But...My SHOW!!! *pines*
ARRRRRRGGGG!!!!
WHY FOX?! WHY!!!
Fucking Fox. FUCKING Fox. I mean, seriously? What the HELL!?
So, Arrested Development is being canceled. Fucking Fox.
And this just proves my “show death” theory. I kill shows. It’s what I do. Within a year of my liking them, shows die (although Lost should prevail, considering what a powerhouse it is). It’s not always that they get canceled; it’s just that they end. Always. Within a year.
I’m not being dramatic, either. Here’s a list:
Buffy
Angel
Firefly
Wonderfalls
John Doe
Dead Like Me
Alias (well, it probably will end...it really should at this point)
Family Guy (which is back, but I still killed it)
Kitchen Confidential
Arrested Development
And this list is not complete. I can’t think of them all at the moment. Because I’m angry. Angry, angry, angry. I’m angry at Fox, firstly, because they always fuck around with shows. They change their time slots and barely advertise for them. I mean, the shot of Michael hitting Maggie Lizer in the face with a bible? Funny, but not indicative of the show’s humour. Also, it’s WAY funnier when you’ve seen the rest of the episode and have the back story and know that Michael is trying to show that she’s not blind, but he doesn’t know that Tobias sprayed her in the face with the perfume he was using to cloak his scent while he was breaking into her house, temporarily blinding her and... *breath* yeah. Context. I’m not saying that ad was horrible, just not great. And moving the show around didn’t help any. And it’s completely typical. Look what they did with Firefly, airing the episodes out of order, never playing the first one, doing a worse job of advertising than the SPACE CHANEL. But, well, credit where credit’s due, at least they didn’t pull a Wondefalls and cancel it after 4 episodes.
The thing is if the show isn’t a breakaway hit, they don’t want anything to do with it. But how do you tell? 6 Emmys? Is that any indication that a show is good? AD has 6 Emmys, so I guess not. So they go by Neilsons, which is the biggest crap rating system ever, but that’s an entirely different rant. I just don’t understand how the stats show that people aren’t watching AD. I work at a video store. Every second customer watches it. And they love it. Almost every Rogers in the city plays that show incessantly on the TVs because they love it. Because it’s probably one of the best sitcoms to ever air. Last week? When Tobias in a giant mole costume and George Michael in Japanese Rocket Pants had a huge fight over a miniature train set town that GOB and Super Dave Osbourne had assembled? I nearly shit myself laughing. And GOB’s line, “The jury’s still out on...science.” And Steve Holt? “There’s no I in WIN!” Golden! And yet I have to wait until December for them to air what’s left of the season. Damnit! I am getting really sick of my shows getting axed. It makes me worry about House and Battlestar Gallactica and, hell, even Lost. But mostly I hope against hope that AD will come back. See reason, Fox! See reason! After The Swan you owe us that much.
I just really don't understand why some shows, which are pure crap, get average ratings, and never garner any notice at all from critics last years, while shows that are hailed by critics get cut fairly early on. Yes, AD is in season 3, for which I am grateful, but it should be allowed to continue. It's GOOD. This is no Fast Lane. This they can sell on DVD. This they can show in reruns. This is GOOD TV. I've been trying to come up with something to compare AD to, comedy-wise. I think the closest is Mel Brooks, simply because, like him, they make fun of everyone. Colour, class, creed...you're fair game. I mean, Church and State Fair? Magicians' Alliance? Sheep-like white collar employees? Franklin? BWAH! I just hope they have enough time in season 3 to have George Sr. convert to Islam. He's already been a Jew and a Christian...one more makes a complete set of major western religions *g* *pets box sets*
God Freakin DAMN! This sucks.
And...er... *waves* Hi everyone. Sorry about the not-aroundness, but November? November sucks. If I never write another 10 page essay on Power Plays it'll be too soon.
WHY FOX?! WHY!!!
Fucking Fox. FUCKING Fox. I mean, seriously? What the HELL!?
So, Arrested Development is being canceled. Fucking Fox.
And this just proves my “show death” theory. I kill shows. It’s what I do. Within a year of my liking them, shows die (although Lost should prevail, considering what a powerhouse it is). It’s not always that they get canceled; it’s just that they end. Always. Within a year.
I’m not being dramatic, either. Here’s a list:
Buffy
Angel
Firefly
Wonderfalls
John Doe
Dead Like Me
Alias (well, it probably will end...it really should at this point)
Family Guy (which is back, but I still killed it)
Kitchen Confidential
Arrested Development
And this list is not complete. I can’t think of them all at the moment. Because I’m angry. Angry, angry, angry. I’m angry at Fox, firstly, because they always fuck around with shows. They change their time slots and barely advertise for them. I mean, the shot of Michael hitting Maggie Lizer in the face with a bible? Funny, but not indicative of the show’s humour. Also, it’s WAY funnier when you’ve seen the rest of the episode and have the back story and know that Michael is trying to show that she’s not blind, but he doesn’t know that Tobias sprayed her in the face with the perfume he was using to cloak his scent while he was breaking into her house, temporarily blinding her and... *breath* yeah. Context. I’m not saying that ad was horrible, just not great. And moving the show around didn’t help any. And it’s completely typical. Look what they did with Firefly, airing the episodes out of order, never playing the first one, doing a worse job of advertising than the SPACE CHANEL. But, well, credit where credit’s due, at least they didn’t pull a Wondefalls and cancel it after 4 episodes.
The thing is if the show isn’t a breakaway hit, they don’t want anything to do with it. But how do you tell? 6 Emmys? Is that any indication that a show is good? AD has 6 Emmys, so I guess not. So they go by Neilsons, which is the biggest crap rating system ever, but that’s an entirely different rant. I just don’t understand how the stats show that people aren’t watching AD. I work at a video store. Every second customer watches it. And they love it. Almost every Rogers in the city plays that show incessantly on the TVs because they love it. Because it’s probably one of the best sitcoms to ever air. Last week? When Tobias in a giant mole costume and George Michael in Japanese Rocket Pants had a huge fight over a miniature train set town that GOB and Super Dave Osbourne had assembled? I nearly shit myself laughing. And GOB’s line, “The jury’s still out on...science.” And Steve Holt? “There’s no I in WIN!” Golden! And yet I have to wait until December for them to air what’s left of the season. Damnit! I am getting really sick of my shows getting axed. It makes me worry about House and Battlestar Gallactica and, hell, even Lost. But mostly I hope against hope that AD will come back. See reason, Fox! See reason! After The Swan you owe us that much.
I just really don't understand why some shows, which are pure crap, get average ratings, and never garner any notice at all from critics last years, while shows that are hailed by critics get cut fairly early on. Yes, AD is in season 3, for which I am grateful, but it should be allowed to continue. It's GOOD. This is no Fast Lane. This they can sell on DVD. This they can show in reruns. This is GOOD TV. I've been trying to come up with something to compare AD to, comedy-wise. I think the closest is Mel Brooks, simply because, like him, they make fun of everyone. Colour, class, creed...you're fair game. I mean, Church and State Fair? Magicians' Alliance? Sheep-like white collar employees? Franklin? BWAH! I just hope they have enough time in season 3 to have George Sr. convert to Islam. He's already been a Jew and a Christian...one more makes a complete set of major western religions *g* *pets box sets*
God Freakin DAMN! This sucks.
And...er... *waves* Hi everyone. Sorry about the not-aroundness, but November? November sucks. If I never write another 10 page essay on Power Plays it'll be too soon.