Post by UPN on Jun 23, 2009 17:48:38 GMT -5
This is the first ever nationally televised upfront presentation in history on UPN live in front a sellout of 20,533 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario in front of thousands of press members and agencies from all over the world. Similar to a music or entertainment concert than a simple upfront presentation. We don't do simple at UPN, we do BIG!
Day 1 Upfront Lineup Card:
-Warm up music is played by orchestrated members
-Curtain opens and sneak previews start
-American and Canadian anthems are played
-UPN 2009-10 fall Jingle promos are played
-Arena lights are cut off for the UPN intro video
-Opening loud pyro display (indoor fireworks) is launched to start the show
-Black Eyed Peas warms the crowd up
-Paula Abdul live performance
-UPN owner Pat Devine greets the large sell-out crowd
-Pat Devine introduces CEO BlueLick to the media to get the upfronts started
-Major announcements and press releases are presented
-Major announcement on historic event to officially launch the network in August
-BlueLick introduces UPN Daytime GM Kim Groce
-UPN Daytime/Weekend Shows and their stars are introduced one by one
-UPN Fall 2009-10 daytime/weekend schedule is presented
-Barbra Streisand Funny Girl Special Play & Concert
-Babs sends the show to intermission
-UPN Prime-Time Shows and their stars are introduced one by one
-UPN Fall 2009-10 prime-time schedule is presented
-Eminem and Kid Cudi live performance
-Nelly Furtado live performance w/ Timbaland close the upfront presentation
Air Canada Centre
Toronto, Ontario
@ 3:16pm/et.
written by network CEO BlueLick
Toronto- The big day is here a the new revived network presents their 2009-10 fall lineup to the world. After the failure of the old UPN (United Paramount Network) had trouble staying afloat for 11 years comes a new UPN (United People's Network) who is set on bringing life into the broadcasting game. The old UPN was small time and the new network is big time spending billions of dollars on the network in preparation for the fall. Broadcasters in recent years had little pride for their networks and now they want to go to those people who loved to watch broadcast television back in the peak period of the 70s and 80s. UPN's main mission is to present a product that a wide range of audience can watch becoming tomorrow's water cooler talk. Their is no specific demo focus for this network as they contribute to all audiences becoming a rare network that caters to all age groups.
New Feature!
Starting in September you the viewer can actually read some scripts from our shows that will be presented before the episode airs. So you can really get involved in our network and its offerings. Wanna read each episode of Janit O'Day well you can, no problem.
The Spectacle:
We at UPN are focused on growth starting this summer from the bottom to the top. A huge announcement of a historic never done before expensive official launch event for awareness of UPN. We are going to be starting our 2009-10 fall campaign on Monday August 17, 2009 through Wednesday August 19, 2009 with a huge 3-day event that will rival the historic World's Fair taking place all over certain parts of the world where UPN is going to be aired this season like New York's Times Square, Los Angeles in Hollywood, Philadelphia's Broad Street, Miami's South Beach, Bay Area's boardwalk, Seattle, Boston, Toronto, Vancouver, Las Vegas, Detroit, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Phoenix, Denver, Minneapolis, Indianapolis and so many more American cities. The event itself is free to the public as UPN has paid a whopping $2 billion for the event. Advertisers are sure to make sure UPN breaks profit for the huge event. The event will mainly be taken place in the city of Chicago, Illinois right on Michigan Avenue which is where all the major stars will be. Never before has that many celebrities ever been in one place for one event outside of Los Angeles and New York. Almost everybody in the world will be watching the single most historic event of all-time and that event is called The Spectacle and it will take place on Wednesday August 19, 2009 starting at 6:25pm/et. lasting into the wee hours of the morning with a huge launch party where millions in each city will celebrate.
