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".
Kaylee: So, uh, how come you don't care where you're going? Book: 'Cause how you get there is the worthier part.
'Serenity'
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[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!
Tamara - Feb 19, 2008 10:25:03 pm PST #168 of 4535
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
§ 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.
§ ita § - Feb 20, 2008 6:02:10 am PST #174 of 4535
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm always hungry for something new, though. It's not like I actually get a life in June.
Tamara - Feb 20, 2008 7:18:36 am PST #175 of 4535
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
I look forward to the cable shows in June and July so yeah, I get that.
And I love Terminator: The Summer Chronicles. I just think NBC is a little full of it right now with their huge success with winners like American Gladiator and the suckfest that was Knight Rider. Oh how the mighty have fallen.
Polter-Cow - Feb 20, 2008 7:22:08 am PST #176 of 4535
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
the suckfest that was Knight Rider
That got 12 million viewers.
Oh how the mighty have fallen.
Yet, pre-strike, I watched more shows on NBC than on any other network, I think.
Scrappy - Feb 20, 2008 7:26:33 am PST #177 of 4535
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Rescue Me is also a summer show which does weell.