I will disagree with you on Night Stalker. As an update of Kolchak: The Night Stalker I really liked that show. It also had the cojones to actually explain what was going on, when everything else was trying to be mysterious.
My only point was that genre shows will always have a tough road to travel on network TV, not just one network over another. But anyway, getting on topic: This SHIELD show could be interesting. I am thinking maybe a rookie agent teamed up with a veteran agent as they investigate different goings on in the Marvel universe. Maybe appearances by SHIELD characters such as Jasper Sitwell or Maria Hill, and maybe Nick Fury once a season, perhaps? Sort of a police procedural set in the Marvel Universe, perhaps? Yeah that's a little bit like Men in Black but as a formula that works for me. Maybe they could be matching wits against HYDRA or AIM or (dare I dream?) ULTIMATUM? On Aug 29, 12:29 pm, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: > Invasion wasn't going anywhere story wise, even though I stuck with it. > Night Stalker was just horrible, even though it started out strong. > Flashforward was actually a good show; I was pissed they canceled it. I > never bothered with No Ordinary Family. > But, yes, Fox is not the only network to cancel good shows. > Sci-Fi...oops...sorry...SyFy canceled SGU too early. I really, really > enjoyed that show. > > ---------------------------------------- > Have a Better One, > Edward Crosbyhttp://about.me/edwardcrosby > > > > On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> wrote: > > Furthermore, ABC is also known lately for cancelling genre shows after > > one season -- Invasion, Night Stalker, Flashforward, No Ordinary > > Family... > > > On Aug 29, 12:20 pm, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> wrote: > > > You mean like Dollhouse did? > > > > Fox gave that show WAY longer than it deserved considering it's > > > exceptionally low ratings. I love this attitude that Fox cancels > > > genre shows too soon. You realize that TV networks cancel shows when > > > they are no longer profitable, right? When your programming literally > > > drives away viewers, you can't keep ordering new episodes, folks. > > > > They did the same thing with Sarah Conner Chronicles, which started > > > off strong and then free-fell in the ratings but still got brought > > > back for another season; similarly, Human Target, (which I enjoyed) > > > was a ratings bomb which was carried over for a second season. > > > > And then of course there is Fringe, which has been airing on the > > > network since 2008. > > > > The plug was pulled early on Firefly because it was a train wreck > > > ratings-wise. It could not compete, and the show itself was was > > > expensive, hence, it got the axe. If the show had been pulling the > > > kind of ratings which Buffy or Angel pulled, it would have survived. > > > If the show had been on basic cable (read: Sci-Fi), it would have > > > survived. But it wasn't and it didn't. > > > > On Aug 29, 10:44 am, Jason Service <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I think the most interesting thing is that he is working with Disney > > (ABC). > > > > That means his next show might make it past one season! (Yes Fox, > > we're all > > > > looking at you...) > > > > > On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 10:31 AM, Jennifer M. Smith < > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > >http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/29/abc-orders-joss-whedons-s-h-i... > > > > > > Interesting... > > > > > > -- > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups > > > > > "The Unique Geek" group. > > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > [email protected]. > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.-Hidequoted text > > - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Unique Geek" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
