Re:It's a TV Show (Score 1)

And an enjoyable one at that. Thank you for your recommendations, but let me tell you about my life... I am a 55 y.o. professional consultant that earns a nice 3-figure-per-HOUR income. I am married for almost 35 years, have two grown daughters who are professionals in their "white-collar" careers and have a dog and two cats. We go out to dinner regularly and will be taking another Alaskan cruise in just a few weeks. I've also produced two international television programs about the U.S. fire/rescue service, been a member of NATPE (National Association of Television Producers & Executives)and was asked to consult on programming segments for the old "Rosie Show," and "The Maury Povich Show," regarding the fire/rescue service. I'll soon be serving as a producer for a new show on Court TV and have a treatment for a new dramatic series under consideration by several producers and production companies. I believe the above will meet your criteria for having a full and creative life. That being said, there are a number of television shows that I enjoy watching when I have the time, either as broadcast or recorded on my DVR. "Jericho" is one of them. Was it always the most well-written show? No, it wasn't. Was the it the absolute "nirvana" of television programming? Again, no it wasnt'. But was it a generally well-written, compelling drama that usually created eager viewer interest and involved them in an ongoing drama? Yes, it did. Television is is tough and dirty business. People will stab you in the back as soon as shake hands with you. With the massive proliferation of cheap, trivial, reality programming, the networks save production costs, but also get paid less by the sponsors, unless and until those shows can build up a specific and targeted audience. Even the sponsors realize that the current Nielsen ratings system is antiquated and unreliable. Initially they failed to factor in the impact of VCR view and more recently, have failed to factor in DVR viewing. Some even say that their coverage of shows viewed via satellite services might be askew. Be that as it may, "Jericho" was given its initial run, then shelved for nearly 3 months. As the producers and networks of several other shows, including "Lost" have recently found out, shelving the show to avoid repeats, to save the balance of the new shows for ratings periods, has not worked. Viewers have clearly expressed that they would prefer to view repeats of a brand new show to catch-up on what might have been missed, than to lose the show entirely for the "shelf" period. "Jericho" suffered that indignity, as well as bring plopped opposite "American Idol," upon its return. The Nielsens' tracking from February on indicate what happened to ALL programming when "AI" came back, not just "Jericho." Thus, CBS saying that the drop in audience from 11 million to 9 million is not a valid proffer, since if all the the show lost was approximately 2 million viewsers, it would spell the death of the show. That decision was probably made during the "break" time for other reasons entirely. Nevertheless, the show was fun, dramatic and entertaining, as I am sure there are several shows that you enjoy when finally arriving home from your tanning booth. If you do not enjoy a show, you are perfectly entitled to criticize the show, the writers, crew, etc. But only an unintelligent, ill-mannered, buffoon would criticize a fan who enjoys a show. Please try not to generalize. FG