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 think I came across it while perusing the PSYCH page on USA's site. I've yet to really meet a USA show I don't like.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

USA seems to have hit on an excellent formula of quirky, fun characters yet manage to make a semi-serious show with them

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Obviously, they need to share their secret.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I think it has something to do with not treating your viewers like morons, but we all know that won't catch on.

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

That'd be too easy and logical.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

What was I thinking?!?

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Um, that you'd like to be thought of as an intelligent human being and not a demographic?

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Is hollywood capable of that?

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Probably not.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Which is a damned shame

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

If they stopped worrying about the demographics, they could focus on making a decent show.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

But, but, but... then how would they get the advertisers interested?

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Good ratings? Alas, I should know better than that, though. Advertisers want to know who to target, too.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Good ratings? Good ratings... I think I've heard tell of those....

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

They were far more common during the period we like to call "back in the day".

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Back in the day when the shows were good... when the plots were understandable and the actors cute...

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I have the sudden urge to go tell some kids to get off my lawn...

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I've seen some icons with that. It really is the perfect sentiment

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Or, better yet, "get off the TV, you damn NBC executives!"

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

They're trying, they're trying. NBC is currently in 4th place

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I'd cheer, but I feel bad for all the shows that are currently stuck there.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

The "Leno Effect" is terrible for them. Many shows are seeing their ratings drop like mad. L&O:SVU went from being in the top 10 to losing 40% of it's audience to come out in 42nd place

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

They should write a book: "How to destroy a TV network with just one show".

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

one show on 5 nights a week.. but yeah. Although their production costs are down!

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

In a key primetime slot! It's probably a good thing production costs are down, because I doubt the advertisers are lining up, right now.