All the TV networks are in the midst of renewing and canceling shows and announcing their fall lineups. Alas, I’ll have to say goodbye to two of my favorites.
Following in the footsteps of the bozos who canceled Serenity, Invasion and The Nine after a season or less and leaving fans in the lurch is CBS. They canceled Jericho after leaving us with a big cliffhanger ending. I HATE that! And what makes my blood boil even more is that the American viewing public is to blame. They obviously like all the reality programming better than stories with great story arcs that should be able to play out over multiple seasons, thus giving the reality programs like Who Wants to Be the Next Pussycat Doll? (insert eye roll here) better ratings than programs with good stories and characters. I feel lucky that LOST, Heroes, Supernatural and Prison Break will be back considering they are serials. Seriously, they should start a network called Good TV and move all the really good stories there.
Hot on the heals of mourning Jericho’s loss, I found out today that The CW has nixed Veronica Mars, a critical favorite but not a ratings giant. At least we’ve had three years of Veronica and the gang, but I’m sure going to miss it. The CW redeemed itself a bit by scheduling a new show called The Reaper, about a young guy whose parents sold his soul before he was born, forcing him to be a reaper now. Of course, they’ll probably cancel it after a year or less. Sigh.
May 18th, 2007 at 6:54 am
My son is sick about losing the Black Donnellys. And now Gilmore girls is gone too. I didn’t even get to see the end and will have to wait until the dvd comes out. I hope it didn’t end with a wedding.
Teri
May 18th, 2007 at 8:06 am
No Way!!! Jericho is canceled????
That just sucks.
Tammy
May 18th, 2007 at 8:48 am
I feel so guilty, Trish because I’m one of the horribles who will watch Realty TV. It’s me. It’s my fault. : )
I love your idea of the Good TV station.
May 18th, 2007 at 9:02 am
Jill, don’t get me wrong. I don’t think reality TV as a whole is awful. I’ve been a Survivor fan for years and have watched some American Idol in the past, though not much this year. It just seems to have gone overboard in some instances, and it bothers me that networks are dumping good programs so they can replace with with even more reality programming. Oh, well, it seems to be the popular thing now, and the ratings support the decisions. I just don’t have to like it.
May 18th, 2007 at 10:37 am
Have you seen anything about that reality show where a group of children aged 8-15 are put on an island to create a society, or some such?? It sort of scares me that ppl would let their 8 year olds do this. Surely it can’t be as Lord of the Flies as it sounds.
May 18th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
I am so pissed about JERICHO. What really annoys me is the network seems to find no correlation between that three month hiatus and the ratings drop. Morons!
May 19th, 2007 at 2:19 pm
Meankitty, yes, that show, called Kid Nation, is actually slotted in the time slot where Jericho was. Grrr.