'Time Bomb'
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
I'd love to see a grid all laid out and completely redo their schedule in a way that makes sense (to me).
I'm good with leaving this up to Allyson. How do we get her hired to do this?
My suggestion involves a combination of heavily armed thuggery, over-the-top violence and surrealist comedy. On the other hand, that describes my solution to most problems.
It's more applicable than you think, really.
How will putting it on opposite two of the biggest hits on television benefit the show?
Because the show is cooler than either of those shows, and FOX needs to put something in that slot. By your estimation, nothing would survive there. People say the same thing about Fridays.
The show needs to go on at 9, it's too scary for 8pm.
CSI has little competition where it is for what it is, which means it's getting ratings both for being fairly decent and for not having much in the way to draw anyone's attention elsewhere.
Point Pleasant is terrible. It's anti-entertainment.
There's what? 3 CSIs available? And the one set in Vegas is in syndication, which means you really can miss it if something cooler is around the corner and catch it later, over and over and over again.
You'd have to discount how good The Inside is to just brush it aside as unable to take a chunk of CSI's audience.
It's darker, tighter, and unlike CSI, has a dark X-Filian sense of humor. It's also sexier and tastier than CSI.
I always resort to food comparisons, and CSI has the sort of salty reliability of a bowl of chicken soup. It's fulfilling and familiar, but given the choice between that and a rich slab of prime rib...
It's still familiar, a staple, but it's to be savored in a different way, and stays with you longer.
It has the same procedural elements as CSI, which is attractive to audiences who love those interesting problem/twist/reveal/solve stories found in L&O, House, all those CSIs...but it has the inner life present in an NYPD Blue. There's something about the inner life that attracts loyalty and makes for a must-see program.
The problem isn't that it's up against CSI or Apprentice, the problem is that FOX hasn't started marketing the show. The pilot has terrifying, creepy, deep waters perfect for a sexy promo. It's a mistake to not trot out teasers, big time. That's the worry, wasting the enormous potential present in this show, which has every shot at putting FOX back in the game.
I should also state that I am not now, nor have I ever been, on Minear's payroll, or the Bush Administration's for that matter.
Of course, if he'd like to reward me for my shilling, I love chocolate covered cherries, rubies with a platinum setting, and I could use an iPod. Oh! And my cat needs a new collar, and I'd love a spa day.
Carton of smokes, maybe TiVo, and an ice cold Pepsi.
what about the couch/loveseat?
Since it's Tim's money, I vote he give you all of the above. Hey my vote counts as much on this issue as it did in the last election.
what about the couch/loveseat?
I can buy that with my ownes money! Damn I need to file my taxes. Oh, in addition to the above list, he should also do my taxes.
and buy you a $100,000 investment in Burke Williams so you can have 2 treatments a week forever.
Do we all get spa treatments? Because I could use a pedicure.
Nope. If you buy a share (which I think is $100,000) then you get 2 treatments a week. According to a BW employee.