I can thank Uncle John's Heavy Duty Bathroom Reader for this blog. I was reading about how some shows were cancelled only to be re-hired for air again. This is not what fully surprises me, what surprises me is finding out the real reason. Lets take Scrubs. I really enjoyed that show, thought it was very funny and thought they had some very good life lessons, for those that want to pay attention. They ended the show on a nice up note, only to find the network needed to fill time in the next season, so they had Scrubs do 13 more shows. Okay. Funny thing is, I thought it was because people really wanted it to come back for a bit. Not just to "fill time". However, since the ratings went down a bit, (of course you really can't blame that on the show, they did have their final one and normally you don't expect to see it in the next season line up, even if it is only 13 shows), I guess this shows the popularity did not raise however.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is another one. I would not call that, or Angel for that matter a little, underground or small show, yet the WB did. Which is kinda funny, I only watched the WB for shows like this. They ended Buffy (by killing her), but then the show was picked up by another network and had another 2 years before finishing for good. Due to ratings that never really went back up. I guess I just find it kinda funny, since it seems rather well known all around. Even my grandfather watched it. *smiles.
With so many people watching stuff and with so many different shows on all at the same time, why do they think we all want the same stuff an anyway? Yet, they also think that by change we may never want to watch something that may be on at the same time as something else?? Have they forgotten streaming? Hummmm...
What do I mean right? Well, I loved Buffy and Angel, but also Charmed. Three shows, now, they did not over lap to much...so for those shows it made it easier to enjoy. However, at some point I was into DarkAngel, Scrubs, X-Files, CSI, Lie to Me, Simpsons, Frasier, and oh who knows what else. I know that all of these over lap at some point and what I'm saying is, I like a wide range of things, not just one and I really do not think I am alone. I know they need to go by ratting a bit, you can't pay for show if no one is watching, given, but they put to much stock into it without looking at the big picture. Oh yes, did we notice not one of them listed was a 'reality show'. After the first season of those they need to stop them, to me it isn't really 'reality' if you're pushing the people to get ratings.
This does not mean all shows can run 9 to 15 years. After all, we don't want a looping soap or crap writing. Shows must end...7 years seem to be a good length for most. For shows like I am talking about I think 9 is about as far as you should really go, sitcoms however, can work longer, since so much can change, as long as the writing doesn't become stale. Buffy I think did need to end, it was time, however, Angel, no. That was not ready, though I am happy for Bones and how well it is going. Something like that is also a long lived show, since it's more mystery and every changing stories with enough character involvement to keep it tied together and create a sense of kinship with the viewer.
Right now I am really into the new show, Sleepy Hallow, but I can not watch it all the time, unless I stream Foxnow, or get cable, which I'm not doing. I also very much enjoy Lost Girl and enjoyed Doll House...the first part anyway...I'm undecided on season two, I know it's been a bit since Doll House, I just was hoping the writers wouldn't go the route of the doll house all evil when you can clearly see that good did and can come from it too.
The fact that I do not have cable, do not want cable and have no plans to attain cable is a little bad for these shows, since I stream them or by dvd's. Why would I not want cable, you may ask. Honestly, there is not much I want to watch....and there is that whole life thing. So, on average, I watch and can not wait for my shoes to come on Netflix! Streaming needs to be considered before just writing off a show! DVD's cannot be taken out of the loop either, when they do this they lose great shows like Eureka! It was building in popularity, but because it was taking to long, the network, (not SyFi, but the other one that SyFi fought to try and keep Eureka, I want to say ABC...however I could be wrong, since I'm going off my memory and opinion in this post.), shut it down. Yet, Netflix and Dvd's sell and other media showed high interest. Sad.
The same basic thing happened to Angel, they where doing great, and at the mid-season party WB...or was it Fox?...No WB go and tell them how great they are doing, (I liked Buffy but I loved Angel, other then the death of Cordelia, didn't like that as much or the story line leading up to, other then that great and season five was bloody brilliant! How can you not love a puppet Angel...I have that. hehehe....I even like how Fred changed, though sad and upsetting, I was really pulling for Wesley.) Yes, well, as I was saying, at the party after 11 or so shows have been done they tell them this is the end of the season. So they about 11 shows to wrap it all up, all in all they do a great job.
I, however, do not like the ending, very end, but up to that, good. Not that I blame the writers really. I'd be pissed to, I don't care if they say it was show you never stop fighting, I'd just be pissed. Of course, we now have Bones which is also a great show. And when I need my fix from any of these wonderful shows I either thank the gods for DvD's or Netflix and quite often both.
Okay, so have I lost my original point? Not sure. I guess what I'm saying in a nut shell is....Stop putting good shows on the shelf because of a dip or because you are only looking at cable! GRRRR. Oh wait, that was not my original point was it? My really original point was, how often we think we know something because someone told us, only to come to find out later we were wrong. Not a big deal, as in with the shows, but just a "huh, isn't that funny." kind of thing. Okay, so there is my little odd thoughts for the day.
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