In a recession, people seem to be turning to expensive scripted fantasy instead of cheap unscripted semi-fantasy, which is not exactly what the networks want to hear (and now you know why they want to bring variety shows back):
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2008/11/tough-reality-a.html The aging of many of the tentpoles ("Survivor" now 8 1/2 years old, "Dancing" 3 1/2 years), failure to develop successful new shows (helloooo, "Opportunity Knocks" and "Stylista!") and just plain overexposure (combining network and syndication, up to 12 episodes of "Deal or No Deal" in any given week--and "...5th Grader?" could be going to syndication next year?) could be other reasons, although one would think that the dreams-could-come-true element of most game shows since "What's My Line?" left network television could keep those shows alive in a recession. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" 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/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
