its current dreadful Friday-night time slot to Wednesdays at 9pm EST during an all-new “crime night.”
As a result, Life will air after Knight Rider, starting on November 5, the same night that the long-running staple Law & Order opens its impressive 19th season.
Moving into Life’s old home …read more