Simon ,'Jaynestown'
[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, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
It would probably only last one episode, but it would be an entertaining one episode
Are you kidding? With new celebrities being created every day by being voted off other shows, it could run FOREVER! Sure, they'd have to replace the cast every week, but who's going to complain?
Allyson, I'm not saying that's the reason Drive (for example) failed to catch a big audience. I've personally seen and heard people in real life(tm) saying 'Oh, I'm not going to watch xxx on E4 as it'll just get cancelled'. It's not a big factor, but if every FOX show fails this year (which they basically will) it's gotta be a thing for some viewers.
Kristen wrote 106, so I'm pleading with the universe that they air them all.
I'm still pleading with the universe they get go ahead for 1 or 2 more to wrap things up. Wah!
Although if they don't, Tim should totally write a Drive movie for Paramount with a catchy tag.
it's gotta be a thing for some viewers
Drive is a thing for some viewers, but if it doesn't materially affect the bottom line, some viewers don't count.
Didn't they predict the death of the serial drama a few years ago? Maybe Fox doesn't have the resources to keep it alive. They'll keep making money nonetheless.
I don't think you can compare the handful of people you know in the UK to the entire American viewing public. If that were the case, Fox would be advertising shows with, "This time, we're gonna show you ALL 22 EPISODES!"
I'm not comparing to that scale -- I'm just giving my experience. You can go online and see a great many similar comments.
After Firefly's demise, I swore off Fox. I think that lasted about a year or so, and then I found House, and then Bones, both of which are holding strong. I am weak.
Whenever they talk about Neilsen ratings, I always wonder how they determine who gets to be in that club. I've never known anyone who was a Neilsen viewer. I suspect that they're not accurately representing some viewers (big shock, yeah, I know).
Of course, I get no opinion I guess, because I don't watch commercials at all.
Sure. But what I'm saying is, that doesn't matter a jot.
Based on what, Allyson? Some people don't bother watching shows because they know they will get cancelled. That effects net viewing figures to some extent.