Yes, and my understanding is that the Sopranos has the advantage of being able to plan its own ending. It is being ended by design. I've not watched it but I understand it is a good show. If you wanted to launch an effort to keep it going, by all means do so. Your methods however might determine your outcome.
Yes, I get. You have a chip on your shoulder and to hell with everyone else. I think you've made that point very clear. Thanks for helping everyone understand the type of person who enjoys which type of show. That will be most helpful to everyone. Thank you! I could not have made a better argument myself, but you have made a living breathing example of it. CBS, I hope you read this - which type of viewer would you rather cultivate?
Your tone indicates you think your opinion of the show should determine all others - is that what you mean? I'm saying that you are entitled to your opinion about the show, but there were on average 9 million (Nielsen measured) viewers who enjoyed it enough to stick with it and I doubt they would share your appraisal of it. Your opinion does not change what others think. There are other tastes besides yours that matter in the world. There are some who 30 years ago thought Star Wars was trash and a waste of time. Their opinions did not change what ultimately was judged to be a classic. Not all people enjoy classics because they take more time and effort than they are motivated to invest - their choice, their loss. Time and consensus will judge Jericho - not you.
I note quite a few folks don't get what it is all about. Let me say this: The effort to get Jericho renewed is about far more than just a show. It was just the trigger. If you don't like or appreciate Jericho, that is fine and is your right. Frankly I am glad we don't all have the same taste in things or the world might be rather boring. But consider this: What if it were your favorite show? What if you had strong convictions about the values (or lack of them) in a show that motivated you to watch it? What if a network mismeasured the fan base and arbitrarily canceled that show? If enough of you cared - would you do something about it - especially if you discerned a repeated bias of the network against the very programming you enjoyed?
Many say "it's just a TV show". Well of course you are right. A number have indicated that the time spent in character development in the show was a waste of time (my summary of comments). For those that feel that way you probably would not enjoy reading a classic such as Les Miserables which spends hundreds of pages just giving background information on the characters. However, just as you have the right to not like a book (or a TV show) that does that, you should also respect that there are others who do enjoy such story development.
So if it is just a show, why protest? Well, becasue we can. We do not have to accept big brother telling us what we would like to watch. In this case CBS themselves provided the social networking tools that hooked us in the first place and we are just using those same tools (and more) to provide the best customer feedback that we can. If it were your favorite show I would think and I would hope you might care enough to do the same. In the mean time, even if you do not agree with our taste in shows, I would hope you could appreicate the fact that we are not sitting back and just taking what big brother has to dish out. Next time it might be your show, or your rights taken away, or your (fill in your pet subject). I would be right there cheering you along!
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Yes, and my understanding is that the Sopranos has the advantage of being able to plan its own ending. It is being ended by design. I've not watched it but I understand it is a good show. If you wanted to launch an effort to keep it going, by all means do so. Your methods however might determine your outcome.
Yes, I get. You have a chip on your shoulder and to hell with everyone else. I think you've made that point very clear. Thanks for helping everyone understand the type of person who enjoys which type of show. That will be most helpful to everyone. Thank you! I could not have made a better argument myself, but you have made a living breathing example of it. CBS, I hope you read this - which type of viewer would you rather cultivate?
Your tone indicates you think your opinion of the show should determine all others - is that what you mean? I'm saying that you are entitled to your opinion about the show, but there were on average 9 million (Nielsen measured) viewers who enjoyed it enough to stick with it and I doubt they would share your appraisal of it. Your opinion does not change what others think. There are other tastes besides yours that matter in the world. There are some who 30 years ago thought Star Wars was trash and a waste of time. Their opinions did not change what ultimately was judged to be a classic. Not all people enjoy classics because they take more time and effort than they are motivated to invest - their choice, their loss. Time and consensus will judge Jericho - not you.
I note quite a few folks don't get what it is all about. Let me say this: The effort to get Jericho renewed is about far more than just a show. It was just the trigger. If you don't like or appreciate Jericho, that is fine and is your right. Frankly I am glad we don't all have the same taste in things or the world might be rather boring. But consider this: What if it were your favorite show? What if you had strong convictions about the values (or lack of them) in a show that motivated you to watch it? What if a network mismeasured the fan base and arbitrarily canceled that show? If enough of you cared - would you do something about it - especially if you discerned a repeated bias of the network against the very programming you enjoyed? Many say "it's just a TV show". Well of course you are right. A number have indicated that the time spent in character development in the show was a waste of time (my summary of comments). For those that feel that way you probably would not enjoy reading a classic such as Les Miserables which spends hundreds of pages just giving background information on the characters. However, just as you have the right to not like a book (or a TV show) that does that, you should also respect that there are others who do enjoy such story development. So if it is just a show, why protest? Well, becasue we can. We do not have to accept big brother telling us what we would like to watch. In this case CBS themselves provided the social networking tools that hooked us in the first place and we are just using those same tools (and more) to provide the best customer feedback that we can. If it were your favorite show I would think and I would hope you might care enough to do the same. In the mean time, even if you do not agree with our taste in shows, I would hope you could appreicate the fact that we are not sitting back and just taking what big brother has to dish out. Next time it might be your show, or your rights taken away, or your (fill in your pet subject). I would be right there cheering you along!