Author Topic: Let's Make A Deal Pilot in the Works for CBS (Read 26734 times)

J.R. · « **Reply #90 on:** May 22, 2009, 07:52:13 PM »

[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'216360\' date=\'May 22 2009, 04:17 PM\']"The show's cancelled, get over it"[/quote]
That phrase could apply to several other short-lived TV shows too.

CarShark · « **Reply #91 on:** May 22, 2009, 07:56:49 PM »

[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'216360\' date=\'May 22 2009, 05:17 PM\']I hate Jericho fans, I really do.

/waiting for someone to just say "The show's cancelled, get over it"[/quote]
I don't know how often you went to Zap2It during the time when several shows were on the bubble, but I was just as averse to the comments section as Forest was with this article. Anything mentioning Chuck was a guaranteed NBC hatefest. I'm sure a lot was made about Star Trek fans getting it put back on the air in the 60s, but it feels so commonplace now. Is it that because there are so many first-run shows on now between network and cable nets and so many get canceled so quickly that the audiences are not only get smaller, but more...shall we say, fervent?

EDIT-Just saw Hastin's post, and I basically said the same thing he did. He did also bring up that people can be self-centered. It seems that when some people latch on to a low-rated and sometimes critically-acclaimed show, they think they've found a hidden gem that other Americans are too stupid to "get". Usually, they bash popular shows for being popular and call other Americans "the unwashed masses" or "sheeple".

Joe Mello · « **Reply #92 on:** May 22, 2009, 08:09:01 PM »

I think it's more the material than anything else. Chuck nor Jericho are standard-issue premises, so they are likely to build up a "unique" fanbase that is more likely to react than, say, fans of 2 1/2 Men

/Don't recall having these problems with Whedon or Sorkin vehicles.
//Probably not listening hard enough, I'm sure.

J.R. · « **Reply #93 on:** May 22, 2009, 08:23:55 PM »

[quote name=\'CarShark\' post=\'216374\' date=\'May 22 2009, 06:56 PM\']Chuck[/quote]
Am I the only one around here who likes this show?

Just curious.

CarShark · « **Reply #94 on:** May 22, 2009, 08:46:52 PM »

[quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'216376\' date=\'May 22 2009, 08:23 PM\'][quote name=\'CarShark\' post=\'216374\' date=\'May 22 2009, 06:56 PM\']Chuck[/quote]
Am I the only one around here who likes this show?

Just curious.
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I'm pretty sure Matt O. mentioned liking it once. I should probably like it more, but I've had my fill of butt-kicking females.

wheelloon · « **Reply #95 on:** May 22, 2009, 09:54:14 PM »

[quote name=\'DoorNumberFour\' post=\'216354\' date=\'May 22 2009, 04:45 PM\']

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yes they need 2 bring back JERICHO and not some dumb game show we need education programs 4 kids and other people so bring back jericho

This one wins it for me.
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Totally missed that comment (or maybe it wasn't posted when I found the article), but yeah... just wow.

Then, of course, nothing but support here for re-emphasizing the posts about everyone's got an opinion, like assholes, MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE society and all the rest. It's why I tend to not read comments posted in response to MOST AOL articles. As time goes on though, with the ones I do find myself scanning, I find they just become that much more damn predictable, and therefore even less valuable.

And, sorry to say Joe, I don't know anybody, myself, that watches Jericho. Then again, most of my friends are female, so take that as you may...

chris319 · « **Reply #96 on:** May 22, 2009, 11:00:19 PM »

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the prize girls will surely look more like pneumatic pleasure devices

Try to top that line. Just try.

trainman · « **Reply #97 on:** May 22, 2009, 11:09:32 PM »

[quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'216376\' date=\'May 22 2009, 05:23 PM\'][quote name=\'CarShark\' post=\'216374\' date=\'May 22 2009, 06:56 PM\']Chuck[/quote]
Am I the only one around here who likes this show?[/quote]

No, you are not the only one.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #98 on:** May 22, 2009, 11:53:51 PM »

[quote name=\'CarShark\' post=\'216377\' date=\'May 22 2009, 08:46 PM\']I'm pretty sure Matt O. mentioned liking it once. I should probably like it more, but I've had my fill of butt-kicking females.[/quote]
Yep. Big fan, but not a rabid one. I wasn't even aware of whatever various and sundry "campaigns" that fans apparently were mounting. I'm happy that it's coming back. I would have been disappointed if it had been canceled, but I wouldn't be cursing or boycotting NBC over it.

