"Smith" Returns
Ray Liotta's failed CBS thriller "Smith" returns, but not to the television set nearest you. It's showing the rest of its episodes on CBS' Web site.
In a first for television networks and a first for serialized dramas, the remaining four unaired episodes of the crime drama will air at CBS' Innertube streaming video service for free starting Thursday (today).
Here's an old promo for "Smith," in which Liotta plays a professional thief, courtesy of YouTube.
CBS' attempt to wrap up the airing of the final episodes is a way for people to find out how the show was supposed to end. A written synopsis by the producers that explains how the show was going to finish also will be included.
This is an example of the dangers of serialized dramas, which came in droves this fall.
What happens if they fail in the first season? How do we know the show will end? Do they have to leave viewers hanging?
NBC's cancelled "Kidnapped" is a perfect example of how pulling such a series from the schedule can ruin your day.
When it last left the air, the boy was still kidnapped. Will viewers ever know if he'll be saved?
At least CBS is providing some closure for these types of series that get canned early.
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NBC announced when it pulled Kidnapped from Saturdays that they would put it on NBC.com. Believe it or not, I think CBS got the idea to put Smith on the web from that (since it had previously been sitting in limbo for several weeks).
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