On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 10:20 AM, Jason Carpio <[email protected]> wrote: > I tried to evangelize the awesomeness of this show when it was on the air. > i wonder if this show would of lasted longer on a cable network.
The show would have lasted longer on a network that hadn't devoted itself to lowbar programing like "Deal or No Deal" and "Fear Factor." It was just too jarring for viewers to transition from a show with the basic premise of "pick a number" to an hour-long drama about powers and principalities (it is also why the Wheel/Jeopardy evening hour has worked for decades while Hollywood Squares didn't -- the first requires at least a few active brain cells while the second is just mindnumbing tic-tac-toe). I think HBO or Showtime would have wanted more sex and violence, whereas I liked the implied-but-not-seen sex and violence of the series -- reminded me of the Lion-roaring MGM Hollywood days. And basic cable would have moved the series to Canada where -- with all due respect to my maple leaf lovin' friends -- it would have looked Canadian. I agree with PGage that NBC deserves credit for putting on such an ambitious show, but they also deserve the blame for lowering the network's level of quality to the point that the series could not find the audience it deserved. If nothing else, I'd recommend viewers watch the two-part pilot episode and the two-part finale -- I guarantee you will want to go back and see the episodes that ran in-between. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! 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
