Goodbye, television.

[amelialourdes]

Yeah, it's official. ABC is definitely canning Pushing Daises, Dirty Sexy Money, and Eli Stone. I didn't watch the latter but thinking about the Bryan Fuller show I can't help but think of how I felt when Dead Like Me went off the air.

I cried as soon as Georgie ran off into the distance with Reggie looking directly at her knowing it was her sister.

Well, Dead Like Me is continuing on with their straight to DVD release of their film in January and Pushing Daises looks like it's going to meet the same fate. So, I don't cry. I look for resolution and I look for a welcoming community to continue on their original stories.

As for Dirty Sexy Money, I just got into this show in March and Season One had a completely different feel than this current season. But, I do hope for a resolution like um, knowing who killed Dutch. That was kind of the point of the show but it lost its way like Heroes in Season Two.

Guys, what ... is happening to television?

Just in general.

Shows are getting canceled left and right, building up a small fan base but it's there nevertheless and then the corporate networks go *SQUASH*. The writers put on their strike last year shutting down hundreds of businesses and putting people and television shows out of work.

What would work to get these fucking networks to stop this? Boycotts? Picketing? Sending millions of hate letters? I mean, actual letters like the kind that come through the mail because unless we don't? We can continue to keep saying hello to reality television and goodbye to scripted shows. Do any of us really want that? No. I know that we don't. So, let's do something about it.

Comments

[gaedhal.livejournal.com]

Here's my useless take --

The entire concept of a "major" network is obsolete. These shows
would have been better fits on a small cable network where a
select audience could seek them out and support them. How is
a delicate show like "Pushing Daisies" supposed to compete with
football games and screaming game shows? It can't.

It's a beautiful show, but also expensive. ABC gave it a shot,
but the writers' strike certainly doomed it. It's one of
those shows that should have been done in the British model --
an arc of a certain number of shows, with a beginning and an
ending, fully contained. But thenetworks are still afraid
to do that.

[amelialourdes.livejournal.com]

No, I completely agree. I also think that there are two contributing factors to the demise of television shows on network today. One is definitely not really giving a television show the chance to thrive on their networks. They cancel it before people can even start watching.

People have jobs, they have obligations and sometimes they DVR, wait until latetr so that they can watch it at a later time. There's nothing wrong with that but they barely give these shows any time. The writers strike didn't help the situation by giving a normal 22 show run, only 9 episodes.

I also think that downloading has a lot to do with this. My demographic 18-49, particularly my age range does a lot of downloading rather than watch the show on television. We're not really helping with the ratings slump. Wish there were a way to remedy this.

[reeface.livejournal.com]

I'm just so gutted about this. I'm like a month behind on my watching, but I've been taping religiously since last season and I just love them so much. :(

Do you know if there's any SOS for Daisies and/or DSM?

[amelialourdes.livejournal.com]

Me too. I don't know what networks are thinking. I know that there's a big problem with the internet to download instead of watching it on actual television. I declare national boycott on ABC! Stop watching those crappy reality shows and go back to scripted television.

Well, for Daises they are planning that comic book deal and hopefully a feature film. I think that Bryan's being too ambitious by hoping for a big budget feature but at the very least, straight to DVD.

DSM are completely ignoring their fate right now and have made no comment.

:( I'm so sad, Reeface.

[on-the-ground.livejournal.com]

I love Eli Stone, hell, that's terrible and unfair to the fans.. and I had dled DSM for the future (lack of time) and know you love it so it's horrible too.. **big hug**

[amelialourdes.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

I am so close to starting some kind of grass roots letter writing campaign. The thread at eonline.com regarding the cancellation is probably the longest thread that they've ever had with plenty of fans for all three shows.

[mozartfan1313.livejournal.com]

I don't watch those shows, but I feel your pain. Actually, I watched the first season of Pushing Daisies, but that was it. Scripted television rocks the boat. People are idiots for favouring reality. Or "reality."

[amelialourdes.livejournal.com]

Yes, scripted television is a really dying form and I don't know. I'm really passionate about it as I know you are and there has to be some kind of resource or some kind of grass roots organization that's doing something about it.

[mozartfan1313.livejournal.com]

I think a lot of problem also has to do with the fact that people are just waiting for DVD releases now, so they can watch a show at their own pace. I wish some producers would take this into consideration before cancelling something.