Why bother ??
It doesn't pay to get hooked on a series produced by the "majors" because they have no loyalty to their viewers. It's all about the bucks. I'll stick with premium channels' series, and sci-fi channel programming.
shareI've actually stopped watching new shows, and NBC all together. MOWE was the last show on NBC I watched (now that Scrubs is no longer there), and I just don't watch new shows anymore.
Why?
Because too many great shows get canceled too soon, and it sucks getting into a show and have it get canned. And NBC has pissed me off for 3 years in a row. EVERY show that has followed Heroes has been BETTER than Heroes, has gotten me hooked, and has gotten canceled.
I'm pretty much done with new shows (outside of what I already watch and has already been solidified). If any new shows ARE good, and DO last, I'll find out later and catch then on DVD (or hopefully Blu-Ray).
Too bad the ratings system (which is so outdated and inaccurate) can't calculate my drop since they have never counted my votes...
It couldn't be better than HEROES otherwise it would stay and HEROES would go. There are morons in NBC i can agree but they are not stupid, they just make decisions based on numbers not based on quality all they want is money and they obviously succeed in that.
shareThis show was way better than Heroes.
The first season of Heroes was good, but it just went downhill from there. I think they're keeping it around in hopes it'll get better, cancelling the good new shows in favour of it and "reality" shows.
This show could have been awesome if it was given the chance.
Theres only one Return, and its not Of The King, its Of The Jedi
Journeyman was also turning into a great show and NBC trashed it. Too bad they can't put it and Own Worst Enemy on SCI FI.
shareI'm glad I'm not the only one with this attitude toward NBC. About 15 years ago they decided that if anyone in the greater San Francisco area wanted to watch NBC they would have to pay for cable. They lost over half of their viewers in the area literally over night and then had to wait ten years to buy back the antenna feed they dumped. By then, of course, all their good shows were long gone and so were the people who use to have NBC. Even now all the good NBC shows move to other networks. NBC has been back in San Francisco for four years now and I still forget that I can get their signal. I watched MOWE on netflix and how stupid to dump MOWE on such a cliffhanger. It makes me wonder how many of the decision makers at the networks have an attention span that could compete with a four year old.
share<<I'm pretty much done with new shows (outside of what I already watch and has already been solidified). If any new shows ARE good, and DO last, I'll find out later and catch then on DVD (or hopefully Blu-Ray).>>
yeah i agree 100%. as far as new shows go that look interesting to me i wait. i'll usually wait until the show is picked up for a 2nd season before i decide to devote my time, and get invested in the characters. after getting heavily into many shows only to have the rug pulled out from underneath. playmakers (ESPN), justice (Fox), and my own worst enemy (NBC) immediately come to mind, although the list is actually alot longer, these are my top 3 and quite frankly i've had enough.
i can understand the gripes with NBC as they cancel their new shows so they can keep law and order going for 30 years (it stopped being good after the late jerry orbach passed away). however i think hands down the worst network is fox. their hit shows they keep going way too damn long, and their freshman shows that show potential they cancel way too damn fast.