I think its just hard for it to brake through with a HUGE summer hit to compete with.. i don't get why people watch "Dancing with Stars". I guess i am not suppose to get it.
Who know it would get such a following
On my seventh birthday, I wanted a toy fire truck, and I didn't get it, and you were real nice about it, and then the house next door burnt down, and then real firetrucks came, and for years I thought you set the fire for me. And if you did, you can tell me!
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
The Minearverse 4: Support Group for Clumsy People
[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.
PenDuffy - Jun 30, 2005 9:18:15 am PDT #468 of 10001
I need a new tagline.. submissions are accepted.
Kristen - Jun 30, 2005 9:24:18 am PDT #469 of 10001
It didn't do worse than last week. It seems to have done marginally better.
I'm crossing my fingers for next week's "Two Hour Event." Maybe that'll pull in people.
Polter-Cow - Jun 30, 2005 9:25:21 am PDT #470 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I saw an ad for a Nanny 911 Two Hour Event. Fox really likes its Two Hour Events.
DawnK - Jun 30, 2005 9:31:19 am PDT #471 of 10001
giraffe mode
The upside is that Dancing with the Stars ends next week so unless ABC has another surprise "hit" in the wings, the numbers might be better after that?
Ginger - Jun 30, 2005 9:53:39 am PDT #472 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
You know, until Firefly I had no idea how ratings worked. In a reprise of my Firefly experience, I found myself looking up the fast nationals for The Inside this morning.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 30, 2005 10:00:36 am PDT #473 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Man, I wish the bazillions-of-people-tuning-in-right-from-the-start karma that Lost lucked into had been shared by this show. I mean, I think the former earned the 17 million at the start, but it's pissed away any claim to deserving that many watchers. Whereas with this writing staff and cast I expect to be as happy about episodes 12 and 22 as I was about 2.
lilserf - Jun 30, 2005 10:23:24 am PDT #474 of 10001
Friends don't let friends dismiss Veronica Mars unjustly.
I agree Matt. You can practically create a show that's anywhere from 50-100 on the 100-point Quality Scale, and the success of your show is still going to be mostly determined by a roll of the dice on premiere day.
Of course, FOX managed to nurture House despite bad ratings until they could lead it in with Idol, and suddenly it turned into a hit.
The Inside just has a tough gig as the only new interesting thing on FOX over the summer. It's tough to market, you need people to just watch it and give it a shot, and Stacked isn't exactly gonna bring 'em running.
Kiba Rika - Jun 30, 2005 10:24:11 am PDT #475 of 10001
I may have to seize the cat.
Matt is me.
Polter-Cow - Jun 30, 2005 10:25:13 am PDT #476 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
So Matt is Joss?
Emily - Jun 30, 2005 10:27:44 am PDT #477 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I'm curious, though, about two-hour events. I mean, I'm glad about it, but I'm not sure I'd be more likely to watch two hours of a show I didn't think I was interested in than one hour.