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Current Talk '24 I / Re:WB ORDERS FILMING OF NEW DS PILOT
« on: April 04, 2004, 07:49:33 PM »
Again with the notion that Angel was canceled so that it can be "replaced" by DS! And this time it's not only on the 'Net on a fringe message board - it's printed in a newspaper with no rebuttal as if it's accepted fact. Wonderful!
Q: Dear Chuck: What's up with the networks these days? I mean, the WB canceled "Angel" for a remake of "Dark Shadows"? And Fox's strange decisions to make horrible reality love shows, one about a little guy ("The Littlest Groom") and another about detecting gays ("Playing It Straight")? And then there's the canceling of other shows, including "Karen Sisco," and not promoting shows such as "Alias," which was on such a long hiatus that people like me have missed the recent episodes. By the way, how is "Alias" doing ratings-wise?
-- Anonymous
A This is a particularly tough time to be a fan of broadcast TV. The networks are in such a desperate fight to maintain their ratings that they're throwing shows around left and right, yanking them off the schedule and trying them in different time slots, etc. But in this state of utter panic, they're alienating viewers like you.
As far as "Alias" is concerned, ...
Q: Dear Chuck: What's up with the networks these days? I mean, the WB canceled "Angel" for a remake of "Dark Shadows"? And Fox's strange decisions to make horrible reality love shows, one about a little guy ("The Littlest Groom") and another about detecting gays ("Playing It Straight")? And then there's the canceling of other shows, including "Karen Sisco," and not promoting shows such as "Alias," which was on such a long hiatus that people like me have missed the recent episodes. By the way, how is "Alias" doing ratings-wise?
-- Anonymous
A This is a particularly tough time to be a fan of broadcast TV. The networks are in such a desperate fight to maintain their ratings that they're throwing shows around left and right, yanking them off the schedule and trying them in different time slots, etc. But in this state of utter panic, they're alienating viewers like you.
As far as "Alias" is concerned, ...