Combined with the announcement of several head to head special live concerts. UPN is bringing viewers all-around access to concerts that you normally have to pay for to see. Many acts will be going head to head in never before seen matchups like the Idol duel of Kelly Clarkson vs. Carrie Underwood, legendary bands Rolling Stones vs. The Who, 90s bands Spice Girls vs. Backstreet Boys, Elton John vs. Paul McCartney, triple threat matchup between Usher vs. Justin Timberlake, Eminem vs. Lil' Wayne, Nelly Furtado vs. Rihanna, Beyonce vs. Mary J. Blige AC/DC vs. Metallica and the highly anticipated passing of the torch matchup between young singer Jordan Pruitt vs. Britney Spears. Both have had disputes of over the summer of Jordan copying Britney's style and they will now be settled in front of one of the largest audiences in history.
The nightcap will be something special and memorable for everybody in attendance as we will have the battle of the divas between Janet Jackson vs. Madonna leading into great king of pop the one and only Michael Jackson full special concert expected to take place sometime after 2am. We expect many people to use Wednesday August 19, 2009 as the night they stay up for.
The Spectacle will celebrate the history of television up to the 19th of August when UPN officially launches by showing many clips of things on television like world events and memorable television events and moments throughout the long program. The very special announcement of the first ever television Hall of Fame opens in Toronto that Tuesday on the 18th. Those who have exceeded popularity and work on the silver screen are recognized. Live at the Spectacle on the 19th, eight of the television's most great darlings will be the first ones inducted. This year's class of 8 includes those who are inducted are in Chicago are Vincent Kennedy McMahon who will accept his induction the day before at the special WWE vs. TNA event on UPN, Oprah Winfrey who will be the last to be inducted in front of her home fans right before Janet and Madonna duel off, Mary Tyler Moore, the late Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Barbara Walters, Regis Philbin who will accept his honor live in front of his hometown in Times Square New York City and finally the man, the myth, the legend Bill Cosby who will accept his honor live in his hometown of Philadelphia. They will all wear red jackets with the hall of fame symbol on their blazers and white pants.
Those who will be helping induct members:
(ordered by the way their presented on the program)
-McMahons & HHH for Vincent Kennedy McMahon (August 18, CHI)
-Valerie Harper for Mary Tyler Moore (August 19, CHI)
-Charlie's Angels members Jaclyn Smith & Kate Jackson for Farah Fawcett (August 19, CHI)
-Kathy Lee Gifford for Regis Philbin (August 19, NYC)
-Ed McMahon's wife for Ed McMahon's child (August 19, CHI)
-Whoopi Goldberg for Babara Walters (August 19, CHI)
-Sylvester Stallone for Bill Cosby (August 19, PHI)
-Dr. Phil for Oprah Winfrey (August 19, CHI)
Also happening at the event will be several TV tapings including Monday's big 2 hour live event of the first ever American Idol vs. The Carpenters Hour competition as acts will go head to head. That will happen on Monday August 17, 2009 @ 9pm/et. in Chicago on Michigan Avenue in front of millions. Right before that with be MTV's America's Best Dance Crew vs. The Carpenters Hour dancers @ 8pm/et. in a duel. TV tapings of UPN shows will take place too like starting on Sunday August 16, 2009 with an exhibition game between the Oakland Demons @ Chicago Enforcers. On Monday will be a triple taping of Youth of Life, Sabs & Four's Company. Then on Wednesday night right before the other half of the huge duel concerts will be a huge taping of Toronto's Friends featuring guest stars from the original Friends. These tapings will take place right on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Also a huge variety show taping will take place on Monday Night right after Idol and Hour's duel and right before a special concert. On Tuesday we have our big WWE vs. TNA event also on the mile in Chicago. Right after that will be a hip-hop vs. rock concert. During the morning/afternoons we'll have more TV tapings which will all be announced in a future announcement on the specific details for everything that is Spectacle.
