But people have argued that no preference DOESN'T alter the outcome, that it just bolsters quorum and that the majority of people who care will get what they want.

If you all now think that No Preference alters the outcome of votes, then I think we should definitely eliminate it.

If you all now think that No Preference alters the outcome of votes, then I think we should definitely eliminate it.

I don't know if it does or not. I'm just curious as to whether NP voters picked a choice or abstained.

Maybe it would be good to have a brief of discussion of which network dramas people would like to discuss. IMO, I *love* the crime shows, but I think they don't generate as much discussion as say "grey's anatomy" (when the show is good).

Using this as the Fall tv guide (for new and continuing shows):

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Here are the shows I'd like to discuss:

Pushing Daisies (saw the 1st ep and loved it)
Women's Murder Club (maybe)
Numb3rs
K-ville or Cane (whichever makes it)
CSI
Grey's Anatomy (I guess, but I might bail out of the show by the 3rd ep if I don't like the direction it is going)

The number isn't that large for me for some reason. I have zero interest in "Public Practice" but I wouldn't care if it was part of a bucket where I read discussion on other shows. I don't watch Cold Case and WAT anymore, but I also wouldn't care if that was part of a bucket where I was interested in other shows.

I voted against it not because I don't want those shows covered, but because I didn't want them in single bucket that large.

Drew speaks for me.

And, although it is not quite formed yet, I have a vague concern about genre buckets.

Since I watch everything on dvd, I've become too aware of the formulas behind shows I once liked (go team binge!viewing!) and have lost interest as a result. House and Bones. as examples.

Genre show discussions might get confusing. ("Whoa! I can't believe she shot him?" What? Who? Who shot whom?!That guy! You know, what'shisface, in the suit. Oooooh, you mean that guy on the that show that I'm not watching...)

But, frankly, I don't have another idea at the mo.

Or... and I'm just throwing this out there - what do people think about doing a poll where tv talk interested voters pick their top shows (2? 3?) that they REALLY want to talk about with fellow buffistas and the highest voted for shows get threads?

It's just an idea. The list of possible shows would be quite large, I'm sure.

I did a quick look at the fall lineup and only one show I watch with any regularity isn't already covered here in Boxed Set or an individual show thread. House. It would seem I read about tv more than I actually watch. There are a number of shows that I follow in conversation here that I don't ever watch.

House, Grey's Anatomy and Friday Night Lights would be my top three.

I'm just curious as to whether NP voters picked a choice or abstained.

I abstained because I'm of 20 minds about threads these days. But if I had voted, even with a no preference option, I may have voted no.

Pushing Daisies (saw the 1st ep and loved it)

I liked it a lot, too. I suspect it would be fine in Boxed Set.

I'd like to discuss Numbers and Bones. The other shows that I'm currently watching are caught up in Boxed Set. I'm sure there are a few more that might come up, like Pushing Daisies.