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End of TV season (who gets axe)
| May 6th, 2015 at 12:25:36 AM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | A show that should be cancelled, Last Man on Earth. The 43min pilot felt 2hrs long. Stupid, baffling, not what any real person would do. It's so ridiculous it's not worth giving details. Yet this piece of crap has good reviews and ratings. Are viewers really this brain dead? I watched ep 3, that's it. (pilot was 1 &2) Sophomoric beyond belief. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| May 6th, 2015 at 7:31:21 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
They used to call TV the boob tube back in the 1960's with Mr Ed and Gilligan's Island. Renewing Last Man on Earth ushers broadcast into a new era of the infantile. The show ended up with a ratings of (18-49 demo/Total Viewers) 1.63/3.99 (millions), but viewership was way below those numbers for the 2nd half. So TV is now catering to about 3-4 million viewers and that is worth being renewed. |
| May 6th, 2015 at 11:37:23 AM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
The show is beyond stupid. A virus killed everybody, where are the bodies, they would be everywhere. He chooses to live in a state where there is no water and it's over 100 most of the year. He drives all over the country in a gas guzzler when there is no way to get gas with electric gone. He lives in a mansion, but instead of moving to the next one when he fouls the place up, he just stays there. Instead of digging a hole for an outhouse, he craps in the swimming pool and stinks up the place. He fills a kiddie pool with marguerita mix and lays in it with a straw. He's 41 and act like he's 19. All he wants is sex, yet when a woman shows up he tries to get away from her because she's not his dream girl. They get married and immediately a beautiful girl does show up but he's married now. It's on a par with Gilligans Island for plot devices, but it's not funny, it's insulting. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
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| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
It looks like the networks are being a little more conservative. Instead of cancelling shows "in case there is something better out there" they are keeping more marginal shows. ABC only cancelled three scripted shows Cristela, Forever, and Resurrection (in addition to the three that were cancelled during their run). Manhattan Love Story, Revenge,Selfie. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May 11th, 2015 at 2:08:13 PM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 | I'm bummed that ABC cancelled "Forever". The "Highlander" meets "Quicy" crossover was fun and I enjoyed Alana De La Garza... Too bad.  image from image-cdn.zap2it.com |
| May 11th, 2015 at 2:15:13 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
I saw the pilot and there just wasn't enough of a hook to give it legs, I thought. Look at a show like Blacklist. A hugely talented star, James Spader, plays a powerful mystery man who knows just about everybody and is into everything. That's a huge hook, even though he's not in even half the scenes. His presence is there and that's all it takes. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| May 11th, 2015 at 10:04:23 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
ABC has 10 shows with similar total viewership. They cancel the three with the older viewers. 5.66 million Secrets and Lies RENEW 5.23 million Cristela CANCEL 5.19 million Nashville RENEW 5.15 million American Crime RENEW 5.02 million Marvel's Agent Carter RENEW 4.97 million Forever CANCEL 4.83 million Galavant RENEW 4.67 million Resurrection RENEW 4.53 million Marvel's Agents of SHIELD RENEW 4.50 million Revenge CANCEL |
| May 11th, 2015 at 10:49:59 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Well it is NBC's biggest scripted show, by a good margin. But it also has a lead in with their biggest reality show. Lead in shows are very important, even though it takes so little effort to change the channel. After Ted Danson announced that he was leaving the series, NBC wanted to continue the series by having Woody take over the bar. But Woody Harrelson refused to continue with the series without Danson. Seinfeld was then moved from Wednesday night to Thursday night after Cheers as a potential replacement. Ratings immediately jumped by 50% and for the remaining five years it was the top sitcom and made Jerry one of the richest TV actors of all time. |
| May 12th, 2015 at 2:32:12 AM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18204 |
I had never heard that but I did hear that the cast convinced Danson to stay the last year that he did. In the end it was time for "Cheers" to end. It was an 80s show with and 80s feel that lasted into the 1990s. Kind of like the "Rural Purge" at CBS a generation before where even though the shows were doing "OK" their best day were behind them and they looked very old next to the new stuff. The thing was NBC owned Thursdays for 20 years because it was able to only replace 1 show at a time, the rest of the lineup stayed intact and the viewers accepted it. If you didn't watch you were out of the loop at the coffee machine the next day. The President is a fink. |
| May 12th, 2015 at 8:11:45 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Well NBC has not been able to create a sitcom that lasted after 2009. But they are going to try at least 5 times this year,   Episodes 270 Cheers 1982 1993 264 Frasier 1993 2004 236 Friends 1994 2004 209 The Facts of Life 1979 1988 203 Father Knows Best 1955 1958 B&W 202 The Cosby Show 1984 1992 201 The Office 2005 2013 193 Night Court 1984 1992 189 Diff'rent Strokes 1978 1985 184 Will & Grace 1998 2006 182 Scrubs 2001 2008 180 Seinfeld 1989 1998 180 The Golden Girls 1985 1992 173 The Bob Cummings Show 1955 1959 B&W 172 Wings 1990 1997 170 Empty Nest 1988 1995 168 Family Ties 1982 1989 164 Mad About You 1992 1999 157 Bachelor Father 1959 1961 B&W 154 Hazel 1961 1965 B&W 148 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 1990 1996 148 Just Shoot Me! 1997 2003 141 A Different World 1987 1993 139 I Dream of Jeannie 1965 1970 139 3rd Rock from the Sun 1996 2001 138 30 Rock 2006 2013 138 Get Smart 1965 1969 137 Gimme a Break! 1981 1987 135 Sanford and Son 1972 1977 127 Mr. Peepers 1952 1955 B&W 125 Parks and Recreation 2009 2015 123 The Joey Bishop Show 1961 1964 B&W 116 227 1985 1990 115 Silver Spoons 1982 1986 114 Blossom 1991 1995 110 Amen 1986 1991 110 The Hogan Family 1986 1990 105 City Guys 1997 2001 Teen 104 Hang Time 1995 2000 Teen 104 The People’s Choice 1955 1958 B&W 102 ALF 1986 1990 98 I Married Joan 1952 1955 B&W 97 Community 2009 2014 97 The Aldrich Family 1949 1953 B&W 97 Caroline in the City 1995 1999 97 NewsRadio 1995 1999 96 My Name Is Earl 2005 2009 93 Suddenly Susan 1996 2000 90 Dear John 1988 1992 88 Chico and the Man 1974 1978 86 Julia 1968 1971 84 The John Larroquette Show 1993 1996 78 California Dreams 1992 1996 68 Nurses 1991 1994 66 Veronica's Closet 1997 2000 60 My Two Dads 1987 1990 60 Car 54, Where Are You? 1961 1963 B&W Mid-season are planned for two sitcoms featuring Latinas, and one that looks suspiciously like Everybody Loves Raymond    |