Folks this is no ordinary day and this is no ordinary event, most kids and adults aren't even going to work the next day b/c of it! ;D
2009 Summer Athletic Games:
8.6.9
Right before The Spectacle in order to help promote the event and the fall offerings from UPN, Shane Anderson and Wide World of Sports will be producing a competitor to the Olympics comes a week long sports event called the 2009 Summer Athletic Games which will begin with the opening ceremonies on Thursday August 6, 2009 and games on Friday August 7, 2009 through the close ceremonies on Sunday August 16, 2009. The opening ceremonies will take place at Jerry Jones of the Cowboys new digs Cowboys Stadium in suburban Dallas in Arlington, Texas. The games will take place in Dallas, Texas and various venues from all over the area and state. Most of the Olympians will compete like Michael Phelps, Shawn Johnson, Stephanie Rice, Usain Bolt, Natalie Coughlin, Nastia Liukin and Zou Kai. The event will be seen all over the world and will debut UPN's worldwide signal into 50 countries on Thursday August 6, 2009 like the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, China, South Africa, Germany, Russia, just to name a few. The rest of the countries will be worked starting next year.
The Athletic Games will take place twice a year at these sites:
2010 Winter Athletic Games - Denver, Colorado (January 2010)
2010 Summer Athletic Games - London, England (August 2010)
2011 Winter Athletic Games - Toronto, Ontario (February 2011)
2011 Summer Athletic Games - New York City, New York (July 2011, all month long)
2012 Winter Athletic Games - Tokyo, Japan (January 2012)
2012 Summer Athletic Games - Los Angeles, California (August 2012)
2013 Winter Athletic Games - Vancouver, British Columbia (February 2013)
2013 Summer Athletic Games - Toronto, Ontario (August 2013, 2 weeks)
Now for the moment you've all been waiting for and that's the UPN Fall 2009-10 schedule and we have its premiere dates. Underneath will be info on the shows. The 7pm hour will be apart of our daytime lineup and the 11:35pm shows will be apart of our late night lineup.
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Presented on Tuesday June 16, 2009 at World Studios in Toronto, Ontario
4:00pm (Pacific Time).
UPN Daytime
(All times are Eastern)
MON-FRI
7-AM America @ 7:00
8-AM America National Morning Show
8:30-AM America @ 8:30
9-Playhood
10-Star Game AM
10:30-UNO
11-Ludacris
12-Terri
1-Life & Lessons
2-Hard Choices
3-There’s Always Tomorrow
4-UPN After-School Specials
5-The UPN Variety Daily Showcase
6-Beat the Clock
6:30-Lightning Round
7-Various Early Prime Time All-Star Programming
PN Prime-Time
(All times are Eastern)
MON
7-Monday Night Game Shows
8-Toronto's Friends
8:30-Wild Taxi
9-Jaime
9:30-Too Close
10-Bay City
11-PM America
11:35-Lady Gangs
12:35a-Port Charles Clinic
TUE
7-The Six Million Dollar People
8-Seattle Mysteries
9-They All End Up That Way
10-Melinda’s Heroes
11-PM America
11:35-Hike
12:35a-Port Charles Clinic
WED
7-That Tough Girl
7:30-Youth of Life
8-Bradleys vs. Van Horns
9-Janit O’Day
10-Tammy Angel
11-PM America
11:35-Sabs
12:05-Women’s Sports Club
12:35a-Port Charles Clinic
THU
7-The Heartland's Family
8-My Two Headstrong Daughters
8:30-Jezebel James
9-Smoochers
9:30-Four’s Company
10-Donny & Marie Variety Hour
11-PM America
11:35-Mother, Jugs & Speed
12:35a-Port Charles Clinic
FRI
7-Sounders
7:30-That’s Our Mom
8-Mixed Relations
8:30-A New Kind of Family
9-We’re Movin’ on Up
9:30-Prudence
10-Friday Night Family Game Night
11-PM America
11:35-Roomies
12:35a-Port Charles Clinic
SAT
7-Soul Sisters
7:30-Life with Gary
8-Twin Cities
8:30-Who’s Watching Who?
