I have an even better indicator of a show's potential to make it to season two.
For the last several years, any show on the big three (I haven't liked anything on Fox or CW enough to care) I liked enough to watch on a regular basis was cancelled no later than mid-second season. The one exception that comes to mind was Heroes, but I started tiring of it by the end of its second season and I was somewhat amazed it made it to season four. I've thought the BBC model, as discussed elsewhere in this thread, should be the way drama series such as Last Resort or Heroes are produced (ongoing ensemble cast series such as Grey's Anatomy and the NCIS group seem to work okay under the traditional U.S. model). Yes, yes, I get the desire for 100 episodes for syndication, but sitcoms are the 200-ton gorilla in that resale market and most drama series end up doing the bulk of their repeats on cable, where the BBC model wouldn't be as much of a hindrance. Not that I believe the industry cares what I think. -- 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
