Thoughts on One of my Favorite Media Forms...
I love tv. I love Radio drama. They're both a form of serial from old, and when done right it's an amazing venue for story telling.
There are SOOOOOOO many bad tv shows though, and for every 100 bad tv shows there 1 or 2 really good ones. Ones with engaging characters, good writing, and interesting stories. The sad part is all the good ones get cancelled very quickly.
Take for example the recent Aaron Sorkin Comedy/Drama "Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip". Excellently well written, an awesome cast, and yet it only lasted one season (and it escaped cancellation twice during it's one season).
And it's not just Studio 60, I can list a bunch without even trying:
"Greg the Bunny"
"Firefly"
"Dark Angel"
"Wonderfalls"
"Veronica Mars"
"Drive"
"John Doe"
"Arrested Development"
And many others
So why is it that decent shows get cancelled so quickly? I'm constatnly scared that if I like it it'll get cancelled.
Right now I'm watching "Dexter" I love it....and I hope it lasts....
There are SOOOOOOO many bad tv shows though, and for every 100 bad tv shows there 1 or 2 really good ones. Ones with engaging characters, good writing, and interesting stories. The sad part is all the good ones get cancelled very quickly.
Take for example the recent Aaron Sorkin Comedy/Drama "Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip". Excellently well written, an awesome cast, and yet it only lasted one season (and it escaped cancellation twice during it's one season).
And it's not just Studio 60, I can list a bunch without even trying:
"Greg the Bunny"
"Firefly"
"Dark Angel"
"Wonderfalls"
"Veronica Mars"
"Drive"
"John Doe"
"Arrested Development"
And many others
So why is it that decent shows get cancelled so quickly? I'm constatnly scared that if I like it it'll get cancelled.
Right now I'm watching "Dexter" I love it....and I hope it lasts....