Heroes Cancelled???
I'm so disappointed!!! That show was AWESOME!! Why is it that all the GOOD shows get cancelled and the crappy shows run year after year after year? For networks, it's all about making money. They don't care how much people actually like a show.
My theory is this: I thik these shows get cancelled (I could name a few more, but I don't feel like it) because the people who like them tend to be in the "geek" crowd, and there aren't enough of us geeks to keep the network ratings as high as they want. I think there should be a new network specifically for geeks where they would show all of these kind of shows - no sports, no soaps, no sit-coms, no "main stream" stuff.
Ok, I'll list some of the shows now: Dead Like Me, Wonderfalls, Pushing Daises (these were done by one of the guys who did Heroes - I forget his name at the moment...Brian...) Dark Angel, Firefly, Early Edition, Quantum Leap, etc. One thing I notice that these shows have in common, is that the characters (or main character) have some kind of special ability due to magic, science, etc. - science fiction/fantasy shows. OK, there IS a Sci-Fi channel, but I'm talking networks here. Shows only go to the Sci-Fi channel after they are cancelled from regular TV. And, yes, the X-Files had many seasons, but I think that was because it incorporated a lot of action and police stuff, crime, etc. that allowed it to have more of a mainstream audience rather than just us geeky-type people.
So, what do you think? Who wants to start a brand-new TV network? The longevity of shows can be determined via market reseacrch (of regular network viewers) rather than by the ALL POWERFUL DOLLAR.
My theory is this: I thik these shows get cancelled (I could name a few more, but I don't feel like it) because the people who like them tend to be in the "geek" crowd, and there aren't enough of us geeks to keep the network ratings as high as they want. I think there should be a new network specifically for geeks where they would show all of these kind of shows - no sports, no soaps, no sit-coms, no "main stream" stuff.
Ok, I'll list some of the shows now: Dead Like Me, Wonderfalls, Pushing Daises (these were done by one of the guys who did Heroes - I forget his name at the moment...Brian...) Dark Angel, Firefly, Early Edition, Quantum Leap, etc. One thing I notice that these shows have in common, is that the characters (or main character) have some kind of special ability due to magic, science, etc. - science fiction/fantasy shows. OK, there IS a Sci-Fi channel, but I'm talking networks here. Shows only go to the Sci-Fi channel after they are cancelled from regular TV. And, yes, the X-Files had many seasons, but I think that was because it incorporated a lot of action and police stuff, crime, etc. that allowed it to have more of a mainstream audience rather than just us geeky-type people.
So, what do you think? Who wants to start a brand-new TV network? The longevity of shows can be determined via market reseacrch (of regular network viewers) rather than by the ALL POWERFUL DOLLAR.