'Out Of Gas'
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I'm still not sure what losing two episodes is supposed to prove. It can't be saving that much money for the network, can it?
I think with Angel S5, there were so many individual arcs to complete, so many characters' journeys still to explore, that it never could have been completely arc-less. I don't know what the season looked like to viewers who had never tuned in before, though -- maybe it seemed more stand-alone-y?
My sister goes to Southern Methodist University in Dallas, and apparently it's quite horrendous there, especially the sororities. WAY too many Southern Belle princesses.
Er...yeah.
It can't be saving that much money for the network, can it?
It saves them 3.3 million dollars.
Is that per episode, P-C, or total?
I'm wondering if they'll run the final set of episodes for this season during May sweeps, or if they'll try to squish 'em in, before or after, then, and if that didn't contribute to the trimmed order.
That said, the ratings were good (for VM and for The CW), last week.
It saves them 3.3 million dollars.
For two episodes?! Wow. Then again, they do have a big regular cast, and all those locations to arrange and pay for. I imagine, aside from the cast's salaries, a sitcom is much cheaper.
Is that per episode, P-C, or total?
Total.
That might be pretty reasonable. I saw a thing recently where they said the average cost of producing a one hour drama was $2M-4M per episode.
Yeah, $3.3M is really cheap for two episodes.
I'm wondering if they'll run the final set of episodes for this season during May sweeps, or if they'll try to squish 'em in, before or after, then, and if that didn't contribute to the trimmed order.
I remember reading something about The CW wanting to try a new show in VM's time slot sometime when VM's on hiatus. Maybe that would be post-Feb. sweeps, so that VM would return for May sweeps.
Yeah, $3.3M is really cheap for two episodes.
That's what I thought, too. I seem to recall BtVS having a per episode price of about that, at one point during the seven years.
I remember reading something about The CW wanting to try a new show in VM's time slot sometime when VM's on hiatus. Maybe that would be post-Feb. sweeps, so that VM would return for May sweeps.There is another show for that slot, but I'm not sure when they're going to start airing it. Maybe they're not even sure which one they'll run for sweeps. It's not like they've got a stable full of ratings powerhouses. Poor CW. They added 1 and 1 and got 1.
Question: I've just read the news about how Rob Thomas wants to make Veronica Mars into a boring, lousy, "safe" stand-alone show. No arc episodes anymore, only emotional drama will connect the episodes. Tell me this ain't true.— Peter
Ausiello: It's true — the stand-alone part, not the "boring, lousy, safe" part — and here's Rob Thomas' reasoning: "Our fear is that the big mysteries are keeping casual TV viewers away, and it's very difficult to engage Veronica in a multi-episode mystery without making it extremely personal. Season 1 was built around the mystery. Veronica's best friend was dead. Every series regular was intertwined with the mystery. Without replacing the cast with each mystery and/or killing Wallace, I'm not sure we can devise enough personal connection to a case to keep the momentum we had in Season 1." I'm of the opinion that a self-contained Veronica is better than no Veronica.
Oh my word, Rob. It's season three. If you get a season 4, kill Lianne. It's her mother. Deadbeat or not, you don't get much more personal. If you get a season 5, bring back Duncan and kill him (quickly). He's her first love. If you get a season 6, kill Mac or Wallace, her only true friends. If you get a season 7, kill Keith. Tim's e-mail address is in his profile, honey.