Posted on 10/08/2007 7:52:01 PM PDT by Mr. Blonde
There is a very slight pause in the massive fall rollout from the broadcast networks right now. Take a breath. Hey, do you smell that? It smells like defeat.
The five broadcast networks have launched a good many of their series, and ratings have been lackluster and buzz virtually nonexistent. Where's the excitement for the fall TV season? What's the matter with you people?
Oh, it's the shows. It's always the shows.
The quality has either leveled off into mediocrity or taken a fateful dip, and the buzz that was barely there to begin with has all but vanished.
This has made it easier for viewers to skip the new network shows because there is nothing of exceptional merit in there, save for a handful of series that have been spotty in their ability to earn across-the-board praise and ratings. Translation: It's early, but there don't appear to be any freshman hits just yet.
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I believe this might fall into your ping list?
That's three more than for me.For the last 10+ years the only thing I watch on the networks is football.
Freedom of choice: It's a real killer.
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But perhaps more than at any other time in its history, cable television has seriously damaged the networks.
My TV got fried by a lightning bolt several weeks ago. I haven’t bothered to replace it yet and can’t for the life of me think of a reason to do so.
I didn’t watch hardly any before I had Tivo. It gave me a chance to watch stuff I was normally not home to watch. Now I have to see a few of them all the time.
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