P-C, ah ha. I didn't realize that.

Thank God for TiVo. Seriously.

I'm so very disappointed. Surprised: no, but disappointed still mightily.

So having more than 12 shows makes me a freakin' outlier, doesn't it?

The scheduling really demanded an instant commitment (it seemed to me) and I think that it was a prelude for the poor ratings that led to this really premature and awful cancellation.

Up until the first ratings came in, I thought the scheduling was a good idea (I think it worked out for Prison Break) but on further contemplation, what Nora says may be what killed it. If a show already has a following, like 24 or Lost, that concentration of episodes is great to start or end the season, but I think for a new show, it does require an instant commitment. That said I really thought the premise for Drive might have hooked people into that kind of commitment.

Ah hells, sorry it was such a short run, Tim and Kristen.

I've downloaded almost all the episodes from iTunes Music Store (my connection is limited to Airport right now so it takes a couple hours per download). If they never put it out on DVD at least I'll have it in some form. I hope Fox will allow the finished eps to be on the iTunes Music Store. One of the cool things about that format is that record companies are making music available that they own the rights to but don't feel like doing a CD release for. I hope TV and film companies will follow that lead.

Hey, my Tivo still shows the next two eps airing. I'll clap my hands and believe in fairies for that not to change.

I love the fact that about an hour after the Variety article, people started filtering online saying 'Hey, I just saw an advert for House on Monday at 9, what's going on:@!' It's like round about TV - one out, one in.

I'm still in denial Drive is canceled, I think.

Well, damn. I'm sorry, Kristen & Tim. Not your fault. You did damn fine work and I for one was enjoying it.

I got to thinking about the subtracting Tivo watchers, though, and I have to say I understand that. Someone was saying, oh, you can't tell if I've gotten up to get a snack during the commercials, and it occurred to me that you can't tell about any of my viewing patterns. My Tivo is on all day and night, watching television to itself. Tivo can't tell if I've got the actual television on or not. All they can see is if I'm watching the taped stuff (with no commercials). Otherwise, it thinks I'm watching a lot of bull riding and fishing, because I tend to leave it on VS after the hockey. So it's probably valid to subtract out those numbers, my actual viewing habits notwithstanding.

But it can tell if you interact with the program, pausing it or FF or whatever. And there are few shows I actually watch that I don't interact with.