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• 22May 07

  Drive & Network by the Numbers

  It's been forever since I posted a blog.

  Whatever. I officially have something to complain about.
  Fox cancelled Drive. I admit that when I first heard the concept, it sounded really stupid, but a friend convinced me to give it a try, and I'm glad he did. I loved that show. All four episodes of it. I understand that FOX is supposed to be showing the remaining two episodes, and even though the last one will probably be an unresolved cliff-hanger, I'll still watch them. Drive was a great show, the best that FOX has attained in years. I'm disapointed but not surprised that it was cancelled. We are, after all, talking about the network that cancelled Firefly and John Doe.
  What's more annoying is FOX's excuse for cancelling it. They SAY it was ratings...what they DON'T say is that ratings for their hit show 24 have gone down. The word that FOX is quietly passing around is that Drive was actually hurting 24's ratings. No people...24 was hurting 24's ratings. The proof is in the numbers. 24 has been declining in ratings all season. Word from the fans is that the show is more of the same over and over. It's getting predictable. Still, it matters not where the blame lies. Drive was a great show, but now it's over before it's time. What's done is done.

  But that puts fox in a lower category in my book.
  I watch 2 shows on FOX. House (when I get the chance) and Bones. (Drive would have been 3).
  I'm only interested in 1 show on NBC, and that's Heroes. Even that I dont' watch weekly, I'll wait for the DVD.
  With ABC, it's the same. Lost. On DVD.
  CBS? Well, I've gained a new interest in CSI with the whole miniature killer thing. So I'm a re-fan of that. I like Numb3rs, and I watch it when I get the chance. Criminal Minds is brilliant. I love that show. And then there's NCIS, the only network show I refuse to miss. That makes 4.
  CBS: 4
  FOX: 2
  ABC: 1
  NBC: 1

  CBS still wins in my book, and again, they are the only non-cable network with a show that I make the time to watch: NCIS.

  I think SciFi Channel has the most votes from me, and that's a number that none of the major networks are likely to dethrone anytime soon. And even SciFi has made it's share of FOX-like mistakes. (Cancellation of Farscape for example.) Still, FOX has a bad track record with me. I don't trust them, and I really don't invest a lot of my time in their shows. Sorry FOX, but why invest my time in a great show that you'll just cancel in favor of some stupid reality show? I'll take my viewership elsewhere.

  • Posted May 22, 2007 3:04 pm PT
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• 21Jan 06

  I am a leaf on the wind.

  Wow, so it's been a while since I did a blog post. Ironically, my last post was about Firefly. This one? Serenity. I can't believe it has taken me so long. Stupid. I don't know if anyone is reading this, but if you are, you may have picked up on the fact that I'm a huge Firefly/Serenity fan. If you have not seen this series/movie, you are truly missing out. If you have seen it, and didn't like it, then you simply haven't seen it.
  Yeah, I said it. Serenity was without a doubt the best movie of 2005. I bought it on DVD the day it came out, and it was so totally worth it. What a true masterpiece. Not only was it an extremely funny movie, but it was high on action and deep in story...just like the series, only better! I didn't even know that was possible, but I see now that it is.
  Yeah, I know it bombed in theaters, but the DVD sales have been astounding. So eat that FOX. Keep playing your decadent, shallow teenage soap operas. Obviously, Joss Whedon doesn't need you anyway.
  The movie has proven one thing FOX. No matter how moronic your executives are...
  you can't stop the signal.
  • Posted Jan 21, 2006 8:38 pm PT
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• 18Sep 05

  You Can't Take the Sky From Me

  So I'm watching the reruns of Firefly on the SciFi Channel. It merely reminds me that the execs at FOX are complete morons. How they dropped this truly magnificent show is beyond me, but they seem to be getting pretty good at doing it. I mean, they air it out of order, if they air it at all, and hardly promote it...and then wonder why nobody watched it. Idiots. I despised them for cancelling Family Guy, abhored them for not renewing John Doe, but I think just outright dropping Firefly was entirely unforgiveable. Even their newest accomplishment, House (one of the greatest new shows to premier last year) can not make up for what they have done. They are too far gone, and they don't deserve House.
  Firefly is a work of art. And despite it's abysmal failure, the show has picked up quite a following. It's ironic then, that the very words of the opening theme seem to just echo the fate of the series.
  Take my love, take my land, take me where I cannot stand. I don't care, I'm still free. You can't take the sky from me.
  Fox just didn't know what to do with an original thought, that's the problem. If it didn't involve the sleezy shenanigans of undeserving brats (cough...The O.C....cough), then how could it possibly be a hit? They're all idiots.
  I want to see the new Firefly movie, Serenity, do well for three reasons:
  1) Firefly was a great show. It had a great story, a great cast, and a great chemistry, and I would love to see it continue.
  2) (Almost) everyone involved deserves it. Wheldon deserves it for imagining such a masterpiece. The actors (and crew) deserve it for bringing that masterpiece to life. And we, the fans, deserve it for recognizing such a masterpiece. The only ones who don't deserve it is FOX, for trying to screw with the show. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. And Firefly was not broekn.
  3) Which brings me to my final reason for wanting Serenity to be a smash hit. To show the world that the execs at FOX are all brainless idiots.

  To the crew of Serenity, you keep flying, and I'll be there for your adventures.

  • Posted Sep 18, 2005 4:04 am PT
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