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Hey, you know the rules... a new, original, funny show comes along - one that I actually watch - and it gets canned. It's all part of the conspiracy.
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Hey, they also cancelled Freaks And Geeks (I'll never get over that!) and, more recently, Politically Incorrect. Good news though, there'll be another and another and another season of "reality-based" crap and more Kelley drivel to make television unwatchable. Thank god for the old Law And Order re-runs (anything before Benjamin Bratt is good!)

Tarzan Boy

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Eeeeeeasy, stomach...

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Once again, the dreaded CRITICS strike!!!  I think these folks would be the happiest if every show was Masterpiece Theater, Shakespeare, or some other crappola that most normal humans cannot understand, let alone enjoy...  
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Hey, hey, hey, easy there woman. Eeeeeasy - or else this monkey is gonna hafta kick some heads swiff-lee. Those are the only shows that redeem public network television after all the other shows have been cancelled.

Tarzan Boy

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...  The networks also do not give a show time to "catch on"- if every show is not an immediate moster-gonster hit, it is axed after only 1 or 2 shows.  Lord help us if the people actually like a show-we all know the death knell has begun!....

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I can't tell you how many shows I've liked that the network(s) couldn't decide when to put it on.  It was like a treasure hunt to try to find when it was on.  Monday at 8pm.  No, wait, make that Wednesday at 9pm.  Friday at 7:30. Tuesday.  Sunday.

Finally the network says "nobody is watching it, let's cancel it".  Duh!  No one is watching it because no one can find it!

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Once again, the dreaded CRITICS strike!!!  I think these folks would be the happiest if every show was Masterpiece Theater, Shakespeare, or some other crappola that most normal humans cannot understand, let alone enjoy.  
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Actually they would only like Shakespeare if you took seven unknown actors and made them work and live in the theatre and caught it all on video tape...

Kryllith

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I have a favor too.....PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE watch the Mole 2 on ABC Tuesdays @ 9 (8+9 next week) PLEASE PLEASE so they will have a third season!
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Is this a "reality" show? If it is, then it's like Butthead would say: "Um...I don't like stuff that sucks." Me, I'll stick to Masterpiece Theatre and all that BBC junk - it's great.

Tarzan Boy

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Hey, hey, hey, easy there woman. Eeeeeasy - or else this monkey is gonna hafta kick some heads swiff-lee. Those are the only shows that redeem public network television after all the other shows have been cancelled.

Tarzan Boy
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What I meant was-every critic seems to have only VERY REFINED TASTES- which, by the way, I have no problem with-but to trash every show that the MAJORITY of people like- c'mon.  When was the last time something like "Animal House" was given 4 stars? The CRITICS generally pan fare like this.  OK, "Animal House" is not exactly the most intellectual movie of all time-but it made me laugh. And critics hate anything that makes people laugh! "Greg The Bunny" made me laugh! Hence, the critics hate it, and it's gone. I do think there is a need for a hilarious show, and sometimes I don't want to analyze, think, and ponder; I want to laugh!!!

Easy there yourself, big boy. I do not have a problem with PBS and their shows- I do watch PBS. I just think that on the whole, movie and TV critics alike are not an accurate representation of the the general movie and TV audience- the plain old Joes like me. Nor am I such a snob to think that only sub-titled movies and TV shows based on the works of the Bard, hosted by some dude named Alistar or Jeeves or WHATEVER the only thing worthy to give my time and attention to.  Sometimes a bellylaugh is all I want.  And yes, I know, Shakespeare has written many comedic pieces-I have both read and seen his work performed- and they are funny. But so is "Greg the Bunny!" I get the feeling that if the Bard were writing today, the critics would pan him, and his plays would close on Broadway or his debut venture into TV would be quickly quashed.  So what real value do critics serve, anyway?

Again, this is only my opinion.

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What I meant was-every critic seems to have only VERY REFINED TASTES- which, by the way, I have no problem with-but to trash every show that the MAJORITY of people like- c'mon.  When was the last time something like "Animal House" was given 4 stars? The CRITICS generally pan fare like this.  OK, "Animal House" is not exactly the most intellectual movie of all time-but it made me laugh. And critics hate anything that makes people laugh! "Greg The Bunny" made me laugh! Hence, the critics hate it, and it's gone. I do think there is a need for a hilarious show, and sometimes I don't want to analyze, think, and ponder; I want to laugh!!!

