Comments on: Today’s TV Addict Top 5: Special “Grinds Our Gears” Edition!

By: TVFan

TVFan — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:30:03 +0000

Love all of your points today. Even though I’m not sure another cheap shot at Leno was really necessary. It’s not his fault as much as NBC’s as the Sons of Anarchy creator so astutely pointed out on his blog this week: http://sutterink.blogspot.com/

By: Ace

Ace — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:45:01 +0000

I agree, Nick. They need to just wait until we get word from the Network. The one that really bothered me on the TV Guide post was Fringe. Sure it has lost numbers, but you can’t tell me that FOX didn’t KNOW that it would lose numbers when they moved it into the single busiest hour on TV. The only show that they could replace it with that would stand a chance to do better against Grey’s, CSI, The Office/30 Rock, AND Supernatural is AI and no one wants that.

I think the break for LOST would annoy me a little bit. Once LOST starts again it is already going to be agony to wait one week between episodes let alone a month. If they want to avoid the Olympics, I wish they would just wait to show ALL of them then.

And being mad at Larry David for being offensive in 2009 is pretty much equivalent to Microsoft not realizing that they probably didn’t want their brand name attached to Family Guy. If you didn’t figure it out years ago, you haven’t been paying attention. Also, if you have ever seen Curb, you know that most of the time that he is making fun of someone else he is just being self-depricating.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:56:39 +0000

THANK YOU SO MUCH for #4. Truer words were never written. It seems the print media (and online outlets) are like frenzied sharks. They just can’t wait for a show to be cancelled. WHY IS THIS??? As you stated, their constant harping on low ratings does nothing but further damage the TV industry. I’ve posted comments like this on several guilty sites. They are killing TV—is that what they want? For what? A stupid news story?

What I’d really like to say to those writers, is shut the (blankety-blank) up. Their doomsday prognosticating and all-out glee over a show’s “supposed” failings makes me want to use language that I don’t use.

So many of these “experts” are out of touch with ratings, demos, DVR numbers, remote viewings,….factors which networks are now forced to factor in. It’s not all about Nielsen overnights, anymore, and these publications show their ignorance by perpetuating outdated thinking.