Everybody here has made good points about the splintering of audiences and the rise of cult shows. Something to remember is that if it wasn't for the lower expectations networks have nowadays, shows like Chuck and Jericho would have died a lot sooner. The harder it's getting for new shows to work, the more likely a network is to let its marginal shows keep going.

There's also a relatively modern approach to what used to be called the "second season". Used to be that networks would trot out new shows in January, shows that weren't quite good enough to make it in the fall. They still do that, of course, but more and more now, familiar shows get their runs started in January, from enormous hits like Idol and 24 to the smaller appeal shows like Scrubs and now, Chuck.

PYLdude · « **Reply #99 on:** May 23, 2009, 12:18:19 AM »

[quote name=\'CarShark\' post=\'216374\' date=\'May 22 2009, 06:56 PM\']Usually, they bash popular shows for being popular and call other Americans "the unwashed masses" or "sheeple".[/quote]

And they should usually get the pot and kettle lecture in return.

J.R. · « **Reply #100 on:** May 23, 2009, 01:15:05 AM »

[quote name=\'CarShark\' post=\'216374\' date=\'May 22 2009, 06:56 PM\']Usually, they bash popular shows for being popular and call other Americans "the unwashed masses" or "sheeple".[/quote]
Oh yeah, I see them all the time on various TV forums. They're always randomly saying stuff like "AMERICAN IDOL SUCKS!!!!1" and when you ask them why, they respond with a "Beats me! I've never seen an episode of that crap and never will. AMERICAN IDOL SUCKS AND EVIL AND ALL FANS ARE MORONS WHO SHOULD BE SHOT!!!!!!!!!1111111".

/Don't care much for AI myself.
//At least I've watched enough episodes to decide that opinion
///If you like it, that's fine.
////Happy to hear Chuck is coming back.

davemackey · « **Reply #101 on:** May 23, 2009, 07:07:23 AM »

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'214964\' date=\'May 5 2009, 03:24 PM\'][quote name=\'PaulD\' post=\'214961\' date=\'May 5 2009, 02:38 PM\']
[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'214905\' date=\'May 4 2009, 03:29 PM\']
Umm no, I'm not interested in seeing 15 more commercials for power chairs and Diabeetus aids.[/quote]

Exactly
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You guys say that now, but just wait until you're old enough to start needing all that stuff.

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I got a mailing today from Liberty Medical, in fact. Yes, I am a diabetic. No, I don't use them.

Tony Peters · « **Reply #102 on:** May 27, 2009, 01:30:26 PM »

[quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'216376\' date=\'May 22 2009, 07:23 PM\'][quote name=\'CarShark\' post=\'216374\' date=\'May 22 2009, 06:56 PM\']Chuck[/quote]
Am I the only one around here who likes this show?

Just curious.
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Count me in as a Chuck fan, too (only to the extent that I really enjoy the show, not to the extent that I wish harm on anyone who doesn't like it or on the network if/when it cancels it).

The Ol' Guy · « **Reply #103 on:** May 30, 2009, 11:44:50 PM »

Heck....just retool the show for a $25,000 bonus round, make it a half-hour, call it Big Money Password, get a replacement host for Regis, and put that in the daytime slot. Am I remembering correctly that the main problem with MDP has been the lack of younger viewers but has been moderately successful overall? Well...unless you count Shatner. The game's still fun, tho. Just a thot.

Joe Mello · « **Reply #104 on:** May 31, 2009, 12:21:07 AM »

[quote name=\'The Ol' Guy\' post=\'216981\' date=\'May 30 2009, 11:44 PM\']Am I remembering correctly that the main problem with MDP has been the lack of younger viewers but has been moderately successful overall?[/quote]
Yes. I don't remember if I said it here or not, but 60 Minutes was getting more young viewers than MDP. This, imo, does not a cancellation make, but it would certainly concern me if I were CBS