I enjoy Sopranos. My show is coming to an end too. I'm going to start a Sopranos campaign once it's over and get everyone to start mailing strippers to HBO in an attempt to bring it back. Instead of the "NUTS" compaign, I'll call it the "VAGI" campaign. We'll see how you feel when I invite you along for assistance.
It's the Jericho fans trying to change my opinion, not the other way around.
I thought I was pretty straight forward, but let me go ahead and put it in "story" form to help you better understand. Kick your shoes off and enjoy.
CBS makes a stupid show about bunnies. I hate bunnies. I like wolves. Only 9 million watched the dumb bunnies. (Nevermind that it was only 2 million in the 18-49 age range) CBS decides to cancel the Bunny Show, for good reason. The 9 million start knocking on my door, asking for help because, "Hey! One day they might cancel your show about Wolves! We're all in the same boat!". So me and all 30 million who hate bunnies decide, "Ya, that's a great idea, cause we love wolves!!" And we join in the protest pushing it to unbelievable levels. CBS see's this, and says, "Ooopsie!!! We must've really underestimated our fans! They LOVE bunnies!!! Let's bring it back!" And before you know it, every god damn show on every network is about bunnies. I like wolves. I hate bunnies.
Get it?
So according to you... regardless of the fact that I thought they completely ruined a great premise. Regardless of the fact I though Jericho was just another sappy soap opera with the guise of being about post-apocolypse life. Regardless of the fact it centered around two people who didn't even live in Jericho as the big heroes. I'm supposed to encourage the network to keep cranking out these retarded series with great ideas gone bad for the sake of TV shows that I do enjoy??? Riiiiiight.
Your point exactly? Unless you're telling me that the people of New Orleans were more worried about who's house was going into forclosure or who's girlfriend was sleeping around rather than survival, then I would humbly admit that Jericho WAS a lot like how real life would be. If that's not what you're implying than have another beer and try again but this time don't re-enforce my main point.
The one thing you're forgetting is that all the shows you mentioned above are shows that resolve themselves each episode. Jericho does not have stand-alone episodes. The longer it's off the air, the more likely it will never come back. This kind of show requires retention from previous episodes to understand what's going on. And that retention took a dive as the season progressed.
1) Yes, because we all know nobody watched any other programs on the internet so Jericho is the only one who would get an increase in numbers.
2) They would have to seperate the ratings. One set for the live broadcast. The second set for the internet. Some adds are time sensitive. The proper fix for the live broadcast ratings would be to increase the size of the neilson panel, not add in internet broadcasts. Has modern technology changed the fact that you can still sit on your couch and watch a live broadcast tv show? If no, then why should rating that be obsolete?
3) Fan resentment? How about the fact of sending a message to the networks that we won't stand for a solid premise being muddled up and turned into a soap opera? Maybe this will make the next set of writers think twice about dummy'ing down a show. The byproduct is the small minority of fans who love soap opera's, like yourself.
4) What's the crises? Determining where to send all the peanuts? I'm sure it was handled by a simple phone call.
This was not a solidly ranked show, no matter how you try to pitch it. It bombed pretty bad. Maybe all your barking will get you a resolution to the show from CBS, who knows.
If it became as un-popular as Jericho became, why not take it down? Maybe something twice as good will be put in it's place. Canceling Jericho is a great message to other networks. Don't feed us this crap, cause we won't watch it. Now maybe the next network that has a great premise and plans on ruining it with un-related mushyness and unreleastic behaviors will think twice and actually develop a great series!
Last time I checked, the internet viewers don't get the same commercials as the "live" viewers. DVR's let you fast forward commercials. What's your point? Advertisers should spend more money on their spots based on who watches it on a medium they don't even advertise on? Also last time I checked, other shows also broadcast on the internet so is there any reason to think that more people watched Jericho on the web then let's say Lost? Maybe you understand where I'm coming from, but you probably don't. Here's something for you to try. You probably think they run the same type of commercials on the Oxygen network as they do on MTV. No matter what age, we're all the same type of consumers, right?
From watching Jericho, I learned that people who live in towns in the mid-west are concerned more with who's screwing who, are selfish, and have no idea how to even operate their own electronic equipment in the state of an emergency. So if this ever really happens, the top priority should be sending a couple city boys to each town.(make sure one's white, and one's african american for political correctness). This way, they can repair any piece of equipment (medical or otherwise), act as hostage negotiaters, teach everone how to shoot a gun properly, be the sole strategic planners, and just commit random acts of heroism each and every day while the townfolk worry about their normal everyday drama such as telling their wives they are having an affair.
That's where they failed, "appeal to as many viewers as possible." This show appealed to the geriatric crowd and the women who love Skeet Ulrich. A 2.2 rating for the finale in the key demo? They couldn't cancel this show fast enough. Talk about a great premise that was completely ruined. Maybe getting this show off the air will inspire someone to create a new one about would it REALLY would be like in a post-apocoliptic America.
