Well, to be fair: the NBC football is at night. The CBS football is in the afternoon. In theory, it doesn't cut into the evening programming -- even though it actually cuts into it about every other week.
Don't I get a cookie?
Spike ,'Never Leave Me'
Procedurals 1: Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You.
This thread is for procedural TV, shows where the primary idea is to figure out the case. [NAFDA]
sumi - Sep 21, 2007 7:40:12 pm PDT #56 of 11831
Art Crawl!!!
Liese S. - Sep 21, 2007 8:59:08 pm PDT #57 of 11831
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Well it's still baffling to me that networks appear to not know how long a football game takes. I always set the tivo for a half an hour longer than their scheduled coverage, 'cause it always runs over at least a bit. Okay, not always. But still. I guess they just would rather have programming scheduled and pre-empt it than have football scheduled and need to fill.
Fay - Sep 22, 2007 2:31:38 am PDT #58 of 11831
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
The only other explanation I could come up with was that the actor decided to leave and this was their way of writing him out.
See, that was totally my assumption whilst watching, because in terms of consistent storytelling - not so much with the sense-making. But in terms of 'well, fuck, he's leaving - let's send him off with a big sexy HSQ bang, and hope the viewers will handwave the logic' it makes sense. Just - disappointing sense.
I need to step away from the whole consistency-of-storytelling thing and just enjoy the moment, I guess. 'Cause it's certainly a retcon narrative choice that brings lots of angsty thrills and spills, and that's always fun to watch.
Vortex - Sep 22, 2007 8:04:55 am PDT #59 of 11831
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I accidentally got a little spoiled for numb3ers because I was checking to see if this week's show was a rerun. feh.
le nubian - Sep 22, 2007 12:15:15 pm PDT #60 of 11831
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
It drives me batshit that CBS can't move their programs 1 hour forward to accommodate football. That is one of the things that drove me away from "Cold Case" and "Without a Trace." That and the depressing subject matter of CC.
CBS just needs to put on some filler game show or something if a game doesn't run long so we can actually predict when a show is on.
Ginger - Sep 22, 2007 12:52:06 pm PDT #61 of 11831
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I've thought the same thing. Why not just have a postgame wrapup show until the next hour? To watch Cold Case in football season, I have to keep randomly switching to CBS. It's not like I'm going to watch whatever annoying reality show CBS has on at 8.
Fay - Sep 23, 2007 2:14:22 am PDT #62 of 11831
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
I accidentally got a little spoiled for numb3ers because I was checking to see if this week's show was a rerun. feh.
Bollocks! Sorry, should I have whitefonted?
Vortex - Sep 23, 2007 6:27:13 am PDT #63 of 11831
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Bollocks! Sorry, should I have whitefonted?
oh, not you sweetie. I was just sort of commenting about my vague bitterness.
Connie Neil - Sep 23, 2007 8:29:55 am PDT #64 of 11831
brillig
Two more days till House and Bones! I'm looking forward to House interacting with new folks. He did well in that first season ep--Three Stories?--where he did the lecture. The students seemed to like him enough to track him down when teh break went too long.
I wonder if Cuddy will get pregnant this year.
le nubian - Sep 23, 2007 11:16:41 am PDT #65 of 11831
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I have heard from 2 separate sources (pro critics) that the first 2 eps of "House" are very enjoyable. So I'm looking forward to them!