Just Say Goo

Ok, explain to me what exactly the "powers that be" that run the networks are smoking?

Forget that, I want to know what the "powers that be" at the networks think WE are smoking. After giving several new shows a shot, I found several that the critics gave kudos to, and that I myself really looked forward to watching. They ALL got cancelled. WTF? Many of these shows were only given ONE season as a "test". Big fucking whoo!!!

Cheers would have been sacked after season one (and possibly more) if that thinking were in affect back then. Everything about their choices seem to be unrealistic. They want a show to be an immediate hit, which would be fine, but every show CAN'T be an immediate hit! When I see some of the garbage still on (and renewed for yet another season) I wonder "WHO, for the love of God, is watching this crap?".

How do the networks expect me to give a shit about what they are going to come up with next year when this year they let me waste my time getting into a show that they let die an early death? Guess what? I'm not going to. I really wonder just how accurate the Nielson ratings are anyway? Does anyone know who the hell these people are that are giving the Nielson ratings? Can someone explain to me how this works?

The networks want an audience but they really do give us the finger in the end. Who the hell came up with the idea of starting a show in September, only to put it on hiatus during sports season, then come back on, then disappear for the holidays, then come back on, and then have their final episodes an finale? WHO CAN KEEP TRACK OF THESE SHOWS? One week they are on, then they disappear, then they come back, wtf?


Unless you have TIVO (and a lot of times that doesn't work either) you forget when they are back on. Then this other bullshit of starting other shows later in the "season" sucks ass too! You want me to watch your show? How can I if I cant FIND it and don't know when the fuck it is even ON??? Oh yeah, and lets screw it up even more by changing the day it is on mid-season too!!! Great idea!!! I could find the holy grail and GIVE IT TO JIMMY HOFFA before I could figure this shit out!!



I want to run a network. I am not going to cater to one group of people EITHER. This is how I am going to run it, unlike the morons THAT DO. First, I am going to give each show a chance. If the critics like it and people are talking about it I will consider it for another season. If it sucks the big kazoo right away and critics and the audience alike hate it, then sure, I will pull it right away. But I will give the others some TIME.

Second, just because my, for instance, reality shows are a hit, I am not going to bombard my network with nothing but reality shows. This is stupid. Some people like dramas, some like reality, some like comedy, etc. I want to appeal to a broader audience and make my network a well-rounded one.

Third, I am going to start my season's shows in the time slots they are going to STAY IN. I won't change a successful shows time slot either so I can put against another show on another network. That is just plain STUPID. This will make finding the damn show EASIER for the audience.

Fourth, if a show must end and be canceled, and it has had an audience and was successful for a time, I will respect the audience that DID spend their time watching it and allow it to end properly. What I mean is I will cancel it in time for the writers to end the show, tie up loose ends, etc. unlike "DEADWOOD", that just fucking ENDED without resolving the stories for fuck's sake and just left you hanging.

Fifth, if I was working for mtv or vh1, a channel that is ALLEGEDY about MUSIC, I would consider PLAYING MUSIC. If I wanted to do a bunch of stupid reality shows or what-not, fine, but I would still PLAY MUSIC and have music be the theme for my programming. these dating shows WITH musicians and the retards that lust after them is bad enough, but the rejects getting their own shows? Please. Music television MY ASS. This is just mind boggling. What if, for example, the history channel stopped running shows about history and started playing current music videos? Let's have the name of your network MEAN SOMETHING ok? The Arts and Entertainment network needs to change it's name, don't you think? They are really stretching it most times. Even the The Travel Channel, for fucks sake, most of their shows are about FOOD, no offense to the Anthony Bourdain, he is cool and the reigning king of snark.

Sixth, a reality show would actually have to have some reality in it, and a point as well. Watching people "act out" -- I can do at the mall. (Or pretty much ANYWHERE). Comedy Central's programming is all COMEDY. What a novel idea!!! The other networks could learn something from them when it comes to programming from THEM.

Seventh, I am not going to force you, the audience, to watch the SAME commericals during EVERY SINGLE commercial break, especially when I am trying to plug another one of my networks shows. Other than the Geico commercials, this is one of the most annoying things EVER! What idiot came up with the idea that a person watching an hour long program would welcome the opportunity to see the creepy Burger King plastic-faced freak 6 times? A crackhead? What imbecile thought that if you show me a trailer for one of your other shows you are plugging that the first, second, third and fourth time won't catch my interest but the FIFTH time will be the charm??? NO, it makes me NOT want to watch your show simply for the fact that you are annoying the FUCK out of me!

GOOOOOOOOO!!!

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