The MONARCH trailer (hip hip hurrah!)

[Willie Oleson]

 

[Ome]

I’m not a fan of this genre, but damn, that trailer is awesome.

Maybe this is my doorway to country.

 

[Willie Oleson]

I’m not a fan of this genre

It's not like I started to listen to hiphop and R&B because of EMPIRE but the music scenes never bothered me, and I found it interesting to watch some of that culture.
Any music culture is interesting to me. I'm sure MONARCH isn't going to be a musical like CWDYNASTY.

 

[Ome]

Any music culture is interesting to me

I like many genres, but as much as I love music, sometimes it can be too distracting.

I’ve always struggled with country, even though I enjoy couple of mainstream country songs.

I had a hard time with Gaga’s A STAR IS BORN & I never made it to the end of the first season of NASHVILLE.

 

[Willie Oleson]

I never made it to the end of the first season of NASHVILLE.

According to James from London, NASHVILLE was a little (or a lot) too nice for a soap opera. Maybe that had something to do with it?
Have you watched EMPIRE, Ome?

 

[Ome]

Have you watched EMPIRE

Yes. The first season was brilliant and I bought the music from that one, but somewhere around season two I lost interest. I can’t remember why. If I didn’t have such a colossal of shows to do I would probably go back in.

 

[Carrie Fairchild]

WOW!!! How on earth did I miss the news that both Susan Sarandon and Anna Friel had been cast in this? I'm looking forward to this as FOX's other soap offering this season (Our Kind of People) didn't grab me in the way I thought it would.

Yes. The first season was brilliant and I bought the music from that one, but somewhere around season two I lost interest. I can’t remember why. If I didn’t have such a colossal of shows to do I would probably go back in.

My experience was the same, although I hung on until the start of season 3 before bailing. Season 1 was excellent but I think it started to unravel in the final episode when they removed the central premise of who'd succeed Lucious after he was gone. I did plan to go back & rewatch it all recently but it had been removed from Prime.

 

[Carrie Fairchild]

How on earth did I miss the news that both Susan Sarandon and Anna Friel had been cast in this?

Also, I've just realised that the other daughter is played by Beth Ditto!!

 

[Willie Oleson]

Beth Ditto

I had to Bing that name....but it was a nice surprise.

 

[Rove]

Watching this trailer and it felt like I've just watched the first season. A good trailer should tease you, spark an interest but not give away too much of the premise. Or it could be I'm not a big fan of Susan Sarandon.

 

[tommie]

Pushed to the fall: https://tvline.com/2022/01/12/monarch-premiere-delayed-fox-fall-2022-susan-sarandon/

 

[Angela Channing]

Why do American productions keep casting British actors in American roles? I was thinking the same thing when I saw Benedict Cumberbatch recently in the film Power of the Dog and now Anna Friel is in this.

 

[Carrie Fairchild]

Pushed to the fall: https://tvline.com/2022/01/12/monarch-premiere-delayed-fox-fall-2022-susan-sarandon/

I was looking forward to seeing this. Whatever spin they're putting on it, to move a show two weeks before it's launch date doesn't fill you with confidence.

 

[tommie]

I was looking forward to seeing this. Whatever spin they're putting on it, to move a show two weeks before it's launch date doesn't fill you with confidence.

They changed showrunners too, so I assume that whatever has been filmed post-pilot isn't the direction the networks wants. I imagine that a lot of material will be scrapped and re-written.

 

[Carrie Fairchild]

They changed showrunners too, so I assume that whatever has been filmed post-pilot isn't the direction the networks wants. I imagine that a lot of material will be scrapped and re-written.

I wouldn't be surprised if there was some recasting done with "scheduling conflicts" being cited.

 

[Soap archives]

So I saw this in tv guide today thought I check it out they said it was a soap opera! I be curious to see others opinion... I did enjoy Empire although that might be more drama! Thoughts anyone

 

[Rove]

They changed showrunners too

Oh GOD no. Not that woman from TNT Dallas and Blood & Oil.

 

[tommie]

Oh GOD no. Not that woman from TNT Dallas and Blood & Oil.

At one point, you really have to let go you know.

 

[Toni]

Oh GOD no. Not that woman from TNT Dallas and Blood & Oil.

 

[tommie]

It's finally premiering next Sunday (9/11 - what a date!) at 8PM, with a repeat right after and then two other repeats of the pilot on Monday and Wednesday, so they're pushing this hard!

Time period premiere on 9/20 at 9PM.