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

[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.