9-I Love Lucy
9:30-Single Parent Mother
10-Roomies
11-Variety Saturday Nights
12a-Variety Saturday Nights
1-The Midnight Special
SUN
2-Sunday Afternoon Football
7-Shut Up & Sing
8-The Carpenters Hour
9:12-Drama's Place
10-Missing Neighborhood
11-Book 'em Juiceman
November: The Great Frontier
February: 220-Quentin
MON-FRI Substitutes
(All times are Eastern)
8:30
AM America @ 8:30
M-Getting Fit w/ Jillian Michaels
Tu-DJ GO
W-This Week in Sports
Th-The Thursday Morning Variety Show
F-AM America Fridays
4:00
Seattle Beat
The Afternoon Movie
November: Peanut Butter & Jelly Bear on Tuesdays
5:00
The UPN Variety Daily Showcase
M-The Pinballs
Tu-The Swimming Diaries
W-PN Variety Showcase
Th-Little Darlings and Pink Color
F-Foxes
7:00
The All-Star Hour
M-Monday Night Game Shows
Tu-The Six Million Dollar People
W-That Tough Girl & Youth of Life
Th-The Heartland’s Family
F-Sounders & That’s Our Mom
Kellogg’s We Are Saturday Morning Kids
7:00 Animation Hour
8:00 AM America
8:30 Cartoon Toronto Style
9:00 I Can’t Stand You
9:30 Long Island Wars
10:00 Sensei Leo
11:00 Kid Nation 2
Weekend Programming
(All times are Eastern)
SAT
12:00 UFL Bar & Grill Toronto Style Pre-game Show
1:00 UFL Early Games Doubleheader
4:15 UFL Late Games Doubleheader
7:00 UFL Overrun
2a-Replay Classics
SUN
7:00a AM American Sunday Morning
10:00 Life as a Cheerleader in the UFL
10:30 Dog Days
11:00 Just Us Guys
11:30 Sunday Morning shit Talkers
12:00p UFL Look In
2:00p UFL Sunday Afternoon Football (start time could be 3pm depending on West Coast team at home)
5:00p Bar & Grill Toronto Style Post-game Report
6:00p UPN Repeats
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Here are the some of the series details on UPN's fall lineup.
Monday Night Game Shows - 7pm - UPN Monday
Game Show
Randomly every week there will be different offerings of UPN's line of game shows. Even some of the game affair. The prizes will be double the amount on Monday Nights.
Toronto's Friends - 8:00pm - UPN Monday
Sitcom
This sitcom that focuses on eleven friends from all walks of life who move into a Toronto apartment complex that features three apartments that are connected and they live life as friends in Toronto. Starring Stephen Baldwin.
Wild Taxi - 8:30pm - UPN Monday
Sitcom
Its Monday, its the first work day of the work week. Well at the Wild Taxi service, its a whole different element. The Wild Taxi cab service does what they want, when they want. The Wild Taxi cab company offers a variety of different characters including a high school interim system for 16 and 17 year olds. All the drama that goes on at the depot and outside the depot. Starring Jamie Lynn Spears.
Jaime - 9:00pm - UPN Monday
Sitcom
The first Toronto's Friends spin-off featuring the Buffalo native Jaime character from season one with his life and struggles in Toronto at the same apartment complex Central Perk Arms.
Too Close - 9:30pm - UPN Monday
Sitcom
The second Toronto's Friends spin-off featuring a brother and sister who are a little too close to each other. They perform acts of incest around their Friends and they live life knowing that their bond will trap them forever in life of having a love in the future.
Bay City 10:00pm - UPN Monday
Drama
This hip procedural follows a class of rookies in Bay City's Police Force who just graduated. Bay City is a good mix of Charlie's Angels and Starsky & Hutch blending a crime drama with humor. The cops are very funny but the cases are as serious as they come but what's interesting especially in the first is how the cases are light petty crimes. The cops have relationships with people on the street who help them.
Lady Gangs - 11:35pm - UPN Monday
Drama
This drama takes you inside the life of female gang members. Lady Gangs is taken place in the fictional Bay City that both Michaels & Leary and Bay City are set from. The wars between the Lizzies and Sallies are highlighted. Lady Gangs' style is very similar to the original Warriors movie back in 1979 with a mix of female gangs in this decade. Lady Gangs follows a 16 year old teenage name Lizzy Rogers who goes through the grind of trying to be a straight kid and do her duty as a gang member and drug dealer.
