But then there would be all those showrunners and middle management studio execs unable to compare the size of their metaphorical penii by finding new ways to screw up a project...
I mean, you're talking about the total destruction of NBC and a big chunk of Fox right off the bat!
(what, me angry because NBC killed off 'Life' because Leno ate up the entire weekday 10 PM slot and forcing the Law and Order shows to 9 PM? Naaaaa, not that)
I'm letting NBC survive for a while since they renewed Chuck. I wasn't impressed by Life, frankly. There was another series back in the Seventies with much the same premise (a man is falsely imprisoned, learns everything there is to know about crime techniques and mentality while inside, and then when released takes his new knowledge to become a super sleuth). The fact that it only ran one season and I can't remember the title should tell you how successful it was culturally.
well, sure, maybe I just have a soft spot for that '70s concept of 'gimmick/quirky cop' shows (Ironside-wheelchair. Cannon-fat. Barnaby Jones-old, Columbo-rumpled) but mostly, for some odd reason, I was fascinated with the actor who played Charley Crews, the guy just seemed like Steve McQueen reborn and since so many TV actors are frankly interchangeable lately it was something to key in on. Plus the interactions of the secondary characters was rather quirky and complex
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What I'm worried about is if Letterman and/or Kimmel are going to jump on the "ready for Prime Time" bandwagon. I still haven't forgiven Letterman...and I've never really liked Kimmel.
dunno if either network is ready for that leap. NBC is just tanking in the ratings IIRC, and the Leno show is probably cheaper than even 'reality' shows. It's a raw cost-cutting move, I think. And it keeps Leno from jumping ship and moving over to, probably, ABC. Or even maybe Fox, which might consider going into late night weekday programming again if they had someone akin to Leno.
After all, 'everybody' is watching stuff on their computers now anyway, so what's the point of even having a broadcast network, right? Bah.
(yet ANY piece of trash on NBC does better numbers than the highest rated show on USA or SyFy, and cable was supposed to kill the need for broadcast networks, so, they got that wrong...)
Silly metropolitan elitist. NOT EVERYBODY HAS CABLE TV. :/
Still, I have hope that once the DTV transition finishes, the main networks will add more subchannels and branch out. It's weird that PBS has taken the initiative and run with it.
Yes, PBS did it right from what i could tell, when I could get the signal (I think you know this dance), well enough to get me hooked on M.I.5 and get unhappy when I can't fiddle with the antenna and get it AARRGGGGH.
Same problem with a religious station, which normally I would just delete but damn, they run I Spy for 2 hours in the late afternoon! I SPY! An uneven show but Cosby and Culp make it watchable...
And re, cable. I know, I know, it's the fantasy that EVERYONE has cable and broadband and if you don't you're clearly some technophobe luddite. Comes the revolution, baby, I'll fix that. :)
But then there would be all those showrunners and middle management studio execs unable to compare the size of their metaphorical penii by finding new ways to screw up a project...
I mean, you're talking about the total destruction of NBC and a big chunk of Fox right off the bat!
(what, me angry because NBC killed off 'Life' because Leno ate up the entire weekday 10 PM slot and forcing the Law and Order shows to 9 PM? Naaaaa, not that)
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After all, 'everybody' is watching stuff on their computers now anyway, so what's the point of even having a broadcast network, right? Bah.
(yet ANY piece of trash on NBC does better numbers than the highest rated show on USA or SyFy, and cable was supposed to kill the need for broadcast networks, so, they got that wrong...)
Feh.
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Still, I have hope that once the DTV transition finishes, the main networks will add more subchannels and branch out. It's weird that PBS has taken the initiative and run with it.
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Same problem with a religious station, which normally I would just delete but damn, they run I Spy for 2 hours in the late afternoon! I SPY! An uneven show but Cosby and Culp make it watchable...
And re, cable. I know, I know, it's the fantasy that EVERYONE has cable and broadband and if you don't you're clearly some technophobe luddite. Comes the revolution, baby, I'll fix that. :)
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