Buffy ,'Lessons'
[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!
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.
I'm always hungry for something new, though. It's not like I actually get a life in June.
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.
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.
Rescue Me is also a summer show which does weell.
That got 12 million viewers.
I'd be curious about the falloff. I watched because I couldn't not. But oh, the torment.
I'd be curious about the falloff.
Well, it was only a backdoor pilot. They haven't ordered it to series yet.
Rescue Me is also a summer show which does weell.
The 4400 also did well, at one point bringing in USA's highest ratings ever. That may have just been the miniseries/first season, though.
Given the way they let it peter out with a much-delayed announcement of cancellation, I'd guess it wasn't pulling in good numbers at the end.
WTF? It picked up viewers?
Knight Rider was that bad, huh? How do you screw that up?