TNT is running promos for the summer seasons of The Closer and Saving Grace. The promo starts with, "The wait is over. The writers are back." I find this...surprising? Interesting? Odd?
Perhaps all of the above.
Mal: That's not what I saw. You like to tell me what really happened? Book: I surely would. And maybe someday I will.
'Safe'
The Minearverse 6: Fiery Thread of Death
[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. Oh, and help us get Terriers dvds!
Kristen - Feb 18, 2008 11:41:03 pm PST #164 of 4535
victor infante - Feb 19, 2008 3:54:26 am PST #165 of 4535
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
The promo starts with, "The wait is over. The writers are back."
Still pales before Stephen Colbert's proclamation, "The writers are back, and they are sexy! Who wrote this?!?!"
Tom Scola - Feb 19, 2008 3:51:39 pm PST #166 of 4535
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
After months of speculation, NBC confirmed on Tuesday that it would sidestep the annual star-studded “upfront” presentation for advertisers and hold a series of client meetings with media buyers instead.
Perhaps more important for television viewers, the network said it would embrace a year-round prime-time programming schedule, jettisoning the frequently criticized practice of saving most shows for the traditional September- to-May television season.
Consuela - Feb 19, 2008 9:47:33 pm PST #167 of 4535
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Wow, year-round.
That's going to make life interesting.
Tamara - Feb 19, 2008 10:25:03 pm PST #168 of 4535
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
Don't the networks say they are going to do that every year? And then what they actually do is show the absolute worst reality shows and game shows during non sweeps months. If that is "year round programming", then I say "meh".
§ ita § - Feb 19, 2008 11:28:08 pm PST #169 of 4535
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If that is "year round programming", then I say "meh".
On the other hand, Sarah Connor Chronicles. I don't care if we have the writer's strike to thank for it. I like having it right now.
Kevin - Feb 20, 2008 4:23:16 am PST #170 of 4535
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
It'll be gone in two weeks due to the strike. FOX have pushed all year round drama for years with the likes of The Inside and Drive. Didn't so much work for them, mind.
DCJensen - Feb 20, 2008 4:59:23 am PST #171 of 4535
All is well that ends in pizza.
it might take a bit of work to break the pattern.
SailAweigh - Feb 20, 2008 5:19:32 am PST #172 of 4535
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I think that's the problem. They've been conditioning us like Pavlov's dog for the last 50-some years to expect original programming only during that window from Sept. to May. It's not something we're going to change quickly. I know I don't expect to look for it. Unless the networks are going to be willing to really spend advertising bucks getting us primed for the change and not cancel the shows so quickly, it's just not going to happen overnight.
Vortex - Feb 20, 2008 5:37:50 am PST #173 of 4535
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
They've been conditioning us like Pavlov's dog for the last 50-some years to expect original programming only during that window from Sept. to May. It's not something we're going to change quickly.
but it is changing, slowly. The cable networks are leading the charge with shows like The Closer and Saving Grace, both of which are summer shows.