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I enjoy Sopranos. My show is coming to an end too. I'm going to start a Sopranos campaign once it's over and get everyone to start mailing strippers to HBO in an attempt to bring it back. Instead of the "NUTS" compaign, I'll call it the "VAGI" campaign. We'll see how you feel when I invite you along for assistance.
It's the Jericho fans trying to change my opinion, not the other way around. I thought I was pretty straight forward, but let me go ahead and put it in "story" form to help you better understand. Kick your shoes off and enjoy. CBS makes a stupid show about bunnies. I hate bunnies. I like wolves. Only 9 million watched the dumb bunnies. (Nevermind that it was only 2 million in the 18-49 age range) CBS decides to cancel the Bunny Show, for good reason. The 9 million start knocking on my door, asking for help because, "Hey! One day they might cancel your show about Wolves! We're all in the same boat!". So me and all 30 million who hate bunnies decide, "Ya, that's a great idea, cause we love wolves!!" And we join in the protest pushing it to unbelievable levels. CBS see's this, and says, "Ooopsie!!! We must've really underestimated our fans! They LOVE bunnies!!! Let's bring it back!" And before you know it, every god damn show on every network is about bunnies. I like wolves. I hate bunnies. Get it?
So according to you... regardless of the fact that I thought they completely ruined a great premise. Regardless of the fact I though Jericho was just another sappy soap opera with the guise of being about post-apocolypse life. Regardless of the fact it centered around two people who didn't even live in Jericho as the big heroes. I'm supposed to encourage the network to keep cranking out these retarded series with great ideas gone bad for the sake of TV shows that I do enjoy??? Riiiiiight.
Your point exactly? Unless you're telling me that the people of New Orleans were more worried about who's house was going into forclosure or who's girlfriend was sleeping around rather than survival, then I would humbly admit that Jericho WAS a lot like how real life would be. If that's not what you're implying than have another beer and try again but this time don't re-enforce my main point.
The one thing you're forgetting is that all the shows you mentioned above are shows that resolve themselves each episode. Jericho does not have stand-alone episodes. The longer it's off the air, the more likely it will never come back. This kind of show requires retention from previous episodes to understand what's going on. And that retention took a dive as the season progressed.
1) Yes, because we all know nobody watched any other programs on the internet so Jericho is the only one who would get an increase in numbers. 2) They would have to seperate the ratings. One set for the live broadcast. The second set for the internet. Some adds are time sensitive. The proper fix for the live broadcast ratings would be to increase the size of the neilson panel, not add in internet broadcasts. Has modern technology changed the fact that you can still sit on your couch and watch a live broadcast tv show? If no, then why should rating that be obsolete? 3) Fan resentment? How about the fact of sending a message to the networks that we won't stand for a solid premise being muddled up and turned into a soap opera? Maybe this will make the next set of writers think twice about dummy'ing down a show. The byproduct is the small minority of fans who love soap opera's, like yourself. 4) What's the crises? Determining where to send all the peanuts? I'm sure it was handled by a simple phone call. This was not a solidly ranked show, no matter how you try to pitch it. It bombed pretty bad. Maybe all your barking will get you a resolution to the show from CBS, who knows.
If it became as un-popular as Jericho became, why not take it down? Maybe something twice as good will be put in it's place. Canceling Jericho is a great message to other networks. Don't feed us this crap, cause we won't watch it. Now maybe the next network that has a great premise and plans on ruining it with un-related mushyness and unreleastic behaviors will think twice and actually develop a great series!
Last time I checked, the internet viewers don't get the same commercials as the "live" viewers. DVR's let you fast forward commercials. What's your point? Advertisers should spend more money on their spots based on who watches it on a medium they don't even advertise on? Also last time I checked, other shows also broadcast on the internet so is there any reason to think that more people watched Jericho on the web then let's say Lost? Maybe you understand where I'm coming from, but you probably don't. Here's something for you to try. You probably think they run the same type of commercials on the Oxygen network as they do on MTV. No matter what age, we're all the same type of consumers, right?
From watching Jericho, I learned that people who live in towns in the mid-west are concerned more with who's screwing who, are selfish, and have no idea how to even operate their own electronic equipment in the state of an emergency. So if this ever really happens, the top priority should be sending a couple city boys to each town.(make sure one's white, and one's african american for political correctness). This way, they can repair any piece of equipment (medical or otherwise), act as hostage negotiaters, teach everone how to shoot a gun properly, be the sole strategic planners, and just commit random acts of heroism each and every day while the townfolk worry about their normal everyday drama such as telling their wives they are having an affair.
That's where they failed, "appeal to as many viewers as possible." This show appealed to the geriatric crowd and the women who love Skeet Ulrich. A 2.2 rating for the finale in the key demo? They couldn't cancel this show fast enough. Talk about a great premise that was completely ruined. Maybe getting this show off the air will inspire someone to create a new one about would it REALLY would be like in a post-apocoliptic America.