The Six Million Dollar People - 7:00pm - UPN Tuesday
Sci-Fi
A remake of The Six Million Dollar Man and Bionic Woman covers six people who were injured in critical accidents and during their surgeries develop artificial intelligence and abilities. The government uses them as secret weapons in wars and other secret missions but they all find out about each other and stick together to escape from the government and live normal lives but that's the hard part. They are worth six million but could run way up there to 9-10 digit numbers depending on their programmed abilities.
Seattle Mysteries - 8:00pm - UPN Tuesday
Drama
This brand new Nancy Drew mystery series where a lawyer who's promoted to take over a whole police station in Seattle moves his teenage daughter with him where they start to live. Nancy Drew expands her sleuth skills and has her new friends help her solve dangerous cases that are ignored by her father's police station. They get the job done every week but every season there's a mystery that lasts all season long. Starring Arielle Kebbel.
They All End Up That Way - 9:00pm - UPN Tuesday
Drama
A crossover show with Janit O'Day about a group home on the site of the Philadelphia Bell Academy that houses at risk youths and newly released inmates. How they get along and live life through a long stint in rehab determines who they will be in society but most of them come out worse than what they were before.
Melinda's Heroes - 10pm - UPN Tuesday
Drama
A procedural covering a New Jersey police unit who is helped by a 12 year old girl who helps them solve cases.
Hike - 11:35pm - UPN Tuesday
Drama
This crime procedural follows a Portland man who tries to take back his community from gang members after he returns home to a crime ridden city with crooks heading law enforcement. His neighborhood needs to be saved so he forms a team of characters who help him take out those mischievous criminals through a strategy similar to football then when its on they say HIKE. each and every week.
That Tough Girl - 7:00pm - UPN Wednesday
Sitcom
This comedy follows a tough neighborhood girl from Milwaukee who is a friendly bully who picks on her friends and she just doesn't care. The life and tribulations of this tough girl.
Youth of Life - 7:30pm - UPN Wednesday
Sitcom
Look at it this way, if you know what Janit O'Day and They All End Up That Way are about then you could look at Youth of Life as a cuddly comedy version of those. The series follows a bunch of boarding school girls at Philadelphia's Bell Academy who live life learning the Facts of Life in their campus dorm.
Bradleys vs. Van Horns - 8:00pm - UPN Wednesday
Comedy-Drama
The Northern California follow up follows a huge Bay Area family whose father is a rookie coach in pro basketball and there last names are the Van Horns. The parents relationships grow stray as the distance factor settles in and the mother finds new love with a retired football player living in the neighborhood who eventually helps take care of the family. The father grows jealous and develops a rivalry with him. In the community another family called the Bradleys becomes best friends of the family but there is a rivalry between the two families. There's a dark side to this story though. Starring Keith Van Horn.
Janit O'Day - 9:00pm - UPN Wednesday
Drama
All of the life struggles and adventures that are primed through this story of 30 dangerous teenage girls who deal with life away from structured home environments at a Philadelphia public school's reform center. Janit O'Day is about a troubled young Philadelphia teen who has had a bad history of child and drug abuse which led her into changing into a number of foster and group homes. By the time Janit hit the age of 13 she had a record that was full of stuff not done by any other youth in that entire region. When Janit reached the age of 14 the state of Pennsylvania couldn't take it anymore so they ordered her to live and attend Bell Academy as an example to future youths. I will actually go over what Bell Academy is in detail in a separate section so that the premise isn't that long. Starring Kelsi Baldwin.
Tammy Angel - 10:00pm - UPN Wednesday
Drama
Similar to Charlie's Angels comes this crime drama that follows a ditsy heir but strong blonde who gets nearly raped after her attacker gets into her home develops the passion to fight crime. Tammy uses her wealth and money to open up a private investigators operation where she recruits seven other lovely ladies to fight crime.
Sabs - 11:35pm - UPN Wednesday
Sitcom
Sabs follows an air headed girl who lives out on her own with her friends and roommates.
