Networks cancel '7th Heaven
I have to say that I saw this coming, but it is sad nonetheless. I saw the decline of this show a year earlier when Simon was tested for an STD. Oops ... I pasted in the wrong portion of the Yahoo news headline.,' 'Arrested'
Yes, the inevitable has finally occurred. Arrested Development has been axed by Fox so that the network can air the new Carrot Top series. The show is down to it's final eight episodes and does not return until December 6th. This is a sad day for the short list of intelligent people who embraced this show for its comedic genius. How can Arrested Development expect to survive when "Desperate Housewives" is nominated for the Best Comedy Emmy?
The television environment has changed immensely over the last fifteen years and I think this has led to the demise of a few potentially great shows. The networks are no longer willing to give fledging shows a chance to find an audience and prove themselves worthy of millions of dollars in advertising revenue. What if NBC had canceled Seinfeld in the middle of its third season? I happen to own the first three seasons of Seinfeld on DVD and the show was marginal at best. It had not yet discovered it's identity and direction. The show would have been a goner in today's market. The greatest comedic series ever would have been gone in the blink of an eye and Curb Your Enthusiasm would be known only as "that show with the neurotic jewish guy".
TV on DVD. Everybody loves it. I would give my right arm for the third season of Gimme A Break. The only problem is that it has forced the networks to have a very short leash when it comes to cult shows. Why struggle to convince advertisers that a show is worthy of it's dollars when you can just cancel the show outright and sell millions of DVD's to the true fans of the show. This season Arrested Development has drawn an anemic average of 5.5 million viewers. If Fox sells the DVD's for one season of the show and half of the viewers buy it at $30 a pop the network/studio stands to rake in $67.5 million. I'm no mathmetician but that seems like a hell of a lot of money. Isn't that more money than Battlefield Earth made?
In conclusion, we need to stop supporting shows like Wife Swap and that crappy Geena Davis drama on ABC. A woman as president? Is there anything more preposterous* than that? Next thing you know, there will be a show about an inner city black male who goes to live with his rich Aunt and Uncle in a well known Los Angeles suburb.
* If you are a female reader please replace the above word with wonderful.
posted by Craig Geiger @ 11:09 AM
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