But here, from an anonymous network executive quoted in an EW article on whether fan campaigns actually work, is the important part:
“I think that fans should do whatever they feel like doing to express their frustration with the cancellation of a show,” offers one veteran programmer. “At the very least it exposes executives to the passion of viewers who invest their time and emotion in their shows. Having said that I feel that we are in a ‘have your cake and eat it too’ world where viewers don’t seem to grasp that we need to get ratings for these shows to offset their costs and that means fans watching shows live or within three days and watching the commercials. We still have definitions of hits and they are connected to monetizing shows. If viewers want to view shows on their own schedules then they can protest all they want. They have to be our partners in keeping their favorite shows alive.” The whole article: http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/17/canceled-shows-last-resort/ Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor [email protected] On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 10:08 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 8:00 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/last-resort-canceled-666-park-avenue-391442 >> >> I think several of us here were excited about this show at the start of >> the season. Its ratings fell off (9M to 5.8M, 1.3 rating in the demo last >> episode), and the TVBTN guys have been saying it would be cancelled. It >> will get to air its original 13 episodes in its original time slot (but >> they will not shoot the 2 or 3 extra scripts they ordered). (SNIP) >> > > I did see one small glimmer of hope in a Variety article (see separate > thread): http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118062345 > > "ABC so far seems to be hedging its bet on "Resort" as it has not released > the actors' options.)" > > Ken Levine, on whose blog I saw the link to the Variety article, wrote: > "Interestingly, ABC has not officially cancelled LAST RESORT. There’s a > slim chance they could bring it back next season. Yeah, right. It’s not > good enough to get a back nine but it is good enough to return for a second > season? Mayday, captain!!! My suggestion: take the pilot, slap a real > ending on it and sell it as a movie." > > Maybe ABC has not released the actors contract because they are thinking > of something like a wrap up film? I doubt it though. The TVBTN guys often > throw water on the desperate hope that a show that is in this situation > will ever come back. Their report on LR (and 666)was pretty definitive: > http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/11/16/last-resort-and-666-park-avenue-canceled-by-abc/158122/ > > "Each show will air all 13 episodes that were shot, but will not continue > beyond episode 13, despite the additional scripts that were ordered." > > -- > 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 > -- 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