Women's Sports Club - 12:05am - UPN Wednesday
Sitcom
Women's Sports Club follows a group of Chicago women who are huge sports fans and gets together in a group talking sports, playing sports and watching sports. The club doesn't accept any men even though there are constantly two men who hang around their apartment. There's one girl named Stacy who is not liked by anybody but stays in the club.
The Heartland's Family - 7:00pm - UPN Thursday
Comedy-Drama
A Midwest family who lives life as a close net family in the modern era of unstable families. Starring Jeanette McCurdy.
My Two Headstrong Daughters - 8:00pm - UPN Thursday
Sitcom
In the city of Detroit a young 31 year old single-parent mother named Nancy Barber struggles to raise her two teenage daughters who she gave birth to as a teenager. Nancy is a former prostitute and drug addict who turns her life around and finally gets out of prison. Nancy's two daughters live most of their life with their father but over the last couple of years they've lived on the streets of Detroit. Their father was incarcerated at a Michigan prison for armed robbery to help support his girls. To avoid being looked after by the state both sisters Antonella and Susie live their lives on the streets of Detroit. When their mother Nancy Barber gets out of prison she looks around for her two daughters after finding out that they no longer live with their father. Nancy finds Antonella on the streets and they move back in with their birth mother but it isn't easy after 7 years of absence from the girls lives. Plus Nancy must find her own way back to society the right way while raising her daughters through their adolescent years. Starring Elizabeth Berkley.
Jezebel James - 8:30pm - UPN Thursday
Sitcom
A deadbeat father moves in his two estranged adult daughters who lived with their mother all of their lives until she dies. He tries to makeup for all the years that he missed. One of the daughters is known as a Jezebel who is regarded as evil and scheming so she gets the nickname Jezebel James. Jezebel James is getting her career in order as a media reporter and plans on living on her own very soon while the other daughter is a lazy hip-hopper who just lays around and have fun all day. The father sees much of their mother in Jezebel James which rekindles those arguments to comeback again through his daughter.
Smoochers - 9:00pm - UPN Thursday
Sitcom
A sitcom set in Hawaii following a bunch of beach house bums who are not related coming in all ages. They all learn to live with each other and live the beautiful ocean life on Hawaii. There's a problem, there's constant love making going on in the house and upsets everybody because of the frequency in how it happens.
Four's Company - 9:30pm - UPN Thursday
Sitcom
This Three's Company remake follows a pair of male and female roommates who share an apartment together in San Diego but struggle with privacy and a nosy landlord. The show chronicles the escapades of the trio's constant misunderstandings, social lives, and struggle to keep up with rent.
Donny & Marie Variety Hour - 10:00pm - UPN Thursday
Variety
A variety show following the famous Osmond family duel of Donny and Marie Osmond who resume their positions as hosts in a modern take on the variety hour bringing back tradition of cheesy fun. Donny & Marie Variety Hour will bring back the tradition of the genre by featuring random acts of slapstick comedy, skits and live music.
Mother, Jugs & Speed - 11:35pm - UPN Thursday
Medical Drama
A private ambulance service that's based out of Southern California does operations in that part of California, Las Vegas and Arizona helps people get to the hospital. Three very different people team up to rescue people from their critical situations. They all have nicknames with mother being the leader of the unit also the ambulance driver, mother's family also owns and runs the service. Jugs is a secretary turned supergirl who is the representing female of the group named after an obvious reason. The last person is speed who is a former redneck officer who got picked up in the desert and provides the speed to the team. There is a hospital scene on the show also that covers the ER team.
Shut Up and Sing - 7:00pm - UPN Sunday
Drama
The real look of what the music scene is like. Most of the negative portions of the business are looked at. Shut Up and Sing focus on a 22 year old (Antonella Barba) who takes the reality competition route to become a singer then after she gets the recording contract see how it is to be successful in the music business. This show covers all the aspects of the music business. Starring Suge Knight.