Easy there yourself, big boy. I do not have a problem with PBS and their shows- I do watch PBS. I just think that on the whole, movie and TV critics alike are not an accurate representation of the the general movie and TV audience- the plain old Joes like me. Nor am I such a snob to think that only sub-titled movies and TV shows based on the works of the Bard, hosted by some dude named Alistar or Jeeves or WHATEVER the only thing worthy to give my time and attention to.  Sometimes a bellylaugh is all I want.  And yes, I know, Shakespeare has written many comedic pieces-I have both read and seen his work performed- and they are funny. But so is "Greg the Bunny!" I get the feeling that if the Bard were writing today, the critics would pan him, and his plays would close on Broadway or his debut venture into TV would be quickly quashed.  So what real value do critics serve, anyway?

Again, this is only my opinion.
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;D ;D Ah, Banasy. My facial muscles hurt. If I could laugh where I am now, my ribs would stab my stomach ;D ;D I shouldn't jump to conclusions, but the writing reads, how you say? "Agitated." It was a "tongue-in-cheek" remark that came off sounding as if I'd seriously meant it. Sorry :-/

I'm with you 100%. The critics can go to hell, IMHO, but nowadays even they don't have much say on what gets to be seen on tele-vision. It's more of an advertising and Nielsen ratings thing, I think. When you don't get sponsored by some high-fallutin' cheese, gum, soft drink, or hamburger company because the Nielsen ratings are low - you get canned. I happen to like Animal House and Greg The Bunny too. Animal House specially - I'm a total anarchic Delta ;) The subtitled shows would never get played on the telly because most people hate those films and shows and thus, get, less viewership, which would lead to less sponsors, and, then, it gets cancelled...sigh. It's, like, one of those vicious thingies :-/

Tarzan Boy

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It's, like, one of those vicious thingies :-/

Tarzan Boy
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Pitbulls? Alligators? Unguarded zippers?

No, but seriously, the fact is that the critics have so little to do with a show being cancelled that it's not even funny. It's studio vs. network, it's who has development deals, it's who's got the demographics, it's all politics and money. Sadly, most of them couldn't give a rat's patootie about content... if it will make them money, their job is to think it's brilliant. The critics only exist to sell newspapers or magazines or whatnot.

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;D ;D Ah, Banasy. My facial muscles hurt. If I could laugh where I am now, my ribs would stab my stomach ;D ;D I shouldn't jump to conclusions, but the writing reads, how you say? "Agitated." It was a "tongue-in-cheek" remark that came off sounding as if I'd seriously meant it. Sorry :-/

I'm with you 100%. The critics can go to hell, IMHO, but nowadays even they don't have much say on what gets to be seen on tele-vision. It's more of an advertising and Nielsen ratings thing, I think. When you don't get sponsored by some high-fallutin' cheese, gum, soft drink, or hamburger company because the Nielsen ratings are low - you get canned. I happen to like Animal House and Greg The Bunny too. Animal House specially - I'm a total anarchic Delta ;) The subtitled shows would never get played on the telly because most people hate those films and shows and thus, get, less viewership, which would lead to less sponsors, and, then, it gets cancelled...sigh. It's, like, one of those vicious thingies :-/

Tarzan Boy
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Well, my bad. Don't I suck the vicious thingy! But I am intrigued with the monkey thing...

I guess I have been on a rant, haven't I? Sorry...sometimes I just have to rant and rave, and you, my dear boy, were the unwilling recipient.  Next time, perhaps you should draw me a picture...I can be very dense at times.
And how kind of you to say agitated...I would have said b i t c h y!!!

Bad hair day. ;)

Queen B i t c h i a n n a the First

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Well, my bad. Don't I suck the vicious thingy! But I am intrigued with the monkey thing...

I guess I have been on a rant, haven't I? Sorry...sometimes I just have to rant and rave, and you, my dear boy, were the unwilling recipient.  Next time, perhaps you should draw me a picture...I can be very dense at times.
And how kind of you to say agitated...I would have said b i t c h y!!!

Bad hair day. ;)

Queen B i t c h i a n n a the First
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Oh, the monkey thing. Hmmm. How could I explain that? Being a western fish, it would only be natural that I'd be an eastern bunny, but, alas! The stars were out of alignment again and now I am an eastern monkey, which is a western tiger (outta alignment I tells ya); it's a horrorscope-type of thing. Monkey Boy: because I'm lazy, but have a relatively good memory as a saving grace (not to mention I like to cause a ruckuses from being the rabble rouser that I am...).

Seriously, you're a kewl lady. Rant away, I sez. I like ruckuses and all-around mayhem. Of course, you're reading from a poster who has a penchant for getting deleted :P

Tarzan Boy