In fairness to FOX, the ratings were going down episode on episode, not up. With The Inside, they were going up week to week.
I don't necessarily agree that FOX deserves the fairness, though. Several shows that wound up running for very long periods of time and were very popular required multiple seasons to find their audiences.
I know, there's certain business "realities" with TV, and those have even changed in recent years in such ways as to make network programing executive less inclined to give shows time to find an audience. But I also this that's crap business practice, and that just because networks can behave a certain way doesn't mean they should.
Whatever. The networks have decided that the only thing that matters is the bottom line, and screw everything else. It's a mentality that seems to have invaded every single aspect of our lives, and I'm tired of it. It's like a mental cancer.
With only four (or, if you count the premiere as a single episode, three)
Nope, the premiere was two episodes smushed together.
And, yeah, with only six episodes total, I don't see why they would bother with a DVD release, especially if they didn't give
The Inside
one. And they had all thirteen for that.
Well, it's sad news. Tim and Kristen -- my condolences.
Oh, man. I hadn't even watched any of the episodes yet (they're taped; I'm a big slacker), and now this.
Tim, Kristen, I'm so sorry about this.
The networks have decided that the only thing that matters is the bottom line
I don't understand how the networks can be confident that the bottom line is going to suck, when a show has only aired for 2 weeks. Don't they need more data to go on? Well, obviously they don't, but it just *seems* as though they would.
I don't understand how the networks can be confident that the bottom line is going to suck, when a show has only aired for 2 weeks.
Yeah, I know. All four hours of this show aired while I was on vacation. Watched it all in two big gulps on the DVR when I got home.
I don't think they understand how their fan base watches TV.
Well, in previous days, networks would wait on a show. Example: X-Files. With FOX today, it'd be canceled a few episodes in. It became one of FOX's biggest money earners. To me, that seems messed up. But I don't work in network TV, and don't have to be concerned with the environment, whatever it may be.
Well,damn. Condolences to everyone who had fun making it.
I just skipped to the end to give my condolences to Tim, Kristen and the rest of the people working on
Drive.
I'm so sorry. For whatever it's worth, I really loved the episodes I saw and am dying to know the rest of the story.
Excuse me while I type irritated, but couldn't they just sell the show to F/X and make a lot more $$ on it?
I could see this show (dark humor and all) fitting much better on TNT or F/X than Fox.