The Carpenters Hour - 8:00pm - UPN Sunday
Reality Competition
The American Idol like flagship program of the network's prime-time schedule features aspiring singers and dancers from all over the world strive to compete for a multi-million dollar record deal through the hardships of going through a long season of competition performing in front of big studio and arena crowds. There will be a division of singers who will sing every week to live on another day and also play instruments and being in groups on some weeks. There will also be dancers who will also earn a contract to become a dancer in the winning singers' crew and become a choreographer to open up their own dance school or company. Unlike Idol, The Hour will give the performers a better experience with longer months of performing and performing in front of full arenas and stadium during certain weeks of the year. The Carpenters Hour named and dedicated to the popular 70s duo The Carpenters whose lead singer Karen Carpenter died over 25 years ago. The voice of an angel returns as her brother Richard Carpenter produces and judges this series looking for that next big artist. Judges for the singing crew include Richard Carpenter, Doc and Patti LaBelle. With dancing judges Laurie Ann Gibson, Kelly Peters and Chris Kirkpatrick. Hosted by Joey Fatone and Brian Dunkleman.
Drama's Place - 9:12pm - UPN Sunday
Serial Drama
This throwback prime-time soap about a professional stand-up comedian with a gambling problem owes a debt to a mobster in Las Vegas so he moves his family to Toronto after his wife gets killed by the bookies. That's where the term drama's place begins when they live life in Toronto. Stand-Up comedian Comedic Flipmode whose name is Shane Wellmeyer moves his family away from dangers of Las Vegas after his gambling addiction gets his wife and his children's mother is killed by bookies. He moves his family to Toronto to try and get the rest of his family away from danger but the problem is his kids don't want to move and they have a hard time moving away. Moving up there is where the game begins as it becomes a struggle for him and his family to adapt to brand new life up there. Their neighbors become their best friends making the transition smooth for them. That family is called the Crosbys. Only problem is the new found love in his life could be a bookie looking to take them out. Drama lives there every second.
More series will get info tomorrow.
UPN HD
UPN (United People's Network) has announced the availability of the new revived network on the various on-air platforms.
UPN HD
The network will be received to all homes through its HD signal via full-screen instead of widescreen. All commercials will also be received full-screen with some in the high-definition format. You don't need to have a HD set in order to see the HD signal of UPN. Its the first network to present its HD signal onto the standard signal stations via full screen. Most networks present their programming in widescreen using the HD signal but that will not be the case here. You can enjoy the beautiful colors, sharpness and high resolution that comes with UPN HD. UPN HD will be using both 720p mainly for sports, comedies, reality programming and live events and 1080i for dramas and movies. All programming will be produced through Dolby Digital 7.1 surround sound so you'll get the whole sound produced through the excellence of our produced programming. All UPN produced shows will be produced originally in HD and most of the older programming not shot in HD will be reformatted into the HD format via our HD signal.
UPN will be the clearest network on all of television on standard signals. UPN will begin HD programming through standard signals via full screen on Sunday June 21, 2009 at 7pm/et.
UPN worldwide availability
UPN will be the first major network broadcaster in the world to be available in multiple countries without needing access to cable. UPN will be available in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central American countries, Puerto Rico and other Caribbean countries starting on Sunday June 21, 2009 although US and Canada had already began receiving the signal on Wednesday June 17, 2009. Starting in August the network will be available via on-air in its HD signal in the United Kingdom, Australia, France, Germany, Russia, China, South Africa and Japan. The network will be available in 50 more countries beginning in fall 2010 and will do a big event to celebrate that. This fall all those countries receiving our signal will be apart of our big 3-day launch celebration event called the Spectacle on August 17-19, 2009.
UPN stations
UPN can be seen on either channel 17 or 18 depending on your local channel lineup. In some areas throughout those countries but it will mainly be seen everywhere on channel 77 and channel 82 in all areas. UPN CEO BlueLick announces that a full ad-campaign will be done to promote where the channel will be at on your TV.
UPN 24/7
UPN will be in control of their network just like a cable network. It can be looked at as a broadcasting hybrid. UPN will be the first over-the-air major broadcasting network to be in control of their for the whole day without interference or being supported on an affiliate.
Tomorrow we'll present our actors card, more premiere dates and more series info. Good Night all!