Crap

[donutsweeper]

Southland's been canceled. It's unlikely any of this season's episodes will air.

NBC is *so* stupid.

Comments

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I would love for CBS or someone to pick up the show and make millions off of it, just to show NBC (and, you know, to keep the show alive).

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Last I heard here's a vague chance TNT will pick it up. CBS is actually doing amazingly well right now. NBC is in the toilet though and this won't help

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

That would be awesome. I think they'd do well on TNT.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

there's a twitter campaign and a petition (http://twitition.com/n3tvb) and some other attempts to show fans' dismay. The press is not happy with NBC either- a lot of insiders are saying it damages the ability for the network to get projects in the future

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Well, now I've signed the petition.

Yeah, I wouldn't want to sign up with a network that could cut you at any moment without notice.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

out of 22 hours of primetime programming NBC now airs 7 hours of scripted shows. SEVEN. That's less than the WB which only has 10 hours of primetime programming to start with

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

And they wonder why they're doing so poorly.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

utterly shocking, right? Their top rated drama right now is L&O:SVU which is in 40th place. FORTIETH!!!

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's just sad.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

and they are apparently locked into the Jay Leno show for TWO YEARS. God knows how bad a shape the network will be in by then

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

That's assuming they still have a network by then.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

When cable channels are beating your ratings... that's not a good sign

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Definitely not.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Saving money should never be ALL that you are aiming for. Because when you boil it all down you still need to be able to sell ad time. And if you can't it doesn't matter how little you spend to produce your shows because you won't be able to bring in enough to break even.

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

It makes you wonder who's in charge over there.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

whoever it is, they don't have a CLUE

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Maybe no one's in charge. It's total anarchy over at NBC.

If only.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

There's rumors that the network is going up for sale and they're trying to cut costs until it happens

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I heard something about that. Way to make it more sellable, guys.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

short term vs long term thinking at work

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I think far too many people fail to anticipate the long term.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Absolutely. It's why I'm always so impressed with shows like Babylon 5 and SPN that have a well thought out multiseason arc

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

You know they had to be fans before they became creators.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

exactly. and they were SMART ones too

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

The kind that actually paid attention.