On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 7:58 PM, Brad Beam <[email protected]> wrote:

> NBC drops “Ironside” (effective Wednesday) (SNIP)
>

I guess that answers my unspoken question - is it worth my trying to catch
up with Ironside?

I think it was Mark who asked if The Blacklist would survive being removed
from its Voice cocoon; that is not a rhetorical question. NBC has been
singularly incompetent in developing dramas, and the retirement of Munch
underlines just how desperate the situation has become for them. SVU has
been the closest thing to a workhorse drama for NBC since, I guess, ER and
the L&O mothership were pulling their weight. Parenthood has been a modest
success, but probably would not have seen a second season if it had been on
CBS. If CBS cancels Hawaii FIve-0 this year (but they won't, I don't think)
NBC should seriously consider snatching that up (The Good Wife and The
Mentalist are both probably a little too long in the tooth to be useful in
that role). They can't get reliable procedurals that appeal to old folks
like CBS, or trashy soap operas that appeal to young people like ABC. I
still think they should try moving some of the pseudo-quirky dramas that do
pretty well on their cable sisters over to the Peacock.

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